Cover Member for a Greenhouse, Greenhouse, and Use of a Layer for a Cover Member

• US 20170339844A1
• Filed: 05/23/2017
• Published: 11/30/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fluence Bioengineering, Inc. (Ams-Osram AG)
• Original Assignee: OSRAM GmbH (Ams-Osram AG)
• Inventors: Angenendt, Guido, Bongartz, Timo, Haas, Norbert
• Granted Patent: US 11,259,471 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A01G 7/00 Botany in general
• 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: A01G 9/20 Forcing-frames; Lights , i.e. glass panels covering the forcing-frames
• CPC Class Codes: A01G 9/24 Devices or systems for heating, ventilating, regulating temperature , illuminating, or watering, in greenhouses, forcing-frames, or the like
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/006 General building constructions or finishing work for buildings, e.g. roofs, gutters, stairs or floors; Garden equipment; Sunshades or parasols
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2131/109 of gardens
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/15 Organic light-emitting diodes [OLED]
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/20 Filters polarising elements G02B5/30
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/3025 Polarisers, i.e. arrangements capable of producing a definite output polarisation state from an unpolarised input state G02B5/3008, G02B5/3016 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 40/25 Greenhouse technology, e.g. cooling systems therefor

Abstract

A cover member for an in-store greenhouse is disclosed, with which radiation exiting the in-store greenhouse can be influenced or modified.

Claims

1. A cover member for a greenhouse, wherein the cover member is translucent and has an inner side and an outer side, wherein the cover member is configured such that a radiation which radiates from the inner side through the cover member is influenced.

2. The cover member according to claim 1, wherein the cover member is configured as at least one of a group including:

a filter for specific wavelengths of the radiation for influencing the radiation, an additional radiation which blends together with the radiation via the cover member for influencing the radiation, the cover member configured as a converter which converts the radiation with regard to at least a part of its wavelengths for influencing the radiation, and the cover member configured as a polarizer for influencing the radiation.

3. The cover member according to claim 1, wherein the cover member is configured as a translucent pane or hothouse film, onto which a layer or film is applied for influencing the radiation.

4. The cover member according to claim 1, wherein the cover member is configured as a translucent pane or hothouse film which comprises a conversion substance.

5. The cover member according to claim 3, wherein the layer or film is configured as a color filter.

6. The cover member according to claim 3, wherein additional radiation can be emitted with the layer or film at least via the outer side of the cover member.

7. The cover member according to claim 6, wherein the layer or the film is configured as a translucent, organic light-emitting diode.

8. The cover member according to claim 3, wherein the layer or the film is configured as a converter.

9. The cover member according to claim 8, wherein the layer and/or the film and/or the hothouse film comprises for conversion a luminescent substance or a luminescent substance mixture and/or nanomaterials.

10. The cover member according to claim 3, wherein the layer is configured as a polarizer.

11. A greenhouse having at least one cover member according to claim 1, wherein at least one interior light is arranged in the greenhouse.

12. The greenhouse according to claim 11, wherein the interior light emits at least partially polarized radiation, and/or wherein the interior light emits light which is adapted to plants that can be arranged in the greenhouse.

13. A method for modifying radiation exiting a greenhouse, the method comprising:

providing a cover member for the greenhouse;

using a film or a layer for the cover member of the greenhouse; and

wherein the film or layer is configured such that a radiation which radiates from the inner side through the cover member is modified, and wherein the film or layer is configured as a color filter, and/or wherein additional radiation can be emitted with the film or layer, and/or wherein the film or the layer is configured as a converter, and/or wherein the film or the layer is configured as a polarizer.