Patent ID: 6725598
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: A01G,Y02A,Y02P

Abstract:
A plant cultivator wherein an opening/closing door is provided in a suitable face of a cabinet body surrounded by insulating walls; an illumination window is provided in the upper face or a suitable side face; an LED illumination element is arranged in said illumination window so as to face said illumination window; LED control means that controls said LED illumination element is provided in a suitable side face of said cabinet or the vicinity of said LED illumination element; andwherein the cabinet comprises a growth detection sensor that detects the state of plant growth, cultivation environment monitoring means that monitors the cultivation environment comprising at least one of the temperature, humidity, and carbon dioxide gas concentration around the plants and a cultivation environment generating means that generates said cultivation environment, and further comprises cultivation environment control means that is provided at an appropriate location for controlling said cultivation environment generating means in accordance with information from said cultivation environment monitoring means; wherein said growth detection sensor comprises at least one of a sensor detecting a change of plant weight, a sensor detecting a change of bioelectric potential, and a watching camera.