JP3500456B2 - Cultivation method and cultivation device by cultivation tank - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to the cultivation of seedlings in rice cultivation, cultivation and cultivation of vegetables and flowers, as an agricultural and horticultural facility,
It belongs to the technical field of a cultivation method and a cultivation device for performing hydroponic cultivation using a cultivation tank.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an agricultural and horticultural facility, the most recent conventional technology of a cultivation method and a cultivation apparatus for growing seedlings in rice cultivation, cultivation and cultivation of vegetables and flowers, hydroponic cultivation, etc. The patent No. 2955929 (registered on July 15, 1999) owned by the applicant can be mentioned.
This cultivating method and cultivating device are generally a plurality of cultivating tanks for growing and cultivating flowers and the like, a plurality of vertical moving devices for moving the plurality of cultivating tanks in a vertical direction, and a plurality of vertical moving devices. It is arranged at the end and consists of a horizontal transfer device that transfers the cultivation tank in the row direction, and the cultivation is performed by sequentially moving the plurality of cultivation tanks with a vertical movement device and a horizontal transfer device. The cultivation tank inserted from the position (cultivation start position) to one end of the vertical movement device reaches the take-out position (harvest position) at the end of cultivation in the first- in- first order, and is put out first from the other end of the vertical movement device. is there.

[0003] Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-75447, a method and apparatus for cultivation is advanced to the order has been disclosed (corresponding to culture tank) cultivating bench.

A transfer device for lifting and transporting a crop container in a greenhouse is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-299364, and a trolley is used as a rail on both sides of a cultivation shelf to transport a crop or the like. Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 11-32595 discloses a cultivation rack truck used for the above.

[0005]

The cultivation method and cultivation apparatus according to the above-mentioned patented invention is effective as such, but on the other hand, the growth rate of the crop cultivated in the cultivation tank is not always constant, Often they are not in the order they were inserted into the vertical movement device.

[0006] In the middle of the long vertical moving device, there is a case where there is a cultivation tank for crops which has grown and has already reached the harvesting or transplanting time, and there is a case where it cannot wait until it reaches the take-out position. Experience peach.

[0007] However, one cultivation tank in an agricultural and horticultural facility is usually about 200 kg, and it is extremely difficult to change the order (advance the order) of the cultivation tank manually.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a cultivation method and a cultivation apparatus using the cultivation tank according to the above-mentioned patented invention, in which there is a cultivation tank for a crop which has already grown to a harvesting time or a transplanting time. In any case, the cultivation tank at any time,
It is to be able to first advance to the take-out position by mechanical operation.

[0009]

[Means for Solving the Problems] As a means for solving the above problems, a cultivation method using a cultivation tank according to the invention described in claim 1 is a method for growing and cultivating rice seedlings, vegetables, flowers and the like. A cultivation tank, a plurality of rows of vertical movement devices for moving the plurality of cultivation tanks in a column direction, and a lateral transfer that is arranged at an end of the plurality of rows of vertical movement devices and moves the cultivation tank in the row direction. Using a cultivating device consisting of a device, in a cultivating method of sequentially moving the plurality of cultivating tanks by a vertical transfer device and a horizontal transfer device, the cart system part of the form straddling above the vertical transfer device is the same. Along with the advance device that moves in a direction parallel to the vertical movement device and holds a specific cultivation tank on the same vertical movement device in a horizontal posture and lifts it up, a plurality of cultivation tanks placed on the vertical movement device Among them, identify the cultivation tank that needs advance, The determined cultivation tank, the position of the horizontal transfer device arranged at the end of the same vertical movement device as the first-out position by the advance device, or to convey to the position of the end of the vertical movement device, respectively, To do.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a plurality of cultivation tanks for growing and cultivating rice seedlings, vegetables, flowers, etc., and a plurality of cultivation tanks for moving the cultivation tanks in a vertical direction. Vertical moving device of the row, arranged at the end of the vertical moving device of the plurality of rows, using a cultivation device consisting of a horizontal transfer device for transferring the cultivation tank in the row direction, using the plurality of cultivation tanks. in cultivation method carried out by the vertical movement device and transverse transfer device by sequentially moving, the longitudinal carriage system part in the form that has straddled over the mobile device is moved in the vertical movement device parallel direction, the vertical movement device on The advance device for holding and transporting the specific cultivation tank in a horizontal posture, especially the advance rails are arranged on both the left and right sides of the vertical movement device, and the gate-type advance truck that runs on the advance rail is installed. , Position the cultivation tank horizontally on the horizontal frame of the advance truck. A first-out device consisting of an elevating mechanism for holding and suspending is installed side by side, and the first-out rail and first-out carriage of the first-out device are installed in each row of the vertical moving device, and between the first-out carriages in adjacent rows. , One common elevating mechanism can move freely through a transfer bar that is a series of support beams supporting the elevating mechanism in a horizontal frame, and the advancing device in the adjacent row also serves as the horizontal transferring device. Of the plurality of cultivation tanks placed on the vertical movement device, the cultivation tank that requires advance advance is specified, and the specific cultivation tank is the advance movement device, and the vertical movement device is used as the advance position. Each is characterized in that it is carried to the position of the end of.

