JPH04200329A - Plant factory - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable culture of plants while automatically transferring and conveying them without a manual operation in an environment-shielding space by equipping culture pot units, mobile holders, a transferring unit and a unit for sending-in and sending-out in a space for artificial culture of the plants. CONSTITUTION:A motor 25 is driven and a sprocket 18 is actuated by a V-belt 23 and a chain 19. Holders 11 can be automatically transferred onto an endless track by a chain 14 and stopped at an arbitrary position on the track. In addition, lamps 26 are suspended from the above parts of an environment-shielding unit and light is applied to plants 27 in culture pot units 7 so as to promote the culture. At a time for forwarding when the plants 27 grow to a constant size, the motor 25 is driven to send the plants to a conveyor unit. The plants are then pushed out onto the conveyor by a cylinder, subsequently conveyed to the outlet of an air-shower room by the conveyor and forwarded.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention is a plant factory in which plants are cultivated by shielding the atmosphere into a certain space and artificially controlling the environmental conditions of the space. This invention relates to a method for automatically transporting containers.

[Conventional technology]

Conventional devices are disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application No. 64-32046 and Utility Model Application No. 6
As described in Japanese Patent No. 4-22238, the plant cultivator is a cartridge type or a single pot, and is moved straight on a cart or a conveyor.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

The above-mentioned conventional technology does not give consideration to automation, cannot be said to be a labor-saving facility, and plants simply move in a straight line.

An object of the present invention is to provide labor-saving equipment that can automatically transport and transport plants to be cultivated in the I11 boundary shielded space without manual intervention.

Another object of the present invention is to provide equipment that allows plants to be cultivated while maintaining a virus-free state, such as by cultivating virus-free seedlings in a clean room.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, each container for cultivating plants is made into a single unit, and when moving the container within the environmentally controlled space, the container is moved by an automated device instead of by hand.

Additionally, the environmental control space is designed as a clean room to minimize the intrusion of dust and viruses.

The entrance/exit to and from the environmentally controlled space has a double structure, and is equipped with an air shower so that it can be carried in and shipped without being exposed to the outside world.

[For production]

By using a single cultivation container, it is possible to manage the cultivation alone, and it is easy to save labor in moving the container. Furthermore, by installing the automation device in the environmental control space, there is no need for workers to directly enter the control space to work, and containers can be automatically transported to the entrance and exit for work. In addition, the entrance and exit to the environmentally controlled space is double-layered, and an air shower is installed to prevent dirt and viruses from entering the controlled space, ensuring a clean environment and cultivating virus-free seedlings. It can prevent viruses from doing anything.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1(a) and 1(a).
This is explained by b). In the figure, the atmosphere and a#L are separated by an environmental shielding device L that increases the temperature by 7 degrees.

An environmental shielding space 2 is provided. The environment shielding space 2 is entered and exited through an air shower room 3 and an air shower room exit 4. Then, the worker and the cultivation box 5
When entering the environmental shielding space 2, the user receives an air shower in the air shower room 3 to remove dust, viruses, etc. before entering. The cultivation box 5 is automatically transported within the boundary shielding space 2. This operation will be explained with reference to FIG. In the figure, cultivation box 5
is placed on conveyor 6. The cultivation box 5 contains a plurality of cultivation devices 7. The cultivation box 5 is conveyed by the conveyor 6 to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line. A cylinder 8 is installed with a bracket 9 along the two-dot chain line, and a plate 10 is attached to the tip of the cylinder 8. The upper surface of the conveyor 6 is on the same plane as the pedestal U. Now cylinder 8
When the side of the cultivation box 5 is pushed through the plate IO, the cultivation box 5 is placed on the pedestal H. A plurality of pedestals (3) are attached to the chain 14 with pins and pins 13 and connected together.

The chain 14 is connected in an elliptical endless track manner.

The one-shift method of this chain 14 will be explained using FIG. 3. In the figure, the chain 14 is in positive engagement with the sprocket. The positive sprocket is connected to sprocket I by chain W. Sprocket I is attached to reducer O, and belt wheel 22. V-belt23. Belt wheel 24. Connected to motor 5. By the way, the pedestal (2) is connected to a roller 17 guided by a rail 16 by a pin. The rail 16, like the chain 14, is connected in an elliptical endless track and is supported by a bracket I.

