A device and method for planting and growing cross-shaped waxy yam

Abstract

The present application relates to the cultivation technology field of yam, and specifically discloses a kind of transverse shaping growth planting device and method of waxy yam, including the culture mechanism for placing yam stem pieces being arranged at the top of base and the supply mechanism for conveying culture medium liquid being arranged at the top of base, culture mechanism includes culture tank, and the top of culture tank is provided with filling mechanism for supplementing cultivation layer into culture tank, and the inside of culture tank is provided with guiding mechanism for guiding the growth of yam stem pieces, the inner wall of culture tank is separated by stop seat in the present application, so as to adjust the growth space of yam stem pieces in culture tank according to the growth length of yam stem pieces, so that culture medium liquid does not fill the whole culture tank, meet the growth demand of yam stem pieces, while not waste culture medium liquid, and the mode of driving stop seat to move can be adjusted according to different varieties of yam, so as to adjust according to the actual growth demand of yam.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of yam cultivation technology, specifically to a device and method for horizontally shaped and planted glutinous yam. Background Technology

[0002] The yam horizontal shaping and cultivation device, through the combination of planting substrate, guide extension cover and limiting cover, can effectively guide and limit the growth of yam, effectively solving the problems of low harvesting efficiency and the need for a lot of manpower and resources when harvesting yams.

[0003] CN119256956A discloses a horizontal shaping and cultivation device for glutinous yam, which aims to guide the horizontal growth of yam by using sponges of different concentrations, reducing the amount of culture medium solution in a limited hood, so as not to affect the horizontal growth of yam and not to waste the culture medium solution.

[0004] Based on existing technologies, the following problems exist: During the horizontal growth of glutinous yam, the tubers are relatively short when first planted, and the culture medium solution fills the entire culture tank, resulting in waste of the culture medium solution. Furthermore, unabsorbed culture medium solution can easily deteriorate, thus affecting yam growth. Referring to the aforementioned application documents, although different concentrations of sponges are used to create a gradient distribution of the culture medium solution, reducing the amount of solution in the culture tank, the solution still needs to completely fill the sponges. Since newly planted yams are too short to fully absorb this solution, it is wasted. Moreover, the culture medium solution needs to be transported to the cultivation layer through the sponges, which have a filtering effect, affecting the entry of nutrients into the cultivation layer, thus wasting the solution and potentially leading to malnutrition in the yams. To address these issues, a horizontally shaped, fixed-growth planting device and method for glutinous yam is proposed. Summary of the Invention

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solution: a horizontally shaped planting device for glutinous yam, comprising a base arranged at intervals, a cultivation mechanism disposed on top of the base for placing yam tubers, and a supply mechanism disposed on top of the base for conveying culture medium solution. The cultivation mechanism includes: The cultivation container is fixedly mounted on top of the base and is designed at an angle. The top of the cultivation container is equipped with a filling mechanism for adding a cultivation layer. The interior of the cultivation container is equipped with a guiding mechanism for guiding the growth of the yam tubers. The guiding mechanism includes: A baffle, fitted onto the inner wall of the culture tank and conforming to its inner sidewall, allows the baffle to move along the inner sidewall of the culture tank, thereby blocking the cultivation layer and culture medium solution inside the tank. This adjusts the amount of cultivation layer entering the culture tank according to the growth length of the yam tubers, and prevents the culture medium solution from accumulating in areas inaccessible to the yam tubers. The supply mechanism includes: The delivery pipe is fixed to the side wall of the baffle so that it can deliver culture medium solution while moving with the baffle.

[0006] Furthermore, the guiding mechanism also includes: A movable sleeve is fixedly mounted on the side wall of the baffle and extends outside the culture tank. The side wall of the culture tank has a first through hole for mounting the movable sleeve. The outer wall of the delivery pipe is mounted on the inner wall of the movable sleeve. The first universal groove is opened on the side wall of the baffle and arranged in a ring array. The inner wall of the first universal groove is placed with a first sphere. The side wall of the first sphere is in contact with the inner side wall of the culture tank to reduce the friction between the baffle and the culture tank. The sealing rings are fixedly fitted at intervals on the side wall of the stop and are located on both sides of the first universal groove.

[0007] Furthermore, the guiding mechanism also includes: A flow guide groove is formed on the side of the stop away from the moving sleeve, and the end of the conveying pipe near the stop extends into the flow guide groove; A baffle is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the flow guide groove, and the side wall of the baffle is provided with a ring array of flow guide holes to restrict the entry of the cultivation layer into the flow guide groove while allowing the culture medium solution to enter the culture tank along the flow guide groove.