A cultivating apparatus according to a third aspect of the invention is a plurality of cultivation tanks for growing and cultivating rice seedlings, vegetables, flowers and the like, and a plurality of rows of vertical rows for moving the plurality of cultivation vessels in a vertical direction. A moving device and a horizontal transfer device that is arranged at an end of the plurality of rows of vertical moving devices and moves the cultivation tanks in a row direction, and the plurality of cultivation tanks are moved vertically and horizontally. In the cultivating apparatus for sequentially cultivating in, the carriage system part of the form straddling the upper part of the vertical moving device moves in a direction parallel to the vertical moving device, and the specific cultivation tank on the vertical moving device is horizontally moved. A first-out device for holding and hoisting in a posture and carrying the same is provided, and the first-out device includes a pair of first-out rails arranged in parallel along both left and right sides of the vertical movement device, a horizontal frame and both sides thereof. The pair of advance-use lenses is configured in a gate shape with the legs of the Installed on the horizontal frame of the advance truck to hold the advance truck and the specific cultivation tank on the vertical moving device in a horizontal posture and to support them so that they can be transported. And a space between the leg portions of the pair of advance rails and the advance truck in the left-right direction is larger than the lateral width of the cultivation tank.

According to a fourth aspect of the invention, in the cultivating apparatus according to the third aspect, the advance rails and advance trucks of the advance device are installed with respect to the vertical moving devices in each row, and the advance rail is horizontal. It is provided over the entire length of the vertical transfer device including the transfer device, and the moving rail of the vertical transfer device is provided with the front position of the horizontal transfer device as the end point. In the horizontal frame, one common elevating mechanism is configured to be freely movable via a transfer bar in which a pair of support beams supporting the elevating mechanism are arranged in series.

A cultivating apparatus according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is a plurality of cultivation tanks for growing and cultivating rice seedlings, vegetables, flowers, etc., and a plurality of vertical rows for moving the plurality of cultivation tanks in a vertical direction. A moving device and a horizontal transfer device that is arranged at an end of the plurality of rows of vertical moving devices and moves the cultivation tanks in a row direction, and the plurality of cultivation tanks are moved vertically and horizontally. In the cultivating apparatus for sequentially cultivating in, the carriage system part of the form straddling the upper part of the vertical moving device moves in a direction parallel to the vertical moving device, and the specific cultivation tank on the vertical moving device is horizontally moved. A first-out device for holding and hoisting in a posture and carrying the same is provided, and the first-out device includes a pair of first-out rails arranged in parallel along both left and right sides of the vertical movement device, a horizontal frame and both sides thereof. The pair of advance-use lenses is configured in a gate shape with the legs of the Installed on the horizontal frame of the advance truck to hold the advance truck and the specific cultivation tank on the vertical moving device in a horizontal posture and to support them so that they can be transported. And the above-mentioned advance rail and the gate-type advance carriage that travels on the advance rail are installed side by side with the vertical movement device of each row, the pair of advance rails. The horizontal distance between the left and right legs of the rail and the advance truck is configured to be larger than the lateral width of the cultivation tank, and the advance trucks on the adjacent vertical movement devices are moved up and down in each horizontal frame. One common elevating mechanism is configured to be freely movable via a transfer bar having a series of support beams for supporting each other, and the advancing device in an adjacent row also functions as a transferring device.

According to a sixth aspect of the invention, in the cultivating apparatus according to the third, fourth, or fifth aspect, a pair of left and right advance feeds of the advance feed device are provided at a portion where the moving frame base of the vertical movement device is widened in the left-right direction. Rails are installed, and columns supporting the vertical movement device are provided with a height adjusting mechanism.

[0015]

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

As disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 2955929, the present invention provides a plurality of cultivation tanks for growing and cultivating crops such as rice seedlings, vegetables and flowers, and a plurality of the cultivation tanks in a longitudinal direction. A plurality of vertical moving devices for moving, and a horizontal transfer device arranged at the end of the plurality of vertical moving devices for transferring the cultivation tanks in the row direction, the plurality of cultivation tanks being moved vertically. The cultivation method and the cultivation apparatus for sequentially cultivating by sequentially moving with the lateral transfer apparatus are used as a basis, and the practice patterns are roughly classified as shown in FIGS. However, it is not limited to this example.

