Vertical farming cultivation device

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vertical farm cultivation device, wherein in one example, the vertical farm cultivation device comprises a first direction in which a direction perpendicular to the up-down direction is called a first direction, a direction perpendicular to the first direction and the up-down direction is called a second direction, and a direction inclined downward relative to the second direction is called a first inclined direction, wherein the device comprises a first gutter section including a first gutter that includes a first gutter channel extending in the first direction and through which liquid can pass, and a plurality of first ports coupled to the upper side of the first gutter channel, and a first stopper section provided to selectively allow movement of the first gutter section along the first inclined direction, wherein the first stopper section comprises a base member extending in the first inclined direction and a shielding member protruding upward from the base member and selectively contacting the first gutter section.

Description

Technology Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a vertical farm cultivation device. Background Technology

[0002] Vertical farming is a system for cultivating crops by completely controlling the external environment. By artificially controlling light, temperature, humidity, carbon dioxide, and inorganic nutrients, crops can be grown without being affected by external conditions. While the necessity of vertical farming is increasingly emerging due to the climate crisis and the decline and aging of the agricultural workforce, and technological advancements are required, the use of artificial light sources such as LEDs to replace sunlight gives rise to profitability and environmental issues.

[0003] To resolve the aforementioned problems in vertical farms, the use of artificial light sources must be minimized. To this end, most vertical farms adopt LEDs, the most efficient artificial light source; however, there have been almost no attempts to improve the light utilization of LEDs, rather than increasing the efficiency of the LEDs themselves. In reality, a high proportion of artificial light is wasted rather than being utilized for crop growth, and the main sources of this wasted light energy include illumination of empty spaces, external leakage, and unused wavelengths and light intensity.

[0004] Therefore, it is necessary to provide cultivation devices that improve environmental issues by efficiently using artificial light sources and enhance crop profitability by increasing the light utilization of vertical farms. The problem to be solved

[0005] The objective of the present invention is to provide a vertical farm cultivation device that can improve crop profitability and save energy by adjusting planting distance, height, light wavelength, and light intensity according to the crop growth stage and increasing light utilization. means of solving the problem

[0006] In one example, a vertical farm cultivation device may include a first direction perpendicular to the up-down direction, a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and the up-down direction, and a first inclination direction in which the direction inclined downward relative to the second direction is defined as the first inclination direction, and may include a first gutter section including a first gutter that includes a first gutter channel extending in the first direction and through which liquid can pass, and a plurality of first ports coupled to the upper side of the first gutter channel, and a first stopper section provided to selectively allow movement of the first gutter section along the first inclination direction, wherein the first stopper section may include a base member extending in the first inclination direction and a shielding member protruding upward from the base member and selectively contacting the first gutter section.

[0007] In another example, the first gutter further includes a first blocking projection protruding downward from the first gutter channel, and the covering member may be provided to protrude upward from the base member and selectively block the first blocking projection.

[0008] In another example, the shielding member comprises a plurality of first shielding plates arranged along the first inclined direction and a plurality of second shielding plates arranged along the first inclined direction and spaced apart from the first shielding plates in the first direction, and the first shielding plates and the second shielding plates may be arranged alternately along the first inclined direction.

[0009] In another example, when viewed along the first inclined direction, the width of the space between the first cover plate and the second cover plate is called the first width, and the width of the first blocking projection is called the second width, and the first width may be smaller than the second width.

[0010] In another example, the vertical farm cultivation device further includes a first frame portion that is obliquely arranged along the first inclination direction and configured so that the base member is seated on the upper side, and the first frame portion may include a first inclined frame comprising a first frame member extending in the first inclination direction and a second frame member extending in the first direction, and a first sliding area configured to move the seated first gutter portion along the first inclination direction.

[0011] In another example, the first stopper part may further include a linear guide located on the lower side of the base member and coupled with the second frame member to move in the first direction and the opposite direction of the first direction.

