JP2002262669A - Raised floor type cultivation apparatus and floor- forming member - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a raised floor type cultivation apparatus capable of extremely reducing the time and effort required for the installation and the removal by making fixing metal fittings unnecessary in the assembly. SOLUTION: This raised floor type cultivation apparatus A1 has a floor- forming member 1, a leg member 9, a lower floor-receiving member 8, an upper floor-receiving member 8a, a floor sheet 2 and a fixing clip. The floor-forming member 1 is formed into a concave shape, and constituted of a base part 10 for forming a floor-forming part 19 at the upper surface, and a protrusion part 11. A leg member-attaching hole 12 is formed at the lower part of the base part 10, and a floor-receiving member-attaching part 13 is formed at both sides of the upper part. A floor-receiving member-attaching part 14 is formed at the upper end part of the protrusion part 11. The part formed by the floor- forming part 19, the lower floor-receiving member 8 constructed between the floor-receiving member-attaching parts 13 and the upper floor-receiving member 8a constructed between the floor-receiving part-attaching parts 14 is covered with the floor sheet 2. The floor sheet 2 is fixed to the upper floor-receiving member 8a by the fixing clip.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a stilt type cultivation apparatus and a floor forming member. More specifically, it is a cultivation apparatus used for cultivation of strawberries and the like, which eliminates the need for fixtures for assembling the cultivation apparatus, reduces the time required when installing or removing the cultivation apparatus, TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a high-floor cultivation apparatus and a floor-forming member that can reduce time and cost burden on the side.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, strawberries are grown on a large scale in a vinyl house or the like. In the early days, cultivation was carried out directly on the soil in a vinyl house, but the work had to be squatted, so the physical burden on the workers was great. Therefore, in recent years, in order to reduce the physical burden on workers, it has become mainstream to cultivate by installing a raised-floor cultivation device in a greenhouse where workers can stand and work. ing. In a conventional general stilt type cultivation apparatus, a leg unit to which a metal pipe is welded is erected on the ground, a connecting member is fixed between the leg units with fixing brackets, a gantry is assembled, and a floor sheet or a planter is placed thereon. It is a structure in which soil is put and a cultivation floor is formed.

[0003]

However, the conventional stilt type cultivation apparatus described above has the following problems. That is, although a fixing bracket is used to fix the connecting member to the leg unit to which the metal pipe is welded, in the case of strawberry cultivation as an example, about 2400 fixing brackets are required per 10a (ares). Therefore, when installing or removing the cultivation equipment, it takes a lot of trouble,
For the installer, it was a great burden both in terms of time and cost. In addition, since the leg unit has a welded portion, rust is easily generated from the welded portion, and there is a problem in durability.

(Object of the present invention) An object of the present invention is to eliminate the need for fixing hardware for assembling a stilt-type cultivation apparatus, to reduce the time and effort required when installing or removing the cultivation apparatus, An object of the present invention is to provide a stilt-type cultivation apparatus and a floor forming member that can significantly reduce the time and cost burden on the side. Another object of the present invention is to provide a high-floor cultivation apparatus and a floor-forming member which are less likely to generate rust and have excellent durability.

[0005]

Means of the present invention taken to achieve the above object are as follows. The first invention is characterized by comprising a floor forming member having a floor forming portion, a leg member detachable from the floor forming member, and a floor receiving member detachable from the floor forming member. This is a stilt type cultivation apparatus.

In the second invention, a plurality of floor forming members on which leg members are mounted are arranged in parallel at required intervals, and a floor receiving member is mounted between each floor forming member having a floor forming portion. It is a stilt type cultivation apparatus characterized in that:

A third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that a floor sheet or a planter for forming a cultivation floor is provided in a portion formed by the floor forming portion and the floor receiving member, wherein 2 is a stilt type cultivation apparatus according to the second invention.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the stilt cultivation according to the first, second or third aspect of the present invention, further comprising an extension member for providing an overhang on the side of the floor forming member. Device.

A fifth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that it comprises a floor forming portion, a leg member mounting portion on which a leg member is detachable, and a floor receiving member mounting portion on which a floor receiving member is detachable. It is a floor forming member.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the floor forming member according to the fifth aspect of the present invention is characterized in that an expansion member for providing a projecting portion on the side of the floor forming member has a detachable mounting portion. It is.