FIG. 1A shows that two rows (or a plurality of rows) of vertical moving devices 2 and 2 are arranged in parallel in one greenhouse 1.
Both ends of the vertical moving devices 2 and 2 in two rows are connected to each other by the horizontal transferring devices 3 and 3, whereby the cultivation tank 4 can be circulated in the cultivation device as needed, and one vertical moving device 2 This is a type in which one end is used as the insertion position a of the cultivation tank 4 and one end of the other vertical movement device 2 is used as the removal position b.

FIG. 1B shows a plurality of greenhouses 1 ...
The horizontal transfer devices 3 are installed in a straight line in the horizontal direction so as to pass through one end side of each of them in common, and the plurality of vertical transfer devices 2 are arranged in each greenhouse 1 with the horizontal transfer device 3 as one end. Are installed in parallel, and the other end of each vertical movement device 2 is used as the insertion position a of the cultivation tank 4 and the end of the horizontal transfer device 3 is used as the removal position b.

In FIG. 1C, a plurality of vertical moving devices 2 and 2 are arranged in parallel in one greenhouse 1 and one end of each of two adjacent vertical moving devices 2 and 2 is connected by a horizontal transfer device 3. By doing so, a plurality of columns of vertical movement devices are connected in series in a zigzag pattern. This is a type in which the starting end portion of the first vertical movement device 2 is set as the insertion position a of the cultivation tank 4 and the end portion of the last vertical movement device 2 is set as the extraction position b.

FIG. 2 illustrates an embodiment of a cultivation device belonging to the type of FIG. 1A, and FIGS. 3 to 15 show an example thereof.

The cultivation tank 4 shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG.
A pair of moving rails 5 and 5 that constitute the vertical moving device 2 in each row.
Travel over. Further, a trolley system portion straddling the upper part of the vertical moving device 2 so as to travel on a pair of advance rails 6, 6 installed on both outer sides of the vertical moving device 2 is provided along the vertical moving device 2. Each of the vertical moving devices 2 is provided with an advance device 7 configured to travel and move in a parallel direction. The first-out rails 6 and 6 of the first-out device 7 and the first-out carriage 14 are
The vertical movement devices 2 and 2 in each row are installed. A in FIG.
And b indicate the insertion position and the removal position of the above-mentioned cultivation tank 4. The distance between the pair of advance rails 6, 6 and the leg portions of the advance truck 14 in the left-right direction is necessarily larger than the lateral width of the cultivation tank 4.

At both ends of the vertical moving device 2 in each row, the cultivation tank 4 is provided.
Horizontal transfer device 3 for transferring the data in the row direction (adjacent vertical transfer device)
The transfer device frame 3a constituting the above is installed. That is, the cultivation tank 4 moved by the vertical movement device 2 in the parallel direction and conveyed by the advance device 7 that lifts and conveys the specific cultivation tank 4 is placed on the transfer device frame 3a. Then, as will be described later, the rail 4e for lateral transfer of the cultivation tank 4 travels on the plurality of roller units 9 installed on the transfer device frame 3a to move the cultivation tank 4 in the row direction. The function of the lateral transfer device 3 to be mounted is realized.

Incidentally, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the cultivation tank 4 has a base frame formed by a shallow peripheral frame and a bottom frame having a lattice structure, and an expanded metal 4c is formed on the bottom frame. It is stretched to have a supporting force, a shallow cultivation tray 4b is placed thereon, and a plurality of roller units 4a are provided on the lower surface side of the bottom frame.
It is the structure which attached.

More specifically, the peripheral side frame and the bottom frame are provided with convex ribs on one resin-coated steel pipe and concave ribs on the other resin-coated steel pipe as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. A plurality of resin-coated steel pipes are vertically stacked, and the convex ribs and the concave ribs are fitted to each other and assembled into a structure having high strength and rigidity by a collective pipe material that is bonded by adhesion or the like. However, the convex rib and the concave rib are
The same applies to the case where the peripheral side frame and the bottom frame are constructed by using a larger number of resin-coated steel pipes provided in a symmetrical arrangement.

On the upper surface of the peripheral side frame of the cultivation tank 4, as shown in detail in FIG. 7, a stopper 8 having an L-shaped cross section with a vertical side 8a disposed outside is integrally formed of a tube coating resin. And
By the vertical side 8a of該止Me portion 8 that are restrained to the extent that the side surface of the cultivation tray 4b does not move shear.

Therefore, the space for accommodating a plurality of cultivation trays 4b aligned with the cultivation tank in Japanese Patent No. 2955929 is inside the vertical side 8a.
The size of the cultivation tank 4 can save space for at least two resin-coated steel pipes both vertically and horizontally.

