WO2013129003A1 - Cultivation device - Google Patents

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WO2013129003A1
WO2013129003A1 PCT/JP2013/051801 JP2013051801W WO2013129003A1 WO 2013129003 A1 WO2013129003 A1 WO 2013129003A1 JP 2013051801 W JP2013051801 W JP 2013051801W WO 2013129003 A1 WO2013129003 A1 WO 2013129003A1
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均 大原
俊章 提嶋
平井 達也
浩二 河野
豪 伊藤
由 岡崎
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01GHORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
    • A01G9/00Cultivation in receptacles, forcing-frames or greenhouses; Edging for beds, lawn or the like
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    • Y02ATECHNOLOGIES FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02A40/00Adaptation technologies in agriculture, forestry, livestock or agroalimentary production
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  • This invention relates to the cultivation apparatus which carries in or out of the cultivation unit which grows a plant by the conveyance mechanism to the cultivation room.
  • the environment in the cultivation facility is kept constant, for example, in order to efficiently perform photosynthesis, an LED or fluorescent tube set to a predetermined light quality is installed in the cultivation facility, or an air conditioner, a humidifier, A carbon dioxide generator is installed to maintain a certain temperature, humidity, and CO2 concentration suitable for plant growth.
  • This invention is made
  • the cultivation apparatus includes a cultivation unit in which a cultivation unit for cultivating a plant is arranged, and has a plurality of cultivation rooms having openings in the wall, and a transport mechanism that carries the cultivation unit into and out of the cultivation room.
  • a transport mechanism that carries the cultivation unit into and out of the cultivation room.
  • it is characterized by including a blocking part that allows the cultivation unit to pass and blocks the opening.
  • the cultivation unit is smoothly carried into the cultivation room or carried out from the cultivation room through the opening while minimizing damage to the cultivated plant, and the environment varies from one cultivation room to another depending on the blocking part. Is created.
  • the cultivation apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that a plurality of the cultivation rooms are adjacent to each other through the wall, and the plurality of cultivation rooms are communicated with each other through the opening.
  • openings are provided in the walls of a plurality of adjacent cultivation rooms, and the cultivation unit easily and smoothly moves from one cultivation room to the other cultivation room having a different environment simply by passing through the openings. .
  • the cultivation apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that a plurality of adjacent cultivation rooms are adjacent to each other with the common wall as a boundary.
  • a common wall having an opening is used as a boundary, and the structure can be simplified by reducing the number of walls as compared with the case where an opening is provided by providing a wall for each cultivation room. The manufacturing efficiency of the device is improved.
  • the cultivation apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that the blocking portion is flexible and covers the opening.
  • the sealing portion having flexibility seals the opening, the sealing portion is bent only by bringing the cultivation unit into contact with the sealing portion, and the cultivation unit passes through the opening.
  • the cultivation apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that the blocking portion is formed in a sheet shape, a band shape, or a string shape, and is suspended from the upper edge portion of the opening.
  • the opening in the form of a sheet, strip or string hanging from one edge of the opening, the opening can be reliably closed by the blocking part.
  • the cultivation apparatus is characterized in that at least one of the cultivation rooms is provided with an illumination unit that illuminates the room, a temperature adjustment unit that adjusts the indoor air temperature, or a humidity adjustment unit that adjusts the indoor humidity. .
  • the light quantity, light quality, temperature or humidity in the cultivation room where the lighting part, temperature control part or humidity control part is installed are individually set, and plants are cultivated under different environments for each cultivation room. For example, by setting up an illumination unit, temperature control unit, or humidity control unit in one cultivation room, and not installing an illumination unit, temperature control unit, or humidity control unit in another cultivation room, the environment of day and night can be reproduced. Or recreate a warm and cold climate.
  • the illumination unit, the temperature control unit, or the humidity control unit is provided in two or more of the cultivation rooms, and the light amount, temperature, or humidity in the two or more cultivation rooms can be individually set. It is characterized by being.
  • the lighting unit, the temperature control unit, or the humidity control unit is controlled to individually set the light amount, the temperature, or the humidity in each cultivation room, and the plant is cultivated in a different environment for each cultivation room.
  • the cultivation apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that the transport mechanism includes a conveyor.
  • the cultivation unit moves between cultivation rooms by a conveyor.
  • the cultivation apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that the transport mechanism is a mechanism that relatively moves the wall and the cultivation unit.
  • the cultivation unit moves between cultivation rooms by relatively moving the wall and the cultivation unit.
  • the plurality of cultivation rooms are arranged in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction
  • the transport mechanism is a mechanism for moving the cultivation unit in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction.
  • the cultivation unit moves between a plurality of cultivation rooms arranged in parallel in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction.
  • the cultivation unit is smoothly carried into the cultivation room through the opening or carried out from the cultivation room, and a different environment is created for each cultivation room by the blocking part.
  • the conveyance of the cultivation unit in a short time can be realized, and different environments can be maintained for each cultivation room, so that reduction in production efficiency and improvement in plant quality and the like can be achieved.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view schematically showing a cultivation apparatus according to Embodiment 1.
  • FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the partition wall vicinity schematically. It is a perspective view which shows the partition wall vicinity of a modification schematically. It is a top view which shows schematically the cultivation apparatus concerning Embodiment 2.
  • FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the partition wall vicinity schematically. It is the schematic perspective view which looked at the cultivation apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 3 from the front upper right. It is a schematic front view of the shelf assembly located on the rear side. It is a schematic plan view of a cultivation device. It is a simplified side view of a cultivation apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows a support frame schematically.
  • FIG. It is a perspective view which briefly shows a cultivation unit and a transfer machine. It is a permeation
  • FIG. It is a schematic plane sectional view of a cultivation device.
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view schematically showing a cultivation apparatus
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing the vicinity of a partition wall.
  • the cultivation apparatus includes a ceiling (not shown) and an outer peripheral wall 1.
  • the outer peripheral wall 1 has a rectangular shape in plan view that is long in the vertical direction.
  • a partition wall 2 perpendicular to the longitudinal direction is provided at a central portion inside the outer peripheral wall 1, and the partition wall 2 is disposed between two longitudinal wall portions of the outer peripheral wall 1.
  • the partition wall 2 divides the room surrounded by the outer peripheral wall 1 and the ceiling into two, thereby forming two cultivation rooms 11 and 12 for growing plants.
  • the blocking part 2b covers the entire opening 2a.
  • the blocking portion 2b has a light shielding property and flexibility, and is a black sheet or a reflective sheet having a high light shielding property made of, for example, polyvinyl chloride, rubber, or elastomer. Only the upper edge part of the blocking part 2b is fixed to the upper edge part of the opening 2a, and the lower end of the blocking part 2b is a free end. Using the upper edge as a fulcrum, the blocking portion 2b can be easily bent in the longitudinal direction.
  • the blocking part 2b may be singular.
  • a horizontal rotating shelf 30 (conveying mechanism) is provided inside the outer peripheral wall 1.
  • the horizontal rotating shelf 30 includes an annular conveyor 31 having an oblong shape that is long in the vertical direction, support legs 32 that support the conveyor 31, and a plurality of shelf plates 33 placed on the conveyor 31.
  • the conveyor 31 which makes an oval is arrange
  • the conveyor 31 is rotated by driving of a drive source (not shown), and the shelf 33 placed on the conveyor 31 is adjacent to the two cultivation chambers 11 via the partition walls 2.
  • the horizontal rotating shelf 30 may be a multistage type including a plurality of conveyors 31 arranged in parallel in the vertical direction.
  • the cultivation unit 3 for cultivating plants is placed.
  • the cultivation unit 3 includes a cultivation tray 3a formed by molding a synthetic resin into a rectangular shallow dish shape.
  • One or a plurality of culture media 3b made of expanded polystyrene or the like are placed on the cultivation tray 3a.
  • Each culture medium 3b has a plurality (nine in the figure) of fitting recesses 3c, and plants such as leaf lettuce seedlings are planted in the fitting recesses 3c.
  • the cultivation unit 3 placed on the shelf board 33 moves between the two cultivation rooms 11 and 12 adjacent to each other via the partition wall 2.
  • the cultivation unit 3 presses the blocking portion 2b.
  • the pressed blocking part 2b bends in the traveling direction of the cultivation unit 3, and the cultivation unit 3 passes below the blocking part 2b and moves to the adjacent cultivation room.
  • the blocking part 2b is comprised flexibly so that the plant planted by the culture medium 3b may not be damaged.
  • a lighting device 4 for example, a light emitting diode or a fluorescent tube
  • the illuminating device 4 arranged in the vicinity of the partition wall 2 illuminates the cultivation unit 3 from an oblique direction, and the illuminating device 4 arranged in the vicinity of the turning point of the rotation of the conveyor 31 (location separated from the partition wall 2)
  • the cultivation unit 3 is illuminated so as to face the cultivation unit 3. Therefore, it is possible to illuminate the plants that are planted in the cultivation unit 3 in response to changes in sunshine from morning to evening.
  • the lighting device 4 is not installed in the other cultivation room 11, and the other cultivation room 11 is dark and an environment corresponding to the night is set.
  • the opening 2a is provided with the light-blocking blocking portion 2b, a large amount of light does not leak from one cultivation room 12 to the other cultivation room 11. Although light may leak slightly, the leaked light can reproduce a state close to sunshine immediately after dawn or immediately after sunset.
  • the cultivation unit 3 moves between the two cultivation rooms 11 and 12 having different environments in terms of the amount of light by the rotation of the horizontal rotating shelf 30. Therefore, the cultivating apparatus can irradiate the plant with light corresponding to changes in daylight, and can produce a high-quality plant or a plant containing a lot of specific useful components. Moreover, the cultivation unit 3 moves easily and smoothly from one cultivation room to the other cultivation room in which the environment is different by simply passing through the opening 2a provided on the wall surface between the adjacent cultivation rooms 11 and 12 to produce plants. Therefore, it is possible to achieve both improvement in quality and maintenance of productivity.
  • the sealing part 2b since the sealing part 2b has flexibility, the sealing part 2b bends only by making the cultivation unit 3 contact
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view schematically showing the vicinity of the partition wall 2 according to a modification.
  • a plurality of band-like or string-like blocking portions 2b hang from the upper edge portion of the opening 2a and cover the entire opening 2a.
  • the sealing part 2b has flexibility. Only the upper end portion of the blocking portion 2b is fixed to the upper end portion of the opening 2a, and the lower end of the blocking portion 2b is a free end. Using the upper edge as a fulcrum, the blocking portion 2b can be easily bent in the longitudinal direction. Also in the modified example, the sealing portion 2b can be bent and the cultivation unit 3 can pass through the opening 2a simply by bringing the cultivation unit 3 into contact with the sealing portion 2b.
  • seat around a roller may be used as a blocking part, and a sheet
  • the length by which the sheet is suspended can be adjusted by rotating the roller.
  • the length of the sheet may be adjusted according to the degree of plant growth.
