JP2002125488A - Fruit-raising container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fruit-raising container whose main body hardly moves toward a fruit so that the container scarcely damages the fruit or drops it from the branch even in storm. SOLUTION: To place a fruit-raising container 10 so that a peach A is enclosed with it, at first the peach A is put in a cage 13 and the cage is closed with a lid 14. On this occasion, the branch (a) is pinched between the lower half 12a and the upper half 1b, and this integrates firmly the fruit-raising container 10 and the branch (a), and resultingly, it reduces the risk that the main body 11 of the container moves towards the peach A due to strong wind, and thereby the container 11 damages the peach A or drops the peach A from the branch (a), for example, even during typhoon. Furthermore, even if the peach A drops from the branch (a), the cage 13 receives the peach A so that it is hardly damaged.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fruit growing container, and more particularly, to a fruit growing container suitable for protecting growing fruits from insect damage, bird damage, chemical damage, decay, falling, etc., and especially suitable for growing pesticide-free fruits. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a fruit growing container, for example, a "cultivation container" described in JP-A-6-178623 is known. This conventional cultivation container is a transparent, shape-retaining, two-piece container that holds and holds the growing fruit. The storage space of this conventional container has such a size that the outer periphery does not come into contact with the grown fruit. In addition, a small hole is formed in the closing portion existing in the split portion of the conventional container so that the shaft portion of the fruit can be inserted.

[0003] The work of putting a fruit growing container on a fruit
At the time of covering work), the two split parts are closed together with the shank of the fruit being inserted through the small hole from both sides of the fruit to cover the fruit. At this time, the container is firmly fixed to the shaft portion of the container using, for example, an adhesive tape, a wire, a string, or the like. afterwards,
After a predetermined period of time, the fruit grows in the container. At that time, since the fruit is covered with a container, it is difficult for pests (such as night robbing moth) to be attached and rot by rainwater does not occur. Also, when the pesticides are sprayed on the leaves, the chemical does not directly adhere to the fruits. In addition, there is no possibility that adjacent fruits will rub against each other in strong winds, causing damage. Furthermore, even if the fruits ripen and the branches fall, the container receives the ripe fruits, so that there is no damage due to falling. In addition, birds fly to aim at the fruit, and even if they beak with a beak, the container does not dent and the fruit is not damaged.

Since the container is made transparent, the degree of fruit growth can be seen from the outside. Moreover, the sunlight penetrates the container and reaches the fruit, so that there is no problem with the growth and coloring of the fruit. The storage space in this container is designed so that even when the fruit grows, the outer periphery does not touch it, so even ripe fruits just before harvesting may not damage the surface due to contact with the container. Absent.

[0005]

However, the conventional fruit growing containers have the following drawbacks. That is,
The fruit growing container was fixed to the shaft of the spatula. As a result, when a strong wind such as a typhoon or the like occurred, the container was slid against the fruit by the wind and pressed against the fruit, thereby damaging the surface of the fruit. In the worst case, there was a risk that the fruit would fall.
As a countermeasure, JP-A-6-178623 describes a method in which the conventional container is not fixed to the shaft portion of the lever, but is hooked on a branch using a string. However, in this use, it takes time and effort to cover the fruit with the container, resulting in poor workability.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a fruit growing container which is less likely to move the container body to the fruit side even in a strong wind and to damage the fruit or drop the fruit from a branch. The purpose is. In addition, the present invention
It is an object of the present invention to provide a fruit growing container that can simplify the operation of covering a fruit with a container and shorten the operation time. Further, another object of the present invention is to provide a fruit growing container that can prevent pests and rainwater from entering through a gap between a branch and a branch.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a fruit growing container for storing and growing fruits grown on a branch, wherein a container body for storing the fruits and a container body are provided on the container body. And a branch for attaching a container body to the branch. The type of fruit is not limited. For example, peach, apple, tangerine, pear, persimmon, grape, loquat and the like can be mentioned. The material of the container body is not limited.
For example, in addition to various plastics (polypropylene, polyethylene, polystyrene, polyurethane, etc.), various papers (white paper, corrugated cardboard, laminated paper, etc.) and the like can be mentioned. However, plastic or laminated paper is preferred. In paper, birds and insects easily break the container body and eat the fruits inside.

