Assembly line vegetable planting production system

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of vegetable planting, in particular to an assembly line vegetable planting production system which comprises a conveying assembly line arranged along the right edge, the front edge and the left edge of a planting greenhouse in sequence. The self-propelled robots are arranged on the outer sides of the conveying assembly lines on the right edge and the left edge of the planting greenhouse respectively; the AI control unit is used for controlling the conveying assembly line and the self-propelled robot; the transplanting area is arranged on the left of the front end of the planting greenhouse; the sparse planting area is arranged in parallel with the transplanting area at the front end of the planting greenhouse; the seedling raising area is adjacently connected to the transplanting area; the picking area is arranged on the right side of the front end of the planting greenhouse; the packaging area is adjacent to the picking area; the cold storage is arranged between the packaging area and the seedling raising area. Vegetable orders are decomposed into streamlined operation procedures through the AI control unit, all the procedures are arranged in one area in a centralized mode around the planting greenhouse, automatic transfer of the planting plates is achieved through the self-propelled robot and the conveying assembly line instead of manual work, the production efficiency is improved, and the quality and freshness of vegetables are also improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of vegetable planting, in particular to an assembly line vegetable planting production system. Background Art

[0002] The production process of vegetables includes sowing, seedling raising, transplanting, thinning, picking, packaging, storage and many other processes.

[0003] In the traditional vegetable planting and production method, it mainly relies on fixed plots of land for planting. Therefore, a large amount of manpower has to be invested in each link of the production process of the above vegetables. Not only is the labor intensity high and the labor cost high, but the production capacity and quality are also limited by the proficiency of the workers.

[0004] In order to get rid of the many limitations of fixed soil blocks on vegetable planting, modern vegetable planting technology has proposed many systems and devices for soilless vegetable cultivation, such as a vegetable soilless cultivation system disclosed in Chinese invention patent publication number CN109089865B, a vegetable soilless cultivation device disclosed in Chinese invention patent publication number CN109220766B, and a high-altitude agricultural and pastoral courtyard vegetable soilless seedling-cultivation device and method disclosed in Chinese invention patent publication number CN105284578B.

[0005] The applicant has been committed to modern vegetable planting and production for many years. In the long-term practice process, the applicant found that although various soilless vegetable cultivation systems and devices in the prior art have solved the limitations of fixed soil blocks on the vegetable cultivation stage to a certain extent, they still require a lot of manual intervention in various growth stages of vegetables, and have failed to fully reduce labor costs in various production processes. The shortcomings include but are not limited to:

[0006] (1) After the seeds germinate into seedlings, the seedlings need to be transplanted from the nursery to the soilless cultivation system or device, which requires a lot of manpower to transport the planting trays;

[0007] (2) After the seedlings grow into young plants, they need to be thinned out to remove the increasingly dense seedlings. This process also requires a lot of manpower to transport the planting trays.

[0008] (3) After the seedlings grow into mature vegetables, they need to be picked, and this process still requires a lot of manpower to transport the planting trays;

[0009] (4) After the vegetables are picked, they need to be transported, packaged, and stored, a process that is still labor-intensive for manual operation. Summary of the invention

[0010] The present invention aims to make up for the above-mentioned deficiencies in the prior art and provides an assembly line vegetable planting production system, and its technical solution is as follows.

[0011] A production line vegetable planting system, comprising:

[0012] The planting greenhouse has multiple rows of horizontal planting racks, each row of which is equipped with multiple planting trays that can slide forward and backward.

[0013] The conveying lines are arranged in sequence along the right edge, front edge and left edge of the greenhouse;

[0014] A plurality of self-propelled robots are respectively arranged outside the conveying lines at the right and left edges of the planting greenhouse, and the self-propelled robots have manipulators that cooperate with the planting trays on the planting racks;

[0015] AI control unit, used to control conveyor lines and self-propelled robots;

[0016] The transplanting area is located on the left side of the front end of the planting greenhouse, and a transplanting station adjacent to the conveying line is provided in the transplanting area;

[0017] The thinning area is located at the front end of the planting greenhouse and is juxtaposed with the transplanting area. The thinning area is provided with a thinning station adjacent to the conveying line.