  • a spherical weight may be attached to the string-shaped blocking portion to make a so-called ball blind.
  • a wind outlet may be provided at the upper edge of the opening 2a and used as a so-called air curtain, which may be used as a blocking portion.
  • the opening 2a may be sealed with a shielding plate that can slide in a predetermined direction (for example, the vertical direction or the horizontal direction), and this may be used as a sealing portion.
  • the shield plate is slid by a transmission mechanism including a screw, a wire, a chain, a belt, or a motor, and a sensor for detecting the approach / passage of an object to the opening 2a is provided.
  • the shielding plate When the approach to the opening 2a of the cultivation unit 3 is detected by the sensor, the shielding plate is slid in a direction away from the opening 2a to open the opening 2a, and the passage of the opening 2a of the cultivation unit 3 is detected by the sensor. In this case, the opening 2a is blocked by sliding the shielding plate in a direction approaching the opening 2a.
  • the cultivation rooms 11 and 12 are adjacent to each other with the common partition wall 2 having the opening 2a as a boundary.
  • the cultivation rooms 11 and 12 that are adjacent to each other are individually provided with walls. You may provide the opening 2a in each wall. Even in this case, the cultivation unit 3 can smoothly move between the cultivation rooms 11 and 12 by installing the horizontal rotating shelf 30 in each cultivation room 11 and 12 so as to pass through all the openings 2a. .
  • devices for cultivating plants or devices for promoting plant growth such as sprinklers for supplying water and nutrient supply devices for supplying nutrients (both not shown), are appropriately provided in the cultivation device.
  • a door or the like for carrying seedlings to be cultivated or carrying out grown plants is provided on the outer peripheral wall 1.
  • the change in the environment of the day is an example of a different environment and is not limited to this.
  • the plant may be moved between the two cultivation rooms 11 and 12 with a period of several days or weeks, and the movement between the plurality of cultivation rooms 11 and 12 reproducing different environments is an appropriate time or number of days interval. It only has to be executed.
  • FIG. 4 is a plan view schematically showing the cultivation apparatus
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective view schematically showing the vicinity of the partition wall.
  • three partition walls 20, 21, 22 parallel to a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction are arranged in parallel along the longitudinal direction in the cultivation apparatus.
  • a partition wall 23 parallel to the longitudinal direction is provided at the center of an oval-shaped horizontal rotating shelf 30 having an oval shape.
  • two openings 2a and 2a are provided in each of the three partition walls 20, 21, and 22 parallel to the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.
  • Two openings 2a and 2a are provided on both sides of the partition wall 23 parallel to the longitudinal direction.
  • the horizontal rotating shelf 30 is disposed in the cultivation rooms 41 to 46 so as to pass through the openings 2a.
  • the lighting device 4 is provided in each of the half (three) cultivation rooms 43 to 45 with the partition wall 20 located in the center in the longitudinal direction as a boundary.
  • the light quantity of the illuminating device 4 provided in the two cultivation rooms 43 and 45 close to the partition wall 20 is less than the light quantity of the illuminating device 4 provided in the cultivation room 44 located at the end in the longitudinal direction away from the partition wall 20.
  • the lighting device 4 is not installed in the other cultivation rooms 41, 42, and 46, and the other cultivation rooms 41, 42, and 46 are dark and an environment corresponding to the night is set.
  • each of the cultivation rooms 41 to 46 is provided with a temperature adjustment outlet 5 for adjusting the indoor air temperature and a humidity adjustment outlet 6 for adjusting the indoor humidity.
  • the temperature control outlet 5 is connected to a heat pump through a pipe (not shown).
  • a cooling device (not shown) is provided around the temperature control outlet 5 so as to adjust the temperature of the wind blown from the temperature control outlet 5.
  • the blowout temperature of the temperature control blowout port 5 in each of the cultivation rooms 41 to 46 is individually adjusted.
  • the amount of water blown from the humidity control outlet 6 can be individually adjusted for each of the cultivation rooms 41 to 46.
  • an air conditioner and a humidifier may be provided in each of the cultivation rooms 41 to 46 to perform temperature adjustment and humidity adjustment.
  • the cultivation device can individually set the optimum environment for plant growth in each cultivation room 41-46.
  • the light amount of the lighting device 4 is set small, and the temperature is set low.
  • the daytime environment is set in the cultivation room 44 adjacent to one side of the cultivation rooms 43 and 45 where the morning and evening environments are set.
  • the light amount of the lighting device 4 is set large and the temperature is set high.
  • the night environment is set in the three cultivation rooms 41, 42, 46 adjacent to the other side of the cultivation rooms 43, 45 in which the morning and evening environments are set.
  • the temperature is set low without installing the lighting device 4.
  • each cultivation room 46, 41, 42 is set lower in order, the temperature in the cultivation room 42 is made the lowest, and the environment before dawn after sunset is reproduced. Further, in each of the cultivation rooms 41 to 46, the humidity is set to increase as the temperature decreases.
  • the cultivation device can reproduce the changes in the environment of the day in one cultivation device and create an optimum environment for the growth of the plant. Can be produced.
  • the change in the environment of the day is an example of a different environment and is not limited to this.
  • a cultivation room that reproduces a warm climate and a cultivation room that reproduces a cold climate are prepared, and after a period of several weeks, plants may be moved between both cultivation rooms, reproducing different environments. Movement between a plurality of cultivation rooms may be executed at appropriate time intervals or days.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of the cultivation apparatus as seen from the front upper right
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic front view of a shelf assembly located on the rear side
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic plan view of the cultivation apparatus
  • FIG. It is a simplified side view.
  • description of a blocking portion described later is omitted.
  • reference numeral 100 denotes a storage shelf for storing a plurality of cultivation units 3, and the storage shelf 100 includes a shelf assembly 10, 10 having 15 columns in the vertical direction and 6 columns in the horizontal direction in the column direction ( In this case, they are juxtaposed in the direction crossing the horizontal direction) and connected at their respective upper portions.
  • a stock shelf 7 having 12 shelves in the vertical direction is connected to stock empty cultivation units 3 (hereinafter also referred to as storage).
  • storage stock empty cultivation units 3
  • a work station 8 is provided in parallel with a work station 8 for an operator to perform work necessary for plant cultivation at a position facing the lowermost stage of the stock shelf 7. Has been.
  • the shelves 10 and 10 are provided with openings 10a at portions facing each other. Except for the openings 10a, the perimeter of the outer perimeter is defined as 5 units every two rows. 10b (hereinafter, a chamber formed by one unit covered by the outer wall 10b is referred to as a cultivation room 110). As shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, a plurality of sheet-like blocking portions 10 c are suspended from the openings 10 a of the shelf assemblies 10 and 10.
  • the blocking part 10c is parallel to the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, and is arranged in parallel in the horizontal direction.
  • the blocking portion 10c has light shielding properties and flexibility, and covers the entire opening 10a.
  • the blocking portion 10c Only the upper edge portion of the blocking portion 10c is fixed to the upper edge portion of the opening 10a, and the lower end of the blocking portion 10c is a free end. Using the upper edge as a fulcrum, the blocking portion 10c can be easily bent in the front-rear direction.
  • Each cultivation room 110 is provided with a lighting device 24 that performs illumination in the cultivation room 110, a temperature adjustment device 25 that adjusts the air temperature in the cultivation room 110, and a humidity adjustment device 26 that adjusts the humidity in the cultivation room 110.
  • the lighting device 24, the temperature control device 25, and the humidity control device 26 can individually control the light amount, the temperature, and the humidity for each cultivation room 110, and can set different environments.
  • the transport mechanism 9 that transports the cultivation unit 3 between the shelves (hereinafter simply referred to as shelves) at any storage position of the storage shelves 100 and the stock shelves 7 and the work stations 8.
  • the transport mechanism 9 includes four up-and-down lifting guides 91 and a transfer device 92 configured to be movable up and down along the four lifting guides 91.
  • This stacker crane is guided by rails 90 laid on the ground between the shelves 10 and 10 and moves in the row direction of the storage shelf 100 (hereinafter simply referred to as the row direction).
  • the transfer machine 92 transfers the cultivation unit 3 in both directions between itself and an arbitrary shelf or the work station 8.
  • the movement of the lifting guide 91 including the transfer device 92 in the row direction and the movement of the transfer device 92 in the vertical direction are performed separately using a chain that travels by a driving force of a motor (not shown).
  • FIG. 10 is a perspective view schematically showing the support frame 51
  • FIG. 11 is a perspective view schematically showing the cultivation unit 3 and the transfer machine 92.
  • the support frame 51 shown in FIG. 10 is formed by forming a galvanized steel plate into a rectangular shallow dish shape, and two substantially square punched holes 511 are formed in the longitudinal direction at the bottom.
  • the four ribs 512 formed by bending the peripheral edge upward are provided.
  • the four ribs 512 provided in the direction along the long side of the support frame 51 have notches formed on the sides close to the short sides of the support frame 51, and the nutrient solution has punch holes 511 from the notches. It is designed to flow downward through the cable.
  • Downward hooks 513 formed by bending both ends along the longitudinal direction of the horizontally long metal plate in opposite directions are fixed to the outside of each short side of the support frame 51 by, for example, welding.
  • the cultivation unit 3 is mounted on the support frame 51, and is stored and stocked with respect to the storage shelf 100 and the stock shelf 7 with the longitudinal direction thereof in the front-rear direction.
  • the transfer machine 92 includes two parallel chains (one is not shown) 921 that circulates with a driving force of a motor (not shown), and a straight rod-like attachment 922 spanned between the chains 921. Prepare.
  • the attachment 922 moves in the longitudinal direction of the cultivation unit 3 according to the travel of the chain 921, and is hooked at the position shown in FIG. 513 is engaged from below. Thereafter, the entire cultivation unit 3 is drawn along with the travel of the chain 921, whereby the cultivation unit 3 is transferred from the shelf or the work station 8 to the transfer machine 92.
  • the direction of the transfer destination (for example, the direction where the shelf is seen from the transfer machine 92 in FIGS. 8 and 9). )
  • the rotation direction of the motor of the transfer machine 92 is determined, and the entire cultivation unit 3 is pushed out from the transfer machine 92 to an arbitrary shelf or the work station 8 side as the chain 921 travels.
  • the attachment 922 is released downward from the hook 513 and the engagement is released, the replacement is completed.
  • the direction in which the cultivation unit 3 is drawn or pushed out to the transfer machine 92 and the range thereof are indicated by white arrows in FIG.
  • the cultivation unit 3 presses the blocking part 10c, the pressed blocking part 10c bends in the traveling direction of the cultivation unit 3, and the cultivation unit 3 passes under the blocking part 10c and moves. To do. Therefore, the movement from one cultivation room 110 in the cultivation unit 3 to another cultivation room 110 in a different environment can be performed easily and smoothly, and the productivity of the plant can be maintained, improving the quality and maintaining the productivity. Both can be achieved.
