JP2933271B2 - Plant cultivation equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a plant carrier and a plant cultivation apparatus used for cultivating plants.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a plant cultivation apparatus, after planting seedlings, it is desirable to two-dimensionally adjust the planting interval in accordance with the growth of the seedlings. Various types of such plant cultivation apparatuses that can be adjusted have been conventionally proposed.

[0003] For example, a large number of moving bodies provided with a telescopic member composed of a link mechanism or a connecting member are provided, plants are planted between the telescopic members, and guided by guide grooves or rails having a wide interval from the planting side to the harvesting side. There has been proposed a plant cultivation apparatus in which the expansion and contraction members are stretched to increase the plant interval between the expansion and contraction members, and the interval between the moving objects is radially expanded so as to increase the plant interval between the moving objects (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Hei 2 (1994)). -190123). However, such a device is not suitable as a large-sized plant cultivation device that can be mass-produced at low cost because the structure of the moving body itself is complicated. Further, since the interval between the plants is determined by the inclination angle of the guide groove or the like, there is a problem that the interval setting cannot be easily changed.

As another example, a large lid that covers the upper surface of a nutrient solution tank is provided with a guide groove having an interval from one side to the other side, and a stopper that is gradually elongated in a direction in which the interval is increased is provided at a constant interval. A hydroponic cultivation apparatus has been proposed in which the stopper is rotatable so that a floating body in which a plant is planted can be held between the stoppers (see Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 4-9552). In this device, the individual stoppers are rotated from the stopper position to the retreat position to pass the floating body, and after passing, the stopper is rotated again to set the stopper position, so that the operation and structure are complicated, and a large plant mass production device is used. Not suitable as In addition, since the width of the groove is fixed and the length of the stopper is fixed and fixed, the interval cannot be set freely.

[0005] A lid frame is provided at the top of a long groove-shaped long cultivation frame, pots are attached to the cover frame at regular intervals, plants are planted therein, and nutrient solution is supplied to the roots. A plant cultivation device that can adjust the interval has also been proposed.
1-84948). However, this device can only adjust the spacing in one direction.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems in the prior art, has a simple structure, is low in cost, is large in size, is suitable for mass production, and can adjust the planting interval two-dimensionally to an arbitrary distance. It is an object to provide a simple plant carrier and a plant cultivation apparatus using the same.

[0007]

Plant carrier of the plant cultivation device Means for Solving the Problems] The first plant carrier and the with a combination of short mounting plate lengths long groove-like member and the plants attachable length An object carrier comprising a groove-shaped member, a second plant carrier provided with a combination of the mounting plate and an interposition plate interposed between the mounting plates, wherein the groove-shaped member is disposed in the longitudinal direction. And a supporting portion for supporting the mounting plate and the interposition plate movably in the length direction. The mounting plate is provided with the groove-shaped member. And an opening for fitting a planting member in which a plant is planted in a central portion. The interposition plate includes an interposition plate supported portion supported by the groove-shaped member. Be configured as
be able to.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems.
A first support portion for supporting the first groove-shaped member having a long length so as to be movable in parallel in a direction perpendicular to the length direction from one end side to the other end side by a plurality of pieces; A second supporting portion for supporting a long second groove-shaped member in a direction perpendicular to the length direction so as to be movable in parallel from one end side to the other end side, and the first groove-shaped member in the direction perpendicular to the length direction. , A second moving means for moving the second groove-shaped member in the right-angle direction, and an interposition device , wherein the first groove-shaped member has an opening at a central portion. A planting member having a plant planted thereon supports a mounting plate having a short length fitted in the opening so as to be movable in the length direction, and the second groove-like member alternately switches the mounting plate and the interposition plate. The first support portion and the second support portion are movably supported in the length direction, and the other end of the first groove-shaped member is As the so provided that those end side and approaches said second groove-like member, the interposed device
And supporting the mounting plate of the first groove-shaped member in the state supported on the other end side of the first support portion on the second groove-shaped member supported on one end side of the second support portion. Feeding means for feeding, and insertion means for inserting the interposition plate on each downstream side of the mounting plate before the mounting plate is sent by the feeding means, and 2
The interposition plate is interposed in the state of the groove-shaped member.

