A high-level automated vertical cultivation system based on a fluent strip

Abstract

A high-level automated vertical cultivation system based on a flow bar, comprising a cultivation frame, a conveying unit and a mobile elevator, the cultivation frame is a multi-layer double-channel structure, the conveying unit comprises a flow bar and a flow bar support, the flow bars arranged on the same layer of both sides of the channel have different heights, the mobile elevator comprises a frame forming a lifting shaft, a lifting track arranged on the opposite wall surface of the inner side of the frame, a power unit, a platform and a bidirectional mobile fork, the power unit comprises a servo motor fixed to the top of the frame, a transmission shaft, a synchronous pulley and a synchronous belt respectively corresponding to the two ends of the transmission shaft, the platform is fixed to the corresponding parts of the two synchronous belts and rises and falls along the lifting track with the synchronous belt, the bidirectional mobile fork is installed on the platform and can move from one side to the other side relative to the platform.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of facility agriculture equipment, and in particular refers to a high-level automated three-dimensional cultivation system based on flow rails (slide rails, especially aluminum alloy slide rails). Background Technology

[0002] Currently, plant factories are becoming increasingly automated, with more and more electrical architectures and accessories on automated vertical cultivation systems. Plant factories for specific crops are often located in high-humidity environments, which leads to increasingly higher failure rates for automated vertical cultivation systems with numerous sensors and electrical components. In order to carry out production activities efficiently, a simple, fully automated vertical cultivation system is urgently needed to reduce failure rates and improve production efficiency. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of this invention is to provide a high-level automated three-dimensional cultivation system based on fluid strips, which can efficiently and quickly realize the functions of transporting cultivation trays and three-dimensional planting.

[0004] According to this utility model, a high-level automated three-dimensional cultivation system based on flow strips is provided, including a cultivation rack, a conveying unit, and a mobile elevator. The cultivation rack is a multi-layer double-channel structure. The conveying unit includes flow strips and flow strip supports. The flow strips on both sides of the same layer of the channel have different heights. The mobile elevator includes: a frame forming a lifting shaft, lifting rails set on opposite walls inside the frame, a power unit, a platform, and bidirectional moving forks. The power unit includes: a servo motor fixed to the top of the frame, a drive shaft, and synchronous pulleys and synchronous belts respectively installed on both ends of the drive shaft. The platform is fixed to the corresponding parts of the two synchronous belts and moves up and down along the lifting rails as the synchronous belts move. The bidirectional moving forks are installed on the platform and can move from one side to the other relative to the platform.

[0005] Preferably, the high-level automated three-dimensional cultivation system based on fluid strips further includes: a ground track for supporting the frame to move between multiple spaced dual-channel cultivation racks.

[0006] Preferably, the cultivation rack is a dual-channel planting structure assembled from aluminum profiles.

[0007] Preferably, the flow bar includes curved ABS rollers and an aluminum alloy frame, and the flow bar bracket is made of stainless steel.

[0008] Preferably, the flow strip supports for mounting the flow strips on the same layer of the channel have different heights between the two opposite sides in the lateral direction.

[0009] Preferably, the flow strips installed on opposite sides of each layer of the channel have a height difference of 10mm in the vertical direction.

[0010] Preferably, the mobile lifting machines are installed at the front and rear ends of the longitudinal direction of the cultivation rack's passageway.

[0011] Preferably, multiple dual-channel cultivation racks arranged side by side at intervals share a common ground rail on the same side.

[0012] Preferably, the servo motor and the reducer are located at the top center of the frame, and drive shafts are symmetrically extended from the reducer to both sides. Synchronous pulleys are installed at both ends of the drive shafts to drive the symmetrically arranged synchronous belts on both sides.

[0013] Preferably, the hoist is fixed on a support platform of the ground rail, and the support platform can move along the slide of the ground rail, thereby moving the hoist.

[0014] This automated three-dimensional cultivation system can achieve vertical and horizontal transport of cultivation trays in a simple and efficient manner, greatly reducing the number of electrical components in previous automated cultivation racks, lowering the failure rate, and significantly improving the production efficiency of plant factories. Attached Figure Description

[0015] To illustrate this utility model more clearly, the following description of the embodiment will be made in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0016] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the cultivation rack based on flow strips in this invention is shown.

[0017] Figure 2 A schematic three-dimensional structural diagram of the mobile hoist of this utility model is shown.

[0018] Figure 3 A schematic three-dimensional structural diagram of the power system of the mobile hoist of this utility model is shown. Detailed Implementation

[0019] The exemplary embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The exemplary embodiments described below and illustrated in the drawings are intended to teach the principles of the present invention, enabling those skilled in the art to implement and use the present invention in several different environments and for several different applications. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention is defined by the appended claims, and the exemplary embodiments are not intended, and should not be considered, a limiting description of the scope of protection of the present invention. Furthermore, for ease of description, the dimensions of the various parts shown in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to actual scale. Regarding orientational descriptions, such as the lateral direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the flow strip in each multi-channel structure, and the orientations or positional relationships indicated by up, down, left, right, top, bottom, etc., are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of the present invention. Throughout the drawings, the same elements are represented by the same or similar reference numerals. Conventional structures or partial constructions will be omitted where they may cause confusion or make the understanding of the present disclosure difficult to observe. Unless otherwise specifically stated, the order and numerical values ​​of the components and assembly steps described in the embodiments do not limit the scope of this invention.