  • FIG. 12 is a transparent perspective view schematically showing the internal structure of the cultivation apparatus
  • FIG. 13 is a schematic plan sectional view of the cultivation apparatus.
  • the cultivation apparatus includes a cylindrical outer peripheral wall 80, a ceiling portion 81 that covers the upper portion of the outer peripheral wall 80, and a bottom portion 82 that covers the lower portion of the outer peripheral wall 80.
  • a part of the outer peripheral wall 80 includes a sliding door 80a and a storage chamber 80c for storing the door 80a.
  • a handle 80b is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the door 80a.
  • a plurality of mounting plates 84 on which cultivation units (not shown) are mounted are arranged in parallel along the axial direction.
  • a rotating shaft 83 that rotates coaxially with the cylindrical outer peripheral wall 80 is provided so as to penetrate the mounting plate 84. Both ends of the rotating shaft 83 are ceiling portions. 81 and the bottom 82 are rotatably mounted.
  • 85, 85, 85 are extended.
  • the three partition walls 85, 85, 85 are equally arranged around the rotation shaft 83 so that the phases are shifted by approximately 120 degrees.
  • a buffer member 87 is provided at the extended end of the partition wall 85, and the buffer member 87 is in contact with the outer peripheral wall 80.
  • the cultivation apparatus is configured to cultivate a plant by placing a cultivation unit for cultivating a plant on the placement plate 84 between the partition walls 85. That is, the outer peripheral wall 80, the partition wall 85, the mounting plate 84, the ceiling part 81, and the bottom part 82 form a cultivation room 180 in which the cultivation unit is arranged.
  • Each partition 85 is provided with a through opening 85a, and the lower side of the opening 85a is open.
  • the opening 85a is sealed from the upper edge of the opening 85a, and a plurality of sheet-like blocking parts 85b substantially parallel to the partition wall 85 are suspended.
  • the blocking portion 85b is arranged in parallel along the extending direction of the partition wall 85 and covers the entire opening 85a.
  • the blocking portion 85b has light shielding properties and flexibility. Only the upper edge portion of the blocking portion 85b is fixed to the upper edge portion of the opening 85a, and the lower end of the blocking portion 85b is a free end. With the upper edge as a fulcrum, the blocking portion 85b can be easily bent in a direction perpendicular to the partition wall 85.
  • an illumination device 86 is provided above the opening 85a, and the amount of light emitted from each illumination device 86 is individually set. For example, a different amount of light can be set for each of the three cultivation rooms 180 formed on the same mounting plate 84 to reproduce the sunshine situation in the morning, noon and night.
  • Rotational force is transmitted to the rotary shaft 83 from a driving source (not shown) such as a motor, and when the rotational force is transmitted, the rotational shaft 83 rotates in one direction as indicated by an arrow in FIG.
  • the cultivation unit placed on the placement plate 84 presses the blocking portion 85b.
  • the pressed blocking part 85b bends in the advancing direction of the cultivation unit, and the cultivation unit passes below the blocking part 85b and moves to the cultivation room 180 having a different amount of light. Therefore, the movement from one cultivation room 180 in the cultivation unit to another cultivation room 180 in a different environment can be performed easily and smoothly, and the productivity of the plant can be maintained, improving both quality and maintaining productivity. Can be made.
  • FIG. 1 the mounting plate 84 is fixed, the partition wall 85 rotates around the axis, and the cultivation unit is conveyed between the cultivation rooms 180.
  • the partition wall 85 is fixed,
  • shaft and a cultivation unit is conveyed may be sufficient.
  • the cultivation unit is designed to have a shape that can pass through the opening 85a.
  • the cultivation unit is designed to have a curved shape along the outer peripheral wall 80.

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Provided is a cultivation device whereby the qualities and so on of a plant can be improved while avoiding a decrease in the productivity of the plant. A cultivation device which comprises a plurality of cultivation chambers, said cultivation chambers being provided with cultivation units (3) for cultivating plants and openings (2a) formed in walls (2), and a transport mechanism (30) for transporting the cultivation units (3) in or out from the cultivation chambers, wherein sealing sections (2b), which seal the openings (2a) while allowing the passage of the cultivation units (3), are provided.

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栽培装置Cultivation equipment
 本発明は搬送機構によって、植物を栽培する栽培ユニットの栽培室への搬入又は搬出を行う栽培装置に関する。 This invention relates to the cultivation apparatus which carries in or out of the cultivation unit which grows a plant by the conveyance mechanism to the cultivation room.
 従来、促成栽培に適した植物を短期間内に大量に栽培する試みが数多くなされており、そこでは、植物が播種又は定植された栽培容器に対する給液、施肥、日長(所定時間に対する照明の照射時間の割合)管理等の作業を効率よく行うために、無端搬送装置等の移動装置によって栽培容器が栽培施設内を搬送される構成が採用されている(例えば特許文献1参照)。 Conventionally, many attempts have been made to cultivate a large amount of plants suitable for forcing cultivation within a short period of time, where liquid supply, fertilization, day length (lighting for a predetermined time) is applied to a cultivation container in which the plant is sown or planted. In order to efficiently perform operations such as the ratio of the irradiation time) management and the like, a configuration is adopted in which the cultivation container is conveyed through the cultivation facility by a moving device such as an endless conveying device (for example, see Patent Document 1).
 一般に栽培施設内の環境は一定に保たれており、例えば光合成を効率的に行わせるべく、所定の光質に設定したLED又は蛍光管を栽培施設内に設置し、又は空調装置、加湿器、二酸化炭素発生器等を設置して、植物の成長に適した一定の温度、湿度、CO2 濃度を維持している。このように一定の環境を保つことによって、植物の生産性を向上させることができる。 Generally, the environment in the cultivation facility is kept constant, for example, in order to efficiently perform photosynthesis, an LED or fluorescent tube set to a predetermined light quality is installed in the cultivation facility, or an air conditioner, a humidifier, A carbon dioxide generator is installed to maintain a certain temperature, humidity, and CO2 concentration suitable for plant growth. By maintaining a constant environment in this way, plant productivity can be improved.
特開2011-200166号公報JP 2011-2000166 A
 近年、生産性の向上もさることながら、栽培される植物の品質向上、更には特定の有用成分を多く含むように植物を栽培することも求められている。植物の品質等を向上させるためには、植物を栽培する環境を緻密に管理する必要があり、例えば生育段階に応じて温度・湿度等を設定し、朝から夜に亘る日照時間の変化に併せて光量や光質を変更することが必要となる。 In recent years, there has been a demand for improving the quality of plants to be cultivated as well as improving productivity, and further cultivating plants so as to contain many specific useful components. In order to improve the quality of plants, etc., it is necessary to closely manage the environment in which plants are grown. For example, temperature and humidity are set according to the growth stage, and the sunshine hours from morning to night are changed. Therefore, it is necessary to change the light quantity and light quality.
 そのためには植物を栽培する密閉した栽培室を複数準備し、栽培室毎に異なる環境を造り出して、生育状況に応じて、植物を各栽培室に搬送することが考えられる。しかし密閉した栽培室間を植物が移動するためには、密閉状態を解除して植物を一の栽培室から搬出し、他の栽培室に搬入する必要がある。その結果植物の移動に長時間を要し、生産効率が低下し、生産費用も嵩む。 For this purpose, it is conceivable to prepare a plurality of sealed cultivation rooms for cultivating plants, create different environments for each cultivation room, and transport the plants to each cultivation room according to the growth situation. However, in order for a plant to move between sealed cultivation rooms, it is necessary to release the sealed state, carry out the plant from one cultivation room, and carry it into another cultivation room. As a result, it takes a long time to move the plant, the production efficiency decreases, and the production cost increases.
 本発明は斯かる事情に鑑みてなされたものであり、植物の生産効率の低下を回避しつつ、植物の品質等を向上させることができる栽培装置を提供することを目的とする。 This invention is made | formed in view of such a situation, and it aims at providing the cultivation apparatus which can improve the quality of a plant, etc., avoiding the fall of the production efficiency of a plant.
 本発明に係る栽培装置は、植物を栽培する栽培ユニットが配置され、壁に開口を有する複数の栽培室と、前記栽培ユニットの前記栽培室への搬入又は搬出を行う搬送機構とを備える栽培装置において、前記栽培ユニットの通過を可能にして前記開口を封鎖する封鎖部を備えることを特徴とする。 The cultivation apparatus according to the present invention includes a cultivation unit in which a cultivation unit for cultivating a plant is arranged, and has a plurality of cultivation rooms having openings in the wall, and a transport mechanism that carries the cultivation unit into and out of the cultivation room. In addition, it is characterized by including a blocking part that allows the cultivation unit to pass and blocks the opening.
 本発明においては、栽培ユニットは開口を介して、栽培植物へのダメージを最小限に抑えつつ、円滑に栽培室に搬入されるか又は栽培室から搬出され、封鎖部によって栽培室毎に異なる環境が造り出される。 In the present invention, the cultivation unit is smoothly carried into the cultivation room or carried out from the cultivation room through the opening while minimizing damage to the cultivated plant, and the environment varies from one cultivation room to another depending on the blocking part. Is created.
 本発明に係る栽培装置は、複数の前記栽培室は前記壁を介して隣合っており、前記開口を介して複数の前記栽培室が連通していることを特徴とする。 The cultivation apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that a plurality of the cultivation rooms are adjacent to each other through the wall, and the plurality of cultivation rooms are communicated with each other through the opening.
 本発明においては、隣合う複数の栽培室の壁に開口を設けており、開口を通過するだけで、一方の栽培室から、環境の異なる他方の栽培室に栽培ユニットが容易且つ円滑に移動する。 In the present invention, openings are provided in the walls of a plurality of adjacent cultivation rooms, and the cultivation unit easily and smoothly moves from one cultivation room to the other cultivation room having a different environment simply by passing through the openings. .
 本発明に係る栽培装置は、隣合う複数の前記栽培室は共通の前記壁を境界にして隣接していることを特徴とする。 The cultivation apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that a plurality of adjacent cultivation rooms are adjacent to each other with the common wall as a boundary.
 本発明においては、開口を有する共通の壁を境界にしており、栽培室毎に壁を設けて開口を設ける場合に比べて、壁の数を削減して構成を簡素化することができ、栽培装置の製造効率が向上する。 In the present invention, a common wall having an opening is used as a boundary, and the structure can be simplified by reducing the number of walls as compared with the case where an opening is provided by providing a wall for each cultivation room. The manufacturing efficiency of the device is improved.
 本発明に係る栽培装置は、前記封鎖部は可撓性を有し、前記開口を被覆していることを特徴とする。 The cultivation apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that the blocking portion is flexible and covers the opening.
 本発明においては、可撓性を有する封鎖部が開口を封鎖しているので、栽培ユニットを封鎖部に当接させるだけで封鎖部は撓み、栽培ユニットは開口を通過する。 In the present invention, since the sealing portion having flexibility seals the opening, the sealing portion is bent only by bringing the cultivation unit into contact with the sealing portion, and the cultivation unit passes through the opening.