[0009]

[0010] The plant cultivation apparatus moves the mounting plate and the interposition plate of the second groove-like member supported on the other end side of the second support portion to move one end side of the second groove-like member. And a rooting means arranged at one end of the blade in the vicinity of the upper surface of the mounting plate and having a tip end directed toward the upstream side in the moving direction of the mounting plate. be able to.

[0011]

FIG. 1 shows an example of a plant carrier.
The plant carrier is a first plant carrier 3 provided with a combination of a cultivation column 1 as a long groove-shaped member and a cultivation board 2 as a short-length mounting plate on which plants can be mounted, and And a second plant carrier 5 provided with a combination with a cultivation spacer 4 as an interposition plate interposed between the cultivation boards 2. First plant carrier 3 and second plant carrier 5
(D) and (f) include not only a state in which the components are assembled but also a state in which these components exist as a combination before assembly. In addition, FIG.
Shows an example in which only one cultivation spacer 4 is interposed between each cultivation board 2. However, in order to reduce the number of types of cultivation spacers, when the space is wide, the same or different Two or more cultivation spacers having different dimensions may be inserted in combination.

The cultivation column 1 is different depending on the plant to be cultivated, but has a width W of 70 mm, a length L sufficiently longer than this and a size of 5000 mm, for example, and is perpendicular to the Y direction which is the length direction. The bottom part 1a is provided as a supported part to be movably supported in the X direction, and the concave part 1b is provided as a support part movably supporting the cultivation board 2 and the cultivation spacer 4 in the Y direction. Further, when it is necessary to store the nutrient solution, etc., weir plates 1c are provided integrally or separately at both ends or one end side.

The cultivation board 2 has a sufficiently short length 1 of, for example, about 75 mm as compared with the cultivation column 1, and has both end portions 2 as mounting plate supported portions supported by the cultivation column 1.
a and a round hole 2b as an opening for fitting a planting member in which a plant is planted in the central portion. The width W ′ is
It is slightly smaller than the width W of the cultivation column 1. Similarly, the cultivation column 4 is formed at the both end portions 4 a of the cultivation spacer 4.
Supported by

The round hole 2b of the cultivation board 2 is, for example, 36 m
In this case, a cubic urethane tube 6 having a side of 36 mm as shown in FIG. The urethane tube 6 has a hole 6a at the center, and as shown in FIG. 3H, is assembled as 128 urethane blocks 7 having an area of, for example, 300 mm × 600 mm. The seeds of the plant are planted.

As shown in FIGS. 2A to 2C, the cultivation board 2 can be easily moved within the cultivation column 1 as shown in FIGS. 2A to 2C.
A notch 2e may be provided. Cultivation column 1
The shape of the combination of the cultivation board 2 and the cultivation spacer 4 is
The shape is not limited to the one shown in FIG. 1 (b), and can be formed into various shapes as shown in FIGS. 2 (d) to (g) as long as the cultivation board 2 and the like can move in the X direction. Furthermore, the cultivation column 1 is not limited to a square shape, and may be a semicircle or other shape, and the supported portion may be separate from the column body as indicated by reference numeral 1a '.

Such a plant carrier has a very simple structure. In addition, since the cultivation board 2 and the cultivation spacer 4 can be moved in the Y direction on the cultivation column 1, they can be attached and detached by pressing them, and the operation and device for that can be simplified. Furthermore, since the cultivation spacer 4 can be made any suitable size according to the type of plant and the like, the spacing in the X direction is free. And furthermore, according to the 1st plant carrier 3 and the 2nd plant carrier 5 of such a combination,
Cultivation column 1 is long, cultivation board 2 and cultivation spacer 4
, A large number of plants can be planted in one cultivation column 1. This cultivation column 1 can be provided in an arbitrary number required according to the scale of the plant cultivation apparatus. Therefore, this plant carrier is most suitable for use in a plant cultivation apparatus for mass production at low cost.

3 to 6 show an example of a plant cultivation apparatus. FIG. 3 is a view of a state where the cultivation column 1 is supported as viewed from the front side. FIG. 4 is a view of the same state viewed from the side.
(A) and (b) show interruptions in the middle, and (c) shows a spacing robot part which is a moving means. FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the whole plant cultivation apparatus, and FIG. 6 is a side view of the whole. As shown in FIG. 5, the plant cultivation apparatuses are formed in two rows as cultivation lines A and B, but in FIG.
Since the cultivation line A is shown and the cultivation line B is the same, this is partially indicated by a number in parentheses.