[0012] In another example, the first gutter section further includes a second gutter that includes a second gutter channel extending in the first direction and through which liquid can pass, a plurality of second ports coupled to the upper side of the second gutter channel and arranged alternately with the first port to interlock, and a second blocking projection protruding downward from the second gutter channel, wherein the covering member is provided to selectively block the second blocking projection, and when the width of the second blocking projection is referred to as a third width, the third width is equal in size to the second width, and when the width of the space between the first blocking projection and the second blocking projection is referred to as a fourth width when viewed along the first inclined direction, the fourth width may be greater than 0.

[0013] In another example, the first gutter further includes a third blocking projection protruding downward from the first gutter channel and located in the first direction of the first blocking projection, and the second gutter further includes a fourth blocking projection protruding downward from the second gutter channel and located in the first direction of the second blocking projection, and when the first stopper part is moved to the maximum in the first direction, the first cover plate overlaps with the third blocking projection along the first inclined direction and the second cover plate overlaps with the fourth blocking projection along the first inclined direction, and when the first stopper part is moved to the maximum in the opposite direction of the first direction, the first cover plate overlaps with the second blocking projection along the first inclined direction and the second cover plate overlaps with the third blocking projection along the first inclined direction.

[0014] In another example, the first blocking projection, the second blocking projection, the third blocking projection, and the fourth blocking projection are provided in multiple numbers, and the first covering member may be provided in multiple numbers.

[0015] In another example, the first frame portion may further include a linear projection that protrudes from the first inclined frame and blocks the movement of the linear guide when the linear guide moves in the first direction and in the direction opposite to the first direction.

[0016] In another example, the first stopper part may further include a gripping member that protrudes in the opposite direction of the first inclined direction and is provided to assist in and grip the movement of the first stopper part in the first direction and in the opposite direction of the first direction.

[0017] In another example, the first slope direction spacing between adjacent first and second screen plates may be increased in at least some sections along the first slope direction.

[0018] In another example, the vertical farm cultivation device further includes a first frame portion that is obliquely arranged along the first inclination direction and configured to allow the base member to be seated on the upper side, wherein the first frame portion includes a first inclination frame comprising a first frame member extending in the first inclination direction and a second frame member extending in the first direction, and a first sliding area configured to allow the seated first gutter portion to move along the first inclination direction, and the first sliding area may include a plurality of inclination rollers arranged continuously along the first inclination direction configured to allow the first gutter portion to slide in the first inclination direction.

[0019] In another example, the inclined roller may include an upper roller that contacts the upper side of the first gutter section at both ends of the gutter channel extended in the first direction, and a lower roller that contacts the upper side of the first gutter section at both ends of the gutter channel extended in the first direction.

[0020] In another example, a vertical farm cultivation device may further include a third gutter comprising a third gutter that extends in the first direction and through which liquid can pass, and a plurality of third ports coupled to the upper side of the third gutter channel, wherein the second gutter part is located below the first gutter part, a second stopper part provided to selectively allow movement along the second inclination direction of the second gutter part when the direction inclined downward with respect to the opposite direction of the second direction is called the second inclination direction, a second frame part arranged obliquely according to the second inclination direction, and a column part extending in the vertical direction to connect the first frame part and the second frame part, wherein the second frame part may include a second inclination frame provided to allow the second gutter part to be seated, and a second sliding area provided to allow the seated second gutter part to move along the second inclination direction.

[0021] In another example, the vertical farm cultivation device further includes a lighting unit configured to irradiate light toward the ground, and the lighting unit may include a first lighting member located above the first inclined frame and a second lighting member located above the second inclined frame and coupled to the lower side of the first inclined frame.

[0022] In another example, the first lighting member may be provided such that the light intensity increases in at least a portion along the first inclined direction, and the second lighting member may be provided such that the light intensity increases in at least a portion along the second inclined direction.