[0018] The nursery area is adjacent to the transplanting area;

[0019] The picking area is located at the front right of the planting greenhouse, and the picking area is provided with picking stations adjacent to the conveying line;

[0020] The packaging area is adjacent to the picking area;

[0021] The cold storage is located between the packaging area and the seedling raising area.

[0022] Furthermore, the interior of the planting greenhouse is divided into a seedling planting area at the front and a mature vegetable planting area at the back.

[0023] Furthermore, the conveying line includes a finished vegetable output conveyor belt arranged along the right edge of the finished vegetable planting area, and a medium seedling input conveyor belt arranged along the left edge of the finished vegetable planting area. The front ends of the finished vegetable output conveyor belt and the medium seedling input conveyor belt respectively extend forward through the left and right edges of the seedling planting area and turn and merge along the front edge of the planting greenhouse.

[0024] Furthermore, the conveying line also includes a middle seedling output conveyor belt arranged along the right edge of the seedling planting area and a seedling input conveyor belt arranged along the left edge of the seedling planting area. The front ends of the middle seedling output conveyor belt and the seedling input conveyor belt extend forward respectively and turn and merge along the front edge of the planting greenhouse.

[0025] Furthermore, the middle seedling output conveyor belt and the seedling input conveyor belt are vertically arranged at the lower or upper layer of the finished vegetable output conveyor belt and the middle seedling input conveyor belt.

[0026] Preferably, the planting rack includes a bracket, a nutrient tank disposed on the top of the bracket, and tracks disposed on the front and rear edges of the nutrient tank. The bottom sides of the planting tray are respectively slidably engaged on the tracks, and a plurality of hydroponic holes are opened on the planting tray.

[0027] Preferably, it also includes a nutrient solution circulation unit, which includes a circulating water tank, the circulating water tank has a water outlet and a water inlet, the nutrient water tank has a liquid inlet located at the left end and a liquid discharge port located at the right end, the water outlet and the liquid inlet are connected, and a filter and a water pump are sequentially connected in series between the liquid discharge port and the water inlet, and the water pump is controlled by the AI ​​control unit.

[0028] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0029] (1) The vegetable sowing, seedling raising, transplanting, thinning, picking, packaging, and cold storage processes are all concentrated in one area around the greenhouse, which improves production efficiency and also improves the quality and freshness of vegetables;

[0030] (2) The automated transportation of planting trays is achieved by using self-propelled robots and conveyor lines instead of manual labor, while reducing the pests and diseases caused by people entering and leaving the planting area;

[0031] (3) The AI ​​control unit breaks down vegetable orders into streamlined processes such as sowing, seedling raising, transplanting, thinning, picking, packaging, refrigeration, and shipping. Each planting tray in the greenhouse is managed in detail in terms of time. The vegetable planting cycle, picking schedule, and refrigeration and delivery all achieve efficient digital order management.

[0032] (4) The planting area is divided into three stages: seedling raising, seedling and vegetable growing, which increases the yield per mu;

[0033] (5) The nutrient solution of hydroponics is circulated and filtered to avoid water pollution, so that the growth and taste of vegetables are not affected by impurities in the water;

[0034] (6) It is suitable for the construction of modern agricultural plantations, vegetable processing plants or pre-prepared food factories in the EPCO mode, which facilitates integrated management in terms of design planning, procurement and construction, operation and maintenance, thereby improving management efficiency and production quality.

[0035] The present invention is further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific implementation methods. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0036] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the construction structure of the present invention.

[0037] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the conveying assembly line in the present invention.

[0038] Figure 3It is a structural schematic diagram of the planting rack in the present invention.

[0039] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the planting tray in the present invention.

[0040] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the nutrient solution circulation unit in the present invention.

