Three dimensional vegetation growing systems

Abstract

Three-dimensional vegetation growing systems provide an enclosed hydroponic environment for growing plants. The system serves to uniformly expose the plants to nutrients, liquids, and light from multiple directions while the plant rotates. In some embodiments, the three-dimensional vegetation growing systems may include a system housing configured to form an enclosed hydroponic growing environment; at least one light source in the system housing, the at least one light source configured to emit light; a distribution portion in the system housing, the distribution portion configured to discharge a vegetation growth sustaining liquid; and at least one conveyor device in the system housing, the at least one conveyor device disposed in proximity to the distribution portion, the at least one conveyor device configured to support vegetation and rotate the vegetation in the system housing as the vegetation receives the vegetation growth sustaining liquid from the distribution portion and the light from the at least one light source. Other embodiments of the three-dimensional vegetation growing systems are also disclosed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A three-dimensional vegetation growing system for rotatably exposing vegetation to nutrients, liquids and light, the three-dimensional vegetation growing system comprising:
 a liquid reservoir;   at least one planter tray assembly including:
 an assembly frame; 
 at least one planter tray carried by the assembly frame, the at least one planter tray configured to support vegetation and having a plurality of tray openings; 
 a plurality of discharge nozzles in proximity to the at least one planter tray, the plurality of discharge nozzles disposed in fluid communication with the liquid reservoir; and 
 at least one pump disposed in fluid communication with and between the liquid reservoir and the plurality of discharge nozzles. 
   
     
     
         2 . The three-dimensional vegetation growing system of  claim 1  wherein the at least one planter tray assembly comprises a plurality of planter tray assemblies, and further comprising at least one vegetation growing tower including at least two of the plurality of planter tray assemblies in a stacked configuration. 
     
     
         3 . The three-dimensional vegetation growing system of  claim 2  further comprising a gutter at a bottom of the at least one vegetation growing tower, the gutter disposed in fluid communication with the liquid reservoir. 
     
     
         4 . The three-dimensional vegetation growing system of  claim 3  further comprising a liquid return container disposed in fluid communication with the liquid reservoir and the gutter. 
     
     
         5 . The three-dimensional vegetation growing system of  claim 2  further comprising at least one light fixture adjacent to the at least one vegetation growing tower. 
     
     
         6 . The three-dimensional vegetation growing system of  claim 2  further comprising a plurality of assembly mount members, and wherein the plurality of planter tray assemblies are mounted on the plurality of assembly mount members in the stacked configuration. 
     
     
         7 . The three-dimensional vegetation growing system of  claim 2  further comprising planter tray distribution conduit disposed in fluid communication with the liquid reservoir and a plurality of discharge conduits disposed in fluid communication with the planter tray distribution conduit and extending within the plurality of planter tray assemblies, respectively, and wherein the plurality of discharge nozzles is disposed in fluid communication with and arranged along each of the plurality of discharge conduits. 
     
     
         8 . The three-dimensional vegetation growing system of  claim 1  wherein the at least one planter tray has a grid construction.