FR3065858A1 - BUILDING KIT FOR SUPPORT FOR VEGETABLE ALVEOLE - Google Patents

Abstract

Construction kit suitable for producing a plant support (1) comprising identical modular elements (10), each modular element (10) comprising: - N vertical walls (P1, P2, ... PN) of the same dimensions , where N is an integer greater than or equal to three, connected together in pairs by their vertical edges (13), the sections of each vertical wall (P1, P2, ... PN) being identical, in the form of a portion of 1 / Nth of a circle, and - an assembly system (11, 12) of the modular elements (10) at their vertical edges (13), the kit being configured to allow the construction of a circular cell (3) of the plant support (1) by the assembly of N modular elements, connected by their vertical edges (13), a cell (3) consisting of N vertical walls (P1, P2, ... PN) respectively belonging to N modular elements (10) distinct.

Description

Holder (s): A.P.T.H.I.T.U.D.E. ADAPTED COMPANY Limited liability company.

O Extension request (s):

® Agent (s): CABINET PLASSERAUD.

(54) CONSTRUCTION KIT FOR SUPPORT FOR ALVEOLE PLANTS.

FR 3 065 858 - A1 (57) Construction kit suitable for the production of a plant support (1) comprising identical modular elements (10), each modular element (10) comprising:

- N vertical walls (P1, P2, ... PN) of the same dimensions, where N is an integer greater than or equal to three, linked together in pairs by their vertical edges (13), the sections of each vertical wall (P1, P2, ... PN) being identical, in the form of a 1 / N-th portion of a circle, and

- an assembly system (11, 12) of the modular elements (10) at their vertical edges (13), the kit being configured to allow the construction of a circular cell (3) of the plant support (1) by the assembly of N modular elements, connected by their vertical edges (13), a cell (3) consisting of N vertical walls (P1, P2, ... PN) belonging respectively to N distinct modular elements (10).

CONSTRUCTION KIT FOR SUPPORT FOR PLANT AEVEOEE

The present invention relates to a construction kit for a support for honeycomb plants comprising at least a first modular element.

The present invention also relates to a support for honeycomb plants produced by assembling the elements of the construction kit.

The field of the invention is that of plant supports, designed to receive plants such as flowers, plants or trees, or various accessories.

We already know different construction kits for plant support based on an assembly of modular elements.

Document US 4 118 892 A discloses a nursery box comprising a grid dividing the box into several compartments communicating with each other, designed to receive plant elements. Different boxes can be connected to each other through protruding parts of the outer walls of the boxes, which are mutually engaging. It may even be possible to stack the boxes on top of each other.

Such a device has several drawbacks. Firstly, the variety of possible forms for a floral support is very limited by the large size of the nursery box. Likewise, the large size of the nursery box makes it tedious to handle.

Document US Pat. No. 6,266,921 B1 also discloses a modular cellular planting element intended to constitute, with other identical elements, a tray after assembly of the various cellular elements. A cellular element according to US 6,266,921 B1 is in the form of a conical container of square section whose corners at the level of the upper face are notched. Assembly keys of cruciform section are provided to ensure the connection between the various modular cellular elements.

Such a device also has several drawbacks. The variety of possible forms for a floral support consisting of the assembly of such modular elements is limited due to the impossibility of stacking such modular cellular elements, which only makes it possible to obtain floral supports on one floor. In addition, the need to use cruciform assembly keys to assemble modular cellular elements complicates and increases the time required for this assembly.

Finally, document KR 200182294 Y1 discloses a construction kit for a floral support comprising two types of modular elements intended to be assembled in order to constitute a floral support. The first type of modular element is a rectangular panel comprising, on a first longitudinal side face, a groove of square section and, on the opposite longitudinal side face, a key. The second type of modular element is a cylindrical tube having, on its outer peripheral wall, L-shaped section grooves, extending along the axis of the tube. The two types of elements can be assembled in different configurations in order to obtain a floral support, the keys of the rectangular panels being inserted into the grooves of another rectangular panel or of the tube.

Such a device has several drawbacks. The different modular elements described in this document cannot be stacked, which limits the variety of floral supports obtained by assembling these modular elements to single-story floral supports. Finally, the need to use two types of modular elements complicates and increases the duration of the assembly of the modular elements in order to achieve a floral support.

The objective of the present invention is to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks by proposing a construction kit for a support for plants making it possible to obtain a wide variety of forms of support for plants, possibly with several stages, from modular elements of unique shape.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a construction kit for a plant support allowing a simple and rapid assembly of the plant support from modular elements of unique shape.

Thus, the invention relates to a construction kit suitable for the production of a support for honeycomb plants comprising identical first modular elements, each first modular element comprising:

- N vertical walls of the same dimensions, where N is an integer greater than or equal to three, interconnected two by two by their vertical edges, the sections of each vertical wall being identical, in the form of a portion of 1 / N-th of a circle, the center of which is opposite the vertical axis of symmetry of the first modular element, and

- a system for assembling the first modular elements at their vertical edges, the kit being configured to allow the construction of a circular cell of the support for honeycombed plants by assembling N first modular elements, connected by their vertical edges , a cell consisting of N vertical walls belonging respectively to N first distinct modular elements.

