JP2002017154A - Vegetation base panel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an artificial vegetation base panel made of noncorrodible material and ensured to fix onto e.g. a perpendicular wall surface or sharply sloping surface such as of concrete through artificially rooting a plant such as a succulent dry plant onto the surface. SOLUTION: This vegetation base panel is obtained by laying a porous granular material 5 on the surface of a water-permeable hardened form 4 of given shape made by hardening a necessary amount of granular elastic material 2 with an adhesive hardening material 3 followed by making a pressure contact bonding between the water-permeable hardened form 4 and the porous granular material 5. This vegetation base panel thus obtained is intended to grow the roots of a plant in the water-permeable hardened form 4 and the porous granular material 5 by rooting the plant in a rooting material 6 provided at the respective gaps between the granules of the porous granular material 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vegetation base in which plants such as succulent dried plants are artificially rooted and grown.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a natural state, soil is in a flat state, a raised state, or a gentle slope state, and plants are usually grown on such soil. In the case of land development, plants are grown on vertical walls made of concrete or on steep slopes.

[0003] In order to root plants such as succulent dried plants in such an environment, conventionally, plant fibers are fixed to a vertical wall surface or a steeply inclined surface as described above and rooted there. However, there is an inconvenience that such plant fibers are corroded, and the rooted plants are detached from the vertical wall surface or the steep surface as described above.

[0004]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and comprises an artificial vegetation base made of a non-corrosive material, on the surface of which a plant such as a succulent dried plant is formed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vegetation base which can be artificially rooted and fixed on a vertical wall surface or steep surface such as concrete.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a vegetation base according to a first aspect of the present invention is a vegetation base having a predetermined shape formed by solidifying a required amount of a granular elastic material with an adhesive hardening material. The porous granular material is formed by laying a porous granular material on the surface of the body and pressing the porous granular material. The present invention is characterized in that the root of the plant is grown on the body.

A vegetation base according to a second aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first aspect, the granular elastic material is a hydrophobic granular material having elasticity, such as a spherical foamed styrene.

The vegetation base of claim 3 of the present invention is characterized in that, in the invention of claim 1, the porous granular material is a porous stone material or an artificial composition material.

A vegetation base according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the vegetation base according to the first aspect, wherein a reinforcing material is provided inside the permeable solidified body.

A vegetation base according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the plate-like vegetation according to the first aspect, wherein a porous granular material is laid on the surface of the permeable solidified body formed in a plate shape and pressed. A bolt insertion hole is formed at a predetermined portion of the base, and the base is fixed to a wall with a bolt inserted into the bolt insertion hole.

A vegetation base according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the vegetation base according to the first aspect, wherein a porous granular material is laid on the surface of the permeable solidified body formed in a plate shape and pressed. A pipe receiver is provided at the upper end of the base, and a flooded material communicating with a water distribution hole provided in the pipe receiver is provided inside the plate-shaped vegetation base, and supplied from a water pipe supported by the pipe receiver. Water is allowed to permeate the porous granular material and the water-permeable solid through the water-immersion material.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, a vegetation base 1 according to the present invention forms a water-permeable solid 4 by solidifying a required amount of a granular elastic material 2 with an adhesive curing material 3, and forms the water-permeable solid. The porous granular material 5 is formed by laying the porous granular material 5 on the surface of the porous granular material 4 and compressing the porous granular material 5, and rooting the plant 11 on the root root material 6 provided in the gap 13 between the porous granular materials 5. The root 9 of the plant 11 is grown on the permeable solidified body 4.

The embodiment of such a vegetation base 1 will be described in detail.
Is formed by solidifying with an adhesive curing material 3.

As the granular elastic material 2, a hydrophobic granular material having elasticity such as spherical foamed styrene is used, and as the adhesive hardening material 3, a mixture obtained by mixing a mortar adhesive reinforcing agent and water in cement and stirring is used. When the adhesive hardening material 3 is mixed with the granular elastic material 2 and agitated, the adhesive hardening materials 3 attached around the respective granular elastic materials 2 adhere to each other to form a water-permeable solidified body 4.

The water-permeable solid 4 needs a gap 8 to have water permeability. For this reason, when a hydrophobic granular material having elasticity, such as spherical foamed styrene, is used as the water-permeable solidified body 4, its spherical shape and elasticity are advantageous for forming a gap, and the overall weight is extremely reduced. Further, by adjusting the viscosity of the adhesive curing material 3, the gaps 8 between the individual granular elastic materials 2 are prevented from being completely filled with the adhesive curing material 3.

Since such a water-permeable solidified body 4 is formed by aggregating and bonding a large number of granular elastic materials 2, the overall shape is such that the required amount of the granular elastic materials 2 is accumulated in any shape. It can be planned depending on whether it is bonded or not, and it can be formed into a plate or other desired shape.