The roller unit 4a of the cultivation tank 4 is shown in FIG.
As described in detail above, two rollers 4a ′ are provided on the moving rail 5 having a circular cross section so as to prevent derailment, operate a self-centering function, and facilitate vertical attachment / detachment. Are arranged symmetrically in an inverted C shape.

A rail 4e for lateral transfer is attached to almost the entire length on the lower surface of the peripheral side frame on the long side of the cultivation tank 4. Corresponding to this, on the transfer device frame 3a, as shown in detail in FIG. 7, the lateral transfer rail 4 is provided.
A plurality of roller units 9 that support and move the e are installed. This roller unit 9 includes two rollers 9a '
Are arranged symmetrically in a V shape.

As shown in FIG. 10, the transfer device frame 3a has its own support column 3 separately from the support column 10 described later.
It is supported directly on the ground by b. The column 3b has a height adjusting mechanism as shown in FIG. 11, for example.

Reference numeral 5a is a movement stopper for the cultivation tank 4 installed at both ends of the moving rail 5, and reference numeral 6a.
Is a movement stopper for the advance truck 14 installed at both ends of the advance rail 6.

When the movable rails 5 and 5 extend through the lateral transfer device 3 to a length equal to the length of the advance rails 6 and 6 (see the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 2). The horizontal transfer device 3 is of a lifting type similar to the horizontal transfer device in Japanese Patent No. 2955929.

The insertion position a and the extraction position b
The lateral transfer device 3 on the side is naturally not necessary when it is not necessary to circulate the cultivation tank 4 on the cultivation device.

In this case, the moving rails 5 and 5 are also extended to the same length as the lengths of the advance rails 6 and 6, and the position of the end of the vertical moving device 2 on the take-out position b side is advanced. Positioned.

Next, the vertical moving device 2 and the specific cultivation tank 4 on the vertical moving device 2 are lifted to a predetermined forward position,
In the case of the illustrated example, a side-by-side structure with the advance device 7 for transporting to the position of the horizontal transfer device frame 3a installed at the end of the vertical movement device 2 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 8, the vertical moving device 2 and the advance device 7 support a foundation beam 11 by a column 10 standing on the ground, and the pair of advance rails 6 and a moving rail are supported on the foundation beam 11. 5 and 5 are supported. Post 10 and foundation beam 1
The first set is installed at appropriate intervals in the longitudinal direction of the advance rail 6 and the moving rail 5 (the total length is from several ten meters to several tens of meters) (FIG. 10). As the pillar 10, for example, a structure having a height adjusting mechanism 12 as shown in FIG. 11 is preferably used. This height adjustment mechanism 12
The cutout flat surface portion 1 in which the height adjusting bolt 12a is formed at the base of the height adjusting bolt 12a with respect to the nut 12b
After the spanner is engaged with 2a ', the height is adjusted by the operation of rotating in the forward and reverse directions (the above is the invention according to claim 6). In addition, the height from the ground to the upper surface of the moving rail 5 is around 650 mm as a height suitable for a standing operation of a person in the cultivation device, and the support with the height adjusting mechanism 12 is
The height is around 300 mm and the diameter is around 50 mm.

Therefore, the first-out rail 6 and the moving rail 5 can be adjusted to level (horizontal level adjustment) at the same time once.
Therefore, the level adjustment work can be remarkably saved.

Further, the advance rail 6 on which the advance carriage 14 travels is provided with a foundation beam 11 which is integrated with the support column 10 and is grounded.
Since it is installed in, it is possible to secure a foundation for stably transporting the cultivation tank 4.

Further, the foundation beams 11 arranged at appropriate intervals.
On the other hand, since the advance rail 6, the moving rail 5, and the support column 10 with the height adjusting mechanism 12 are installed, the cultivation device can be manufactured inexpensively and with good appearance.

As shown in FIG. 8, the joint rails 13 having the construction shown in FIG. 12 are used at the left and right ends of the foundation beam 11, and in the illustrated example, the rails 6 for advance by resin-coated steel pipes are provided. Installed and fixed. On the pair of left and right advance rails 6, 6, a roller unit 14b attached to the lower ends of both leg portions 14a of a gate-type advance truck 14 that constitutes the advance device 7 rides and travels in a direction parallel to the vertical movement device 2. It is free. The roller unit 14b has two rollers 1
4b 'is combined in an inverted C-shape in a symmetrical arrangement.

Returning to FIG. 8 again, on the foundation beam 11, a space necessary for left and right, that is, a space equal to the space in the left-right direction of the roller unit 4a on the lower surface of the cultivation tank 4 is provided.
Two supports 15 are vertically set and fixed, and a movable rail 5 made of a resin-coated steel pipe having a circular cross section is attached and fixed to a top end of the support 15 with a joint 15a.