 本発明に係る栽培装置は、前記封鎖部はシート状、帯状又は紐状をなし、前記開口の上縁部から垂下していることを特徴とする。 The cultivation apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that the blocking portion is formed in a sheet shape, a band shape, or a string shape, and is suspended from the upper edge portion of the opening.
 本発明においては、開口の一縁部から垂下したシート状、帯状又は紐状に封鎖部を形成することによって、封鎖部による開口の閉鎖を確実に実現する。 In the present invention, by closing the opening in the form of a sheet, strip or string hanging from one edge of the opening, the opening can be reliably closed by the blocking part.
 本発明に係る栽培装置は、少なくとも一つの前記栽培室に室内を照明する照明部、室内の気温を調整する調温部又は室内の湿度を調整する調湿部が設けてあることを特徴とする。 The cultivation apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that at least one of the cultivation rooms is provided with an illumination unit that illuminates the room, a temperature adjustment unit that adjusts the indoor air temperature, or a humidity adjustment unit that adjusts the indoor humidity. .
 本発明においては、照明部、調温部又は調湿部を設置した栽培室内の光量、光質、気温又は湿度を個別に設定し、栽培室毎に異なる環境下で植物を栽培する。例えば、一の栽培室に照明部、調温部又は調湿部を設置し、他の栽培室に照明部、調温部又は調湿部を設置しないことによって、昼及び夜の環境を再現したり、温暖及び寒冷な気候を再現したりする。 In the present invention, the light quantity, light quality, temperature or humidity in the cultivation room where the lighting part, temperature control part or humidity control part is installed are individually set, and plants are cultivated under different environments for each cultivation room. For example, by setting up an illumination unit, temperature control unit, or humidity control unit in one cultivation room, and not installing an illumination unit, temperature control unit, or humidity control unit in another cultivation room, the environment of day and night can be reproduced. Or recreate a warm and cold climate.
 本発明に係る栽培装置は、二つ以上の前記栽培室に前記照明部、調温部又は調湿部が設けてあり、前記二つ以上の栽培室内の光量、気温又は湿度を個別に設定可能にしてあることを特徴とする。 In the cultivation apparatus according to the present invention, the illumination unit, the temperature control unit, or the humidity control unit is provided in two or more of the cultivation rooms, and the light amount, temperature, or humidity in the two or more cultivation rooms can be individually set. It is characterized by being.
 本発明においては、照明部、調温部又は調湿部を制御して、各栽培室内の光量、気温又は湿度を個別に設定し、栽培室毎に異なる環境下で植物を栽培する。 In the present invention, the lighting unit, the temperature control unit, or the humidity control unit is controlled to individually set the light amount, the temperature, or the humidity in each cultivation room, and the plant is cultivated in a different environment for each cultivation room.
 本発明に係る栽培装置は、前記搬送機構はコンベヤを備えることを特徴とする。 The cultivation apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that the transport mechanism includes a conveyor.
 本発明においては、栽培ユニットはコンベヤによって栽培室間を移動する。 In the present invention, the cultivation unit moves between cultivation rooms by a conveyor.
 本発明に係る栽培装置は、前記搬送機構は前記壁及び栽培ユニットを相対的に移動させる機構であることを特徴とする。 The cultivation apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that the transport mechanism is a mechanism that relatively moves the wall and the cultivation unit.
 本発明においては、壁及び栽培ユニットを相対的に移動させることによって、栽培ユニットは栽培室間を移動する。 In the present invention, the cultivation unit moves between cultivation rooms by relatively moving the wall and the cultivation unit.
 本発明に係る栽培装置は、複数の前記栽培室は縦方向及び横方向に並設しており、前記搬送機構は前記栽培ユニットを縦方向及び横方向に移動させる機構であることを特徴とする。 In the cultivation apparatus according to the present invention, the plurality of cultivation rooms are arranged in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, and the transport mechanism is a mechanism for moving the cultivation unit in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. .
 本発明においては、栽培ユニットは縦方向及び横方向に並設された複数の栽培室の間を移動する。 In the present invention, the cultivation unit moves between a plurality of cultivation rooms arranged in parallel in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction.
 本発明に係る栽培装置にあっては、栽培ユニットは開口を介して円滑に栽培室に搬入されるか又は栽培室から搬出され、且つ封鎖部によって栽培室毎に異なる環境が造り出されるので、短時間での栽培ユニットの搬送を実現し且つ栽培室毎に異なる環境を維持することができ、生産効率低下の回避及び植物の品質等の向上を両立させることができる。 In the cultivation device according to the present invention, the cultivation unit is smoothly carried into the cultivation room through the opening or carried out from the cultivation room, and a different environment is created for each cultivation room by the blocking part. The conveyance of the cultivation unit in a short time can be realized, and different environments can be maintained for each cultivation room, so that reduction in production efficiency and improvement in plant quality and the like can be achieved.
実施の形態1に係る栽培装置を略示する平面図である。1 is a plan view schematically showing a cultivation apparatus according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 隔壁付近を略示する斜視図である。It is a perspective view which shows the partition wall vicinity schematically. 変形例の隔壁付近を略示する斜視図である。It is a perspective view which shows the partition wall vicinity of a modification schematically. 実施の形態2に係る栽培装置を略示する平面図である。It is a top view which shows schematically the cultivation apparatus concerning Embodiment 2. FIG. 隔壁付近を略示する斜視図である。It is a perspective view which shows the partition wall vicinity schematically. 実施の形態3に係る栽培装置を正面右上から見た略示斜視図である。It is the schematic perspective view which looked at the cultivation apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 3 from the front upper right. 後側に位置する棚集合体の略示正面図である。It is a schematic front view of the shelf assembly located on the rear side. 栽培装置の略示平面図である。It is a schematic plan view of a cultivation device. 栽培装置の略示側面図である。It is a simplified side view of a cultivation apparatus. 支持フレームを略示する斜視図である。It is a perspective view which shows a support frame schematically. 栽培ユニット及び移載機を略示する斜視図である。It is a perspective view which briefly shows a cultivation unit and a transfer machine. 実施の形態4に係る栽培装置の内部構造を略示する透過斜視図である。It is a permeation | transmission perspective view which shows schematically the internal structure of the cultivation apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 4. FIG. 栽培装置の略示平面断面図である。It is a schematic plane sectional view of a cultivation device.
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 以下本発明を実施の形態1に係る栽培装置を示す図面に基づいて詳述する。図1は栽培装置を略示する平面図、図2は隔壁付近を略示する斜視図である。
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Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings showing a cultivation apparatus according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 1 is a plan view schematically showing a cultivation apparatus, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing the vicinity of a partition wall.
 図1に示すように、栽培装置は、天井(不図示)及び外周壁1を備える。外周壁1は縦方向に長い平面視矩形状をなす。長手方向に直角な隔壁2が外周壁1内側の中央部分に設けてあり、該隔壁2は、外周壁1における二つの長手壁部分の間に配置してある。隔壁2によって、外周壁1及び天井によって囲まれた室内が二つに分割され、植物を栽培する二つの栽培室11、12が形成されている。 As shown in FIG. 1, the cultivation apparatus includes a ceiling (not shown) and an outer peripheral wall 1. The outer peripheral wall 1 has a rectangular shape in plan view that is long in the vertical direction. A partition wall 2 perpendicular to the longitudinal direction is provided at a central portion inside the outer peripheral wall 1, and the partition wall 2 is disposed between two longitudinal wall portions of the outer peripheral wall 1. The partition wall 2 divides the room surrounded by the outer peripheral wall 1 and the ceiling into two, thereby forming two cultivation rooms 11 and 12 for growing plants.
 図2に示すように、隔壁2の中央部には貫通した二つの開口2a、2aが長手方向に直角な方向に並設してある。開口2aの上縁部から、開口2aを封鎖しており、隔壁2に略平行なシート状の封鎖部2bが複数垂下している。封鎖部2bは開口2a全体を覆っている。封鎖部2bは遮光性及び可撓性を有し、例えばポリ塩化ビニル、ゴム又はエラストマー等からなる遮光性の高い黒色のシート又は反射シートである。封鎖部2bの上縁部のみが開口2aの上縁部に固定してあり、封鎖部2bの下端は自由端である。上縁部を支点にして封鎖部2bは長手方向に容易に撓むことができる。なお封鎖部2bは単数であってもよい。 As shown in FIG. 2, two openings 2a and 2a penetrating in the center of the partition wall 2 are juxtaposed in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The opening 2a is sealed from the upper edge portion of the opening 2a, and a plurality of sheet-like blocking portions 2b substantially parallel to the partition wall 2 hang down. The blocking part 2b covers the entire opening 2a. The blocking portion 2b has a light shielding property and flexibility, and is a black sheet or a reflective sheet having a high light shielding property made of, for example, polyvinyl chloride, rubber, or elastomer. Only the upper edge part of the blocking part 2b is fixed to the upper edge part of the opening 2a, and the lower end of the blocking part 2b is a free end. Using the upper edge as a fulcrum, the blocking portion 2b can be easily bent in the longitudinal direction. The blocking part 2b may be singular.
 外周壁1の内側には水平回転棚30(搬送機構)が設けてある。水平回転棚30は、縦方向に長い長円形をなす円環型のコンベヤ31と、該コンベヤ31を支持する支持脚32と、コンベヤ31に載置された複数の棚板33とを備える。図2に示すように、長円形をなすコンベヤ31は、コンベヤ31の各長辺部分が二つの開口2a、2aを通過するように配置してある。図2の矢印にて示すように、コンベヤ31は駆動源(不図示)の駆動によって回転し、コンベヤ31に載置された棚板33は、隔壁2を介して隣接する二つの栽培室11、12の間を移動する。なお水平回転棚30は上下に並設された複数のコンベヤ31を備える多段式であってもよい。 A horizontal rotating shelf 30 (conveying mechanism) is provided inside the outer peripheral wall 1. The horizontal rotating shelf 30 includes an annular conveyor 31 having an oblong shape that is long in the vertical direction, support legs 32 that support the conveyor 31, and a plurality of shelf plates 33 placed on the conveyor 31. As shown in FIG. 2, the conveyor 31 which makes an oval is arrange | positioned so that each long side part of the conveyor 31 may pass two opening 2a, 2a. As shown by the arrows in FIG. 2, the conveyor 31 is rotated by driving of a drive source (not shown), and the shelf 33 placed on the conveyor 31 is adjacent to the two cultivation chambers 11 via the partition walls 2. Move between 12. The horizontal rotating shelf 30 may be a multistage type including a plurality of conveyors 31 arranged in parallel in the vertical direction.
