JP6019361B2 - Cultivation container for ultrasonic atomization cultivation device, ultrasonic atomization cultivation system, ultrasonic atomization cultivation method - Google Patents

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  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a cultivation container for an ultrasonic atomization cultivation apparatus, an ultrasonic atomization cultivation system, and an ultrasonic atomization cultivation method, which are cultivated by applying a liquid fertilizer atomized by ultrasonic waves to a plant.

  DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART Conventionally, the ultrasonic atomization cultivation apparatus which gives and cultivates the liquid fertilizer atomized by the ultrasonic wave to a plant is proposed (for example, refer patent document 1 etc.). Specifically, in the cultivation apparatus of Patent Document 1, a long cultivation tube is provided with a large number of plant holding holes, and a plant holding member that holds a plant is attached to these holding holes. And the liquid fertilizer atomized with the ultrasonic atomizer is supplied through a cultivation pipe, and the liquid fertilizer is absorbed by the root part of the plant of a plant holding member, and a plant is grown. Such ultrasonic atomization has the advantage that a large amount of water is not required as in conventional hydroponics, and plants can be cultivated without draining the water. Furthermore, since the liquid fertilizer of the quantity suitable for plant cultivation can be efficiently given to the root part of the plant, there is also an advantage that the growth of the plant can be accelerated.

  By the way, for the growth of vegetables, the seeds germinate and the foliage (cotyledons) grows in the ground (dark place) until it emerges on the ground, and the foliage that appears on the ground (light place) is exposed to the sunlight. There is a need for two stages of training in Therefore, when cultivating, for example, sprout (edible shoots obtained by artificially germinating cereals, beans, and vegetable seeds) using a conventional ultrasonic atomization cultivation apparatus, plant seeds are used as plant holding members in the dark. After seeding and germinating the seed on the plant holding member, it is necessary to attach the plant holding member to the plant holding hole of the cultivation tube.

  As a method of germinating plant seeds for sprout in a dark place, plant holding members such as urethane mats are spread in a cultivation container such as a plastic container, and seeds are spread on the seeds and water is applied. Thereafter, the seeds are germinated by being left at room temperature for 1 to 3 days in a state where the outside of the cultivation container is covered with a black cloth or the like to keep the light shielding property.

  And in order to grow a sprout in a bright place using an ultrasonic atomization cultivation apparatus, the plant holding member holding the plant after germination is taken out from a plastic container. And the operation | work of mounting | wearing each plant holding hole of a cultivation pipe (cultivation container) with a plant holding member is performed.

JP 2012-34581 A

  As described above, in the conventional ultrasonic atomization cultivation apparatus, it is necessary to cultivate plants in separate containers in the period from sowing to germination and in the period from germination to harvesting, so the cultivation method is complicated. . When mass production of plants using ultrasonic atomization cultivation equipment in plant factories etc., the cultivation method can be done by having the worker himself abundant cultivation knowledge or manualizing the work of each process Even if it becomes a little complicated, ultrasonic atomization cultivation can be performed. However, individual users who perform kitchen gardens in ordinary homes and the like have little knowledge of plant cultivation. For this reason, it becomes an obstacle to the spread of ultrasonic atomization cultivation that a cultivation method becomes complicated. Therefore, the present inventors are studying the development of a cultivation container that can easily perform ultrasonic atomization cultivation, a cultivation system that uses the cultivation container, and the like.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its purpose is not to cultivate plants in separate containers in the period from sowing to germination and in the period from germination to harvest, and ultrasonic mist. It is providing the cultivation container for ultrasonic atomization cultivation apparatuses which can perform chemical cultivation easily. Another object is to provide an ultrasonic atomization cultivation system and an ultrasonic atomization cultivation method that can easily perform ultrasonic atomization cultivation using the cultivation container.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is set in an atomized liquid fertilizer feeder of an ultrasonic atomizing cultivation apparatus that cultivates a liquid fertilizer atomized by ultrasonic waves to a plant , A cultivation container used throughout a period from sowing to germination and a period from germination to harvest, wherein the container main body has an opening, a lid member for closing the opening of the container main body, and the container main body. housed on the bottom side, are capable mounted on seeds upper surface of the plant, and Neyuka member root of germinated plants is made of a porous material can enter the interior of the Neyuka member before Symbol container body A plurality of through-holes corresponding to the storage site, and a closing member for temporarily closing the plurality of through-holes in a period from the sowing to the germination, and the blocking member On the container body In order to cover at least a portion where the plurality of through holes are provided, the seal body is detachably attached on the outer surface side of the container body, and the plurality of through holes are peeled off of the seal material. The gist is a cultivation container for an ultrasonic atomization cultivation apparatus, which is characterized by being opened .