The plant cultivation apparatus comprises a column 11 as a first support for movably supporting the cultivation column 1 (1A) in multiple numbers in parallel from the one end 11a to the other end 11b in the X (X ₁ ) direction. The bracket 111 and the intermediate support 12 fixed to the cultivation column 1 arranged side by side with the first support portion
(1B) is moved from the one end 13a to the other end 1 in the X (X ₂ ) direction.
A support column 13 as a second support portion for supporting a plurality of parallel movable members up to 3b and a bracket 131 fixed thereto
And the intermediate support 14 and the cultivation column 1 (1A)
The spacing robot 15 as a first moving means for moving in the (X ₁ ) direction and the cultivation column 1 (1B) are moved to X (X
₂ ) a spacing robot 16 as a second moving means for moving in the direction. Hereinafter, the portions where the cultivation columns 1A and 1B are supported and spaced, respectively,
The cultivation line A and the cultivation line B are referred to as described above.

The cultivation column 1 (1A) has a cultivation board 2 mounted thereon as shown in FIG. 1 (d), and in a round hole 2b, a urethane tube 6 holding a plant that has finished raising seedlings. ((G) in the figure) is fitted. The cultivation board 2 is slidably movable within the cultivation column.
On the other hand, the cultivation column 1 (1B)
As shown in FIG. 1F, the cultivation spacer 4 is interposed between the cultivation boards 2. According to such a plant cultivation apparatus, spacing in the X and Y directions can be performed according to the growth of the plant.

As shown in FIG. 5, the plant cultivation apparatus of this embodiment further includes a planting apparatus 20 for planting plants on the cultivation line A, and a cultivation spacer 4 during transfer from the cultivation lines A to B. An intermediary device 30 to be mounted and a harvesting device 40 that roots and harvests the plant at the other end 13b of the cultivation line B are provided. In addition, a germination bed portion 50, a nursery bed 60, and the like are provided in the cultivation room 100. As shown in FIG. 6, a ceiling light of the cultivation room 100 has an illumination light 101 for growing plants and an air conditioner 1 for providing an environment suitable for growing plants.
02 is provided.

A processing room 200, a control room 300 and the like are provided adjacent to the cultivation room 100. The processing room 200 is provided with packing and packaging machines for harvested plants, a pre-cooling room, a nutrient solution tank, and other facilities necessary for a plant cultivation factory. The control room 300 is provided with operation, control, and monitoring devices. Reference numeral 201 denotes a sowing machine.

FIGS. 7 to 10 show a method for carrying out the whole process of plant production from sowing to harvesting by the above plant cultivation apparatus. The spacing robot 15, 1
6, the planting device 20, the intermediary device 30, the harvesting device 40, etc. will be further described according to this production process. FIG. 7 shows the process from seeding to greening. In the processing chamber 200, FIG.
(H) The urethane block 7 shown in FIG. 7 is soaked in water, put into a seedling raising box 71, placed on a seeding machine 201, and seeded on individual urethane tubes 6 one by one. Since the plant cultivation apparatus shown in FIG. 5 has a productivity of 1,000 or more per day, 10 seedling raising boxes 71 are sowed every day. This box is placed on a cart 72, and a germination bed 50 portion in the cultivation room 100 (FIG. 5)
And germinate here for 2 to 3 days. Then, the seedling raising boxes 71 are respectively transferred onto the seedling raising beds 60 arranged adjacent to each other, where they are left for about seven days for greening. The seedling raising bed 60 is formed in four stages in this example, and is provided with a roller conveyor 61 for transportation and an illuminating lamp 62 in each stage.

FIG. 8 shows the planting and spacing operations.
The greened seedlings are taken out together with the urethane and set in the planting apparatus 20. The work so far is performed manually including the operation of the seeding machine 201 and the nursery bed 60. However, it is also possible to partially or largely mechanize including the transport line. The planting apparatus 20 includes a urethane table 21 serving as a planting member supply unit that supplies a urethane tube 6 that is a planting member in which a plant is planted, and a round hole 2b of the cultivation board 2 (FIG. 1). ), The planting robot 22 as a transfer means, a cultivation board lift 23, a cultivation board intermediate support 24, an X-direction planting pusher 25, and the cultivation board 2 in which the urethane tube 6 is fitted. Cultivation column 1
(1-1) is provided with a Y-direction planting pusher 26 as a mounting means for supporting and feeding one by one.

