Plant spacing adjustable plant growth frame and control system thereof

Abstract

The utility model discloses a plant-spacing-adjustable plant growing frame, and belongs to the field of vertical farms. The rack mainly comprises a rack body (1), a column unit (2), a row unit (3) and a tray unit (32) on the row unit (3). Through the combination of the sliding rods (21) and the sliding rails (11), the distance between the column units (2) is adjusted, and through the combination of the tray units (32) and the telescopic modules (33), the distance between the tray units (32) is adjusted. The technical problem that in the prior art, a vertical farm wastes space or influences crop growth is solved, and the technical effect that the crop spacing can be adjusted according to crop requirements is achieved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of vertical farming, and in particular to a plant growth rack with adjustable plant spacing. Background Technology

[0002] Vertical farms utilize advanced technologies such as LED lighting, environmental control systems, fertigation systems, and intelligent monitoring and management to provide optimal environmental conditions for plant growth by vertically stacking multiple layers of planting racks within a building. The LED lighting system simulates natural sunlight, providing plants with specific light spectra and intensities to meet the needs of different plants at various growth stages. The environmental control system precisely regulates parameters such as temperature, humidity, and carbon dioxide concentration to ensure stable climatic conditions for plant growth. The fertigation system achieves efficient water resource utilization and precise nutrient supply through automated irrigation and nutrient solution delivery. Finally, the intelligent monitoring and management system uses sensor networks and data analysis technology to monitor plant growth status and environmental changes in real time, enabling intelligent management and optimization of the entire planting process.

[0003] This advanced agricultural production model has many significant advantages. First, it greatly improves land use efficiency, enabling large-scale crop cultivation within limited space and effectively alleviating the problem of insufficient arable land. Second, vertical farms are not limited by seasons, climate, or region, allowing for uninterrupted production year-round, significantly shortening crop growth cycles and increasing the yield and supply stability of agricultural products. Furthermore, due to the use of enclosed or semi-enclosed systems…

[0004] The improved growing environment reduces pests and diseases, lowers pesticide usage, and results in safer, healthier, and pollution-free agricultural products with significantly improved quality and taste. Furthermore, vertical farms conserve water resources, reduce agricultural non-point source pollution, and play a positive role in protecting the ecological environment.

[0005] Existing vertical farms are all constructed by accumulating multiple layers of plant racks. However, in order to accommodate the crops being grown, the trays of the plant racks are spaced far apart, resulting in wasted space. If the spacing is too small, it will affect crop growth and make it difficult for operators to work.

[0006] However, in the process of implementing the technical solution of the present application, the inventors of this application discovered that the above-mentioned technology has at least the following technical problems: 1. Existing vertical farms have large crop spacing, which wastes space resources. Summary of the Invention

[0007] This application provides a plant growth rack with adjustable spacing, which solves the technical problem of existing vertical farms where large crop spacing wastes space resources, and achieves the technical effect of adjustable spacing between crops.

[0008] This application provides a plant growth rack with adjustable spacing, including a frame, column units, row units, and tray units.

[0009] Furthermore, the frame is equipped with sliding rails;

[0010] Furthermore, several column units are mounted on the slide rails of the frame, including slide rods and fixing plates.

[0011] Furthermore, the fixing plates are in two sets, symmetrically distributed at both ends of the slide rod in each column of units;

[0012] Furthermore, the discharge unit includes a liquid tank for holding liquid;

[0013] And, tray units, several tray units are slidably disposed on the liquid tank of the discharge unit,

[0014] It has a hole for setting up plant trays of different sizes; telescopic modules are set on both sides of the inner wall of the tray unit;

[0015] Among them, the column unit can move along the crossbar of the frame to adjust the row spacing through the combination of sliding rod and slide rail, and the pallet unit can move along the row unit to adjust the row spacing through the telescopic module and row unit.

[0016] Furthermore, the frame consists of two horizontal bars and four pillars, with slide rails installed inside the horizontal bars corresponding to the sliding rods.

[0017] Furthermore, motors are installed at both ends of the slide bar to drive the column units to move along the slide rail.

[0018] Furthermore, the fixing plate uses bolts to fix several rows of units together to form a column unit.

[0019] Furthermore, the fixing plates extend upwards from the bottom sides of each column of units, gradually converging at the top to gather at the slide bar.

[0020] Furthermore, the liquid tank is a cuboid, preferably a bottle-shaped cuboid, meaning the neck width is slightly smaller than the bottom width and the top width is slightly larger than the neck width, so that the liquid tank can confine the tray unit on it without affecting its movement.