According to invention of Claim 1, a root floor member is accommodated in the bottom part side of a container main body, and the seed of a plant is mounted in the upper surface. Thereafter, water is poured into the container body from the opening, and the opening of the container body is closed with the lid member in a state where water is immersed in the root bed member. Here, a plurality of through holes are formed through the container body, but each through hole is temporarily closed by a closing member during a period from sowing to germination. For this reason, the water injected into the container body is held in the container body without leaking outside. As a result, plant seeds germinate in the container body, and the roots of the germinated plants enter the root bed member. Thereafter, the blocking member is removed and a plurality of through holes are opened. Then, the atomized liquid fertilizer is given to the root of the plant through the through hole, so that the plant is grown in the container body. Thus, if the cultivation container of the present invention is used, there is no need to cultivate plants in separate containers for the period from sowing to germination and the period from germination to harvesting as in the prior art, and ultrasonic atomization. Cultivation can be performed easily. Therefore, if the cultivation container of this invention is used, a plant can be efficiently cultivated by ultrasonic atomization cultivation also in a retail store, a general household, etc. besides the plant factory which has a large-scale installation . Moreover, since the several through-hole formed in the container main body is block | closed with the sealing material, water can be stored in the container main body in the period from sowing to germination. Therefore, the seed placed on the upper surface can be germinated by immersing the root bed member with water. And after germination of a plant, each through-hole is opened by peeling a sealing material. As a result, the atomized liquid fertilizer can be given to the root of the plant through the through hole, and the plant germinated in the cultivation container can be reliably grown.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the closing member can be peeled on the outer surface side of the container body so as to cover at least a portion where the plurality of through holes are formed in the container body. And the plurality of through holes are opened by peeling of the sealing material.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since a plurality of through holes formed in the container main body are closed with the sealing material, water is stored in the container main body during the period from sowing to germination. Can do. Therefore, the seed placed on the upper surface can be germinated by immersing the root bed member with water. And after germination of a plant, each through-hole is opened by peeling a sealing material. As a result, the atomized liquid fertilizer can be given to the root of the plant through the through hole, and the plant germinated in the cultivation container can be reliably grown.

The gist of the invention described in claim 2 is that, in claim 1 , the container body and the lid member are made of paper having light shielding properties.

According to invention of Claim 2 , since a container main body and a cover member have light-shielding property, it can be set as the state (dark place) which light-shielded the container main body in the period from sowing to germination, Seeds can be germinated reliably. Moreover, since the container main body and the lid member are made of paper, incineration can be performed, and the disposal cost of the cultivation container can be kept low.

The gist of the invention described in claim 3 is that, in claim 1 or 2 , the root bed member is made of foamed resin.

According to the invention described in claim 3 , since the root bed member is made of foamed resin, the root part of the germinated plant can be reliably entangled.

The gist of a fourth aspect of the present invention is that, in any one of the first to third aspects, the seed of the plant is placed and fixed in advance on the upper surface of the root bed member.

According to the invention described in claim 4 , there is no need to separately prepare plant seeds, and the operation of sowing seeds on the upper surface of the root bed member at the start of cultivation can be omitted. Therefore, if the cultivation container of this invention is used, a plant can be cultivated more easily.

Invention of Claim 5 is the cultivation container of any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3 , the ultrasonic atomizer which atomizes liquid fertilizer with an ultrasonic wave, and the said ultrasonic atomizer. An atomized liquid fertilizer feeder having a hollow feeder body to which the generated atomized liquid fertilizer is supplied, and the atomized liquid fertilizer feeder is connected to the inside or outside of the feeder body, or A plurality of container holding holes are formed, and the plurality of through holes are formed in the container holding hole in a state where the opening side of the cultivation container protrudes to the outside on the bottom side of the cultivation container. The gist of the ultrasonic atomizing cultivation system is characterized in that the inserted portion is inserted and held.

According to invention of Claim 5 , the bottom part side of a cultivation container is inserted and hold | maintained in the container holding hole of the atomization liquid fertilizer supply device. Then, the atomized liquid fertilizer generated by the ultrasonic atomizer is supplied into the hollow feeder body, and the atomized liquid fertilizer is given to the root portion of the plant germinated in the cultivation container through each through hole. Moreover, since the opening part side of the cultivation container has protruded the exterior of the feeder main body, the sunlight etc. can be lighted into the container inside from an opening part. Therefore, if the ultrasonic atomization cultivation system of this invention is used, a plant can be raised efficiently. Furthermore, since the ultrasonic atomization cultivation system can be used in a home garden where the cultivation space is limited, the ultrasonic atomization cultivation can be spread.

