Vertical plant factory for automatic three-dimensional space transfer of plant support structure

The vertical plant factory system with three-dimensional cultivation plate transfer addresses low space utilization and efficiency issues by using stacked cultivation frames and transferable trolleys, enhancing operational efficiency and stability.

GB2635880APending Publication Date: 2025-06-04INST OF URBAN AGRI CHINESE ACADEMY OF AGRI SCI
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Application Number
GB2022007620
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GB · GB
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Priority Date
2021-08-12
Filing Date
2021-08-26
Publication Date
2025-06-04

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Technical Problem

Existing vertical plant factory systems suffer from low space utilization and working efficiency due to the need for large operation spaces between cultivation frames, leading to inefficiencies in the stereoscopic cultivation process.

Method used

A vertical plant factory system with cultivation plates automatically transferred in three-dimensional space, utilizing cultivation frames with multiple stacked layers, lifting assemblies, and spatially transferable trolleys that allow for seamless movement and transport of cultivation plates between layers, ensuring efficient space utilization and stable operation.

Benefits of technology

The system enhances space utilization and working efficiency by allowing direct access between cultivation layers, ensuring stable and reliable transport of cultivation plates, thereby improving overall operational efficiency.

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Abstract

Disclosed is a vertical plant factory for the automatic three-dimensional space transfer of a plant support structure, comprising a plant support structure, a cultivation rack, a lifting assembly and
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[0001] The disclosure relates to the technical field of plant factories and surrounding matching facilities thereof, and in particular to a vertical plant factory with cultivation plates automatically transferred in three-dimensional space. BACKGROUND ART

[0002] In order to improve the utilization ratio of the cultivation space, the stereoscopic cultivation is more and more widely used. In specific applications, a large working space needs to be provided between the cultivation frames in order to facilitate the work.

[0003] In the prior art, there are mainly two working modes. One of the two working modes is that tunnels on sides of the cultivation frames are provided, and a harvester takes support structures of two adjacent frames as tracks to place or remove cultivation plates via a transverse operation thereof. The other mode of the two working modes is that tracks on sides of the cultivation frames are provided, and the harvester is sent to a predetermined layer through the front and back movement, and the up and down movement of the stacker, and the same transverse harvesting operation is also performed. However, the existing working modes have problems of low utilization rate in terms of the cultivation space, and low working efficiency.

[0004] Therefore, how to change the current situation of low space utilization and low working efficiency caused by the working mode for the stereoscopic cultivation in the prior art has become an urgent problem for those skilled in the art. SUMMARY

[0005] The embodiments aim to provide a vertical plant factory with cultivation plates automatically transferred in three-dimensional space, so as to solve the problems existing in the prior art, and improve the space utilization rate and the working efficiency for the stereoscopic cultivation.

[0006] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the embodiments provide the following solutions. A vertical plant factory with cultivation plates automatically transferred in three-dimensional space is provided, which includes:

[0007] the cultivation plates configured to cultivate plants;

[0008] cultivation frames, each of which is provided with multiple cultivation layers that are stacked, where a gap is provided between every two adjacent cultivation layers of the plurality of cultivation layers, and each of the multiple cultivation layers is configured to support ones of the cultivation plates;

[0009] lifting assemblies, each of which is disposed on a side vertical surface of a corresponding one of the cultivation frames; and

[0010] spatially transferable trolleys, each of which is detachably connected with a corresponding one of the lifting assemblies.

[0011] Where for each of the spatially transferable trolleys, when the spatially transferable trolley is connected with the corresponding one of the lifting assemblies, the corresponding one of lifting assemblies drives the spatially transferable trolley to move back and forth in a height direction of a respective one of the cultivation frames.

[0012] The spatially transferable trolley is detachably connected with a corresponding one of the cultivation frames. When the spatially transferable trolley is connected with the corresponding one of the cultivation frames, the spatially transferable trolley is slidably connected with the corresponding one of the cultivation frames, the spatially transferable trolley is capable of moving back and forth on a corresponding one of the plurality of cultivation layers.

