JPH0733639Y2 - Plant cultivation equipment - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a plant cultivating apparatus, and more particularly to a three-dimensional rotary type plant cultivating machine for giving a predetermined environmental condition to a plant while rotating the cultivating container. The present invention relates to a plant cultivation device capable of automatically introducing a cultivation container or deriving a cultivation container from a plant cultivation machine and shipping the same without stopping the operation of.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when cultivating a plant such as a cabbage, a cultivation system for cultivating a cultivation container accommodating seedlings under a predetermined environmental condition while rotating the cultivation container with a three-dimensional rotary type plant cultivation machine has been proposed. Therefore, one of the applicants first proposed this plant cultivation machine (for example, Jikken 3-619).
2 and 3-25565, etc.). In this case, the plant cultivating machine mounts the cultivation container on a swinging rack-shaped mounting shelf.

[0003]

However, in the conventional plant cultivating machine, since the cultivating container is placed on the placing shelf, the placing shelf having an extremely wide width like a large cultivating machine is used. A large number of cultivation containers must be placed or removed from the mounting shelves, and these operations must be performed while the turning operation of the cultivation machine is intermittently stopped. A lot of labor and time were required for the shipping work. The object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional plant cultivating machine, and automatically introduce or introduce the cultivation container into the three-dimensional rotary type plant cultivating machine without stopping the turning operation of the plant cultivating machine. An object of the present invention is to provide a plant cultivating device that can be used.

[0004]

The plant cultivation device of the present invention accommodates a plant between a pair of roller chains that are wound around a pair of reversibly rotatable rotating bodies and run parallel to each other along a guide rail. A holding arm that rotates the cultivation container while holding it by picking it up from a predetermined position and lowers the cultivation container to a predetermined position by reverse rotation is arranged at a predetermined interval over the entire circumference, and the running of the roller chain By rotating the cultivation container on the holding arm by giving a predetermined environmental condition to the plant and growing it, a three-dimensional rotation type plant cultivation machine, and many rollers are laid to run the cultivation container. A transfer line mechanism extending in the direction of the cultivator, and a plant cultivator for introducing the cultivator into the plant cultivator or removing the cultivator from the plant cultivator. It consists of a delivery line mechanism provided between the delivery line mechanism and the delivery line mechanism, and a delivery roller mechanism for sending the cultivation container to the position where it can be picked up by the holding arm or taking out the cultivation container dropped from the holding arm. , A lifting roller mechanism for lifting the cultivation container sent by the transfer line mechanism and placing it on the roller of the transfer roller mechanism or lowering the cultivation container taken out by the transfer roller mechanism onto the roller of the transfer line mechanism Is. The delivery roller mechanism is composed of a front-stage roller group located on the lifting roller mechanism side and a rear-stage roller group located on the plant cultivator side, and the drive roller of the rear-stage roller group has a higher rotation speed than the drive roller of the front-stage roller group. With this configuration, the cultivation container can be delivered reliably and promptly.

[0005]

[Operation] When the cultivating container containing the plant is transferred to the plant cultivating machine by the transfer line mechanism, the elevating roller mechanism rises to lift the cultivating container from above the roller of the transfer line mechanism and rotate the roller of the elevating roller mechanism. Send on the roller of the delivery roller mechanism by. The cultivation container sent to the roller of the transfer roller mechanism reaches the end of the transfer roller mechanism, but at this time, the two holding arms of the plant cultivation machine are swung from below to scoop up the bottom side edge of the cultivation container. Hold it and rise along the arc of the rotating body. Then, at the timing when the next holding arm turns, the next cultivation container has already been delivered, so it is scooped up and raised, and thereafter this operation is repeated sequentially and all of the rollers provided all around the roller chain. The cultivation container is held on the holding arm, and the plant in the cultivation container that rotates in this state is given predetermined environmental conditions and cultivated for a predetermined number of days. When the cultivation is completed and shipped, the roller chain of the plant cultivation machine, the roller of the delivery roller mechanism, the roller of the elevating roller mechanism and the roller of the transfer line mechanism are reversed, and the cultivation container moves from the holding arm to the roller of the delivery roller mechanism. And is transferred onto the rollers of the lifting roller mechanism. When the lifting roller mechanism descends, the cultivation container is placed on the roller of the transfer line mechanism,
The transfer line mechanism transfers the product to a predetermined shipping site.