Invention of Claim 6 is the ultrasonic atomization cultivation method which grows a plant using the cultivation container of any one of Claims 1 thru | or 3 , Comprising: One of the said cover members in the said cultivation container A germination preparation step of peeling the portion and supplying water into the container main body to close the lid member; and after the seeds germinate in the container main body, the lid member is peeled off and the inside of the container main body is removed from the opening A container disposing step of opening the plurality of through holes in the container main body and setting the cultivation container in the atomized liquid fertilizer feeder in this state, and atomization generated by ultrasonic atomization Supplying a liquid fertilizer into the atomized liquid fertilizer feeder, and growing the plant by giving the atomized liquid fertilizer to the root part of the germinated plant through the plurality of through holes. about The ultrasonic atomization cultivation method, wherein its gist.

According to the invention described in claim 6 , in the germination preparation step, a part of the lid member in the cultivation container is peeled off, and water is supplied from the part into the container body, and then the lid member is closed again. As a result, plant seeds germinate in the container body, and the roots of the germinated plants enter the root bed member. Then, in a container arrangement | positioning step, photosynthesis of the germinated plant is performed by peeling a cover member and lighting in a container main body from an opening part. Moreover, after removing a closure member from a container main body and opening several through-holes, a cultivation container is set to the atomization liquid fertilizer supply device. In the growing step, the atomized liquid fertilizer generated by the ultrasonic atomization is supplied into the atomized liquid fertilizer feeder. At this time, in the cultivation container, the atomized liquid fertilizer is given to each root portion of the germinated plant through each through hole to grow the plant. In this way, there is no need to cultivate plants in separate containers in the period from sowing to germination and in the period from germination to harvest as in the prior art, and ultrasonic atomization cultivation is performed using the same cultivation container. It can be done easily.

As described in detail above, according to the inventions of claims 1 to 6 , there is no need to cultivate plants in separate cultivation containers in a period from sowing to germination and in a period from germination to harvest, and ultrasonic waves Atomization cultivation can be performed easily.

The schematic block diagram which shows the ultrasonic atomization cultivation system of one Embodiment. Sectional drawing which shows the atomization liquid fertilizer supply device equipped with the cultivation container of one Embodiment. The perspective view which shows the cultivation container of one Embodiment. The disassembled perspective view which shows the cultivation container of one Embodiment. The perspective view which shows the cultivation container of another embodiment.

  Hereinafter, one embodiment which materialized the present invention in an ultrasonic atomization cultivation system is described in detail based on a drawing.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the ultrasonic atomization cultivation system 1 includes an ultrasonic atomizer 2 that atomizes liquid fertilizer by ultrasonic waves, and a mist M1 (mist) of liquid fertilizer generated by the ultrasonic atomizer 2. An atomized liquid fertilizer supply device 3 to be supplied with an atomized liquid fertilizer and a plurality of cultivation containers 4 set in the atomized liquid fertilizer supply device 3. In this Embodiment, the ultrasonic atomization cultivation apparatus 5 is comprised by the ultrasonic atomization apparatus 2 and the atomization liquid fertilizer supply device 3, and the cultivation container 4 is used as a cultivation container for ultrasonic atomization cultivation apparatuses. Is done.

  The atomized liquid fertilizer feeder 3 has a hollow feeder body 14, and the liquid fertilizer mist M 1 generated by the ultrasonic atomizer 2 is provided inside the feeder body 14 via the supply duct 16. Supplied. In addition, you may provide the air blower etc. which send mist M1 to the supply duct 16 in the ultrasonic atomizer 2. FIG. The feeder main body 14 is formed in a square box shape, and a plurality of container holding holes 17 are formed through the upper surface 15 of the feeder main body 14 at predetermined intervals. These container holding holes 17 are circular holes, and are mounted in a state in which the cultivation container 4 having a circular outer peripheral surface is fitted in the container holding holes 17 (see FIG. 2).

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the cultivation container 4 is housed on the container body 22 having the opening 21, the lid member 23 that closes the opening 21 of the container body 22, and the bottom 24 side of the container body 22. The urethane sponge 25 is provided. The cultivation container 4 is a container for sprout cultivation that is cultivated by giving to a plant (specifically, a sprout such as broccoli) that has germinated the mist M1 of the liquid fertilizer, from the sowing period to the germination period and from the germination period to the harvesting period. Used throughout the period.

  The container main body 22 of the cultivation container 4 is formed in an inverted truncated cone shape, and has a side surface 27 that is inclined so that the upper side is wider than the lower side. The size of the container body 22 is about 10 cm in diameter on the opening 21 side (upper side), 7 cm on the bottom 24 side (lower side), and about 10 cm in height. The container main body 22 is provided with a plurality of through holes 29 corresponding to the storage portion of the urethane sponge 25 on the bottom 24 side, and the container main body 22 is covered with the through holes 29 so as to cover the portions through which the through holes 29 are formed. A sealing material 31 is detachably adhered to the outer surface side. The through hole 29 is a circular hole of about 2 mm to 20 mm, for example. The sealing material 31 is a closing member for temporarily closing the plurality of through holes 29 during a period from sowing to germination. As the sealing material 31, a water-impermeable member (for example, a resin film) is used so that water does not leak outside the container. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, a cut 32 (see FIG. 3) such as a perforation is formed in the upper end portion of the sealing material 31 along the outer peripheral surface of the container main body 22.

