JP3147134U - planter - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To provide a highly versatile planter that can be easily planted on a parking surface or a horizontal surface of a building, and that can easily be planted with green space. Providing a planter that can keep the amount of water retained without using it.
SOLUTION: In the shape of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped with an open upper surface, it is connected to inner wall surfaces 1b, 1b opposed to each other, and is provided on the inner bottom surface 1a. A drainage groove 4, which is recessed in the bottom surface and communicates with the two outer wall surfaces 1d, 1d, and a drainage hole 5, which is installed in the vicinity of the upper end of the ridge 2, and communicates with the interior and the drainage groove 4 are provided. A planter. Preferably, it is used by being surrounded by a fixed frame having a frame drainage groove communicating with the drainage groove 4. Water is stored in the recesses 3 defined by the ridges 2,..., And excess water is discharged from the drain holes 5,. It is discharged out of the fixed frame.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a planter suitable for greening a parking lot or a building.

  A technique for greening a parking lot or the like by disposing a plant is disclosed.

  For example, among the floors of a plurality of floors, at least the top floor is a multi-layer parking lot formed with a flooring material having a translucent part that allows light to pass vertically, directly below the translucent part In addition, a multi-layer parking lot provided with a greening section for holding plants in a state where they can grow and a parking lot greening device used in the multi-layer parking lot are disclosed (for example, see Patent Document 1). The parking lot greening device uses a planter that can accept a flooring selected from grating, punching metal, expanded metal, etc., has a flange with a bolt insertion hole for installation, and a drainage hole. ing.

  Also selected from water-saving rooftop greening, general residential greening terrace, apartment greening terrace, road separation greening screen, residential / building boundary greening screen, greening unit hedge, building / parking greening awning, vertical greening decoration interior A greening facility or a greening product characterized by using a Carolina jasmine greening unit formed in an upright / planar greening screen shape is disclosed (for example, see Patent Document 2). The greening unit is formed in a state in which Carolina jasmine, a climbing plant, is grown into a long stem and its tip is entangled with a net or in the form of a green screen, and is also applied to a parking lot. Has been.

JP-A-2005-13962 JP 2003-199421 A

  However, the parking lot greening device described in Patent Document 1 is intended for use on the floors of two or more floors of a multi-layer parking lot, and is applied to the first floor of a flat parking lot or a multi-layer parking lot. It is necessary to carry out complicated prior work by excavating and installing a water pipe in the ground. In particular, in order to green the existing parking lot, complicated renovation work is required.

  Moreover, it is difficult to apply to a general building roof, veranda, balcony, etc., and its versatility is poor.

  There is a drain hole in the lowest part of the planter's bottom, which alone causes the water in the planter to gradually decrease and eventually drain. Therefore, in order to grow a plant, another apparatus for supplying water to the planter is required.

  Although the greening unit described in Patent Document 2 is suitable for use as an awning, it is suitable for use on a parking surface of a flat parking lot or a multi-layer parking lot, or on a horizontal surface of a building such as a rooftop, a veranda or a balcony. Not suitable. This is because it is difficult to install stably against the wind, and it becomes an obstacle to traffic.

  In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention can be simply planted on a parking surface of a flat parking lot or a multi-layer parking lot, or simply placed on a horizontal surface of a building such as a rooftop, a veranda or a balcony. The objective is to provide a versatile planter. It is another object of the present invention to provide a planter having an appropriate water retention capacity and capable of maintaining an appropriate amount of water retention without using special work or equipment.

  A first device for solving the above problems is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape having an open top surface, a ridge that is connected to mutually opposing inner wall surfaces and is erected on an inner bottom surface, and an outer bottom surface below the ridge. A planter comprising a drainage groove that is recessed and communicates with two outer wall surfaces, and a drainage hole that is disposed near the upper end of the protrusion and communicates with the interior and the drainage groove.

  The second device is a planter according to the first device, which is surrounded by a fixed frame having a frame drainage groove communicating with the drainage groove.

  A third device is a planter according to the first or second device, which is made of a synthetic resin having rigidity.

  A fourth device is a planter according to the third device, in which the synthetic resin is a synthetic resin mainly composed of polyethylene.

  The planter according to the present invention is used by putting culture soil in the inside thereof and planting a plant, and can green these places only by a simple operation of placing or arranging on a parking surface or a horizontal surface of a building. As a result, the environment can be improved by reducing the radiant heat and the effect of giving the user peace of mind can be obtained.