[0008] Furthermore, the supply organization also includes: The first water distribution tank is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the guide groove. The water inlet of the first water distribution tank is connected to the drain end of the conveying pipe. The first nozzle is fixedly installed on the drain end of the first water distribution tank on the side away from the conveying pipe. The conduit is fixedly installed on the side wall drain end of the first water distribution tank and arranged in a ring array. The conduit extends along the inside of the baffle to the side of the baffle away from the movable sleeve. The side wall drain end of the conduit is fixedly provided with second nozzles arranged at intervals. The conduit is made of elastic rubber material.

[0009] Furthermore, a second water distribution tank is fixedly installed on the top of the base, the drain end of the second water distribution tank is connected to the inlet end of the delivery pipe, and a gap is left between the second water distribution tank and the culture tank. The delivery pipe is designed as a flexible hose and is designed to allow for movement of the stop.

[0010] Furthermore, the filling mechanism includes: The box is fixed on the top of the culture tank and is used to store the cultivation layer. The bottom inner wall of the box has a cross-shaped groove that extends into the culture tank. The T-shaped plate is fitted onto the inner wall of the lower middle part of the cross-shaped groove. The T-shaped plate extends along its length to the outside of the box and the culture tank. The side of the T-shaped plate near the baffle extends into the culture tank and has an arc design. The bottom of the T-shaped plate is fixedly connected to the top of the side wall of the baffle. A filling hole is provided at the top of the T-shaped plate to allow the cultivation layer inside the box to enter the culture tank through the filling hole.

[0011] Furthermore, the filling mechanism also includes: The abutment is fixed to the top of the T-shaped plate and located on the side of the filling hole near the second water tank. The top of the abutment has an arc-shaped design. Arc-shaped panels are fixedly installed at intervals on the top of the box and are made of elastic metal material; The second universal groove is spaced apart on both sides of the bottom of the T-shaped plate. The inner wall of the second universal groove is fitted with a second ball, and the side wall of the second ball fits against the inner wall of the cross-shaped groove to reduce the friction between the T-shaped plate and the cross-shaped groove. Air vents are spaced out at the top of the housing and located at the intervals of the curved plates.

[0012] Furthermore, the top of the culture tank and the outer side of the box are provided with planting holes for planting yam tubers into the culture tank; The box and culture tank are vertically aligned on the side away from the planting hole, and the side walls of the box and culture tank are provided with through grooves for fitting T-shaped plates. The tilt angle of the culture vessel gradually increases from the direction closer to the planting hole to the direction farther away from the planting hole.

[0013] Furthermore, the outer wall of the culture tank is provided with a driving mechanism for moving the movable sleeve, and the driving mechanism is located on the side of the culture tank away from the planting hole. The driving mechanism includes: Toothed plate, embedded in the bottom of the outer wall of the movable sleeve; A servo motor is fixedly mounted on the outer wall of the culture tank. The output shaft of the servo motor is fixedly mounted on a first rotating shaft via a coupling. The first rotating shaft is driven by a bevel gear to a second rotating shaft. The side wall of the second rotating shaft is fixedly fitted with a first gear that meshes with a toothed plate to drive the toothed plate to move. The second gear is fixedly sleeved on the side wall of the first rotating shaft. The side wall of the second gear is meshed with a transmission chain to drive the moving sleeves arranged at intervals.

[0014] This invention also provides a method for using a horizontal shaping and planting device for glutinous yam. The method, employing the aforementioned horizontal shaping and planting device for glutinous yam, includes the following steps: S1: Fill the culture tank with the culture layer and place it on the side of the baffle near the planting hole. Then, transfer the culture medium solution into the culture layer. S2: After the culture medium solution is delivered, insert the yam tubers into the cultivation layer along the planting holes to cultivate the yam tubers.

[0015] This invention provides a device and method for horizontally shaped cultivation of glutinous yam. Compared with the prior art, it has the following advantages: 1. This invention uses a baffle to separate the inner wall of the culture tank, thereby adjusting the growth space of the yam tubers in the culture tank according to their growth length. This prevents the culture medium solution from filling the entire culture tank, meeting the growth needs of the yam tubers without wasting the culture medium solution. Furthermore, the movement of the drive baffle can be adjusted according to different yam varieties to meet the actual growth needs of the yam. In addition, the culture medium solution is allowed to directly enter the cultivation layer, avoiding and reducing the loss of the culture medium solution, thus providing nutritional support for the growth of the yam.

[0016] 2. This invention utilizes the inclined design of the cultivation tank to allow the yam to grow horizontally along the inclined direction of the tank, taking advantage of its tendency to grow towards the ground. The culture medium solution is primarily distributed in the lower-lying areas, further guiding the yam's growth. The planting holes facilitate the insertion of yam tubers into the cultivation tank, and also encourage the upward growth of the tuber leaves for photosynthesis, thus providing nutrients such as organic matter for the yam's growth. Compared to the traditional method of allowing yam leaves to grow horizontally first and then vertically upward under external force, this design better aligns with the yam's natural tendency to grow upwards due to phototropism, making it more beneficial for yam cultivation.