[0020] like Figures 1-3 As shown, a high-rise automated three-dimensional cultivation system based on flow strips according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a cultivation rack 1, a conveying unit 2, a mobile elevator 3, and a cultivation tray 4.

[0021] The cultivation rack 1 is a dual-channel planting structure assembled from aluminum profiles. The dual-channel planting structure can be formed by connecting each channel of the multi-layer structure adjacently. Preferably, in each channel 5, the corresponding layer heights are the same, especially when two channels with identical structures are connected adjacently. Along each layer of each channel 5, a connecting space is formed to accommodate the cultivation tray 4.

[0022] In one embodiment, a dual-channel planting structure is assembled using European standard 4040 and 4080 aluminum profiles connected by bolts. The vertical columns 6 are made of 4080 profiles for easy vertical load-bearing, while the horizontal beams 7 are made of 4040 profiles, allowing for horizontal distribution to support the smaller weight of individual cultivation trays. The cultivation rack has 10 layers, with a layer height of 480mm and a net internal width of 860mm for each channel. Alternatively, adjacent positions in two channels can share the same column.

[0023] The conveyor unit 2 includes: a flow bar 21 with curved ABS rollers and an aluminum alloy frame, and a flow bar support 22 made of stainless steel. In each layer of the structure of each channel, the flow bar supports 22, for example, located on opposite sides of the same layer, have different heights, resulting in different heights between the flow bars 21 mounted on each support 22. The flow bar supports 22 can be connected to the cultivation rack 1 either separately or integrally.

[0024] In one embodiment, the flow strip support 22 is fixed within each cultivation layer of the cultivation rack 1, serving as a support for the flow strips 21. Within the same cultivation layer, the flow strip support 22 has two support heights: 55mm and 65mm. After installation, there is a height difference between the flow strips 21 on both sides in the horizontal direction. Each layer of the cultivation rack has two flow strips 21 as tracks, with a track spacing of 400mm between the two flow strips 21. Thus, there is a uniform height difference between the flow strips 21 on both sides in all cultivation layers, typically 10mm.

[0025] Thus, by setting different heights, the cultivation tray 4 can be made to have a tilted effect. As one application scenario, when planting pasture in the cultivation tray 4, it is necessary to irrigate regularly and there should be no standing water at the bottom. The tilted design facilitates the drainage of water. The inner edge of the lower side of the cultivation tray 4 has drainage holes when tilted, which facilitates timely drainage.

[0026] As a supporting device for the cultivation rack, the mobile lifting machine 3 includes: frame 31, lifting rail 32, power unit 33, platform 34, bidirectional mobile forklift 35, and ground rail 36.

[0027] The mobile lifting machine 3 is typically installed at both ends of the longitudinal direction of the aisle of the cultivation rack 1. By using the mobile lifting machine 3, it can accommodate a variable number of cultivation racks 1 placed side-by-side. Typically, the mobile lifting machine 3 is matched with 3-8 sets of cultivation racks 1. That is, on the same side of multiple double-aisle cultivation racks 1 arranged at intervals, a single ground rail 36 is shared, thereby enabling the mobile lifting machine 3 to perform the transfer and transportation of cultivation trays 4 as needed.

[0028] The frame 31 is assembled from European standard aluminum profiles to form a frame body with a hollow lifting shaft. On the two opposing walls inside the frame 31, lifting rails 32 are respectively installed.

[0029] The power unit 33 is fixed to the top of the frame 31 and consists of a servo motor 331, a reducer 332, a transmission shaft 333, a synchronous pulley 334, and a synchronous belt 335.

[0030] The servo motor 331 and the reducer 332 are located at the top center of the frame 31. The drive shaft 333 extends symmetrically from the reducer 332 to both sides. Synchronous pulleys 334 are installed on both ends of the drive shaft 333 to drive the synchronous belts 335 symmetrically arranged on both sides.

[0031] Platform 34 is fixed to corresponding parts of two synchronous belts 335 and moves up and down along the lifting track 32 as the synchronous belts 335 move up and down. Guide rollers and other guide mechanisms can be installed on both sides of platform 34 in accordance with the lifting track 32 to maintain the stability of the lifting track 32.

[0032] The bidirectional moving fork 35 is mounted on the platform 34 and can move relative to the platform 34 from one side to the other via drive components such as slide rails and linear modules. It is used for unidirectional or bidirectional transport of boxes or cultivation trays 4. For the lateral adjacent double-channel space of the cultivation rack 1, it extends to one side to receive cultivation trays from one channel and transport them to the opposite channel, thereby enabling the connection operation of cultivation trays within a cultivation rack 1. Similarly, it can also be used for connection operations between channels of adjacent cultivation racks 1.