[0021] Furthermore, the main body of the telescopic module is a square plate with a central hollow hole, and a set of plates extending downwards along opposite sides for a certain length. The ends of the extensions have a certain bend, corresponding to the neck of the liquid tank.

[0022] Furthermore, the telescopic module includes a fixed block, a telescopic rod, a telescopic block, and a transmission rod. Additionally, the fixed block is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the pallet unit.

[0023] Furthermore, a portion of the telescopic rod is slidably disposed inside the fixed block;

[0024] Furthermore, a telescopic block is located at the other end of the telescopic rod and moves together with it; furthermore, transmission rod nodes are respectively located on the fixed block and the telescopic block, with adjacent nodes...

[0025] The transmission rods can be connected to each other.

[0026] Furthermore, the liquid circulation device includes: a pipe 41 for liquid flow;

[0027] The liquid circulation module 41 is used to provide power for liquid circulation; the liquid mixing module 43 is used to adjust the liquid ratio.

[0028] Liquid detection module 44 is used to detect real-time parameters of liquid.

[0029] Specifically, a control system 5 is applicable to the aforementioned plant growth rack with adjustable spacing, comprising:

[0030] Information acquisition module 51, used to acquire information within the device; information processing module 52, used to process the information acquired by information acquisition module 51, and

[0031] Generate corresponding instruction information;

[0032] Motor drive module 53 is used to control the movement of the motor;

[0033] Telescopic component drive module 54 is used to control the movement of the telescopic component;

[0034] The power supply module 55 is used to supply power to the information acquisition module 51, the information processing module 52, the motor drive module 53, and the telescopic component drive module 54.

[0035] One or more technical solutions provided in the embodiments of this application have at least the following technical effects or advantages:

[0036] 1. By adopting a combination of sliding rods and rails, and a combination of telescopic blocks and pallet units, the technical problem of large crop spacing and wasted space resources in existing vertical farms is effectively solved, thereby achieving the technical effect of saving space resources and benefiting crop growth. Attached Figure Description

[0037] Figure 1 is a structural diagram of the main body of the device according to an embodiment of this application.

[0038] Figure 2 is a detailed diagram of the liquid circulation device according to an embodiment of this application.

[0039] Figure 3 is a detailed diagram of the column unit in an embodiment of this application.

[0040] Figure 4 is a detailed view of the connection between the fixing plate and the row unit in an embodiment of this application.

[0041] Figure 5 is a diagram showing the position of the linkage motor in an embodiment of this application.

[0042] Figure 6 is a detailed diagram of the row unit structure according to an embodiment of this application.

[0043] Figure 7 is a top side view of the tray unit according to an embodiment of this application.

[0044] Figure 8 is a side view of the tray unit according to an embodiment of this application.

[0045] Figure 9 is a detailed diagram of the telescopic assembly according to an embodiment of this application, showing the structure of the fixed block, telescopic rod, transmission rod and telescopic block.

[0046] Figure 10 is an operational diagram of the telescopic component according to an embodiment of this application, showing the telescopic rod's extension and retraction. Figure 11 is an operational diagram of the telescopic component driving the pallet unit according to an embodiment of this application, showing the process of the telescopic component adjusting the spacing between the pallet units.

[0047] Figure 12 is a schematic diagram of the liquid circulation module in an embodiment of this application.

[0048] Figure 13 is a schematic diagram of the control system according to an embodiment of this application. Detailed Implementation

[0049] Traditional vertical farms consist of a series of single, fixed planting layers. Although this significantly increases space utilization compared to traditional agriculture, the spacing between plants in each layer is relatively large and fixed due to factors such as crop type, fruit size, space requirements, and various environmental conditions. This still wastes space to some extent. Moreover, each crop has its own optimal plant spacing, and a fixed plant spacing cannot meet the optimal plant spacing requirements of the crops.

[0050] To solve the aforementioned technical problem of the inability to adjust plant spacing, the inventors changed the traditional planting layer to a three-dimensional planting column. The columns are movable via a combination of top sliding rods and external frame rails, allowing adjustment of the plant spacing between column units 2. Each column unit 2 is further divided into multiple...

[0051] The layer unit 3 contains several tray units 32. The tray units 32 can move through the telescopic module 33 to adjust the crop spacing, thereby making the horizontal spacing adjustable.