[0017] 3. The present invention facilitates the delivery of culture medium solution through the supply mechanism, and can deliver nutrient solution at any position when the baffle is moved. Thus, the culture medium solution is accumulated in the area of ​​the baffle near the yam tuber according to the growth length of the yam tuber, avoiding the culture medium solution from filling the entire culture tank while not affecting the growth of the yam tuber.

[0018] 4. This invention uses an elastic rubber material to make the conduit, and by adjusting the amount of culture medium squeezed into the conduit and the amount discharged from the second nozzle, a volume difference is created, so that the culture medium solution fills the entire conduit and makes the conduit bulge, thereby loosening the cultivation layer to facilitate the growth of yam and to facilitate subsequent loosening of different parts of the cultivation layer, thus improving the loosening effect.

[0019] 5. The present invention uses a filling mechanism to allow the cultivation layer inside the box to enter the culture tank through the filling hole and be located on the side of the baffle near the yam tuber. After the baffle moves, the empty space on the side of the baffle near the yam tuber is filled with the cultivation layer to facilitate the continuous growth of the yam tuber. By setting air vents, air enters the culture tank radially. Compared to the traditional method where air enters from one end of the culture tank and exits from the other end, the cultivation layer obstructs air less, making it easier for air to enter the culture tank and thus promoting air circulation in the yam tubers.

[0020] 6. The present invention facilitates the movement of the stop seats through the driving mechanism, so as to actively provide growth space for the growth of yam tubers. The transmission chain facilitates the transmission of the moving sleeves on the top of the spaced-out base, thereby facilitating the synchronous driving of multiple stop seats for practical control. When there is no need for a drive component to actively drive the stop to move, it is only necessary to separate the first gear from the gear plate so that the operator can make adjustments according to the actual situation. Attached Figure Description

[0021] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall right-side structure of the present invention; Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the overall left side structure of the present invention; Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the filling mechanism and the culture mechanism of the present invention; Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the filling mechanism, guiding mechanism, culture tank, and planting hole structure of the present invention; Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the culture tank of the present invention; Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the T-shaped plate and stop structure of the present invention; Figure 7 This is a schematic cross-sectional view of the movable sleeve and stop of the present invention; Figure 8 This is a bottom view structural diagram of the box and culture tank of the present invention. Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the bottom structure of the T-shaped plate of the present invention; Figure 10 For the present invention Figure 9 A magnified structural diagram of A in the middle; Figure 11 This is a schematic cross-sectional view of the box and culture tank of the present invention; Figure 12 This is a schematic diagram of the drive mechanism and the moving sleeve structure of the present invention; Figure 13 This is a schematic diagram of the transmission chain, first rotating shaft, and second gear structure of the present invention.

[0022] The reference numerals in the above figures are as follows: 1. Base; 2. Drive mechanism; 3. Cultivation mechanism; 4. Filling mechanism; 5. Guide mechanism; 6. Supply mechanism; 21. Servo motor; 22. First gear; 23. Gear plate; 24. Second shaft; 25. First shaft; 26. Second gear; 27. Transmission chain; 31. Culture container; 32. Planting hole; 41. Box body; 42. Arc-shaped plate; 43. Air vent; 44. T-shaped plate; 45. Second universal groove; 46. Support rod; 47. Filling hole; 48. Cross-shaped groove; 49. Second sphere; 51. Moving sleeve; 52. Stop; 53. First universal groove; 54. First sphere; 55. Flow guide groove; 56. Baffle; 57. Sealing ring; 61. Second water distribution tank; 62. Delivery pipe; 63. First water distribution tank; 64. First nozzle; 65. Conduit; 66. Second nozzle. Detailed Implementation

[0023] 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. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0024] Example 1: Please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Figure 4 A horizontally shaped planting device for glutinous yam includes a base 1 arranged at intervals, a cultivation mechanism 3 disposed on top of the base 1 for placing yam tubers, and a supply mechanism 6 disposed on top of the base 1 for conveying culture medium solution. The cultivation mechanism 3 includes: The cultivation tank 31 is fixedly mounted on the top of the base 1 and is designed to be inclined. The top of the cultivation tank 31 is provided with a filling mechanism 4 for adding a cultivation layer into the cultivation tank 31, and the inside of the cultivation tank 31 is provided with a guiding mechanism 5 for guiding the growth of yam tubers.

[0025] The top of the culture tank 31 and the outside of the box 41 are provided with planting holes 32 for planting yam tubers into the culture tank 31.

