JP2002315439A - Vertically arrangeable planting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a planting device which can be disposed on an outdoor or indoor wall to decorate and appreciate the wall like a picture. SOLUTION: The vertically arrangeable planting device is obtained by covering a planting soil comprising lightweight and well water-permeable solid soil with an outer cover to form a flat soil mat 20, forming a container 10 in a flat tray shape for receiving the soil mat 20, forming liquid-injecting openings 15 at positions which are be disposed at upper places, when the planting device is vertically arranged, forming holes 13, 19 at places corresponding to the bottom of the tray, and covering the container 10 with a panel 25 having holes permitting the outward growth of plants planted in the soil, while nipping the soil mat 20 between the panel 25 and the bottom of the tray.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a planting apparatus having a soil capable of growing plants and a container for storing the soil, and which can be arranged vertically.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Potted plants and bonsai, which grow plants and admire flowers and trees, are widely loved. However, pots and other containers are filled with soil and planted. Inevitably will be placed below the line of sight. Therefore, they can always be viewed only in the position of looking down.

[0003] On the other hand, it is not necessarily said that plants are arranged on a wall surface, but a method that utilizes the property of covering a surface such as ivy has been possible in the past. Therefore,
It will be limited to vine plants, and the change of plants is poor.

[0004]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and has as its object to arrange and decorate or decorate a wall, like a painting, indoors and outdoors. Or to be able to

It is another object of the present invention to be able to stand and display on a stand, both indoors and outdoors, to decorate and view.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to a soil mat of a planting device made of a solid soil having a light weight and good water permeability, which is wrapped by a jacket to have a flat shape. The container has a flat tray shape that can accommodate the soil mat, has a liquid inlet at the top when it is placed in the upright direction, and has a plurality of holes drilled at a location corresponding to the bottom of the tray. The soil mat was sandwiched between the bottom of the tray and the soil mat was sandwiched, and a part of the plant planted in the soil was covered with a perforated panel body to allow the plant to be placed vertically. Things.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A planting apparatus according to the present invention has a soil capable of growing plants and a container for containing the soil. Therefore, the present invention has a configuration in which plants are planted and grown, and it is possible to perform the process by standing the plants, that is, arranging them so that the soil surface is substantially vertical.

For this purpose, in the present invention, the soil is made of a solid soil which is lightweight and has good water permeability, and is wrapped in a jacket to form a flat soil mat. The solid soil is closer to a lump or granular than so-called "soil", and it is desirable that the solid soil satisfying the above conditions has a porous structure like biscuit or raccan of confectionery. Light weight is also effective when hanging on a wall. For example, pumice, bark or other wood products commonly called bark can be used, and those having a specific gravity smaller than water are particularly suitable.

[0009] It is desirable that the jacket wraps substantially the entire surface of the solid soil excluding the planting surface with a sheet material having good water absorption, and further wraps the entire outside with a sheet material made of plant fibers. The sheet material that wraps the solid soil first,
It is desirable that the resin be made of a synthetic resin, especially a superabsorbent resin. As this kind of resin, a resin having a porous structure or having a water retaining space between fibers can be used. Further, as the sheet material wrapping the entire outer side, for example, a woven or non-woven fabric made of coconut fibers or other fibrous materials can be used.

[0010] The container has a flat tray shape for accommodating the above-mentioned soil mat. A tray means a shallow box shaped like a dish or tray, but in the present invention, the portion corresponding to the bottom of the tray is a surface that can be arranged vertically, so that when it is hung on a wall, it touches the wall Come to a position like that. Further, this container has a liquid inlet at a position which becomes upper when the container is arranged in the vertical direction. That is, the apparatus of the present invention may have a vertical difference. Liquid fertilizer, water, etc. are supplied to the solid soil of the soil mat from the injection port. Further, a plurality of holes are formed in a portion corresponding to the bottom of the tray. This hole can be used for exhibiting planting equipment.

