JP2004290058A - Plant cultivation container - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a plant cultivation container requiring no holding frame or tool for holding a self-sustained posture and enabling transporting while holding in a self-sustained posture in a condition of setting a plant in spite of being a wall-hung type. <P>SOLUTION: This plant cultivation container 1 of a wall-hung type is such that a pair of the containers 1 unitedly has a connection part 8 for freely connecting almost flat backsides back to back, and both the containers 1 and 1 are connected with each other by the connection part 8 to become self-sustaining by the bottoms of both the containers 1 and 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a wall-mounted plant cultivation container.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, many wall-mounted plant cultivation containers have a substantially flat rear surface and cannot stand alone. In addition, there are some that have a flat bottom and are self-supporting, but because they have a large upper part and a small bottom part, they can stand alone, but they are self-sustaining in an unstable state and can be easily operated by a small external force. (It is commercially available, but there is no patent document that mentions it in detail).
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Therefore, even if the conventional wall-mounted type plant cultivation container can stand alone, it becomes very unstable when plants are planted in the container, and when the plant is transported by a vehicle or the like with the plants planted, the container becomes independent. The disadvantage is that a dedicated holding frame or jig for holding in a posture is indispensable, and handling during the distribution process is troublesome, and the cost for the holding frame and jig is high. was there.
[0004]
The present invention focuses on such a conventional problem, and the purpose thereof is that although it is a wall-mounted type, it does not require a holding frame or a jig for maintaining an independent posture, and furthermore, a plant An object of the present invention is to provide a plant cultivation container that can be transported while being held in a self-standing posture in a state where the cultivation is planted.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
A characteristic configuration of the invention according to claim 1 is a wall-hung type plant cultivation container, wherein a pair of the containers integrally includes a connection portion capable of connecting substantially flat back surfaces back to back, and the two connection members are integrally connected. With the containers connected, the two containers are configured to be self-supporting at the bottom of both containers.
[0006]
According to the characteristic configuration of the first aspect of the present invention, a pair of wall-mounted type containers for plant cultivation are integrally provided with a connecting portion capable of connecting substantially flat back surfaces back to back, and both containers are connected by the connecting portion. In such a state, the two containers are configured to be self-supporting by the bottoms of the two containers.For example, when transporting by a vehicle or the like with plants planted in the distribution process, a pair of containers are connected back to back. As a result, the two connected containers can be self-supported in a stable posture by the bottom portions of the two containers.
Therefore, unlike the related art, a holding frame or a jig for maintaining the self-standing posture is not required, and the plant can be held and carried in the self-standing posture in a state where the plant is planted, and troublesomeness during the transportation is eliminated. In addition, since the two containers are connected back to back on their flat back surfaces, the mounting area required for transportation is relatively small. Further, since a holding frame and a jig for making the connected containers self-standing are not required, the cost can be reduced.
[0007]
A feature of the invention according to claim 2 is that the connecting portion is constituted by a projection and a recess formed integrally with each container.
[0008]
According to the characteristic configuration of the second aspect of the present invention, since the connecting portion for connecting the pair of containers is constituted by the projection and the recessed portion, not only the reliable connection by the projection and the recessed portion becomes possible, but also the Since the projection and the recess are integrally formed with each container, a step of separately attaching the projection and the recess after manufacturing the container is unnecessary in manufacturing the container, and the cost can be reduced by reducing the number of manufacturing steps.
[0009]
The feature configuration of the invention according to claim 3 is that each of the containers is integrally provided with an operation unit for releasing the connection by the connection unit, and the operation units of both containers are mutually connected in a state where a pair of containers are connected. It is configured that the connection by the connection unit is released by moving the operation units that are close to each other and relatively close to each other.
[0010]
According to the characteristic configuration of the third aspect of the invention, since each container is integrally provided with an operation unit for releasing the connection by the connection unit, a pair of containers connected by operating the operation unit is connected to each container. As a matter of course, it is possible to separate them separately, so that the operation units of both containers are close to each other in a state where the pair of containers are connected, and the connection is released by relatively moving the adjacent operation units. With this configuration, the pair of connected containers can be relatively easily separated by relatively moving the two operation units that are close to each other.
[0011]
A feature configuration of the invention according to claim 4 is that the two operation units that are close to each other are configured to be relatively movable by an operation of relative rotation movement of two fingers by an operator.
