DEVICE FOR GROWING PLANTS Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: agricultural engineering. SUBSTANCE: plants has vegetation modules with inclined panels. The modules have trays 2 for growing plants 4. The trays are mounted on triangular frames 1. The devise is provided with a system or irradiation. The system has a number of radiation sources 5 located under trays 2 between two adjacent modules. The sources of radiation are provided with deflectors 6. The system of irradiation is also provided with another group of radiation sources 9 located in the vegetation modules. They are provided with additional cylindrical deflectors 10 and 11 arranged in couples over and under the group of radiation sources 9. Deflectors 6 are sides of a cylinder with their convex surfaces directed toward roof 12. Deflectors 6, 10, 11 are mounted so that one of planes 14 tangent to the surface of deflector 6 passing through one of its edges is located over the upper part of frame 1 or runs cross with it. Other tangential plane 15 crosses frame 1 between its upper part and base. The planes tangent to the surface of additional deflector 9 crosses the base of frame 1. EFFECT: higher crop yielding ability owing to uniform irradiation. 4 cl, 2 dwg