A stackable growth module
AssigneeAutostore Technology AS
InventorsTrond Austrheim, Ivar Fjeldhenim
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to a stackable growth module comprising a vertically arranged growth board having a vertical surface for supporting plants. The growth board comprises a porous growth medium; a watering trough arranged along an upper edge of the growth board comprising water distribution holes; a water collection trough arranged along a lower edge of the growth board comprising a valve; and a drain comprising a liquid passage from the watering trough to the water collection trough, bypassing the porous growth medium. An inlet of the drain is within the watering trough.
Claims17
-16. (Canceled)
A stackable growth module comprising a vertically arranged growth board having a vertical surface for supporting plants, the growth board comprising:
- a porous growth medium supported by the vertical surface;
- a watering trough arranged along an upper edge of the growth board, the watering trough having water distribution holes for distributing water to the growth medium;
- a water collection trough arranged along a lower edge of the growth board to collect water draining from the growth medium, the water collection trough having a valve that is configured to open and permit water to flow out of the collection trough when the valve is an open position and which prevents water from flowing out of the collection trough when the valve is in a closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.