[0041] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the construction structure of an implementation mode of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0042] See also Figures 1 to 5 As shown, in one embodiment, a flow-line vegetable planting production system of the present invention comprises:

[0043] The planting greenhouse 1 has a plurality of rows of horizontal planting racks 11, each row of planting racks 11 is provided with a plurality of planting trays 12 that can slide forward and backward;

[0044] The conveying line 2 is arranged in sequence along the right edge, the front edge, and the left edge of the planting greenhouse 1;

[0045] A plurality of self-propelled robots 3 are respectively arranged outside the conveying line 2 at the right and left edges of the planting greenhouse 1. The self-propelled robots 3 have manipulators 31 that cooperate with the planting trays 12 on the planting racks 11.

[0046] AI control unit 4, used for controlling the conveying assembly line 2 and the self-propelled robot 3;

[0047] The transplanting area 5 is arranged at the front left of the planting greenhouse 1, and a transplanting station 51 adjacent to the conveying line 2 is arranged in the transplanting area 5;

[0048] A thinning area 6 is juxtaposed with the transplanting area 5 at the front end of the planting greenhouse 1, and a thinning station 61 adjacent to the conveying assembly line 2 is provided in the thinning area 6;

[0049] Seedling raising area 7, adjacent to transplanting area 5;

[0050] The picking area 8 is arranged at the front right of the planting greenhouse 1, and a picking station 81 adjacent to the conveying line 2 is arranged in the picking area 8;

[0051] The packaging area 9 is adjacent to the picking area 8;

[0052] The cold storage 10 is arranged between the packaging area 9 and the seedling raising area 8.

[0053] In the above embodiment, the AI ​​control unit 4 is a computer running a known AI system. Since the known AI system and computer can be obtained by using existing technologies, and the specific electrical structure and application software of the AI ​​system and computer are not the technical points of the present invention, they are not described in detail in the embodiment. Similarly, the self-propelled robot 3 and its manipulator 31 can be obtained by using existing technologies, and the specific structure of the self-propelled robot 3 and its manipulator 31 is not the technical point of the present invention, so they are not described in detail in the embodiment.

[0054] The above embodiment decomposes the vegetable order into a streamlined operation process such as sowing, seedling raising, transplanting, thinning, picking, packaging, refrigeration, and shipping through the AI ​​control unit 4, and manages each planting tray 12 in the planting greenhouse 1 in a precise manner in terms of time. The vegetable planting cycle, picking scheduling, and refrigeration distribution realize the following efficient digital order management:

[0055] Step 1, according to the vegetable categories required by the customer's order, the seedling growers sow and grow seedlings in the seedling area 7 according to the order quantity, specifically attaching the seeds to a moistened sponge sheet until the seeds germinate.

[0056] Step 2. After a period of time, transplantation personnel are deployed at the transplantation station to take out the sponge sheets with seedlings in the seedling raising area 7 and fill them into the empty planting trays 12 in the transplanting area 5 as seedling planting trays 12. The seedling planting trays 12 are then transported to the left edge of the planting greenhouse 1 through the conveying line 2. The self-propelled robot 3 configured at the left edge of the planting greenhouse 1 transfers the seedling planting trays 12 to the leftmost end of the planting rack 11 designated by the AI ​​control unit 4. The subsequent seedling planting trays 12 push the previous seedling planting trays 12 to the right in sequence, so that the seedling planting trays 12 on each row of the planting rack 11 are arranged from right to left in the order of growth of the seedlings.