  Water is stored in the recesses defined by the ridges, and excess water is discharged from the drainage hole through the drainage groove to the outside of the planter. Therefore, the planter of the present invention has a predetermined water retention capacity and can prevent the culture soil from being dried out by draining all the water except when the amount of water added to the planter is extremely small. In addition, it is possible to prevent the culture soil from flowing out from the upper opening and being lost due to excess water, or the root decay of the plant. When the present invention is used outdoors, it requires no special work or equipment to keep the water retention amount in the planter appropriate unless the rainfall is extremely small.

  Since the planter according to the second device is surrounded by the fixed frame, the planter is prevented from moving unintentionally due to the wind and is stably placed. Since the frame drainage groove is provided in communication with the planter drainage groove, excess water discharged from the planter is discharged out of the fixed frame from the frame drainage groove and does not stay in the fixed frame.

  Since the planter according to the third device is made of a synthetic resin having rigidity, it is easy to process and can be mass-produced by injection molding or the like. Moreover, since it is reduced in weight by producing with a synthetic resin, it can be easily conveyed or installed.

  Since the planter according to the fourth device is made of a synthetic resin mainly composed of polyethylene, it has sufficient rigidity and heat resistance and can be used continuously for a long time while maintaining its shape. Can withstand outdoor use exposed to sunlight. Since a synthetic resin containing polyethylene as a main component can be obtained at a low cost, it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost.

  Polyethylene with sufficient chemical resistance is the main component, so even if it comes into contact with exhaust gas emitted from automobiles, or antifreeze containing gasoline, engine oil, ethylene glycol, etc. leaked unintentionally from automobiles. However, they are not easily damaged or deformed by these, and are suitable for greening the parking surface.

  The fourth idea can also be achieved by using waste plastic as a raw material. Part of plastic waste is processed into flakes or pellets through processes such as separation and selection and pulverization, and among these, flakes and pellets mainly composed of polyethylene are the materials of the present invention. Is preferably used. In this case, resources can be effectively utilized by recycling waste plastic. By reducing the amount of waste plastic landfilled, environmental pollution can be prevented, and by reducing the amount of incinerated waste, the effect of suppressing carbon dioxide emissions, which is the main cause of greenhouse gases, is also expected.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a planter of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view showing the planter of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the planter is placed and disposed in the fixed frame. FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing a state in which the planter is placed and disposed in the fixed frame.

  The planter 1 according to the present invention has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape with an open upper surface, and is provided with ridges 2,..., Ridges 2,. The drainage groove 4, which is recessed in the outer bottom surface 1c below and communicates with the two outer wall surfaces 1d, 1d, and the drainage which is installed in the vicinity of the upper ends of the ridges 2, ... and communicates the interior with the drainage grooves 4,. It has a hole.

  The material of the planter 1 is not particularly limited. For example, polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, ABS resin, polyvinyl chloride, polymethacrylate, polyamide, polyimide, polycarbonate, polyterephthalate, or other synthetic resins having rigidity Among them, a mixture of two or more kinds, a rigid metal, ceramics, or wood can be used. A synthetic resin that is easy to process and can reduce the weight of the planter 1 is preferably used, and polyethylene having sufficient rigidity, heat resistance, and chemical resistance, or a synthetic resin mainly composed of polyethylene is more preferably used. It is done.

  The planter 1 can also be produced using waste plastic as a raw material. In this case, a waste plastic material mainly composed of polyethylene processed into flakes or pellets by the recycling process is suitably used, thereby exhibiting the above characteristics.

  The planter 1 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape having a substantially square shape when viewed from above, and the upper surface is opened to provide an upper opening 1e. It is not necessarily limited to this shape as long as it has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape with an open top surface, and may be, for example, a rectangular shape in top view. Although the inner bottom surface 1a and the inner wall surface 1b,... And the outer bottom surface 1c and the outer wall surface 1d,... Are shown as orthogonal shapes, the shape of the planter 1 is not necessarily limited thereto. For example, all the outer wall surfaces 1d,... Are orthogonal to the outer bottom surface 1c, and all the inner wall surfaces 1b,... Are formed at an obtuse angle with the inner bottom surface 1a. You may make it gradually widen toward 1e.

