Interleaved mobile liquid supply device, tower aeroponic system and aeroponic method

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of aeroponics planting, and particularly relates to staggered mobile liquid supply devices, a tower aeroponics system and an aeroponics method. One of the staggered mobile liquid supply devices is used to supply nutrient solution for an aeroponics system, and comprises a linear track, a mobile device, an atomization system, a first driving system, a second driving system and a general control system. The atomization system, the first driving system and the second driving system are arranged on the mobile device. The general control system controls the mobile device to perform linear reciprocating motion on the linear track. The atomization system comprises a liquid supply assembly, a first atomization assembly and a second atomization assembly. The first atomization assembly and the second atomization assembly are arranged on the two sides of the linear track along a first direction, and are staggered in a second direction.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of aeroponic cultivation technology, specifically to a staggered mobile liquid supply device, a tower-type aeroponic system, and an aeroponic method. Background Technology

[0002] Aeroponics is a novel soilless cultivation technology. It is currently the most advanced cultivation model in agricultural production, enabling rapid plant growth and development in a short period, which is of great significance to agricultural production, especially in maximizing plant potential. Aeroponics involves suspending plants in a misting space, altering how their roots obtain water, oxygen, and nutrients. It uses pressurized or ultrasonic atomization to create optimal environmental conditions for the root zone, including temperature, moisture, air, and nutrients. These four factors are the four main factors affecting plant root absorption and growth; optimizing these four factors is the key to improving plant growth rate.

[0003] In existing technologies, nutrient solution is generally sprayed onto the cultivation bed of the aeroponic system through fixed pipelines. This requires the installation of a large number of pipelines and places high demands on the pressure of the nutrient solution being delivered within the pipelines, which is not conducive to large-scale aeroponic cultivation.

[0004] To address the above issues, there is an urgent need to invent staggered mobile liquid supply devices, tower-type aeroponic systems, and aeroponic methods to solve the problem of existing aeroponic systems relying on fixed pipes to spray nutrient solutions onto cultivation beds containing crops, which requires the installation of a large number of pipes. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The first aspect of the present invention provides a staggered mobile liquid supply device, and the first objective is to provide a liquid supply device for spraying nutrient solution into an aeroponic system, so as to solve the problem that existing aeroponic systems still rely on fixed pipelines for liquid supply.

[0006] A staggered mobile liquid supply device for providing nutrient solution to an aerosol cultivation system, the liquid supply device comprising a linear track, a moving device, an atomizing system, a first drive system, a second drive system, and a central control system;

[0007] The atomizing system, the first drive system, and the second drive system are mounted on the mobile device; the central control system controls the mobile device to perform linear reciprocating motion on the linear track.

[0008] The atomization system includes a liquid supply component, a first atomization component, and a second atomization component. The liquid supply component is configured to provide the first atomization component and the second atomization component with the nutrient solution required by the aerosol culture system.

[0009] The first atomizing component and the second atomizing component are distributed on both sides of the straight track along a first direction, and the first atomizing component and the second atomizing component are staggered in a second direction;

[0010] The main control system controls the first drive system to drive the first atomizing component and the second atomizing component to reciprocate along the second direction;

[0011] The main control system controls the second drive system to drive the first atomizing component to reciprocate along the first direction, and the second drive system simultaneously drives the second atomizing component to move in the opposite direction to the movement of the first atomizing component;

[0012] Wherein, the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction, and the first direction is parallel to the extension direction of the straight track; the movement of the first atomizing component and the second atomizing component in the first direction and the second direction is configured to enable the first atomizing component and the second atomizing component to move in two adjacent tower cultivation beds in the aeroponic system, respectively.

[0013] According to the above-described staggered mobile liquid supply device, the first drive system includes a drive rod, a first drive motor, a first drive wheel, a second drive wheel, a first drag rope, and a second drag rope.