[0052] To better understand the above technical solution, the above technical solution will be described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of the specification and specific implementation manners. Embodiment

[0053] This embodiment provides a plant growth rack with adjustable row spacing. Its structure is shown in Figures 1 - 11. It mainly includes a frame body 1, column units 2, row units 3, and tray units 32. The frame body 1 is composed of two crossbars and four columns. Inside the crossbars, slide rails 11 are provided corresponding to slide bars 21. The length of the crossbars is slightly longer to leave enough space for the column units 2 to move to adjust the spacing, thereby adjusting the row spacing.

[0054] A number of column units 2 are arranged on the slide rails 11 of the frame body 1, including slide bars 21 and fixing plates 22. There are two groups of fixing plates 22, which are symmetrically distributed at both ends of each column unit 2's slide bar 21 respectively.

[0055] The row unit 3 includes a liquid tank 31 for carrying liquid; a number of tray units 32 are slidably arranged on the liquid tank 31 of the row unit. There is a hole 321 on it for setting plant trays of different sizes; telescopic modules 33 are arranged on both sides of the inner wall of the tray unit 32. Through the combination of the slide bar 21 and the slide rail 11, the column units 2 can move along the crossbar of the frame body to adjust the row spacing. Through the telescopic modules 33 and the row unit 3, the tray units 32 can move along the row unit 3 to adjust the row spacing.

[0056] Motors 24 are arranged at both ends of the slide bar 21, corresponding to the slide rails 11. The slide bar is snapped into the slide rail 11 and driven by the motor 24 to drive the column unit 2 to move along the slide rail 11. The fixing plates 22 fix a number of row units 3 together by bolts 23 to form the column unit 2. The liquid tank 31 has a bottle-shaped cross-section cuboid, the width of the neck is slightly smaller than the width of the bottom, and the width of the top is slightly larger than the width of the neck, so that the liquid tank 31 can restrict the tray unit 32 on it without affecting its movement. The main body of the telescopic module 33 is a square plate with a central cavity. A set of opposite sides extend downward by a certain length of plate, and there is a certain bend at the end of the extension, corresponding to the neck of the liquid tank. The telescopic module 33 includes

[0057] 两端。排单元 3 包括液体槽 31,用于承载液体;托盘单元 32 若干滑动设置于排单元液体槽 31 之上,其上有一孔洞 321,用于设置不同尺寸植物托盘;伸缩模块 33 设置于托盘单元 32 内壁两侧。通过滑杆

[0058] 21 和滑轨 11 组合,列单元 2 可沿架体横杆运动以调节排间距,通过

[0059] 伸缩模块 33 和排单元 3,托盘单元 32 可沿排单元 3 运动以调节排间距。

[0060] 滑杆 21 两端设置电机 24,对应滑轨 11 设置,滑杆卡入滑轨 11由电机 24 驱动以带动列单元 2 沿滑轨 11 运动。固定板 22 通过螺栓

[0061] 23 将若干排单元 3 固定在一起以组成列单元 2。液体槽 31 为瓶状横切面长方体,颈部宽度略小于底部宽度,而顶部宽度略大于颈部宽度,使液体槽 31 可将托盘单元32 限制于其上,而不影响其运动。伸缩模

[0062] 块 33 主体为一方形中心空洞板材,一组对边向下延伸而出一定长度

[0063] 板,延伸末端有一定回弯,对应液体槽颈部设置。伸缩模块 33 包括

[0064] The system includes a fixed block 331, a telescopic rod 332, a telescopic block 333, and a transmission rod 334. The fixed block 331 is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the pallet unit 32; a portion of the telescopic rod 332 is slidably mounted on the fixed block 331.

[0065] Internally; the telescopic block 333 is located at the other end of the telescopic rod 332 and moves together with the telescopic rod 332.

[0066] The transmission rod 334 is mounted on the fixed block 331 and the telescopic block 333, with adjacent sections...

[0067] The transmission rods 334 at the points can be interconnected. The telescopic module 33 is mounted on the support via the fixing block 331.

[0068] The inner wall of the disc unit 32, the telescopic rod 332 is slidably disposed inside the fixed block 331; when telescopic...

[0069] When rod 332 extends or retracts under the action of transmission rod 334, it drives telescopic block 333 to move.

[0070] This allows for the adjustment of the spacing between the tray units 32.

[0071] The liquid circulation device 4 includes: a pipe 41 for liquid flow; a liquid circulation module 42 for providing power for liquid circulation; a liquid mixing module 43 for adjusting the liquid ratio; and a liquid detection module 44 for detecting real-time liquid parameters. The pipe 41 carries the liquid from each row of units 3.

