JP6574364B2 - Hydroponics equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a hydroponic cultivation apparatus capable of cultivating a plant with water (nutrient solution) containing nutrients.

  Patent Literature 1, Patent Literature 2 and Patent Literature 3 disclose a household hydroponic cultivation apparatus including an air pump that dissolves air into water in a water tank and creates a water flow.

JP-A-6-153718 JP 2012-147765 A JP 2006-271355 A

  However, in the hydroponic cultivation apparatus of patent document 1 and patent document 2, since devices, such as a pump, are not attached to the plant arrangement | positioning member by which the plant to grow is arrange | positioned, there is no trouble in removing this from an aquarium. However, in the structure disclosed in Patent Document 1, since the aquarium itself is provided with an air supply device, there is a disadvantage that the cultivation apparatus is large and complicated. In the structure disclosed in Patent Document 2, a plant arrangement member is provided. When replacing the water in the aquarium by removing the water tank, the removed plant placement member must be placed somewhere, and the foam generator must be removed from the aquarium separately, which is inconvenient. In addition, in the structure disclosed in Patent Document 3, when removing a plant arrangement member on which a plant is arranged from the water tank, there is an advantage that the air stone is also removed from the water tank at the same time, but a structure in which a separately provided air pump or tube is exposed. Therefore, there is a drawback that the designability is not good.

  This invention makes it a subject to provide the hydroponic cultivation apparatus which can perform the water exchange of an aquarium easily, and can also improve the design property in view of said situation.

  In order to solve the above problems, the hydroponic cultivation apparatus of the present invention removably supports a plant arrangement member on which a plant to be cultivated is arranged and the plant arrangement member, and supplies water to the roots of the plant. A water tank, a support housing part to which the water tank is detachably mounted, a water flow generating device attached to the bottom side of the plant placement member, a one-side electrical connector provided in the support housing part, and It is provided in the plant arrangement | positioning member, The other side electrical connector which supplies drive power to the said water flow production | generation apparatus in the mounting | wearing state can be detachably mounted | worn with the said one side electric connector.

  In the case of the above structure, when the plant arrangement member is removed and the water (nourishment solution) in the aquarium is replaced, the water flow generating device provided in the plant arrangement member is also taken out of the aquarium at the same time. In addition, since it is not necessary to hold the water flow generator by hand, there is no risk of electric shock. Moreover, in the use state which supported the said plant arrangement | positioning member in the water tank, since the said water flow production | generation apparatus exists in the bottom side of the said plant arrangement | positioning member, it cannot be seen, and the designability of a hydroponic cultivation apparatus improves.

  The water tank is formed with a cylindrical portion penetrating from the bottom of the water tank to the upper surface of the water tank, and the other electrical connector is attached to the one electrical connector through the tubular section. Good. According to this, in the state of use in which the plant placement member is supported by the water tank, the other-side electrical connector is invisible in the water tank, so that the design of the hydroponic cultivation apparatus is further improved.

  The said cylindrical part may be formed in the center position of the said water tank. According to this, it becomes possible to set it as the structure which can change the position by rotating the said plant arrangement | positioning member within a horizontal surface centering | focusing on the said cylindrical part of the said center position.

  An electric wire connected to the other electrical connector and supplying driving power to the water flow generating device may be disposed on the bottom side of the plant arranging member. According to this, the said electric wire cannot be seen in the use condition of a hydroponic cultivation apparatus, and the design property of a hydroponic cultivation apparatus improves further.

  An air path may be horizontally formed between the upper and lower hydroponic cultivation apparatuses in a state where a plurality of hydroponic cultivation apparatuses are stacked. According to this, a design property can further be improved because a several hydroponic cultivation apparatus can be laminated | stacked. In addition, when an air path is formed between the upper and lower hydroponic cultivation devices, this air path functions as a heat dissipation path, and even when a lighting device with heat generation is provided in the hydroponic cultivation device, the heat dissipation is appropriately Can be done.

  If it is this invention, there exists an effect that the replacement | exchange of the water in a water tank is easy and designability can also be improved.

