DE202017003328U1 - Cultivation plate with several seed tanks for plants - Google Patents

Abstract

Cultivation plate for plants with a plurality of culture containers (1) extending downwards from the top side (3) of the culture plate, wherein the culture containers (1) are arranged in a plurality of rows in the longitudinal direction (L) and in several columns in the transverse direction (Q) wherein each culture container (1) has a plurality of bottom surfaces (5) and a plurality of web surfaces (6), wherein the bottom surfaces (5) and the web surfaces (6) are arranged around a drain opening (4), wherein the bottom surfaces (5) all lie in a bottom plane (9) and are located below the web surfaces (6), wherein in the first half of the rows of culture containers (1) a first sliding surface and in the second half of the rows of culture containers (1) a second sliding surface is formed, wherein the first sliding surface is formed so that it consists of first partial surfaces (7) lying in the bottom plane (9), and the first partial surfaces (7) are arranged so that in each case between two An breeding container (1) belonging to adjacent columns and facing each other, such a first partial surface (7) is formed, wherein at least as many first partial surfaces (7) are present that between two adjacent columns at least one first partial surface (7) present is, wherein the second sliding surface is formed so that it consists of second partial surfaces (8) which lie in the bottom plane (9), and the second partial surfaces (8) are arranged so that in each case between two culture containers (1) belong to adjacent columns and are opposite, such a second partial surface (8) is formed, wherein at least as many second partial surfaces (8) are present, that between two adjacent columns at least one second partial surface (8) is present.

Description

The invention relates to a plant cultivating plate having a plurality of culture containers extending downwardly from the top of the culture plate, the culture containers being arranged longitudinally in a plurality of rows and transversely in a plurality of columns.

Such cultivation plates are for example from the EP 0 578 153 A1 or the DE 10 2011 015 124 A1 known. In the growing plates cultivation tanks are formed in rows and columns in the longitudinal direction or transverse direction. These extend from the top of the growing plate down and close there a soil level, the lower end surface of each seed hopper only partially extends in the ground plane, as in the seed hopper also higher lying webs must be present. Such culture plates regularly have a circumferential collar so that they have sufficient rigidity. The growing plates are stored in so-called CC containers. These CC containers have for this spaced superimposed control boards, which each have a vertically upstanding edge at their respective outer boundaries, so that the growing plates - especially when transporting the CC container - can not slip off these. When inserting the culture plates into these CC containers or when pulling out of these, the undersides of the culture plates are pushed or pulled over these protruding edges. This creates disturbing noises and jerky movements, since the lower end surfaces of the culture tanks are not flat and dipping these edges between adjacent columns of seed containers on the ground level when dragging / pushing the cultivation plates on the edges of the shelves and hang the following column of seed containers at the edges stay.

The object of the invention is to introduce a growing plate for plants, which results when inserted into a CC container or pulling out of the same significantly reduced noise and barely jerky movements during the movement over the edges of the CC container.

The object is achieved by a cultivation plate for plants with the features of the protection claim 1. Since the sliding surfaces according to the invention, the first and the second sliding surface lie in the same plane, the ground plane, as the bottom surfaces of the cultivation container and this bottom plane is the lowest point - or rather the deepest surface - of the culture plate, in the longitudinal direction of the culture plate - based on the transverse direction - continuous bearing surface formed on the underside of the growing plate. These are two such continuous bearing surfaces due to the first and the second sliding surface. Due to the fact that these two sliding surfaces are formed in different halves relative to the rows of culture containers arranged in the longitudinal direction, the two bearing surfaces are spaced apart so far in the transverse direction that the growing plate can not bend so far between the bearing surfaces in the transverse direction. that individual cultivation containers would lie with their bottom surfaces clearly below the bottom surface in which the two sliding surfaces are located. This prevents in the transverse direction that it can come to a snagging of the lower part of such culture containers, which would lead to noise and jerky movements when pulling or pushing the cultivation plate over the edge of a control board of the CC container. In the longitudinal direction, this is prevented by each of the two sliding surfaces - referred to the transverse direction - runs consistently in the ground plane as the deepest surface; apart from possibly sections of extremely small extent in the longitudinal direction due to the webs with the raised web surfaces in the columns of culture containers, if they are all arranged on the same line in the columns across the transverse direction, but hardly a negative effect in terms of noise generation and jerky Has movement. The patency of the sliding surfaces in the longitudinal direction is achieved in that, according to the invention, respectively first and second partial surfaces between culture containers, which lie opposite one another in adjacent columns, are formed in the floor plane.

