Patent ID: 6079152
Filing Date: 2000-06-27
Classification: A01G,E04B,E04D,Y02A

Abstract:
A greenhouse structure comprising a framework, skylight king posts, an upper layer sun-shielding screen device, an inner layer sun-shielding screen device, a sun-shielding screens driving system, bottom frame bars of skylights and side windows, trimming aluminum bars, an atomizer convection device, and a bed planting device, wherein said framework includes a plurality of support posts equi-distantly erected, beams locked to both sides of top ends of said support posts using bolts, and rafters, water troughs, and studs connected thereto, each of said rafters having an L-shaped securing plate welded to a bottom end thereof, a horizontal end of said securing plate being secured onto said beam using bolts, said studs being passed through bolts that also pass through sides of said water troughs, said studs having an inverted U-shaped base welded to a bottom end thereof for fitting to inner sides of said water troughs and being passed through by said bolts to achieve inter-connection and positioning;said skylight king posts include a plurality of rectangular frame-shaped posts each having an upper end orienting upwardly and extending in opposite directions to both sides to form curled hook portions for receiving skylight pivot frames, the two sides of said king post near its bottom end respectively extending outwardly in opposite directions to form downwardly inclined side plates, the two end corners at the bottom end also extending outwardly respectively to form oblique plates that go beyond said side plates and are parallel thereto, said oblique plates each having a frame-shaped retaining gap extending along a bottom portion thereof, and an indented groove is provided on a top side thereof beyond said side plate, so that when a corrugated plate is inserted between said side plate and said oblique plate, tap screws can be inserted into said indented groove to lock said corrugated plate in position;said upper layer sun-shielding screen device includes transverse supports mounted on an upper side of the roof of the greenhouse, pawls equi-distantly provided on upper and lower end faces of said transverse supports, said pawls among said transverse supports being used to retain and secure longitudinal steel wires, and transverse drive bars being disposed between every adjacent supports between upper and lower steel wires, said transverse drive bars having a U-shaped cross section with a recessed T-shaped groove on a top end face thereof and a projecting T-shaped groove on a back side face and a bottom end face thereof, rubber strips being inserted into said T-shaped groove on the back side face, and hanging hooks being inserted into said T-shaped grooves on the top end face and the bottom end face respectively for retaining said steel wires, a plurality of claw plates being further inserted into said T-shaped groove on the top face of the bottom end face to secure one end of said upper sun-shielding screen on said supports, with the other end secured by said claw plates to said drive bars, so that said drive system can drive said drive bars to reciprocate among said supports along said steel wires to achieve extending or closing of said upper sun-shielding screen, both ends of said drive bars on both sides of the greenhouse bending downwardly and extending to said beams of said framework, and cooperating with said claws to retain said upper sun-shielding screen and reciprocate between said upper and lower steel wires to enhance sun-shielding effects on the sides of the greenhouse;said inner layer sun-shielding screen device includes a plurality of I-shaped connecting seats to secure elongated drive bars in a fixed state, a plurality of parallel steel cables longitudinally mounted in the greenhouse just on upper and lower sides of said drive bars, a plurality of hanging hooks being provided on said drive bars on upper and lower sides to retain said steel cables, and a plurality of transverse movable drive bars disposed between upper and lower steel cables between adjacent beams, with both ends secured locked by bolts, said movable drive bars being provided with said hanging hooks on upper and lower sides thereof for retaining said steel cables to secure one end of said inner sun-shielding screen on said fixed drive bars, with the other end secured on said movable drive bars, whereby said drive bars of said drive system drives said movable drive bars to displace between said upper and lower cables to achieve extending and closing of said inner sun-shielding, said upper and lower cables further preventing said inner sun-shielding screen from collapsing or getting entangled;said sun-shielding screens driving system is particularly a drive system for driving drive bars of said upper and inner sun-shielding screens and includes a plurality of equi-distantly spaced opposed pulleys provided on the bottom portion of said transverse supports that secure said drive bars of said sun-shielding screens, said pulleys being used to support and limit a plurality of parallel longitudinal guide bars, each of said transverse drive bars of said sun-shielding screens being secured on said guide bars, each of said guide bars having a rack disposed on a middle portion thereof, said rack having a U-shaped cross section and a length slightly larger than the extended travel distance of said sun-shielding screens, a transverse rotary shaft being secured at below said transverse support corresponding to said rack, said rotary shaft being provided with a gear to engage said rack, said rotary shaft being driven by a speed reduction motor provided on a middle portion thereof to drive said sun-shielding screens;said bottom side frames of skylights and side windows each include a T-shaped insert groove formed on a top end of a cross section thereof towards an inner side, a planar plate extending downwardly from a bottom portion of said insert groove, and an upright plate erected on an inner side of a bottom end of said planar plate, said planar plate bending outwardly and extending to be parallel to said upright plate so as to define therebetween a screw insert slot, said planar plate further extending downwardly to form a plane plate having a smaller T-shaped insert groove formed at a bottom side thereof on the inner side, with a T-shaped insert groove formed on the outer side;said trimming aluminum bars are elongated bars having a cross section that includes two right-angled inner and outer layer plates connected by partition plates in a parallel relationship such that there are clearances therebetween, said inner layer plate having an axial length longer than that of said outer layer plate, said clearances receiving side edges of end edges of corrugated plates to achieving the purpose of trimming;said atomizer convection device includes a large-size fan at one end of the greenhouse and an atomizer device at the other, said fan drawing air out of the greenhouse to achieve convection and hence circulation of air inside the greenhouse, said atomizer device includes a support secured outwardly of the top end of said support posts of said framework with a leg support secured outwardly of the bottom end, an atomizer duct secured on said support, and a slanting base plate secured on said leg support, a water tank provided at a bottom end of said slanting base plate, a double-layered net provided on an inner side of said atomizer duct, and a single-layered net provided on the outer side of said atomizer duct, whereby said atomizer duct sprays misty water on said inner and outer layer nets to clean the air drawn in by convection; andsaid bed planting device includes leg supports spaced equi-distantly apart, two parallel elongated rollers provided on top ends of said leg supports, U-shaped base bars equidistantly provided on upper sides of said rollers, integrally formed L-shaped bearing seats welded to and erected at both ends of said base bar such that they face each other, a side plate having an L-shaped cross section secured on an inner side of each bearing seat at either end of said base bar, said side plate having a framed base for securing a wire fence to form a planting bed, said L-shaped cross section of said side plate having a top end extending to form a smooth substantially circular portion to form a guide track along which rollers of a trolley can move, arched supports being secured on the inner side of said side plate where said side plate is secured on the inner side of said bearing seat at either end of said base bar, said arched supports being inter-connected by ropes to hang potted flowers and plants or to support stems of flowers and plants.