[0014] The first atomizing component and the second atomizing component are disposed on both sides of the drive rod, and the drive rod extends through the moving device along the second direction;

[0015] The first drive motor drives the first drive wheel and the second drive wheel to rotate through a reduction gear. The rotation of the first drive wheel and the second drive wheel causes the drive rod to reciprocate along the second direction through the first towing rope and the second towing rope.

[0016] According to the above-described staggered mobile liquid supply device, the second drive system includes a second drive motor, a first slide, a second slide, and a slide frame. The second drive motor is mounted on the mobile device, and the first and second slides are mounted on both sides of the slide frame. The slide frame spans the mobile device along a second direction, and the second drive motor drives the slide frame to move relative to the mobile device. The first slide is matched with the first atomizing component, and the second slide is matched with the second atomizing component.

[0017] According to the above-described staggered mobile liquid supply device, both the first atomizing component and the second atomizing component include multiple atomizing nozzles, nozzle brackets, a first slide rail, a slider, and a second slide rail. The first slide rail and the second slide rail can slide freely relative to each other through the slider. One end of the first slide rail is rotatably connected to one end of the drive rod, and the end of the second slide rail away from the drive rod is rotatably connected to the nozzle bracket.

[0018] According to the above-described staggered mobile liquid supply device, the first atomizing component and the second atomizing component (33) are driven by the first driving system to move the first atomizing component to the first slide or to move the second atomizing component to the second slide; the second driving motor drives the slide frame to move, and the first atomizing component moves along the first direction under the blocking action of the first slide or the second atomizing component moves along the first direction under the blocking action of the second slide.

[0019] According to the above-described staggered mobile liquid supply device, the mobile device is provided with at least one set of rollers, the roller set including two rollers, and a space is provided between the two rollers for the drive rod to pass freely.

[0020] A second aspect of the present invention provides a tower-type aeroponic system, including the aforementioned staggered mobile liquid supply devices, and further including two sets of tower-type aeroponic cultivation bed groups. Each set of tower-type aeroponic cultivation bed groups includes multiple tower-type aeroponic cultivation beds, wherein the tower-type aeroponic cultivation beds of one set of tower-type aeroponic cultivation bed groups are staggered with the tower-type aeroponic cultivation beds of the other set of tower-type aeroponic cultivation bed groups in a second direction.

[0021] According to the above-described tower-type aeroponic system, the linear track is set between two sets of tower-type aeroponic cultivation beds. The aeroponic cultivation bed has a cavity structure. The first atomizing component and the second atomizing component move or enter and exit the cavity structure of the aeroponic cultivation bed along the second direction.

[0022] The linear track includes two linear guide rails, which are set on the ground. A solution tank for holding nutrient solution is set on the ground between the two linear guide rails.

[0023] The third aspect of this invention provides an aeroponic method for growing crops, using the tower-type aeroponic system described above.

[0024] According to the aeroponic method described above, planting crops using the tower aeroponic system described above includes the step of spraying nutrient solution onto the crop roots.

[0025] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following technical effects:

[0026] The staggered mobile liquid supply device, tower-type aeroponic system, and aeroponic method provided by this invention use a mobile liquid supply device to supply liquid to the cultivation bed within the aeroponic system, enabling large-scale aeroponic cultivation and solving the problem that existing aeroponic systems with fixed pipeline liquid supply are not suitable for large-scale aeroponic cultivation.

[0027] Other features and advantages of the invention will become clear from the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments of the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. Attached Figure Description

[0028] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0029] Figure 1 This diagram illustrates a tower-type aeroponic system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0030] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of a staggered mobile liquid supply device structure is shown in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 3 This diagram illustrates the structure of the atomizing system and the first driving system in a staggered mobile liquid supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0032] Figure 4 This diagram illustrates the structure of a first atomizing component or a second atomizing component in a staggered mobile liquid supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0033] Figure 5 This diagram illustrates the structure of the second drive system in a staggered mobile liquid supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0034] Figure 6 This diagram illustrates the installation structure of the mobile device and the second drive system in an alternating mobile liquid supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0035] Figure 7 This diagram illustrates a partial structural diagram of the first drive system in a staggered mobile liquid supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0036] Figure 8This diagram illustrates the structure of a staggered mobile liquid supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which the first slide rail is rotatably connected to the drive rod and the second slide rail is rotatably connected to the nozzle bracket.