According to one embodiment, N = 4, a cell of the support for cellular plants being formed by the assembly of four first modular elements.

According to one embodiment, the assembly system of the first modular elements includes mutually engaging grooves and keys, arranged at the vertical edges of the vertical walls.

According to one embodiment, the grooves and the keys of the assembly means each have a cross section in the form of an isosceles trapezoid.

According to one embodiment, the assembly system of the first modular elements comprises, at each vertical edge, a groove extending over a first longitudinal portion of the vertical edge and a key extending over a second longitudinal portion of the vertical edge, this groove and this key being designed to cooperate respectively with an identical key and groove of another first modular element.

According to one embodiment, on a first vertical wall of the first modular element, the grooves of the assembly system disposed at the two vertical edges of said first vertical wall extend from a first vertical end of the first modular element and the keys of the assembly system arranged at the two vertical edges of said first vertical wall extend from a second vertical end of the first modular element, and on a second vertical wall of the first modular element, not contiguous to the first vertical wall, the grooves of the assembly system arranged at the two vertical edges of said second vertical wall extend from the second vertical end of the first modular element, and the keys of the assembly system arranged at the two vertical edges of said second vertical wall extend from the first vertical end of the second vertical wall.

According to one embodiment, at least two first modular elements have, on at least one of their vertical walls, a vertical assembly stud projecting from a first vertical end of the vertical wall and a cylindrical housing of shape complementary to the stud. assembly, arranged on the second vertical end of the vertical wall, the assembly stud and the cylindrical housing being configured so as to ensure the assembly of at least two first modular elements, respectively a first upper modular element and a first modular element lower, arranged in superposition, vertically in line with one another by fitting the assembly stud of the first upper modular element into the cylindrical housing of the first lower modular element.

According to one embodiment, the kit comprises at least a second modular element configured to ensure a mechanical connection between two first superimposed modular elements, respectively a first lower modular element and a second upper modular element, said second modular element comprising:

- An upper vertical portion, shaped so as to be inserted vertically into the interlocking clearance in the space provided between the vertical walls of the first upper modular element, comprising a plurality of vertical walls and a lug, arranged on a vertical walls, provided to cooperate with an opening of one of the vertical walls of the first upper modular element in order to block the vertical movement of the second modular element relative to the first upper modular element in the direction opposite to the direction of insertion of the second modular element in the first upper modular element,

- A lower vertical portion, shaped so as to fit vertically into the interlocking clearance in the space provided between the vertical walls of the first lower modular element, comprising a plurality of vertical walls and a lug, arranged on a vertical walls, designed to cooperate with an opening of one of the vertical walls of the first lower modular element in order to block the vertical movement of the second modular element relative to the first lower modular element in the direction opposite to the direction of insertion of the second modular element in the second first lower modular element,

a horizontal support portion, disposed between the upper vertical portion and the lower vertical portion, and shaped so as to block the vertical movement of the second modular element relative to the first upper modular element and / or to the first lower modular element, respectively according to the direction of insertion of the second modular element in the first upper modular element and / or of the first lower modular element, coming to bear respectively on the upper vertical end of the first lower modular element and / or on the lower vertical end of the first upper modular element.

According to one embodiment, the kit comprises at least one accessory provided with at least one fixing stud, said stud being shaped so as to be placed in a cell of the support for cellular plants.

According to one embodiment, the kit comprises an irrigation bag comprising a reservoir for irrigation liquid and at least one irrigation wick connected to the reservoir, said wick being provided for capillary transmission of irrigation liquid from the reservoir to a sensor medium placed in the support for honeycomb plants.

The invention also relates to a support for honeycomb plants obtained by assembling the elements of the construction kit according to the invention.

The invention also relates to the use of the support for honeycomb plants according to the invention, plants being housed in the cells of the support for honeycomb plants.

The invention will be better understood on reading the following description accompanied by the drawings among which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an example of a first modular element of the construction kit according to the invention,

FIG. 2 is a schematic top view of the first modular element of FIG. 1,

- Figure 3 is a schematic side view of a first modular element of the construction kit according to the invention,

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a cell of a support for cellular plants constituted by the assembly of the first four modular elements of the construction kit according to the invention,

FIG. 5 is a schematic top view of a support for alveolar plants comprising a plurality of alveoli,

FIG. 6 is a schematic front view of an accessory, in this case a plant container, of the construction kit according to the invention,

FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view of the plant container of FIG. 6,

FIG. 8 is a schematic front view of a support for alveolar plants produced from the construction kit according to the invention,

FIG. 9 is a schematic front view of a support for alveolar plants, according to a second embodiment, produced from a construction kit according to the invention,

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a second modular element of the construction kit according to the invention,

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a second modular element inserted vertically into a first modular element,

- Figure 12 is a sectional view along line XII-XII of Figure 10, showing in detail a hooking lug of the second modular element.

