Automatic agricultural cultivating equipment with a loading unit rotatable about a vertical axis

摘要

An automatic agricultural cultivating equipment includes a supporting unit, a rotating unit, a driving unit, a loading unit, an operating unit, and a supply unit. The rotating unit is driven by the driving unit to rotate on the supporting unit about a vertical axis, and defines an operation region and a cultivation region. The loading unit includes a plurality of loading plates disposed on the rotating unit and in the cultivation region. The supply unit is disposed on the rotating unit for supplying water and light to the loading unit.

主权项

1. Agricultural cultivating equipment adapted for cultivating crops, said agricultural cultivating equipment comprising:
a supporting unit; a rotating unit disposed rotatably on said supporting unit and rotatable about a vertical axis, said rotating unit having an inner annular portion, an outer annular portion disposed around and connected to said inner annular portion, an operation region defined in said inner annular portion, and a cultivation region defined between said inner and outer annular portions; a driving unit connected to said rotating unit for driving rotation of said rotating unit relative to said supporting unit; a loading unit including a plurality of loading plates disposed on said rotating unit and in said cultivation region and spaced vertically apart from each other, and a plurality of loading tray assemblies disposed respectively on said loading plates and each including a plurality of loading trays adapted to permit the crops to be planted therein, said loading plates being co-rotatable with said rotating unit; an operating unit disposed on said supporting unit and in said operation region of said rotating unit and adapted to permit a user to move from said supporting unit onto a selected one of said loading plates therethrough for performing a cultivating operation on the crops; a supply unit including a water supplying device disposed on said rotating unit for spraying water into said loading trays of said loading unit, and a plurality of lighting members disposed on said rotating unit for lighting said loading trays of said loading unit; and a control unit electrically connected to said rotating unit, said driving unit, said loading unit, said operating unit, and said supply unit and operable for controlling operation of said rotating unit, said driving unit, said loading unit, said operating unit, and said supply unit.