  As shown in FIG. 2, when the cultivation container 4 is set in each container holding hole 17 in the atomized liquid fertilizer supply device 3, the cultivation container 4 is in a state in which the opening 21 side of the cultivation container 4 protrudes to the outside. A portion where a plurality of through-holes 29 are formed on the bottom 24 side is inserted and held. More specifically, the side surface 27 is locked at a position corresponding to the width of the container holding hole 17 at a position above the portion where the plurality of through holes 29 are provided in the container body 22. The container body 22 is held in the container holding hole 17. Here, the container holding hole 17 of the atomized liquid fertilizer supply device 3 is formed according to the side surface shape (circular shape) of the container main body 22, and the side surface 34 of the container holding hole 17 and the side surface 27 of the container main body 22 The cultivation container 4 is held with no gap between the two. Moreover, the cultivation container 4 held in the container holding hole 17 is in a state of being suspended from the upper side of the feeder main body 14 by being spaced apart from the bottom surface 35 of the feeder main body 14. .

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the lid member 23 of the cultivation container 4 is a circular sheet-like member for closing the opening 21 of the container body 22. The lid member 23 is bonded and fixed to the opening 21 of the container body 22 using an adhesive. In the present embodiment, the container main body 22 and the lid member 23 are made of paper having a light shielding property, and the inside of the container is dark when the lid member 23 is attached. A tab 37 is provided on the outer edge of the lid member 23 so as to protrude outward in the radial direction. The lid member 23 is removed from the opening 21 of the container body 22 by peeling off the adhesive portion of the lid member 23 using the tab 37. In the state (refer FIG. 2) which set this cultivation container 4 to the atomization liquid fertilizer supply device 3, since the opening part 21 side of the container main body 22 protrudes outside, sunlight of a container etc. is given from the opening part 21 inside a container. Can be daylighted.

  The urethane sponge 25 is a porous root bed member into which the root part of the germinated plant can enter. The urethane sponge 25 of the present embodiment is formed in a columnar shape in accordance with the shape of the container body 22 and has a diameter corresponding to the inner diameter of the container body 22 on the bottom 24 side. The urethane sponge 25 is stored in the bottom 24 side of the container body 22 and the upper surface 39 thereof is a horizontal plane. The pores formed in the urethane sponge 25 are smaller than the plant seed 40. Therefore, plant seeds 40 can be placed on the upper surface 39 of the urethane sponge 25.

  When the cultivation container 4 of the present embodiment is shipped as a product, as shown in FIG. 3, plant seeds 40 are placed and fixed in advance on the upper surface 39 of the urethane sponge 25 housed in the container body 22. The container body 22 is sealed by the lid member 23.

  Next, the cultivation method of the sprout using the ultrasonic atomization cultivation system 1 of this Embodiment is demonstrated.

  First, in the cultivation container 4 shown in FIG. 3, the operator picks the tab 37 portion of the lid member 23 by hand, peels a part of the lid member 23, supplies water into the container body 22 from the portion, and then covers the lid. The member 23 is closed (germination preparation step). At this time, water is applied to the seed 40 placed on the upper surface 39 of the urethane sponge 25. Here, the water supply amount is set such that, for example, 70 to 80% of the urethane sponge 25 can be seen. As a result, the seed 40 on the urethane sponge 25 wakes up from a dormant state by absorbing water and swelling. Here, the cultivation container 4 with the lid member 23 closed is temporarily placed in the container holding hole 17 of the atomized liquid fertilizer supply device 3. Since the lid member 23 and the container main body 22 are made of paper having light shielding properties, the inside of the cultivation container 4 becomes dark by closing the lid member 23. In this manner, the cultivation container 4 is left in a dark place for a predetermined period (for example, about 1 to 3 days) while keeping the temperature at room temperature (20 ° C. to 25 ° C.). Then, the plant seeds 40 germinate, the roots extend, and enter the inside from the upper surface 39 of the urethane sponge 25 in the same manner as the plant growth in the ground (dark place).

  Thus, after the plant seed 40 germinates, the cultivation container 4 is once taken out from the container holding hole 17 of the atomized liquid fertilizer supply device 3. Then, the operator picks the tab 37 by hand, peels off the lid member 23, and takes sunlight into the container body 22 from the opening 21. Further, the operator peels off the sealing material 31 on the outer surface side of the container main body 22 along the cuts 32 such as perforations, and opens a plurality of through holes 29 in the container main body 22. Furthermore, an operator sets the cultivation container 4 in the atomization liquid fertilizer supply device 3 in the state which opened each through-hole 29 (container arrangement | positioning step).