The planting robot 22 is XYZ (up and down)
The robot arm 22a which moves in the direction is provided.
b. The cultivation board lift 23 is, for example, a lifting device using a combination of a ball screw and a ball nut, a jack-up device, or the like.
It lifts by the number of sheets and finally descends.

The operation of each part of the planting apparatus is performed sequentially or simultaneously; the robot arm 22a grasps and lifts one urethane tube 6 -moves in the Y direction-
Descend and fit the tube into the round hole 2b of the cultivation board 2-ascend-the X pusher 25 reciprocates by the width of the cultivation board 2 and sends the board-Y pusher 26 corresponds to the length of the cultivation board 2 The cultivation board 2 settled by reciprocating is fed into the cultivation column 1 (1-1)-cultivation board lift 2
3 can lift the board stack by one board and send a new cultivation board-robot arm 22
a is moved (advanced) in the X direction, descends, grasps and lifts the urethane tubes 6 in the second row, and so on. When the first row of the urethane blocks 7 in the X direction is planted, the urethane table 21 feeds the urethane tubes by one row, and the same process is performed. In this manner, the cultivation board 2 on which the seedlings are planted one by one can be supported and sent to the cultivation column 1 (1-1).

It should be noted that various combinations of the movement of the robot arm and the movement of the urethane table are possible, and the above process is an example. For example, the urethane table may be a simple inclined table and may send urethane tubes by its own weight, or may be fixed and only move a robot arm. In addition, the X pusher 25 is omitted, the cultivation board lift 23 is installed in front of the Y pusher 26, and the cultivation board 2 is fed by one in the X direction, and the urethane tube 6 is directly fitted with the robot arm 22a. It may be a device that can be inserted.

When the combination of the cultivation column 1 and the cultivation board 2 according to the present invention is used, the cultivation board 2 can be moved within the cultivation column 1. Since the planting apparatus can be sent into the column 1, the planting apparatus has a simple configuration, and a large number of seedlings can be planted quickly by a simple repetitive operation. In the apparatus of this example, the planting of 1,000 or more plants is completed in about one hour. Therefore, labor can be saved by mechanizing this process using a planting device.

The planted cultivation column 1 (1-1) is conveyed in the X direction by the spacing robot 15, and the next uncultivated cultivation column is set at the position 1 (1-1) as described later. Are similarly planted and transported. In the cultivation line A, the support space of A1 shown in FIG. 5 is empty, and the cultivation columns planted in all of the space A1 are arranged in the planting step. In the plant cultivation apparatus of this example,
This space is equivalent to one day, and has a length of about 1.5 m. In the meantime, about 20 cultivation columns are arranged, and over 1,000 plants are planted in this.

The space pacing robot 15 also shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 has a structure 151, wheels 152 running on rails 112 supported by columns 11, a motor 153 for rotating the wheels 152, and rotation of a chain sprocket and the like. A transmission mechanism 154, a rotation transmission shaft 155, a rod 156a, three cylinder mechanisms 156 attached to the main body 151 and driven by independent motors, a position sensor 157, and the like are provided. The traveling and cylinder mechanism 156 is controlled by a control device (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 3, the cultivation column 1 is arranged at an angle, and a nutrient solution for growing plants is supplied to the upper end of the cultivation column 1 by a supply pipe 17. It is absorbed by plants while flowing inside.
The spilled nutrient solution and the extra nutrient solution are collected in the tray 18 respectively.
a, 18b. The supply pipes 17 are fixedly arranged for each position where the cultivation column 1 is set. However, the position can be changed depending on the type of plant to be cultivated and the like. The position sensor 157 is
The supply pipe 17 is detected. In addition, the cultivation column 1 may be a bathtub type for normal hydroponics.

The running of the spacing robot 15 is stopped when the target supply pipe 17 is detected by a command from the control device. Thereby, the spacing robot 15 can be accurately stopped at the target position. When stopped, the cylinder mechanism 156 operates to push out the rod 156a. The rod is inserted into the round hole 2a of the cultivation board 2 mounted on the cultivation column 1 as shown in FIG. 4C, or inserted into a gap between the cultivation columns. And cultivation column 1 is X
While traveling in the direction, the vehicle travels again until the target supply pipe 17 is detected. When the cultivation column 1 is moved to the target position, the cylinder rod 156a is retracted, and the movement operation of the next cultivation column is performed.