[0023] In another example, the first lighting member may be configured such that the light wavelength decreases in at least a portion along the first inclined direction, and the second lighting member may be configured such that the light wavelength decreases in at least a portion along the second inclined direction.

[0024] In another example, the vertical farm cultivation device may include a first inclined frame, a buffer support protruding in the first inclined direction from the first inclined direction plane, and a buffer guard protruding upward from the first inclined direction end of the buffer support. Effects of the invention

[0025] According to the present invention, planting distance, height, light wavelength, and light intensity can be adjusted according to the crop growth stage.

[0026] In addition, increasing the light utilization of vertical farms directly leads to improved crop profitability and reduces electricity consumption per unit of crop yield.

[0027] In addition, since the first and second gutter sections move without power, they do not require a separate power source, allowing for energy savings compared to other cultivation devices.

[0028] In addition, environmental issues can be improved by using artificial light sources efficiently. Brief explanation of the drawing

[0029] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vertical farm cultivation device according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a first gutter and a second gutter according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a first stopper part and a first frame part according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a bottom perspective view of a first gutter and a second gutter according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a first frame portion according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of a first stopper part and a first frame part according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram for understanding the operating principle of the blocking projection and the covering member of a vertical farm cultivation device according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a first gutter portion according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of an inclined roller according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a bottom perspective view of a lighting unit according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of a first lighting member according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view to aid in understanding the lighting unit of a vertical farm cultivation device according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a buffer support and a buffer guard according to one embodiment of the present invention. Specific details for implementing the invention

[0030] Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to exemplary drawings. In assigning reference numerals to the components of each drawing, the same components are given the same reference numeral whenever possible, even if they are shown in different drawings. Furthermore, in describing the embodiments of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of related known components or functions would hinder understanding of the embodiments of the present invention, such detailed description is omitted.

[0031] The embodiments described below are provided as examples to ensure that the concept of the present invention is sufficiently conveyed to those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below and may be embodied in other forms. To clearly explain the present invention, parts unrelated to the description have been omitted from the drawings, and in the drawings, the width, length, thickness, etc. of the components may be exaggerated for convenience.

[0032] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vertical farm cultivation device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a first gutter and a second gutter according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a first stopper part and a first frame part according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a bottom perspective view of a first gutter and a second gutter according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a first frame part according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of a first stopper part and a first frame part according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram for understanding the operating principle of a blocking projection and a shielding member of a vertical farm cultivation device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a first gutter part according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of an inclined roller according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a bottom perspective view of a lighting part according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of a first lighting member according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view to aid in understanding the lighting unit of a vertical farm cultivation device according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a buffer support and a buffer guard according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0033] For convenience of explanation, a direction perpendicular to the up-down direction is referred to as the first direction (D1), a direction perpendicular to the first direction (D1) and the up-down direction is referred to as the second direction (D2), and a direction inclined downward with respect to the second direction (D2) is referred to as the first inclined direction (T1).

[0034] In this embodiment, the vertical farm cultivation device (1) may include a first gutter section (100) and a first stopper section (300). The first gutter section (100) may include a first gutter (110). The first gutter (110) may include a first gutter channel (111) and a plurality of first ports (112). The first gutter channel (111) extends in a first direction (D1) and allows liquid to pass through it. A plurality of first ports (112) may be coupled to the upper side of the first gutter channel (111). The first stopper section (300) may be configured to selectively allow movement along a first inclination direction (T1) of the first gutter section (100). The first stopper section (300) may include a base member (310) and a shielding member (320). The base member (310) may be extended in a first inclined direction (T1). The covering member (320) may protrude above the base member (310) and selectively come into contact with the first gutter portion (100).

[0035] In this embodiment, the first gutter (110) may further include a first blocking projection (113). The first blocking projection (113) may protrude downward from the first gutter channel (111). A shielding member (320) may be provided to protrude upward from the base member (310) to selectively block the first blocking projection (113).