It is explanatory drawing which showed the hydroponic cultivation apparatus concerning embodiment of this invention by the perspective. It is the perspective view which showed the water tank etc. of the hydroponic cultivation apparatus of FIG. It is the perspective view which showed the support housing | casing part of the hydroponic cultivation apparatus of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which showed the state in the middle of removing a plant arrangement | positioning member in the hydroponic cultivation apparatus of FIG. It is the perspective view which showed the bottom face side of the plant arrangement | positioning member of the hydroponic cultivation apparatus of FIG. It is the perspective view which showed attachment / detachment of the cover part of the hydroponic cultivation apparatus of FIG. It is the perspective view which showed the lamination example of the hydroponic cultivation apparatus of FIG.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the hydroponic cultivation apparatus 1 of this embodiment includes an apparatus main body 2 and a substantially hexahedral cover portion 3 that covers the outside of the apparatus main body 2. The apparatus main body 2 has a substantially cylindrical shape and has circular openings on both front and back sides. In addition, on both the front and back sides of the cover 3, circular openings 3 a having substantially the same size and the same positions as the circular openings of the apparatus main body 2 are formed. The front side of the apparatus main body 2 is the side where the power switch 23c is provided.

  The apparatus main body 2 includes a plant placement member 21, a water tank 22, a support housing part 23, a water flow generation device 24, a first electrical connector 25 (see FIG. 3), a second electrical connector 26, and an electrical wire. 27.

  The said plant arrangement | positioning member 21 becomes a fixed planting board, and has multiple through-holes 21a with which the support body 4 which supports the plants P which leaf vegetables etc. grow is mounted | worn. The through hole 21a is formed in a circular shape, for example. The support 4 is made of, for example, a flexible sponge and is formed in a cubic shape, and is supported by being deformed and inserted into the through hole 21a.

  The said water tank 22 supports the said plant arrangement | positioning member 21 so that attachment or detachment is possible, and supplies water (nourishing liquid) to the root of the plant P hung down from the said through-hole 21a in the support state. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the upper side of the water tank 22 has a semicircular shape in a front view and a quadrangle in a plan view, and the lower side has a rectangular bowl shape. The semicircular arc is smaller than the radius of curvature of the arc of the inner surface of the apparatus main body 2 having a cylindrical shape, and a finger of a hand is placed between the side of the semicircular portion and the inner surface. A gap is formed to the extent that can enter. Further, a notch 22a is formed in a lateral portion of the upper surface opening edge of the water tank 22, and in a state where the plant arranging member 21 is covered, the plant arranging member 21 and the upper surface opening edge beside. A gap is formed between which the fingertip can be hooked with the side portion.

  Furthermore, a cylindrical portion 22b penetrating from the water tank bottom side to the water tank upper surface side is formed in the water tank 22 at a central position on the lower side of the water tank 22 forming the bowl shape. The cylindrical portion 22 b is formed at a height that does not exceed the upper surface opening edge of the water tank 22.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a rectangular recess 23 a is formed on the lower side of the support housing portion 23, and the lower side of the water tank 22 forming the rectangular bowl shape can be attached to and detached from the recess 23 a. It is to be accommodated. Further, the one-side electrical connector 25 is provided at the central position of the recess 23a. Electric power is supplied to the one-side electrical connector 25 from a power supply device (not shown) built in the support housing portion 23. In addition, the power supply device can be supplied with power from the outlet of the house by the electric cord 5.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the water flow generating device 24 is supported by two support columns 24 a on the bottom side of the plant arranging member 21. The water flow generation device 24 is composed of, for example, a submersible pump, and performs an operation of sucking the water in the water tank 22 from the suction portion and an operation of discharging the sucked water from the discharge portion, thereby causing the water flow in the water tank 22. Form. The water flow generating device 24 can be turned on / off by operating a power switch 23c provided on the upper side of the support housing portion 23. Moreover, the said water flow production | generation apparatus 24 may produce | generate a water flow not only by producing | generating a water flow with a submersible pump but with a watermill, a screw, etc.