The moving means is not limited to such a ceiling-running type spacing robot, but may be a robot standing upright from an installation surface or other known spacing devices. Further, the number of moving means is not limited to one spacing robot, and a plurality of movement means may be provided in one cultivation line.

The movement of the cultivation column in the cultivation line A using the spacing robot 15 is performed by virtually dividing the cultivation line A from A1 to A14 as shown in FIG. When moving to the side, the cultivation column of A13 section is moved to A14 section,
Move sequentially from the higher numbered section to the lower numbered section,
In the A1 section, cultivation columns newly planted as described above are arranged. Such a movement is performed once a day. Therefore, the seedlings of the cultivation column are grown for one day in each section, and are grown for 14 days in the entire cultivation line A. In the example of FIG. 5, the respective cultivation columns are arranged at the same interval in contact with each other until the 11th day, and are arranged with a slight interval from the 12th day. On the 14th day, the plant grows as it grows, so that not only the spacing in the X direction but also the spacing in the Y direction are required. For this reason, when moving from the cultivation line A to the cultivation line B, a step of interposing the cultivation spacer 4 between the cultivation boards 2 on the cultivation column 1 is performed.

FIG. 9 shows an example of the interposition device 30 and the interposition process. The intervening device 30 is provided on one end 13a of the cultivation line B one by one with the cultivation boards 2 of the cultivation column 1 (1-M) supported on the other end 11b of the cultivation line A and movably supporting the cultivation boards 2. A spacer intermediate support base 31 and a Y-direction spacing pusher 32 as feeding means for feeding and feeding the supported cultivation column 1 (1-1 ');
Before the cultivation board 2 is sent by the pusher 32, a cultivation spacer lift 33 and an X-direction spacing pusher 34 are provided as insertion means for inserting the cultivation spacers 4 one by one on the downstream side thereof. The cultivation spacer lift 33 is a device similar to the cultivation board lift 23. The cultivation spacer lift 33 lifts the cultivation spacers 4 one by one at regular time intervals, and finally performs a descending operation.

In the interposing device 30, as a spacing step, the X pusher 34 reciprocates by the width of the cultivation spacer 4 sequentially or simultaneously, and the cultivation spacer 4 ( The Y pusher 32 reciprocates by the length of the cultivation board 2 and pushes out the cultivation board 2 (2i) in front of the cultivation spacer together with the cultivation spacer 4 (4i), and these are pushed out of the cultivation column 1 (4i). 1
-1 ′) — the spacer lift 33 lifts the spacer stack by one cultivation spacer—the Y pusher 34 reciprocates again; the spacing and transfer process is automatically repeated.

Cultivation board 2 with cultivation spacer 4 interposed
When There is transferred to all of the support portion of the cultivated column 1 (1-1'), the cultivated column sent by spacing the robot 16 in the direction of X (X _2), following cultivation columns as described below Is placed on one end side of the cultivation line B, and a similar spacing and transfer process is performed.

The cultivation column 1 on which all the mounted cultivation boards 2 have been transferred is lifted by a lifting device (not shown), and as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 (c), on the structure 151 of the spacing robot 15. , For example, 20 cultivation columns for one day are loaded. This cultivation column is carried by the spacing robot 15 to one end 11a of the cultivation line A shown in FIG. Then, the urethane tube 6 in which the seedlings are planted is set as a cultivation column 1 (1-1) by being sequentially suspended and set at a position of one end side 11a by a suspending device (not shown) as described in the planting step. It is used to mount the cultivation board 2 containing

The cultivation columns 1 (1-M) and 1 (1-M)
When 1 ′) is close, the spacer intermediate support 31 can be omitted. Also, the spacer lift 33
Instead of the Y pusher 34, a suction type transfer device or the like may be used.

When the combination of the cultivation column 1 and the cultivation board 2 of the present invention is used, the cultivation board 2 can be moved within the cultivation column 1. Since these can be sequentially sent into the cultivation column 1, the interposing device has a simple configuration, and a large number of seedlings can be quickly transferred while being spaced by a simple repetitive operation. In the device of this example,
Spacing and transfer of 1,000 or more strains can be performed in about 2 hours. This device saves labor.