[0037] Figure 9 This diagram illustrates the movement path of staggered mobile liquid supply devices along a first direction in an aerosol cultivation system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0038] In the picture:

[0039] 1. Linear track; 2. Moving device; 21. Roller assembly; 3. Atomization system; 31. Liquid supply assembly; 32. First atomization assembly; 33. Second atomization assembly; 4. First drive system; 41. Drive rod; 42. First drive motor; 43. First drive wheel; 44. Second drive wheel; 45. First drag rope; 46. Second drag rope; 47. Reduction gear; 5. Second drive system; 51. Second drive motor; 52. First slide table; 53. Second slide table; 54. Slide table frame; 6. Central control system; 301. Atomizing nozzle; 302. Nozzle bracket; 303. First slide rail; 304. Slider; 305. Second slide rail; 7. Tower-type aerosol cultivation bed; 8. Solution tank. Detailed Implementation

[0040] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely illustrative and is in no way intended to limit the present invention or its application or use. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0041] Techniques, methods, and equipment known to those skilled in the art may not be discussed in detail, but where appropriate, such techniques, methods, and equipment should be considered part of the specification.

[0042] In the description of this invention, it should be understood that the use of terms such as "first" and "second" to define components is merely for the purpose of distinguishing the corresponding components. Unless otherwise stated, the above terms have no special meaning and therefore should not be construed as limiting the scope of protection of this invention.

[0043] Furthermore, the technical features involved in the different embodiments of the present invention described below can be combined with each other as long as they do not conflict with each other.

[0044] Please see Figure 1-8As shown, a staggered mobile nutrient supply device is used to provide nutrient solution to an aerosol cultivation system. The nutrient supply device includes a linear track 1, a moving device 2, an atomizing system 3, a first drive system 4, a second drive system 5, and a central control system 6. It should be noted that... Figure 1 To illustrate the structure of the liquid supply device, the tower-type aerosol cultivation bed where the first atomizing component 32 and the second atomizing component 33 are located is not shown.

[0045] The atomizing system 3, the first driving system 4, and the second driving system 5 are mounted on the mobile device 2; the central control system 6 controls the mobile device 2 to perform linear reciprocating motion on the linear track 1; for example, the mobile device 2 is a mobile trolley, and the linear track 1 and the mobile device 2 are used in combination to form a linear track trolley.

[0046] The atomization system 3 includes a liquid supply component 31, a first atomization component 32, and a second atomization component 33. The liquid supply component 31 is configured to provide the nutrient solution required by the aerosol culture system to the first atomization component 32 and the second atomization component 33. It should be noted that the liquid supply component is connected to the first atomization component 32 and the second atomization component 33 by a pipeline. The liquid supply component can use a single water pump to jointly provide the nutrient solution to the first atomization component 32 and the second atomization component 33, or it can use two water pumps to provide the nutrient solution to the first atomization component 32 and the second atomization component 33 respectively. The difference is that using a single water pump requires more power.

[0047] The first atomizing component 32 and the second atomizing component 33 are distributed on both sides of the straight track 1 along the first direction, and the first atomizing component 32 and the second atomizing component 33 are staggered in the second direction;

[0048] The overall control system 6 controls the first drive system 4 to drive the first atomizing component 32 and the second atomizing component 33 to reciprocate along the second direction;

[0049] The main control system 6 controls the second drive system 5 to drive the first atomizing component 32 to reciprocate along the first direction, and the second drive system 5 simultaneously drives the second atomizing component 33 to move in the opposite direction to the movement of the first atomizing component 32;

[0050] The first direction is perpendicular to the second direction, and the first direction is parallel to the extension direction of the straight track 1. The movement of the first atomizing component 32 and the second atomizing component 33 in the first and second directions is configured to enable the first atomizing component 32 and the second atomizing component 33 to move in two adjacent tower cultivation beds in the aeroponic system, respectively.