In the case of this plastic, the container body may be transparent or translucent, and depending on the fruit, it may be colored or not transparent. However, the transparent or translucent one allows the grower to see the degree of fruit growth from outside. Further, since the fruit is sufficiently irradiated with sunlight, the growth and coloring of the fruit are improved. The shape of the container body is not limited. For example, the container may be a container having a circular shape, an elliptical shape, a polygonal shape such as a triangle or more in a plan view in a suspended state. In short, any shape may be used as long as the fruit can be stored according to the shape of the fruit. The size of the container body is not limited. The point is that the size should be large enough to store fruit. However, it is preferable that the storage space in the container main body has such a size that the outer periphery does not come into contact even when the fruit grows. For example, even in the case of a ripe fruit just before harvesting, it is preferable that the size is such that the surface is not damaged by contact with the container body.

The thickness of the material of the container body is not limited. It may be made thin to be a single-use disposable type. Moreover, it may be made thick so that it can be reused several times. The container body may be, for example, a single general container or a container split into two or three or more. The cracking method may be vertical cracking (closed portion of the container body is substantially vertical) or horizontal cracking (closed portion is substantially horizontal) based on the state in which the fruit growing container is placed on the fruit. Good. In addition, an oblique crack (this closed portion is in an arbitrary oblique direction) may be used. Each divided part for forming one container main body may be a separate body, or may be an integrated body in which a part thereof is connected. Also, in this container body,
A large number of fine ventilation holes that do not allow small insects to pass through may be provided. Alternatively, the whole or a part of the container body may be a net member having a fine mesh. By improving the air permeability of the container body, it is possible to prevent the fruit from becoming stuffy.

The branching portion may be formed integrally with the same material as the container body, or may be formed separately.
The branching portion may have a branch sandwiching structure in which the branch is sandwiched from the outside, or may have a structure in which the branch is simply pressed against the branch and fixed to the branch with an adhesive tape, a wire, a string, or the like. The branching portion may be a single member or may be divided into a plurality (two or more).

[0011] The invention according to claim 2 is the fruit growing container according to claim 1, wherein the branching portion has a branch pinching structure for pinching the branch from outside. The branch sandwich structure
The structure is not limited as long as the branch can be sandwiched from the outside. Normally, the branch is sandwiched between the two divided portions in the up-down direction or the left-right direction (both sides).

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the fruit growing container according to the first or second aspect, wherein the branching portion is provided with a cushioning material for filling a gap between the branching portion and the branch. . The type of the cushioning material is not limited. For example, various foamable plastics (for example, foamable urethane, foamable polyethylene, etc.), natural rubber, synthetic rubber, and the like can be used.

[0013]

According to the present invention, at the time of putting the fruit growing container on the fruit, the fruit is first stored in the container body, and the branching portion is attached to the branch as it is. This ensures that the fruit growing container and the branch are integrated. As a result, for example, in the event of a typhoon, the strong wind moves the container body to the fruit side, and there is little risk of damaging the fruit or dropping it from a branch. Moreover, even if it falls off the branch, the fruit is not easily damaged because the container body receives it.

In particular, according to the second aspect of the present invention, at the time of the covering operation, the fruit is stored in the container body, and the branch is pinched from the outside by the branching portion having the branch pinching structure. Secure the growing vessel to the branches.
Since the branching portion has a branch pinching structure, the operation of covering the fruit with the container body is simplified, and the operation time can be shortened.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when attaching the branch portion to the branch, the gap between the branch portion and the branch is filled with the cushioning material. And rainwater can be prevented from entering.

