Rotary Vegetable Cultivation Apparatus Vertical Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional vegetable cultivation methods face challenges in achieving uniform growth and marketability due to non-uniform environmental conditions and inefficient space utilization, and existing rotary cultivation apparatuses are cumbersome, difficult to transport, and costly to maintain.
Innovation Solution
A rotary vegetable cultivation apparatus with a simple structure, comprising a motor-driven rotary system, cultivation containers fastened with elastic holders, a water supply tray, and LED lighting, allowing for easy assembly, maintenance, and space-efficient growth of vegetables.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a drum-type rotary sprout cultivation apparatus is used, then vegetables can be grown in a controlled environment, but the apparatus requires an excessively large installation space
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus is divided into multiple modular trays that can be stacked vertically. Each tray is an independent cultivation unit that can be assembled and disassembled, allowing the system to achieve high vegetable production capacity while occupying minimal floor space through vertical arrangement.
Solution Approach 2:
The cultivation system transitions from horizontal space utilization to vertical space utilization by stacking multiple cultivation trays vertically. This dimensional change allows the apparatus to maintain a compact footprint while significantly increasing the total cultivation area available for vegetable growth.
2Reliability
If a drum-type rotary sprout cultivation apparatus is used, then vegetables can be grown in a controlled environment, but the weight and volume of the cultivation device are large making it very difficult to transport and install
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus is divided into multiple modular trays that can be stacked vertically. Each tray is an independent cultivation unit that can be assembled and disassembled, allowing the system to achieve high vegetable production capacity while occupying minimal floor space through vertical arrangement.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs a rotary mechanism that rotates the stacked trays, dynamically providing different environmental conditions (light, temperature, humidity) to different trays at different times. This dynamic operation enables controlled vegetable growth while maintaining a compact, transportable structure.
3Reliability
If a drum-type rotary sprout cultivation apparatus is used, then vegetables can be grown in a controlled environment, but maintenance and repair expenses are high because the structure of the apparatus is complex
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus is divided into multiple modular trays that can be stacked vertically. Each tray is an independent cultivation unit that can be assembled and disassembled, allowing the system to achieve high vegetable production capacity while occupying minimal floor space through vertical arrangement.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs a rotary mechanism that rotates the stacked trays, dynamically providing different environmental conditions (light, temperature, humidity) to different trays at different times. This dynamic operation enables controlled vegetable growth while maintaining a compact, transportable structure.
4Ease of manufacture
If vegetables are grown only on the surface of the cultivation area, then the cultivation process is simple, but space utilization is low and production is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The apparatus is divided into multiple modular trays that can be stacked vertically. Each tray is an independent cultivation unit that can be assembled and disassembled, allowing the system to achieve high vegetable production capacity while occupying minimal floor space through vertical arrangement.
Solution Approach 2:
The cultivation system transitions from horizontal space utilization to vertical space utilization by stacking multiple cultivation trays vertically. This dimensional change allows the apparatus to maintain a compact footprint while significantly increasing the total cultivation area available for vegetable growth.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient growth of a large quantity of vegetables in a narrow space with easy maintenance and harvesting, facilitating mobile installation and reducing transportation and storage complexities.
Implementation Method 1
a rotary supported on a shaft (105) by support spokes (112) and configured such that a pair of loop panels (111) are spaced apart by a predetermined interval and are rotatable around the shaft (105)
Implementation Method 2
a light source (106) installed inside the rotary and configured to radiate light onto vegetables planted in the cultivation containers
Implementation Method 3
a water supply tray (107) disposed below the rotary and configured to accommodate water and supply water to the cultivation containers (120) that are rotated along with the rotary
Implementation Method 4
holders (125) each formed in a circular shape in which a part of a cross-sectional shape is open and configured to be elastically deformable
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AI summary
The present invention relates generally to a rotary-type vegetable cultivation apparatus configured to grow various vegetables in cultivation containers fixed to a drum-shaped loop rotated by the driving of a motor and a cultivation container used in the rotary-type vegetable cultivation apparatus, and more particularly to a rotary vegetable cultivation apparatus and a cultivation container that enable the cultivation of a large quantity of edible vegetables in a narrow installation space and considerably facilitate the harvest and planting of vegetables.