GREENHOUSE SYSTEM

• US 20100257782A1
• Filed: 09/12/2008
• Published: 10/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RingCentral Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Scheuten S.A.R.L.
• Inventors: Villari, Valentino, Rutten, Gied, Giesen, Leon, Geyer, Volker
• Granted Patent: US 9,003,697 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 47/17
• CPC Class Codes: A01G 9/1438 Covering materials therefor; Materials for protective coverings used for soil and plants, e.g. films, canopies, tunnels or cloches
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 17/10055 with at least one intermediate air space
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 17/10229 Metallic layers sandwiched by dielectric layers
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 17/10761 containing vinyl acetal
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 40/25 Greenhouse technology, e.g. cooling systems therefor

Abstract

The invention relates to a greenhouse system which comprises at least one plant culture, at least part of the glazing of the greenhouse system comprising at least one functional layer that is adapted to said plant culture.

Claims

1. A greenhouse system,

characterized in that

it comprises at least one plant culture, whereby at least part of the glazing of the greenhouse system comprises at least one functional layer that is adapted to this plant culture.

2. The greenhouse system according to claim 1,

characterized in that

the functional layer influences the transmittance of the glazing in at least a given wavelength range and/or influences the fraction of diffused transmitted light.

3. The greenhouse system according to one or both of claim 1 or 2,

characterized in that

at least part of the glazing of the greenhouse system comprises at least one metal and/or metal oxide layer.

4. The greenhouse system according to one or more of claims 1 to 3,

characterized in that

at least part of the glazing of the greenhouse system comprises at least one silver layer.

5. The greenhouse system according to one or more of claims 1 to 4,

characterized in that

at least part of the glazing of the greenhouse system comprises at least two silver layers.

6. The greenhouse system according to one or more of claims 1 to 5,

characterized in that

at least part of the glazing of the greenhouse system comprises at least two metal and/or metal oxide layers of different thicknesses.

7. The greenhouse system according to one or more of claims 1 to 6,

characterized in that

at least part of the glazing of the greenhouse system comprises at least one translucent polymer film.

8. The greenhouse system according to one or more of claims 1 to 7,

characterized in that

at least one functional layer is applied onto a glass pane of the glazing of the greenhouse system, said glass pane being near the exterior of the greenhouse system.

9. The greenhouse system according to one or more of claims 1 to 8,

characterized in that

at least one functional layer is applied onto a glass pane of the glazing of the greenhouse system, said glass pane being near the interior of the greenhouse system.

10. The greenhouse system according to one or more of claims 1 to 9,

characterized in that

at least part of the glazing of the greenhouse system comprises at least two glass panes that are arranged in parallel and joined to each other, thus forming at least one sealed interstice.

11. The greenhouse system according to one or more of claims 1 to 10,

characterized in that

at least part of the glazing of the greenhouse system comprises at least one break-proof layer.

12. The greenhouse system according to one or more of claims 1 to 11,

characterized in that

at least part of the glazing of the greenhouse system comprises at least one polymer film arranged between two glass panes.

13. The greenhouse system according to one or more of claims 1 to 12,

characterized in that

at least part of the glazing of the greenhouse system comprises at least one PVB film arranged between two glass panes.

14. The greenhouse system according to one or more of claims 1 to 13,

characterized in that

at least part of the glazing of the greenhouse system comprises at least one laminated safety glass pane arrangement.

15. The greenhouse system according to one or more of claims 1 to 14,

characterized in that

at least part of the glazing of the greenhouse system comprises at least one measure for reducing light reflection.

16. The greenhouse system according to one or more of claims 1 to 15,

characterized in that

at least part of the glazing of the greenhouse system is configured in such a way that at least one light source is either integrated into the glazing itself or installed on the edge of the glazing, so that it can irradiate the plant culture(s) located underneath it.

18. The greenhouse system according to claim 17,

characterized in that

the greenhouse system is a greenhouse system according to one or more of claims 1 to 16.

17. A greenhouse system,

characterized in that

the greenhouse system comprises at least two different zones.

19. The greenhouse system according to one or both of claim 17 or 18,

characterized in that

the greenhouse system comprises at least two different zones with different glazing which, thanks to different functional layers, is adapted to the plant culture located in that particular zone.