ES1212138U - LUMINAIRE FOR CULTIVATION (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Luminary for cultivation comprising a series of lights (5) fixed to a support, characterized in that the support is an elastic mesh (1). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

Cultivation luminaire

SECTOR OF THE TECHNIQUE 5

The present invention relates to a luminaire for cultivation, either hydroponic or in small pots, which allows to optimize the lighting and adapt it perfectly to the type of cultivated plant.

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The scope of the invention would be that of small domestic crops, mainly of plants with an appreciable height.

STATE OF THE TECHNIQUE

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The small-scale domestic production includes a series of pots or drawers, sometimes even hydroponic, which are intended to be located inside the buildings. For that reason, they do not have enough sunstroke.

In parallel, some plants require more insolation than is available where they are being cultivated, or it is preferred to supply it to increase their production.

For them, several types of luminaire are known. The most traditional comprises one or more light sources and a reflector. An example is observed in ES2362215T3.

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These systems are appalling and cannot be placed near the plant, but must be separated to fully illuminate it. In addition, the space and the fixation they use does not allow the luminaire to be replaced once installed.

The applicant does not know of any system equivalent to the luminaire of the invention. 30

BRIEF EXPLANATION OF THE INVENTION

The invention consists of a luminaire for cultivation, according to the claims.

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This luminaire comprises a series of lights fixed to a support, which in a novel way is an elastic mesh. Preferably, the lights will be cold, like LED strips.

The fixing of the lights to the mesh can be of different forms, but it is preferred that part of the fixing be carried out by removable hooks. Likewise, it is desirable that it comprises a permanent fixation, to prevent it from being accidentally disassembled during transport or folding, and this permanent fixation may comprise an elastic extension.

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For luminaires that can be provided at mid-height, it is desirable that the mesh has a central hole through which the plant can pass.

Other variants will be commented on in other points of the memory.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

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

Figure number 1.- represents a top view of one of the ways of carrying out the invention.

Figure number 2.- represents a schematic view of one of the ways of installing the luminaire of the invention.

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EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION

Next, an embodiment of the invention will be briefly described as an illustrative and non-limiting example thereof.

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In view of figure number 1, it can be seen how the luminaire comprises two main elements. First, it has an elastic support mesh (1). The mesh (1) can be made only in elastic threads (2), or comprise a series of elastic threads (2) and more rigid support threads (3). Preferably, the mesh (1) will have a passage, at rest, of a few centimeters, although it may be smaller. 35

The mesh (1) will generally have a square or rectangular resting shape, although other shapes are possible. Specifically, a very interesting solution defines a central hole (4), much larger in size than the passage of the mesh (1). The utility will be indicated later.

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The mesh (1) supports a series of lights (5), which will preferably be of the cold type, such as LED. It is preferred that they correspond to one or more commercially existing LED strips, due to the simplicity of management and the flexibility to place them on the mesh (1). The lights (5) will have some type of fixing to the mesh (1). Preferably hooks that allow the lights (5) to be repositioned once the mesh 10 (1) is put in its use position, or when the plant exceeds a certain size.

When the lights (5) correspond to a strip of LEDs, the hooks of the ends can have a flexible extension, of smaller Young's modulus than the elastic threads (2) or that the mesh (1) in general, to place the strip when the mesh (1) is in a tense position. This solution is especially interesting if the lights (5) are fixed to the mesh (1) without the ability to reposition.

In use, the plants will be arranged in a pot or in a hydroponic canal, and a support structure (6) of the mesh (1) will be placed around the pot or 20 channel. The structure will have a series of hooks (7) that can be at the same height, at various heights or as desired. One of the essential advantages of the luminaire is that it can be deformed to be in any orientation, including inclined positions or with hooks (7) at several different heights (figure 2), so that the mesh (1) takes a curved position in the space. 25

If desired, several luminaires can be placed at various heights, for which the lower meshes (1) will take advantage of their central hole (4) for the passage of the plant.

The lights (5) will have adequate power and frequency for the plant to be illuminated. These powers and frequencies are already established for various types of plants and are not part of the invention. In addition, they will have a connection to a power supply, which may require a rectifier or other equipment, depending on the type of light (5).

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The threads (2,3) of the mesh (1) may contain some type of biocidal substance to prevent fungus formation. In general, it is desired that all the equipment has a certain resistance to moisture to prevent it from being damaged by irrigation.

Claims (1)

1- Luminaire for cultivation comprising a series of lights (5) fixed to a support, characterized in that the support is an elastic mesh (1).  5 2- Luminaire for cultivation, according to claim 1, whose lights (5) are LED strips. 3- Luminaire for cultivation, according to claim 1, wherein the fixing of the lights (5) to the mesh (1) comprises removable hooks.  10 4- Luminaire for cultivation, according to claim 1, wherein the fixing of the lights (5) to the mesh (1) comprises a permanent fixation connected to the light (5) by means of an elastic extension. 5- Luminaire for cultivation, according to claim 1, whose mesh has a central hole 15 (4). 6- Luminaire for cultivation, according to claim 1, whose mesh (1) is formed from a combination of elastic threads (2) and support threads (3).  twenty 7- Luminaire for cultivation, according to claim 1, whose mesh (1) has integrated biocidal compounds.