 棚板33には植物を栽培する栽培ユニット3が載置してある。栽培ユニット3は合成樹脂を矩形の浅皿状に成形してなる栽培トレイ3aを備える。栽培トレイ3aには、発泡スチロール等からなる一又は複数の培地3bが載置される。各培地3bは複数(図では九つ)の嵌凹部3cを有し、該嵌凹部3cに植物、例えばリーフレタスの苗が定植される。 On the shelf 33, the cultivation unit 3 for cultivating plants is placed. The cultivation unit 3 includes a cultivation tray 3a formed by molding a synthetic resin into a rectangular shallow dish shape. One or a plurality of culture media 3b made of expanded polystyrene or the like are placed on the cultivation tray 3a. Each culture medium 3b has a plurality (nine in the figure) of fitting recesses 3c, and plants such as leaf lettuce seedlings are planted in the fitting recesses 3c.
 コンベヤ31の回転によって、棚板33に載置された栽培ユニット3は隔壁2を介して隣接する二つの栽培室11、12の間を移動する。栽培ユニット3が開口2aを通過する場合、栽培ユニット3は封鎖部2bを押圧する。押圧された封鎖部2bは栽培ユニット3の進行方向に撓み、栽培ユニット3は封鎖部2bの下側を通過し、隣の栽培室に移動する。なお封鎖部2bは、培地3bに定植された植物に損傷を与えることのないように柔軟に構成されている。 By the rotation of the conveyor 31, the cultivation unit 3 placed on the shelf board 33 moves between the two cultivation rooms 11 and 12 adjacent to each other via the partition wall 2. When the cultivation unit 3 passes through the opening 2a, the cultivation unit 3 presses the blocking portion 2b. The pressed blocking part 2b bends in the traveling direction of the cultivation unit 3, and the cultivation unit 3 passes below the blocking part 2b and moves to the adjacent cultivation room. In addition, the blocking part 2b is comprised flexibly so that the plant planted by the culture medium 3b may not be damaged.
 図1に示すように、一方の栽培室12には、水平回転棚30の周囲に照明装置4(例えば発光ダイオード又は蛍光管)が設置してある。隔壁2付近に配置された照明装置4は、栽培ユニット3に対し、斜め方向から照明しており、コンベヤ31の回転の折り返し地点付近(隔壁2から離隔した箇所)に配置された照明装置4は、栽培ユニット3に対し、正対するように照明している。そのため栽培ユニット3に定植してる植物に、朝から夕方にかけての日照変化に対応させた照明を行うことができる。他方の栽培室11には照明装置4を設置しておらず、他方の栽培室11は暗く、夜に対応した環境が設定してある。開口2aには遮光性を有する封鎖部2bを設けてあるので、多量の光が一方の栽培室12から他方の栽培室11に漏出することはない。僅かに光が漏出することはあるが、漏出した光によって、夜明け直後又は日没直後の日照に近い状態を再現することができる。 As shown in FIG. 1, in one cultivation room 12, a lighting device 4 (for example, a light emitting diode or a fluorescent tube) is installed around a horizontal rotating shelf 30. The illuminating device 4 arranged in the vicinity of the partition wall 2 illuminates the cultivation unit 3 from an oblique direction, and the illuminating device 4 arranged in the vicinity of the turning point of the rotation of the conveyor 31 (location separated from the partition wall 2) The cultivation unit 3 is illuminated so as to face the cultivation unit 3. Therefore, it is possible to illuminate the plants that are planted in the cultivation unit 3 in response to changes in sunshine from morning to evening. The lighting device 4 is not installed in the other cultivation room 11, and the other cultivation room 11 is dark and an environment corresponding to the night is set. Since the opening 2a is provided with the light-blocking blocking portion 2b, a large amount of light does not leak from one cultivation room 12 to the other cultivation room 11. Although light may leak slightly, the leaked light can reproduce a state close to sunshine immediately after dawn or immediately after sunset.
 栽培ユニット3は、水平回転棚30の回転によって、光量においてそれぞれ異なる環境を有する二つの栽培室11、12を移動する。そのため栽培装置は、一日の日照変化に対応した光を植物に照射することができ、品質の高い植物又は特定の有用成分を多く含む植物を生産することができる。また隣接する栽培室11、12間の壁面に設けた開口2aを通過するだけで、一方の栽培室から、環境の異なる他方の栽培室に栽培ユニット3が容易且つ円滑に移動し、植物の生産性を維持することができ、品質向上及び生産性の維持を両立させることができる。 The cultivation unit 3 moves between the two cultivation rooms 11 and 12 having different environments in terms of the amount of light by the rotation of the horizontal rotating shelf 30. Therefore, the cultivating apparatus can irradiate the plant with light corresponding to changes in daylight, and can produce a high-quality plant or a plant containing a lot of specific useful components. Moreover, the cultivation unit 3 moves easily and smoothly from one cultivation room to the other cultivation room in which the environment is different by simply passing through the opening 2a provided on the wall surface between the adjacent cultivation rooms 11 and 12 to produce plants. Therefore, it is possible to achieve both improvement in quality and maintenance of productivity.
 また封鎖部2bは可撓性を有しているので、栽培ユニット3を封鎖部2bに当接させるだけで封鎖部2bは撓み、栽培ユニット3は開口2aを通過することができる。またシート状をなす封鎖部2bの上端部のみが開口2aの上縁部に固定してあり、開口2aの閉鎖及び栽培ユニット3の通過を両立させることができる。 Moreover, since the sealing part 2b has flexibility, the sealing part 2b bends only by making the cultivation unit 3 contact | abut to the sealing part 2b, and the cultivation unit 3 can pass the opening 2a. Moreover, only the upper end part of the sealing part 2b which makes | forms a sheet form is being fixed to the upper edge part of the opening 2a, and the closing of the opening 2a and the passage of the cultivation unit 3 can be made compatible.
 図3は変形例の隔壁2付近を略示する斜視図である。図3に示すように、開口2aの上縁部から、帯状又は紐状の複数の封鎖部2bが垂下しており、開口2a全体を覆っている。封鎖部2bは可撓性を有する。封鎖部2bの上端部のみが開口2aの上端部に固定してあり、封鎖部2bの下端は自由端である。上縁部を支点にして封鎖部2bは長手方向に容易に撓むことができる。変形例においても、栽培ユニット3を封鎖部2bに当接させるだけで封鎖部2bは撓み、栽培ユニット3は開口2aを通過することができる。 FIG. 3 is a perspective view schematically showing the vicinity of the partition wall 2 according to a modification. As shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of band-like or string-like blocking portions 2b hang from the upper edge portion of the opening 2a and cover the entire opening 2a. The sealing part 2b has flexibility. Only the upper end portion of the blocking portion 2b is fixed to the upper end portion of the opening 2a, and the lower end of the blocking portion 2b is a free end. Using the upper edge as a fulcrum, the blocking portion 2b can be easily bent in the longitudinal direction. Also in the modified example, the sealing portion 2b can be bent and the cultivation unit 3 can pass through the opening 2a simply by bringing the cultivation unit 3 into contact with the sealing portion 2b.
 なお封鎖部2bとしては、ローラにシートを巻き付けてなる巻き取り式のシートを封鎖部として使用し、上方から下方にシートを垂下させてもよい。この場合、ローラを回転させることで、シートの垂下した長さを調整することができる。例えば、栽培ユニット3が開口2aを通過する場合に、植物の成長具合に応じてシートの長さを調整してもよい。また栽培ユニット3の移動時にシートの長さを短くする等、タイミングに応じてシートの長さを調整してもよい。また封鎖部には安定化のために錘を取り付けてもよい。例えば紐状の封鎖部に球状の錘を取り付けて、いわゆる玉すだれのようにしてもよい。
 また開口2aの上縁部に風の吹出口を設けて、いわゆるエアカーテンとして使用し、これを封鎖部としてもよい。また開口2aを、所定の方向(例えば上下方向又は左右方向)にスライド可能な遮蔽板にて封鎖し、これを封鎖部としてもよい。例えばねじ、ワイヤー、チェーン、ベルト又はモータ等からなる伝動機構によって遮蔽板をスライドさせる構成とし、開口2aへの物体の接近・通過を検知するセンサを設ける。前記センサによって栽培ユニット3の開口2aへの接近が検知された場合、遮蔽板を開口2aから離れる方向にスライドさせて開口2aを開き、前記センサによって栽培ユニット3の開口2aの通過が検知された場合、遮蔽板を開口2aに接近する方向にスライドさせて開口2aを封鎖する。
In addition, as the blocking part 2b, the winding-type sheet | seat which winds a sheet | seat around a roller may be used as a blocking part, and a sheet | seat may be hung down from upper direction. In this case, the length by which the sheet is suspended can be adjusted by rotating the roller. For example, when the cultivation unit 3 passes through the opening 2a, the length of the sheet may be adjusted according to the degree of plant growth. Moreover, you may adjust the length of a sheet | seat according to timing, such as shortening the length of a sheet | seat when the cultivation unit 3 moves. Moreover, you may attach a weight to a blockade part for stabilization. For example, a spherical weight may be attached to the string-shaped blocking portion to make a so-called ball blind.
Alternatively, a wind outlet may be provided at the upper edge of the opening 2a and used as a so-called air curtain, which may be used as a blocking portion. Alternatively, the opening 2a may be sealed with a shielding plate that can slide in a predetermined direction (for example, the vertical direction or the horizontal direction), and this may be used as a sealing portion. For example, the shield plate is slid by a transmission mechanism including a screw, a wire, a chain, a belt, or a motor, and a sensor for detecting the approach / passage of an object to the opening 2a is provided. When the approach to the opening 2a of the cultivation unit 3 is detected by the sensor, the shielding plate is slid in a direction away from the opening 2a to open the opening 2a, and the passage of the opening 2a of the cultivation unit 3 is detected by the sensor. In this case, the opening 2a is blocked by sliding the shielding plate in a direction approaching the opening 2a.
 本実施例においては開口2aを有する共通の隔壁2を境界にして栽培室11、12が隣接しているが、栽培室11、12毎に個別に壁を設けて、隣合う栽培室11、12の壁にそれぞれ開口2aを設けてもよい。この場合においても水平回転棚30を、全ての開口2aを通過するように各栽培室11、12内に設置することで、栽培ユニット3は円滑に栽培室11、12間を移動することができる。 In the present embodiment, the cultivation rooms 11 and 12 are adjacent to each other with the common partition wall 2 having the opening 2a as a boundary. However, the cultivation rooms 11 and 12 that are adjacent to each other are individually provided with walls. You may provide the opening 2a in each wall. Even in this case, the cultivation unit 3 can smoothly move between the cultivation rooms 11 and 12 by installing the horizontal rotating shelf 30 in each cultivation room 11 and 12 so as to pass through all the openings 2a. .
 なお水を供給するスプリンクラー及び養分を供給する養分供給装置(いずれも不図示)等、植物の栽培に必要な装置又は植物の生長を促す装置が栽培装置内に適宜設けてあることは言うまでもない。また図示を省略しているが、栽培する苗を搬入するか又は成長した植物を搬出するためのドア等が外周壁1に設けられている。 Needless to say, devices for cultivating plants or devices for promoting plant growth, such as sprinklers for supplying water and nutrient supply devices for supplying nutrients (both not shown), are appropriately provided in the cultivation device. Although not shown in the drawings, a door or the like for carrying seedlings to be cultivated or carrying out grown plants is provided on the outer peripheral wall 1.
