EP 3840564 A1 20210630 - VERTICAL GROWING TOWER FOR AUTOMATED HORTICULTURE AND AGRICULTURE
Title (en)
VERTICAL GROWING TOWER FOR AUTOMATED HORTICULTURE AND AGRICULTURE
Title (de)
VERTIKALER WACHSTUMSTURM FÜR AUTOMATISIERTEN GARTENBAU UND AUTOMATISIERTE LANDWIRTSCHAFT
Title (fr)
TOUR DE CULTURE VERTICALE POUR HORTICULTURE ET AGRICULTURE AUTOMATISÉES
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 201816106733 A 20180821
- CA 2019051145 W 20190821
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2020037417A1] A method and apparatus for continuous automated growing of plants utilizes a vertical array of plant supporting arms extending radially from a central column. The apparatus is located in proximity to an external source of natural or artificial light. Each arm has a plurality of plant receiving trough elements which receive the plant seedling and liquid nutrients and water. The plant supporting arms rotate on the hollow column which is motor-driven and supported on a bearing mounted on a fixed central pipe at its upper end. The central pipe is fixed to a concrete base or post buried in the supporting surface. Water drains from the radially inward end of each arm into the central column.
IPC 8 full level
A01G 27/00 (2006.01); A01G 9/02 (2018.01); A01G 9/20 (2006.01); A01G 31/06 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR)
A01G 9/02 (2013.01 - KR); A01G 27/003 (2013.01 - KR); A01G 31/04 (2013.01 - EP); A01G 31/047 (2013.01 - KR); A01G 31/06 (2013.01 - EP KR); Y02P 60/21 (2015.11 - EP)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2020037417 A1 20200227; AU 2019324959 A1 20210415; CA 3015154 A1 20200221; CO 2018009567 A1 20190318; EP 3840564 A1 20210630; EP 3840564 A4 20220511; KR 20210049856 A 20210506; ZA 202101892 B 20220727
DOCDB simple family (application)
CA 2019051145 W 20190821; AU 2019324959 A 20190821; CA 3015154 A 20180822; CO 2018009567 A 20180912; EP 19852473 A 20190821; KR 20217008490 A 20190821; ZA 202101892 A 20210319