[0057] Step 3, after a period of time, the seedlings on the rightmost end of each row of planting racks 11 grow into medium seedlings, and the self-propelled robot 3 configured at the right edge of the planting greenhouse 1 moves the seedling planting tray 12 with medium seedlings on the rightmost end of the planting rack 11 out and places it on the conveying assembly line 2, and then transports the seedling planting tray 12 to the thinning area 6 through the conveying assembly line 2, and the thinning station is equipped with thinning personnel to thin out the medium seedlings on the same seedling planting tray 12 and plant them on multiple empty planting trays 12 as mature vegetable planting trays 12, and then transports the mature vegetable planting trays 12 to the left edge of the planting greenhouse 1 again through the conveying assembly line 2, and then the self-propelled robot 3 configured at the left edge of the planting greenhouse 1 transfers the mature vegetable planting tray 12 to the leftmost end of the planting rack 11 designated by the AI ​​control unit 4, and the subsequent mature vegetable planting trays 12 push the preceding mature vegetable planting trays 12 to the right in sequence, so that the mature vegetable planting trays 12 on each row of the planting racks 11 are arranged from right to left according to the growth order of the medium seedlings.

[0058] Step 4, after a period of time, the seedlings on the rightmost end of each row of planting racks 11 grow into mature vegetables, and the self-propelled robot 3 arranged at the right edge of the planting greenhouse 1 moves the mature vegetable planting tray 12 with mature vegetables on the rightmost end of each row of planting racks 11 and places it on the conveying line 2, and then the mature vegetable planting tray 12 is transported to the picking area 8 through the conveying line 2. The picking station is equipped with pickers, who pick the mature vegetables from the mature vegetable planting tray 12, and then the empty planting tray 12 is sent to the conveying line 2 and transferred to the transplanting area 5 to be used as the seedling planting tray 12, or transferred to the thinning area 6 to be used as the mature vegetable planting tray 12.

[0059] Step 5, packing the picked vegetables and sending them to the cold storage 10.

[0060] From the above embodiments, it can be known that an assembly line vegetable planting production system of the present invention concentrates the processes of vegetable sowing, seedling raising, transplanting, thinning, picking, packaging and refrigeration in one area around the planting greenhouse 1, thereby improving production efficiency and improving vegetable quality and freshness; the self-propelled robot 3 and the conveying assembly line 2 replace manual labor to realize the automatic transportation of the planting tray 12, while reducing the pests and diseases caused by people entering and leaving the planting area.

[0061] In a preferred embodiment, the interior of the planting greenhouse 1 is divided into a seedling planting area 101 located in the front and a mature vegetable planting area 102 located in the rear. The planting rack 11 located in the seedling planting area 101 is dedicated to planting seedlings, and the planting rack 11 located in the mature vegetable planting area 102 is dedicated to planting mature vegetables. Therefore, in the above step 2, the seedling planting tray 12 only needs to be transferred to the seedling planting area 101 which is closer, and in step 3, the self-propelled robot 3 only needs to remove the seedling planting tray 12 from the seedling planting area 101. In addition, the seedlings are small in size and are usually planted more densely on the seedling planting tray 12, while the seedlings and mature vegetables are large in size and are usually planted more sparsely on the seedling planting tray 12. Therefore, the planting area required for the same number of seedlings is only a fraction of the planting area required for the same number of seedlings or mature vegetables. Therefore, the area of ​​the mature vegetable planting area 102 can be set to be several times that of the seedling planting area 101. Preferably, the area ratio of the vegetable planting area 102 and the seedling planting area 101 is determined according to the parameters of the thinning operation in step 3. Taking one seedling planting tray 12 as an example of thinning into three vegetable planting trays 12, the area ratio of the vegetable planting area 102 and the seedling planting area 101 can be set to three to one. Obviously, the use of the three stages of seedling raising, seedling raising, and vegetable raising to divide the planting area not only improves the work efficiency, but also can reasonably plan the area ratio of the vegetable planting area 102 and the seedling planting area 101 to increase the per-acre yield of the vegetable.

[0062] In a preferred embodiment, for the grown vegetable planting area 102, the conveying line 2 includes a grown vegetable output conveyor belt 21 arranged along the right edge of the grown vegetable planting area 102, and a seedling input conveyor belt 22 arranged along the left edge of the grown vegetable planting area 102. The front ends of the grown vegetable output conveyor belt 21 and the seedling input conveyor belt 22 extend forward through the left and right edges of the seedling planting area 101 and turn and merge along the front edge of the planting greenhouse 1. In this way, the grown vegetable planting tray 12 is transferred using the grown vegetable output conveyor belt 21 and the seedling input conveyor belt 22 in the above steps 3 and 4.

