JP2003018916A - Apparatus for cultivating strawberry - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus for cultivating strawberry, making it possible to promote maturation of fruit growing on the tip of a strawberry peduncle growing out from the inside of a cultivation tank, increase the sugar content of the matured fruit, improve coloration of the fruit, and remove the concern about causing damage on the fruit by being rubbed against the cultivation tank or causing breakage on its peduncle due to the weight of the fruit. SOLUTION: This apparatus for cultivating strawberry has a string-dragging bracket 15 for dragging a receiving string for receiving a strawberry peduncle 22 growing out from the inside of a cultivation tank 1 in parallel along both of the right and left sides of the tank 1 so as not to get in touch with the tank 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a strawberry cultivation device provided with a cultivation tank for planting strawberry seedlings and a stand for setting the cultivation tank at a position higher than the ground.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional apparatus of this type, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, a cultivation tank 62 for forming a culture medium 61 into which strawberry seedlings 60 are placed and which is made of plastic is a planter type container. A pedestal 63 for installing the cultivation tank 62 at a position higher than the ground is assembled with a large number of metal pipes 65 and 70.

In the cultivation tank 62, a flange portion 64 at the upper end is hooked between two parallel metal pipes 65, 65 which are horizontally fixed to a metal pipe 70 serving as a support of the pedestal 63, and suspended between the pipes. Installed in the state.

[0004] Then, the medium 61 is replenished with water and a cultivation nutrient solution from a liquid supply tube 67 arranged along the cultivation tank 62, and the strawberry seedlings 60 planted in the medium 61 grow and grow. When the fruit 69 has settled on the tip of the floral pattern 68 extending from the inside of 62, it is common to hang the fruit 69 on both right and left sides of the cultivation tank 62 to mature (utility model registration No. 3028744).

[0005]

However, the fruits 69 hanging down on the left and right sides of the cultivation tank 62 are shaded by the time of day and shaded from the sunlight, so that the ripening is delayed and the sugar content is low. The coloring is also bad, and in particular, the portion facing the side surface of the cultivation tank 62 is hard to be hit by the reflected light of the sunlight, so that there is a problem that the coloring becomes extremely bad.

[0006] Also, the fruit 6 hanging from the cultivation tank 62
There was also a risk that 9 would rub against the side surface of the cultivation tank 62 and be damaged.

The strawberry flower pattern 68 is more easily broken on the root side than on the tip side where the fruit 69 grows. Especially, the root side is on the flange portion 64 forming the upper end of the cultivation tank 62 as shown in FIG. When it hits, and the weight of the fruit 69 sharply bends downward there, it becomes very easy to break.

Therefore, the present invention accelerates ripening of strawberry fruits, increases sugar content, and improves coloration, and at the same time, the fruits may rub against the cultivation tank and be damaged, or the floral pattern may be broken due to the weight of the fruits. The technical issue is to solve the problem.

[0009]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a strawberry cultivating apparatus comprising a cultivating tank for planting strawberry seedlings, and a stand for setting the cultivating tank at a position higher than the ground. , A tie string bracket for tensioning the strawberry flower pattern extending from the cultivation tank so as not to touch the cultivation tank is provided along the left and right sides of the cultivation tank. Characterize.

According to the present invention, the flower pattern of strawberries extending from the inside of the cultivation tank is received by the receiving strings stretched in parallel along the left and right sides of the cultivation tank so as not to touch the cultivation tank. Therefore, the possibility that the root side of the flower pattern hits the upper end of the cultivation tank and breaks due to the weight of the fruit is eliminated, and the fruit that adheres to the tip of the flower pattern does not rub against the side surface of the cultivation tank and is damaged. The problem that the reflected light or its reflected light is blocked by the cultivation tank and does not hit the fruit is also solved.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing an example of a strawberry cultivation device according to the present invention, FIGS. 2 to 4 are plan views, side views and perspective exploded views, respectively, FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 4, and FIG. FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a modified example of the bracket for use in a car.

The cultivation tank 1 is formed by joining a plurality of hard plastic channel racks 2 for planting strawberry seedlings at regular intervals along the longitudinal direction.

The pedestal 3 for installing the cultivation tank 1 at a position higher than the ground is a rigid plastic girder member 4 for holding and fixing the spliced rack 2 joints, and columns for supporting both left and right ends of the girder member 4. 5 and, at the left and right ends of the girder material 4,
Cylindrical support hole 6R, 6 for inserting the upper end of the support pillar 5
L is formed, and the strut 5 has a stopper 7 that locks the girder member 4 at a desired height by appropriately adjusting the length of the upper end portion that is inserted into the strut mounting holes 6R and 6L, and pushes it up to the ground. A disk-type subsidence prevention tool 8 for preventing the lower end of the subsidence is attached.