[0006]

EXAMPLE FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an arrangement state of the respective plant cultivating machines. In the house H, a large number of plant cultivating machines 1 are arranged in parallel and left and right, and In the center, the transfer line mechanisms 2 are arranged in two rows on the plant cultivation machine 1 side from the unloading elevator EV direction. Plant cultivation machine 1
Is configured such that a pair of roller chains 11 are wound around a pair of reversible rotating bodies 10 and run in parallel along a guide rail. The mechanism described in Japanese Patent No. 6192 or Japanese Patent No. 3-25565 can be used as it is.

In the present invention, between the pair of roller chains 11, the cultivation container 3 accommodating the plant (in the embodiment, seedlings of cabbage) is scooped up from a predetermined position and swung, and the cultivation container 3 is swung backwards. A holding arm 4 for lowering 3 to a predetermined position is arranged at a predetermined interval over the entire circumference thereof, and the cultivation container 3 on the holding arm 4 is caused by the traveling of the roller chain 11.
The plants are cultivated by giving predetermined environmental conditions such as light irradiation by the illumination device L and water sprinkling by the water sprinkler H while rotating.

As shown in FIG. 2, the mounting structure of the holding arm 4 is such that the mounting metal fitting 12 is mounted on the roller chain 11 and the space holding pipe 13 is provided between the mounting metal fittings 12 mounted on the left and right roller chains 11. ,
A bracket 14 is oscillatedly hung on the base end portion of the interval holding pipe 13, and a frame 15 is passed between the left and right brackets, and a substantially "L" -shaped holding arm 4 is provided on the frame at a predetermined interval. Installed in large numbers. A low rising portion 4a is provided at the tip of the holding arm so that the cultivation container 3 can be housed between the rising portion and the rear end portion of the arm. Further, the holding arms 4 are located between the adjacent cultivation containers, and one holding arm supports the bottom edge portions of the two adjacent cultivation containers. Further, holding pieces 16 having substantially the same shape as the holding arm 4 are also provided at the lower ends of the left and right brackets 14 to support the outer bottom edge portions of the cultivation containers located at the left and right ends.

In the transfer line mechanism 2, a large number of rollers 21 are arranged on a support rail 20 installed in parallel, and can be reversibly rotated by a drive belt.
The cultivation container 3 is transferred from the V direction to the plant cultivation machine 1 side or from the plant cultivation machine 1 side to the unloading elevator EV direction.

A delivery line mechanism 5 is provided between the plant cultivation machine 1 and the transfer line mechanism 2 in order to introduce the cultivation container 3 into the plant cultivation machine 1 or to remove the cultivation container 3 from the plant cultivation machine 1. It is provided. The delivery line mechanism 5 is arranged at a right angle to the transfer line mechanism 2, that is, in the direction of the holding arm 4, and feeds the cultivation container 3 to a position where it can be picked up by the holding arm 4 or is lowered from the holding arm 4. Delivery roller mechanism 6 for taking out 3
In order to lift the cultivation container 3 sent by the transfer line mechanism 2 and place it on the roller 61 of the delivery roller mechanism 6 or lower the cultivation container 3 taken out by the delivery roller mechanism 6 onto the roller 21 of the transfer line mechanism 2. And the lifting roller mechanism 7 of FIG.

