DE202014005001U1 - Kleinraumgrün (Division Planters / Plant Scaffolds) - Google Patents

Abstract

In an integrated 3-level planting system in a dwelling made of recycled or up-cycled material, a kind of "drawer system", planting, composting and watering are integrated in a space-saving manner and controlled automatically.

Description

Category:

• Planting system for the absorption of soil and plants

Title:

Integrated individual space-saving slide-in planting system with composting and irrigation for use on the balcony, window sill or in the interior

Background:

Increasing urban densification of the development leads to landscape and nature destruction. New trends like "Green City" are trying to bring more green to cities, eg. B. with facade greening, green roofs, community gardens, etc. Often, but also no place for. B. in inner cities and skyscrapers. In skyscrapers, there are often even no balconies.

Another trend is the own cultivation of herbs and vegetables in the city ("urban gardening"). The mayors of many major European cities, eg. B. Paris has set itself the goal of capturing and promoting biodiversity in the city.

The problem for a planting on the apartment window or on a small balcony or French balcony is not only the lack of space but also the continuous irrigation, as this is forgotten on the one hand and / or the places are difficult to reach (high-rise buildings). The same applies to the supply of nutrients in a natural way. People are increasingly developing environmental awareness and health awareness, they strive for healthy and untreated food, without artificial fertilizers and pesticide use. In addition, there is the trend of up-cycling, d. H. Use with appreciation of old objects and materials. Targeted (eg biodiversity-promoting plants) selection of plants allows customized solutions for each location.

Departis.net:

A search in Departis.net has shown that the product proposed here does not yet exist. Although there are also various automatic irrigation systems based on various pumps or capillary effects on the Internet, mostly designed for individual flower pots, but no integrated planting system as described here.

Innovations and submitted claims:

• I. Combination of automatic solar-powered irrigation system from storage tank with own composting unit and planter in a 3-tier planting system for inside and outside.
• II. Installation of the system in a slide-in system (principle "dresser"), z. B. from recycled furniture, d. H. a piece of furniture with 3 drawer floors.
• III. Planting with either herbs and vegetables or bees / butterfly plants adapted for different locations.
• IV. Individual copy of old furniture or recycled material
• V. Integration of a trellis of plastically individually deformable plastic material for the adaptation of the coating to individual conditions and creation of green, living, deformable "works of art".

Item Description:

Any "chest of drawers" and smaller drawer systems (eg office supplies) (untreated wood) with 3 drawers can be used (A). The chest of drawers (eg discarded furniture, vintage up-cycling furniture) is internally water-repellent coated, eg. B. lined pond liner. Coatings are only allowed with ecologically compatible wood preservatives, but should generally be avoided. The products are individually made (unique), depending on the size of the balcony, planting goals (herbs, biodiversity, etc.) and design wishes of customers.

The top of the dresser is sawn down to one edge (A) so that an open space for the plant unit (B) is created in the upper drawer compartment. The bottom of the top drawer is provided with holes (various diameter) for air exchange and infiltration of water. Compost soil or other soil is used as a planting substrate depending on the planting target, below a layer of potsherds, sand or lava balls is provided.

The composting unit is installed in the middle drawer compartment (C). Green section of the balcony and / or garden plants is layered here alternately with compost soil. Only slightly compostable material is used here, kitchen waste should be avoided. Since the drawers can be pulled out, handling is easy. This floor is provided with an impermeable floor.

In the lower compartment (D), the insulated with polystyrene water tank (plastic) (F *) is installed and the pump with integrated control electronics (F) for irrigation and possibly the solar drive. The water is pumped to the top floor with the pump (adjustable and adjustable by a hygrometer (E) in the ground) at several points, depending on the length of the planting system (eg 5 sprinklers) Distribute water evenly. The water can then seep through the soil in excess even in the composting days and keep the compost moist. With optimal setting of the control unit penetrates but little water in the composting unit. Alternatively, the composting unit can also be regulated directly (humidity regulator E).

The control electronics consists of a microcontroller system and software for easy operation, d. H. for setting the parameters such. B. Throughput of the pump, display of moisture level, display of the amount of water in the storage tank, SMS alert in case of dry traps and faults, or low energy status. Also a connection to a rain barrel is alternatively possible.

For tendrils is optional (not shown in the drawing) provided a grid of plastically deformable but stable material, which can be flexibly deformed (depending on the wall, corner, balcony balustrades for both drooping and hochrankende plants,) and thus in any spatial situation supports and shapes the tendrils of plants.

The planting system is primarily intended for outdoor use, but can also be used indoors. B. Office buildings and apartments are used. In conjunction with the "dwelling" in a dresser and the tendril device of plastically deformable material, it can also have as an aesthetic function as an object of art.

A miniaturized variant of the 3-tiered planting system with tendril unit described above is designed for window sills. The dwelling consists in this case of lightweight recycled material, which is fixed in the wall or on the windowsill with holes or steel angles, steel hooks. This construction is also suitable for high-rise buildings.

Advantages of the 3-level planting system:

Space-saving, individually conceivable, based on the principle of re-upcycling and composting to nutrient supply and irrigation fully automatic to ensure optimal plant growth. An SMS alert notifies the owner.

Drawing of the 3-level integrated planting system

Category planting system for the uptake of soil and plants

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

• A:

  commode

  H:

  planting unit

  B:

  planting drawer

  C:

  composting unit

  D:

  Drawer for water tank and control unit

  F *:

  water tank

  F:

  control tank

  G:

  feet

Claims (6)

In an integrated 3-storey planting system in a housing made of recycled or up-cycled material, a kind of "drawer system", planting, composting and irrigation are integrated in a very small space and automatically controlled. the dwelling consists of re / up-cycled material (eg wood) and 3 superimposed drawer levels: above the planting unit, in the middle the composting unit and below the irrigation unit. a flexible trellis made of plastically deformable material can be adapted to any spatial situation in order to support plant growth (in height, hanging down) and to flexibly shape it. Irrigation is automatically micro-controller controlled and solar powered, and both the planting and composting floors can be humidified. This system is universally applicable (inside and outside, balcony and window sill in the smallest space). This system is individually conceivable and also has aesthetic function as a planting object.

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