Further, the beam member 4 is provided with concave notches 9 and 9 for fitting the joint portions of the groove rack 2 on both front and rear surfaces, and the joint portion of the groove rack 2 is formed on the bottom portion. It was molded into a trough shape with drainage holes 11 for dropping excess purified water and culture nutrient solution leaking from it into a collection gutter 10 attached to a support column 5, and was fitted into the cutouts 9 and 9 Notch portions 13 and 13 for forming the reinforcing pipes 12 and 12 for supporting the groove rack 2 are formed respectively.

Then, at the left and right ends of the girder material 4, receiving strings 14 for receiving the flower pattern of strawberries extending from the cultivation tank 1 so as not to touch the cultivation tank 1 are parallel along the left and right sides of the cultivation tank 1. Brackets 15, 15 for tensioning are attached detachably.

The cord tension bracket 15 is a sheath groove 1 which is fitted from above to a ridge 17 which is formed vertically along the outer surface of the cylindrical portion 16 which forms the strut mounting holes 6R and 6L of the beam member 4.
The columnar portion 18 having 9 and the stringing portion 20 that is bent from the upper end of the columnar portion 18 in a dogleg shape and inclines downward in the direction away from the cultivation tank 1. The strap hooking portion 20 is integrally formed of metal or hard plastic.

The string hooking portion 20 is formed to have a length at which the receiving string 14 can be stretched at a position separated from the upper end of the cultivation tank 1 by about 5 cm and at a position separated from it by about 10 cm, respectively. A concave-convex portion 21 for finely adjusting the position where the receiving string 14 is stretched is formed along the length direction.

As the receiving cord 14, a commercially available packing cord made of a three-fold cord obtained by folding a polyethylene (PE) or polypropylene (PP) stretched film into three or a twisted twisted cord is used.

Therefore, the strawberry cultivation apparatus of this example is first assembled from the disassembled state of FIG. 4 as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, and the stringing brackets 15 and 15 are respectively attached to the left and right ends of each girder member 4.
Attach. And with these brackets 15,
The receiving strings 14 are stretched in parallel along the left and right ends of the cultivation tank 1, for example, two in parallel. The receiving cord 14 is continuously wound around the cord hooking portion 20 of each bracket 15 arranged at regular intervals along the longitudinal direction of the cultivation tank 1 with one winding.

As a result, as shown by the chain line in FIG. 1, the flower pattern 22 of the strawberry extending from the inside of the cultivation tank 1 can be received by the receiving cord 14 so as not to touch the upper end or the side surface of the cultivation tank 1. At the same time, the strawberry fruit 23 that has settled on the tip of the floral pattern 22 that is received by the receiving string 14 hangs down at a position away from the cultivation tank 1, so that it shades the cultivation tank and blocks sunlight and reflected light. It is prevented from being ripened, the maturity is accelerated, the sugar content is increased, and the coloring is improved, and at the same time, there is no possibility of rubbing against the cultivation tank 1 and being damaged, and the quality thereof is significantly improved.

In particular, as shown in FIG. 2, if two receiving cords 14 and 14 are stretched along the left and right sides of the cultivation tank 1 at intervals of 5 cm, the receiving cords on the inside of the receiving cord can be adjusted according to the extension of the floral pattern 22. 1
It is possible to secure the sunny condition over the whole cultivation period by changing the number from 4 to the outside receiving cord 14 and further moving the fruit 23 grown on the tip of the flower pattern 22 away from the cultivation tank 1.

The flower pattern 22 extending from the cultivation tank 1
Since it does not hit the upper end of the cultivation tank 1 and bends sharply downward from the upper end under the weight of the fruit 23, the root side of the flower pattern 22 does not easily break.

In particular, if the flower pattern 22 extending from the inside of the cultivation tank 1 is received by the receiving cord 14 stretched 5 cm or more from the upper end of the cultivation tank 1 to the outside thereof, the root side of the flower pattern 22 is caught. Since almost no bending stress is applied to, the possibility that the root side is broken is reliably eliminated.