The elevating roller mechanism 7 is the supporting rail 2 described above.
It is arranged between 0 and 20 so as to be able to move up and down, and a roller 71 that is reversibly driven to rotate is provided on the upper surface side of the machine frame 70. A rotary lever 72 driven by a plunger is used to rotate the machine frame 7
The whole 0 can be pushed up. Then, when the cultivation container 3 is transferred by the transfer line mechanism 2, it rises, lifts the cultivation container 3 from the roller 21 and sends it to the delivery roller mechanism 6, and descends to the resetting state for the cultivation container to be sent next. Become. When the cultivation container 3 is taken out, the roller 71 is rotated in the reverse direction, and when the delivery roller mechanism 6 places the cultivation container 3 on the roller 71, the cultivation container 3 is erected on the side of the support rail 20. It is taken in until it comes in contact with the stopper 22 and aligned in a regular position, the rotation of the roller 71 is stopped when the contact of the cultivation container with the stopper 22 is detected, and the entire lifting roller mechanism descends. As a result, the cultivation container 3 is placed on the roller 21 of the transfer line mechanism 2 and the unloading elevator E
Transferred in the V direction. The lowered elevating roller mechanism 7 rises to the reset state for taking out the next cultivation container.

The delivery roller mechanism 6 is composed of a front stage roller group 6A located on the elevating roller mechanism 7 side and a rear stage roller group 6B located on the plant cultivating machine 1 side. It is located between the holding arms 4 and 4. The front roller group 6A has a drive roller 61a at the start end, and the rear roller group 6B has drive rollers 61b at the start end and the rear end. These drive rollers 61a and 61b are rotationally driven by a common rotary shaft 62 via a belt 63, but the drive roller 61b of the rear stage roller group 6B has a higher rotational speed than the drive roller 61a of the front stage roller group 6A. Since the holding arm 4 is swung at a constant speed one after another, the cultivation container 3 is swiftly fed into the swivel orbit of the holding arm or quickly taken out of the swivel orbit of the holding arm 4. . The drive roller 61b at the rear end of the rear stage roller group 6B is rotated while slipping on the bottom surface side of the cultivation container 3 at the time of feeding the cultivation container 3 to move the cultivation container 3 to the base end portion of the holding arm 4. It acts so as to press it against the rising portion 4b, so that the cultivation container 3 is reliably accommodated in the holding arm 4.

In the above structure, the transfer line mechanism 2 sequentially transfers the number of the cultivation containers 3 corresponding to the number of the holding arms 4 of the plant cultivating machine 1 in each row, and then to the holding arms 4 of the first stage. When a corresponding number of cultivation containers 3 are aligned, the elevating roller mechanism 7 rises to lift the cultivation containers 3 from above the rollers of the transfer line mechanism 2, and the rollers 71 of the elevating roller mechanism 7 rotate to rotate the rollers 71 of the delivery roller mechanism 6 in the preceding stage roller group. 6A, and is transferred to the rear stage roller group 6B. The cultivation container 3 on the rear-stage roller group 6B is rapidly fed to the end of the latter-stage roller group 6B, and at this time, the two holding arms 4 of the plant cultivating machine 1 are swung from below and the bottom side edge of the cultivation container 3 is moved. The portion is scooped up and held, and is raised along the arc of the rotating body 10.

The next cultivation container 3 is continuously installed from the transfer line mechanism 2 and is lined up on the elevating roller mechanism 7 to stand by. When the first stage holding arm 4 is raised, the delivery line mechanism is arranged. It is sent to the end of the rear stage roller group 6B by 5 and is already in the standby state at the timing when the second stage holding arm turns. Then, by the next turning of the holding arm 4, the holding arm 4 is scooped up and lifted, and this operation is sequentially repeated, so that the cultivation container is held on all the holding arms provided over the entire circumference of the roller chain.

The plant cultivator 1 has a holding arm 3 on which a cultivating container 3 is mounted.
The plant in the cultivation container 3 that swirls in this way is given a predetermined environmental condition such as light irradiation by the lighting device L and water sprinkling by the water sprinkler H so that the plant is kept for a predetermined number of days. Grow. When the cultivation is completed and shipped, the roller chain 11 of the plant cultivation machine 1, the roller group of the delivery roller mechanism 6, the rollers 71 of the elevating roller mechanism 7 and the rollers of the transfer line mechanism 2 are reversed, and the cultivation container 3 is held. It is placed on the roller of the delivery roller mechanism 6 from the arm 4 and transferred onto the roller 71 of the elevating roller mechanism 7. When the elevating roller mechanism 7 descends, the cultivation container 3 is placed on the roller 21 of the transfer line mechanism 2 and is transferred to the unloading elevator EV by the transfer line mechanism 2.