[0036] As illustrated in FIG. 3, in this embodiment, the shielding member (320) may include a plurality of first shielding plates (321) and a plurality of second shielding plates (322). A plurality of first shielding plates (321) may be arranged along a first inclination direction (T1). A plurality of second shielding plates (322) may be spaced apart from the first shielding plates (321) in a first direction (D1) and arranged along the first inclination direction (T1). The first shielding plates (321) and the second shielding plates (322) may be arranged alternately along the first inclination direction (T1).

[0037] As illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4, in this embodiment, when viewed along the first inclination direction (T1), the width of the space between the first cover plate (321) and the second cover plate (322) is called the first width (W1), and the width of the first blocking projection (113) is called the second width (W2). The first width (W1) may be smaller than the second width (W2). If the first width (W1) is smaller than the second width (W2), the first blocking projection (113) may not fall into the space between the first cover plate (321) and the second cover plate (322). Accordingly, the height of the first gutter portion (100) can be adjusted in correspondence with the height of the cover member (320).

[0038] As illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 6, in this embodiment, the vertical farm cultivation device (1) may further include a first frame portion (500). The first frame portion (500) may include a first inclined frame (510) and a first sliding area (520). The first inclined frame (510) may include a first frame member (511) and a second frame member (512). The first frame member (511) may extend in a first inclined direction (T1), and the second frame member (512) may extend in a first direction (D1). The first sliding area (520) may be configured to allow the seated first gutter portion (100) to move along the first inclined direction (T1).

[0039] In this embodiment, the first stopper part (300) may further include a linear guide (330). The linear guide (330) may be located on the lower side of the base member (310) and coupled with the second frame member (512) to be configured to move in the first direction (D1) and the opposite direction of the first direction (D1). The linear guide (330) may include a plurality of rollers.

[0040] As illustrated in FIG. 2, in this embodiment, the first gutter section (100) may further include a second gutter (120). The second gutter (120) may include a second gutter channel (121), a plurality of second ports (122), and a second blocking projection (123). The second gutter channel (121) extends in a first direction (D1) and allows liquid to pass through it. A plurality of second ports (122) may be coupled to the upper side of the second gutter channel (121) and may be arranged alternately with the first port (112) to interlock. The second blocking projection (123) may protrude downward from the second gutter channel (121). A shielding member (320) may be provided to selectively block the second blocking projection (123). When the width of the second blocking projection (123) is referred to as the third width (W3), the third width (W3) may be the same size as the second width (W2). When the width of the space between the first blocking projection (113) and the second blocking projection (123) is referred to as the fourth width (W4) when viewed along the first inclination direction (T1), the fourth width (W4) may be greater than 0. When the fourth width (W4) is greater than 0, the first gutter (110) and the second gutter (120) may be separated and overlapped with the covering member (320) respectively.

[0041] As illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 7, in this embodiment, the first gutter (110) may further include a third blocking projection (114). The third blocking projection (114) may protrude downward from the first gutter channel (111) and be located in the first direction (D1) of the first blocking projection (113). The second gutter (120) may further include a fourth blocking projection (124). The fourth blocking projection (124) may protrude downward from the second gutter channel (121) and be located in the first direction (D1) of the second blocking projection (123). When the first stopper part (300) is moved to its maximum in the first direction (D1), the first cover plate (321) may overlap with the third blocking projection (114) along the first inclined direction (T1), and the second cover plate (322) may overlap with the fourth blocking projection (124) along the first inclined direction (T1). When the first stopper part (300) is moved to its maximum in the opposite direction of the first direction (D1), the first cover plate (321) may overlap with the second blocking projection (123) along the first inclined direction (T1), and the second cover plate (322) may overlap with the third blocking projection (114) along the first inclined direction (T1).