  Thereafter, the operator turns on the power switch of the ultrasonic atomizer 2 and atomizes the liquid fertilizer with ultrasonic waves. At this time, the liquid fertilizer mist M <b> 1 generated by the ultrasonic atomizer 2 is supplied into the atomized liquid fertilizer supplier 3 through the supply duct 16. And the mist M1 of liquid fertilizer is given through the several through-hole 29 with respect to the root part of the plant which germinated in the cultivation container 4 (growth step).

  At this time, the temperature in the atomized liquid fertilizer feeder 3 is kept at room temperature (20 ° C. to 25 ° C.). Note that the ultrasonic atomizer 2 does not always atomize liquid fertilizer, but according to a predetermined growth program suitable for sprout cultivation (for example, three predetermined times of morning, noon, and evening). The liquid fertilizer is atomized at the timing. As a result, the liquid fertilizer mist M1 is efficiently absorbed in the root of the plant, and the sprout is grown. And when the front-end | tip of the leaf and stem of a plant grows to the opening part 21 of the cultivation container 4, an operator turns off the power switch of the ultrasonic atomizer 2. FIG. And the cultivation container 4 is removed from the container holding hole 17 of the atomization liquid fertilizer supply device 3, and the sprout in the cultivation container 4 is harvested. Thus, ultrasonic atomization cultivation of a sprout is performed.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.

  (1) When the cultivation container 4 of the present embodiment is used, it is not necessary to cultivate sprout in separate containers for the period from sowing to germination and the period from germination to harvest as in the prior art, and the same cultivation Ultrasonic atomization cultivation can be easily performed using the container 4. Therefore, in addition to plant factories having large-scale facilities, sprout can be efficiently cultivated by ultrasonic atomization in retail stores and general households.

  (2) In the cultivation container 4 of the present embodiment, since the plurality of through holes 29 formed in the container body 22 are closed by the water-impermeable sealing material 31, each through hole 29 is surely secured. Can be sealed. Therefore, water can be reliably stored in the container body 22 during the period from sowing to germination. For this reason, the seed 40 placed on the upper surface 39 can be germinated by immersing the urethane sponge 25 in water in a state where the through holes 29 are closed with the sealing material 31. Moreover, after germination of the plant seed, the mist M1 of the atomized liquid fertilizer can be given to the root of the plant through the through hole 29 by peeling off the sealing material 31 and opening each through hole 29. Therefore, the sprout germinated in the cultivation container 4 can be grown reliably.

  (3) In this Embodiment, since the container main body 22 and the cover member 23 which comprise the cultivation container 4 have light-shielding property, the state (dark place) where the container main body 22 was light-shielded in the period from sowing to germination. Thus, the seed 40 of the plant can be germinated with certainty. The container body 22 and the lid member 23 are made of paper, and the urethane sponge 25 housed in the container body 22 is a combustible material. For this reason, the cultivation container 4 used for ultrasonic atomization cultivation can be incinerated as general waste. Therefore, it is not necessary to separate and discard the cultivation container 4, and the disposal cost can be kept low.

  (4) In the cultivation container 4 of the present embodiment, since the urethane sponge 25 used as a root bed member is made of foamed resin, the root part of the germinated plant can be reliably entangled. Further, since the urethane sponge 25 has pores smaller than the plant seed 40, the seed 40 can be easily placed and fixed on the upper surface 39 thereof. Furthermore, since the urethane sponge 25 has moisture retention, even if the liquid manure mist M1 is not always supplied, the liquid manure can be held in the urethane sponge 25 by taking the mist M1 into the pores. The liquid fertilizer can be efficiently given to the root part of the plant.

  (5) In the cultivation container 4 of the present embodiment, the through hole 29 of the container body 22 is formed corresponding to the storage part of the urethane sponge 25. In this case, since the urethane sponge 25 is present in the portion having the through hole 29, the liquid fertilizer mist M1 does not adhere to the stem and leaf portions of the sprout above the urethane sponge 25. Therefore, it is possible to avoid the problem that the sprout withers due to the adhesion of the mist M1.

  (6) In the cultivation container 4 of the present embodiment, plant seeds 40 are placed and fixed in advance on the upper surface 39 of the urethane sponge 25. In this case, it is not necessary to prepare the seed 40 of the plant separately, and the operation of sowing the seed 40 on the upper surface 39 of the urethane sponge 25 at the start of cultivation can be omitted. Therefore, if the cultivation container 4 is used, a sprout can be cultivated more easily.