[0013] The spatially transferable trolley is configured to hold up one of the cultivation plates and transfer the one of the cultivation plates to the corresponding one of the cultivation frames. The spatially transferable trolley is also configured to transfer the one of the cultivation plates to the corresponding one of the lifting assemblies. The spatially transferable trolley has a height smaller than a distance between the two adjacent cultivation layers of the plurality of cultivation layers in a vertical direction.

[0014] In some embodiments, each of the multiple cultivation layers may be provided with sliding grooves. Each of the sliding grooves may be of a U-shaped structure with a top opening. The spatially transferable trolley may include a body and wheels. The wheels may be rotatably connected to the body. When the spatially transferable trolley may be connected with the corresponding one of the cultivation frames, each of the sliding grooves may be rollingly disposed with ones of the wheels.

[0015] In some embodiments, the sliding grooves may have two sliding grooves. The two sliding grooves may be disposed in parallel.

[0016] In some embodiments, the body may include side walls and supporting blocks. Inner walls of two of the side walls may be provided with respective supporting grooves which may be each of a groove-shaped structure with an opening facing an axial direction of the body. Each of the supporting blocks may be slidably disposed in a corresponding one of the supporting grooves. A sliding direction of each of the supporting blocks relative to a corresponding one of the supporting grooves may be perpendicular to a plane where a respective one of the multiple cultivation layers may be located. A minimum distance between one of the supporting blocks at the supporting groove on one of the two side walls and another one of the supporting blocks at the supporting groove on another one of the two side walls may be larger than a minimum distance between the two sliding grooves. A sum of a minimum distance between a bottom surface of each of the supporting grooves and a bottom surface of a corresponding one of the two sliding grooves, as well as a thickness of a respective one of the supporting blocks may be smaller than a height of the corresponding one of the two sliding grooves.

[0017] In some embodiments, the body further may include a top plate which may be connected with the two side walls. The supporting blocks and the supporting grooves may be arranged in a one-to-one correspondence. Each of the supporting blocks may be elongated.

[0018] In some embodiments, each of the supporting blocks may be connected with a telescopic rod which may be configured to drive the supporting block to slide back and forth.

[0019] In some embodiments, each of the two side walls may be provided with an observation window.

[0020] In some embodiments, each of the lifting assemblies may include guide rails, a carrier platform, driving side plates and driving wheels. The guide rails may be connected with the side vertical surface of the corresponding one of the cultivation frames. The driving side plates may be connected with the carrier platform. Each of the driving side plates may be rotatably disposed with ones of the driving wheels. The driving wheels may cooperate with the guide rails to drive the carrier platform to move back and forth. The carrier platform may be configured for supporting a corresponding one of the spatially transferable trolleys.

[0021] In some embodiments, the driving side plates may have two driving side plates. The two driving side plates may be respectively disposed at two sides of the carrier platform. The ones of the driving wheels may be disposed at one side of the corresponding one of the driving side plates which may be away from the carrier platform.

[0022] In some embodiments, the lifting assemblies and the cultivation frames may be arranged in a one-to-one correspondence.

[0023] Compared with the prior art, the embodiments have the following technical effects. The vertical plant factory with cultivation plates automatically transferred in three-dimensional space includes cultivation plates, cultivation frames, lifting assemblies and spatially transferable trolleys. The cultivation plates are configured to cultivate plants. Each of the cultivation frames is provided with multiple cultivation layers that are stacked. A gap is provided between every adjacent two cultivation layers of the multiple cultivation layers. Each of the multiple cultivation layers is configured to support ones of the multiple cultivation plates. Each lifting assembly is disposed on a side vertical surface of a corresponding one of the cultivation frames. The spatially transferable trolley is detachably connected with the lifting assembly. When the spatially transferable trolley is connected with the lifting assembly, the lifting assembly drives the spatially transferable trolley to move back and forth in a height direction of the cultivation frame. The spatially transferable trolley is detachably connected with the cultivation frame. When the spatially transferable trolley is slidably connected with the cultivation frame, the spatially transferable trolley may move back and forth on the cultivation layer. The spatially transferable trolley may hold up the cultivation plate and transfer the cultivation plate to the cultivation frame. The spatially transferable trolley may also transfer the cultivation plate to the lifting assembly, so as to transport the cultivation plate to the rear conveying line. A distance between the adjacent two cultivation layers in a vertical direction is larger than a height of the spatially transferable trolley, so that the spatially transferable trolley may directly enter the space between the adjacent two cultivation layers for working.