(Operation) The assembling of the raised floor cultivation apparatus is performed as follows. First, the leg members are driven into the ground at required intervals to stand. The leg mounting portions of the floor forming member are mounted on the leg members so that the floor forming members are parallel to the thickness direction at required intervals. The floor receiving member is mounted so as to span the floor receiving member mounting portion of the floor forming member, and the floor forming members are connected. A floor sheet or a planter is provided on a floor forming portion of the floor forming member and a portion formed by the floor receiving member.
Thereafter, the soil is put into the floor sheet or the inside of the planter to form a cultivation floor.

[0012] If necessary, an expansion member for providing an overhanging portion is attached to the side of the floor forming member. As described above, the stilt-type cultivation apparatus according to the present invention does not require any special tools or techniques for the assembling work at the time of installation, and can be easily performed in a short time without using any conventional fixing bracket. be able to.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a floor forming member according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of a leg member mounting portion provided at the bottom of the floor forming member shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. Principal part perspective view showing the first embodiment of such a stilt type cultivation apparatus, FIG. 4 is a plan view of main parts of the stilt type cultivation apparatus shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a perspective explanatory view showing a fixing structure of a floor sheet, FIG. 6 is an explanatory sectional view showing a fixing structure of a floor sheet,
FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing a structure of a connecting portion between the upper floor receiving member and the lower floor receiving member.

The floor forming member 1 is formed in a substantially concave shape, and includes a base 10 and protrusions 11 provided on both sides thereof so as to protrude upward. A floor forming portion 19 is formed on the upper side by the base 10 and the projecting portions 11 on both sides. At the lower part on both sides of the base part 10, leg member mounting holes 12 (see FIG. 2) leading to the inside of the protruding part 11 are provided.
In the leg member mounting hole 12, a leg member 9 described later can be detachably mounted in the vertical direction.

At two locations on both sides of the upper portion of the base 10, there are provided floor receiving member mounting portions 13 to which the lower floor receiving member 8 formed of a metal pipe can be removably mounted in a lateral direction. A guide 130 is provided at the entrance of the floor receiving member mounting portion 13 to make it easier for the lower floor receiving member 8 to enter. In addition, a mounting part for mounting a gutter member (not shown) for collecting the cultivating nutrient solution may be provided below the base 10. At the upper end of each protruding portion 11, a floor receiving member mounting portion 14 to which an upper floor receiving member 8a to be described later can be removably mounted in a lateral direction is provided. The guide portion 13 is attached to the floor receiving member mounting portion 14.
A guiding section similar to that of 0 may be provided. The floor receiving member mounting portion 13 and the floor receiving member mounting portion 14 are respectively formed by the lower floor receiving member 8 and the upper floor receiving member 8 by the elasticity of synthetic resin as a material.
a can be smoothly attached and detached. The floor forming member 1 is made of a synthetic resin, but is not limited thereto, and may be formed of another material such as a metal.

Next, the structure of the stilt type cultivation apparatus A1 using the floor forming member 1 will be described. The stilt type cultivation apparatus A1 includes a floor forming member 1, a leg member 9, a lower floor receiving member 8, an upper floor receiving member 8a, a floor sheet 2, and a fixing clip 3. In each leg member mounting hole 12 of the floor forming member 1, a leg member 9 formed of a metal pipe and having a required length is mounted. Each floor-forming member 1 is mounted on a leg member 9 that stands on the ground at a required interval, and is installed so that the floor-forming members 1 are parallel to each other.

A lower floor receiving member 8 and an upper floor receiving member 8a formed of metal pipes are mounted between the floor receiving member mounting portions 13 and the floor receiving member mounting portions 14 of each floor forming member 1, respectively. The forming member 1 is connected (see FIGS. 3 and 4). Note that FIG.
In the figure, the lower floor receiving member 8 mounted on the floor receiving member mounting portion 13 is not shown. Since the lower floor receiving member 8 and the upper floor receiving member 8a are provided in a long length, they have a structure for connecting those having a required length. Lower floor receiving member 8 and upper floor receiving member 8
As shown in FIG. 7, a generally has a structure in which one side of the connection portion is formed to have a small diameter and can be inserted with almost no gap, but is not limited to this.

