WO2020037417A1 - Tour de culture verticale pour horticulture et agriculture automatisées - Google Patents

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WO2020037417A1
WO2020037417A1 PCT/CA2019/051145 CA2019051145W WO2020037417A1 WO 2020037417 A1 WO2020037417 A1 WO 2020037417A1 CA 2019051145 W CA2019051145 W CA 2019051145W WO 2020037417 A1 WO2020037417 A1 WO 2020037417A1
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hollow column
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Nicholas G. BRUSATORE
Ron Adolf
Ron G. Fraser
Ryan Ronald Adolf
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Affinor Growers Inc.
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Priority to AU2019324959A priority Critical patent/AU2019324959A1/en
Priority to KR1020217008490A priority patent/KR20210049856A/ko
Priority to EP19852473.8A priority patent/EP3840564A4/fr
Publication of WO2020037417A1 publication Critical patent/WO2020037417A1/fr
Priority to ZA2021/01892A priority patent/ZA202101892B/en

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
    • A01G31/00—Soilless cultivation, e.g. hydroponics
    • A01G31/02—Special apparatus therefor
    • A01G31/04—Hydroponic culture on conveyors
    • A01G31/047—Hydroponic culture on conveyors with containers inside rotating drums or rotating around a horizontal axis, e.g. carousels
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
    • A01G31/00—Soilless cultivation, e.g. hydroponics
    • A01G31/02—Special apparatus therefor
    • A01G31/04—Hydroponic culture on conveyors
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
    • A01G27/00—Self-acting watering devices, e.g. for flower-pots
    • A01G27/003—Controls for self-acting watering devices
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
    • A01G31/00—Soilless cultivation, e.g. hydroponics
    • A01G31/02—Special apparatus therefor
    • A01G31/06—Hydroponic culture on racks or in stacked containers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
    • A01G9/00—Cultivation in receptacles, forcing-frames or greenhouses; Edging for beds, lawn or the like
    • A01G9/02—Receptacles, e.g. flower-pots or boxes; Glasses for cultivating flowers
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P60/00—Technologies relating to agriculture, livestock or agroalimentary industries
    • Y02P60/20—Reduction of greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions in agriculture, e.g. CO2
    • Y02P60/21—Dinitrogen oxide [N2O], e.g. using aquaponics, hydroponics or efficiency measures

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  • the invention relates to the fields of horticulture, hydroponics and agriculture and particularly apparatus and methods for automated commercial growth and production of plants in controlled environments.
  • Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the growing unit shown in Fig. 1 with lighting fixtures swung out of operating position;
  • Fig. 13 is a perspective view of the vertical growing tower shown in Fig.7 with the water delivery system removed for ease of illustration;
  • Fig. 16 is a front view of the embodiment shown in Fig. 13 illustrating the drive motor
  • Fig. 17A is a detail view of a column segment sub-assembly for the embodiment shown in Fig. 13, Fig. 17B being an exploded view thereof;
  • Fig. 18A is a detail view of a trough sub-assembly for the embodiment shown in Fig. 13, Fig. 18B being an exploded view thereof;
  • Fig. 23 is a perspective view of the lower bearing cap
  • Fig. 25 is a detail perspective view partially cut away to show the stabilizer plunger assembly
  • Fig. 26 is an exploded perspective view of a second embodiment of the drive system
  • Rotating planter assembly 20 (Fig. 3) is suspended from fixed beam 14. It

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Water Supply & Treatment (AREA)
  • Hydroponics (AREA)
  • Cultivation Receptacles Or Flower-Pots, Or Pots For Seedlings (AREA)

Abstract

La présente invention concerne un procédé et un appareil de culture automatisée continue de plantes utilisant une rangée verticale de bras supportant des plantes s'étendant radialement depuis une colonne centrale. L'appareil est localisé à proximité d'une source externe de lumière naturelle ou artificielle. Chaque bras présente une pluralité d'éléments traversants de réception de plantes qui reçoivent les plantules et les nutriments liquides et l'eau. Les bras de support de plantes tournent sur la colonne creuse qui est motorisée et supportée sur un palier monté sur une conduite centrale fixe au niveau de son extrémité supérieure. La conduite centrale est fixée à une base ou un poteau en béton enfoncé(e) dans la surface de support. De l'eau s'écoule depuis l'extrémité radialement vers l'intérieur de chaque bras dans la colonne centrale.
PCT/CA2019/051145 2018-08-21 2019-08-21 Tour de culture verticale pour horticulture et agriculture automatisées WO2020037417A1 (fr)

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AU2019324959A AU2019324959A1 (en) 2018-08-21 2019-08-21 Vertical growing tower for automated horticulture and agriculture
KR1020217008490A KR20210049856A (ko) 2018-08-21 2019-08-21 자동화 원예 및 농업용 수직 재배 탑
EP19852473.8A EP3840564A4 (fr) 2018-08-21 2019-08-21 Tour de culture verticale pour horticulture et agriculture automatisées
ZA2021/01892A ZA202101892B (en) 2018-08-21 2021-03-19 Vertical growing tower for automated horticulture and agriculture

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US16/106,733 US10842084B2 (en) 2014-02-20 2018-08-21 Vertical growing tower for automated horticulture and agriculture

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