According to the invention, a construction kit suitable for the production of a support for honeycomb plants 1 comprises first identical modular elements 10, each first modular element 10 comprising:

- N vertical walls PI, P2, ... PN of the same dimensions, where N is an integer greater than or equal to three, linked together in pairs by their vertical edges 13, the sections of each vertical wall PI, P2, ... PN being identical, in the form of a 1 / N-th portion of a circle, the center of which is opposite the vertical axis of symmetry A of the first modular element 10, and

- an assembly system 11, 12 of the first modular elements 10 at their vertical edges 13.

Advantageously, the kit is configured to allow the construction of a circular cell 3 of the support for celled plants 1 by the assembly of N first modular elements, connected by their vertical edges 13, a cell 3 consisting of N vertical walls PI, P2 , ... PN belonging respectively to N distinct first modular elements 10.

From the first identical modular elements 10, it is therefore possible to envisage a wide variety of embodiments of the support for plants 1. Similarly, the use of first identical modular elements 10 makes it possible to reduce the cost of manufacturing such a kit. and to simplify and reduce the time for producing a support for plants 1.

Each first modular element 10 can for this purpose be of reduced size. Its height H, represented in FIG. 3, is notably less than 20 cm and its width L, also represented in FIG. 3, less than 10 cm.

When N is an even integer, each first modular element 10 can have a vertical axis of symmetry A and the N walls PI, P2, ... PN of the first modular element 10 are symmetrical two by two with respect to this vertical axis of symmetry A. Each wall PI, P2, ... PN being of identical dimensions, the angular orientation with respect to the axis A of each first modular element 10 for the production of a support for plants 1 will matter little, which simplifies the production of the plant support 1 and reduces the assembly time between the first modular elements 10.

Advantageously, the first modular elements 10 are made of thermoplastic material, in particular of polyvinyl chloride (PVC). They can for example be obtained by injection molding, or any other technique well known to those skilled in the art. The use of a plastic material for the production of the first modular elements 10 advantageously makes it possible to reduce the cost of these first modular elements 10 and to facilitate their manufacture.

As shown in the embodiment of Figures 1 and 3, each first modular element 10 may include a communication orifice 16 allowing communication between the cells 3 of the plant support 1, in particular for the purpose of fluid circulation and / or reduction in the consumption of plastic material for the manufacture of the first modular element 10 without affecting its solidity.

As shown in the embodiment of Figures 4 and 5, a support for plants 1, consisting of an assembly of first modular elements 10 comprises at least one cell 3. A cell 3 can for example receive one or more plants V. Thus, depending on the number of plants V to be placed in the plant support 1, the kit will include more or less first modular elements 10 in order to obtain the desired number of cells 3.

According to the invention, N = 4, a cell 3 of the support for honeycomb plants 1 is formed by the assembly of four first modular elements 10.

As shown in the exemplary embodiments of FIGS. 1 to 9, the use of first modular elements 10 with four identical walls PI to P4 offers a good compromise between the variety of conceivable forms for the support for plants 1, the simplicity and the speed assembly of the first modular elements 10. With a smaller number of walls (in this case three), the variety of possible forms for the support for plants 1 is reduced, but the time for producing the support for plants 1 is reduced. Conversely, with a higher number of walls, the time for producing a support for plants 1 is increased, but the variety of possible embodiments is advantageously increased.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the assembly system of the first modular elements 10 comprises grooves 11 and keys 12 mutually engaging, arranged at the vertical edges 13 of the vertical walls PI, P2, ... PN, preferably obtained during the molding of the first modular elements 10.

Thus, to assemble two first modular elements 10 of the construction kit, respectively a first modular element 10 upper and a first modular element 10 lower, a groove 11 of a vertical edge 13 of a first modular element 10 upper will cooperate with a key 12 of a vertical edge 13 of a first modular element 10 below.

Such an assembly system of the groove / key type makes it possible to obtain a resistant and rapid assembly between the first modular elements 10, but also allows rapid disassembly of the first modular elements 10.

Advantageously, and as shown in the embodiment of Figures 1, 3 and 4, the keys 12 are projecting outward from the first modular element 10, from the vertical edges 13, and the grooves 11 are projecting towards the inside the first modular element 10, from the vertical edges 13.

As shown in the embodiment of Figures 1 and 3, the grooves 11 and the keys 12 can for example be formed in one piece with the first modular element 10, which facilitates the manufacture of the first modular elements 10 and reduced the time for producing the support for plants, since there is no need to fix additional attachments on the first modular elements 10 in order to be able to assemble them.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the grooves 11 and the keys 12 of the assembly system may each have a cross section in the form of a trapezoid, in particular isosceles. The assembly between the first two modular elements 10, respectively a first modular element 10 upper and a first modular element 10 lower, is obtained by presenting a longitudinal end of the key 12 of a first modular element 10 upper in an opening complementary to a longitudinal end of the groove 12 of a first modular element 10 lower, then by threading the key in the groove by a relative translational movement between the first modular element 10 upper and the first modular element 10 lower, in the direction of the key (or groove).

Such a cross-sectional shape of the grooves 11 and of the keys 12 makes it possible to have a rigid assembly between the various first modular elements 10 having good strength.