[0024] According to the vertical plant factory with cultivation plates automatically transferred in three-dimensional space, the cultivation plates are configured to cultivate plants. The spatially transferable trolley may hold up the cultivation plate, and may slide back and forth along the cultivation layer. The spatially transferable trolley may transport the cultivation plate planted with seedlings into the cultivation layer. After the plants have grown up, the spatially transferable trolley is used again to hold up the cultivation plate from the cultivation layer and transported to the lifting assembly. The lifting assembly is disposed on the side vertical surface of the cultivation frame. The lifting assembly may drive the spatially transferable trolley to move back and forth in a height direction of the cultivation frame, so as to complete the transportation of the plants in the multiple cultivation layers. The lifting assembly may also transport the cultivation plates to specific cultivation layers to facilitate the work of the spatially transferable trolley. After the plants have grown up, the lifting assembly may also transport the cultivation plates to the rear conveying line to facilitate the subsequent production. According to the vertical plant factory with cultivation plates automatically transferred in three-dimensional space, the transportation of the cultivation plates is realized by using the lifting assemblies and the spatially transferable trolleys. In this way, the problem that a large working space reserved between the cultivation frames reduces the space utilization rate can be avoided, the working efficiency is improved, and the stability and the reliability of the operations of moving the cultivation plate onto and off the frame are ensured. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present disclosure or the technical solutions in the conventional art, drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly described below. It is apparent that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, and those skilled in the art can obtain other drawings according to the drawings without creative efforts.

[0026] Fig. 1 is a front view schematic diagram of a vertical plant factory with cultivation plates automatically transferred in three-dimensional space according to the present disclosure;

[0027] Fig. 2 is a side view schematic diagram of the vertical plant factory with cultivation plates automatically transferred in three-dimensional space according to the present disclosure;

[0028] Fig. 3 is a top view schematic diagram of the vertical plant factory with cultivation plates automatically transferred in three-dimensional space according to the present disclosure;

[0029] Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of a part of the vertical plant factory with cultivation plates automatically transferred in three-dimensional space according to the present disclosure; and

[0030] Fig. 5 is a schematic structure diagram of a spatially transferable trolley and a cultivation plate of the vertical plant factory with cultivation plates automatically transferred in three-dimensional space according to the present disclosure.

[0031] List of the reference characters: 100a vertical plant factory with cultivation plates automatically transferred in three-dimensional space; 1 cultivation plate; 2 cultivation frame; 201 cultivation layer; 202 sliding groove; 3 lifting assembly; 301 guide rail; 302 carrier platform; 303 driving side plate; 304 driving wheel; 4 spatially transferable trolley; 401 body; 402 wheel; 403 side wall; 404 supporting block; 405 top plate; 406 telescopic rod; 407 observation window; and 408 supporting groove. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0032] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure. It is apparent that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be obtained by a those skilled in the art without inventive effort based on the embodiments of the present disclosure, are within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

[0033] The embodiments aim to provide a vertical plant factory with cultivation plates automatically transferred in three-dimensional space, so as to solve the problems existing in the prior art, and improve the space utilization rate and the working efficiency for the stereoscopic cultivation.

[0034] In order to make the above-mentioned objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure more comprehensible, the present disclosure is described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and particular embodiments.

[0035] Please refer to Fig. 1 to Fig. 5, Fig. 1 is a front view schematic diagram of a vertical plant factory with cultivation plates automatically transferred in three-dimensional space according to the present disclosure. Fig. 2 is a side view schematic diagram of the vertical plant factory with cultivation plates automatically transferred in three-dimensional space according to the present disclosure. Fig. 3 is a top view schematic diagram of the vertical plant factory with cultivation plates automatically transferred in three-dimensional space according to the present disclosure. Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of a part of the vertical plant factory with cultivation plates automatically transferred in three-dimensional space according to the present disclosure. Fig. 5 is a schematic structure diagram of the vertical plant factory with cultivation plates automatically transferred in three-dimensional space and the cultivation plates according to the present disclosure.

