Hydroponic cultivation apparatus
OwnerHitoshi Kobayashi, Jirou Tatemotoinventors
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Abstract
An apparatus for hydroponic cultivation comprising a collector tank for a culture liquid and an upright cultivating tube erected on the collector tank. A plurality of plant holder units are mounted on the cultivating tube and are adapted for receiving cultivating liquid therefrom. A cistern is mounted on the cultivating tube at the top thereof and it contains a siphon generating mechanism. An air mixer in the collector tank is connected to an air pump and serves to mix air with culture liquid to feed the same via a supply pipe to the cistern.
Claims5
Apparatus for hydroponic cultivation comprising a collector tank for a culture liquid, an upright cultivating tube erected on said collector tank, a plurality of plant holder units mounted on said cultivating tube, a cistern mounted on said cultivating tube at the top thereof, air mixing means in said collector tank for mixing air with culture liquid, an air pump connected to said air mixing means, a supply pipe connecting said air mixing means to said cistern, and siphon generating means in said cistern for feeding the liquid in said cistern to said cultivating tube, said cultivating tube being provided with a plurality of holes therealong, each plant holder unit comprising a tubular body and a gutter portion, said gutter portion being detachably inserted in the cultivating tube through a respective said hole to receive culture liquid from a unit thereabove and for discharging culture liquid to a unit therebelow.
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