[0042] Figure 7 is described below. Figure 7 is a schematic diagram to help understand how the first gutter part (100) moves along the first inclination direction (T1) while the first stopper part (300) moves in the first direction (D1) or the opposite direction of the first direction (D1) by means of a linear guide (330). The first stopper part (300) can move in the first direction (D1) and the opposite direction of the first direction (D1). The first gutter part (100) can move in the first inclination direction (T1). In the first step (S1), the base member (310) of the first stopper part (300) is in a state of being moved to the maximum in the first direction (D1). After passing through the second step (S2) and reaching the third step (S3), the base member (310) moves to the maximum in the opposite direction of the first direction (D1). When the first width (W1) is smaller than the second width (W2), the third width (W3) is the same size as the second width (W2), and the fourth width (W4) is greater than 0, the first gutter (110) and the second gutter (120) overlap with the next covering member (320) which is alternately arranged, so that the height change of the first gutter section (100) can be controlled only by the first direction (D1) and the opposite direction of the first direction (D1) of the first stopper section (300). As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, in this embodiment, the first blocking projection (113), the second blocking projection (123), the third blocking projection (114), and the fourth blocking projection (124) may be provided in multiple numbers. The covering member (320) may be provided in multiple numbers.

[0043] As illustrated in FIG. 3, in this embodiment, the first frame portion (500) may further include a linear projection (530). The linear projection (530) may protrude from the first inclined frame (510) to block the movement of the linear guide (330) when the linear guide (330) moves in the first direction (D1) and the opposite direction of the first direction (D1). When the linear projection (530) blocks the movement of the linear guide (330), the maximum distance of movement of the base member (310) in the first direction and the opposite direction of the first direction can be set. Accordingly, the height change of the first gutter portion can be controlled solely by the movement of the first stopper portion in the first direction and the opposite direction of the first direction.

[0044] As illustrated in FIG. 6, in this embodiment, the first stopper part (300) may further include a gripping member (340). The gripping member (340) may be provided to protrude in the opposite direction of the first inclined direction (T1) to assist in the movement of the first stopper part (300) in the first direction (D1) and in the opposite direction of the first direction (D1) and to enable gripping. The gripping member (340) may protrude in a column shape and then protrude in a T-shape extending in a direction perpendicular thereto. When the gripping member (340) protrudes in a T-shape, the user can stably grip the first stopper part (300).

[0045] As illustrated in FIG. 8, in this embodiment, the first slope direction (T1) spacing between adjacent first cover plates (321) and second cover plates (322) may increase in at least some sections along the first slope direction (T1). When the first slope direction (T1) spacing between adjacent first cover plates (321) and second cover plates (322) increases in at least some sections along the first slope direction (T1), the space occupied by the first port (112) and the second port (122) may become relatively larger as the plants grown in the vertical farm cultivation device (1) move in the first slope direction (T1) as they grow.

[0046] As illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 9, in this embodiment, the vertical farm cultivation device (1) may further include a first frame portion (500). The first frame portion (500) may include a first inclined frame (510) and a first sliding area (520). The first inclined frame (510) may include a first frame member (511) and a second frame member (512). The first frame member (511) may extend in a first inclined direction (T1), and the second frame member (512) may extend in a first direction (D1). The first sliding area (520) may be configured to allow the seated first gutter portion (100) to move along the first inclined direction (T1). The first sliding area (520) may include a plurality of inclined rollers (521) arranged continuously along the first inclined direction (T1) so that the first gutter section (100) can slide in the first inclined direction (T1). In this embodiment, the inclined rollers (521) may include an upper roller (521a) and a lower roller (521b). The upper roller (521a) may come into contact with the upper side of the first gutter section (100) at both ends of the gutter channel extended in the first direction (D1), and the lower roller (521b) may come into contact with the upper side of the first gutter section (100) at both ends of the gutter channel extended in each first direction (D1).