Further, since the cord hooking portion 20 of the cord hooking bracket 15 is inclined downward in the direction away from the cultivation tank 1, the two catch cords 14, 14 are stretched in different steps. During the ripening period of the fruit 23, the load of the fruit 23 applied to the flower pattern 22 can be supported at two points without causing the flower pattern 22 to bend sharply. Further, the tri-fold cord made of a stretched film of polyethylene (PE) or polypropylene (PP) and the receiving cord 14 using a twisted cord have a very soft contact with the floral pattern 22. Therefore, there is no possibility that the portion of the floral pattern 22 received by the receiving cord 14 will be broken or damaged by the receiving cord 14.

Commercially available PE strings and PP strings have a floral pattern 22.
It is the most suitable as the receiving cord 14 because it is soft to hit, is strong, has excellent water resistance, drains very well, and is inexpensive.

The receiving cord 1 made of inexpensive PE cord or PP cord
Since the stringing bracket 15 for stretching 4 also has a simple structure that does not increase the manufacturing cost, it is possible to minimize the cost increase of the strawberry cultivation device.

The receiving string 14 is not limited to a twisted string or a tri-fold string, but a flat string made of a stretched film of PE or PP having a width of 50 mm and a plastic mesh sheet used for screen doors having a width of about 50 mm. It may be a cut strap, and the strap hooking portion 20 of the strap 15 for stretching the receiving strap 14 made of the flat strap of the plastic film or the strap of the mesh sheet made of plastic is used as shown in FIG. It is shaped like a clip that holds the strap.

As shown in FIG. 2, two receiving strings 1 are arranged at intervals of 5 cm.
In the case of stretching 4, 14, it is necessary to hang it from the inner receiving cord 14 to the outer receiving cord 14 according to the extension of the floral pattern 22, but as shown in FIG. 6, a PE flat cord having a width of 50 mm, Receiving string 14 made of PP flat string or mesh sheet band
The advantage of setting up is that there is no trouble of changing the flower pattern.

Moreover, since the floral pattern is supplely received by the thin and wide PE flat cord or PP flat cord, there is no possibility of being damaged or broken. Moreover, the strap of the plastic mesh sheet has good drainage, and the flat strap of the plastic film, which is slanted and locked to the strap hooking portion 20, has significantly better drainage than the three-fold or twisted straps. As is the best.

[0030]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, it is possible to accelerate the ripening of strawberry fruits, increase the sugar content, and improve the coloring by a simple and inexpensive means, and at the same time, rub the fruits against the cultivation tank. There is an excellent effect that it is possible to surely eliminate the risk of damage due to the weight of the fruit or the floral pattern being broken due to the weight of the fruit.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an example of a strawberry cultivation device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the strawberry cultivation device shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the strawberry cultivation device shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the strawberry cultivation apparatus shown in FIG.

5 is a partially enlarged view of the strawberry cultivation device shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a modified example of the stringing bracket.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a conventional general strawberry cultivation device.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ……………… Cultivation tank 5 ……………… Supporter 2 …………… Channel rack 14 ……………… Receiving string 3 ……………… Cross stand 15 ……………… Stringing Bracket 4 ……………… Girder material 20 ……………… Ladding part

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Takuo Yamamoto             1376 Ouchi Gobori, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture (72) Inventor Masahiro Naito             6-4 Ouchiyata, Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture (72) Inventor Eiichiro Kashima             1 Stock Association at 6 Shin-Tsukiji-cho, Hofu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture             In company Sampori F-term (reference) 2B022 AA03 AB15

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A strawberry cultivating apparatus comprising a cultivation tank for planting strawberry seedlings, and a stand for setting the cultivation tank at a position higher than the ground, wherein a strawberry flower pattern extending from inside the cultivation tank (1). A bracket (15) for stringing is provided for tensioning the receiving string (14) that holds the plant so that it does not touch the cultivation tank (1) along both the left and right sides of the cultivation tank (1). Strawberry cultivation device. 2. The strawberry cultivation according to claim 1, wherein the stringing bracket (15) is provided with a string hooking portion (20) which is inclined downward in a direction away from the cultivation tank (1). apparatus. 3. The strawberry according to claim 2, wherein the strap hooking portion (20) is formed in a clip shape for holding a receiving strap (14) made of a flat strap of a plastic film or a strap of a plastic mesh sheet. Cultivation equipment. 4. The cultivating tank (1) is formed by joining a plurality of groove racks (2) whose both ends are open, and the mount (3) is a joint of the groove racks (2). It is formed of a girder material (4) for holding and fixing the place and a column (5) supporting the girder material (4), and the stringing brackets ( 15. The strawberry cultivation device according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein 15) is detachably provided.