When pulling or pushing the culture plate over the edge of the CC container thus at least two bearing surfaces in one and the same plane, namely the lowest level of the growing plate - the bottom plane - are present in relation to the transverse direction, and a parts of the growing plate in the lower Area, for example, the lower ends of culture containers, which are not connected to the sub-areas is avoided. The land surfaces are necessary in order to ensure a good ventilation for the compostable plant pots made of cardboard or paper material which can be introduced into the culture containers - so-called paperpots - in which there is a growth substrate together with plant seed or cutting material.

An advantageous development of the invention provides that between each of the first partial surfaces and / or the second partial surfaces connected breeding containers each have a connecting channel is formed, whose underside is the respective first or second partial surface. As a result, it is not necessary to stick an additional part or in otherwise attach to the bottom of the culture plate. Rather, the growing plate can be made in one piece, as is also the case for the previous growing plates.

A further advantageous development of the invention provides that first partial surfaces which adjoin one another in the longitudinal direction are formed alternately between culture containers of two adjacent rows and / or second partial surfaces which adjoin one another in the longitudinal direction are formed alternately between culture containers of two adjacent rows. As a result, the first and second sliding surfaces are each arranged (axially) symmetrically and the two respective subregions are located close to one another. In addition, the stability of the culture plate is increased over a configuration in which the first and the second partial surfaces extend along a single row. In addition, the roots of plants growing in different paperpots are prevented from spreading over more than two seed tanks.

A further advantageous development of the invention provides that the first partial surfaces and / or the second partial surfaces extend substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction. This saves material, since the partial surfaces, on the one hand and on the other hand in connection with the bottom surfaces of the culture container, which are connected to them, the entire length of the culture plate in the longitudinal direction - apart from the possibly existing short sections from the front end of the culture plate to cover the front end of the seed hopper of the first column and from the rear end of the seed plate to the rear end of the seed hopper of the last column - to solve the problem. In contrast, the partial surfaces would have to be longer with an oblique course between culture plates of adjacent columns.

A further advantageous development of the invention provides that all seed tanks are located at the intersections of a rectangular grid with all rows and all columns as lines. This is the common form of the growing plates from the prior art, so that only minor changes in the structure must be made.

A further advantageous embodiment of the invention provides that it has eight rows, wherein the first partial areas are in the second row and / or the third row and / or the second partial areas are in the sixth row and / or the seventh row. The number of eight seed boxes is a common number in a column. In particular, in conjunction with 13 seed containers per row results in a common cultivation plate size. For eight columns, the second and third and sixth and seventh columns are arranged so that the first two columns centrally in the first half of the rows of culture containers and the latter two columns located centrally in the second half of the rows of culture containers. This results in a very good distribution of the two sliding surfaces relative to the transverse direction and the prevention of noise and jerky movements is particularly effectively prevented.

A further advantageous development of the invention provides that the first partial surfaces and / or second partial surfaces arranged one behind the other in the longitudinal direction are arranged in such a way that, viewed in the transverse direction, they are each formed at mutually remote ends of the respective culture containers. As a result, the distance of the first partial surfaces from one another in the transverse direction is increased - the same applies to the second partial surfaces - and the distance between the two sliding surfaces as a whole is reduced, whereby the avoidance of noise and jerky movements is further improved.

A further advantageous development of the invention provides that the first partial surfaces and / or the second partial surfaces in each case connect bottom surfaces of the cultivation containers connected to one another by them. As a result, an even larger continuous surface is achieved in the ground plane, which in turn an even more effective avoidance of noise and jerky movements is achieved.

