Application US20210029903

HYDROPONIC APPARATUS AND HYDROPONIC METHOD
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US20210029903

1. A hydroponic apparatus, comprising a cultivation tank and planting containers, wherein (2) (2)

the cultivation tank comprises an inner space configured to contain nutrient solutions and a planting groove formed on the top of the cultation tank; and

each of the planting containers comprises a container body and a container brim, each of the planting containers is capable of being arranged on the planting groove along a width direction of the planting groove through the container brim, each of the planting containers is movable along a length direction of the planting groove, and each of the planting containers is configured to grow a plant.

2. The hydroponic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein (2) (1)

the hydroponic apparatus comprises a planting container moving mechanism, and the planting container moving mechanism comprises a push mechanism configured to push the planting containers to move along the planting groove and a rotating mechanism configured to rotate the push mechanism; the push mechanism comprises a holder, a push rod and a push driving mechanism fixed on the holder; the holder is arranged in parallel with the planting groove, and is rotatable around an axis extending along the length direction of the planting groove; the push driving mechanism is connected to the push rod in a transmission manner, to move the push rod back and forth along the length direction of the planting groove; and the rotating mechanism comprises a rotation driving mechanism, and the rotation driving mechanism is connected to the holder in a transmission manner, to drive the holder to rotate around the axis extending along the length direction of the planting groove.

3. The hydroponic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein (1) (1)

the push driving mechanism comprises a push motor fixed on an end of the holder extending along the length direction of the planting groove, a rotation shaft rotatable relative to the holder is mounted on another end of the holder extending along the length direction of the planting groove, the push rod is fixed on a closed-loop transmission rope, and both ends of the closed-loop transmission rope are tensioned on an output shaft of the push motor and the rotation shaft respectively.

5. The hydroponic apparatus according to claim 3, wherein (1) (1)

4. The hydroponic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein (0) (1)

7. A hydroponic method using the hydroponic apparatus according to claim 1, comprising: (4) (3)

arranging n positions along the planting groove from a position 1 to a position n, wherein each position in the n positions corresponds to a plant growth and development stage from a seedling stage to a harvest stage, and is consistent with an order of plant growth and development stages;

placing the planting containers containing plants at corresponding positions in the order of the growth and development stages; and

harvesting a plant at the position n at a specified time point, and moving each of the planting containers containing the plants at remaining positions one by one to a position corresponding to a next plant growth and development stage.

8. The hydroponic method according to claim 7, wherein (0) (1)

9. The hydroponic method according to claim 7, wherein (1) (1)

10. The hydroponic method according to claim 7, wherein (1) (1)

11. The hydroponic method according to claim 7, wherein (2) (1)

12. The hydroponic method according to claim 11, wherein (1) (1)

14. The hydroponic method according to claim 12, wherein (1) (1)

13. The hydroponic method according to claim 11, wherein (0) (1)

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Application US20210029903

HYDROPONIC APPARATUS AND HYDROPONIC METHOD

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