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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2011
Syunji Sakura, Osaka, JP;
Tatsuya Hirai, Osaka, JP;
Kouji Kouno, Osaka, JP;
Hitoshi Ohara, Osaka, JP;
Go Itou, Osaka, JP;
Syunji Sakura, Osaka, JP;
Tatsuya Hirai, Osaka, JP;
Kouji Kouno, Osaka, JP;
Hitoshi Ohara, Osaka, JP;
Go Itou, Osaka, JP;
TSUBAKIMOTO CHAIN CO., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a plant cultivating apparatus for saving space in an early stage of growth of plants, increases an amount of plants cultivated per unit space to achieve higher space efficiency, and which provides an optimum environment corresponding to the growth of the plants. The plant cultivating apparatus comprises a plurality of cultivation tray storage shelves arrayed in a plurality of tiers and a plurality of rows, each of the plurality of cultivation tray storage shelves being able to store a cultivation tray capable of cultivating a plurality of plant stocks, a cultivation tray transferring mechanism for moving the cultivation tray, and a handling mechanism capable of gripping and moving the plurality of plant stocks individually from the cultivation tray.