JPH0419811B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention is mainly applicable to installation in a large greenhouse or the like.
Spraying liquids such as water, liquid fertilizer, and chemical solutions can be efficiently sprayed over the entire surface of the greenhouse to water, control, and disinfect plants, etc., and the growth of plants, etc. can be artificially controlled using the lighting mechanism. The present invention also relates to a spraying device equipped with an artificial lighting mechanism that can be installed in a livestock barn or the like to help raise livestock.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, as this type of dispersion device, a light source irradiation method in an electric lighting device as described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 58-3044 has been disclosed. This is constructed so that the arm, which also serves as a water pipe, rotates horizontally within the greenhouse around the center of the water pipe at one end, and the spraying liquid and irradiation of artificial lighting are centered around the center of the water pipe. This can be done within a circle with a radius of .

Further, a liquid spraying device as described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 59-6933 is disclosed. this is,
A support having an injection pipe is installed between opposing rails so as to be able to reciprocate along the rail, and a hose extending from a substantially central position in the longitudinal direction of the rail is connected to the injection pipe, and the support body is connected to the injection pipe. The hose is guided and supported by a guide body that reciprocates along the hose, and the guide body is connected to a driving cable that causes the support body to travel back and forth, so that the guide body reciprocates in conjunction with the support body. In addition, this guide body is configured to reciprocate at about half the speed of the support body.

Furthermore, a chemical dispersion device as described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1100/1983 has been disclosed. this is,
A mobile vehicle equipped with a rotating wheel movable along the frame is detachably attached to a frame that can be used as a track such as a frame extending from one end of the greenhouse to the other end. A spout pipe is attached to the moving vehicle, and a cable is installed between the rotary wheel provided facing the side end of the frame body and the hose winding mounted on the traveling vehicle located outside the greenhouse. A part of the hose is fixed, and a flexible tube that is wound around the hose and communicates with a supply source of medicine or the like is connected to the squirt tube.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, when using the light source irradiation method of the above-mentioned electric lighting device in a greenhouse with a circular planar shape, the light source cannot be sprayed to every corner of the greenhouse. However, since most greenhouses are usually rectangular in plan, if they were used as they were, there was a drawback that spraying and irradiation could not be carried out to every corner of the greenhouse. In addition, since the arm is supported horizontally by support legs with wheels at the lower end, it is necessary to secure a section within the greenhouse in advance for the wheels to move, and it is difficult to install it in a large greenhouse. In this case, the arms must be made longer and the number of supporting legs must be correspondingly increased, making it difficult to utilize the inside of the greenhouse effectively.

In addition, in the case of liquid spraying equipment as mentioned above,
A pair of rails are installed on both side walls of the greenhouse, and the supports are installed on these rails so that they can move back and forth, so even if the greenhouse is relatively large, both ends of the rails can reach near the side walls of the greenhouse. When the support is made long, the support itself tends to bend significantly, so it is necessary to increase the strength and rigidity of the support itself.In addition, this also increases the weight of the support itself. However, the rails supporting this heavier support and the greenhouse itself had to be made stronger. Another drawback was that in order to pull this support, a fairly long drive cable had to be strung around the greenhouse.

Furthermore, in the case of the chemical dispersion device as mentioned above,
When the spraying work in one greenhouse is completed, the vehicle equipped with a hose coil placed outside the greenhouse is moved to the front of the next greenhouse and set up, and the vehicle is removed from the track with the spray tube still attached. It is necessary to remove it, carry it to the next greenhouse, set it on the track, and repeat this process for the number of greenhouses, which makes installation and removal of the equipment cumbersome, and requires multiple workers and operators to do this work. The problem was that it required a long working time and the work efficiency for spraying was extremely low.
Furthermore, if the greenhouse is relatively large and the jet pipes are long and have both ends reaching near both side walls of the greenhouse, the jet pipes themselves may bend significantly, or the mobile vehicle supporting the jet pipes may Even if the pipe was slightly tilted, there was a risk that the end of the jet pipe would shake violently, damaging the end of the jet pipe or injuring the operator.