[0051] In one specific embodiment, please refer to 2. Figure 3 and Figure 7 The first drive system 4 includes a drive rod 41, a first drive motor 42, a first drive wheel 43, a second drive wheel 44, a first towing rope 45, and a second towing rope 46.

[0052] The first atomizing component 32 and the second atomizing component 33 are disposed on both sides of the drive rod 41, and the drive rod 41 extends through the moving device 2 along the second direction;

[0053] The first drive motor 42 drives the first drive wheel 43 and the second drive wheel 44 to rotate via the reduction gear 47. The rotation of the first drive wheel 43 and the second drive wheel (44) causes the drive rod 41 to reciprocate in the second direction via the first towing rope 45 and the second towing rope 46. It can be understood that the first drive motor 42 drives the gear at one end of the reduction gear 47 to rotate via the gear on the output shaft, thereby driving the rotation of the first drive wheel 43 and the second drive wheel 44. The first towing rope is wound around the first drive wheel, and the second towing rope is wound around the second drive wheel. The difference is that when the first drive wheel and the second drive wheel rotate, one of the first towing rope and the second towing rope is wound around the corresponding drive wheel, and the other is unwound from the corresponding drive wheel. In order to achieve the above purpose, the winding method of the towing rope on the drive wheel can be changed, such as clockwise winding and / or counterclockwise winding.

[0054] In one specific embodiment, please refer to Figure 5 and Figure 6 The second drive system 5 includes a second drive motor 51, a first slide 52, a second slide 53, and a slide frame 54. The second drive motor 51 is mounted on the moving device 2. The first slide 52 and the second slide 53 are located on both sides of the slide frame 54. The slide frame 54 spans the moving device 2 along a second direction. The second drive motor 51 drives the slide frame 54 to move relative to the moving device 2. The first slide 52 is matched with the first atomizing component 32, and the second slide 53 is matched with the second atomizing component 33. It is understood that the second drive motor is fixed to the frame of the moving device, and the gear on the output shaft of the second drive motor engages with the linear rack on the slide frame to achieve mutual movement between the slide frame and the moving device. To reduce friction or support the slide frame, wheels or similar components are provided between the slide frame and the frame of the moving device.

[0055] In a specific embodiment, please refer to Figure 3 , Figure 4 and Figure 8Both the first atomizing component 32 and the second atomizing component 33 include multiple atomizing nozzles 301, nozzle brackets 302, a first slide rail 303, a slider 304, and a second slide rail 305. The first slide rail 303 and the second slide rail 305 can slide freely relative to each other through the slider 304. One end of the first slide rail 303 is rotatably connected to one end of the drive rod 41, and the end of the second slide rail 305 away from the drive rod 41 is rotatably connected to the nozzle bracket 302.

[0056] In one specific embodiment, the first atomizing component 32 and the second atomizing component 33 are driven by the first driving system 4, causing the first atomizing component 32 to move onto the first slide 52 or the second atomizing component 33 to move onto the second slide 53; the second driving motor 51 drives the slide frame 54 to move, and the first atomizing component 32 moves along a first direction under the blocking action of the first slide 52 or the second atomizing component 33 moves along a first direction under the blocking action of the second slide 53.

[0057] Understandably, when one of the first atomizing component and the second atomizing component moves along the second direction to the corresponding slide (first slide or second slide), due to the blocking effect of the slide on the atomizing component, the atomizing component, driven by the second drive system, causes the first slide rail and the second slide rail to slide relative to each other, the first slide rail and the drive rod to rotate relative to each other, and the second slide rail and the nozzle bracket to rotate relative to each other, thereby realizing the movement of the atomizing component (first atomizing component or second atomizing component) along the first direction.

[0058] In one specific embodiment, the mobile device 2 is provided with at least one set of rollers 21, the rollers 21 including two rollers, and a space is provided between the two rollers for the drive rod 41 to pass freely.