[0072] The tanks 31 are connected so that liquid can flow from top to bottom through the entire column unit, and the liquid circulates.

[0073] The circulation device 4 is connected to multiple liquid tanks 31 via pipes 41, and the liquid circulation module 42 provides dynamic fluid circulation.

[0074] The liquid preparation module 43 adjusts the nutrient solution ratio based on the real-time parameters fed back by the liquid detection module 44, and finally delivers the nutrient solution to each row unit 3 through the pipeline 41.

[0075] Specifically, a control system 5 is provided for the aforementioned plant growth rack with adjustable spacing, comprising:

[0076] Information acquisition module 51, used to acquire information within the device; information processing module 52, used to process the information acquired by information acquisition module 51, and

[0077] Generate corresponding instruction information;

[0078] Motor drive module 53 is used to control the movement of the motor;

[0079] Telescopic component drive module 54 is used to control the movement of the telescopic component;

[0080] The power supply module 55 is used to supply power to the information acquisition module 51, the information processing module 52, the motor drive module 53, and the telescopic component drive module 54.

[0081] The liquid circulation device 4 shown in Figure 12:

[0082] The circulation device 4 includes a pipe 41, a liquid circulation module 42, a liquid dispensing module 43, and a liquid detection module 44. The liquid circulation logic is as follows: First, the liquid detection module 44 monitors the liquid parameters in the liquid tank 31 in real time, such as the concentration and pH of the nutrient solution, and transmits the data to the information processing module 52. The information processing module 52 generates corresponding instruction information based on the preset planting mode and crop growth requirements, controlling the liquid dispensing module 43 to automatically...

[0083] The composition and concentration of the nutrient solution are prepared. The prepared nutrient solution is transported through pipe 41 to the liquid circulation module 42. The liquid circulation module 42 provides power for the liquid circulation, causing the nutrient solution to flow in pipe 41 and eventually return to the liquid tank 31, completing one cycle. This circulation method ensures that crops receive sufficient nutrients at different growth stages, while avoiding waste and overuse of the nutrient solution.

[0084] Control system 5 as shown in Figure 13:

[0085] The control system 5 includes an information acquisition module 51, an information processing module 52, a motor drive module 53, a telescopic component drive module 54, and a power supply module 55. In practical applications, such as in a modern vertical farm, this growth rack is installed in the core planting area of ​​the farm. The four pillars of the frame 1 are fixed in place to ensure the stability of the entire growth rack. Column unit 2

[0086] Unit 3 can be flexibly configured according to the types of crops grown on the farm and their growth stages. (Information)

[0087] Acquisition module 51 is used to acquire information from within the device, such as crop growth data and environmental parameters.

[0088] The information processing module 52 is used to process the information acquired by the information acquisition module 51 and generate...

[0089] The corresponding instruction information is generated; the motor drive module 53 is used to control the motor movement; the telescopic component drive...

[0090] Module 54 controls the movement of the telescopic components; power module 55 supplies power to information acquisition module 51, information processing module 52, motor drive module 53, and telescopic component drive module 54. Through control system 5, farm workers can monitor and adjust various parameters of the growth rack in real time, achieving automatic adjustment of column unit 2 and tray unit 32, thereby meeting the growth needs of different crops.

[0091] Demand to improve planting efficiency and yield.

[0092] The technical solutions described in the embodiments of this application have at least the following technical effects or advantages:

[0093] (1) The spacing between crops in the plane can be adjusted, and the corresponding plant spacing can be selected according to the crop growth needs.

[0094] Those skilled in the art will understand that embodiments of this invention can be provided as methods, systems, or computer program products. Therefore, this invention can take the form of a completely hardware embodiment, a completely software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, this invention can take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including but not limited to disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.) containing computer-usable program code.

[0095] This invention is described with reference to flowchart illustrations and / or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems), and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each block of the flowchart illustrations and / or block diagrams, and combinations of blocks in the flowchart illustrations and / or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions can be provided to a processor of a general-purpose computer, special-purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, generate instructions for implementing the flowchart illustrations and / or block diagrams. Figure 1 One or more processes and / or boxes Figure 1 A device that provides the functions specified in one or more boxes.

[0096] These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable storage medium that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing device to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable storage medium produce an article of manufacture including instruction means, which are implemented in a process Figure 1 One or more processes and / or boxes Figure 1 The function specified in one or more boxes.