[0026] The tilt angle of the culture tank 31 gradually increases from the direction closer to the planting hole 32 to the direction farther away from the planting hole 32.

[0027] In practice, when planting yams, the pre-prepared yam tubers are inserted into the culture tank 31 along the planting hole 32 so that the yam tubers can be cultured through the cultivation layer and culture medium solution in the culture tank 31.

[0028] Because the culture tank 31 is designed to be tilted, the yam’s characteristic of growing towards the ground is utilized to make it grow laterally along the tilt direction of the culture tank 31, and the culture medium solution is mainly distributed in the lower part of the terrain, thereby further assisting in guiding the growth of the yam.

[0029] The planting hole 32 facilitates the insertion of yam tubers into the culture tank 31 and promotes the upward growth of the yam tuber leaves, which is conducive to photosynthesis and provides nutrients such as organic matter for the growth of yam. Compared with the traditional method of making yam leaves grow horizontally first and then make them grow vertically upward under the action of external force, this method is more in line with the characteristic of yam leaves to grow upward due to phototropism, which is more conducive to the cultivation of yam.

[0030] Please see Figure 4 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 and Figure 7 The guiding mechanism 5 includes: A baffle 52 is fitted onto the inner wall of the culture tank 31 and fits against the inner sidewall of the culture tank 31, allowing the baffle 52 to move along the inner sidewall of the culture tank 31, thereby blocking the cultivation layer and culture medium solution inside the culture tank 31. This adjusts the amount of cultivation layer entering the culture tank 31 according to the growth length of the yam tuber, and prevents the culture medium solution from accumulating in areas inaccessible to the yam tuber. The supply mechanism 6 includes: The delivery pipe 62 is fixedly installed on the side wall of the baffle 52 so that the delivery pipe 62 can deliver culture medium solution while moving with the baffle 52.

[0031] Guiding mechanism 5 also includes: The movable sleeve 51 is fixedly disposed on the side wall of the stop 52 and extends to the outside of the culture tank 31. The side wall of the culture tank 31 is provided with a first through hole for fitting the movable sleeve 51. The outer wall of the delivery pipe 62 is fitted onto the inner wall of the movable sleeve 51. The first universal groove 53 is opened on the side wall of the stop 52 and arranged in a ring array. The inner wall of the first universal groove 53 is provided with a first ball 54. The side wall of the first ball 54 is attached to the inner side wall of the culture tank 31 to reduce the friction between the stop 52 and the culture tank 31. The sealing rings 57 are fixedly sleeved on the side wall of the stop 52 at intervals and are located on both sides of the first universal groove 53.

[0032] Guiding mechanism 5 also includes: A flow guide groove 55 is formed on the side of the stop 52 away from the movable sleeve 51, and the end of the delivery pipe 62 near the stop 52 extends into the flow guide groove 55. Baffle 56 is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the flow guide groove 55, and the side wall of baffle 56 is provided with a ring array of flow guide holes to restrict the cultivation layer from entering the flow guide groove 55 while allowing the culture medium solution to enter the culture tank 31 along the flow guide groove 55.

[0033] In practice, the inner wall of the culture tank 31 is separated by the baffle 52 and the sealing ring 57, thereby adjusting the growth space of the yam tubers in the culture tank 31 according to their growth length. This is to prevent the culture medium solution from filling the entire culture tank 31 when the yam tubers are short, which would cause the culture medium solution that the yam tubers cannot absorb to deteriorate, wasting the culture medium solution and affecting the actual growth of the yam tubers. Therefore, the base 1 limits the amount of cultivation layer filling the culture tank 31 and blocks the culture medium solution, so that the culture medium solution does not fill the entire culture tank 31, meeting the growth needs of the yam tubers without wasting the culture medium solution.

[0034] When implementing the guiding mechanism 5, since the length of the yam increases during its growth, this characteristic is utilized to compress and move the baffle 52 during its growth. This expands the space for yam growth in the cultivation tank 31 according to the growth length of the yam tuber. At the same time, when the baffle 52 moves, the filling mechanism 4 fills the empty space after the baffle 52 moves with the cultivation layer. This does not affect the supply mechanism 6 in delivering culture medium solution to the yam tuber, thus preventing the culture medium solution from filling the entire cultivation tank 31 when the yam tuber is small. This saves culture medium solution and does not affect the growth of the yam tuber.

[0035] The sealing ring 57 seals the space between the baffle 52 and the culture tank 31, preventing the culture medium solution from entering the side of the baffle 52 away from the yam tuber. By squeezing the sealing ring 57, the friction between the baffle 52 and the culture tank 31 can be increased to improve the stability of the baffle 52. When the baffle 52 moves, it drives the moving sleeve 51 to move along the first through hole, further improving the stability of the baffle 52.