  The size of the planter 1 is not particularly limited, but when used for greening the parking surface, the planter 1 is made narrower than the width of the four-wheeled vehicle so that the planter 1 can be placed below the four-wheeled vehicle. It is preferable that the height be lower than the minimum ground clearance of the body of the four-wheeled vehicle. More preferably, the planter 1 is formed in a substantially square shape with a top surface of about 30 cm square and a height of about 5 cm. This is because the size is sufficient to ensure sufficient weight reduction and stability after placement, and it is possible to place a plurality of planters 1,. Further, the height of the planter 1 is sufficiently lower than the minimum ground clearance of the vehicle body of the four-wheeled vehicle, so that it is reliably avoided that the vehicle body is damaged due to contact.

  Projections 2,... Formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape are erected on the inner bottom surface 1a and connected to inner wall surfaces 1b, 1b facing each other. Accordingly, the inner bottom surface 1a is partitioned into a plurality of recesses 3,... So that the water in the planter 1 is stored in the recesses 3,. For example, it may be a sectoral columnar shape or an arbitrary polygonal columnar shape. Further, the number of the protrusions 2,... Is not particularly limited.

  In FIG. 1, the ridges 2,... Are connected so as to be orthogonal to the mutually opposing inner wall surfaces 1b, 1b, but are not necessarily limited to this, for example, at an arbitrary angle with respect to the inner wall surface 1b. It may be provided obliquely or may be provided continuously to the inner wall surfaces 1b, 1b that are substantially orthogonal to each other. In order to facilitate the processing and molding, it is preferable that the ridges 2,... Are connected so as to be orthogonal to the mutually facing inner wall surfaces 1b, 1b. Moreover, it is preferable to provide vertical and horizontal ridges 2 that cross each other so that the water in the planter 1 is not unevenly distributed even when placed in a place that is not horizontal, and a plurality of recesses 3 that are arranged vertically and horizontally.

  The drainage grooves 4,... Are recessed below the protrusions 2,... On the outer bottom surface 1c, and the outer wall surfaces 1d, 1d of the walls facing each other are communicated by the drainage grooves 4,. In FIG. 2, a substantially rectangular parallelepiped drainage groove 4 is formed together with the protrusions 2, by bending a part of the inner bottom surface 1 a into a substantially U-shape, but is not necessarily limited to this, The ridges 2,... And the drain grooves 4,. Further, the shape of the drain grooves 4, ... is not necessarily limited to a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and may be, for example, a sector column shape or an arbitrary polygonal column shape.

  In the vicinity of the upper ends of the ridges 2,..., Drain holes 5,... Are formed so that the inside of the planter 1 and the drain grooves 4,. The drain holes 5,... Are formed in the upper end surface of the protrusions 2,... Formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape in the figure, but the protrusions are configured so that a predetermined amount of water can be stored in the recesses 3,. It is only necessary to be provided in the vicinity of the upper ends of 2,..., And the height position of the spiral is not necessarily limited to the height position of the upper ends of the ridges 2. Further, the horizontal positions of the drain holes 5,... Are not limited to the positions where the vertical and horizontal ridges 2,... Shown in FIG.

  The shape of the drain holes 5 is not limited to the substantially cylindrical shape shown in the figure, and may be an arbitrary column shape such as an elliptical column shape, a fan-shaped column shape, an arbitrary polygonal column shape, etc. It is preferably a substantially columnar shape or an elliptical column shape that does not have, and a substantially columnar shape that is easy to process is more preferable. Further, the size and number of the drain holes 5,... Are not particularly limited.

  The inner wall surfaces 1b, 1b that are substantially orthogonal to each other are connected by a quarter cylindrical reinforcing portion 1f, as shown in FIG. Further, the inner wall surface 1b and the upper surface of the ridge 2 that are connected to each other are connected by a triangular reinforcing portion 1g. The quadrant-cylindrical reinforcing part 1f, ... and the triangular reinforcing part 1g, ... are reinforced so that they are not easily deformed or damaged. These reinforcing portions are not essential to the present invention, and reinforcing portions having other shapes may be provided, or one of the quadrangular cylindrical reinforcing portions 1f,... And the triangular reinforcing portions 1g,. Part or all may be omitted.

  The planter 1 according to the present invention is preferably used by being placed in a fixed frame 6 as shown in FIG. The material of the fixed frame 6 is not particularly limited. For example, a rigid synthetic resin or a mixture thereof, a rigid metal, stone, concrete, ceramics, or wood is used, but a synthetic resin that is easy to process and mold is preferable. And polyethylene having sufficient rigidity, heat resistance, and chemical resistance, or a synthetic resin mainly composed of polyethylene is more preferably used. It is also possible to use waste plastic as a raw material.