In the cultivation line B, as described above, the spacing between the plants is increased by the cultivation spacer 4 in the same cultivation column, and as shown in FIG. The space between the cultivation columns is opened, and finally B17, 1
The state shown in section 8 is obtained. However, in the cultivation line B, the number of cultivation boards is reduced by half in one cultivation column by the interposition of the cultivation spacer 4, so that 40 cultivation columns, which are twice as large as the cultivation line A, are arranged in each section. I have. And also in the cultivation line B, similarly to the cultivation line A, the plants on the cultivation board are grown in each section for one day. Plants that have grown on the 18th day from the planting are harvested at the other end 13b of the cultivation line B. The spacing robot 16 has the same structure as the spacing robot 15.

FIG. 10 shows an example of the harvesting device 40 and the harvesting process. The harvesting device 40 is located at the other end 13b of the cultivation line B.
Cultivation board 2 on cultivation column 1 (1-N) supported by
And a Y-direction harvest pusher 41 as an extruding means for moving the cultivation spacer 4 and sending it out from one end thereof, and a tip end side of which is disposed close to the upper surface of the cultivation board 2 at one end side, and whose tip side is upstream in the moving direction. That is, the harvest pusher 41
A root cutting cutter 42 is provided as root cutting means oriented in the direction. As a result, by pressing the cultivation board 2 on the other end side of the cultivation column 1 with the harvest pusher 41, the root of the plant is cut off, and the plant and the cultivation board 2 are separated.

In this embodiment, the cooling tunnel 43
And a conveyor line 44 attached thereto is provided, and the plants are transported to the processing chamber 200 on the line. And here, it is packed and packed and stored in the cool box. After the harvesting process, cultivation board 2
And the cultivation column 1 (1-
N) is lifted by a lifting device (not shown) and loaded on the structure of the spacing robot 16 in the same manner as the cultivation column 1 (1-M) that has completed the transfer process on the cultivation line A. Subsequently, the next cultivation column is positioned at the position of the cultivation column 1 (1-N) by the spacing robot 16, the harvesting process is performed in the same manner, and only the cultivation column 1 is loaded on the structure of the robot. Then, 20 cultivation columns for one day are loaded on the robot.

This cultivation column is carried by the spacing robot 16 to one end 13a of the cultivation line B shown in FIG. Then, the cultivation column 1 (1-1 ′) is placed on the cultivation column 1 (1-1 ′) as described in the transfer / spacing step by being sequentially suspended and set at the position of the one end 13a by a suspension device (not shown). The cultivation board 2 is transferred while the cultivation spacer is interposed.

In the above description, the cultivation line A and the cultivation line B are arranged side by side so that the cultivation line A and the cultivation line B are arranged side by side, for example, as shown in FIG.
And the like can be extended in the same direction, and can be arranged appropriately according to the topography of the installation location of the plant cultivation apparatus. In this case, for example, as shown in FIG.
1. In addition to the spacer lift 33 and the pusher 32, pushers 35, 36 and 37 are provided, and these are sequentially operated.
The cultivation board 2 on the cultivation column 1 (1-M) and the cultivation spacer 4 on the spacer lift 33 are alternately moved to the P position and set, and these are transferred onto the cultivation column 1 (1-1 '). .

In the above, the case where the cultivation lines which are consistently produced are two lines A and B has been described.
Even if there are three or more lines,
Similarly, the present invention can be applied. In such a line, when the cultivation spacers 4 have two or more different lengths, each type of cultivation spacer is interposed at the turning point of the line.

Further, in the above, the plant cultivation apparatus having the planting device, the intermediary device and the harvesting device has been described. According to such a device, it is possible to automate all the production steps and achieve a great labor saving. Can be. However, depending on equipment costs and other various conditions, a plant cultivation apparatus in which all or a part of such an apparatus is manually operated may be used.

[0047]

As described above, according to the present invention, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the combination of the long groove-like member and the short mounting plate and the combination of the interposition plate enable the simple structure,
A plant carrier capable of two-way inter-spacing can be provided. Further, since the mounting plate and the interposition plate can be moved on the groove-shaped member, they can be attached and detached by simply pressing them, thereby simplifying the operations and devices for planting, transferring, harvesting, and the like. it can. Furthermore, since the interposition board can be formed in any appropriate size according to the type of plant and the like,
In addition to the flexible spacing by adjusting the interval between the groove members, the spacing in the longitudinal direction of the groove member can be easily and freely performed. Further, according to such a combined plant carrier, a large number of mounting plates or mounting plates and interposition plates can be mounted on one groove-shaped member, so that many plants are planted on one groove-shaped member. can do. And this groove-shaped member,
Arbitrary numbers required according to the scale of the plant cultivation apparatus can be provided. Therefore, this plant carrier can be used very advantageously in a plant cultivation apparatus for mass production at low cost.

