ES1285657U - Device for growing plants (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Device for growing plants, characterized in that it comprises a closed transmission chain (1) that meshes with two shafts (2 and 3), to which receptacles (5) are fixed where the plants are housed, and the transmission chain (1) being moved by a motor. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Device for growing plants

TECHNICAL SECTOR

The present application relates to a device for growing plants to be applied for growing plants vertically.

STATE OF THE ART

The increase in the cultivation of plants implies a greater consumption of those lands that are fertile. As the fertile land is limited, it means that as this type of land is demanded more, its price increases. This ultimately affects the cost of producing the fruit.

In addition, growing plants directly on the ground causes them to be affected by possible soil diseases, or even the contact of the fruits with the humid ground can cause the deterioration of the fruits, as occurs, for example, with strawberries.

In addition, if the plants are cultivated on the ground, it makes their harvesting more uncomfortable for the operators, as they have to work in non-ergonomic postures.

Therefore, the current invention is presented to solve the problems described above.

The Applicant is not aware of any device that allows these problems to be solved.

The invention consists of a device for growing plants according to the first claim. Its different variants solve the outlined problems.

The device allows plants to be grown taking full advantage of the horizontal terrain, since it allows them to be grown vertically, for which a kind of wheel is used in which a plurality of receptacles or pots are available, being able to move the whole to comfortably access All of them.

This device in turn allows better use of irrigation water, since excess water can be collected in buckets and thus can be used again for irrigation or for other purposes.

For this, the device for growing plants comprises a closed transmission chain that meshes with two shafts, to which receptacles are fixed where the plants are housed, and the transmission chain being moved by a motor.

In this way, the movement of the chain in which the plants are fixed is produced through a motor, allowing a multitude of plants to be grown on a horizontal surface where two plants would traditionally fit, depending on the height we give to the whole.

Other variants are seen in the rest of the report.

DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

For a better understanding of the invention, the following figures are included.

Figure 1: Perspective view of an embodiment of the transmission chain and the shafts with which it meshes.

Figure 2: View of the receptacles that are fixed on the links.

MODES OF EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

Below is a brief description of an embodiment of the invention, as an illustrative and non-limiting example of the latter.

The device for growing plants, object of the present invention, comprises a closed transmission chain (1) that meshes with two shafts (2 and 3), to which receptacles (5) are fixed where the plants are housed, and the transmission chain (1) being moved by a motor.

Preferably, each receptacle (5) has a bucket in its lower part for collecting excess water.

In a preferred embodiment, the transmission chain (1) has a series of links that mesh with a pinion that has the motor on its axis.

Thus, when the motor is activated, the movement of the pinion on its axis moves the transmission chain (1) with the receptacles (5) of the plants.

The motor will generally be commanded from a control panel. Therefore, when the user wants to stop or start the movement of the transmission chain (1), he will only have to press the appropriate commands on the control panel.

The control panel could be, for example, a pedal, in such a way that there can be an operator sitting in a chair and through the pedal he can command the movement of the transmission chain (1), thus facilitating the harvesting of the fruits or the maintenance of the plants, since he will be able to place the receptacles (5) at the most suitable working height for him.

Preferably, the motor will be an electric motor.

The means of fixing the receptacles (5) to the transmission chain (1) will generally be by means of a connecting pin (6).

In a mo o e reazac n prefer o recep cuos are added to a transmission chain (1) equidistant from each other.

Claims (1)

1- Device for growing plants, characterized in that it comprises a closed transmission chain (1) that meshes with two shafts (2 and 3), to which receptacles (5) are fixed where the plants are housed, and the transmission chain (1) being moved by a motor. 2- Device for growing plants, according to claim 1, characterized in that the transmission chain (1) has a series of links that mesh with a pinion that has the motor on its axis. 3- Device for growing plants, according to claim 1, characterized in that the motor is commanded from a control panel. 4- Device for growing plants, according to claim 1, characterized in that the motor is an electric motor. 5- Device for the use of gases, according to claim 1, characterized in that the fixing means of the receptacles (5) to the transmission chain (1) is a union axis (6). 6- Device for the use of gases, according to claim 1, characterized in that each receptacle (5) has a bucket in its lower part.