  A vertical through hole is provided in the fixed frame 6 and fixed to a parking surface or a horizontal surface of a building by anchor bolts 6c inserted through the through hole. The fixing frame 6 can be simply placed and used, but is preferably fixed by using a fixing material in order to stably fix the fixing frame 6. The type of the fastening material is not necessarily limited to the anchor bolt, and any fastening material such as a screw, a bolt, or a pin can be used. Further, when the fixed frame 6 is formed by a plurality of prismatic members, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, the connecting members 6b,...

  3, the fixed frame 6 is installed in a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from above so as to surround the plurality of planters 1,. The installation shape of the fixed frame 6 is not particularly limited and may be, for example, two straight lines parallel to each other, but is preferably substantially rectangular in order to stably arrange the planters 1.

  When installed on the parking surface, the length in the longitudinal direction of the fixed frame 6 is made shorter than the vehicle length of the four-wheeled vehicle, the length in the short direction is made narrower than the vehicle width of the four-wheeled vehicle, It is preferable that the standing height is lower than the minimum ground height of the body of the four-wheeled vehicle. This is because, by placing and arranging the present invention in each parking space, a large area can be greened without obstructing traffic. If the height of the planters 1,... Is about 5 cm as described above, for example, when the fixed frame 6 is formed of a square columnar member having a square cross section with a side of about 7 cm, the wind is directly applied to the planters 1,. Can be avoided, and the planters 1, ... can be placed stably.

  The lengths in the longitudinal direction and the short direction inside the fixed frame 6 are preferably equal to an integral multiple of the length of one side of the planter 1, respectively. This is because the planters 1,... Are stably arranged only by arranging the planters 1,.

  On the lower end surface of the fixed frame 6, frame drain grooves 6 a that pass through the inside and outside of the fixed frame 6 are recessed. The frame drainage grooves 6a,... Are provided at positions communicating with the drainage grooves 4,... Of the planter 1, and excess water discharged from the drainage holes 5,. It is made to be led out of the fixed frame 6 through the drainage grooves 6a. Therefore, even when the planters 1,... Are placed and disposed in the fixed frame 6, the planters 1,... Exhibit their water retention capability and can discharge the excess water to keep the water retention amount appropriate. it can.

  The kind of the culture soil 7 put in the planter 1,... Is not particularly limited, and it may be used with or without adding any additive such as fertilizer, humus, soil improver, etc. to any kind of soil. it can. Moreover, natural fiber, synthetic fiber, or a plant growth base material can be used in place of the culture soil 7. If the plant growth base material mainly composed of shirasu is used, the planter 1 can be further reduced in weight and drainage.

  The kind as a biological species of the plant 8 planted in the planter 1 is not specifically limited. When the planters 1,... Are placed and arranged in the parking lot, a short flower is preferably used in order to maintain the beauty without damaging the vehicle. It is more preferable to use scallops that are resistant to drying and can grow even in short sunshine hours.

It is a perspective view which shows the planter of this invention. It is a back surface perspective view which shows the planter of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which mounted and arranged the planter in the fixed frame. It is side view sectional drawing which shows the state which mounted and arranged the planter in the fixed frame.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Planter 1a Inner bottom face 1b Inner wall face 1c Outer bottom face 1d Outer wall face 1e Top opening 1f Quadrant cylindrical reinforcement part 1g Triangular reinforcement part 2 Projection 3 Recess 4 Drain groove 5 Drain hole 6 Fixed frame 6a Frame drain groove 6b Connecting member 6c Anchor bolt 7 Culture soil 8 Plant

Claims (4)

  A substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape whose upper surface is open, a ridge that is connected to the inner wall surfaces facing each other and is erected on the inner bottom surface, and a drain that is recessed on the outer bottom surface below the ridge and communicates the two outer wall surfaces A planter comprising a groove and a drainage hole that is provided in the vicinity of the upper end of the ridge and communicates the inside and the drainage groove.   The planter according to claim 1, wherein the planter is surrounded by a fixed frame having a frame drainage groove communicating with the drainage groove.   The planter according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the planter is made of a synthetic resin having rigidity.   The planter according to claim 3, wherein the synthetic resin is a synthetic resin mainly composed of polyethylene.

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