With this configuration, by driving the motor 5, the belt 23. Sprocket at chain 19, to 18
By driving the chain 14, the pedestal 11 can be automatically transported onto the endless track and stopped at any position on the track. Incidentally, a lamp is suspended from the upper part of the burial mound shielding device 11, and is used to irradiate light onto the plants 1 in the cultivator 7 to promote cultivation. When the plants n reach a certain size and it is time to ship them, the motor 5 is driven to transport them to the conveyor row. Then, cylinder 4 pushes it to the top of the conveyor. The conveyor 3 then transports the air shower room to the outlet 4.
Ship. In this way, the cultivation box 5 is automatically conveyed in a two-dimensional manner within the environmentally shielded space, so there is no need for a worker to enter the space to work.

Also, cylinder 29. Since the cylinder winnower is provided, the cultivation box 5 can be put in from the air shower room outlet 4 and taken out from the air shower room outlet 3.

Note that it is also possible to enter from the air shower room population 3 and take it out from the air shower room population 3.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be explained using FIGS. The air shower room enters and exits through the exit 4.The cultivation box 31 containing the cultivator is in the air shower room with a population of 3.
Then, it is placed on a conveyor support. Then, it is transported by a conveyor to the point indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. By pushing out the cylinder supported by a separate bracket, it can be loaded onto a stacker crane using a plate. Stacker crane 5 is equipped with a roller, which is directly connected to the motor hammer at the shaft island. By driving the motor button, the vehicle can run on the rails 41. The stub car crane n has a cylinder cylinder and cylinder material attached to it using a bracket C, and forks 6 and 46 are attached to the tips of the cylinders 43 and 44, respectively. The cultivation box 31 can be placed on or taken down from the pedestal 47 using the fork 6. Similarly, a cultivation Sat can be placed on a rack at a fork store. With this configuration, the cultivation boxes 5 transported by the conveyor support can be mounted on any mount 47 or 48 using the stub car crane.
It can be placed on. Also, Figure 1 (a) and (b)
As shown in the figure, the cultivation box 31 is removed from the top of all the environmental storage equipment.
Lamp powder is hung facing the trees, shining light between the plants and promoting photosynthesis. Grows between plants. The cultivation box with the plants that have reached the shipping time is placed on the stacker crane a by the forklift, 45, and conveyor 51
The cylinder is loaded onto a conveyor 51, transported to the air shower room outlet 4, and shipped. Each stub car crane is equipped with a cylinder saw, and forks 44 and 45 are also installed on both sides, so it is possible to insert the cultivation box 31 from the air shower room exit 4 and ship it from the air shower room exit 3. It is also possible to enter from the air shower room population 3 and take out from the air shower room population 3.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, plants are automatically grown in environmentally shielded spaces.
At the same time, labor saving can be achieved.

Furthermore, since dust and viruses can be removed in the air shower room, virus-free seedlings can be cultivated in a virus-free state in an environment-controlled space, which has the effect of dramatically increasing plant growth.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1(a) is a plan view of a plant factory according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 1(b) is a left side view of Fig. 1(a), Fig. 2 is a detailed view of Fig. 1(a), Fig. 3 is an explanatory diagram explaining the drive of Fig. 1(aa), Figure (a) is a plan view of a plant factory according to another embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 (b) is a left side view of Figure 4 (a), and Figure 5 is a detailed view of Figure 4 (a). be. 1...Environmental shielding device. 3... Air shower room population, 4... Air shower room exit, 5... Cultivation box, Song... Wrap, feathers.
・・・・・・Cultivator, n・・・Stacker crane

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. In a device for artificially cultivating plants by controlling a certain space, the space includes a single cultivation container, a movable stand for loading the container, a transfer device, and a cultivation space. A plant factory characterized by being equipped with a loading/unloading device for loading and unloading cultivation containers. 2. In a device that artificially cultivates plants by controlling a certain space, the space includes a single cultivation container, a fixed pedestal for loading the container, and a motor vehicle with a fork for carrying the container into and out of the fixed pedestal. A plant factory characterized by being equipped with a traveling crane and a loading/unloading device for loading and unloading cultivation containers into a cultivation space. 3. The space according to claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that the space is a clean room with an air shower provided at its entrance/exit, or a double structure for cushioning with the outside. Plant factory.