[0033] The ground rail 36 is fixed to the ground, and the frame 31 is fixed on the ground rail 36. The frame 31 can move along the ground rail 36 between multiple spaced double-channel cultivation racks 1.

[0034] In one embodiment, the ground rail 36 serves as the ground carrier for fixing the hoist 3. The hoist 3 is fixed to the support platform of the ground rail 36, and the support platform can move along the slide of the ground rail 36, thereby moving the hoist 3 to transport the cultivation trays 4 to different cultivation racks 1. The cultivation trays 4, as the objects transported by the entire system, have dimensions of 800mm*800mm*50mm and are made of ABS engineering plastic.

[0035] According to this utility model, the high-level automated three-dimensional cultivation system based on flow strips can automatically complete the lifting and horizontal conveying of the cultivation tray 4. Compared with the traditional self-propelled three-dimensional cultivation system, it eliminates the motors and transmission mechanisms that were originally used for walking on each layer, reducing the number of electrical components and the failure rate. In particular, the design of this system only has a pushing mechanism including bidirectional moving forks 35 on the lifting machine 3, which reduces the number of components by a factor of two, resulting in high production efficiency and greatly promoting the development of automated three-dimensional cultivation equipment.

[0036] In the description of this application, "a plurality of" means two or more, unless otherwise explicitly specified. Unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installed," "connected," "linked," "fixed," etc., should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral part; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; they can refer to the internal communication of two components or the interaction between two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this application according to the specific circumstances. Although the present invention has been described with reference to various specific embodiments, it should be understood that modifications can be made within the spirit and scope of the described inventive concept. Therefore, it is intended that the present invention be limited to the described embodiments but will have the full scope defined by the language of the appended claims.

Claims

1. A high-level automated vertical cultivation system based on a fluent strip, characterized by, The system includes a cultivation rack (1), a conveying unit (2), and a mobile elevator (3). The cultivation rack (1) has a multi-layer, double-channel structure. The conveying unit (2) includes a flow bar (21) and a flow bar support (22). The flow bars (21) on both sides of the same layer of the channel have different heights. The mobile elevator (3) includes a frame (31) forming a lifting shaft, lifting rails (32) set on opposite walls inside the frame (31), a power unit (33), a platform (34), and bidirectional mobile forks (35). 5) The power unit (33) includes: a servo motor (331) fixed to the top of the frame (31), a drive shaft (333), a synchronous pulley (334) and a synchronous belt (335) respectively installed on both ends of the drive shaft (333), the platform (34) is fixed on the corresponding parts of the two synchronous belts (335) and rises and falls along the lifting track (32) as the synchronous belts (335) rise and fall, and the bidirectional moving fork (35) is installed on the platform (34) and can move from one side to the other relative to the platform (34).

2. The high-level automated vertical farming system based on the flow bar according to claim 1, characterized in that, Also includes: Ground rails (36) are used to support the movement of the frame (31) between multiple spaced dual-channel cultivation racks (1).

3. The high-level automated vertical farming system based on the flow bar according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cultivation rack (1) is a dual-channel planting structure assembled from aluminum profiles.

4. The high-level automated vertical farming system based on the flow bar according to claim 1, characterized in that, The flow bar (21) includes curved ABS rollers and an aluminum alloy frame, while the flow bar bracket (22) is made of stainless steel.

5. The high-level automated vertical farming system based on the flow bar according to claim 1, characterized in that, In the same layer of the channel, the flow strip brackets (22) for corresponding installation of flow strips (21) have different heights between the two opposite sides in the lateral direction.

6. The high-level automated vertical farming system based on the flow bar according to claim 1, characterized in that, The horizontally opposite flow strips (21) installed in each layer of the channel have a height difference of 10 mm in the height direction.

7. The high-level automated vertical farming system based on the flow bar according to claim 1, characterized in that, The mobile lifting machine (3) is installed at the front and rear ends of the longitudinal direction of the cultivation rack (1).

8. The high-level automated three-dimensional cultivation system based on flow strips according to claim 2, characterized in that, On the same side of multiple spaced-apart dual-channel cultivation racks (1), a common ground rail (36) is shared.

9. The high-level automated three-dimensional cultivation system based on flow strips according to claim 1, characterized in that, The servo motor (331) and the reducer (332) are located at the top center of the frame (31). A drive shaft (333) extends symmetrically from the reducer (332) to both sides. Synchronous pulleys (334) are installed on both ends of the drive shaft (333) to drive the synchronous belts (335) symmetrically arranged on both sides.

10. The high-level automated vertical farming system based on the flow bar according to claim 1, characterized in that, The hoist (3) is fixed on the support platform of the ground rail (36), and the support platform can move along the slide of the ground rail (36) to move the hoist (3).

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