[0059] A second aspect of the present invention provides a tower-type aeroponic system, including the aforementioned staggered mobile liquid supply devices, and further including two sets of tower-type aeroponic cultivation bed groups. Each set of tower-type aeroponic cultivation bed groups includes multiple tower-type aeroponic cultivation beds 7, wherein the tower-type aeroponic cultivation beds of one set of tower-type aeroponic cultivation bed groups and the tower-type aeroponic cultivation beds of the other set of tower-type aeroponic cultivation bed groups are staggered in a second direction.

[0060] In one specific embodiment, the linear track 1 is set between two sets of tower-type aeroponic cultivation beds. The aeroponic cultivation bed 7 has a cavity structure. The first atomizing component 32 and the second atomizing component 33 move or enter and exit the cavity structure of the aeroponic cultivation bed 7 along the second direction.

[0061] The linear track 1 includes two linear guide rails, which are set on the ground. A solution tank 8 for holding nutrient solution is set on the ground between the two linear guide rails.

[0062] The third aspect of this invention provides an aeroponic method for growing crops, using the tower-type aeroponic system described above.

[0063] In one specific embodiment, growing crops using the tower-type aeroponic system described above includes the step of spraying nutrient solution onto the crop roots.

[0064] For detailed steps, please refer to Figure 9 , Figure 9 (a) shows that at the beginning, the second atomizing component is located at the innermost end of the tower-type aerosol cultivation bed (the innermost end is relative to the straight track), and the first atomizing component is located on the first slide. Figure 9 (b) At this time, the liquid supply component is turned on, that is, the water pump is turned on, and the nutrient solution is supplied to the first atomizing component and the second atomizing component for spraying. At the same time, the first drive motor of the first drive system is turned on, which drives the first atomizing component and the second atomizing component to start moving along the second direction, thereby realizing the atomizing component spraying the nutrient solution onto the tower aerosol cultivation bed as a whole. Figure 9 (c) It shows that after spraying is completed, the first drive motor is turned off, the second drive motor is turned on, and the moving device is turned on simultaneously. Thus, under the combined action of the moving device and the second drive system, the second atomizing component moves to the position corresponding to the next tower-type aerosol cultivation bed, as shown. Figure 9 As shown in (d), at this time, the second drive motor and the moving device are turned off, and the first drive motor is turned on. Unlike the previous step, the first drive motor reverses, driving the first atomizing component and the second atomizing component to move in opposite directions. This process is repeated to spray nutrient solution onto the cultivation bed of the entire aerosol cultivation system.

