IP Library Granted Patent US 9,894,844
Granted Patent B2
US 9,894,844 · App. 14/772,545 · Granted Feb 20, 2018

Air emission device for growing plants

Inventors: Katsunori Takashima (Hashima, JP); Masashi Yoshida (Hashima, JP)
Assignees: FUJI SEIKO CO., LTD.; FUJI SHOJI CO., LTD.
A01G7/06A01G7/02A01G7/045A01G9/18Y02P60/146
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Patent No.
US 9,894,844
App. No.
14/772,545
Granted
Feb 20, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The air emission device for growing plants includes a plurality of air emission units for respectively emitting an air flow onto the new leaves growing on a tip of a stem of each plant that has one stem. The transpiration effect on the leaves and suctioning of water and nutrition from the roots of the plants can be promoted. Thus, wilting of leaves can be prevented and the tip burn due to insufficient calcium can be avoided. Provision of the air emission units are effectively arranged to evenly or uniformly supply air onto the new leaves of the each plant.

Claims (12)

1. An air emission device for growing plants comprising:

a plurality of air emission units that respectively emits an air flow onto new leaves growing on a tip of a stem of each plant of a plurality of plants, each plant having one stem, wherein

air of the air flow is adjusted to be air with high humidity and high concentration of carbon dioxide and is supplied to the plurality of air emission units from an air supply source through a pipe,

each of the plurality of air emission units is located at a position to each of the plurality of plants and each of the plurality of air emission units includes a light emitting device for emitting a light onto each of the plurality of the plants,

the light emitting device is provided with a stem growth-inhibiting light source at a central portion thereof facing the stem to emit a stem growth-inhibiting light having a blue component light at a ratio which inhibits growth of the stem, and with a leaf growth-promoting light source around the stem growth-inhibiting light source facing the new leaves growing on the tip of the stem to emit a leaf growth-promoting light having a red component light at a ratio which promotes a growth of leaf, and

each of the plurality of air emission units includes a disc shaped base plate on which the light emitting device is provided, and a plurality of air emitting ports is provided on the base plate between the stem growth-inhibiting light source and the leaf growth-promoting light source in a radial direction of the base plate.

2. The air emission device for growing plants according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an air emission unit supporting device which adjustably supports the plurality of air emission units in an up/down direction, wherein

the air emission unit supporting device supports the plurality of air emission units and the light emitting devices at any position for the plurality of air emission units and the light emitting devices to face the plurality of plants respectively.

3. The air emission device for growing plants according to claim 2 , wherein

the air emission unit supporting device includes a support bar that extends in a lateral direction above the plants and is movable in the up/down direction, and

the support bar is used as the pipe which is provided with a communication passage therein through which the air supplied from the air supply source flows to each of the air emission units.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2015
From: TAKASHIMA, KATSUNORI; YOSHIDA, MASASHI
To: FUJI SEIKO CO., LTD; FUJI SHOJI CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-077341 · Apr 3, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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