[0063] In a preferred embodiment, for the seedling planting area 101, the conveying line 2 also includes a middle seedling output conveyor belt 23 arranged along the right edge of the seedling planting area 101 and a seedling input conveyor belt 24 arranged along the left edge of the seedling planting area 101, and the front ends of the middle seedling output conveyor belt 23 and the seedling input conveyor belt 24 extend forward respectively and turn and merge along the front edge of the planting greenhouse 1. In this way, the finished vegetable output conveyor belt 21 and the middle seedling input conveyor belt 22 are used to transfer the seedling planting tray 12 in the above steps 2 and 3.

[0064] In a preferred embodiment, the above-mentioned finished dish output conveyor belt 21, the medium seedling input conveyor belt 22, the medium seedling output conveyor belt 23, and the seedling input conveyor belt 24 are provided at the same time, and the medium seedling output conveyor belt 23 and the seedling input conveyor belt 24 are provided at the lower layer or the upper layer of the finished dish output conveyor belt 21 and the medium seedling input conveyor belt 22 in the vertical direction. Since the above-mentioned finished dish output conveyor belt 21, the medium seedling input conveyor belt 22, the medium seedling output conveyor belt 23, and the seedling input conveyor belt 24 are provided at the same time, and the transplanting area 5 and the thinning area 6 are placed at the front end of the planting greenhouse 1, it is obviously more suitable for the transplanting area 5 and the thinning area 6 to perform operations at the same time without interfering with each other, which can significantly improve production efficiency. At the same time, since the medium seedling output conveyor belt 23 and the seedling input conveyor belt 24 are provided at the lower layer or the upper layer of the finished dish output conveyor belt 21 and the medium seedling input conveyor belt 22 in the vertical direction, they will not occupy too much working area.

[0065] In a preferred embodiment, the planting rack 11 includes a bracket 110, a nutrient tank 111 disposed on the top of the bracket 110, and tracks 112 disposed on the front and rear edges of the nutrient tank 111. The bottom sides of the planting tray 12 are respectively slidably matched on the tracks 112, and the planting tray 12 is provided with a plurality of hydroponic holes 121. The specific structure and matching method of the nutrient tank 111 and the planting tray 12 can refer to the Chinese utility model "Plant Cultivation Module" with announcement number CN206380453U previously applied by the inventor, or refer to other similar hydroponic devices in the prior art, and will not be repeated in this embodiment.

[0066] In a preferred embodiment, a nutrient solution circulation unit 13 is also included. The nutrient solution circulation unit 13 includes a circulating water tank 131. The circulating water tank 131 has a water outlet 132 and a water inlet 133. The nutrient water tank 111 has a liquid inlet 113 located at the left end and a liquid discharge port 114 located at the right end. The water outlet 132 is connected to the liquid inlet 113. A filter 134 and a water pump 135 are sequentially connected in series between the liquid discharge port 114 and the water inlet 133. The water pump 135 is controlled by the AI ​​control unit 4. Among them, the filter 134 can adopt an RO reverse osmosis device. The above embodiment realizes the circulation filtration of the nutrient solution of hydroponics, avoids water pollution, and makes the growth and taste of vegetables not affected by impurities in the water. Each planting rack 11 can be provided with a nutrient solution circulation unit 13 separately, or multiple planting racks 11 can share a nutrient solution circulation unit 13. When multiple planting racks 11 share one nutrient solution circulation unit 13, the liquid inlets 113 of the nutrient tanks 111 on each planting rack 11 are connected in parallel, and the liquid discharge ports 114 of the nutrient tanks 111 on each planting rack 11 are also connected in parallel. Alternatively, when multiple planting racks 11 share one nutrient solution circulation unit 13, the nutrient tank 111 on one planting rack 11 is connected in series with the liquid discharge port 114 of the nutrient tank 111 on another planting rack 11 through its liquid inlet 113, the nutrient tank 111 at the beginning of the series passage is connected with the water outlet 132 of the nutrient solution circulation unit 13 through its liquid inlet 113, and the nutrient tank 111 at the end of the series passage is connected with the filter 134 of the nutrient solution circulation unit 13 through its liquid discharge port 114.