[0016]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, a first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a front view of the fruit growing container according to the first embodiment of the present invention in use. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the fruit growing container according to the first embodiment of the present invention in an open state. FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a branch portion of the fruit growing container according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIG. 1 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part showing a container opening / closing structure of a fruit growing container according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, reference numeral 10 denotes a fruit growing container according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The fruit growing container 10 mainly includes a container body 11 for holding the peach A grown on the branch from outside, and a pair of branching portions 12, 12 provided on the container body 11 and attached to the branch. And The container main body 11 has a basket portion 13 having a size such that the outer periphery of the peach A does not come into contact with the stored peach A even when the peach A grows until harvesting. The basket portion 13 is a vertically long container that is made of transparent (may be translucent) polypropylene having a thickness of about 0.1 mm and has a circular shape in plan view. A large number of fine ventilation holes 13a are formed in the entire area from the center to the bottom of the cage 13 so that small insects cannot pass through. Thereby, the air permeability of the container main body 11 is improved, and the peach A is prevented from being stuffy. At the upper end of the cage 13 where the opening is formed, an annular flange 1 is provided.
3b is integrally formed. A lid 14 for closing the opening of the basket 13 is integrally connected to the outer edge of the flange 13b via a band-shaped hinge H. Lid 14
Is made of transparent (or translucent) polypropylene having a thickness of about 0.1 mm, like the cage portion 13, and has a dome shape.

A flange 14a having the same diameter as the flange 13b is formed integrally with the dome portion on the outer peripheral portion of the lid portion 14. The flanges 13b and 14a are provided with a total of five sets of concave fitting parts 13c and convex fitting parts 14b that are removably fitted to each other at a predetermined angle in the circumferential direction (FIG. 1). 4). A downwardly bent knob portion 14c is integrally formed at the tip of each convex fitting portion 14b.
This is a structure in which the fitted state of the cover 14 is released by picking up the knob 14c with a fingertip and pulling up.

Lower half portions 12a, 12a constituting the lower half of the branching portions 12, 12 are integrally formed on both sides of the flange 13b opposed to each other. These lower half portions 12a, 12a, including a part of the upper end of the basket portion 13, have a downward semicircular shape (gutter shape) when viewed in a vertical cross section. On the other hand, upper half portions 12b, 12b constituting the upper half of the branching portions 12, 12 are integrally formed on both sides of the flange 14a opposed to each other. These upper half portions 12b, 12b, including a part of the lower end of the lid portion 14, have an upward semicircular shape (reverse gutter shape) in cross section. The internal space of these lower half portions 12a, 12a and the upper half portions 12b, 12b
b, the lower half portions 12a, 12a and the peach A
Between the lower part of the branch a or the upper half part 12b, 1
A total of four cushioning materials 15 are filled to fill the gap between 2b and the upper part of the branch a of peach A. Each cushioning member 15 is made of urethane foam (see FIG. 3).

Next, the fruit growing container 1 of the first embodiment
How to use 0 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, first, peach A is stored in the basket portion 13. At this time, the lower portion of the branch a is applied to the upper surfaces of the cushioning members 15 of the lower half portions 12a. Next, in this state,
The cover 14 is placed on the basket 13 from above. As a result, the upper part of the branch a is connected to the cushioning material 1 of the upper half portions 12b.
5 and 15 are in contact with the lower surface. After that, the corresponding concave fitting portion 13c and convex fitting portion 14b are fitted to each other, and the opening of the basket portion 13 containing peach A is closed by the lid portion 14. Thereby, the fruit growing container 10 and the branch a are firmly integrated. As a result, even in a typhoon, for example, the strong wind moves the container body 11 to the peach A side and damages the peach 11,
It is less likely to drop from And peach A
Even if falls from the branch a, the basket part 13 receives it,
It is hard to damage peach A.

In the first embodiment, the branching section 1
As for 2, 12, a branch sandwiching structure in which the branch a is vertically sandwiched by the lower half portions 12a, 12a and the upper half portions 12b, 12b is employed. Therefore, container body 11 to peach A
Is simplified, and the work time is shortened. Further, each cushioning material 15 is strongly pressed against the outer peripheral surface of the branch a,
The pressure at this time compresses each cushioning material 15 and deforms it into a shape of a gap between the branching portions 12 and 12 and the branch a. As a result, the gaps between the branching portions 12 and 12 and the branch a are filled with the cushioning material 15. As a result, pests, rainwater, and the like hardly penetrate into the container body 11 from these gaps.