Indeed, as shown in the example of FIG. 4, at the end of the assembly between two first modular elements 10, respectively a first modular element 10 upper and a first modular element 10 lower, the outer lateral faces of a key 12 formed on a vertical edge 13 of a first upper modular element 10 finds themselves in abutment against the interior lateral faces of a groove 11 formed on a vertical edge 13 of a first lower modular element 10. Thanks to the trapezoidal shape of the cross sections of the key 12 and the groove 11, it will not be possible to disassemble the first two modular elements in a direction perpendicular to the vertical axis A of one of the first modular elements 10.

Alternatively, and without departing from the scope of the present invention, the grooves 11 and the keys of 12 of the assembly system can have a different cross section, making it possible to obtain effects similar to those obtained thanks to the isosceles trapezoidal cross sections. It can thus be envisaged, for example, to use sections generally in the shape of a T.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the system for assembling the first modular elements 10 comprises, at each vertical edge 13, a groove 11 extending over a first longitudinal portion L1 of the vertical edge 13 and a key 12 extending over a second longitudinal portion L2 of the vertical edge 13, this groove 11 and this key 12 being provided to cooperate respectively with a key 12 and a groove 11 identical to another first modular element 10.

This particularly advantageous arrangement of the invention makes it possible to have the two elements of the assembly system (the groove 11 and the key 12) at the level of each vertical edge 13 of the first modular elements 10. Thus, there is no positioning the first modular elements 10 in a precise orientation along their vertical axis of symmetry A and along a horizontal axis B, passing through the vertical axis A and perpendicular thereto, shown for example in the embodiment of the Figure 3, to be able to perform their assembly. This facilitates the assembly of the first modular elements 10 in order to produce the support for plants 2 and reduces the time for producing this support for plants 2.

Advantageously, the length of the first longitudinal portion L1 of vertical edge 13, over which the groove 11 extends, may be equal to the length of the second longitudinal portion L2 of vertical edge 13, over which the key extends. 12.

According to one embodiment of the invention, on a first vertical wall PI of the first modular element 10, the grooves 11 of the assembly system arranged at the two vertical edges 13 of said first vertical wall PI extend from a first vertical end El of the first modular element 10 and the keys 12 of the assembly system arranged at the two vertical edges 13 of said first vertical wall PI extend from a second vertical end E2 of the first modular element 10, and on a second vertical wall P3 of the first modular element 10, not contiguous to the first vertical wall PI, the grooves 11 of the assembly system arranged at the two vertical edges 13 of said second vertical wall P3 extend from the second vertical end E2 of the first modular element 10, and the keys 12 of the assembly system arranged at level u of the two vertical edges 13 of said second vertical wall P3 extend from the first vertical end El of the second vertical wall P3.

This advantageous arrangement also makes it possible to facilitate and reduce the time for assembling the first modular elements 10 of the construction kit because to carry out the assembly of two modular elements, it will simply be necessary to present them with an adequate orientation along their vertical axis A or along their horizontal axis B.

Alternatively, the grooves 11 formed on the vertical edges 13 of two non-contiguous walls PI and P3 can extend from the same vertical end El, alternately E2, and the keys 12 formed on the vertical edges 13 of two walls PI and P3 not contiguous can extend from the same end E2, alternately El. In this case, it will be necessary to orient properly two first modular elements 10 along their vertical axis A and their horizontal axis B in order to achieve their assembly.

As visible in the embodiment of FIG. 12, a vertical connection pad 17, for example of cylindrical shape, can be formed on at least one key 12 of a first modular element 10, intended to be inserted in a housing of complementary shape (not shown) formed on a key 12 of another first modular element 10, provided to find itself in abutment in the extension of the key 12 of the first modular element 10 after assembly of these first two modular elements 10. The vertical connection pad 17 and the housing of complementary shape may advantageously include means for transmitting an electric current at this connection, for example electrically conductive elements.

According to one embodiment of the invention, at least two first modular elements 10 comprise, on at least one of their vertical walls PI, P2, ... PN, a vertical assembly stud 14 projecting from an upper vertical end El and / or lower E2 of the vertical wall PI, P2, ... PN and / or a cylindrical housing 15 of complementary shape to the assembly stud 14, disposed on the upper vertical end El and / or lower E2 of the wall vertical PI, P2, ... PN.

The assembly stud 14 and the cylindrical housing 15 are advantageously configured so as to ensure the assembly of at least two first modular elements 10, respectively a first modular element 10 upper and a first modular element 10 lower, arranged vertically superimposed in the extension of one another by fitting the assembly stud 14 of the first lower modular element 10, respectively of the first upper modular element, in the cylindrical housing 15 of the first upper modular element 10, respectively of the first lower modular element.

Such an arrangement makes it possible to considerably increase the variety of possible embodiments for a support for plants 2 from the construction kit according to the invention, in that the first modular elements 10 can be superimposed vertically in order to produce supports for plants 2 in three dimensions, comprising several stages or several compartments, such as those shown for example in the exemplary embodiments of FIGS. 8 and 9.

Advantageously, studs 14 and cylindrical housings 15 can be provided on all of the upper vertical ends El and / or of the lower vertical ends E2 of the set of vertical walls PI, P2, ... PN of each first modular element 10, in order to stiffen the assembly in vertical superposition between two first modular elements 10.