[0067] like Figure 6 As shown, the present invention can adopt an implementation method with higher land area utilization rate. Specifically, Figure 1 On the basis of the shown implementation mode, a mirror greenhouse 1' is added which is mirror-symmetrical to the planting greenhouse 1. The two can share the AI ​​control system, seedling raising area, packaging area, and cold storage. In accordance with the mirroring rules of the planting greenhouse 1, the mirror greenhouse 1' is equipped with planting racks, planting trays, conveying lines, self-propelled robots, transplanting areas, thinning areas, and picking areas.

[0068] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A production line vegetable planting system, characterized in that: include: The planting greenhouse has multiple rows of horizontal planting racks, each row of which is equipped with multiple planting trays that can slide forward and backward. The conveying lines are arranged in sequence along the right edge, front edge and left edge of the greenhouse; A plurality of self-propelled robots are respectively arranged outside the conveying lines at the right and left edges of the planting greenhouse, and the self-propelled robots have manipulators that cooperate with the planting trays on the planting racks; AI control unit, used to control conveyor lines and self-propelled robots; The transplanting area is located on the left side of the front end of the planting greenhouse, and a transplanting station adjacent to the conveying line is provided in the transplanting area; The thinning area is located at the front end of the planting greenhouse and is juxtaposed with the transplanting area. The thinning area is provided with a thinning station adjacent to the conveying line. The nursery area is adjacent to the transplanting area; The picking area is located at the front right of the planting greenhouse, and the picking area is provided with picking stations adjacent to the conveying line; The packaging area is adjacent to the picking area; The cold storage is located between the packaging area and the seedling raising area.

2. The assembly line vegetable planting production system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The interior of the planting greenhouse is divided into a seedling planting area at the front and a mature vegetable planting area at the back.

3. The assembly line vegetable planting production system according to claim 2, characterized in that: The conveying line includes a mature vegetable output conveyor belt arranged along the right edge of the mature vegetable planting area, and a medium seedling input conveyor belt arranged along the left edge of the mature vegetable planting area. The front ends of the mature vegetable output conveyor belt and the medium seedling input conveyor belt extend forward through the left and right edges of the seedling planting area respectively and turn and merge along the front edge of the planting greenhouse.

4. The assembly line vegetable planting production system according to claim 3 is characterized in that: The conveying line also includes a middle seedling output conveyor belt arranged along the right edge of the seedling planting area and a seedling input conveyor belt arranged along the left edge of the seedling planting area. The front ends of the middle seedling output conveyor belt and the seedling input conveyor belt extend forward respectively and turn and merge along the front edge of the planting greenhouse.

5. The assembly line vegetable planting production system according to claim 4, characterized in that: The middle seedling output conveyor belt and the seedling input conveyor belt are arranged at the lower layer or upper layer of the finished vegetable output conveyor belt and the middle seedling input conveyor belt in the vertical direction.

6. A production line vegetable planting system according to claim 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5, characterized in that: The planting rack comprises a bracket, a nutrient tank arranged on the top of the bracket, and tracks arranged on the front and rear edges of the nutrient tank. The bottom sides of the planting tray are respectively slidably matched on the tracks, and a plurality of hydroponic holes are opened on the planting tray.

7. The assembly line vegetable planting production system according to claim 6, characterized in that: It also includes a nutrient solution circulation unit, which includes a circulating water tank with a water outlet and a water inlet. The nutrient water tank has a liquid inlet located at the left end and a liquid discharge port located at the right end. The water outlet and the liquid inlet are connected, and a filter and a water pump are connected in series between the liquid discharge port and the water inlet. The water pump is controlled by the AI ​​control unit.

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