In addition, since the first and second plant carriers as described above are used and the respective supporting portions and moving means are provided,
It is possible to realize a plant cultivation apparatus with a simple structure and extremely high productivity per installation area.

In the above-mentioned plant cultivation apparatus, an interposing device utilizing the characteristics of the plant carrier is provided.
The structure of this device can be simplified, and the plant cultivation device can be automated, thereby improving mass productivity and saving labor.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 (a) is a perspective view of a cultivation column, (b) is a side view thereof, (c) is a perspective view of a cultivation board, (d) is a combined perspective view, (e) is a perspective view of a cultivation spacer, (F) is a combination perspective view, (g) is a perspective view of a urethane tube, and (h) is a perspective view of a urethane block.

FIGS. 2A to 2I are explanatory diagrams showing another example of a cultivation board, a cultivation column, and a combination thereof.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a part for supporting and moving a cultivation column.

FIGS. 4A to 4C are side views of a cultivation column supporting and moving device.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing an arrangement in a cultivation room.

FIGS. 6 (a) and (b) are a side view and a front view showing an arrangement in a cultivation room.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing steps from sowing to greening.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a planting step.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a transfer and spacing process.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a harvesting step.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory view of another arrangement example of the plant cultivation apparatus,
(A) shows the entire arrangement, and (b) shows the transfer and spacer interposed part.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cultivation column (groove-shaped member) 1a Bottom part (supported part) 1b Concave part (support part) 2 Cultivation board (mounting board) 2a Both end parts (mounting board supported part) 2b Round hole (opening) 3 1st plant Carrier 4 Cultivation spacer (interposed plate) 4a Both end portions (interposed plate supported portion) 5 Second plant carrier 6 Urethane tube (planting member) 11 Post ( first support portion ) 12 Intermediate support ( first) 13 Support ( second support ) 14 Intermediate support ( second support ) 20 Planting device 21 Urethane table (planting member supply unit) 22 Planting robot (transferring means) 23 Cultivation board lift (transferring means) 24 Cultivation board intermediate support (transfer means) 25 X-direction planting pusher (transfer means) 26 Y-direction planting pusher (mounting means) 30 Interposer 31 Spacer intermediate support (feeding means) 32 Y-direction spacing pusher Cutter (feeding means) 33 Cultivation spacer lift (insertion means) 34 X-direction spacing pusher (insertion means) 35 pusher (insertion means) 36, 37 pusher (feeding means) 40 Harvesting device 41 Y-direction harvesting pusher (extrusion means) 42 Root cutting cutter (root cutting means) 111 Bracket ( first support ) 131 Bracket ( second support )

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A first support portion for supporting a plurality of first groove-shaped members having a long length in a direction perpendicular to the length direction from one end to the other end so as to be movable in parallel in a large number; A second support portion for supporting a plurality of second groove-shaped members in a direction perpendicular to the length direction from one end side to the other end side so as to be movable in parallel in a large number;
A first moving means for moving the groove-shaped member in the right-angled direction, a second moving means for moving the second groove-shaped member in the right-angled direction, and an interposer; The shape member has an opening in a central portion, and supports a short- length mounting plate in which a planting member in which a plant is planted is fitted in the opening so as to be movable in the length direction, the second groove. The shape member supports the mounting plate and the interposition plate alternately so as to be movable in the length direction. The first support portion and the second support portion are provided on the other end side of the first groove-shaped member. things and that of one end of the second groove-like member and so provided that approaches, the interposed device, first groove of the state of being supported on the other end of the first support portion Feeding means for supporting and feeding the mounting plate of the member to the second groove-shaped member supported on one end side of the second support portion; Insertion means for inserting the interposition plate on each downstream side of the mounting plate before the attachment plate is sent by the sending means, wherein the state of the first groove member is changed to the state of the second groove member. A plant cultivation apparatus, wherein the interposition plate is interposed.