 なお一日の環境変化は、異なる環境の一例であって、これに限定されるものではない。例えば数日間又は数週間の期間を空けて、両栽培室11、12間において植物を移動させてもよく、異なる環境を再現した複数の栽培室11、12間の移動は適宜の時間又は日数間隔で実行されればよい。 It should be noted that the change in the environment of the day is an example of a different environment and is not limited to this. For example, the plant may be moved between the two cultivation rooms 11 and 12 with a period of several days or weeks, and the movement between the plurality of cultivation rooms 11 and 12 reproducing different environments is an appropriate time or number of days interval. It only has to be executed.
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 以下本発明を実施の形態2に係る図面に基づいて詳述する。図4は栽培装置を略示する平面図、図5は隔壁付近を略示する斜視図である。図4に示すように、栽培装置内に、長手方向に直角な方向に平行な三つの隔壁20、21、22が長手方向に沿って並設してある。また長円形をなす円環形の水平回転棚30の中央に、長手方向に平行な隔壁23が設けてある。この長手方向に平行な隔壁23の両端部及び中央部に、長手方向に直角な方向に平行な三つの隔壁20、21、22は一体的に交差しており、各隔壁20、21、22、23、外周壁1及び天井(不図示)によって、複数の(図では六つ)の栽培室41~46が形成されている。
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Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings according to the second embodiment. 4 is a plan view schematically showing the cultivation apparatus, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view schematically showing the vicinity of the partition wall. As shown in FIG. 4, three partition walls 20, 21, 22 parallel to a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction are arranged in parallel along the longitudinal direction in the cultivation apparatus. In addition, a partition wall 23 parallel to the longitudinal direction is provided at the center of an oval-shaped horizontal rotating shelf 30 having an oval shape. Three partition walls 20, 21, 22 parallel to the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction integrally intersect with both ends and the center of the partition wall 23 parallel to the longitudinal direction, and each partition wall 20, 21, 22, 23, a plurality of (six in the figure) cultivation chambers 41 to 46 are formed by the outer peripheral wall 1 and the ceiling (not shown).
 図5に示すように、長手方向に直角な方向に平行な三つの隔壁20、21、22には、それぞれ二つずつ開口2a、2aが設けてある。二つの開口2a、2aは、長手方向に平行な隔壁23の両側にそれぞれ一つずつ設けてある。水平回転棚30は、各開口2aを通過するように、栽培室41~46内に配置してある。 As shown in FIG. 5, two openings 2a and 2a are provided in each of the three partition walls 20, 21, and 22 parallel to the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. Two openings 2a and 2a are provided on both sides of the partition wall 23 parallel to the longitudinal direction. The horizontal rotating shelf 30 is disposed in the cultivation rooms 41 to 46 so as to pass through the openings 2a.
 図4に示すように、長手方向中央部に位置する隔壁20を境界にして、半分の(三つの)栽培室43~45にはそれぞれ照明装置4が設けてある。前記隔壁20に近い二つの栽培室43、45に設けた照明装置4の光量は、前記隔壁20から離れた長手方向端部に位置する栽培室44に設けた照明装置4の光量よりも少ない。これにより、栽培ユニット3に定植してる植物に、朝から夕方にかけての日照変化に対応させた照明を行うことができる。他方の栽培室41、42、46には照明装置4を設置しておらず、他方の栽培室41、42、46は暗く、夜に対応した環境が設定してある。 As shown in FIG. 4, the lighting device 4 is provided in each of the half (three) cultivation rooms 43 to 45 with the partition wall 20 located in the center in the longitudinal direction as a boundary. The light quantity of the illuminating device 4 provided in the two cultivation rooms 43 and 45 close to the partition wall 20 is less than the light quantity of the illuminating device 4 provided in the cultivation room 44 located at the end in the longitudinal direction away from the partition wall 20. Thereby, it is possible to illuminate the plants that are planted in the cultivation unit 3 in response to changes in sunshine from morning to evening. The lighting device 4 is not installed in the other cultivation rooms 41, 42, and 46, and the other cultivation rooms 41, 42, and 46 are dark and an environment corresponding to the night is set.
 また各栽培室41~46に、室内の気温を調整する調温吹出口5及び室内の湿度を調整する調湿吹出口6を設けてある。調温吹出口5は図示しない配管を介してヒートポンプに連結してある。また調温吹出口5の周囲に冷却装置(不図示)が設けてあり、調温吹出口5から吹き出される風の温度を調整するようにしてある。各冷却装置の動作を制御することによって、各栽培室41~46における調温吹出口5の吹出し温度を個別に調整するようにしてある。また調湿吹出口6から吹き出される水分量も栽培室41~46毎に個別に調整することができるようにしてある。なお調温吹出口5及び調湿吹出口6に代えて、空調装置及び加湿器を各栽培室41~46に設けて、調温及び調湿を行ってもよい。 Also, each of the cultivation rooms 41 to 46 is provided with a temperature adjustment outlet 5 for adjusting the indoor air temperature and a humidity adjustment outlet 6 for adjusting the indoor humidity. The temperature control outlet 5 is connected to a heat pump through a pipe (not shown). Further, a cooling device (not shown) is provided around the temperature control outlet 5 so as to adjust the temperature of the wind blown from the temperature control outlet 5. By controlling the operation of each cooling device, the blowout temperature of the temperature control blowout port 5 in each of the cultivation rooms 41 to 46 is individually adjusted. In addition, the amount of water blown from the humidity control outlet 6 can be individually adjusted for each of the cultivation rooms 41 to 46. In place of the temperature adjustment outlet 5 and the humidity adjustment outlet 6, an air conditioner and a humidifier may be provided in each of the cultivation rooms 41 to 46 to perform temperature adjustment and humidity adjustment.
 栽培装置は、植物の成長にとって最適な環境を各栽培室41~46に個別に設定することができる。例えば、朝方及び夕方の環境を設定する栽培室43、45においては、照明装置4の光量を小さく設定し、また気温を低く設定する。一方、朝方及び夕方の環境を設定した栽培室43、45の一側に隣接する栽培室44において昼の環境を設定する。例えば照明装置4の光量を大きく設定し、気温を高く設定する。また朝方及び夕方の環境を設定した栽培室43、45の他側に隣接する三つの栽培室41、42、46において夜の環境を設定する。例えば照明装置4を設置することなく、気温を低く設定する。更に各栽培室46、41、42における気温を順により低く設定して、栽培室42の気温を最も低くし、日没後、夜中、夜明け前の環境をそれぞれ再現する。また各栽培室41~46において、気温が低下するに従って、湿度が高くなるように設定する。 The cultivation device can individually set the optimum environment for plant growth in each cultivation room 41-46. For example, in the cultivation rooms 43 and 45 for setting the morning and evening environments, the light amount of the lighting device 4 is set small, and the temperature is set low. On the other hand, the daytime environment is set in the cultivation room 44 adjacent to one side of the cultivation rooms 43 and 45 where the morning and evening environments are set. For example, the light amount of the lighting device 4 is set large and the temperature is set high. Moreover, the night environment is set in the three cultivation rooms 41, 42, 46 adjacent to the other side of the cultivation rooms 43, 45 in which the morning and evening environments are set. For example, the temperature is set low without installing the lighting device 4. Furthermore, the temperature in each cultivation room 46, 41, 42 is set lower in order, the temperature in the cultivation room 42 is made the lowest, and the environment before dawn after sunset is reproduced. Further, in each of the cultivation rooms 41 to 46, the humidity is set to increase as the temperature decreases.
 これにより、栽培装置は、一日の環境変化を一つの栽培装置内に再現し、植物の成長にとって最適な環境を造り出すことができるため、品質の高い植物又は特定の有用成分を多く含む植物を生産することができる。 As a result, the cultivation device can reproduce the changes in the environment of the day in one cultivation device and create an optimum environment for the growth of the plant. Can be produced.
 なお一日の環境変化は、異なる環境の一例であって、これに限定されるものではない。例えば温暖な気候を再現した栽培室と、寒冷な気候を再現した栽培室とを準備し、数週間の期間を空けて、両栽培室間において植物を移動させてもよく、異なる環境を再現した複数の栽培室間の移動は適宜の時間又は日数間隔で実行されればよい。 It should be noted that the change in the environment of the day is an example of a different environment and is not limited to this. For example, a cultivation room that reproduces a warm climate and a cultivation room that reproduces a cold climate are prepared, and after a period of several weeks, plants may be moved between both cultivation rooms, reproducing different environments. Movement between a plurality of cultivation rooms may be executed at appropriate time intervals or days.
 実施の形態2に係る構成の内、実施の形態1と同様な構成については同じ符号を付し、その詳細な説明を省略する。 Of the configurations according to the second embodiment, the same reference numerals are given to the same configurations as those of the first embodiment, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
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 以下本発明を実施の形態3に係る栽培装置を示す図面に基づいて詳述する。図6は栽培装置を正面右上から見た略示斜視図、図7は後側に位置する棚集合体の略示正面図、図8は栽培装置の略示平面図、図9は栽培装置の略示側面図である。なお図6において後述する封鎖部の記載を省略している。
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Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings showing a cultivation apparatus according to Embodiment 3. 6 is a schematic perspective view of the cultivation apparatus as seen from the front upper right, FIG. 7 is a schematic front view of a shelf assembly located on the rear side, FIG. 8 is a schematic plan view of the cultivation apparatus, and FIG. It is a simplified side view. In FIG. 6, description of a blocking portion described later is omitted.
 図中100は、複数の栽培ユニット3を収納する収納棚であり、収納棚100は、縦方向に15段及び横方向に6列の棚を有する棚集合体10、10同士を、列方向(ここでは横方向)と交差する方向に並設して夫々の上部にて連結したものである。後側(背面側)に位置する棚集合体10の右側方には、縦方向に12段の棚を有するストック棚7が、空きの栽培ユニット3をストック(以下、収納ともいう)すべく連結されている。前側(正面側)に位置する棚集合体10の右側方には、ストック棚7の最下段と対向する位置に、作業者が植物の栽培に必要な作業を行うための作業ステーション8が並設されている。 In the figure, reference numeral 100 denotes a storage shelf for storing a plurality of cultivation units 3, and the storage shelf 100 includes a shelf assembly 10, 10 having 15 columns in the vertical direction and 6 columns in the horizontal direction in the column direction ( In this case, they are juxtaposed in the direction crossing the horizontal direction) and connected at their respective upper portions. On the right side of the shelf assembly 10 located on the rear side (rear side), a stock shelf 7 having 12 shelves in the vertical direction is connected to stock empty cultivation units 3 (hereinafter also referred to as storage). Has been. On the right side of the shelf assembly 10 located on the front side (front side), a work station 8 is provided in parallel with a work station 8 for an operator to perform work necessary for plant cultivation at a position facing the lowermost stage of the stock shelf 7. Has been.