[0012]
According to the characteristic configuration of the fourth aspect of the present invention, the two operation units that are close to each other are configured to be relatively movable by the operation of the relative rotation movement of the two fingers by the operator. And can be easily separated.
[0013]
A feature of the invention according to claim 5 resides in that the two operation units that are close to each other are configured to be relatively movable by an operation of gripping a palm by an operator.
[0014]
According to the characteristic configuration of the fifth aspect of the invention, since the two operation units that are close to each other are configured to be relatively movable by a gripping operation of the palm by the operator, the two operation units can be easily separated using the palm, In the case where the operation unit by the palm gripping operation and the operation unit by the relative rotation operation of the two fingers described above are shared, one of the operation units can be easily separated by the operator's selection. be able to.
[0015]
A feature of the invention according to claim 6 is that the operation section is formed integrally with each container.
[0016]
According to the characteristic configuration of the invention of claim 6, since the above-described operation unit is integrally formed with each container, when manufacturing the container, the operation unit is separately manufactured, or the operation unit is manufactured after the container is manufactured. A separate mounting step is not required, and cost reduction can be achieved by reducing the number of manufacturing steps.
[0017]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
An embodiment of a plant cultivation container according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
This plant cultivation container is a wall-hung type plant cultivation container. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the container 1 has a main body portion 2 which is curved in a substantially partial spherical shape and is located on the front side, and a flat back plate portion. 3 and a bottom plate portion 4 having a flat or curved surface, and the like, and are integrally formed of a synthetic resin molded product.
The main body portion 2 is configured to have a larger diameter toward the upper opening portion 5 and a smaller diameter toward the bottom plate portion 4 side. The edge 6 is formed integrally.
[0018]
A projection 8a is formed integrally with one end of the edge 6 having a U-shaped cross section, for example, as shown in FIG. 1A and FIG. The U-shaped opening protrudes and is closed, while the left end is left open so as to function as the recess 8b.
The protrusion 8a and the recessed portion 8b function as a connecting portion 8 for connecting the pair of containers 1, 1 back to back, as will be described in detail later, and serve as an operating portion for releasing the connection by the connecting portion 8. The operation pieces 9 protrude laterally from near both ends of the edge 6, and these operation pieces 9 are also formed integrally with the container 1 by synthetic resin.
[0019]
A peripheral rib 10 for reinforcement is integrally formed on the back plate portion 3 along its peripheral edge, and other reinforcing ribs 11 are also integrally formed. The upper portion of the back plate portion 3 has a left-right asymmetric shape. Opening 12 is provided.
For example, the opening 12 is provided with a recess 13 for wall hanging which is cut upward at the center when viewed from the back plate portion 3 side. As shown in FIG. The width D2 between the upper edge of the back plate portion 3 and the upper edge of the back plate portion 3 is reduced so that the width D2 is increased from the recess 13 to the left side, and the narrow portion 14 having the width D1 is formed. And a wide portion 15 having a width D2.
[0020]
The narrow portion 14 and the wide portion 15 function as an operating portion for releasing the connection by the connecting portion 8 as will be described in detail later. The upper edge of the portion 15 is constituted by an upper edge 16 for operation, and the lower edge of the wide portion 15 is integrally formed with a lower edge 17 for operation.
The opening 12 also serves as a transport finger hook in addition to the function as the operation unit, and is used when transporting only one container 1 or when transporting the two containers 1 and 1 connected to each other. Can be easily transported.
A wall-hanging projection 18 integrally formed with the back plate portion 3 is provided inside the vicinity of the recessed portion 8b, and a pair of wall-hanging long holes 19 are provided on both sides of the opening 12. .
[0021]
In order to use the container 1 for plant cultivation, for example, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a planting container 20 made of styrofoam having a flooded hole (not shown) at the bottom is used. The plant P is planted in the container 20 and the plant W is stored in the container 1. Water W is stored in the container 1, and the plant P is cultivated by floating the planting container 20 in the water W.
In addition, the container 1 for plant cultivation may have a drain port at the bottom, in which case, for example, a net-shaped insole is arranged at the bottom to prevent the plant cultivation soil from leaking, The plant P is cultivated by putting ordinary plant cultivation soil into the container 1. The container 1 is used by hanging it on a wall by using a wall hanging tool 22 such as a hook and using the wall hanging recess 13 and the wall hanging long hole 19 as in the conventional case.