[0065] The above description is merely an exemplary embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A staggered, mobile liquid supply apparatus, characterized by, The liquid supply device is used for providing nutrient solution for an aeroponic system, and comprises a straight track (1), a moving device (2), an atomization system (3), a first driving system (4), a second driving system (5) and a general control system (6); The atomization system (3), the first driving system (4) and the second driving system (5) are arranged on the moving device (2); the general control system (6) controls the moving device (2) to perform linear reciprocating motion on the straight track (1); The atomization system (3) comprises a liquid supply assembly (31), a first atomization assembly (32) and a second atomization assembly (33), the liquid supply assembly (31) is configured to provide the first atomization assembly (32) and the second atomization assembly (33) with nutrient solution required by the aeroponic system; The first atomization assembly (32) and the second atomization assembly (33) are distributed on both sides of the straight track (1) along a first direction, and the first atomization assembly (32) and the second atomization assembly (33) are arranged alternately in a second direction; The general control system (6) controls the first driving system (4) to drive the first atomization assembly (32) and the second atomization assembly (33) to perform reciprocating motion along the second direction; The general control system (6) controls the second driving system (5) to drive the first atomization assembly (32) to perform reciprocating motion along the first direction, and the second driving system (5) simultaneously drives the second atomization assembly (33) to move in the opposite direction of the movement of the first atomization assembly (32); Wherein, the first direction and the second direction are arranged perpendicularly, and the first direction is parallel to the extension direction of the straight track (1); the movement of the first atomization assembly (32) and the second atomization assembly (33) in the first direction and the second direction is configured to realize the movement of the first atomization assembly (32) and the second atomization assembly (33) in two adjacent tower type planting beds in the aeroponic system, respectively; The first driving system (4) comprises a driving rod (41), a first driving motor (42), a first driving wheel (43), a second driving wheel (44), a first dragging rope (45) and a second dragging rope (46); The first atomization assembly (32) and the second atomization assembly (33) are arranged on both sides of the driving rod (41), and the driving rod (41) extends along the second direction through the moving device (2); The first driving motor (42) drives the first driving wheel (43) and the second driving wheel (44) to rotate through a speed reduction gear (47), and the rotation of the first driving wheel (43) and the second driving wheel (44) drags the driving rod (41) to perform reciprocating motion along the second direction through the first dragging rope (45) and the second dragging rope (46); The second driving system (5) comprises a second driving motor (51), a first sliding table (52), a second sliding table (53), and a sliding table frame (54), the second driving motor (51) is arranged on the moving device (2), the first sliding table (52) and the second sliding table (53) are arranged on two sides of the sliding table frame (54), the sliding table frame (54) is arranged on the moving device (2) in a second direction, and the second driving motor (51) drives the sliding table frame (54) to move relative to the moving device (2); the first sliding table (52) is matched with the first atomization assembly (32), and the second sliding table (53) is matched with the second atomization assembly (33); The first atomization assembly (32) and the second atomization assembly (33) each comprise a plurality of atomization nozzles (301), a nozzle support (302), a first sliding rail (303), a sliding block (304), and a second sliding rail (305), the first sliding rail (303) and the second sliding rail (305) can freely slide relative to each other through the sliding block (304), one end of the first sliding rail (303) is rotationally connected with one end of the driving rod (41), and the second sliding rail (305) is rotationally connected with the nozzle support (302) away from one end of the driving rod (41).

2. The staggered distribution mobile liquid supply apparatus of claim 1, wherein The first atomization assembly (32) and the second atomization assembly (33) are driven by the first driving system (4) to move the first atomization assembly (32) onto the first sliding table (52) or to move the second atomization assembly (33) onto the second sliding table (53); the second driving motor (51) drives the sliding table frame (54) to move, and the first atomization assembly (32) moves in a first direction under the blocking action of the first sliding table (52) or the second atomization assembly (33) moves in the first direction under the blocking action of the second sliding table (53).

3. A staggered distribution mobile liquid supply apparatus according to claim 2, wherein The moving device (2) is provided with at least one set of roller groups (21), and each roller group (21) comprises two rollers and a space for allowing the driving rod (41) to freely pass between the two rollers.

4. A tower aeroponic system characterized by, The staggered distribution of the mobile liquid supply device according to any one of claims 1-3 further comprises two sets of tower type aeroponic planting bed groups, each set of tower type aeroponic planting bed group comprises a plurality of tower type aeroponic planting beds (7), and the tower type aeroponic planting beds of one set of tower type aeroponic planting bed group are staggered with the tower type aeroponic planting beds of the other set of tower type aeroponic planting bed group in the second direction.

5. The tower aeroponic system of claim 4, wherein, The straight rail (1) is arranged between the two sets of tower type aeroponic planting bed groups, the aeroponic planting bed (7) is a hollow structure, and the first atomization assembly (32) and the second atomization assembly (33) move in the second direction in the hollow structure of the aeroponic planting bed (7); The straight rail (1) comprises two straight rails, the two straight rails are arranged on the ground, and the ground between the two straight rails is provided with a solution tank (8) for containing nutrient solution.

6. An aeroponic method for growing a crop, comprising: The tower type aeroponic system according to claim 4 or 5 is used for planting crops.

7. The aeroponic method according to claim 6, wherein, comprising the step of spraying a nutrient solution to the crop roots.

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