The floor forming section 19 of each floor forming member 1
The floor sheet 2 is covered on a portion formed by the lower floor receiving member 8 and the upper floor receiving member 8a. The floor sheet 2 is made of a synthetic resin and has sufficient strength and waterproofness to withstand the weight when soil is put. A hole (not shown) for draining water is provided at the bottom of the floor sheet 2.
The floor sheet 2 can also be made to have water permeability in the material itself.

The floor sheet 2 is fixed to the upper floor receiving member 8a by a fixing clip 3 at an important point. Fixing clip 3
Is formed of an elastic synthetic resin, and includes a fitting portion 30 and an opening 31 communicating with the fitting portion 30. The fitting portion 30 is set to have substantially the same inner diameter as the diameter of the upper floor receiving member 8a, and the width of the opening 31 is smaller than that. The diameter of the upper floor receiving member 8a is slightly larger than the diameter of the lower floor receiving member 8. The fixing clip 3 is fitted into the upper floor receiving member 8a from above the floor sheet 2 placed on the upper floor receiving member 8a, and can fix the floor sheet 2 to the upper floor receiving member 8a. Note that various fixing means having other structures can be employed instead of the fixing clip 3.

(Operation) FIG. 8 is an explanatory cross-sectional view showing the use state of the stilt type cultivation apparatus shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. The operation of the raised floor cultivation apparatus A1 will be described with reference to FIGS. Assembling of the stilt type cultivation apparatus A1 is performed as follows. (1) The two leg members 9 are erected on the ground at required intervals (intervals between the leg member mounting holes 12 of the floor forming member 1), and are set as a set. Further, a required number of pairs of leg members 9 are driven into the ground at a required interval in a direction perpendicular to the juxtaposed direction and stand upright. (2) The leg mounting holes 12 of the floor forming member 1 are mounted on the leg members 9 so that the floor forming members 1 are parallel to the thickness direction at required intervals.

(3) Floor receiving member mounting portion 1 of each floor forming member 1
The lower floor receiving member 8 and the upper floor receiving member 8a are mounted between the three and the floor receiving member mounting portions 14, respectively, and the floor forming members 1 are connected. (4) The floor sheet 2 is put on the floor forming portion 19 of the floor forming member 1, the portion formed by the lower floor receiving member 8, and the upper floor receiving member 8a. The floor sheet 2 is fixed to the upper floor receiving member 8a with the fixing clip 3. (5) The cultivation floor 4 is formed by putting the soil 40 inside the floor sheet, and the strawberries 5 are planted and cultivated.

According to the stilt type cultivation apparatus A1 having the above structure,
The assembling work at the time of installation can be easily performed in a short time without requiring any special tools or techniques and without using a conventional fixing bracket. In addition, if each metal part such as the leg member 9, the lower floor receiving member 8, and the upper floor receiving member 8a is made of a metal having good corrosion resistance (such as stainless steel) or a metal that has been subjected to rustproofing, the entire device can be manufactured. , Sufficient durability is obtained, and the frequency of replacement is reduced, so that the cost is reduced. If the material and the size of the leg member 9, the lower floor receiving member 8, and the upper floor receiving member 8a are the same, the time required for sorting the leg member 9, the lower floor receiving member 8, and the upper floor receiving member 8a during assembly is reduced. The assembly can be further simplified.

FIG. 9 shows a second embodiment of the stilt type cultivation apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional explanatory view showing a use state of the raised-floor cultivation apparatus shown in FIG. 9. In the drawings, the same or equivalent parts as those of the above-described stilt-type cultivation apparatus A1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description of the structure will be omitted. In FIG. 9, the illustration of the lower floor receiving member 8 and the upper floor receiving member 8a is omitted.

The floor-forming member 1a used in the stilt-type cultivation apparatus A2 is different from the floor-forming member 1 in that the floor-forming member 1a has mounting portions 16 at two upper and lower positions on the outer surface of each projection 11. ing. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the expansion member 7 is mounted on each mounting portion 16. The expansion member 7 is composed of an attachment base 70 formed of a metal pipe and shaped like a square, and a receiving member 71 attached to one end of the attachment base 70. The shape of the attachment base 70 is not particularly limited as long as the extension member 7 can be provided so as to protrude. The attachment base 70 may be bent at a right angle, an acute angle, or may be curved.