[0036] By setting the first universal groove 53 and the first ball 54, the contact area between the baffle 52 and the inner wall of the culture tank 31 can be reduced, thereby reducing the large friction between the baffle 52 and the culture tank 31. In conjunction with the sealing ring 57, it is convenient for the yam tuber to squeeze the baffle 52 to move during the growth process, while improving the stability of the baffle 52, without affecting the sealing use of the sealing ring 57.

[0037] By setting the flow guide groove 55, the supply mechanism 6 can easily deliver the culture medium solution into the culture tank 31 along the flow guide groove 55. Furthermore, by setting the baffle 56, the yam tuber can be squeezed to move the baffle seat 52 without squeezing the first nozzle 64, thus not affecting the use of the first nozzle 64 to deliver the culture medium solution.

[0038] Since different varieties of yam have different sizes, in order to prevent some varieties of yam from being unable to move the baffle 52 during the growth process, the baffle 52 can be driven to move along the inner wall of the culture tank 31 by the drive mechanism 2, so as to actively provide growth space for the growth of yam tubers, without affecting the cultivation of yam tubers by the cultivation layer and culture medium solution.

[0039] Please see Figure 2 and Figure 7 Supply organization 6 also includes: The first water distribution tank 63 is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the guide groove 55. The water inlet end of the first water distribution tank 63 is connected to the drain end of the conveying pipe 62. The first nozzle 64 is fixedly installed on the drain end of the first water distribution tank 63 on the side away from the conveying pipe 62. The conduit 65 is fixedly installed on the side wall drain end of the first water distribution tank 63 and arranged in a ring array. The conduit 65 extends along the inside of the baffle 52 to the side of the baffle 52 away from the movable sleeve 51. The side wall drain end of the conduit 65 is fixedly provided with second nozzles 66 arranged at intervals. The conduit 65 is made of elastic rubber material.

[0040] A second water distribution tank 61 is fixedly installed on the top of the base 1. The drain end of the second water distribution tank 61 is connected to the inlet end of the conveying pipe 62. A gap is left between the second water distribution tank 61 and the culture tank 31. The delivery pipe 62 is designed as a flexible hose and is reserved with a length that can move with the stop 52.

[0041] In practice, the culture medium solution is delivered into the delivery pipe 62 through the second water distribution tank 61, so that the culture medium solution enters the first nozzle 64 and the conduit 65 along the first water distribution tank 63, and is sprayed out by the second nozzle 66 and the first nozzle 64, thereby delivering the culture medium solution into the culture tank 31, and placing the culture medium solution on the side of the baffle 52 close to the yam tuber, thereby supplying the yam tuber for growth.

[0042] Because the delivery pipe 62 is fitted inside the movable sleeve 51 and is designed with a flexible hose with a certain length reserved, it does not affect the delivery of the culture medium solution during the movement of the baffle 52. Thus, the nutrient solution can be delivered at any position of the baffle 52. The culture medium solution is blocked by the sealing ring 57, so that the culture medium solution is accumulated in the area of ​​the baffle 52 near the yam tuber according to the growth length of the yam tuber. This avoids the culture medium solution filling the entire culture tank 31 and does not affect the growth of the yam tuber.

[0043] By making the conduit 65 into an elastic rubber material, when delivering the culture medium solution, the amount of culture medium squeezed into the conduit 65 and the amount discharged from the second nozzle 66 are adjusted to create a volume difference, thereby filling the entire conduit 65 with the culture medium solution and causing the conduit 65 to bulge and move with the movement of the baffle 52, thereby loosening the cultivation layer to facilitate the growth of yam.

[0044] Before placing the yam tubers, a certain amount of cultivation layer needs to be placed in the culture tank 31. At this time, the conduit 65 is buried in different positions of the cultivation layer, so that the second nozzle 66 can supply culture medium solution to different positions of the cultivation layer, and at the same time, it can loosen different positions of the cultivation layer in the future to improve the loosening effect.

[0045] A valve body is provided on the outer wall of the end of the delivery pipe 62 near the second water distribution tank 61 to facilitate the actual control of the delivery of the culture medium solution. This is existing technology and will not be described in detail here.

[0046] Please see Figure 4 , Figure 6 , Figure 8 , Figure 9 , Figure 10 and Figure 11 The filling mechanism 4 includes: Box 41 is fixedly installed on the top of culture tank 31 and is used to store the cultivation layer. The bottom inner wall of box 41 is provided with a cross-shaped groove 48 extending into culture tank 31. T-shaped plate 44 is fitted onto the inner wall of the lower middle end of cross-shaped groove 48. T-shaped plate 44 extends along its length to the outside of box 41 and culture tank 31. The side of T-shaped plate 44 near the stop 52 extends into the culture tank 31 and has an arc design. The bottom of T-shaped plate 44 is fixedly connected to the top of the side wall of stop 52. A filling hole 47 is provided at the top of the T-shaped plate 44 so that the cultivation layer inside the box 41 enters the culture tank 31 through the filling hole 47.