[0047] For convenience of explanation below, a direction inclined downward with respect to the opposite direction of the second direction (D2) is referred to as the second inclination direction (T2). As illustrated in FIG. 1, in this embodiment, the vertical farm cultivation device (1) may further include a second gutter section (200). The second gutter section (200) may include a third gutter (210) and a second stopper section (400). The third gutter (210) may include a third gutter channel (211) and a plurality of third ports (212). The third gutter channel (211) may extend in the first direction (D1), and the plurality of third ports (212) may be connected to the upper side of the third gutter channel (211). The second stopper section (400) may be configured to selectively allow movement along the second inclination direction (T2). The second gutter section (200) may be seated on the second frame section (600). The second frame section (600) may include a second inclined frame (610) and a second sliding area (620). The second inclined frame (610) may be provided to allow the second gutter section (200) to be seated, and the second sliding area (620) may be provided to allow the seated second gutter section (200) to move along the second inclined direction (T2). The vertical farm cultivation device (1) may further include a column section (700). The column section (700) may extend in the vertical direction to connect the first frame section (500) and the second frame section (600).

[0048] As illustrated in FIGS. 11 and 12, in this embodiment, the vertical farm cultivation device (1) may further include a lighting unit (800). The lighting unit (800) may be configured to irradiate light toward the ground. The lighting unit (800) may include a first lighting member (810) and a second lighting member (820). The first lighting member (810) may be located on the upper side of the first inclined frame (510). The second lighting member (820) may be located on the upper side of the second inclined frame (610) and may be coupled to the lower side of the first inclined frame (510). When the first lighting member (810) is positioned on the upper side of the first inclined frame (510) and the second lighting member (820) is positioned on the upper side of the second inclined frame (610) and connected to the lower side of the first inclined frame (510), light can be irradiated appropriately in correspondence with the height of the plant as it moves in the first inclined direction (T1) or the second inclined direction (T2) as the plant grown in the vertical farm cultivation device (1) grows.

[0049] As illustrated in FIGS. 11 and 12, in this embodiment, the first lighting member (810) may be provided such that the light intensity increases in at least some sections along the first slope direction (T1). The second lighting member (820) may be provided such that the light intensity increases in at least some sections along the second slope direction (T2). The first lighting member (810) may be provided such that the light wavelength decreases in at least some sections along the first slope direction (T1), and the second lighting member (820) may be provided such that the light wavelength decreases in at least some sections along the second slope direction (T2). When the first lighting member (810) is provided such that the light intensity increases or the light wavelength decreases in at least a portion along the first slope direction (T1) and the second lighting member (820) is provided such that the light intensity increases or the light wavelength decreases in at least a portion along the second slope direction (T2), growth promotion can be promoted by irradiating low light intensity or long wavelength light such as red light during the early stages of growth, and quality improvement can be promoted by irradiating relatively high light intensity or short wavelength light such as blue light during the later stages of growth. The lighting unit (800) may include a light source that irradiates red light and a light source that irradiates blue light.

[0050] As illustrated in FIG. 13, in this embodiment, the first inclined frame (510) may include a buffer support (513) and a buffer guard (514). The buffer support (513) may protrude in the first inclined direction (T1) from the first inclined direction (T1) plane. The buffer guard (514) may protrude upward from the first inclined direction (T1) end of the buffer support (513) toward the buffer support (513).

[0051] The foregoing description is merely an illustrative explanation of the technical concept of the present invention, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains will be able to make various modifications and variations within the scope of the essential characteristics of the present invention. Accordingly, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to explain, not limit, the technical concept of the present invention, and the scope of the technical concept of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention shall be interpreted by the claims below, and all technical concepts within an equivalent scope shall be interpreted as being included within the scope of rights of the present invention. Explanation of the symbols