[0036] The present disclosure provides a vertical plant factory with cultivation plates automatically transferred in three-dimensional space 100a, which includes cultivation plates 1, cultivation frames 2, lifting assemblies 3 and spatially transferable trolleys 4. The plating plates 1 are configured to cultivate plants. Each of the cultivation frames 2 is provided with multiple cultivation layers 201 that are stacked. A gap is provided between every two adjacent cultivation layers of the multiple cultivation layers 201. Each of the multiple cultivation layers 201 may be configured to support ones of the cultivation plates 1. The lifting assembly 3 is disposed on a side vertical surface of the cultivation frame 2. The spatially transferable trolley 4 is detachably connected with the lifting assembly 3. When the spatially transferable trolley 4 is connected with the lifting assembly 3, the lifting assembly 3 may drive the spatially transferable trolley 4 to move back and forth in a height direction of the cultivation frame 2. The spatially transferable trolley 4 is detachably connected with the cultivation frame 2. When the spatially transferable trolley 4 is connected with the cultivation frame 2, the spatially transferable trolley 4 is slidably connected with the cultivation frame 2, the spatially transferable trolley 4 may move back and forth along a length direction of the cultivation layer 201. The spatially transferable trolley 4 may be configured to hold up the cultivation plate 1 and transfer the cultivation plate 1 to the cultivation frame 2. The spatially transferable trolley 4 may be also configured to transfer the cultivation plate 1 to the lifting assembly 3, so as to transport the cultivation plate 1 to the rear conveying line. A distance between the two adjacent cultivation layers 201 in a vertical direction is larger than a height the spatially transferable trolley 4, so that the spatially transferable trolley 4 may directly enter the space between the adjacent two cultivation layers 201 for operation.

[0037] According to the vertical plant factory with cultivation plates automatically transferred in three-dimensional space 100a of the disclosure, the cultivation plate 1 is configured to cultivate plants. The spatially transferable trolley 4 may hold up the cultivation plate 1, and may slide back and forth along the cultivation layer 201. The spatially transferable trolley 4 is used to transfer the cultivation plate 1 planted with seedlings into the cultivation layer 201. After the plants grow up, the spatially transferable trolley 4 is used again to hold up the cultivation plate 1 from the cultivation layer 201 and to transport the cultivation plate 1 to the lifting assembly 3. The lifting assembly 3 is disposed on the side vertical surface of the cultivation frame 2. The lifting assembly 3 may drive the spatially transferable trolley 4 and the cultivation plate 1 to move back and forth in a height direction of the cultivation frame 2, so as to complete the transportation of plants in the multiple cultivation layers 201. The lifting assembly 3 may also transport the cultivation plate 1 to specific cultivation layer 3 to facilitate the operation of the spatially transferable trolley 4. After the plants have grown up, the lifting assembly 3 may also transport the cultivation plate 1 to the rear conveying line to facilitate the subsequent production.

[0038] According to the vertical plant factory with cultivation plates automatically transferred in three-dimensional space of the present disclosure, the transport of the cultivation plate 1 is realized by using the lifting assemblies 3 and the spatially transferable trolleys 4, the problem that a large operation space is reserved between the cultivation frames 2 which reduces the space utilization rate is avoided, and at the same time, supporting transfer facilities have been provided, the operation efficiency is improved, and the stability and reliability of the operations of moving the cultivation plate 1 onto and off the frame are ensured.

