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 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.   
     
     
         2 . The three-dimensional vegetation growing system of  claim 1  wherein the system housing comprises an outer surface configured to form a protective barrier and an inner surface, and wherein the at least one light source comprises at least one illumination portion on the inner housing surface of the system housing. 
     
     
         3 . The three-dimensional vegetation growing system of  claim 1  wherein the at least one conveyor device is configured to rotate in a generally helical path. 
     
     
         4 . The three-dimensional vegetation growing system of  claim 1  wherein the at least one conveyor device comprises an inner conveyor section, an outer conveyor section extending from the inner conveyor section and at least one conveyor drive system drivingly engaging at least one of the inner conveyor system and the outer conveyor system for rotation. 
     
     
         5 . The three-dimensional vegetation growing system of  claim 1  wherein the distribution portion comprises an atomizer. 
     
     
         6 . The three-dimensional vegetation growing system of  claim 5  further comprising an elongated discharge conduit disposed in fluid communication with the atomizer and at least one aperture in the discharge conduit. 
     
     
         7 . The three-dimensional vegetation growing system of  claim 6  further comprising a return conduit establishing fluid communication between the distribution conduit and the atomizer. 
     
     
         8 . The three-dimensional vegetation growing system of  claim 1  wherein the at least one light source comprises at least one fluorescent light.