The receiving member 71 is formed of a metal pipe to a required length, and is provided with insertion protrusions 72 at a required interval (an interval at which the floor forming member 1 is provided on the ground). Receiving member 7
1 is mounted by inserting the insertion projection 72 into the upper end portion of the attachment base 70 detachably attached to the attachment portion 16. The floor sheet 2 extends to a position beyond the receiving member 71 of the expansion member 7. Note that the floor sheet 2 can be fixed to the receiving member 71 with the fixing clip 3. In this case, the upper floor receiving member 8 of the floor sheet 2 by the fixing clip 3
Fixation to a can be omitted.

The stilt-type cultivation apparatus A2 is a stilt-type cultivation apparatus A
In addition to the above-mentioned effects of 1, by extending the runner 50 of the strawberry 5 and hanging the fruit 51 to the outside of the expanding member 7, the sunshine is improved, the growth is improved, and the fruit cutting is facilitated. (See FIG. 10).

The terms and expressions used in the present specification are merely illustrative and not restrictive, and do not exclude terms and expressions equivalent to the above-mentioned terms and expressions. Further, the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the technical idea.

[0028]

The stilt-type cultivation apparatus according to the present invention eliminates the need for a conventional fixture for assembling the cultivation apparatus, so that the time required for installing or removing the cultivation apparatus can be reduced. This can significantly reduce the time and cost burden on the installer. Also, since there is no welded part in the equipment, if the metal part is made of metal with good corrosion resistance or rust-proofed metal, sufficient durability as the whole equipment can be obtained and replacement frequency is low. Therefore, the cost is reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a floor forming member according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of a leg member mounting portion provided on the bottom of the floor forming member shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a main part perspective view showing the first embodiment of the stilt-type cultivation apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of an essential part of the stilt-type cultivation apparatus shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory perspective view showing a fixing structure of a floor sheet.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory sectional view showing a fixing structure of a floor sheet.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing a structure of a connecting portion between the upper floor receiving member and the lower floor receiving member.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory sectional view showing a use state of the stilt-type cultivation apparatus shown in FIGS. 3 and 4;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an essential part showing a second embodiment of the stilt-type cultivation apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory sectional view showing a use state of the raised floor cultivation apparatus shown in FIG. 9;

[Explanation of symbols]

 A1 Stilt type cultivation apparatus 1 Floor forming member 10 Base 11 Projecting part 12 Leg member mounting hole 13 Floor receiving member mounting part 130 Guide part 14 Floor receiving member mounting part 19 Floor forming part 9 Leg member 8 Lower floor receiving member 8a Upper floor receiving Member 2 Floor sheet 3 Fixing clip 30 Fitting part 31 Opening 4 Cultivation floor 40 Soil 5 Strawberry 50 Runner 51 Fruit A2 Stilt type cultivation apparatus 1a Floor forming member 16 Mounting part 7 Expansion member 70 Mounting base 71 Receiving member 72 Insertion protrusion

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A floor forming member (1, 1a) having a floor forming part (19).
And a floor member (9) detachable from the floor-forming member (1, 1a); and a floor receiving member detachable from the floor-forming member (1, 1a). Cultivation equipment. 2. A floor forming member (1, 1) to which a leg member (9) is attached.
a) are arranged in parallel at required intervals, and a floor receiving member is attached between each floor forming member (1, 1a) having a floor forming portion (19), apparatus. 3. A floor sheet (2) or a planter for forming a cultivation floor (4) is provided in a portion formed by a floor forming part (19) and a floor receiving member. 3. The stilt type cultivation apparatus according to 1 or 2. 4. The stilt type cultivation apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an extension member for providing an overhang on the side of the floor forming member. 5. A floor forming part (19), a leg member mounting part to which the leg member (9) is detachable, and a floor receiving member mounting part (13, 14) to which the floor receiving member is detachable. A floor-forming member. 6. The mounting member according to claim 5, wherein the expansion member for providing an overhang on the side of the floor forming member has a detachable mounting portion. Floor forming members.