 図6及び図9に示すように、棚集合体10、10は互いに対向する部分に開口10aを備えており、この開口10aを除いて、二列毎に5段を一単位としてその周囲を外壁10bに覆われている(以降、外壁10bに覆われた一単位によって形成される室を栽培室110という)。図7及び図9に示すように、棚集合体10、10の各開口10aからシート状の封鎖部10cが複数垂下している。封鎖部10cは縦方向及び横方向に平行であり、横方向に並設されている。封鎖部10cは遮光性及び可撓性を有し、開口10a全体を覆っている。封鎖部10cの上縁部のみが開口10aの上縁部に固定してあり、封鎖部10cの下端は自由端である。上縁部を支点にして封鎖部10cは正背面方向に容易に撓むことができる。 As shown in FIGS. 6 and 9, the shelves 10 and 10 are provided with openings 10a at portions facing each other. Except for the openings 10a, the perimeter of the outer perimeter is defined as 5 units every two rows. 10b (hereinafter, a chamber formed by one unit covered by the outer wall 10b is referred to as a cultivation room 110). As shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, a plurality of sheet-like blocking portions 10 c are suspended from the openings 10 a of the shelf assemblies 10 and 10. The blocking part 10c is parallel to the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, and is arranged in parallel in the horizontal direction. The blocking portion 10c has light shielding properties and flexibility, and covers the entire opening 10a. Only the upper edge portion of the blocking portion 10c is fixed to the upper edge portion of the opening 10a, and the lower end of the blocking portion 10c is a free end. Using the upper edge as a fulcrum, the blocking portion 10c can be easily bent in the front-rear direction.
 各栽培室110には、栽培室110内の照明を行う照明装置24、栽培室110内の気温を調整する調温装置25及び栽培室110内の湿度を調整する調湿装置26が設けてある。照明装置24、調温装置25及び調湿装置26によって、栽培室110毎に光量、気温及び湿度を個別に制御することができ、それぞれ異なる環境を設定することができる。 Each cultivation room 110 is provided with a lighting device 24 that performs illumination in the cultivation room 110, a temperature adjustment device 25 that adjusts the air temperature in the cultivation room 110, and a humidity adjustment device 26 that adjusts the humidity in the cultivation room 110. . The lighting device 24, the temperature control device 25, and the humidity control device 26 can individually control the light amount, the temperature, and the humidity for each cultivation room 110, and can set different environments.
 棚集合体10、10の間には、収納棚100及びストック棚7の任意の収納位置にある棚(以下、単に棚ともいう)並びに作業ステーション8相互間で栽培ユニット3を搬送する搬送機構9が配されている。図7に示すように、搬送機構9は、直立する4本の昇降ガイド91と該4本の昇降ガイド91に沿って上下に移動可能に構成された移載機92とを有しており、棚集合体10、10間の地上に敷設されたレール90に案内されてその全体が収納棚100の列方向(以下、単に列方向という)に移動するスタッカークレーンである。移載機92は、自身と任意の棚又は作業ステーション8との間で、栽培ユニット3を双方向に載せ替えする。移載機92を含む昇降ガイド91の列方向への移動と、移載機92の上下方向への移動とは、図示しないモータの駆動力によって走行するチェーンを用いて各別に行われる。 Between the shelves 10, 10, a transport mechanism 9 that transports the cultivation unit 3 between the shelves (hereinafter simply referred to as shelves) at any storage position of the storage shelves 100 and the stock shelves 7 and the work stations 8. Is arranged. As shown in FIG. 7, the transport mechanism 9 includes four up-and-down lifting guides 91 and a transfer device 92 configured to be movable up and down along the four lifting guides 91. This stacker crane is guided by rails 90 laid on the ground between the shelves 10 and 10 and moves in the row direction of the storage shelf 100 (hereinafter simply referred to as the row direction). The transfer machine 92 transfers the cultivation unit 3 in both directions between itself and an arbitrary shelf or the work station 8. The movement of the lifting guide 91 including the transfer device 92 in the row direction and the movement of the transfer device 92 in the vertical direction are performed separately using a chain that travels by a driving force of a motor (not shown).
 次に、栽培ユニット3及び移載機92について説明する。
 図10は支持フレーム51を略示する斜視図であり、図11は栽培ユニット3及び移載機92を略示する斜視図である。
Next, the cultivation unit 3 and the transfer machine 92 will be described.
FIG. 10 is a perspective view schematically showing the support frame 51, and FIG. 11 is a perspective view schematically showing the cultivation unit 3 and the transfer machine 92.
 図10に示す支持フレーム51は、亜鉛メッキ鋼板を矩形の浅皿状に成形してなり、底部には、略正方形の打ち抜き穴511が長手方向に2つ開設されている。各打ち抜き穴511の周囲には、周縁部を上向きに折り曲げてなる4つのリブ512が立設されている。支持フレーム51の長辺に沿う方向に設けられた4つのリブ512には、支持フレーム51の各短辺に近い側に切り欠きが形成してあり、養液が前記切り欠きから打ち抜き穴511を介して下方に流れ落ちるようになっている。支持フレーム51の各短辺の外側には、横長の金属板の長手方向に沿う両端部を互いに反対方向に折り曲げてなる下向きのフック513が、例えば溶接によって固着されている。 The support frame 51 shown in FIG. 10 is formed by forming a galvanized steel plate into a rectangular shallow dish shape, and two substantially square punched holes 511 are formed in the longitudinal direction at the bottom. Around each punched hole 511, four ribs 512 formed by bending the peripheral edge upward are provided. The four ribs 512 provided in the direction along the long side of the support frame 51 have notches formed on the sides close to the short sides of the support frame 51, and the nutrient solution has punch holes 511 from the notches. It is designed to flow downward through the cable. Downward hooks 513 formed by bending both ends along the longitudinal direction of the horizontally long metal plate in opposite directions are fixed to the outside of each short side of the support frame 51 by, for example, welding.
 栽培ユニット3は支持フレーム51に搭載され、収納棚100及びストック棚7夫々に対し、長手方向を前後方向に向けて収納及びストックされる。
 一方、移載機92は、図示しないモータの駆動力で循環走行する並行2条(1条は図示せず)のチェーン921と、該チェーン921間に掛け渡された直棒状のアタッチメント922とを備える。
The cultivation unit 3 is mounted on the support frame 51, and is stored and stocked with respect to the storage shelf 100 and the stock shelf 7 with the longitudinal direction thereof in the front-rear direction.
On the other hand, the transfer machine 92 includes two parallel chains (one is not shown) 921 that circulates with a driving force of a motor (not shown), and a straight rod-like attachment 922 spanned between the chains 921. Prepare.
 栽培ユニット3を任意の棚又は作業ステーション8から移載機92に載せ替える場合、アタッチメント922が、チェーン921の走行に応じて栽培ユニット3の長手方向に平行移動し、図11に示す位置でフック513に下側から係合する。その後、チェーン921の走行に伴って栽培ユニット3全体が引き寄せられることにより、栽培ユニット3が棚又は作業ステーション8から移載機92に載せ替えられる。 When the cultivation unit 3 is transferred from an arbitrary shelf or work station 8 to the transfer device 92, the attachment 922 moves in the longitudinal direction of the cultivation unit 3 according to the travel of the chain 921, and is hooked at the position shown in FIG. 513 is engaged from below. Thereafter, the entire cultivation unit 3 is drawn along with the travel of the chain 921, whereby the cultivation unit 3 is transferred from the shelf or the work station 8 to the transfer machine 92.
 これとは逆に、栽培ユニット3を移載機92から任意の棚又は作業ステーション8に載せ替える場合、載せ替え先の方向(例えば図8、9で移載機92から見て棚がある方向)に応じて移載機92のモータの回転方向が決定され、チェーン921の走行に伴って栽培ユニット3全体が移載機92から任意の棚又は作業ステーション8側に押し出される。その後、フック513からアタッチメント922が下方に離脱して係合が解除された時に載せ替えが完了する。このように、移載機92に対して栽培ユニット3が引き寄せられ、又は押し出される方向と、その範囲とを、図11において白抜き矢印にて示す。 On the contrary, when the cultivation unit 3 is transferred from the transfer machine 92 to an arbitrary shelf or the work station 8, the direction of the transfer destination (for example, the direction where the shelf is seen from the transfer machine 92 in FIGS. 8 and 9). ), The rotation direction of the motor of the transfer machine 92 is determined, and the entire cultivation unit 3 is pushed out from the transfer machine 92 to an arbitrary shelf or the work station 8 side as the chain 921 travels. Thereafter, when the attachment 922 is released downward from the hook 513 and the engagement is released, the replacement is completed. In this way, the direction in which the cultivation unit 3 is drawn or pushed out to the transfer machine 92 and the range thereof are indicated by white arrows in FIG.
 栽培ユニット3を載せ替える場合、栽培ユニット3は封鎖部10cを押圧し、押圧された封鎖部10cは栽培ユニット3の進行方向に撓み、栽培ユニット3は封鎖部10cの下側を通過し、移動する。そのため栽培ユニット3における一の栽培室110から、異なる環境の他の栽培室110への移動は容易且つ円滑に実行され、植物の生産性を維持することができ、品質向上及び生産性の維持を両立させることができる。 When the cultivation unit 3 is replaced, the cultivation unit 3 presses the blocking part 10c, the pressed blocking part 10c bends in the traveling direction of the cultivation unit 3, and the cultivation unit 3 passes under the blocking part 10c and moves. To do. Therefore, the movement from one cultivation room 110 in the cultivation unit 3 to another cultivation room 110 in a different environment can be performed easily and smoothly, and the productivity of the plant can be maintained, improving the quality and maintaining the productivity. Both can be achieved.
 実施の形態3に係る構成の内、実施の形態1又は2と同様な構成については同じ符号を付し、その詳細な説明を省略する。 Of the configurations according to the third embodiment, configurations similar to those of the first or second embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
 (実施の形態4)
 以下本発明を実施の形態4に係る栽培装置を示す図面に基づいて詳述する。図12は栽培装置の内部構造を略示する透過斜視図、図13は栽培装置の略示平面断面図である。
(Embodiment 4)
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings showing a cultivation apparatus according to Embodiment 4. FIG. 12 is a transparent perspective view schematically showing the internal structure of the cultivation apparatus, and FIG. 13 is a schematic plan sectional view of the cultivation apparatus.
 栽培装置は円筒形の外周壁80と、該外周壁80の上部を覆う天井部81と、外周壁80の下部を覆う底部82とを備える。外周壁80の一部はスライド式のドア80aと、該ドア80aを収容する収容室80cとを備える。ドア80aの外周面には取手80bが設けてある。ドア80aを収容室80c側に摺動させた場合、ドア80aは開き、収容室80cと反対側に摺動させた場合、ドア80aは閉じる。 The cultivation apparatus includes a cylindrical outer peripheral wall 80, a ceiling portion 81 that covers the upper portion of the outer peripheral wall 80, and a bottom portion 82 that covers the lower portion of the outer peripheral wall 80. A part of the outer peripheral wall 80 includes a sliding door 80a and a storage chamber 80c for storing the door 80a. A handle 80b is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the door 80a. When the door 80a is slid to the accommodation chamber 80c side, the door 80a is opened, and when the door 80a is slid to the opposite side to the accommodation chamber 80c, the door 80a is closed.