Since the peach A is covered with the container body 11 in this way, it is difficult for pests (turtle insects, night robbing moths, etc.) to adhere to the peach A, hardly to rot by rainwater, and even when the pesticides are sprayed on the leaves. Does not adhere to the peach A. Moreover, even in a strong wind, the adjacent peaches A are not rubbed by the container body 11 and do not damage each other. Also,
Even if a bird pierces the container body 11 with a beak, the container body 11 does not dent and the peach A is not damaged. And the container body 1
1 is transparent or translucent, so that the degree of growth of peach A can be seen from the outside, and the sunlight is
And the peach A reaches the peach A sufficiently, so that there is no problem in the growth and coloring of the peach A. Further, since the storage space in the basket 13 is designed to have a size such that the outer periphery of the peach A does not come into contact with the grown peach A, even if the fruit is ripe immediately before harvesting, the basket 1
No contact with No. 3 and no scratch on its surface.

Next, a fruit growing container according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a front view of a fruit growing container according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 5, the fruit growing container 20 according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes a mesh portion 16 having a fine mesh that is small enough to prevent small insects from being passed on both front and back sides of the peripheral plate of the basket portion 13A. This is an example in which apples B are stored in the container body 11 respectively. Since the net portion 16 is provided in a wide range of the basket portion 13A, the ventilation of the storage space in the container body 11 is improved. Thereby, the inside of the container main body 11 is less likely to be stuffy, and helps growing apples B. Other configurations, operations, and effects are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted.

Next, a fruit growing container according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a front view of a fruit growing container according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 6, the fruit growing container 30 according to the third embodiment of the present invention is an example in which a vertically long container main body 11A for storing grapes is used. This container main body 11A has a cage section 13B having a long and thin U-shaped cross section for accommodating grape C.
have. Other configurations, operations, and effects are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted.

Next, a fruit growing container according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 (a)
It is a front view showing the state in use of the fruit growing container concerning a 4th example of this invention. FIG. 7B is a side view showing a use state of the fruit growing container according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, a fruit growing container 40 according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention includes a container body 1.
1B is an example in which Mogi loquat is stored. This container body 1
1B is a vertically cracked container suitable for storing mogi loquat D growing at the tip of the branch b. That is, the container main body 11B is a pair of left and right mating basket portions 17A, 17 each having a fan shape when viewed from the front.
A. The paired basket portions 17A, 17A are integrally connected by hinges H at their respective upper ends. In the container body 11B, as described above, since the loquat D is formed at the tip of the branch b, the branching portion 12A is provided as one. The branching portion 12A includes a left half portion 12c and a right half portion 12d. Other configurations, operations, and effects are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted.

Next, a fruit growing container according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a fruit growing container according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention in use. As shown in FIG. 8, in the fruit growing container 50 of the fifth embodiment, the container body 11C is formed into a vertically cracked spherical shape, and a pair of vertically cracked branches is provided on both upper sides of the container body 11C. This is an example in which attachment portions 12B are provided. The container main body 11C has a pair of left and right half split basket parts 18A, 18A that are semicircular when viewed from the front. The lower ends of these half-split basket portions 18A, 18A are integrally connected by a hinge H.

On both sides of the upper part of each half cage portion 18A, 18A, along the closing portion (outer edge), the left half portion 12e, 12e and the right half portion 12f constituting the right portion are provided. , 12f are integrally formed. Each half part 12e, 12e, 12f, 12f is a container body 11C in which a pair of left and right half cage parts 18A, 18A are closed.
Are assembled into a pair of branching portions 12B, 12B. As the connecting structure of the closing part, each half split cage part 1
8A, 18A and each half part 12e, 12e, 12f, 1
Both 2f employ a structure in which a flange (not shown) and a groove for flange are engaged. Other configurations, operations, and effects are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted.

Next, a fruit growing container according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a fruit growing container according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention in a used state. As shown in FIG. 9, the fruit growing container 60 of the sixth embodiment is an example in which one branching portion 12C that does not sandwich the branch a is provided at the upper end of a vertically crackable container main body 11C. The branching portion 12C has a gutter shape having a U-shaped cross section, is attached to the branch a from below, and wraps a lower portion and a central portion of the branch a from outside. The branching portion 12C includes a left partial gutter portion 12g and a right partial gutter portion 12h. The attached branching portion 12C is fastened to the branch a by a string 61. An elongate hole 11a is formed at the upper end of the container body 11C so as to insert the shaft of the apple B. The internal space of the branching portion 12C is filled with the cushioning material 15. The cushioning material 15 includes the branch a and the branching portion 12.
Not only the gap with C, but also the gap between the elongated hole 11a and the shaft part. Thereby, it is possible to prevent small insects and rainwater from eventually entering the inside of the container body 11C from the gap between the long hole 11a and the shaft. Other configurations, operations, and effects are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted.