At this time, the projection 8a constituting the connecting portion 8 projects rearward from the back plate portion 3, but the projection 18 for wall hanging is located at the opposite recessed portion 8b, and the projections of both projections 8a and 18 protrude. Since the amount is set to be the same, the container 1 is stably hung along the wall.
[0022]
When transporting the container 1 by a vehicle or the like in a state where the plant P is planted in the container 1, as shown in FIG. The projection 8a of one container 1 is inserted into the recess 8b of the other container 1, the projection 8a of the other container 1 is inserted into the recess 8b of one container 1, and the two containers 1, 1 are connected back to back. You do it. Then, the peripheral ribs 10, 10 of the containers 1, 1 come into contact with each other over most of the entire circumference, so that the containers 1, 1 can be connected stably.
In a state where both containers 1 and 1 are connected, as shown in FIG. 7, both containers 1 and 1 have a substantially circular or elliptical shape in plan view, and a substantially circular bottom plate portion 4 is formed at the center of the circular or elliptical shape. Since the position 4 is located, as shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, even when the plant P is planted, the containers 1, 1 are stably self-standing by the bottom plate portions 4, 4 of the containers 1, 1. Will be.
[0023]
Therefore, not only can both containers 1, 1 be connected to each other in a state where the plant P is planted, and they can be transported in an independent manner, and can also be used in a state where both containers 1, 1 are connected.
That is, as shown in FIG. 5, in addition to being able to be used as an original wall-mounted type, the two containers 1, 1 are connected back-to-back, and are used on the ground or veranda in that state. You can also.
In this case, for example, since different types of plant cultivation soil can be put into each of the two containers 1 and 1, different types of plants that cannot be cultivated on the same plant cultivation soil due to different cultivation conditions are placed in each container. You can also enjoy planting and cultivation by planting in 1,1.
[0024]
In order to separate the two connected containers 1 and 1, the operation piece 9 which is an operation part by a finger is used, or the narrow part 14 and the wide part 15 which are the operation part by a palm are used alternatively. Will be.
When the operation piece 9 is used, as shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, for example, a thumb is placed on the upper surface of the operation piece 9 on the projection 8a side in a pair of operation pieces 9 and 9 that are close to each other. The user places the index finger on the lower surface of the operation piece 9 on the side of the recess 8b, and relatively rotates the two fingers.
Then, as shown in FIG. 10 (c), the recess 8b moves relative to the projection 8a upward to release the connection between the two, and the same operation is performed on the other pair of operation pieces 9, 9. Is repeated, the containers 1 and 1 are separated from each other.
[0025]
When the narrow portion 14 and the wide portion 15 are used, as shown in FIG. 11A, a pair of the narrow portion 14 and the wide portion 15 adjacent to each other, for example, one of the containers 1 Hold the palm with your thumb along the upper edge 16 and your other fingers along the lower edge 17 of the wide portion 15 of the other container 1.
Then, as shown in (b) of FIG. 11, the lower edge portion 17 of the wide portion 15 of the other container 1 is relatively lifted to the lower edge position of the narrow portion 14 of the one container 1, and the protrusion 8a On the other hand, the recessed portion 8b moves relatively upward and the connection between the two is released. By repeating the same operation on the pair of narrow portions 14 and wide portions 15, the two containers 1, 1 are separated from each other. Is done.
Then, regardless of which operation unit is used, the pair of containers 1 and 1 can be easily separated with a relatively small force.
[0026]
[Another embodiment]
Next, another embodiment will be described. However, in order to avoid redundant description, the components described in the previous embodiment and the components having the same operation are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description is omitted. The configuration will be described.
[0027]
(1) In the above embodiment, the container 1 is provided with the flat bottom plate portion 4 and is configured to be able to stand alone by itself. However, the container 1 can be applied to the container 1 that cannot stand alone. FIG. 12 shows an example thereof.
In this alternative embodiment, the bottom of the container 1 is formed in a hemispherical shape, and two legs 23 project from the spherical bottom by integral formation. Therefore, although it is impossible to stand alone by itself, in a state where the pair of containers 1 and 1 are connected, a total of four legs 23 project from the bottom of both containers 1 and 1 and can stand independently and stably.