  (7) In the cultivation container 4 of the present embodiment, the container body 22 is held in the container holding hole 17 by locking the inclined side surface 27 of the container body 22 to the container holding hole 17. The container holding hole 17 is formed in accordance with the side surface shape (circular shape) of the container body 22. In this way, the cultivation container 4 is held in a state where there is no gap between the side surface 34 of the container holding hole 17 and the side surface 27 of the container main body 22. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the liquid manure mist M <b> 1 supplied into the atomized liquid fertilizer supply device 3 from leaking from the gap between the side surface 34 of the container holding hole 17 and the side surface 27 of the container main body 22.

  (8) In the ultrasonic atomization cultivation system 1 of the present embodiment, the cultivation container 4 held in the container holding hole 17 in the atomized liquid fertilizer supply device 3 is separated from the bottom surface 35 of the supply body 14. Thus, it is in a state of being hung from above the feeder main body 14. If comprised in this way, the mist M1 of the liquid fertilizer supplied from the atomized liquid fertilizer supply device 3 in the supply device main body 14 can be uniformly filled in the supply device main body 14. For this reason, the mist M1 of liquid fertilizer can be reliably given to the root part of the plant cultivated in the plurality of cultivation containers 4. When the supply of the liquid fertilizer mist M1 from the ultrasonic atomizer 2 to the atomized liquid fertilizer feeder 3 is stopped, the mist M1 sinks to the bottom side in the feeder main body 14. In this case, the problem that liquid fertilizer is given more than necessary to the root of the plant can be avoided.

  (9) The ultrasonic atomization cultivation system 1 of this Embodiment can be comprised with a comparatively compact apparatus (The ultrasonic atomization apparatus 2 and the atomization liquid fertilizer supply device 3). For this reason, it can utilize also in the kitchen garden etc. where cultivation space is restricted, and it becomes possible to spread ultrasonic atomization cultivation.

  (10) In the cultivation container 4 of the present embodiment, a cut 32 such as a perforation is formed along the outer peripheral surface of the container body 22 at the upper end of the sealing material 31. The sealing material 31 can be easily peeled off.

  (11) In the cultivation container 4 of the present embodiment, since the tab 37 is provided on the lid member 23, the lid member 23 can be easily removed from the opening 21 of the container body 22 by picking the tab 37 by hand. Can be removed.

  (12) The size of the cultivation container 4 used in the present embodiment has a diameter of 10 cm on the opening 21 side, 7 cm on the bottom 24 side, and a height of about 10 cm. When the cultivation container 4 having such a size is used, an amount of sprout suitable for eating in a general household can be cultivated, which is practically preferable. In addition, the size of the cultivation container 4 is not limited to the said size, You may change suitably according to the kind of plant to grow and cultivation places, such as a plant factory.

  In addition, you may change each embodiment of this invention as follows.

  -In the cultivation container 4 of the said embodiment, although the sealing material 31 was used as a closure member which block | closes the several through-hole 29 of the container main body 22, it is not limited to this. For example, like the cultivation container 4A shown in FIG. 5, a cap member 50 that is detachably mounted on the outer surface side of the container body 22 may be used as the closing member. In this case, the cultivation container 4 </ b> A at the time of product shipment becomes a double structure container by the container body 22 and the cap member 50. And the period until germination of a plant shall be in the state which closed each through-hole 29 with the cap member 50. FIG. Further, during the period from plant germination to harvesting, the cap member 50 is removed from the container body 22 and the through holes 29 are opened. And like the said embodiment, the container main body 22 is set to the atomization liquid fertilizer supply device 3, and the mist M1 of liquid fertilizer is given to the root part of a plant through each through-hole 29. FIG.

  Furthermore, as the closing member, a cap member (not shown) mounted on the outer surface side of the container main body 22 so as to be able to change the position may be used. Specifically, a plurality of through holes 29 are formed at predetermined intervals (wider than the diameter of the through holes 29) in the container body 22, and the through holes are formed with the same size and the same arrangement as each through hole 29. The cap member is mounted on the outer surface side of the container body 22 so as to be rotatable in the circumferential direction. And during the period from the product shipment of the cultivation container 4 to the germination of the seed 40, the positions of the through hole 29 of the container main body 22 and the through hole of the cap member are shifted, and the through hole 29 of the container main body 22 is moved to the cap member. It will be in the state of being blocked by. On the other hand, during the period from germination to harvesting of the seed 40, the cap member is slightly rotated in the circumferential direction to change its position, and the positions of the through holes of the cap member and the through holes 29 of the container body 22 are changed. Each through-hole 29 is opened by matching. Thereafter, the container body 22 is set in the atomized liquid fertilizer supply device 3. Even if comprised in this way, ultrasonic atomization cultivation can be easily performed using the same cultivation container 4. FIG.

  -In the cultivation container 4 of the said embodiment, although the urethane sponge 25 was used as a root-floor member, it is not limited to this, You may use the member made from other foamed resins, and other than foamed resin You may use porous materials, such as non-decorative cloth. The container body 22 and the lid member 23 are made of paper, but are not limited thereto, and may be formed using other materials as long as they are light-shielding materials. However, the container body 22 and the lid member 23 are preferably formed using a combustible material. When the container main body 22 and the lid member 23 are formed of a flammable material, the cultivation container 4 can be incinerated as general garbage, so that the disposal cost of the cultivation container 4 can be kept low.