The cultivation tank 4 is mounted on the pair of left and right moving rails 5, 5.
The right and left roller units 4a are mounted on the vertical movement device 2 so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction. As shown in FIG. 2, the plurality of cultivation tanks 4 are mounted between the ends of the moving rails 5 and 5 so as to be able to be pushed forward in the traveling direction.

As is apparent from FIG. 8, the advance device 7
The advance cart 14 of No. 1 has a form in which the vertical movement device 2 and the cultivation tank 4 above it are straddled in the width direction, and the cultivation tank 4 is lifted by the elevating mechanism 16 as described later, and the vertical movement device 2 concerned.
The height is such that it can be transported above the upper cultivation tank 4.

In the illustrated example, the pair of left and right advance rails 6, 6 of the advance device 7 are attached to the foundation beam 11, but this is not a limitation. You can also install your own props that stand directly on the ground and install them as well.

FIG. 9 shows a front view of a configuration in which one advance device 7 is provided for each vertical movement device 2.

Next, the construction and operation of the bogie system portion including the first-out carriage 14 of the first-out device 7 and the elevating mechanism 16 installed on the horizontal frame 14c of the first carriage will be described.

The advance carriage 14 is constituted by a leg portion 14a and a horizontal frame 14c in a gate shape, and the roller unit 16b of the lift mechanism carriage 16a can be placed on the upper surface of the horizontal frame 14c and run. A support beam 17 that can be installed is installed.
The roller unit 16b has two rollers 16b '.
Are symmetrically arranged in an inverted V shape (see FIG. 13).

Therefore, the lift mechanism carriage 16a is
It is possible to travel in the row direction on the support beams 17, and the advance carriages 14 on the vertical movement devices 2 in the adjacent rows,
When the support beams 17 of the 14 members are connected to each other by an appropriate means, the lift mechanism carriage 16a can be transferred (moved back and forth) onto the lift mechanism carrier 16a. That is, in the case of this configuration, one elevating mechanism 16 can also be used as a common constituent element for the advance devices 7 in the adjacent rows.

In this case, among the members constituting the horizontal frame 14c, the member in the vertical movement direction of the cultivation tank 4 is shown in FIG.
As shown in the portion P at 0, it is necessary to cut the range c that interferes when the elevating mechanism 16 travels.

However, in the embodiment of FIGS. 3 to 15 of the cultivation apparatus belonging to the type of FIG. 1A, one vertical moving device 2 has one elevating mechanism 16 and the supporting beam 17 is moved. A stopper 17a is installed, and a lifting mechanism carriage 16a
To prevent movement (see FIGS. 8, 9 and 10). Naturally, the above-mentioned cut c is unnecessary.

As the lifting mechanism 16, a lifting mechanism 16g, which will be described later, is used as shown in FIG.
One pair, a total of two pairs, are installed on both sides of 6a (front and rear sides in the moving direction of the cultivation tank 4 on the vertical moving device 2) in a symmetrical arrangement to the left and right, and the left and right suspension mechanisms 16g and 16g each have a common motor. It is configured to move up and down using 16c as a power source.
Reference numeral 16s in FIG. 10 indicates left and right suspension mechanisms 16g and 16g.
Is a common drive shaft for moving up and down.

As shown in FIG. 8, the lifting rod 1 is driven by the pinion rack mechanism which is rotationally driven by the motor 16c.
6d is driven up and down. A suspending member 16e is attached to the lower end of the lifting rod 16d in a substantially horizontal direction.
The suspension mechanism 16g is installed downward as a pair at both ends of e.

The structure of the hanging mechanism 16g is as shown in FIGS.
As described in detail above, the hanging hook 16k is installed upward by the pin 16m at the lower end of the hanging shaft 16h. The hanging hook 16k is provided with a semi-circular receiver 16q at the upper end, and is always above the cultivation tank 4 and the horizontal transfer rail 4 described above.
The suspension hook 16k is set by its own weight so as to be stopped in an inclined posture so as to be located right above e (see FIGS. 14 and 15), but from the position, the right side of FIGS. It cannot rotate any more around. But,
It is free to rotate counterclockwise and is configured to be rotatable up to an upright position via a link 16p by a tube solenoid 16n installed on the upper part of the suspension shaft 16h (refer to the two-dot chain line in FIG. 14 for illustration). ).

Therefore, when the suspension mechanism 16g is vertically lowered by the above-mentioned motor 16c after maintaining a necessary space between the cultivation tank to be put out first and the respective cultivation tanks 4 and 4 arranged in front and rear, As illustrated in FIG. 15, the suspension hook 16k descends along the side surface of the cultivation tank 4 while rotating freely counterclockwise in a range where the hanging hook 16k interferes with the cultivation tank 4. When the upper end of the hanging hook 16k is lower than the position of the transfer rail 4e of the cultivation tank 4, the hanging hook 16k rotates freely in the clockwise direction to return to the above-mentioned normal posture setting position, and eventually the lateral transfer. It stops in an inclined posture so as to be located right below the rail 4e. Therefore, when the suspension mechanism 16g is raised by the motor 16c, the transfer rail 4e rides on the receiver 16q of the suspension hook 16k and the cultivation tank 4 is lifted.