 外周壁80の内側には、栽培ユニット(不図示)を載置する複数の載置板84が軸方向に沿って並設してある。
外周壁80の内側には、円筒形をなす外周壁80と同軸的に、軸回りに回転する回転軸83が載置板84を貫通して設けてあり、回転軸83の両端部は天井部81及び底部82に回転可能に取り付けてある。図13に示すように、載置板84同士の間、載置板84及び天井部81の間、並びに載置板84及び底部82の間において、回転軸83から径方向外向きに三つの隔壁85、85、85が延出している。三つの隔壁85、85、85は、略120度ずつ位相がずれるように、回転軸83周りに等配してある。
Inside the outer peripheral wall 80, a plurality of mounting plates 84 on which cultivation units (not shown) are mounted are arranged in parallel along the axial direction.
On the inner side of the outer peripheral wall 80, a rotating shaft 83 that rotates coaxially with the cylindrical outer peripheral wall 80 is provided so as to penetrate the mounting plate 84. Both ends of the rotating shaft 83 are ceiling portions. 81 and the bottom 82 are rotatably mounted. As shown in FIG. 13, three partition walls radially outward from the rotation shaft 83 between the mounting plates 84, between the mounting plate 84 and the ceiling portion 81, and between the mounting plate 84 and the bottom portion 82. 85, 85, 85 are extended. The three partition walls 85, 85, 85 are equally arranged around the rotation shaft 83 so that the phases are shifted by approximately 120 degrees.
 隔壁85の延出端部には緩衝部材87が設けてあり、該緩衝部材87は外周壁80に接触している。栽培装置は、隔壁85間において、植物を栽培する栽培ユニットを載置板84に載置し、植物を栽培するようにしてある。すなわち外周壁80、隔壁85、載置板84、天井部81及び底部82によって、栽培ユニットが配置される栽培室180が形成されている。 A buffer member 87 is provided at the extended end of the partition wall 85, and the buffer member 87 is in contact with the outer peripheral wall 80. The cultivation apparatus is configured to cultivate a plant by placing a cultivation unit for cultivating a plant on the placement plate 84 between the partition walls 85. That is, the outer peripheral wall 80, the partition wall 85, the mounting plate 84, the ceiling part 81, and the bottom part 82 form a cultivation room 180 in which the cultivation unit is arranged.
 各隔壁85には貫通した開口85aが設けてあり、該開口85aの下側は開放している。開口85aの上縁部から、開口85aを封鎖しており、隔壁85に略平行なシート状の封鎖部85bが複数垂下している。封鎖部85bは、隔壁85の延出方向に沿って並設されており、開口85a全体を覆っている。封鎖部85bは遮光性及び可撓性を有する。封鎖部85bの上縁部のみが開口85aの上縁部に固定してあり、封鎖部85bの下端は自由端である。上縁部を支点にして封鎖部85bは隔壁85に直角な方向に容易に撓むことができる。 Each partition 85 is provided with a through opening 85a, and the lower side of the opening 85a is open. The opening 85a is sealed from the upper edge of the opening 85a, and a plurality of sheet-like blocking parts 85b substantially parallel to the partition wall 85 are suspended. The blocking portion 85b is arranged in parallel along the extending direction of the partition wall 85 and covers the entire opening 85a. The blocking portion 85b has light shielding properties and flexibility. Only the upper edge portion of the blocking portion 85b is fixed to the upper edge portion of the opening 85a, and the lower end of the blocking portion 85b is a free end. With the upper edge as a fulcrum, the blocking portion 85b can be easily bent in a direction perpendicular to the partition wall 85.
 栽培室180毎に、開口85aの上側には照明装置86が設けてあり、各照明装置86から照射される光の光量は個別に設定される。例えば同一の載置板84上に形成された三つの栽培室180毎に異なる光量を設定し、朝、昼及び夜の日照状況を再現することができる。 For each cultivation room 180, an illumination device 86 is provided above the opening 85a, and the amount of light emitted from each illumination device 86 is individually set. For example, a different amount of light can be set for each of the three cultivation rooms 180 formed on the same mounting plate 84 to reproduce the sunshine situation in the morning, noon and night.
 回転軸83にはモータ等の駆動源(不図示)から回転力が伝達されるようにしてあり、回転力が伝達された場合、図13の矢印にて示す如く、一方向に回転する。載置板84に載置された栽培ユニットは、栽培ユニットは封鎖部85bを押圧する。押圧された封鎖部85bは栽培ユニットの進行方向に撓み、栽培ユニットは封鎖部85bの下側を通過し、光量の異なる栽培室180に移動する。そのため栽培ユニットにおける一の栽培室180から、異なる環境の他の栽培室180への移動は容易且つ円滑に実行され、植物の生産性を維持することができ、品質向上及び生産性の維持を両立させることができる。 Rotational force is transmitted to the rotary shaft 83 from a driving source (not shown) such as a motor, and when the rotational force is transmitted, the rotational shaft 83 rotates in one direction as indicated by an arrow in FIG. The cultivation unit placed on the placement plate 84 presses the blocking portion 85b. The pressed blocking part 85b bends in the advancing direction of the cultivation unit, and the cultivation unit passes below the blocking part 85b and moves to the cultivation room 180 having a different amount of light. Therefore, the movement from one cultivation room 180 in the cultivation unit to another cultivation room 180 in a different environment can be performed easily and smoothly, and the productivity of the plant can be maintained, improving both quality and maintaining productivity. Can be made.
 なお各栽培室180に調温装置又は調湿装置を設けてもよい。本実施例では載置板84が固定され、隔壁85が軸回りに回転し、栽培室180間にて栽培ユニットが搬送される構成であるが、これとは逆に、隔壁85が固定され、載置板84が軸回りに回転して栽培ユニットが搬送される構成であってもよい。なお栽培ユニットは開口85aを通過することができるような形状に設計されており、例えば外周壁80に沿った湾曲した形状に設計されている。 In addition, you may provide a temperature control apparatus or a humidity control apparatus in each cultivation room 180. FIG. In the present embodiment, the mounting plate 84 is fixed, the partition wall 85 rotates around the axis, and the cultivation unit is conveyed between the cultivation rooms 180. On the contrary, the partition wall 85 is fixed, The structure which the mounting plate 84 rotates around an axis | shaft and a cultivation unit is conveyed may be sufficient. The cultivation unit is designed to have a shape that can pass through the opening 85a. For example, the cultivation unit is designed to have a curved shape along the outer peripheral wall 80.
 実施の形態4に係る構成の内、実施の形態1~3と同様な構成については同じ符号を付し、その詳細な説明を省略する。 Of the configurations according to the fourth embodiment, configurations similar to those of the first to third embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
 今回開示した実施の形態は、全ての点で例示であって、制限的なものではないと考えられるべきである。各実施例にて記載されている技術的特徴は互いに組み合わせることができ、本発明の範囲は、請求の範囲内での全ての変更及び請求の範囲と均等の範囲が含まれることが意図される。 The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The technical features described in each embodiment can be combined with each other, and the scope of the present invention is intended to include all modifications within the scope of the claims and the scope equivalent to the scope of the claims. .

Claims (10)

  1.  植物を栽培する栽培ユニットが配置され、壁に開口を有する複数の栽培室と、前記栽培ユニットの前記栽培室への搬入又は搬出を行う搬送機構とを備える栽培装置において、
     前記栽培ユニットの通過を可能にして前記開口を封鎖する封鎖部を備えること
     を特徴とする栽培装置。
    In a cultivation apparatus provided with a cultivation unit where a cultivation unit for cultivating a plant is arranged, and having a plurality of cultivation rooms having an opening on a wall, and a carrying mechanism for carrying in or carrying out the cultivation unit into the cultivation room,
    The cultivation apparatus characterized by including the blocking part which enables passage of the said cultivation unit and blocks the said opening.
  2.  複数の前記栽培室は前記壁を介して隣合っており、
     前記開口を介して複数の前記栽培室が連通していること
     を特徴とする請求項1に記載の栽培装置。
    The plurality of cultivation rooms are adjacent to each other through the wall,
    The cultivation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the cultivation rooms communicate with each other through the opening.
  3.  隣合う複数の前記栽培室は共通の前記壁を境界にして隣接していること
     を特徴とする請求項2に記載の栽培装置。
    The cultivation apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of adjacent cultivation rooms are adjacent to each other with the common wall as a boundary.
  4.  前記封鎖部は可撓性を有し、前記開口を被覆していること
     を特徴とする請求項1から3のいずれか一つに記載の栽培装置。
    The cultivation device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the blocking portion has flexibility and covers the opening.
  5.  前記封鎖部はシート状、帯状又は紐状をなし、
     前記開口の上縁部から垂下していること
     を特徴とする請求項4に記載の栽培装置。
    The blocking portion has a sheet shape, a belt shape or a string shape,
    The cultivation apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the cultivation apparatus is suspended from an upper edge portion of the opening.
  6.  少なくとも一つの前記栽培室に室内を照明する照明部、室内の気温を調整する調温部又は室内の湿度を調整する調湿部が設けてあること
     を特徴とする請求項1から5のいずれか一つに記載の栽培装置。
    The lighting unit that illuminates the room, the temperature control unit that adjusts the indoor air temperature, or the humidity control unit that adjusts the indoor humidity is provided in at least one of the cultivation rooms. The cultivation apparatus as described in one.
  7.  二つ以上の前記栽培室に前記照明部、調温部又は調湿部が設けてあり、
     前記二つ以上の栽培室内の光量、気温又は湿度を個別に設定可能にしてあること
     を特徴とする請求項6に記載の栽培装置。
    The lighting section, temperature control section or humidity control section is provided in two or more of the cultivation rooms,
    The cultivation apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the light quantity, temperature, or humidity in the two or more cultivation rooms can be individually set.
  8.  前記搬送機構はコンベヤを備えることを特徴とする請求項1から7のいずれか一つに記載の栽培装置。 The cultivation apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the transport mechanism includes a conveyor.
  9.  前記搬送機構は前記壁及び栽培ユニットを相対的に移動させる機構であること
     を特徴とする請求項1から7のいずれか一つに記載の栽培装置。
    The cultivation apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the conveyance mechanism is a mechanism that relatively moves the wall and the cultivation unit.
  10.  複数の前記栽培室は縦方向及び横方向に並設しており、
     前記搬送機構は前記栽培ユニットを縦方向及び横方向に移動させる機構であること
     を特徴とする請求項1に記載の栽培装置。
    The plurality of cultivation rooms are juxtaposed in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction,
    The cultivation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the conveyance mechanism is a mechanism that moves the cultivation unit in a vertical direction and a horizontal direction.
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