摘要 |
A plant cultivating device (A), comprising aluminum long square pipe trays ( 5 ) for storing plants ( 35 ) together with culture solution, a conveyor device ( 2 ) for feeding the trays ( 5 ) in order in lateral direction, and a lighting device ( 3 ), having a number of light-emitting diodes disposed thereon, located over the conveyor device ( 5 ), the lighting device ( 3 ) being disposed so as to be higher gradually from the upstream side to the downstream side of the conveyor device ( 2 ), wherein a funnel-shaped holder ( 30 ) holding the upper part of the plant ( 35 ) is provided on the upper surface of the tray ( 5 ), and a planting conveyor ( 6 ) and a harvesting conveyor ( 7 ) for supply and retrieval, a reflecting wall ( 8 ) provided between these conveyors and the conveyor device ( 2 ), and transfer bars ( 41 ) for transferring the trays ( 5 ) between the conveyor device ( 2 ) and the planting and harvesting conveyors ( 6,7 ) are installed on the upstream and downstream sides of the conveyor device ( 2 ).
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