That is, the cultivation tank 4 is supported at four positions on both sides by a total of four hanging mechanisms 16g, that is, held in a horizontal posture and stably hung. By suspending the same cultivation tank 4 a little higher than the height of the other cultivation tank 4 on the vertical movement device 2 and the crops cultivated there, the cultivation tank 4 is moved to a predetermined advance position by traveling of the advance carriage 14, that is, Figure 1A
2 of the cultivation device belonging to the type of
The lateral transfer device 3 on the side of the insertion position a and the position of removal b can be stably transported as it is to the position on the side of removal b.

When the advance carriage 14 reaches the position directly above the transfer device frame 3a which is set as the advance position, the advance carriage 14 is stopped. Next, when the suspension mechanism 16g is lowered by the motor 16c this time, the horizontal transfer rails 4e of the cultivation tank 4 ride on the plurality of roller units 9 on the transfer device frame 3a. After that, if the hook 16k is further lowered slightly, the receiver 16q of the hanging hook 16k is completely removed from the lateral transfer rail 4e of the cultivation tank 4. At that stage, the descent of the suspension mechanism 16g is stopped, and then the tube solenoid 1
6n is driven to rotate the hanging hook 16k to the upright position (see the two-dot chain line in FIG. 14).

Thereafter, the suspension mechanism 16g is again raised by the motor 16c, and when the tube solenoid 16n is released from the driving state when the suspension mechanism 16g reaches the normal raised position, the suspension hook 16k which has become free is again described above. The normal tilted posture (see the solid lines in Figure 14 and Figure 15)
The next advance operation is ready.

As described above, in the midway position of the long vertical moving device 2, there is the cultivation tank 4 for the crop, which has already reached the harvesting time or the transplanting time, and waits until it reaches the take-out position. If it cannot be done, the advance operation of the cultivation tank 4 specified in advance can be arbitrarily performed at any time by the above-mentioned advance operation, so that the crop can be easily harvested or transplanted with uniform quality.

Reference numeral 19 shown by a two-dot chain line in FIGS. 9 and 10 is a nozzle portion of a sprinkler installed on the advance carriage 14 by appropriate means. When the sprinkler is installed on the advance carriage 14, The advance cart 14 is preferably driven at a traveling speed suitable for the plant being cultivated.

16 and 17 respectively illustrate different embodiments of the present invention.

First, FIG. 16 illustrates an embodiment of a cultivation apparatus belonging to the type of FIG. 1A. Moving rail 5
Is preferably equal to the length of the advance rail 6. Then, the advance truck 1 that constitutes the advance device 7
4 is provided for each vertical movement device 2 in each row. In each of the advance carriages 14 and 14 in the adjacent rows, the support beams 17 and 17 in the horizontal frame 14c are connected by the support beam connection tool 17b, or a single common material is used as the transfer bar 18. Composed,
The advance carriages 14, 14 in the adjacent rows move jointly on the advance rails 6 via the transfer bar 18, and the advance carriages 14, 14 in the adjacent rows share a common line. Two lifting mechanisms 16 are configured to move freely. The support beam connector 17b has a structure in which a pair of connector elements are connected via a hinge shaft 17b 'and fastened by bolts and nuts (see FIG. 13).

The trolleys 16a for the elevating mechanism which travel on the transfer bar 18 are the advance trolleys 14 and 1 in the adjacent rows.
16 of the cultivating apparatus belonging to the type of FIG. 1A by hoisting a specific cultivating tank 4 on the vertical moving device 2 directly below in any one of the first trolleys 14 by going back and forth between the four. As a form, when the vertical moving device 2 is carried to an end position on the take-out position b side, the movement of the elevating mechanism 16 can achieve the purpose of lateral transfer to the cultivation tank 4. . Therefore, in the case of the embodiment of FIG. 16, it is a lateral transfer device, and although the transfer device frame is not prepared, the cultivation method according to claim 2 can be carried out (above, according to claim 2 or 5). invention).

Next, FIG. 17 shows an embodiment belonging to the type of FIG. 1B.

Two rows (or more rows) arranged in parallel
The horizontal transfer device 3 is provided in a straight line in the horizontal direction at one common end of the vertical transfer devices 2. The other end of each vertical movement device 2 is configured as a position for inserting the cultivation tank 4.