A further advantageous embodiment of the invention provides that on the outer edge of a collar is formed, which extends from the top of the growing plate down no further than to the ground level and ends at least partially in the ground plane. With regard to the parts of such a collar, which extend along the longitudinal sides of the breeding plate and end in the ground plane more bearing surfaces are created on the outer edges of the growing plate, which also end in the ground plane thus leading to further avoidance of noise and jerky movements ,

A further advantageous embodiment of the invention provides that the growing plate is made in one piece by means of a deep-drawing process. Such a method is the common method in the prior art, belonging to the prior art cultivation plates and the proven machines can be used for the production, it must be made only a different tool. The thermoforming process results in the production of good quality growth plates at low cost.

All specified in the dependent claims features of advantageous developments are both individually individually and in any combination to the invention belonging.

The figures show:

1 a view of a cultivation plate according to the invention from below,

2 a perspective view obliquely from below on the growing plate of 1 .

3 an enlarged section of the lower right corner of the culture plate of the 3 .

4 an enlarged section of the cultivation plate 1 with two adjacent and over a partial area interconnected cultivation containers,

5 a perspective view of the section 4 diagonally from above and

6 the front view of the cultivation plate 1 ,

In 1 an embodiment of a cultivation plate according to the invention is shown. It is a view from below, since the invention relates primarily to the design of the bottom. So also show the 2 to 4 the embodiment from below; just 5 shows a section of the embodiment of obliquely above and 6 the front view of the embodiment.

In 5 is a section of the entire cultivation plate shown obliquely from above. Here is easy to see how two cultivation tanks 1 from the top 3 extend the culture plate downwards. The two cultivation tanks 1 are via a connection channel 2 connected with each other.

At the bottom of each culture tank 1 are alternately formed surfaces which extend in two different planes. The deeper level is called the ground level 9 and is the lower termination level of the entire culture plate; no part of the growing plate extends underneath. The areas of in 5 illustrated two cultivation containers 1 that in the ground level 9 lie, be as floor surfaces 5 designated; the areas above it are called footbridge areas 6 designated. The transitions between floor surfaces 5 and web surfaces 6 are formed as flat flanks. In the center of each seed hopper 1 is a drain hole 4 educated. The embodiment of the culture container carried out in this paragraph 1 is for all on the growing plate existing culture container 1 same - this also applies to such cultivation tanks 1 that do not have connection channels 2 are interconnected (see 1 to 3 ).

The in 5 illustrated connection channel 2 is formed on its underside flat, is used as the first part surface 7 referred to (more below) and runs in the ground level 9 - like the areas of the floor surfaces described above 5 , The lateral boundary surfaces of the connection channel 2 are differently shaped: the outer boundary surface is curved and the inner boundary surface is straight (viewed in plan view).

The illustrated shape of the culture container 1 is only an example; It can be any other shape, the culture container 1 otherwise have. For the invention, it is only important that there are areas in the ground level 9 These areas are the lowest lying areas within the growing tank 1 are.

In 4 is the combination of the two seed tanks 1 of the 5 from the other direction, so from below (but not in perspective, since it is a section of the 1 acts). It can be clearly seen from the reference numerals that all areas of the floor surfaces 5 in the same floor level 9 lie. Also the first part surface 7 containing the two seed tanks 1 connects with each other, lies in this ground level 9 ,

In the 1 and 2 the growing plate is shown in its entirety, being in 1 from below and in 2 is shown in perspective obliquely from below. It has in its longitudinal direction L 13 arranged in columns cultivation container 1 and in its transverse direction, eight cultivation boxes arranged in rows 1 , The seed tanks 1 lie on the intersections of a rectangular grid with the rows and columns as lines. Other culture plates with a different number of rows and columns are also included in the invention.

The seed tanks 1 Lines 1, 5, 6 and 8 are not with other culture containers 1 connected, as the cultivation container described above in more detail 1 of the 4 and 5 are. In contrast to the last-mentioned culture containers 1 is the corner there, through the end of the first part 7 is formed as another floor surface 5 but also in the ground level 9 runs, trained. Exemplary is in 1 the seed tank 1 in line 8th and column 13 provided with corresponding reference numerals.