[0047] The filling mechanism 4 also includes: The abutment rod 46 is fixedly installed on the top of the T-shaped plate 44 and is located on the side of the filling hole 47 near the second water distribution tank 61. The top of the abutment rod 46 is arc-shaped. Arc-shaped plates 42 are fixedly installed at intervals on the top of the box 41 and are made of elastic metal material; The second universal groove 45 is spaced apart on both sides of the bottom of the T-shaped plate 44. The inner wall of the second universal groove 45 is fitted with a second ball 49, and the side wall of the second ball 49 fits against the inner wall of the cross-shaped groove 48 to reduce the friction between the T-shaped plate 44 and the cross-shaped groove 48. Air vents 43 are spaced apart on the top of the housing 41 and located at the intervals of the arc-shaped plates 42.

[0048] In practice, when the stop 52 moves, it drives the T-shaped plate 44 to move along the inner wall of the cross-shaped groove 48, so that the cultivation layer in the box 41 enters the culture tank 31 along the filling hole 47 and is located on the side of the stop 52 near the yam tuber. After the stop 52 moves, the empty space on the side of the stop 52 near the yam tuber is filled with the cultivation layer to facilitate the continuous growth of the yam tuber.

[0049] When the T-shaped plate 44 moves, it will drive the abutment rod 46 to move. The abutment rod 46 will squeeze the arc plate 42, causing it to deform. As the abutment rod 46 passes the arc plate 42, the cultivation layer inside the box 41 will be loosened at the same time as the arc plate 42 returns to its original position, so that the cultivation layer can enter the culture tank 31 along the filling hole 47.

[0050] By setting air guide holes 43, air enters the culture tank 31 along the cultivation layer and the cross-shaped groove 48, so that the air enters the culture tank 31 in the radial direction. Compared with the traditional method of air entering along one end of the culture tank 31 and exiting along the other end, the cultivation layer blocks the air less, making it easier for air to enter the culture tank 31, which is more conducive to the air circulation at the yam tuber.

[0051] The friction between the T-shaped plate 44 and the cross-shaped groove 48 is reduced by the second universal groove 45 and the second sphere 49, which makes it easier for the yam tuber to move the stop 52.

[0052] The box 41 and the culture tank 31 are vertically aligned on the side away from the planting hole 32, and the side walls of the box 41 and the culture tank 31 are provided with through grooves for fitting the T-shaped plate 44.

[0053] The cultivation layer in this application can be made by mixing coarse and fine sandy soil, which ensures fluidity while meeting the requirements for soilless cultivation of yam. This is existing technology and will not be elaborated here.

[0054] Example 2: Please refer to Figure 12 and Figure 13 The difference between this embodiment and Embodiment 1 lies in that the outer wall of the culture tank 31 is provided with a driving mechanism 2 for driving the movable sleeve 51 to move, and the driving mechanism 2 is located on the side of the culture tank 31 away from the planting hole 32. The driving mechanism 2 includes: Toothed plate 23 is embedded in the bottom of the outer wall of movable sleeve 51; Servo motor 21 is fixedly mounted on the outer wall of culture tank 31. The output shaft of servo motor 21 is fixedly mounted on a first rotating shaft 25 via a coupling. The first rotating shaft 25 is driven by a bevel gear to a second rotating shaft 24. The side wall of the second rotating shaft 24 is fixedly fitted with a first gear 22 that meshes with a toothed plate 23 to drive the toothed plate 23 to move. The second gear 26 is fixedly sleeved on the side wall of the first rotating shaft 25. The side wall of the second gear 26 is meshed with a transmission chain 27 to drive the movable sleeves 51 arranged at intervals.

[0055] In practice, to prevent some varieties of yam from being unable to move the baffle 52 during growth, the baffle 52 can be moved along the inner wall of the culture tank 31 by the drive mechanism 2, so as to actively provide growth space for the yam tubers.

[0056] When implementing the drive mechanism 2, the servo motor 21 is started. The output shaft of the servo motor 21 drives the first rotating shaft 25 to rotate through the coupling. The first rotating shaft 25 drives the second rotating shaft 24 and the first gear 22 to rotate through the bevel gear, so as to drive the toothed plate 23 and the moving sleeve 51 to move, thereby driving the stop seat 52 to move, so as to adjust the position of the stop seat 52 according to the length of the yam tuber.