The end of the moving rail 5 on the side of the horizontal transfer device 3, that is, the end point is set to a position before the horizontal transfer device 3.

Further, similarly to the one described in the embodiment of FIG. 16, one common lifting mechanism 16 can freely move between the advance carriages 14, 14 in adjacent rows via the transfer bar 18. It is configured (the above is the invention according to claim 4).

In this case, in the embodiment of FIG. 17 of the cultivating apparatus belonging to the type of FIG. 1B, the advance position is the position of the horizontal transfer device 3 arranged at one end of the vertical moving device 2.

In the case of this embodiment, in the cultivation device in which the lateral transfer device 3 is installed, the advance carriages 1 in the adjacent rows are arranged.
Since 4 and 14 share one lifting mechanism 16 with each other,
Therefore, the cultivation device can be manufactured at a low cost.

[0069]

[Effect of the Invention] According to the invention described in claim 1, the method cultivated by the cultivation tray, and according to the cultivation equipment according to the invention described in claim 3-6 for carrying out the same cultivation method,
In the cultivation method using the cultivation tank, the cultivation tank of the crop that has already reached the harvesting time or the transplanting time at the position where the growth of the crop progresses in the order different from the insertion order and the advance position is not reached on the vertical movement device. If there is, it is possible to advance the corresponding cultivation tank at any time at the stage of discovering it or making such a judgment, and optionally advance it to a predetermined advance position by mechanical operation, so that the crop is always cultivated in the optimum state, Moreover, the cultivation method, cultivation device, and cultivation tank can be suitably implemented, and can be provided at low cost.

[Brief description of drawings]

1A, 1B, and 1C are explanatory views showing an embodiment pattern of the present invention simply and in plan.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a first embodiment of the present invention in a simple and planar manner.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a cultivation tank.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a cultivation tank.

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the cultivation tank.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing the structure of a roller unit of a cultivation tank.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a roller unit of the transfer device frame.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing, in an enlarged manner, a vertical moving device for one row and the advance cart for the cultivation device.

FIG. 9 is a front view of the cultivation device.

FIG. 10 is a side view of the cultivation device.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing a height adjusting mechanism of a column.

FIG. 12 is a front view showing a configuration of a roller unit of the advance truck.

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a roller unit of a lift truck.

FIG. 14 is a front view showing a suspension mechanism.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the suspension mechanism.

FIG. 16 is an explanatory view briefly showing a second embodiment of the present invention in plan view.

FIG. 17 is an explanatory view showing a third embodiment of the present invention simply in plan view.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 greenhouse a Insertion position b Removal position 2 Vertical movement device 3 Horizontal transfer device 3a Transfer device frame 4 cultivation tank 4a Roller unit 4b cultivation tray 4e Horizontal transfer rail 5 moving rails 6 Rail for advance 7 First-out device 8 stop 8a vertical side 9 roller unit 10 props 11 foundation beams 12 Height adjustment mechanism 14 Advance cart 14a legs 14b Roller unit 14c Horizontal frame 16 Lifting mechanism 16a Cart for lifting mechanism 16b roller unit 16d lifting rod 16e hanging material 16g hanging mechanism 16k hanging hook 16q receiver 17 Support beams 17b Support beam connecting tool 18 Transfer bar