(Means for Solving the Problems) Therefore, the present invention solves the above-mentioned difficulties that existed in the past, provides a safe and stable operating state, and does not require a large-scale configuration of the device itself. It is easy to install in large greenhouses, etc., reduces equipment costs, and allows the greenhouse to be used effectively without wasting it. It was created to provide a spraying device equipped with an artificial lighting mechanism that allows for easy and reliable irradiation, extremely good workability, and is economically superior. A traveling rail 1 is constructed at the upper center. A driving wheel of the drive mechanism is disposed on one end of the traveling rail, and a driven wheel is placed on the other end, and the traveling rail is A traveling body capable of traveling is formed so that it can be towed reciprocally. after that,
A spreading body is attached to this running body, and a spray liquid supply hose supported by a hose supporting running body that can run on a running rail is connected to the spreading body. Furthermore,
On this scattering body, along a direction substantially perpendicular to the moving direction of the traveling body, a scattering device is appropriately disposed, and an illumination mechanism consisting of an illumination lamp is appropriately attached. In addition, shaking prevention cables that are parallel to the running rail installation direction are stretched on both side walls of the greenhouse, and locking bodies that are movable while being locked to the shaking prevention cables are attached to the scattering body. We adopted a method of attaching it to both ends of the

(Example) The present invention will be described below with reference to illustrated examples.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a running rail that is horizontally suspended in the longitudinal direction of the greenhouse H through a plurality of rail support rods 2 that are suspended from the center of the ceiling of the greenhouse H. It is arranged horizontally so that it extends from one end to the other.

A drive wheel 4 such as a pulley or sprocket that can be rotated forward and backward by a drive mechanism 3 is installed below one end of the running rail 1, and a driven wheel support is installed below the other end of the running rail 1. A driven wheel 5, such as a pulley or sprocket, is rotatably supported on a shaft 6.

Further, the driving wheel 4 and the driven wheel 5 are provided with an endless annular transmission band 7 such as a cable, belt, or chain.
The driven wheel support body 6 is constructed so that the driven wheel 5 can be adjusted to move parallel to the longitudinal direction of the traveling rail 1 so that the transmission band 7 does not loosen. be. Further, a loosening prevention wheel 8 such as a pulley or a sprocket provided near the drive wheel 4 prevents the transmission band 7 from loosening, and increases the amount of winding of the transmission band 7 around the drive wheel 4 to prevent the transmission band 7 from loosening. It is configured to prevent slips between the drive wheel 4 and the transmission band 7, and to reliably transmit the rotational force of the drive wheel 4 to the transmission band 7.

For the traveling rail 1, a shaped material such as angle-shaped steel as shown in the figure may be used, or a shaped material having a substantially rectangular C-shaped cross section or another shape having an appropriate cross-sectional shape may be used, although not shown. It's okay to do that. Moreover, the means for constructing the running rail 1 is not limited to the rail support rod 2, and can be freely set as appropriate.

Also, a drive mechanism 3 for rotating the drive wheel 4
The drive wheel 4 may be configured so that it can be rotated in forward and reverse directions using the driving force of the motor, or it can be configured so that the drive wheel 4 can be rotated in forward and reverse directions manually (not shown). It may be configured so that it can be rotated.

10 is provided with two running wheels 11 on the upper side, two on the left and two on the left and right, which can freely roll on the running rail 1, and the transmission band 7
This running body 10 is fixed to the running rail 1 and can travel back and forth on the running rail 1.
The running wheels 11 are pivotally supported so as to be in close contact with the inclined upper surface of the running body 1, and are arranged so as to straddle both side edges of the running rail 1 from below.
0 itself does not fall off from the running rail 1. Furthermore, since the running wheels 11 are arranged in the front-rear direction, which is the longitudinal direction of the running rail 1, for a total of four wheels, the running body 10 moves smoothly on the running rail 1 without wobbling, and its stability is improved. It will be excellent. In addition, when the traveling rail 1 is constituted by a shaped material having a substantially C-shaped cross section, the traveling body 10 is constructed such that the traveling wheels 11 roll on the inner wall surface of the shaped material. Incidentally, the configuration, size, etc. of the traveling body 10 are not limited to the illustrated example, and can be freely set as appropriate.

30 is fixed to the traveling body 10, and
This is a dispersion body equipped with a liquid feed pipe 31 disposed substantially horizontally along a direction substantially perpendicular to the traveling rail 1. The liquid feed pipe 31 of the dispersion body 30 is formed so that one end reaches near one side wall of the greenhouse H, and the other end reaches near the other side wall of the greenhouse H. Moreover, this liquid feeding pipe 31 includes a plurality of branch pipes 3.
A plurality of sprayers 33 are attached to this branch pipe 32. A hose 25 for supplying a spray liquid is connected to the spray body 30. This hose 25 is supported by the running rail 1 by a hose supporting running body 20 equipped with running wheels 21 that freely roll on the running rail 1, and is a dispersing body fixed to the running body 10 which is pulled by a transmission band 7. 3
0 so that the hose 25 can follow. Further, when the running body 10 and each hose supporting running body 20 are in close proximity, the hose 25 is supported in a substantially spiral manner, and the hose 25 itself is bent to stop the supply of the spray liquid midway. This has been taken into consideration so that it will not be interrupted. The hose supporting running body 20 is configured such that when the running rail 1 is formed of a shaped material having a substantially C-shaped cross section, the running wheels 21 roll on the inner wall surface of the shaped material. By the way, the structure, size, etc. of the hose supporting traveling body 20 are not limited to the illustrated example, and can be freely set as appropriate.

Incidentally, the dispersing body 30 is not limited to the illustrated example and can have any suitable configuration, for example, the length and shape of the liquid feeding pipe 31, the number and length of the branch pipes 32, the number of dispersing devices 33, etc. The configuration, etc. can be changed freely as appropriate. In addition, the branch pipe 32 and the sprayer 33 may be attached and detached by screwing means, for example, so that they can be attached interchangeably. The branch pipe 32 may be removably attached to the liquid feeding pipe 31 through the (also, the sprayer 33 may be removably attached to the branch pipe 32), and when not in use, The branch pipe 32 can be instantly removed from the liquid feed pipe 31 so as not to interfere with work in the greenhouse H, or the removed branch pipe 32 can be used by attaching it to a dispersion body 30 installed in another greenhouse H. It becomes possible to use it economically.

By the way, the scattering body 30 is attached with a lighting mechanism consisting of a plurality of illumination lamps 50.
is a socket for the illuminated lamp 50, 52 is an electric wire for supplying electricity from the power source to the illuminated lamp 50,
This electric wire 52 is fixed to the liquid feeding pipe 31, the hose 25, etc. Note that the number of illumination lamps 50, the arrangement position in the scatterer 30, etc. are not limited to the illustrated example and can be set freely as long as they allow efficient irradiation. Further, the illumination lamp 50 can be one that can emit any light beam (for example, infrared rays, ultraviolet rays, etc.) as appropriate depending on the purpose of use. In addition, an electric wire 52 fixed to the liquid feeding pipe 31 or the hose 25 to supply electricity from the power source
By using this, it is possible to attach an appropriate blower to the dispersing body 30, and by using this appropriate blower, it is possible to equalize the temperature inside the greenhouse H, reduce humidity, and activate the plants themselves due to contact stimulation of the wind. It also becomes possible to achieve the following.

Reference numeral 40 denotes a vibration prevention cable stretched on both side walls of the greenhouse H so as to be parallel to the installation direction of the traveling rail 1.
are fixed at both ends to appropriate cable supports 41 fixed to the greenhouse H by appropriate means, and this cable support 41 is connected to the vibration prevention cable 40.
It is constructed so that its length can be adjusted freely so that it does not loosen. In addition, the vibration prevention cable 40
As the loosening prevention means, the vibration prevention cable 40
It may be configured so that a predetermined weight is always applied to one end (not shown). Note that the installation position (in the illustrated example, both ends of the liquid feeding pipe 31) and the number (two in the illustrated example) of the vibration prevention cables 40
etc. can be changed as appropriate depending on the size of the dispersion body 30, the greenhouse H, etc.

45 is a locking body fixed to both end portions of the dispersion body 30 and movably locked to the anti-vibration cable 40. This locking body 45 prevents the dispersion body 30 from shaking and also prevents the long liquid feeding pipe 31 from bending, and has a pair of rotatable rollers 46b inside a rectangular frame 46a. The anti-vibration cable 40 is sandwiched between the upper and lower rollers 46b (see FIG. 4). The structure of the locking body 45 itself is a pipe-shaped locking tube 48 into which the anti-vibration cable 40 can be inserted.
(See Fig. 5) and a locking hook 47 with a substantially upside-down shape.
(see FIG. 6), or any other suitable configuration can be freely adopted. Moreover, the material of the locking body 45 itself may be made of synthetic resin or metal so as not to damage the anti-vibration cable 40.

The present invention is configured as described above, and an example of its use will be explained next. First, the device of the present invention is installed in a greenhouse H, and the drive wheel 4 of the drive mechanism 3
is rotated to move the transmission band 7 in a rotary manner, and the traveling body 10 is made to travel along the traveling rail 1, so that the spreading body 30 fixed to the traveling body 10 reciprocates inside the greenhouse H. At this time, a spraying liquid such as water, liquid fertilizer, or chemical liquid is supplied to the sprayer 30 via the hose 25, and sprayed from the sprayer 33 to the appropriate plants (for example, chrysanthemums, strawberries, carnations, etc.). Spread. Then, the illumination lamp 50 is turned on as appropriate (continuously, intermittently, etc.) to artificially control the growth of plants, etc. (so-called long-day treatment, short-day treatment, etc.).
Incidentally, the lighting timing and lighting time of the illumination lamp 50 are determined as appropriate depending on the characteristics of the plants, etc., and in particular, the running speed of the traveling body 10, the amount of spraying liquid, and the irradiation by the illumination mechanism are determined as appropriate. In addition to the amount, the running speed and number of reciprocations of the traveling body 10 are determined according to the characteristics of the plants, etc., so as to be able to control the amount etc. optimally, and the optimal spraying state of the spray liquid and the optimal irradiation state by the illumination mechanism etc. It may also be possible to achieve economical spraying and irradiation without waste. Furthermore, the movement of the traveling body 10, the spraying of the spray liquid, the irradiation by the illumination mechanism, etc. may be automatically controlled.

By the way, the device of the present invention can not only be installed in a greenhouse H etc. to artificially control the growth of plants, etc., but also can be installed in a livestock barn for pigs, chickens, etc. and used to control the growth etc. of these animals. .

In addition, a pair of rollers 46b are provided within the rectangular frame 46a.
By configuring the locking body 45 so that the roller 46b holds the vibration prevention cable 40 from above and below, the frictional resistance when the locking body 45 moves on the vibration prevention cable 40 is reduced. The movement becomes smooth, and there is no possibility that the anti-vibration cable 40 will come off from the pair of rollers 46b. Moreover, by configuring the locking body 45 with the pipe-shaped locking cylinder 48, the structure is simple and inexpensive, and the locking body 45 does not come off from the vibration prevention cable 40. Furthermore, by configuring the locking body 45 with a locking hook 47 having a substantially upside-down shape, the configuration is simplified, and the locking body 45 to the anti-vibration cable 40 is
This makes locking extremely easy.

In particular, the traveling rail 1 is made of an angle steel shaped material,
By supporting the running wheels 11 of the running body 10 at an inclination angle that brings them into close contact with the inclined upper surface of the running rail 1, and straddling both side edges of the running rail 1 from below, the running body 10 is There is no risk of falling off the running rail 1, and a stable running condition can always be obtained without wobbling or rattling in the left and right directions perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the running rail 1.

By making it possible to freely control the running speed of the traveling body 10, etc., as well as the spraying of the spray liquid and the amount of irradiation by the illumination mechanism, the optimum spraying state of the spray liquid and the optimum illumination state by the illumination mechanism can be achieved. This makes it possible to prevent unnecessary spraying and irradiation, and enables economical spraying and irradiation without waste.

(Effects of the Invention) Therefore, according to the spraying device equipped with the artificial lighting mechanism according to the present invention, the structure of the device itself does not become large-scale, and the structure can be easily simplified, lightened, and downsized. At the same time, it becomes possible to easily install the system in a relatively large greenhouse H, etc., and equipment costs can be significantly reduced. Moreover, the inside of the greenhouse (especially the lower space) can be used effectively without waste, and the efficient spraying of the spray liquid and appropriate light irradiation can be performed easily and reliably, resulting in extremely good workability. Therefore, it becomes possible to provide a spraying device equipped with an economically superior artificial lighting mechanism at a low cost.