Advantageously, as shown in the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 3, the stud 14 and the cylindrical housing 15 can be arranged at the center of the vertical ends El and E2 of the vertical wall PI, P2, ... .PN.

A plurality of studs 14 and cylindrical housings 15 may be provided on the upper vertical end El or the lower vertical end E2, for example being evenly distributed over the entire length of the upper vertical end El or l lower vertical end E2.

Advantageously, the stud 14 and the cylindrical housing 15 are of circular section and have complementary dimensions so as to be able to fit one into the other. Alternatively, the stud 14 and the cylindrical housing 15 may have a section of different shape, for example square or triangular.

This produces the assembly of two first modular elements 10, respectively a first modular element 10 upper and a first modular element 10 lower, by sliding in a vertical direction the keys 12 of a wall PI of a first modular element 10 upper in the grooves 11 of a wall P3 of a first modular element 10 lower. Advantageously, the first two modular elements 10 are oriented relative to each other so that the grooves 11 of the wall PI of the first upper modular element 10 receive the keys 12 of the wall P3 of the lower first modular element 10 . The first two modular elements 10 are slid until they find themselves aligned, that is to say that their first ends El and their second ends E2 are found respectively aligned. This operation is repeated with other first modular elements 10 until the desired shape of the plant support 1 is obtained, in particular with a desired number of cells 3 and a two-dimensional arrangement of these cells 3 desired.

Alternatively, it is possible to assemble two first modular elements 10, respectively a first modular element 10 above and a first modular element 10 lower, by orienting them so that the keys 12 of a wall PI of a first element modular 10 upper are found, after assembly, superimposed, vertically in the extension of one another, to the keys 12 of a wall P3 of a first modular element 10 lower, received in the grooves 11 of the wall PI of the first modular element 10 upper. This type of assembly makes it possible to obtain a three-dimensional arrangement of the first modular elements 10.

It is also possible to position the at least one cylindrical housing 15 of a first upper modular element 10, whether or not belonging to a set of first modular elements 10 already assembled, on the at least one stud 14 of a first lower modular element 10, belonging or not to a set of first modular elements 10 already assembled, so that these first two modular elements 10 are found in superposition, vertically in the extension of one another. This operation is repeated with other first modular elements 10 until the desired shape of the plant support 1 is obtained, in particular with a desired number of cells 3 and a three-dimensional arrangement of these cells 3 desired.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the kit comprises at least a second modular element 50 configured to ensure a mechanical connection between two first modular elements 10 superimposed, respectively a first modular element 10 lower and a second upper modular element, said second modular element 50 comprising:

an upper vertical portion 51s, shaped so as to be inserted vertically into the interlocking clearance in the space formed between the vertical walls PI, P2, ... PN of the first upper modular element 10, comprising a plurality of vertical walls P50s and a hooking lug 53s, formed on one of the vertical walls P50s, designed to come to cooperate with an opening 16 of one of the vertical walls PI, P2, ... PN of the first upper modular element 10 in order to block the movement vertical of the second modular element 50 with respect to the first upper modular element 10 in the direction opposite to the direction of insertion of the second modular element 50 in the first upper modular element 10,

- A lower vertical portion 5li, shaped so as to be inserted vertically into the interlocking clearance in the space provided between the vertical walls PI, P2, ... PN of the first lower modular element 10, comprising a plurality of vertical walls P50i and a hooking lug 53i, formed on one of the vertical walls P50s, intended to cooperate with an opening 16 of one of the vertical walls PI, P2, ... PN of the first lower modular element 10 in order to block the movement vertical of the second modular element 50 with respect to the second first lower modular element 10 in the direction opposite to the direction of insertion of the second modular element 50 in the lower first modular element 10,

a horizontal support portion 52, disposed between the upper vertical portion 51s and the lower vertical portion 5 li, and shaped so as to block the vertical movement of the second modular element 50 relative to the first upper modular element 10 and / or to the first modular element 10 lower, respectively in the direction of insertion of the second modular element 50 in the first modular element 10 upper and / or the second first modular element 10 lower, coming to bear respectively on the upper vertical end El of the first element modular 10 lower and / or on the lower vertical end E2 of the first modular element 10 upper.

As visible in the embodiment of FIG. 10, the upper vertical portion 51s and the lower vertical portion 51i of the second modular element 50 each comprise, for example each four vertical walls P50s, P50i, in the case where the second modular element 50 is designed to cooperate with a first modular element 10 comprising four vertical walls PI, P2, P3 and P4.

The set of vertical walls P50s, P50i of the upper vertical portion 51s and / or of the lower vertical portion 5 li can advantageously be of the same dimension and linked together in pairs by their vertical edges, the sections of each wall P50s, P50i being for example identical, in the shape of a portion of a circle, the center of which is opposite the vertical axis of symmetry A50 of the second modular element

20.

The vertical walls P50s, P50i of the upper vertical portion 51s and / or of the lower vertical portion 51i are advantageously dimensioned so that the upper vertical portion 51s and / or the lower vertical portion 51i can be inserted in a vertical direction between the walls PI, P2, ... PN of a first modular element 10.