[0028]
Further, in the above-described embodiment, an example is shown in which the protrusion 8a is provided at one end and the recess 8b is provided at the other end at the edge 6 around the opening 5 of the container 1. The recess 8b does not necessarily need to be provided at the end of the edge 6, and FIG. 13 shows an example thereof.
In this other embodiment, the edge 6 shown in the previous embodiment is not provided, and the projection 8a and the recess 8b constituting the connecting portion 8 are directly provided from the back plate portion 3 to be integrally formed with the container 1. In addition, the protrusion amounts of the two are set to be the same. Therefore, the wall-hanging projection 18 shown in the previous embodiment becomes unnecessary, and when the pair of containers 1, 1 is connected back to back, the peripheral ribs 10, 10 of both containers 1, 1 are almost all of the entire circumference. And are stably connected with each other.
The operation pieces 9 are directly protruded from the upper end of the main body 2 in the lateral direction.
[0029]
(2) In the embodiments described above, an example is shown in which the projection 8a and the recessed portion 8b that constitute the connecting portion 8 are formed integrally with the container 1. However, for example, only the projection 8a is formed separately from the container 1, It is also possible to fix and implement the recessed portion 8b separately from the container 1.
Similarly, the operation piece 9 operated by a finger may be formed separately, or the narrow portion 14 and the wide portion 15 operated by the palm may be formed separately and fixed to the container 1.
In short, the connecting portion 8 for connecting the pair of containers 1 and 1 and the operating portions 9, 14 and 15 for releasing the connection by the connecting portion 8 need not necessarily be integrally formed of the same material as the container 1. Instead, it is only necessary to be attached to the container 1 and be provided integrally therewith, and various modifications can be made to the specific configuration of the connecting portion 8 and the operating portions 9, 14 and 15.
Furthermore, the configuration in which the operation piece 9 operated by a finger and the narrow portion 14 and the wide portion 15 operated by the palm are shared for one container 1 is shown, but only one of them is provided and implemented. You can also.
[0030]
(3) In the embodiments described above, an example in which the container 1 is formed of a molded product of a synthetic resin has been described. However, various modifications can be made to the material and the specific configuration of the container 1. Can be applied to a container of a type in which a container 1 is formed by bending a rod of the above type and a fibrous flooring for plant cultivation is stored in the container 1.
Also in this case, the connecting portion 8 and the operating portions 9, 14, 15 may be integrally formed by a metal rod, or may be formed separately and fixed by welding.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view from the back side and a perspective view from the front side of a plant cultivation container. FIG. 2 is a rear view of the plant cultivation container. FIG. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an example of a use state. FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating an example of a use state of a plant cultivation container. FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a connection method of the plant cultivation container. FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a connected state of the cultivation containers. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a connected state of the plant cultivation containers. FIG. 9 is a longitudinal side view showing a connected state of the plant cultivation containers. FIG. 11 is an explanatory view showing a disconnected state of the plant cultivation container. FIG. 12 is a perspective view from the bottom side of the plant cultivation container according to another embodiment. FIG. 13 is a view of a plant cultivation container according to another embodiment. Perspective view from the back side [Description of reference numerals]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container 8 Connecting part 8a Protrusion 8b forming a connecting part Depressed part 9 forming a connecting part 9 Operating parts 14, 15 by fingers Operating part by palm

Claims (6)

A wall-mounted type plant cultivation container, wherein a pair of the containers are integrally provided with a connection portion capable of connecting substantially flat back surfaces back to back, and both containers are connected by the connection portion. Is a plant cultivation container configured to be self-supporting by the bottoms of both containers. The plant cultivation container according to claim 1, wherein the connection portion includes a protrusion and a recess formed integrally with each container. Each of the containers is integrally provided with an operation unit for releasing the connection by the connection unit, and in a state where a pair of containers are connected, the operation units of both containers are close to each other, and the operation units that are close to each other are The plant cultivation container according to claim 1, wherein the relative movement causes the connection by the connection portion to be released. The plant cultivation container according to claim 3, wherein both of the adjacent operation units are configured to be relatively movable by an operation of a relative rotation movement of two fingers by an operator. 5. The plant cultivation container according to claim 3, wherein both of the adjacent operation units are configured to be relatively movable by an operation of gripping a palm by an operator. The plant cultivation container according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the operation unit is formed integrally with each container.

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