[0057] By setting the second gear 26 and the transmission chain 27, it is easy to drive the movable sleeve 51 on the top of the base 1, which is arranged at intervals, so as to facilitate the synchronous driving of multiple stops 52 for practical control.

[0058] By changing the transmission direction of the first rotating shaft 25 and the second rotating shaft 24 through the bevel gear, it is easy for the transmission chain 27 to synchronously drive the rotation of multiple first rotating shafts 25, thereby facilitating the synchronous movement of multiple stop seats 52.

[0059] When there is no need for the drive components to actively drive the stop 52 to move, it is only necessary to separate the first gear 22 from the gear plate 23, that is, the servo motor 21, the first rotating shaft 25, the second rotating shaft 24, the second gear 26 and the first gear 22 are not installed. In specific implementation, the staff can make adjustments according to the actual situation to facilitate actual use.

[0060] The servo motor 21 and other electronic devices in this application are all connected to the controller and external power supply via wires, which facilitates actual control and use. This is prior art and will not be described in detail here.

[0061] This invention also provides a method for using a horizontal shaping and planting device for glutinous yam. The method includes the following steps: S1: Fill the culture tank 31 with the culture layer and place it on the side of the baffle 52 near the planting hole 32. Then, transport the culture medium solution into the culture layer. S2: After the culture medium solution is delivered, insert the yam tubers into the cultivation layer along the planting hole 32 to cultivate the yam tubers.

[0062] Because the yam is grown in the cultivation tank 31, it grows laterally along the length of the cultivation tank 31. And because the cultivation tank 31 is designed to be tilted, the yam grows towards the side of the cultivation tank 31 away from the planting hole 32 by taking advantage of the yam's characteristic of growing towards the ground. During the growth process, the leaves of the yam tuber grow upward through the planting hole 32 to carry out photosynthesis and produce organic matter for the growth of the yam tuber.

[0063] During the growth of yams, to avoid the traditional culture medium solution filling the entire culture tank 31, and because the yam tubers are small in length when first planted, only occupying a small portion of the culture tank 31, resulting in the culture medium solution not being absorbed by the yam tubers and accumulating in the culture tank 31 for a long time, leading to deterioration, this design utilizes the characteristics of yam growth. As the yam tubers grow longer, they push the baffle 52 along the inner wall of the culture tank 31. During this process, the filling mechanism 4 replenishes the culture layer into the culture tank 31, thus meeting the growth needs of the yam tubers. The culture layer does not fill the entire culture tank 31 when the yam tubers are small, preventing the culture medium solution from accumulating in areas where the yam tubers cannot absorb it. This ensures a normal supply of culture medium solution to the yam tubers while avoiding the accumulation of large amounts of unused culture medium solution in the culture tank 31. Furthermore, because the culture tank 31 is designed with an inclination, due to the principle of water flowing downhill, the culture medium solution mainly accumulates near the baffle 52, thereby using the culture medium solution to guide the growth of the yam tubers, allowing the yams to grow horizontally.

[0064] Since different varieties of yam have different sizes, in order to prevent some varieties of yam from being unable to move the baffle 52 during the growth process, the baffle 52 can be driven to move along the inner wall of the culture tank 31 by the drive mechanism 2, so as to actively provide growth space for the growth of yam tubers, without affecting the cultivation of yam tubers by the cultivation layer and culture medium solution.

[0065] Furthermore, any content not described in detail in this specification is existing technology known to those skilled in the art.