The vertical walls P50s, P50i may advantageously have a height h50s h50i strictly less than the height H of a vertical wall PI, P2, ... PN of the first modular element 10, preferably less than half the height H of a vertical wall PI, P2, ... PN of the first modular element 10.

The vertical walls P50s, P50i may advantageously have a width L50s, L50i strictly less than the width L of a vertical wall PI, P2, ... PN of the first modular element 10, preferably substantially equal to the interior width (not shown ) of a vertical wall PI, P2, ... PN of the first modular element 10.

Advantageously, the widths L50s, L50i of the vertical walls P50s, P50i of the upper vertical portion 51s and of the lower vertical portion 5 li can be identical and / or the heights H50s, H50i of the vertical walls P50s, P50i of the upper vertical portion 51s and the lower vertical portion 5 li can be identical.

Thus, as can be seen in the embodiment of FIG. 11, after vertical sliding of the second modular element 20 in the first modular element 10, the outer face of the vertical walls P50s, P50i of the upper vertical portion 50s and / or of the lower vertical portion 50i can advantageously be found parallel and facing the inner face of the vertical walls PI, P2, ... PN of the first modular element 10, in particular bearing against one another.

As can be seen in the exemplary embodiments of FIGS. 10 and 11, the second modular element 50 may comprise a horizontal support portion 52, disposed between the upper vertical portion 51s and the lower vertical portion 51i.

The horizontal support portion 52 may advantageously comprise two parallel horizontal support faces: an upper face 52s and a lower face 52i, designed to come to bear respectively on the lower vertical end E2 of a first upper modular element 10 and on the upper vertical end El of a first lower modular element 10.

The horizontal support portion 52 can advantageously be dimensioned so that its vertical faces 52v connecting the upper support face 52s and the lower support face 52i are found parallel, preferably in the extension of the vertical walls PI, P2 ,. ..PN of the first modular element 10 upper and / or of the first modular element 10 lower, after vertical sliding of the second modular element 20 in the first modular element 10 upper and / or in the first modular element 10 lower.

As can be seen in the embodiment of FIG. 10, at least one hooking lug 53s, 53i is formed on at least one vertical wall P50s, P50i of the upper vertical portion 51s and of the lower vertical portion 5 li, by example at an opening 54s, 54i, in particular of rectangular shape, formed in a vertical wall P50s, P50i.

As can be seen in the embodiment of FIG. 12, the hooking lug 53s, 53i is for example made in one piece on the vertical wall P50s, P50i and advantageously comprises two parallelepipedic portions 53a, 53b, connected to each other by one of their horizontal edges so as to form an acute angle, for example of 45 °. The first parallelepipedic portion 53a can advantageously project from a horizontal face of the opening 54s, at an acute angle, for example 45 °, relative to the vertical, the second parallelepipedic portion 53b advantageously being substantially parallel to the upper face of support 52s and / or to the underside of support 52i of the horizontal support portion 52.

The hooking lug 53s, 53i and the opening 54s, 54i are advantageously dimensioned so that the second parallelepipedal portion 53b finds itself in abutment against an internal horizontal face of the opening 16 formed in a vertical wall PI, P2 , ... PN of the first modular element 10 after vertical sliding of the second modular element 20 in the first modular element 10, the hooking lug 53s, 53i elastically deforming during the vertical sliding of the second modular element 50 in the first element modular 10 to move from a position allowing the sliding of the second modular element 50 in the first modular element 10 to the position in which the second parallelepipedal portion 53b finds itself in abutment against an internal horizontal face of the opening 16, preventing sliding vertical in the direction opposite to the insertion direction of the second element modular 50 in the first modular element 10, the blocking of the vertical sliding of the second module 50 relative to the first module 10 being ensured by the upper support surface 52s or the lower support surface 52i of the horizontal support portion 52 of the second module 50.

Advantageously, in order to produce the vertical stacking of a first upper module 10 and of a first lower module 10, the latching lug 53i and the opening 54i are symmetrical respectively to the latching lug 53s and to the opening 54s relative to the horizontal support portion 52.

Such a second modular element 50 makes it possible to vertically stack a first modular element 10 above on a first modular element 10 quickly and reliably, the shape of the lugs 53s, 53i preventing an impromptu disassembly of the second modular element 50 and the first and / or second first modular element 10.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the kit comprises at least one accessory provided with at least one fixing stud 21, said stud 21 being shaped so as to be placed in a cell 3 of the support for plants 1.

The accessory 2 may consist of any type of accessory for plants, in particular a plant container 2, as shown in the embodiment of Figures 6 to 8.

This advantageous arrangement also makes it possible to increase the variety of possible embodiments for the floral support for plants 1, obtained from the construction kit according to the invention, since elements of complex shape, which cannot be obtained by the assembly of first modular elements 10 can nevertheless be easily integrated into the support for plants 1.

This also makes it possible to have a wide variety of plants V on the support for plants 1: those being adapted to be housed in a cell 3 of the support for plants 1 and those needing to be housed in a specific accessory, such as a plant container 2.