[0039] Specifically, each of the cultivation layers 201 is provided with sliding grooves 202, and each of the sliding grooves 202 is of a U-shaped structure with a top opening. Each of the spatially transferable trolleys 4 includes a body 401 and wheels 402. The wheels 402 are rotatably connected to the body 401. When the spatially transferable trolley 4 is connected to the cultivation frame 2, the sliding groove 202 is disposed with ones of the wheels 402 in a rolling manner. The wheels 402 drive the body 401 to move back and forth along the sliding grooves 202, so as to realize the transportation of the cultivation plates 1. The sliding groove 202 is of U-shaped structure, so the function of limiting the spatially transferable trolley 4 is achieved, and the movement accuracy of the spatially transferable trolley 4 is improved. It should be noted that the sliding groove 202 is disposed along a longer side of the cultivation layer 201, and the lifting assembly 3 is located on a shorter side of the cultivation layer 201. The width of the cultivation plate 1 matches the width of the cultivation layer 201. The spatially transferable trolley 4 transfers the cultivation plate 1 into the end of the cultivation layer 201 away from the lifting assembly 3. The transport of the cultivation plates 1 is then continued until several of the cultivation plates 1 are successively disposed on and covered the whole cultivation layer 201. The lifting assembly 3 drives the spatially transferable trolley 4 to move up and down, and transfers the cultivation plates 1 into other cultivation layers 201. When the plants have grown up and are needed to be transported out, similarly, the spatially transferable trolley 4 first transports out the cultivating plate 1 closest to the lifting assembly 3, and other cultivating plates 1 are then transported out sequentially until all the cultivating plates 1 are transported out.

[0040] In this specific embodiment, a number of the sliding grooves 202 is set to be two, and the two sliding grooves 202 are disposed in parallel, which further improves the accuracy of the relative movement between the spatially transferable trolley 4 and the cultivation layer 201.

[0041] More specifically, the body 401 includes side walls 403 and supporting blocks 404. Inner wall of the two side walls 403 are provided with respective supporting grooves 408. The supporting groove 408 is of a groove-shaped structure with an opening facing an axial direction of the body 401. The supporting block 404 is slidably disposed in the supporting groove 408. A sliding direction of the supporting block 404 relative to the supporting groove 408 is perpendicular to a plane where the cultivation layer 201 is located. A minimum distance between the two supporting blocks 404 at two supporting grooves on the two side walls is larger than a minimum distance between the two sliding grooves 202. A sum of a thickness of the supporting blocks 404 and the minimum distance between a bottom surface of the supporting groove 408 and a bottom surface of the sliding groove 202 is smaller than a height of the sliding groove 202. When the cultivation plates 1 are transported to the cultivation layer 201, the supporting block 404 may support the cultivation plate 1, and the supporting block 404 slides upwards relative to the supporting groove 408, so that the bottom of the cultivation plate 1 is higher than the cultivation layer 201. When the spatially transferable trolley 4 travels in place and needs to place the cultivation plate 1 on the cultivation layer 201, the supporting block 404 descends to a position where top surface thereof is lower than the top surface of the sliding groove 202, and the cultivation plate 1 abuts against the sliding groove 202. Further, the spatially transferable trolley 4 is separated from the cultivation plate 1, and the spatially transferable trolley 4 is withdrawn to transport other cultivation plates 1. Likewise, when the cultivation plate 1 is transported out of the cultivation layer 201, the supporting block 404 descends to the position lower than the top surface of the sliding groove 202, and the spatially transferable trolley 4 moves to the cultivation plate 1 which is to be transported, until an edge of the cultivation plate 1 enters the supporting groove 408. Further, the supporting block 404 rises up to lift the cultivation plate 1 up, so as to enable the cultivation plate to leave the sliding groove 202. Subsequently, the spatially transferable trolley 4 is moved together with the cultivation plate 1 to leave the cultivation layer 201, thereby completing the output of the plants.

[0042] In addition, the body 401 further includes a top plate 405. The top plate 405 is connected to the two side walls 403, which improves the structural stability of the spatially transferable trolley 4. An arch-shaped structure of the spatially transferable trolley 4 facilitates the cultivating plate 1 to enter and exit the spatially transferable trolley 4. The supporting blocks 404 and the supporting grooves 408 are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence. The supporting blocks 404 are elongated, so that the stress uniformity of the cultivation plate 1 is improved, and movement stability of the cultivation plate 1 is further improved.

[0043] Further, each of the supporting blocks 404 is connected to a telescopic rod 406, and the telescopic rod 406 is configured to drive the supporting block 404 to slide back and forth. In other specific embodiments of the present disclosure, the supporting block 404 may also be driven in other manners such as an air cylinder.

[0044] In order to facilitate observation of plants on the cultivation plate 1, an observation window 407 is provided on the side wall 403. When the spatially transferable trolley 4 transports the cultivation plate 1, a state of the plants on the cultivation plate 1 may be observed conveniently. At the same time, more space is provided for the plants.