[0097] These computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing equipment to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable equipment to produce a computer-implemented process, thereby providing instructions that execute on the computer or other programmable equipment for implementing the process. Figure 1 One or more processes and / or boxes Figure 1 The steps of the function specified in one or more boxes.

[0098] Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, those skilled in the art, upon learning the basic inventive concept, can make other changes and modifications to these embodiments. Therefore, the appended claims are intended to be interpreted as including the preferred embodiments as well as all changes and modifications falling within the scope of the present invention.

[0099] Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various modifications and variations to this utility model without departing from its spirit and scope. Therefore, if these modifications and variations fall within the scope of the claims of this utility model and their equivalents, this utility model also intends to include these modifications and variations.

Claims

1. A plant growth frame with adjustable plant spacing, characterized in that, include: The frame (1) is provided with a slide rail (11) inside the frame (1). A column unit (2), wherein several column units (2) are disposed on the slide rails (11) of the frame (1), and the column unit (2) includes: Slide bar (21); Fixed plates (22), the fixed plates (22) are in two sets, respectively symmetrically distributed at both ends of the slide rod (21) of each column unit (2); The row unit (3) includes a liquid tank (31) for holding liquid; and a tray unit (32) with several tray units (32) slidably disposed on the liquid tank (31) of the row unit, each having a hole (321) for setting plant trays of different sizes. Telescopic module (33), the telescopic module (33) is disposed on both sides of the inner wall of the tray unit (32); Among them, the column unit (2) can move along the frame crossbar to adjust the row spacing through the combination of slide bar (21) and slide rail (11), and the tray unit (32) can move along the row unit (3) to adjust the row spacing through the telescopic module (33) and row unit (3).

2. The plant growth frame with adjustable spacing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The frame (1) consists of two horizontal bars and four pillars, with slide rails (11) installed inside the horizontal bars corresponding to the slide rods (21).

3. The plant growth frame with adjustable spacing according to claim 1, characterized in that: Motors (24) are installed at both ends of the slide bar (21) to drive the column unit (2) to move along the slide rail (11).

4. The plant growth frame with adjustable spacing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The fixing plate (22) fixes several rows of units (3) together with bolts (23) to form a column unit (2).

5. The plant growth frame with adjustable spacing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The fixing plate (22) extends upward from the bottom of both sides of each column unit (2) and gradually converges at the top to gather at the slide bar (21).

6. The plant growth frame with adjustable spacing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The liquid tank (31) is a cuboid or a bottle-shaped cross-section cuboid, wherein the neck width of the bottle-shaped cross-section cuboid is slightly smaller than the bottom width and the top width is slightly larger than the neck width, so that the liquid tank (31) can confine the tray unit (32) on it without affecting its movement.

7. The plant growth frame with adjustable spacing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The telescopic module (33) is a square plate with a central hollow structure. A set of plates extends downwards from opposite sides for a certain length. The extension ends have a certain bend, which corresponds to the neck of the liquid tank.

8. The plant growth frame with adjustable spacing according to claim 1, characterized in that, The telescopic module includes: A fixing block (331) is fixedly disposed on the inner wall of the pallet unit (32); Telescopic rod (332), a portion of which is slidably disposed inside the fixed block (331); Telescopic block (333), the telescopic block (333) is disposed at the other end of the telescopic rod (332) and moves together with the telescopic rod (332); The transmission rod (334) has nodes respectively set on the fixed block (331) and the telescopic block (333), and the transmission rods (334) of adjacent nodes can be connected to each other.

9. The plant growth frame with adjustable spacing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The liquid circulation device (4) includes: Pipe (41), used for liquid flow; Liquid circulation module (42) is used to provide power for liquid circulation; Liquid preparation module (43) is used to adjust the liquid ratio; The liquid detection module (44) is used to detect real-time parameters of the liquid.

10. A control system for an adjustable plant spacing plant growth rack, applicable to the adjustable plant spacing plant growth rack described in claims 1-9, characterized in that, include: Information acquisition module (51), the information acquisition module (51) is used to acquire information within the device; The information processing module (52) is used to process the information acquired by the information acquisition module (51) and generate corresponding instruction information; The motor drive module (53) is used to control the movement of the motor, thereby controlling the plant spacing; The telescopic component drive module (54) is used to control the movement of the telescopic component, thereby controlling the plant spacing; The power supply module (55) is used to supply power to the information acquisition module (51), the information processing module (52), the motor drive module (53), and the telescopic component drive module (54).

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