Apparatus for cultivating plants
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsYongki JUNG, Soobeom LEE
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Abstract
An apparatus for cultivating plants may include a cabinet having an interior space, a door to open or close the interior space, at least one bed provided in the interior space and used to cultivate the plants, at least one light assembly to irradiate the at least one bed with light for photosynthesis, a water tank to store water to be supplied to the at least one bed, and a machine compartment provided at a lower portion of the cabinet, and separated from the interior space to communicate with an ambient surrounding, a compressor and a condenser being provided in the machine room to adjust a temperature of the interior space. The water tank may be provided inside the interior space spaced apart from the machine compartment.
Claims27
An apparatus for cultivating plants, the apparatus comprising:
- a cabinet having an interior space;
- a door to open or close the interior space;
- at least one bed provided in the interior space and used to cultivate the plants;
- at least one light assembly to irradiate the at least one bed with light for photosynthesis;
- a water tank to store water to be supplied to the at least one bed;
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- a machine compartment provided at a lower portion of the cabinet, and separated from the interior space to communicate with an ambient surrounding, a compressor and a condenser being provided in the machine compartment to adjust a temperature of the interior space, wherein the water tank is provided inside the interior space spaced apart from the machine compartment.
A refrigerator, comprising:
- a cabinet having an interior space;
- a door to open or close the interior space;
- at least one bed provided in the interior space and used to cultivate plants;
- at least one light assembly provided above the at least one bed to irradiate the at least one bed with light;
- a machine compartment provided at a rear lower portion of the cabinet to form a space independent from the interior space and to receive a compressor and a condenser;
- a step that protrudes inward of the interior space from a position corresponding to the machine compartment;
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- a water tank provided inside the interior space to store water to be supplied to the at least one bed, wherein the water tank is received inside a space defined by the door, the step, and a floor of the interior space.
An apparatus for cultivating plants, the apparatus comprising:
- a cabinet having an interior space;
- a plurality of beds that vertically partitions the interior space into a plurality of spaces and used to cultivate the plants;
- at least one light assembly provided above the plurality of beds to irradiate top surfaces of the plurality of beds with light;
- a machine compartment provided at a lower portion of the cabinet and independent from the interior space, wherein a compressor and a condenser are provided in the machine compartment;
- a water tank provided in front of the machine compartment to supply water to the plurality of beds;
- an evaporator provided at an upper portion of the machine compartment and on an inner rear surface of the interior space;
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- a heater provided at an outer rear surface of the interior space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.