[0045] Further, each of the lifting assemblies 3 includes guide rails 301, a carrier platform 302, driving side plates 303 and driving wheels 304. The guide rails 301 are connected with a side vertical surface of the cultivation frame 2. The driving side plates 303 are connected with the carrier platform 302. The driving side plate 303 is rotatably disposed with driving wheels 304. The driving wheels 304 cooperate with the guide rails 301 to drive the carrier platform 302 to move back and forth. The carrier platform 302 is configured for supporting the spatially transferable trolley 4. The driving wheels 304 and the guide rails 301 cooperate with each other to drive the carrier platform 302 to move back and forth in a height direction of the cultivation frame 2. The driving wheel 304 and the guide rail 301 may adopt a transmission manner of a pulley and a conveyor belt, and may also adopt a transmission manner of a sprocket and a chain. In practical operations, the transmission manner may be selected according to production requirements. It should be noted that the lifting assembly 3 and the spatially transferable trolley 4 are provided with driving elements to ensure the movement reliability of the apparatus.

[0046] In this specific embodiment, a number of the driving side plates 303 is set to be two, and the two driving side plates 303 are respectively disposed at two sides of the carrier platform 302. The driving wheels 304 are disposed at one side of the driving side plate 303 which is away from the carrier platform 302. Two driving side plates 303 are disposed to improve uniformity of forces applied to the carrier platform 302, thereby ensuring the stability and the safety of the reciprocating movement of the spatially transferable trolley. In the specific operation, the number of the driving wheels 304 may be specifically adjusted according to a load design of the lifting assembly 3.

[0047] It should also be noted that the lifting assemblies 3 and the cultivation frames 2 may be arranged in a one-to-one correspondence. If the production rhythm permits, every adjacent cultivation frame 2 may also be provided with one shared lifting assembly 3. By adding a mobile device of the lifting assembly 3, the lifting assembly 3 may move between the adjacent two cultivation frames 2; or by changing the size of the lifting assembly 3, the lifting assembly 3 may be adapt to the adjacent cultivation frames 2 at the same time, so as to improve the adaptability of the apparatus.

[0048] According to the vertical plant factory with cultivation plates automatically transferred in three-dimensional space of the present disclosure, in which the spatially transferable trolley 4 is configured to transfer the cultivation plate 1 planted with seedlings into the cultivation layer 201. After the plants have grown up, the spatially transferable trolley 4 is used again to hold up the cultivation plate 1 from the cultivation layer 201 and transported out from the cultivation layer 201. And, the lifting assembly 3 is provided on a side vertical surface of the cultivation frame 2, and the lifting assembly 3 may drive the spatially transferable trolley 4 to move back and forth in the height direction of the cultivation frame 2, so as to complete the transportation of plants in multiple cultivation layers 201. According to the vertical plant factory with cultivation plates automatically transferred in three-dimensional space of the present disclosure, the transport of the cultivation plates 1 is realized by using the lifting assemblies 3 and the spatially transferable trolleys 4. So, the problem that a large operation space reserved between the cultivation frames 2 reduces the space utilization rate is avoided, the working efficiency is improved, and the stability and the reliability of the operations of moving the cultivation plates 1 onto and off the frame are ensured.

[0049] The principle and the embodiments of the present disclosure are explained by using specific examples in the present specification, and the above description of the embodiments is only used to help understand the method and the core idea of the present disclosure; furthermore, for a person skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present disclosure, the specific embodiments and the application range may be changed. In summary, the description is not to be taken in a limiting sense.