In the first half of the lines - that is, the lines 1-4 - a first sliding surface is formed, which consists of all twelve illustrated first faces 7 composed. In a broader sense - functionally considered (see below for details) - this also includes all floor surfaces 5 the seed tank 1 the first half, as these are also in the ground level 9 lie. The first partial surfaces are always alternating between - in relation to adjacent columns - adjacent culture containers 1 of lines 3 and 2 formed. This results in a longitudinal direction L relative to the transverse direction Q almost continuous surface, which in the ground plane 9 lies. Only the sections of extremely small extent in the longitudinal direction L due to the webs with the raised web surfaces 6 in the columns of seed tanks 1 interrupt the first sliding surface marginally. The same applies to the areas between a circumferential collar 10 at the outer edges of the culture plate (front in 1 and 2 left and back in these figures shown on the right) and the ends facing the cultivation container 1 columns 1 and 13; Again, these are only marginal gaps from the extent.

In the second half of the lines - that is, the lines 5-8 - a second sliding surface is formed, which consists of all twelve illustrated second faces 8th composed and formed in lines 6 and 7. Here too, what has been said about the first sliding surface applies: functionally, the second sliding surface also includes all floor surfaces 5 the seed tank 1 the second half, as these are also in the ground level 9 lie.

In 2 The above statements are clearly recognizable in their spatial relationships, since this is a perspective view.

In 3 is again on an enlarged scale, the right lower part (based on 2 ) of the growing plate, wherein here the spatial relationships and sequences of the individual components and their arrangement in the different levels through the enlarged view is even better visible.

In 6 the cultivation plate is shown from the front. Here is good the circumferential collar 10 to recognize itself from the top 3 extends the culture plate down. It ends in the ground level 9 , ie in the same plane in which the first and second sliding surface lie. Central is a Griffausnehmung 11 (in the 1 and 2 this is difficult to recognize) designed to better grip the growing plate and thus better able to slide into or out of the CC container, among other things.

Behind the handle recess 11 are the seed tanks 1 in column 1 of lines 5 and 6 and partly to the right and left of the cultivation container 1 in column 1 of lines 7 and 3 with their lower surfaces in the ground plane 9 run.

The growing plate is preferably made in one piece from a known plastic by means of a deep-drawing process.

Finally, the mode of action of the invention will be explained with reference to the embodiment shown in the figures:
To reduce the formation of noise and reduce jerky movements when inserting the growing plate over the edge of a control board of a CC container - the same applies to the extraction of the growing plate from the CC container over the edge of the control board (this is done in the longitudinal direction L), according to the invention a first Sliding surface and a second sliding surface, which - except for marginal interruptions in the longitudinal direction L - provided in the longitudinal direction L relative to the transverse direction Q throughout.

The unwanted noises and jerky movements arise when the lower ends of the culture container 1 when moving in the longitudinal direction L hook on the vertically projecting edge over the shelf and then slide away on a significant movement in the longitudinal direction L over this edge as a ratchet. This hooking is achieved by a continuous surface in one plane, the ground plane 9 avoided. The longitudinal direction L continuous formation of the first and second sliding surfaces via the first partial surfaces 7 and second faces 8th between culture containers 1 adjacent columns. The formation of two sliding surfaces - one in the first half and one in the second half - causes, seen in the transverse direction Q, no so much "sagging" between areas of the ground plane far away in the transverse direction Q. 9 is possible to hook the lower portions of culture containers 1 to enable. The alternating configuration of first partial surfaces 7 between lines 2 and 3 or of second subareas 8th between lines 6 and 7 is sufficient for this, since there are always only three lines between the first and second sliding surfaces. To the side edge of the cultivation plate with the collar 10 who is also there down to the ground level 9 is enough, there are even only two lines at the most. The collar 10 is in the areas related to the transverse direction Q, where the web surfaces 6 a column of culture containers 1 are formed and thus the first and second sliding surface (marginal) are interrupted, is located with its lower end in the ground plane 9 and thus prevents the hooking of the edge of the control panel of the CC container in the lower areas of the culture container 1 in the mentioned areas.