  The other electrical connector 26 is provided so as to protrude from the bottom side of the plant arrangement member 21. The other-side electrical connector 26 has a size (diameter) that fits into the cylindrical portion 22b. Further, a circular flange portion (a waterproof ring or the like can be provided on the flange portion) is formed on the base side of the other electrical connector 26, and this flange portion is formed on the plant placement member 21. For example, the other electrical connector 26 is fixed to the plant placement member 21 by being screwed. When the plant placement member 21 is put on the upper surface opening of the water tank 22 while the other-side electrical connector 26 is inserted into the tubular portion 22b, the distal end portion (electrical connection portion) of the other-side electrical connector 26 is the one side. Attached to the side electrical connector 25. Further, when the plant placement member 21 is lifted upward, the tip of the other side electrical connector 26 is detached from the one side electrical connector 25.

  The electrical wire 27 is provided between the other electrical connector 26 and the water flow generator 24, and the driving power received by the other electrical connector 26 from the one electrical connector 25 is the water flow generator. 24. The electric wire 27 is waterproof and is provided on the bottom side of the plant arrangement member 21.

  When the water in the water tank 22 is exchanged, a finger of a hand is inserted into the gap between the upper surface opening edge of the water tank 22 and the plant placement member 21, and the plant placement member 21 is lifted and removed. At this time, the other-side electrical connector 26 is detached from the one-side electrical connector 25, and the water flow generating device 24 provided in the plant arranging member 21 is simultaneously taken out from the water tank. Therefore, it is not necessary to take out the water flow generating device 24 from the water tank by hand, and the usability is improved. Further, since it is unnecessary to hold the water flow generating device 24 by hand, there is no risk of electric shock.

  The removed plant placement member 21 is temporarily placed in a suitable place, and then the water tank 22 is lifted and removed from the support housing portion 23. And the water in the said water tank 22 is replaced | exchanged, and the water tank 22 is engage | inserted by the recessed part 23a of the said support housing | casing part 23. FIG. Then, the plant placement member 21 is placed on the upper surface opening of the water tank 22. At this time, the other electrical connector 26 is inserted through the cylindrical portion 22 b formed in the water tank 22, and the other electrical connector 26 is connected to the one electrical connector 25. Thus, in the use state which supported the said plant arrangement | positioning member 21 on the water tank 22, it will not be visible because the said water flow production | generation apparatus 24 exists in the bottom side of the said plant arrangement | positioning member 21, and it is a hydroponic cultivation apparatus. The design property of 1 improves.

  When the electric wire 27 is provided on the bottom side of the plant placement member 21, the electric wire 27 is not visible in the use state, and the design of the hydroponic cultivation device 1 is further improved.

  Moreover, when the said other side electrical connector 26 is the structure mounted | worn with the said one side electrical connector 25 through the cylindrical part 22b formed in the said water tank 22, the use which made the said water tank 22 support the said plant arrangement | positioning member 21 In the state, since the other electrical connector 26 is in the water tank 22 and cannot be seen, the design of the hydroponic cultivation apparatus 1 is further improved.

  Further, when the cylindrical portion 22b is formed at the center position of the water tank 22, the position of the plant placement member 21 is changed by rotating, for example, 180 degrees in the horizontal plane around the cylindrical portion 22b at the center position. It becomes possible to set it as the structure which can do.

  In addition, the structure which arrange | positions the other side electrical connector 26 on the outer side of the water tank 22 is also employable. For example, a concave portion is formed in a part of the peripheral wall of the water tank 22 (corner portion or the like), the other electrical connector 26 is passed through the concave portion, and the support housing portion 23 is provided on the lower side of the concave portion. The other electrical connector 26 may be connected to the side electrical connector 25. In this case, it is preferable to form a notch through which the electric wire 27 is passed at the upper edge of the peripheral wall of the water tank 22 where the concave portion is formed.

  Moreover, the said hydroponics apparatus 1 is equipped with the substantially hexahedron-shaped cover part 3 which covers the outer side of the said apparatus main body 2 so that removal is possible, as shown in FIG. For example, the side plate 3b of the cover part 3 is provided so as to be opened and closed in the vertical direction, and the apparatus main body 2 can be taken in and out with the side plate 3b opened upward.