In particular, a vibration prevention cable 40 parallel to the installation direction of the traveling rail 1 is stretched on both side walls of the greenhouse H, and the vibration prevention cable 40 is movable while being locked to the vibration prevention cable 40. Since the bodies 45 are attached to both end portions of the dispersion body 30, even if the dispersion body 30 (liquid feeding pipe 31) is configured to be quite long to match the relatively large greenhouse H, it will not fit in the longitudinal direction of the traveling rail 1. This makes it possible to reliably prevent the liquid feeding pipe 31 from shaking in a direction perpendicular to the flow direction or from bending of the liquid feeding pipe 31 itself, and to move the dispersing body 30 extremely stably and in a well-balanced manner. Become. That is, the longer the liquid feed pipe 31 is installed in a relatively large greenhouse H, the longer the dispersion body 30 becomes.
Even with a slight shake, both ends of the liquid feed pipe 31 will swing significantly, potentially damaging the device itself, the greenhouse H, plants, etc., and increasing the danger to workers inside the greenhouse H. However, these problems can be reliably solved by the simple structure of the anti-vibration cable 40 and the locking body 45.

The traveling body 10 also includes an endless annular power transmission band 7 that is wound around the drive wheel 4 and the driven wheel 5 of the drive mechanism 3.
Even if the dispersion body 30 fixed to the traveling body 10 becomes somewhat heavy, the traveling body 10 can be moved reliably and in a well-balanced manner along the traveling rail 1.

Furthermore, a spreader 33 is attached to the spreader 30 as appropriate along a direction substantially perpendicular to the moving direction of the traveling body 10.
, the spray liquid can be efficiently sprayed to every corner of the greenhouse H, which is rectangular in plan, simply by moving the running body 10 along the running rail 1. Also,
By simply changing the length of the liquid pipe 31, it becomes possible to construct a system suitable for greenhouses H of various sizes.

Furthermore, since an illumination mechanism consisting of an illumination lamp 50 is also provided as appropriate, plants, etc. can be evenly irradiated with the appropriate light rays emitted from the illumination lamp 50, and efficient irradiation with low power consumption can be performed.

As explained above, according to the present invention, the dispersing body can be moved reliably and stably, can be easily installed in large greenhouses or small greenhouses, and furthermore, can be moved without getting in the way in the greenhouse. In addition to being able to use the inside of the greenhouse effectively without wasting it, it also enables efficient spraying of spray liquid,
Light rays can be irradiated appropriately, the growth of plants, etc. can be easily controlled artificially, and the structure itself is simple and lightweight, making it easy to install.
Since it can be provided at a low cost, it is useful for reducing equipment costs, etc., and has excellent effects such as low power consumption and extremely economical performance.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show embodiments of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a partially omitted perspective view of the entire device, FIG. 2 is a partially omitted front view of the entire device, and FIG. 3 is a partially omitted side view of the entire device.
FIG. 4 is a partially omitted perspective view showing the vibration prevention mechanism, and FIGS. 5 and 6 are perspective views of other embodiments of the vibration prevention mechanism. 1...Traveling rail, 2...Rail support rod, 3...
... Drive mechanism, 4... Drive vehicle, 5... Driven vehicle, 6...
... Driven vehicle support body, 7 ... Transmission band, 8 ... Anti-loosening wheel, 10 ... Traveling body, 11 ... Traveling wheel, 20 ...
... Hose support running body, 21 ... Running wheels, 25
... hose, 30 ... dispersion body, 31 ... liquid sending pipe,
32... Branch pipe, 33... Spreader, 40... Shaking prevention cable, 41... Cable support, 45...
Locking body, 46a...frame body, 46b...roller,
47...Latching hook, 48...Latching cylinder, 50...
Illumination lamp, 51... socket, 52... electric wire,
H...Greenhouse.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A running rail is constructed in the upper center of the greenhouse by appropriate means, and a driving wheel of the drive mechanism is placed at one end of the running rail, and a driven car is placed at the other end.
A traveling body capable of traveling on a traveling rail is reciprocally pulled through an endless annular transmission band wrapped around the driving vehicle and driven vehicle, and a scattering body is attached to this traveling body, and the traveling body can travel on the traveling rail. A spray liquid supply hose supported by a hose supporting running body is connected to the spreading body, and a sprayer is appropriately arranged on this spreading body along a direction substantially perpendicular to the moving direction of the running body. At the same time, an illumination mechanism consisting of an illumination lamp is installed as appropriate, and swing prevention cables that are parallel to the running rail installation direction are stretched on both side walls of the greenhouse, and the swing prevention cables remain locked. A dispersion device equipped with an artificial lighting mechanism, characterized in that movable locking bodies are attached to both ends of the dispersion body.