Further, a porous granular material 5, for example, a porous granular stone material such as pumice or an artificial granular composition material is laid on the surface of the water-permeable solidified body 4 and press-bonded. Each porous granular material 5 is brought into close contact with the adhesive curing material 3 attached to the granular elastic material 2 to cover the surface of the water-permeable solidified body 4 with the porous granular material 5.

The vegetation base 1 formed as described above is porous in each of the porous granular materials 5 occupying the surface thereof, and also in the water-permeable solidified body 4 in the inside, there is a gap between the respective granular elastic materials 2. 8, the base 9 has water permeability as a whole, and the roots 9 of the plant 11 can grow in the gaps 8 between the porous portions 7 of the porous granular materials 5 or the granular elastic materials 2.

In order to grow such a plant 11, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), a root active material 6 made of soil, peat moss or the like is first buried in the gap 13 of the porous granular material 5 on the surface. When the plant 11 is rooted on the root contact material 6, the plant 1
With the growth of 1, the root 9 of the plant 11 can enter the porous granular material 5 on the surface and the permeable solidified body 4 inside and grow.

Therefore, after the plant 11 has set roots on the porous granular material 5 and the permeable solidified body 4 inside, the root 9 of the plant 11 can be extended without the root active material 6. Even when the vegetation base 1 is in a horizontal state, a steep state, or a vertical state, the plant 11 does not fall off from the vegetation base 1.

Further, since all the constituent members of the vegetation base 1 are made of inorganic materials, if they are not corroded and the water supply is good, the plants 11 can continue to grow.

The plant 1 suitable for the vegetation base 1 of the present invention
Examples of 1 include succulent dried plants such as sedum, but it is also possible to apply to other plants as long as rooting is possible. Also, in the case of succulent dried plants like sedum,
As shown in FIG. 4 (b), it is possible to root the root rooting material 6 only by scattering only stems and leaves without roots on the root rooting material 6.

Further, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4 (a), it is preferable to provide a net-like reinforcing material 10 of metal or plastic inside the above-mentioned water-permeable solidified body 4. In particular, when the vegetation base 1 is installed in a place where strength is required, the internal reinforcing member 10 can prevent cracking or breakage due to external force or elongation of the root 9 or the like.

When the vegetation base 1 of the present invention is fixed to a concrete wall or the like, as shown in FIGS. 2 (a) to 2 (c),
The porous granular material 5 is provided on the surface of the permeable solidified body 4 formed in a plate shape.
Are formed at predetermined positions of the plate-shaped vegetation base 1 which has been laid and crimped, and as shown in FIG. It can be configured to be fixed.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 (a) to 2 (c), in order to secure moisture in the vegetation base 1 of the present invention, a pipe receiver 16 is fixed on the upper end of the water-permeable solidified body 4. A water distribution hole 17 is formed at a required portion of the pipe receiver 16 so that the permeable solidified body 4 is formed.
The inside of the pipe is provided with a flooding material 18 so that one end of the flooding material 18 communicates with the water distribution hole 17 of the pipe receiver 16. Water supplied from a water distribution pipe 19 provided in the pipe receiver 16 is Through the permeable solidified body 4 or the porous granular material 5.

In such a configuration, the immersion material 18 is
The trunk 18a is made of a spongy material into which water penetrates, and a plurality of branches 18b branched from the trunk are formed. By arranging a plurality of immersion materials 18 according to the shape of the body 4, the water supplied from the water distribution pipe 19 permeates the trunk 18a and the branch 18b,
The permeation into the gap 8 of the water-permeable solidified body 4 and the porous portion 7 of the porous granular material 5 around the periphery thereof makes it evenly distributed throughout.

Next, a method of forming the above-mentioned plate-shaped vegetation base 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 5A, a bottomed frame having an internal area capable of forming a vegetation base 1 having a desired area and a planar shape. A body 20 is formed, and a net-like reinforcing material 10 made of metal or plastic is laid on substantially the entire surface of a bottom plate 21 of the frame body 20.

As the material forming the water-permeable solidified material 4, a granular elastic material 2 made of spherical foamed styrene is used. As the adhesive curing material 3, a mixture obtained by mixing a mortar adhesive reinforcing agent and water in cement and stirring them is used. Prepare a mixture containing.

Then, as shown in FIG. 5 (b), the material for forming the water-permeable solidified body 4 is poured onto the bottom plate 21 of the frame 20 so as to be uniformly spread around the reinforcing member 10 and to be evenly distributed. Level the whole so that it is the right height.