[0066] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

[0067] Although embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A horizontally shaped planting device for glutinous yam, comprising a base arranged at intervals, characterized in that, It also includes a cultivation mechanism installed on top of the base for placing yam tubers and a supply mechanism installed on top of the base for delivering culture medium solution. The cultivation mechanism includes: The cultivation container is fixedly mounted on top of the base and is designed at an angle. The top of the cultivation container is equipped with a filling mechanism for adding a cultivation layer. The interior of the cultivation container is equipped with a guiding mechanism for guiding the growth of the yam tubers. The guiding mechanism includes: A baffle, fitted onto the inner wall of the culture tank and conforming to its inner sidewall, allows the baffle to move along the inner sidewall of the culture tank, thereby blocking the cultivation layer and culture medium solution inside the tank. This adjusts the amount of cultivation layer entering the culture tank according to the growth length of the yam tubers, and prevents the culture medium solution from accumulating in areas inaccessible to the yam tubers. The supply mechanism includes: A delivery pipe is fixedly mounted on the side wall of the baffle, so that the delivery pipe can deliver the culture medium solution while moving with the baffle. The guiding mechanism also includes: A movable sleeve is fixedly mounted on the side wall of the baffle and extends outside the culture tank. The side wall of the culture tank has a first through hole for mounting the movable sleeve. The outer wall of the delivery pipe is mounted on the inner wall of the movable sleeve. A flow guide groove is formed on the side of the stop away from the moving sleeve, and the end of the conveying pipe near the stop extends into the flow guide groove; A baffle is fixedly disposed on the inner wall of the flow-guiding groove, and the side wall of the baffle has a ring-shaped array of flow-guiding holes to restrict the entry of the cultivation layer into the flow-guiding groove while allowing the culture medium solution to enter the culture tank along the flow-guiding groove. The supply mechanism also includes: The first water distribution tank is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the guide groove. The water inlet of the first water distribution tank is connected to the drain end of the conveying pipe. The first nozzle is fixedly installed on the drain end of the first water distribution tank on the side away from the conveying pipe. A conduit is fixedly installed on the side wall drain end of the first water distribution tank and arranged in a ring array. The conduit extends along the inside of the baffle to the side of the baffle away from the movable sleeve. A second nozzle arranged at intervals is fixedly installed on the side wall drain end of the conduit. The conduit is made of elastic rubber. The filling mechanism includes: The box is fixed on the top of the culture tank and is used to store the cultivation layer. The bottom inner wall of the box has a cross-shaped groove that extends into the culture tank. The T-shaped plate is fitted onto the inner wall of the lower middle part of the cross-shaped groove. The T-shaped plate extends along its length to the outside of the box and the culture tank. The side of the T-shaped plate near the baffle extends into the culture tank and has an arc design. The bottom of the T-shaped plate is fixedly connected to the top of the side wall of the baffle. A filling hole is provided at the top of the T-shaped plate to allow the cultivation layer inside the box to enter the culture tank along the filling hole; The abutment is fixed to the top of the T-shaped plate and located on the side of the filling hole near the second water tank. The top of the abutment has an arc-shaped design. An arc-shaped plate, fixed at intervals on the top of the box, is made of elastic metal. The top of the culture tank and the outer side of the box have planting holes for planting yam tubers into the culture tank. The side of the box and the culture tank away from the planting holes are vertically aligned, and the side walls of the box and the culture tank have through grooves for fitting T-shaped plates. The tilt angle of the culture tank gradually increases from the direction close to the planting holes to the direction away from the planting holes.

2. The lateral shaping and planting device for glutinous yam according to claim 1, characterized in that, The guiding mechanism also includes: The first universal groove is opened on the side wall of the baffle and arranged in a ring array. The inner wall of the first universal groove is placed with a first sphere. The side wall of the first sphere is in contact with the inner side wall of the culture tank to reduce the friction between the baffle and the culture tank. The sealing rings are fixedly fitted at intervals on the side wall of the stop and are located on both sides of the first universal groove.

3. The lateral shaping and planting device for glutinous yam according to claim 2, characterized in that, A second water distribution tank is fixedly installed on the top of the base. The drain end of the second water distribution tank is connected to the inlet end of the delivery pipe. A gap is left between the second water distribution tank and the culture tank. The delivery pipe is designed as a flexible hose and is designed to allow for movement of the stop.

4. The lateral shaping and planting device for glutinous yam according to claim 3, characterized in that, The filling mechanism further includes: The second universal groove is spaced apart on both sides of the bottom of the T-shaped plate. The inner wall of the second universal groove is fitted with a second ball, and the side wall of the second ball fits against the inner wall of the cross-shaped groove to reduce the friction between the T-shaped plate and the cross-shaped groove. Air vents are spaced out at the top of the housing and located at the intervals of the curved plates.

5. The lateral shaping and planting device for glutinous yam according to claim 1, characterized in that, The outer wall of the culture tank is provided with a driving mechanism for moving the movable sleeve, and the driving mechanism is located on the side of the culture tank away from the planting hole. The driving mechanism includes: Toothed plate, embedded in the bottom of the outer wall of the movable sleeve; A servo motor is fixedly mounted on the outer wall of the culture tank. The output shaft of the servo motor is fixedly mounted on a first rotating shaft via a coupling. The first rotating shaft is driven by a bevel gear to a second rotating shaft. The side wall of the second rotating shaft is fixedly fitted with a first gear that meshes with a toothed plate to drive the toothed plate to move. The second gear is fixedly sleeved on the side wall of the first rotating shaft. The side wall of the second gear is meshed with a transmission chain to drive the moving sleeves arranged at intervals.

6. A method of using a horizontally shaped planting device for glutinous yam, characterized in that, The method of using the lateral shaping and planting device for glutinous yam as described in claim 4 includes the following steps: S1: Fill the culture tank with the culture layer and place it on the side of the baffle near the planting hole. Then, transfer the culture medium solution into the culture layer. S2: After the culture medium solution is delivered, insert the yam tubers into the cultivation layer along the planting holes to cultivate the yam tubers.

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