Advantageously, the studs 21 of the accessory 2 are cylinders, possibly hollow, in particular of circular section, projecting from a wall of the accessory 1, in particular the bottom wall intended to rest on a flat surface supporting the support for plants. 1.

The studs 21 can also be dimensioned so as to fit into a cell of the support for plants 1. Their length can in particular be substantially equal to or less than the height of a cell 3, therefore at the height H of a first element modular 10 and their diameter, can in particular be equal to the diameter D of a cell

3.

Advantageously, a plurality of studs 21 can be provided on the accessory 2, so as to ensure good stability for the accessory 2 on the support for plants 1. In this case, the spacing EP between the studs 21, which corresponds to the distance between the axes of the studs 21, will be a multiple of the spacing EA between two successive cells 3 of the support for plants 1, which corresponds to the distance between the centers C of two successive cells 3.

According to one embodiment of the invention, the construction kit can comprise an irrigation bag 4 comprising an irrigation liquid reservoir 41 and at least one irrigation wick 42 connected to the tank 41, said wick 41 being provided for capillary transmission of the irrigation liquid from the reservoir 41 to a sensor medium 43 disposed in the support for honeycomb plants 1.

This advantageous arrangement also makes it possible to produce a support for plants 1 with an integrated irrigation function, the alveolar shape of the support for plants 1 being particularly suitable for this possibility.

The irrigation liquid reservoir 41 can advantageously be made of flexible material, such as a thermoplastic material, in particular EPDM (i.e. ethylenepropylene-diene monomer).

As shown in the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 9, the reservoir 41 can advantageously be of parallelepipedal shape, shaped so as to be received in a parallelepipedic housing formed in the support for plants 1.

The at least one irrigation wick 42 can for example extend from a vertical face or a horizontal face of the reservoir 41 and have a length such that it can reach one or more cells 3 of the plant support 1.

At least one assembly pad 44 can be provided on a horizontal face of the reservoir 41 in order to ensure the positioning and the immobilization of the irrigation bag 4 relative to the support for plants 1. Advantageously, an irrigation wick 42 can be received in an assembly pad 44.

A supply pipe (not shown) can optionally be fixed to a suitable end piece (not shown) formed on one face of the tank 41 in order to supply the bag 4 with irrigation liquid.

The irrigation liquid can be water or any other liquid used for plant irrigation, especially fertilizer.

The sensor media 43 is advantageously placed in a cell 3 of the plant support 1 or in an accessory 2 positioned on a support face of the plant support 1, and is in contact with at least one of the plants V placed in the plant support. 1.

The sensor medium 43 comprises for example an absorbent material, such as cotton, or earth in order to diffuse the irrigation liquid in at least one of the plants.

The invention also relates to a support for honeycomb plants 1 obtained by assembling the elements of the construction kit according to the invention.

All of the characteristics described above concerning the construction kit for a plant support 1 applies to such a plant support.

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The invention also relates to the use of a support for honeycomb plants according to the invention, plants V being housed in the cells 3 of the support for plants 1.

NOMENCLATURE

1. Support for honeycomb plants

10. First modular element

11. Groove

12. Key

13. Vertical edge

14. Plot

15. Housing

16. Communication port

A. Vertical axis

B. Horizontal axis

C. Center of the socket

El. End

E2. End

EA. Alveoli spacing

H. Height

L. Width

PI to PN. Vertical wall

2. Accessory

21. Plot

EP. Pad spacing

3. Cell

4. Irrigation bag

41. Tank

42. Wick

43. Media sensor

44. Plot

50. Second modular element

51s. Upper vertical portion

53s. Hanging tab

at. Parallelepiped portion

53b. Parallelepiped portion

54s. Opening

P50s. Vertical wall

51i. Lower vertical portion

P50i. Vertical wall

51s. Upper vertical portion

53s. Hanging tab

54s. Opening

52. Horizontal support portion

52s. Support face

52i. Support face

52v. Vertical face

V. Plants

Claims (12)