Next, as shown in FIG. 5 (c), a flooding material 18 is laid on the material for forming the permeable solidified body 4 which is laid uniformly. In this case, the end of the immersion material 18 is
It is arranged so as to be exposed on the side surface of the container to secure an inlet for water penetration.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5D, a material for forming the above-mentioned permeable solidified body 4 is laid on the upper part of the immersion material 18 and the immersion material 18 is embedded therein. 4
As shown in FIG. 5 (e), a porous granular material such as pumice is spread on the surface of the porous granular material 5 as shown in FIG. When pressed, each porous granular material 5 is brought into close contact with the adhesive curing material 3 of the water-permeable solidified body 4 and can cover the entire surface.

Then, after the internal adhesive curing material 3 has been cured, the vegetation substrate 1 having a desired shape can be obtained by taking it out of the frame 20.

The pipe receiver 1 provided on the side of the vegetation base 1
6 may be fixed after removing the vegetation base 1 from the frame 20, but may be provided in advance on the side of the frame 20 and fixed by the adhesive curing material 3 when forming the water-permeable solidified body 4. You may do so.

[0034]

As described above, the vegetation base of the present invention is made of a non-corrosive material such as a granular elastic material, an adhesive hardening material and a porous granular material. It does not corrode and can therefore remain permanently fixed.

Further, it is easy to form a vegetation base having a predetermined shape with a light weight, and it is possible to construct a wide area by adding to a construction site.

Further, by rooting the plant on the root rooting material provided in the gap between the porous granular material, the root of the plant can be grown on the porous granular material and the permeable solidified material,
In addition, the water can penetrate through the gap between the porous portion of the porous granular material and the water-permeable solidified body, so that water can be uniformly supplied to the whole, and the growth can be easily controlled after the plant has been rooted.

Further, it can be firmly and easily fixed to a vertical wall surface or a steeply inclined surface of concrete or the like by using bolts or the like by using bolt through holes formed at predetermined positions of the plate-shaped vegetation base.

Further, when a water distribution pipe is provided on a pipe receiver provided at the upper end of the plate-shaped vegetation base, the water supplied from the water distribution pipe is uniformly distributed to the entire inside of the vegetation base through a flooded material. It is possible to infiltrate.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which a plant is rooted on a vegetation base according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 (a) is a top view of a plate-shaped vegetation base according to the present invention, (b) is a plan view, and (c) is a side view.

FIG. 3 (a) is a front view showing a state in which a water pipe is provided by connecting plate-shaped vegetation bases according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 (b) is a side view showing a state fixed to a wall.

FIG. 4 (a) is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a root active material is provided in a gap between porous granular materials of a vegetation base according to the present invention,
(b) is sectional drawing which shows the state which arrange | positioned the plant to the root part rooting material.

5 (a) to 5 (e) are cross-sectional views showing steps of forming a plate-shaped vegetation base according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Vegetation base 2 ... Granular elastic material 3 ... Adhesion hardening material 4 ... Water permeable solidified material 5 ... Porous granular material 6 ... Root active material 7 ... Porous part 8 ... Gap of water permeable solidified material 9 ... Plant root 10 ... Reinforcing material 11 ... Plant 12 ... Wall 13 ... Gap between porous granular materials 14 ... Bolt insertion hole 15 ... Bolt 16 ... Piping receiver 17 ... Water distribution hole 18 ... Flood material 18a ... Stem 18b ... Branch 19 ... Water pipe Reference numeral 20: frame body 21: bottom plate 22: pressing member

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A porous granular material which is formed by laying a porous granular material on a surface of a predetermined shape of a water-permeable solidified body obtained by solidifying a required amount of a granular elastic material with an adhesive curing material and pressing the same. A vegetation base characterized in that a plant is rooted on a root active material provided in a gap between the porous granular material and the permeable solidified body so that the root of the plant grows. 2. The vegetation base according to claim 1, wherein said granular elastic material is a hydrophobic granular material having elasticity such as spherical styrene foam. 3. The vegetation base according to claim 1, wherein said porous granular material is a porous stone material or an artificial composition material. 4. The vegetation base according to claim 1, wherein a reinforcing material is provided inside the solidified water permeable material. 5. A bolt insertion hole is formed at a predetermined position on a plate-shaped vegetation base which is formed by laying a porous granular material on the surface of the water-permeable solidified body formed in a plate shape and pressing it. 2. The vegetation base according to claim 1, wherein the vegetation base is fixed to the wall with bolts inserted through the vegetation. 6. A plate receiver is provided on an upper end of a plate-shaped vegetation base formed by laying a porous granular material on a surface of the plate-shaped permeable solidified body and pressing the plate-shaped vegetation base. A immersion material communicating with a water distribution hole provided in the pipe receiver is provided inside, and water supplied from a water distribution pipe supported by the pipe receiver receives the porous granular material and the water permeable through the immersion material. The vegetation base according to claim 1, wherein the vegetation base is penetrated into the solidified body.