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US 7,049,743 · App. 10/332,033 · Granted May 23, 2006

Plant cultivating method, cultivating device, and its lighting device

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Patent No.
US 7,049,743
App. No.
10/332,033
Granted
May 23, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

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 ).

Claims (18)

1. A lighting-emitting panel, comprising;

base plate;

circuit board mounted on the base plate;

light-emitting unit provided with a number of lamps aligned and fixed on the circuit pattern of the circuit board;

translucent cover placed with a space adjacent to the base plate;

sealing material sandwiched between the base plate and the cover to keep the space airtight;

the lamps being fixed on the circuit board using a conductive adhesive; and

a frame sandwiched between the base plate and the cover,

wherein a sealing material is packed around the frame, the space is filled with inactive dry gas, and a desiccant and/or deoxidizer is accommodated inside of the frame.

2. A lighting-emitting panel according to claim 1 , further comprising;

lamp provided with a concave reflecting plate;

light-emitting element mounted on the reflecting plate;

bonding wire to connect the light-emitting element and an electrode; and

translucent molding material of synthetic resin to enclose the light-emitting element and the reflecting plate.

3. A light emitting panel according to claim 1 , wherein the conductive adhesive is composed of soldering cream.

4. A light-emitting panel according to claim 1 , wherein the base plate serves as a circuit board.

5. A light-emitting panel according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a piping for cooling the light-emitting unit provided at a rear side.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 6, 2007
From: UCHIYAMA, HISAKAZU
To: KINPARA, SHIRO
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2000-207334 · Jul 7, 2000 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20040163308A1 · Aug 26, 2004