Claims

1. A vertical plant factory with cultivation plates automatically transferred in three-dimensional space, comprising:the cultivation plates configured to cultivate plants;cultivation frames, each of which is provided with a plurality of cultivation layers that are stacked, wherein a gap is provided between every two adjacent cultivation layers of the plurality of cultivation layers, and each of the plurality of cultivation layers is configured to support ones of the cultivation plates;lifting assemblies, each of which is disposed on a side vertical surface of a corresponding one of the cultivation frames; andspatially transferable trolleys, each of which is detachably connected with a corresponding one of the lifting assemblies,wherein for each of the spatially transferable trolleys,when the spatially transferable trolley is connected with the corresponding one of the lifting assemblies, the corresponding one of lifting assemblies drives the spatially transferable trolley to move back and forth in a height direction of a respective one of the cultivation frames;the spatially transferable trolley is detachably connected with a corresponding one of the cultivation frames, and when the spatially transferable trolley is connected with the corresponding one of the cultivation frames, the spatially transferable trolley is slidably connected with the corresponding one of the cultivation frames, the spatially transferable trolley is capable of moving back and forth on a corresponding one of the plurality of cultivation layers;the spatially transferable trolley is configured to hold up one of the cultivation plates and transfer the one of the cultivation plates to the corresponding one of the cultivation frames, and the spatially transferable trolley is also configured to transfer the one of the cultivation plates to the corresponding one of the lifting assemblies; and the spatially transferable trolley has a height smaller than a distance between the two adjacent cultivation layers of the plurality of cultivation layers in a vertical direction.

2. The vertical plant factory with cultivation plates automatically transferred in three-dimensional space according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of cultivation layers is provided with sliding grooves, and each of the sliding grooves is of a U-shaped structure with a top opening; the spatially transferable trolley comprises a body and wheels, the wheels are rotatably connected to the body, when the spatially transferable trolley is connected with the corresponding one of the cultivation frames, each of the sliding grooves is rollingly disposed with ones of the wheels.

3. The vertical plant factory with cultivation plates automatically transferred in three-dimensional space according to claim 2, wherein the sliding grooves have two sliding grooves, and the two sliding grooves are disposed in parallel.

4. The vertical plant factory with cultivation plates automatically transferred in three-dimensional space according to claim 3, wherein the body comprises side walls and supporting blocks, inner walls of two of the side walls are provided with respective supporting grooves which are each of a groove-shaped structure with an opening facingan axial direction of the body; each of the supporting blocks is slidably disposed in a corresponding one of the supporting grooves, and a sliding direction of each of the supporting blocks relative to a corresponding one of the supporting grooves is perpendicular to a plane where a respective one of the plurality of cultivation layers is located; a minimum distance between one of the supporting blocks at the supporting groove on one of the two side walls and another one of the supporting blocks at the supporting groove on another one of the two side walls is larger than a minimum distance between the two sliding grooves; and a sum of a minimum distance between a bottom surface of each of the supporting grooves and a bottom surface of a corresponding one of the two sliding grooves, as well as a thickness of a respective one of the supporting blocks is smaller than a height of the corresponding one of the two sliding grooves.

5. The vertical plant factory with cultivation plates automatically transferred in three-dimensional space according to claim 4, wherein the body further comprises a top plate which is connected with the two side walls; the supporting blocks and the supporting grooves are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence, and each of the supporting blocks is elongated.

6. The vertical plant factory with cultivation plates automatically transferred in three-dimensional space according to claim 4, wherein each of the supporting blocks is connected with a telescopic rod which is configured to drive the supporting block to slide back and forth.

7. The vertical plant factory with cultivation plates automatically transferred in three-dimensional space according to claim 4, wherein each of the two side walls is provided with an observation window.

8. The vertical plant factory with cultivation plates automatically transferred in three-dimensional space according to claim 1, wherein each of the lifting assemblies comprises guide rails, a carrier platform, driving side plates and driving wheels, the guide rails are connected with the side vertical surface of the corresponding one of the cultivation frames, and the driving side plates are connected with the carrier platform; each of the driving side plates is rotatably disposed with ones of the driving wheels, and the driving wheels cooperate with the guide rails to drive the carrier platform to move back and forth, and the carrier platform is configured for supporting a corresponding one of the spatially transferable trolleys.

9. The vertical plant factory with cultivation plates automatically transferred in three-dimensional space according to claim 8, wherein the driving side plates have two driving side plates, the two driving side plates are respectively disposed at two sides of the carrier platform, and the ones of the driving wheels are disposed at one side of the corresponding one of the driving side plates which is away from the carrier platform.

10. The vertical plant factory with cultivation plates automatically transferred in three-dimensional space according to claim 1, wherein the lifting assemblies and the cultivation frames are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence.

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