A panel-shaped container having a function of sandwiching and fixing a soil mat between the bottom of the tray and a function of a window for letting a part of a plant planted in the soil out. Cover the front. A planting surface that is not covered by the outer cover of the soil mat is arranged on this front. The panel body not only has the function of fixing the solid soil and the function of the window for the plants, but also prepares variously changed patterns and makes them interchangeable, thus changing the design when viewed as decoration. (See FIGS. 3 and 4). The container and the panel body can be manufactured from concrete, porcelain, synthetic resin, or the like. Also container, soil mat,
The panel body is integrated by the connecting means.

[0012] Such a planting apparatus is arranged in an upright position by display means that can be arranged vertically. As the means, there are a method of hanging the container parallel to a wall and a method of hanging the container substantially vertically using a stand, and both methods can be freely applied.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the illustrated embodiments. FIG. 1 shows a container 1 of a planting device according to the present invention.
0 is exemplified. This container 10 has a flat tray shape having a horizontally long rectangular shape in front, and a low peripheral wall 12 rising on four sides of a location 11 corresponding to the bottom.
At a position 11 corresponding to the bottom, first holes 13, 13 are formed on both left and right sides of a central portion, and a pair of left and right second holes 14, 14 are formed above it. These first holes 13 and 13 and second holes 14 and 14 project from the back to the front (see FIG. 2).

Further, the container 10 is provided with a liquid injection port 15 at a position which becomes upper when the container is arranged vertically. The liquid injection port 15 may be a through-hole or a notch as shown in the figure, and the number of the liquid injection ports 15 may be freely determined. Steps 16 for supporting the panel body 25 are provided at the four corners and the center of the long side inside the container 10.

The soil mat 20 is a lightweight soil, which is a solid soil 17 made of inorganic porous structure or a bark material and has good water permeability and is planted with an inner sheet material 18a made of a highly water-absorbing synthetic resin. It has a structure in which it is wrapped except for the surface 19, and its outside is wrapped with an outer layer sheet material 18b made of natural coconut fiber (see FIGS. 5 and 6). Accordingly, since the planting surface 19 is merely wrapped by the outer layer sheet material 18b, it is easy to make a hole of a required size from the front of the soil mat 20 and plant the plant on the solid soil 17 so that the planting can be easily performed. .

The panel body is shown in two types 21 and 25. The one shown in FIG. 3 has a holding member 23 made of an arabesque pattern as a fixing function in an edge frame 22. The space 24 is used for a window function. The other panel body 25 is provided with a plurality of cloud-shaped spaces 26 for the function of a window, and the remaining portion separating them is provided as a holding member 27. Is the same. 29 indicates a bolt hole.

The soil mat 20 is housed in the container 10 with the planting surface 19 facing the front, the panel 25 is applied to the front of the container, and the edge frame 28 is supported by the step portion 16. The nut 31 is screwed into the soil mat 20 through the bolt 30, and the nut 31 is screwed to the tip of the bolt protruding to the back of the container. The bolt 30 and the nut 31 are connecting means in the embodiment, and thereby, the container 10, the soil mat 2
The planting apparatus A that can be arranged vertically and in which the panel body 25 and the panel body 25 are integrally connected is completed (FIG. 5).

The planting apparatus A according to the present invention has a container 1
The second hole 14, 14 formed in 0 can be used to hang on the wall W. FIG. 7 shows a base 3 of the arranging means 33 in which a rail having a channel portion facing the front face is attached to a wall W.
2 shows an example in which the main body of the planting apparatus A is hung using a fixture having a hook 35 or a fixture having a set screw 36 on a slider 34 capable of moving a channel portion. In this example, since the planting device A is arranged parallel to the wall W, the planting device A can be arranged completely vertically. FIG.
FIG. 8A shows a case where the same base 32 as in the example of FIG.
The hooks 37, 37 ', 37 "as shown in FIG.
At the same time as hanging the planting device A on the hooks 37... At the same time, separating the planting device A from the wall surface W by a support 38 protruding from the rear surface of the planting device A, and arranging the planting device A slightly backward. It was done.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the planting apparatus A can be set up and decorated using the stand 40. The illustrated stand 40 is formed by combining a plurality of stand elements 39, and a latch 4 for stopping the lower end of the planting apparatus A.
1 and a backrest 42 supporting the back surface. Stand 40
This is also an example to the extent that the planting device A is leaned, and any shape and structure can be used as long as the planting device A is placed upright. At a higher position or at a higher position, which greatly increases the degree of freedom of display.