1. Construction kit suitable for the production of a support for honeycomb plants (1) comprising identical modular elements (10), each modular element (10) comprising: - N vertical walls (PI, P2, ... PN) of the same dimensions, where N is an integer greater than or equal to three, linked together in pairs by their vertical edges (13), the sections of each vertical wall (PI, P2, ... PN) being identical, in the form of a 1 / N-th portion of a circle, the center of which is opposite the vertical axis of symmetry (A) of the modular element (10), and - an assembly system (11, 12) of the modular elements (10) at their vertical edges (13), the kit being configured to allow the construction of a circular cell (3) of the support for honeycomb plants (1 ) by the assembly of N modular elements, connected by their vertical edges (13), a cell (3) consisting of N vertical walls (PI, P2, ... PN) belonging respectively to N distinct modular elements (10) . 2. Construction kit according to claim 1, in which N = 4, a cell (3) of the honeycomb plant support (1) being formed by the assembly of four modular elements (10). 3. Construction kit according to one of claims 1 or 2, wherein the assembly system (11, 12) of the modular elements (10) comprises grooves (11) and keys (12) mutually engaging, arranged at level of the vertical edges (13) of the vertical walls (PI, P2, ... PN). 4. Construction kit according to claim 3, wherein the grooves (11) and the keys (12) of the assembly means (11, 12) each have a cross section in the shape of a trapezoid. 5. Construction kit according to one of claims 3 or 4, wherein the assembly system (11, 12) of the modular elements (10) comprises, at each vertical edge (13), a groove (11) extending over a first longitudinal portion (L1) of the vertical edge (13) and a key (12) extending over a second longitudinal portion (L2) of the vertical edge (13), this groove (11) and this key (12) being provided to cooperate respectively with a key (12) and a groove (11) identical to another modular element (10). 6. Construction kit according to claim 5, in which, on a first vertical wall (PI) of the modular element (10), the grooves (11) of the assembly system (11, 12) arranged at the two vertical edges (13) of said first vertical wall (PI) extend from a first vertical end (El) of the modular element (10) and the keys (12) of the assembly system (11, 12) arranged at the level of the two vertical edges (13) of said first vertical wall (PI) extend from a second vertical end (E2) of the modular element (10), and on a second vertical wall (P3) of the modular element (10), not contiguous to the first vertical wall (PI), the grooves (11) of the assembly system (11, 12) arranged at the two vertical edges (13) of said second vertical wall (P3) s 'extend from the second vertical end (E2) of the modular element (10), and the s keys (12) of the assembly system (11, 12) arranged at the two vertical edges (13) of said second vertical wall (P3) extend from the first vertical end (El) of the second vertical wall ( P3). 7. Construction kit according to one of claims 1 to 6, in which at least two first modular elements (10) have, on at least one of their vertical walls (PI, P2, ... PN), a stud d '' vertical assembly (14) projecting from an upper vertical end (El) and / or lower (E2) of the vertical wall (PI, P2, ... PN) and / or a cylindrical housing (15) of complementary shape to the stud assembly (14), arranged on the upper vertical end (El) and / or lower (E2) of the vertical wall (PI, P2, ... PN), the assembly stud (14) and the housing cylindrical (15) being configured so as to ensure the assembly of at least two first modular elements (10), respectively a first modular element (10) upper and a first modular element (10) lower, arranged in superposition, vertically in the extension of each other by fitting the assembly stud (14) of the first module element ire (10) lower, respectively of the first upper modular element (10) in the cylindrical housing (15) of the second modular element (10) upper, respectively of the first lower modular element (10). 8. Construction kit according to one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the kit comprises at least a second modular element (50) configured to provide a mechanical connection between two superimposed first modular elements (10), respectively a first modular element (10) lower and a second upper modular element, said second modular element (50) comprising: an upper vertical portion (51s), shaped so as to be inserted vertically into the interlocking clearance in the space provided between the vertical walls (PI, P2, ... PN) of the first upper modular element (10), comprising a plurality of vertical walls (P50s) and a hooking lug (53s), formed on one of the vertical walls (P50s), designed to cooperate with an opening (16) of one of the vertical walls (PI, P2, ... PN) of the first upper modular element (10) in order to block the vertical movement of the second modular element (50) relative to the first upper modular element (10) in the direction opposite to the direction of insertion of the second modular element (50) in the first upper modular element (10), a lower vertical portion (5li), shaped so as to be inserted vertically into the interlocking clearance in the space provided between the vertical walls (PI, P2, ... PN) of the first lower modular element (10), comprising a plurality of vertical walls (P50i) and a hooking lug (53i), formed on one of the vertical walls (P50s), designed to cooperate with an opening (16) of one of the vertical walls (PI, P2, ... PN) of the first lower modular element (10) in order to block the vertical movement of the second modular element (50) relative to the lower first modular element (10) in the direction opposite to the direction of insertion of the second modular element (50) in the first lower modular element (10), - A horizontal support portion (52), disposed between the upper vertical portion (51s) and the lower vertical portion (51i), and shaped so as to block the vertical movement of the second modular element (50) relative to the first modular element (10) upper and / or to the first modular element (10) lower, respectively according to the direction of insertion of the second modular element (50) in the first modular element (10) and / or of the first modular element (10) , by coming to bear respectively on the upper vertical end (E1) of the first lower modular element (10) and / or on the lower vertical end 5 (E2) of the first upper modular element (10). 9. Construction kit according to one of claims 1 to 8, in which said kit comprises at least one accessory (2) provided with at least one fixing stud (21), said stud (21) being shaped so as to be arranged in a cell (3) of the support for cellular plants (1). 10. Construction kit according to one of claims 1 to 9, wherein said kit comprises an irrigation bag (4) comprising an irrigation liquid reservoir (41) and at least one irrigation wick (42 ) connected to the reservoir, said wick being provided for capillary transmission of the irrigation liquid from the reservoir (41) to a sensor medium (43) disposed in the support for honeycomb plants (1). 15 11. Support for honeycomb plants (1) obtained by assembling the elements of the construction kit according to one of claims 1 to 10. 12. Use of the support for honeycomb plants (1) according to claim 11, plants (V) being housed in the cells (3) of the support for honeycomb plants (1). 1/6