  In the above embodiment, the plurality of through holes 29 are provided in the side surface 27 of the container body 22, but the plurality of through holes 29 may be provided in the bottom surface of the container body 22 in addition to the side surface 27. Good. In this case, a sealing material 31 for temporarily closing each through hole 29 is also attached to the bottom surface of the container body 22. Moreover, although the through-hole 29 of the container main body 22 was a circular hole, it is not limited to this. For example, a through hole 29 having a polygonal shape (such as a square shape or a star shape), an elliptical shape, or a semicircular shape may be provided in the container body 22.

  -Although the cultivation container 4 of the said embodiment was a substantially cylindrical container, it is not limited to this, It is good also as polygonal containers, such as square shape. Further, the side surface 27 of the container main body 22 may have a locking portion protruding outward in the radial direction at a position above the portion where the plurality of through holes 29 are provided. In this case, the cultivation container 4 is fixed by engaging the engaging part of the container main body 22 with the outer edge part of the container holding hole 17 of the atomized liquid fertilizer supply device 3. In this structure, in addition to the role which fixes the cultivation container 4, a latching | locking part plays the role which prevents that the mist M1 of liquid fertilizer leaks outside from the container holding hole 17. FIG.

  In the above embodiment, the cultivation container 4 for sprout cultivation is embodied. However, the cultivation container 4 may be embodied for cultivation of plants other than the plant for sprout cultivation.

  -In the ultrasonic atomization cultivation system 1 of the said embodiment, the atomization liquid fertilizer supply device 3 has the four container holding holes 17, and sets the four cultivation containers 4 in each container holding hole 17, and is made of sprout. Although cultivated, it is not limited to this. For example, the cultivation container 4 may be set in 1 to 3 container holding holes 17 to grow the sprout. In this case, the container holding hole 17 is closed by attaching a lid member to the container holding hole 17 in which the cultivation container 4 is not set. This prevents the liquid manure mist M1 from leaking outside through the container holding hole 17. Moreover, you may vary the harvest time of a sprout for every cultivation container 4 by shifting the timing of the cultivation container 4 set to the atomization liquid fertilizer supply device 3 and performing ultrasonic atomization cultivation. Furthermore, in the ultrasonic atomization cultivation system 1, seeds 40 of different kinds of plants (broccoli, scalloped radish, mizuna, herbs, etc.) are put in each cultivation container 4, and plural kinds of plants are put in these cultivation containers 4. You may grow at the same time.

  -In the cultivation container 4 of the said embodiment, although the seed 40 of the plant was previously mounted and fixed to the upper surface 39 of the urethane sponge 25, it is not limited to this. For example, a bag containing the seeds 40 may be stored in the cultivation container 4, and the user may take out the seeds 40 from the bag and place them on the upper surface 39 of the urethane sponge 25 at the start of cultivation. Moreover, it is good also considering the cultivation container 4 in which the seed 40 is not bundled and the bag which put the seed 40 as a form sold separately. Also in this case, at the start of cultivation of sprout, the user takes out the seed 40 from the bag and places it on the upper surface 39 of the urethane sponge 25.

  -In the ultrasonic atomization cultivation system 1 of the said embodiment, you may comprise so that ultrasonic atomization cultivation may be performed using the atomization liquid fertilizer supply device 3 which has the one container holding hole 17. FIG. In this case, the atomized liquid fertilizer supply device 3 can be reduced in size. Moreover, since the supply amount of the mist M1 of the liquid fertilizer to the atomized liquid fertilizer supply device 3 can be reduced, the ultrasonic atomizer 2 can be reduced in size. If it does in this way, since the installation space and apparatus cost of the ultrasonic atomization cultivation system 1 can be held down, it becomes easy to use in a kitchen garden.

  Next, in addition to the technical ideas described in the claims, the technical ideas grasped by the embodiments described above are listed below.

  (1) In any 1 item | term of Claim 1 thru | or 6, These through-holes are provided also in the bottom face in addition to the side surface of the said container main body, For ultrasonic atomization cultivation apparatuses characterized by the above-mentioned. Cultivation container.

  (2) The cultivation container for an ultrasonic atomization cultivation apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the plurality of through holes are circular holes having a diameter of 2 mm to 20 mm.

  (3) The cultivation container for ultrasonic atomization cultivation devices according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the lid member is provided with a tab.

  (4) The cultivation container for an ultrasonic atomization cultivation apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the cultivation container is a container for sprout cultivation.

  (5) The cultivation container for an ultrasonic atomization cultivation apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the root floor member is made of a material having moisture retention.