A vertically arrangable planting apparatus A according to the present invention
Can be arranged vertically or diagonally by various methods other than those described above. For example, it is also possible to adopt a method in which a chain or a string is passed through the second holes 14 and 14 to form an annular shape, and the method is hung on a hook near a wall or a method of leaning against a wall without using anything.

In order to plant a plant in the planting apparatus A according to the present invention, first, the outer layer sheet material 18b of the portion of the planting surface 19 surrounding the solid soil 17 is peeled off using a cutter or the like to remove the entire planting surface. Alternatively, a part thereof is exposed. Next, a cut is made in the solid soil 17 at the exposed portion of the planting surface 19, and a plant is planted there. After this operation, the soil mat 20 is placed in the container 10 and further covered with the panel body 25. The through holes 43 for bolts are opened in advance, and necessary parts 38 and the like are attached depending on the installation method. The solid soil 17 contains necessary water and nutrients, and the plants grow by supplying them as needed after planting.

[0022]

Since the present invention is constructed and operates as described above, a planting device for actually planting and growing a plant is arranged on a wall or leaned against a stand.
This has the effect of being able to decorate and appreciate like a painting indoors and outdoors.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 (a) is a top view of a container showing an embodiment of a vertically arrangeable planting apparatus according to the present invention. (B) Similarly, a front view.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of a central portion of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing the embodiment of the panel body.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the panel body.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a combination form of the device of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view showing a part of a use state.

FIG. 7A is a cross-sectional view showing a usage form of a wall-hanging type. (B) Explanatory drawing which shows the arrangement means of a planting apparatus.

FIG. 8 (a) is a cross-sectional view showing a usage pattern. (B) Explanatory drawing which similarly shows an arrangement means.

FIG. 9A is a perspective view showing a stand element. (B) A perspective view showing a stand element. (C) A perspective view of the front side leaned on the stand. (D) A perspective view of the back side leaned on the stand.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 Container 11 Location corresponding to bottom 13, 19 Hole formed in bottom 15 Filling port 17 Solid soil 18a, 18b Sheet material 19 Planting surface 20 Soil mat 23, 27 Pressing support 24, 26 Space between supports 25 Panel body

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A planting apparatus comprising a soil capable of growing plants and a container for containing the soil, wherein the soil is made of a solid soil having a light weight and good water permeability, and is wrapped in a jacket to form a flat soil. Mat, the container is a flat tray shape that can accommodate the soil mat, has a liquid inlet at the top when placed in the upright direction, and a plurality of holes opened at the location corresponding to the bottom of the tray With a hole, the soil mat is sandwiched between the bottom of the tray, and the container can be placed vertically by covering the container with a perforated panel body that exposes some of the plants planted in the soil. And planting equipment. 2. The vertical covering according to claim 1, wherein the outer jacket wraps the whole of the solid soil excluding the planting surface with a sheet material having good water absorbability, and further wraps the entire outside with a sheet material made of plant fiber. Planting equipment that can be placed on the plant. 3. The panel body according to claim 1, wherein the panel body has not only a function of fixing the solid soil and a function of the window for the plant, but also a variety of patterns having different patterns prepared and exchangeable. Planting equipment that can be placed vertically. 4. The planting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of holes drilled at a location corresponding to the bottom of the tray are used for hanging on a hook and hung on a wall. apparatus. 5. The planting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lower part of the container is placed on a free-standing stand and the back part is supported and can be leaned against the stand.