[0052] 1: Vertical farm cultivation device 100: 1st Gutter 110: 1st Gutter 111: 1st Gutter Channel 112: Port 1 113: 1st obstruction process 114: Third obstruction process 120: 2nd Gutter 121: Second Gutter Channel 122: Port 2 123: Second obstruction process 124: 4th obstruction process 200: 2nd Gutter 210: 3rd Gutter 211: The Third Gutter Channel 212: 3rd Port 300: 1st stopper section 310: Base member 320: Covering member 321: First partition 322: Second partition 330: Linear Guide 340: Grasping member 400: Second stopper section 500: 1st frame section 510: 1st Inclined Frame 511: First frame member 512: Second frame member 513: Buffer support 514: Buffer Guard 520: 1st sliding area 521: Inclined roller 521a: Upper roller 521b: Lower roller 530: Linear protrusion 600: Second frame section 610: Second inclined frame 620: Second sliding zone 700: Pillar section 800: Lighting unit 810: First lighting element 820: Second lighting component W1: 1st explosion W2: 2nd Explosion W3: The third explosion W4: The 4th Explosion D1: First direction D2: Second direction T1: First slope direction T2: Second slope direction S1: Phase 1 S2: Phase 2 S3: Phase 3

Claims

Claim 1 A vertical farm cultivation device comprising: a first gutter section including a first gutter that includes a first gutter channel extending in the first direction through which liquid can pass and a plurality of first ports coupled to the upper side of the first gutter channel, wherein a direction perpendicular to the up-down direction is called a first direction, a direction perpendicular to the first direction and the up-down direction is called a second direction, and a direction inclined downward with respect to the second direction is called a first inclined direction; and a first stopper section provided to selectively allow movement of the first gutter section along the first inclined direction, wherein the first stopper section includes a base member extending in the first inclined direction and a shielding member protruding above the base member and selectively contacting the first gutter section. Claim 2 A vertical farm cultivation device according to claim 1, wherein the first gutter further comprises a first blocking projection protruding downward from the first gutter channel, and the covering member protrudes upward from the base member and is configured to selectively block the first blocking projection. Claim 3 In paragraph 2, the shielding member comprises a plurality of first shielding plates arranged along the first inclined direction and a plurality of second shielding plates arranged along the first inclined direction, spaced apart from the first shielding plates in the first direction, and the first shielding plates and the second shielding plates are alternately arranged along the first inclined direction, a vertical farm cultivation device. Claim 4 In paragraph 3, when viewed along the first slope direction, the width of the space between the first cover plate and the second cover plate is called the first width, and the width of the first blocking projection is called the second width, wherein the first width is smaller than the second width, a vertical farm cultivation device. Claim 5 A vertical farm cultivation device according to claim 4, further comprising a first frame portion arranged obliquely along the first inclination direction and configured such that the base member is seated on the upper side, wherein the first frame portion comprises a first inclination frame including a first frame member extending in the first inclination direction and a second frame member extending in the first direction; and a first sliding area configured to move the seated first gutter portion along the first inclination direction. Claim 6 A vertical farm cultivation device according to claim 5, wherein the first stopper part further comprises a linear guide located on the lower side of the base member and coupled with the second frame member to move in the first direction and in the direction opposite to the first direction. Claim 7 In claim 6, the first gutter section further comprises: a second gutter channel extending in the first direction and through which liquid can pass; a plurality of second ports coupled to the upper side of the second gutter channel and arranged alternately with the first port to interlock; and a second gutter including a second blocking projection protruding downward from the second gutter channel, wherein the covering member is provided to selectively block the second blocking projection, and when the width of the second blocking projection is called a third width, the third width is equal in size to the second width, and when the width of the space between the first blocking projection and the second blocking projection is called a fourth width when viewed along the first inclination direction, the fourth width is greater than 0, a vertical farm cultivation device. Claim 8 A vertical farm cultivation device according to claim 7, wherein the first gutter further includes a third blocking projection protruding downward from the first gutter channel and located in the first direction of the first blocking projection, and the second gutter further includes a fourth blocking projection protruding downward from the second gutter channel and located in the first direction of the second blocking projection, and when the first stopper part is moved to the maximum in the first direction, the