  Moreover, the said hydroponics apparatus 1 can stack | stack the some hydroponic cultivation apparatus 1 as shown in FIG. 7 by providing the cover part 3 of the said substantially hexahedron shape. A plurality of grooves 3c are formed in the horizontal direction on the upper and lower surfaces of the cover part 3 and in the vertical direction on the left and right side surfaces. When the phase of the groove 3c and the non-groove is shifted by 180 degrees on the upper and lower surfaces of the hydroponics device 1, the unevenness of the upper surface of the lower hydroponics device 1 and the upper hydroponics device 1 The irregularities on the lower surface are just fitted together. On the other hand, if the phase of the groove 3c formed on the upper and lower surfaces is the same as that of the non-groove, the grooves 3c face each other, and the upper surface of the lower hydroponics device 1 and the lower surface of the upper hydroponic device 1 An air passage is horizontally formed between them. Even in the configuration in which the unevenness whose phase is shifted by 180 degrees is fitted, it is possible to form an air passage horizontally by making the height of the fitting unevenness different. Moreover, the said air path is not restricted horizontal.

  Thus, when the several hydroponic cultivation apparatus 1 can be laminated | stacked, designability can further be improved.

Moreover, when the said groove part 3c is formed in the at least upper surface of the hydroponic cultivation apparatus 1, when the hydroponic cultivation apparatus 1 is laminated | stacked, it is horizontal by the said groove part 3c on the upper surface side of the lower hydroponic cultivation apparatus 1. A space can be formed, and heat can be released in the lateral direction by this space. Therefore, even when an illuminating device with heat generation is provided on the upper side of the apparatus main body 2, the heat radiation can be appropriately performed. In addition, when the slit which leads to the said air path is formed in the said cover part 3, the air with a heat | fever is efficiently thermally radiated from the said slit directly through the said air path. Moreover, the said groove part 3c can also be formed in the depth direction of the hydroponic cultivation apparatus 1. FIG. Alternatively, a slit may be formed on the outer surface of the apparatus main body 2 so that heat is radiated from the slit to the cover portion 3 side.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described with reference to drawings, this invention is not limited to the thing of embodiment shown in figure. Various modifications and variations can be made to the illustrated embodiment within the same range or equivalent range as the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1: Hydroponic cultivation apparatus 2: Apparatus main body 3: Cover part 3a: Opening 3b: Side board 3c: Groove part 4: Support body 5: Electric cord 21: Plant arrangement | positioning member 21a: Through-hole 22: Water tank 22a: Notch 22b: Cylindrical part 23: Supporting housing part 23a: Recess 23c: Power switch 24: Water flow generator 24a: Strut part 25: One side electrical connector 26: Other side electrical connector 27: Electric wire P: Plant

Claims (5)

  A plant placement member on which a plant to be cultivated is placed, a water tank that removably supports the plant placement member and supplies water to the roots of the plant, and a support housing part on which the water tank is detachably mounted, The water flow generating device attached to the bottom side of the plant arrangement member, the one-side electrical connector provided on the support housing part, and the plant arrangement member are detachable from the one-side electrical connector. A hydroponic cultivation apparatus comprising: the other electrical connector that can be attached and that supplies driving power to the water flow generation apparatus in the attached state.   The hydroponic cultivation apparatus of Claim 1 WHEREIN: The cylindrical part penetrated from the aquarium bottom side to the aquarium upper surface side is formed in the said aquarium, The said other side electrical connector passes through the said cylindrical part, and is said. A hydroponic cultivation apparatus characterized by being attached to one electrical connector. The hydroponic cultivation apparatus of Claim 2 WHEREIN: The said cylindrical part is formed in the center position of the said water tank, The hydroponic cultivation apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned.   The hydroponic cultivation apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein an electric wire that is connected to the other electrical connector and supplies driving power to the water flow generation device is a bottom of the plant arrangement member. Hydroponic cultivation apparatus characterized by being arranged on the side.   The hydroponic cultivation apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein an air path is formed between the upper and lower hydroponic cultivation apparatuses in a state where a plurality of hydroponic cultivation apparatuses are stacked. Hydroponic cultivation equipment.

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