  (6) The cultivation container for ultrasonic atomization cultivation devices according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the root bed member has pores smaller than the seeds.

  (7) The cultivation container for an ultrasonic atomization cultivation apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the blocking member has water impermeability.

  (8) The cultivation container for an ultrasonic atomization cultivation apparatus according to claim 2, wherein perforations are formed along the outer peripheral surface of the container body at the upper end of the sealing material.

  (9) In Claim 7, the container body has a side surface that is inclined so that the width is wider on the upper side than the lower side, and a position that is higher than the portion through which the plurality of through holes are formed. And the said cultivation container is fixed by the said side surface being latched in the position corresponding to the width | variety of the said container holding hole, The ultrasonic atomization cultivation system characterized by the above-mentioned.

  (10) In Claim 7, the container main body has a locking portion protruding outward in the radial direction at a position above a portion where the plurality of through holes are formed on the side surface thereof, and the container holding The ultrasonic atomization cultivation system, wherein the cultivation container is fixed by engaging the engagement portion with an outer edge portion of the hole.

  (11) In Claim 7, the container holding hole is formed in accordance with a side shape of the container main body, and the cultivation is performed without a gap between the side surface of the container holding hole and the side surface of the container main body. An ultrasonic atomizing cultivation system characterized in that a container is fixed.

  (12) In Claim 7, the container holding hole is formed through the upper surface of the feeder main body, and the cultivation container fixed in the container holding hole is arranged away from the bottom surface of the feeder main body. The ultrasonic atomization cultivation system characterized by being suspended from the upper part of the supply body.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Ultrasonic atomization cultivation system 2 ... Ultrasonic atomization apparatus 3 ... Atomization liquid fertilizer supply device 4,4A ... Cultivation container for ultrasonic atomization cultivation apparatus 5 ... Ultrasonic atomization cultivation apparatus 14 ... Supply body DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 17 ... Container holding hole 21 ... Opening part 22 ... Container main body 23 ... Lid member 24 ... Bottom part 25 ... Urethane sponge as a root bed member 29 ... Through-hole 31 ... Sealing material as an obstruction member 39 ... Upper surface of a root bed member 40 ... Seed 50: Cap member as blocking member M1: Mist as atomized liquid fertilizer

Claims (6)

The liquid manure which is atomized by the ultrasonic set to atomized liquid fertilizer supply in the ultrasonic atomizing culture apparatus for cultivating given to plants, used throughout time to harvest the duration and germination until germination from sowing A cultivation container,
A container body having an opening;
A lid member that closes the opening of the container body;
Stored in the bottom side in the container body, plant seeds can be placed on the upper surface, and the root bed member made of a porous material into which the roots of germinated plants can enter , and
Together in response to receiving site of the Neyuka member before Symbol container body a plurality of through holes are Toru設, since Prefer temporarily blocking said plurality of through-holes in the period until the sprouting from-out the seeding and the closing member of the
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The closing member is a sealing material that is detachably pasted on the outer surface side of the container body so as to cover at least a portion of the container body in which the plurality of through holes are formed. The cultivation container for an ultrasonic atomization cultivation apparatus , wherein the hole is opened by peeling off the sealing material . The cultivation container for an ultrasonic atomization cultivation apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the container body and the lid member are made of paper having light shielding properties. The cultivation container for ultrasonic atomization cultivation devices according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein said root floor member is made of foaming resin. The cultivation container for an ultrasonic atomization cultivation apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein seeds of the plant are placed and fixed in advance on an upper surface of the root bed member. The cultivation container according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
An ultrasonic atomizer that atomizes liquid fertilizer by means of ultrasonic waves;
An atomized liquid fertilizer feeder having a hollow feeder body to which the atomized liquid fertilizer generated in the ultrasonic atomizer is supplied;
The atomized liquid fertilizer feeder is formed with one or a plurality of container holding holes communicating with the inside and outside of the feeder body, and the container holding hole has the opening side of the cultivation container on the outside. The ultrasonic atomization cultivation system characterized by inserting and holding the part through which the plurality of through holes are formed on the bottom side of the cultivation container in a protruding state. An ultrasonic atomizing cultivation method for cultivating a plant using the cultivation container according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
A part of the lid member in the cultivation container is peeled off, a germination preparation step for supplying water into the container body and closing the lid member,
After the seeds germinate in the container main body, the lid member is peeled off and the light is extracted from the opening into the container main body, and the plurality of through holes in the container main body are opened. A container disposing step for setting the atomizing liquid fertilizer feeder;
Supplying the atomized liquid fertilizer generated by ultrasonic atomization into the atomized liquid fertilizer feeder, and supplying the atomized liquid fertilizer to the root part of the germinated plant through the plurality of through holes. And a growing step for growing the plant.

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