Next, a seventh embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
The fruit growing container according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of a fruit growing container according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 10, the fruit growing container 70 of the seventh embodiment is an example employing a thick box-shaped container body 11D. The container body 11D mainly has a storage box 19A in which an opening is formed in the upper surface and stores the apple B, and a lid box 19 in which the lower surface is opened to close the opening of the storage box 19A.
B. Storage box 19A is about 0.3mm thick
The lower half portions 12a, 12a are provided at the center of the upper end portions of a pair of side plates arranged opposite to each other.
a are integrally formed. A large number of small projections 19a are integrally formed at a constant pitch over the entire length of a pair of opposed diagonal sides of the peripheral side surface of the storage box 19A.

On the other hand, the lid box 19B has a thickness of about 0.3 mm.
The lid has a rectangular parallelepiped container shape and is designed to have a slightly larger opening area than the storage box 19A. Also,
A pair of vertical grooves 19b are formed in the pair of side plates of the lid box 19B opposed to each other from the center of each lower end to the center. The vertical groove 19b is used to store the lid box 19B in the storage box 1
When the lower half 9A is covered, it becomes a groove for moving the lower half portions 12a. The upper half portions 12b, 12b are integrally formed at the upper end of each vertical groove 19b. A pair of opposed small diagonal sides of the peripheral side surface of the lid box 19B are integrally formed with one small hooking projection 19c at the lower end thereof. When the lid box 19B is put on the storage box 19A,
Each of the small hooking projections 19c is hooked between the corresponding small projections 19a on the diagonal sides, so that the lid box 19B is hooked at a predetermined height of the storage box 19A. That is,
This container is formed so as to have a variable length in the vertical direction as a whole. Therefore, the container length can be made variable according to the growth of the fruit. It can also be used for both large and small fruits. By adopting the hooking structure of the lid box 19B, both branches 1 are attached to the branch a of the apple B.
When sandwiching the lower half 2 and the lower half
a, 12a and the upper half portions 12b, 12b can be easily aligned. As described above, the adoption of the thick box-shaped container body 11D makes it possible to reduce the amount of the apple B compared to the thin container bodies 11, 11A to 11C of the first to sixth embodiments.
The work of putting on is easy. Other configurations, operations, and effects are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment, and thus description thereof is omitted.

[0031]

According to the present invention, since a branching portion for attaching to a branch is provided in a part of the container body, even in a strong wind, the container body moves by wind to damage the fruit or drop the fruit from the branch. Is less likely.

In particular, according to the second aspect of the present invention, since this branch pinching structure is adopted as the branching portion, the work of putting the container body on the fruit can be simplified, and the work time can be shortened.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the branching portion is attached to the branch, the gap between the branching portion and the branch is filled with the cushioning material. It is possible to prevent infiltration of the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a use state of a fruit growing container according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the fruit growing container according to the first embodiment of the present invention in an open state.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of a branch portion of the fruit growing container according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part showing a container opening and closing structure of the fruit growing container according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a fruit growing container according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a fruit growing container according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7A is a front view showing a state in which a fruit growing container according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention is being used. (B)
FIG. 11 is a side view showing a use state of a fruit growing container according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a use state of a fruit growing container according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a use state of a fruit growing container according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of a fruit growing container according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70 Fruit growing container, 11, 11A to 11D Container main body, 12, 12A, 12C Branching portion, 15 Buffer material, a branch.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A fruit growing container for storing and growing fruit grown on a branch, comprising: a container body for storing the fruit; and a branching portion provided on the container body for attaching the container body to the branch. A fruit growing container having a. 2. The fruit growing container according to claim 1, wherein the branching portion has a branch sandwiching structure for sandwiching the branch from outside. 3. The fruit growing container according to claim 1, wherein the branching portion is provided with a cushioning material for filling a gap between the branching portion and the branch.