first cover plate overlaps with the third blocking projection along the first inclined direction, and the second cover plate overlaps with the fourth blocking projection along the first inclined direction, and when the first stopper part is moved to the maximum in the opposite direction of the first direction, the first cover plate overlaps with the second blocking projection along the first inclined direction, and the second cover plate overlaps with the third blocking projection along the first inclined direction. Claim 9 A vertical farm cultivation device according to claim 8, wherein the first blocking projection, the second blocking projection, the third blocking projection, and the fourth blocking projection are provided in multiple numbers, and the covering member is provided in multiple numbers. Claim 10 A vertical farm cultivation device according to claim 6, wherein the first frame portion further includes a linear projection that protrudes from the first inclined frame and blocks the movement of the linear guide when the linear guide moves in the first direction and in the direction opposite to the first direction. Claim 11 A vertical farm cultivation device according to claim 6, wherein the first stopper part further comprises a gripping member protruding in the opposite direction of the first inclination direction to assist in and grip the movement of the first stopper part in the first direction and in the opposite direction of the first direction. Claim 12 A vertical farm cultivation device according to claim 4, wherein the first slope direction spacing between adjacent first screen plates and second screen plates increases in at least some sections along the first slope direction. Claim 13 A vertical farm cultivation device according to claim 1, further comprising a first frame portion arranged obliquely along the first inclination direction and configured to allow the base member to be seated on the upper side, wherein the first frame portion comprises a first inclination frame including a first frame member extending in the first inclination direction and a second frame member extending in the first direction; and a first sliding area configured to allow the seated first gutter portion to move along the first inclination direction, wherein the first sliding area comprises a plurality of inclination rollers continuously arranged along the first inclination direction configured to allow the first gutter portion to slide in the first inclination direction. Claim 14 A vertical farm cultivation device according to claim 13, wherein the inclined roller comprises an upper roller that contacts the upper side of the first gutter section at both ends of the gutter channel extended in the first direction, and a lower roller that contacts the upper side of the first gutter section at both ends of the gutter channel extended in the first direction. Claim 15 A vertical farm cultivation device according to claim 13, comprising: a third gutter including a third gutter extending in the first direction and through which liquid can pass, and a plurality of third ports coupled to the upper side of the third gutter channel, wherein the second gutter part is located below the first gutter part; a second stopper part arranged to selectively allow movement along the second inclination direction of the second gutter part, wherein the direction inclined downward relative to the direction opposite to the second direction is called the second inclination direction; a second frame part arranged obliquely according to the second inclination direction; and a column part extending in the vertical direction and connecting the first frame part and the second frame part, wherein the second frame part comprises: a second inclination frame arranged to allow the second gutter part to be seated; and a second sliding area arranged to allow the seated second gutter part to move along the second inclination direction. Claim 16 A vertical farm cultivation device according to claim 15, further comprising a lighting unit configured to irradiate light toward the ground direction, wherein the lighting unit comprises: a first lighting member located on the upper side of the first inclined frame; and a second lighting member located on the upper side of the second inclined frame and coupled to the lower side of the first inclined frame. Claim 17 A vertical farm cultivation device according to claim 16, wherein the first lighting member is provided such that the light intensity increases in at least a portion along the first inclination direction, and the second lighting member is provided such that the light intensity increases in at least a portion along the second inclination direction. Claim 18 A vertical farm cultivation device according to claim 16, wherein the first lighting member is configured such that the light wavelength is reduced in at least a portion along the first inclination direction, and the second lighting member is configured such that the light wavelength is reduced in at least a portion along the second inclination direction. Claim 19 A vertical farm cultivation device according to claim 13, wherein the first inclined frame comprises a buffer support protruding in the first inclined direction from the first inclined direction plane and a buffer guard protruding upward from the first inclined direction end of the buffer support.

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