Since in the cultivation plate according to the invention thus in the longitudinal direction - except for the above-mentioned marginal areas - the growing plate constantly on the first and second sliding surface and the lower ends of the collar 10 in the lateral area on the edge of the control board of the CC container, in which the cultivation plate is pushed or from which it is pulled along, slides, no entanglement can be done and there is little noise and little jerky movements.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

culture vessel

2

connecting channel

3

top

4

drain opening

5

floor area

6

land surface

7

first partial area

8th

second subarea

9

ground level

10

collar

11

handle recess

L

longitudinal direction

Q

transversely

QUOTES INCLUDE IN THE DESCRIPTION

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Cited patent literature

• EP 0578153 A1 [0002]
• DE 102011015124 A1 [0002]

Claims (10)

Cultivation plate for plants with a plurality of culture containers ( 1 ) extending from the top ( 3 ) of the culture plate extend downwards, the culture containers ( 1 ) are arranged in a plurality of lines in the longitudinal direction (L) and in a plurality of columns in the transverse direction (Q), each culture container ( 1 ) several floor surfaces ( 5 ) and several web surfaces ( 6 ), wherein the bottom surfaces ( 5 ) and the web surfaces ( 6 ) around a drainage opening ( 4 ) are arranged around, wherein the bottom surfaces ( 5 ) all at ground level ( 9 ) and below the web surfaces ( 6 ), whereby in the first half of the rows of seed tanks ( 1 ) a first sliding surface and in the second half of the rows of culture containers ( 1 ), a second sliding surface is formed, wherein the first sliding surface is formed such that it consists of first partial surfaces ( 7 ) at ground level ( 9 ), and the first faces ( 7 ) are arranged so that in each case between two cultivation containers ( 1 ), which belong to adjacent columns and face each other, such a first partial area ( 7 ), wherein at least as many first partial surfaces ( 7 ) are present, that between two adjacent columns at least in each case a first partial area ( 7 ), wherein the second sliding surface is designed such that it consists of second partial surfaces ( 8th ) at ground level ( 9 ), and the second faces ( 8th ) are arranged so that in each case between two cultivation containers ( 1 ), which belong to adjacent columns and face each other, such a second partial area ( 8th ), wherein at least as many second partial surfaces ( 8th ) are present that between two adjacent columns at least in each case a second partial area ( 8th ) is available. Cultivation plate according to protection claim 1, wherein between each of the first part surfaces ( 7 ) and / or the second partial surfaces ( 8th ) associated culture containers ( 1 ) each have a connection channel ( 2 ) is formed, whose underside the respective first partial surface ( 7 ) or second subarea ( 8th ). Cultivation plate according to one of the preceding claims, wherein first partial surfaces ( 7 ) which adjoin one another in the longitudinal direction (L), alternately between culture containers ( 1 ) of two adjacent lines are formed and / or second partial surfaces ( 8th ) which adjoin one another in the longitudinal direction (L), alternately between culture containers ( 1 ) of two adjacent lines are formed. Cultivation plate according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the first partial surfaces ( 7 ) and / or the second partial surfaces ( 8th ) extend substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction (L). Cultivation plate according to one of the preceding claims, wherein all cultivation containers ( 1 ) lie on the intersections of a rectangular grid with all rows and all columns as lines. Cultivation plate according to one of the preceding claims, wherein it has eight lines, wherein the first partial surfaces ( 7 ) lie in the second line and / or the third line and / or the second partial surfaces ( 8th ) in the sixth line and / or the seventh line. Cultivation plate according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the first partial surfaces arranged in the longitudinal direction (L) ( 7 ) and / or second partial surfaces ( 8th ) are arranged so that they are seen in the transverse direction (Q) in each case at opposite ends of the respective culture container ( 1 ) are formed. Cultivation plate according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the first partial surfaces ( 7 ) and / or the second partial surfaces ( 8th ) each floor space ( 5 ) of the breeding containers ( 1 ) connect with each other. Cultivation plate according to one of the preceding claims, wherein at the outer edge a collar ( 10 ) formed from the top ( 3 ) of the culture plate down no further than to the ground level ( 9 ) and at least partially in the ground plane ( 9 ) ends. Cultivation plate according to one of the preceding claims, wherein it is manufactured in one piece by means of a deep-drawing process.

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