At the time of shipping as described above, in the operation of taking out the cultivation container 3 from the holding arm 4, the delivery line mechanism 5
Since the number of rotations of the rear stage roller group 6B is higher than that of the front stage roller group 6A, the work of taking out the cultivation container 3 from the holding arm 4 is performed quickly, and the timing when the next holding arm descends has already been reached. The cultivation containers 3 are taken out, and the cultivation containers do not interfere with each other.

[0017]

[Effect of the Invention] According to the plant cultivation device of the present invention, a cultivation container containing a plant is continuously and automatically sent to each plant cultivation machine without stopping the operation of the plant cultivation machine, and is automatically delivered at the time of shipment. Since it can be taken out automatically, even if the plant cultivation machine is large, it is possible to fully automate the loading and unloading of the cultivating container, which can significantly reduce the labor and shorten the cultivating and unloading work of the cultivating container. The plant can be cultivated in a short time, and cultivation of plants such as cabbage can be made into a factory and lined, productivity can be remarkably improved, and inexpensive plants can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an arrangement state of each plant cultivation machine.

FIG. 2 is a side view in which a part of the plant cultivating machine is shown, showing a fed state of a cultivation container.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an arrangement positional relationship between a transfer line mechanism and a delivery line mechanism.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a relationship between a delivery line mechanism and a holding arm.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is a plant cultivation machine. Reference numeral 10 is a rotating body. 11 is a roller chain. 2 is a transfer line mechanism. Three
Is a cultivation container. Reference numeral 4 is a holding arm. 5 is a delivery line mechanism. 6 is a delivery roller mechanism. 61A
Is a front roller group. 61B is a rear stage roller group. 7 is an elevating roller mechanism.

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A cultivation container (3) accommodating a plant is provided between a pair of roller chains (11) wound around a pair of reversibly rotatable rotating bodies (10) and traveling in parallel along a guide rail. A holding arm (4), which is swung from a predetermined position and swung while being held, is adapted to lower the cultivation container (3) to a predetermined position by reverse swiveling, is arranged at a predetermined distance over the entire circumference thereof, and the roller is provided. A three-dimensional rotation type plant cultivation machine (1) adapted to cultivate a plant under predetermined environmental conditions while rotating the cultivation container (3) on the holding arm (4) by running the chain (11);
In order to run the cultivation container (3), a large number of rollers (2
A transfer line mechanism (2) in which 1) is laid and extends in the direction of the plant cultivation machine (1), and a cultivation container (3) is introduced into the plant cultivation machine (1), or the plant cultivation machine (1) The delivery line mechanism (5) is provided between the plant cultivation machine (1) and the transfer line mechanism (2) to take out the cultivation container (3) from the delivery line mechanism (5). With a transfer roller mechanism (6) for feeding the cultivation container (3) to a position where it can be picked up by the arm (4) or for taking out the cultivation container (3) unloaded from the holding arm (4), and a transfer line mechanism (2) Cultivation container (3) picked up by the delivery container mechanism (3) and placed on the roller of the delivery roller mechanism (6) or taken out by the delivery roller mechanism (6)
And a lift roller mechanism (7) for lowering the above onto a roller (21) of a transfer line mechanism (2). 2. The delivery roller mechanism (6) is composed of a front stage roller group (6A) located on the elevation roller mechanism (7) side and a rear stage roller group (6B) located on the plant cultivation machine (1) side, The drive roller (6) of the rear roller group (6B)
1b) is a drive roller (61) of the front roller group (6A)
The plant cultivating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the number of rotations is higher than that in a).