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(57) [Claims] 1. A plurality of cultivation tanks for growing and cultivating rice seedlings, vegetables, flowers, and the like, a plurality of vertical movement devices for moving the plurality of cultivation tanks in a longitudinal direction, and a plurality of vertical movement devices for the plurality of rows. Using a cultivating device, which is arranged at the end of the cultivating device, and which is configured to transfer the cultivating tanks in the row direction, the plurality of cultivating tanks are sequentially moved by a vertical moving device and a horizontal transferring device. In the cultivating method, the trolley system part of the form straddling the upper part of the vertical moving device moves in a direction parallel to the vertical moving device, and holds and transports a specific cultivation tank on the vertical moving device in a horizontal posture. An advance device is provided side by side, and among the plurality of cultivation tanks placed on the vertical movement device, a cultivation tank that requires advance is specified, and the specified cultivation tank is the same as the advance position by the advance device. Position of the horizontal transfer device located at the end of the vertical transfer device Or it is transported to the position of the end portion of the vertical movement device, and wherein the respective cultivation method according to the cultivation tray. 2. A plurality of cultivation tanks for growing and cultivating rice seedlings, vegetables, flowers, etc., a plurality of rows of vertical movement devices for moving the plurality of cultivation tanks in a longitudinal direction, and a plurality of rows of vertical movement devices. Using a cultivating device, which is arranged at the end of the cultivating device, and which is configured to transfer the cultivating tanks in the row direction, the plurality of cultivating tanks are sequentially moved by a vertical moving device and a horizontal transferring device. In the cultivating method, the trolley system part of the form straddling the upper part of the vertical moving device moves in a direction parallel to the vertical moving device, and holds and transports a specific cultivation tank on the vertical moving device in a horizontal posture. Disposing the advance rails on the left and right sides of the advance device, especially the vertical movement device,
A gate-type advance truck is installed which runs on the advance rail, and an advance device is installed together with an elevating mechanism for holding and suspending the cultivation tank in a horizontal position on the horizontal frame of the advance truck. The advance rails and advance carriages of the device are installed in each row of the vertical movement device, and between the advance carriages of the adjacent rows, one common lifting mechanism supports the lifting mechanism in the horizontal frame. Beams can be freely moved through a transfer bar in a series, the advancing device in the adjacent row also serves as a horizontal transfer device, and among the plurality of cultivation tanks placed on the vertical transfer device, Identifying the cultivation tank that requires advance, the specific cultivation tank, by the advance device, to transport to the position of the end of the vertical movement device as the advance position, respectively, characterized by the cultivation by the cultivation tank Method. 3. A plurality of cultivation tanks for growing and cultivating rice seedlings, vegetables, flowers, etc., a plurality of vertical movement devices for moving the plurality of cultivation tanks in a vertical direction, and a plurality of vertical movement devices for the plurality of rows. In a cultivating device which is arranged at the end of the cultivating device, and which comprises a horizontal transfer device for transferring the cultivating tanks in the row direction, wherein the plurality of cultivating tanks are sequentially moved by a vertical moving device and a horizontal transferring device. , A bogie system portion of the form straddling above the vertical moving device moves in a direction parallel to the vertical moving device, and a advance device for holding and transporting a specific cultivation tank on the vertical moving device in a horizontal posture. Being installed side by side, the advance device is configured in a gate shape with a pair of advance rails arranged in parallel along both left and right sides of the vertical movement device, a horizontal frame and leg portions on both sides thereof. The advance carriage that travels on the pair of advance rails and the vertical transfer It is composed of a certain cultivation tray lifting mechanism installed in the lateral bridging frame of said first-out carriage to carry movably supported by lifting held in a horizontal posture on the device, the pair of first-out rails and The cultivating apparatus is characterized in that the distance between the left and right legs of the advance truck is set to be larger than the lateral width of the cultivating tank. 4. The advance rail and advance truck of the advance device are provided side by side with respect to the vertical movement device of each row, and the advance rail is provided over the entire length of the vertical movement device including the horizontal transfer device. The moving rails of the above are to be installed with the position in front of the horizontal transfer device as the end point.For the advance carriages on the adjacent vertical transfer devices, the support beams supporting the lifting mechanism in each horizontal frame are connected in series. 4. The cultivating device according to claim 3, wherein one common lifting mechanism is configured to move freely through the transfer bar. 5. A plurality of cultivation tanks for growing and cultivating rice seedlings, vegetables, flowers, etc., a plurality of vertical movement devices for moving the plurality of cultivation tanks in a vertical direction, and a plurality of vertical movement devices for the plurality of rows. In a cultivating device which is arranged at the end of the cultivating device, and which comprises a horizontal transfer device for transferring the cultivating tanks in the row direction, wherein the plurality of cultivating tanks are sequentially moved by a vertical moving device and a horizontal transferring device. , A bogie system portion of the form straddling above the vertical moving device moves in a direction parallel to the vertical moving device, and a advance device for holding and transporting a specific cultivation tank on the vertical moving device in a horizontal posture. Being installed side by side, the advance device is configured in a gate shape with a pair of advance rails arranged in parallel along both left and right sides of the vertical movement device, a horizontal frame and leg portions on both sides thereof. The advance carriage that travels on the pair of advance rails and the vertical transfer Be configured specific cultivation tray on the device between the installed lift mechanism lateral bridging frame of said first-out carriage to carry movably supported by lifting held in a horizontal posture, said first-out rail, and the A gate-type advance truck that travels on the advance rail is installed side by side with respect to the vertical movement device of each row, the distance between the pair of advance rails and the two legs of the advance truck in the left-right direction is the cultivation tank. Be configured to be larger than the horizontal width of each of the vertical movement devices, and the advance carriages on the adjacent vertical movement devices are commonly connected to each other via a transfer bar that is a series of support beams that support the lifting mechanism in each horizontal frame. The raising and lowering mechanism of one of the above is freely movable, and the advance device of the adjacent row also serves as the transfer device. 6. A pair of left and right advance rails of the advance device is installed in a portion where the movement frame base of the vertical movement device is widened in the left-right direction, and a column supporting the vertical movement device has a height adjusting mechanism. The cultivating device according to claim 3, 4 or 5, characterized in that the cultivating device comprises: