JP2006006173A - Method for producing vegetation block mat and multifaceted greening body - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for producing a thin vegetation block mat excellent in operability without damaging plants and to provide a multifaceted greening body securing many vegetation areas using the vegetation block mat. <P>SOLUTION: This method for producing the regular-sized vegetation block mat 5 comprises using a root barrier sheet and a tray container of a perforated structure. The vegetation block mats 5 are set on a plurality of surfaces of a box body 20 of a perforated structure, and plants 4 are three-dimensionally grown on a plurality of surfaces of the box body 20 through filling an inorganic vegetation base 30 in the inside of the vegetation block mat 5. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

The present invention relates to a method for producing a vegetation block mat and a multifaceted green body using the vegetation block mat.

The vegetation method for the purpose of landscape modification of various civil engineering works and prevention of topsoil collapse is to form a vegetation base in layers on slopes and flatlands, and then plant seeds and seedlings of grasses and trees on this vegetation base. This is an artificial vegetation method.
For the living environment, potted plants such as foliage plants and upholstered turf are widely known.

“Green” is an irreplaceable presence in the human living environment, but it is difficult to secure sufficient green in quantitative terms in urban areas.
Ornamental plants need to be regularly sprinkled and fertilized, and lawns need to be mowed in a timely manner. Thus, in order to prolong the plant, it is necessary to maintain the growth environment. If the maintenance is neglected or excessively managed, the plant will die, and it is difficult to grow the plant for a long period of time.
In addition, because the nature of the growth base of a foliage plant varies depending on the variety, a single plant is the basic form in a pot. Therefore, in order to enjoy many kinds of plants, a large number of pots and a large installation space for these pots are required.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points. An object of the present invention is to provide at least one method for producing a vegetation block mat and a multi-sided green body.
(A) Manufacturing a thin vegetation block mat that is excellent in handleability and does not damage plants.
(B) A large amount of vegetation area can be secured in a limited space.
(C) Plant maintenance and management are almost unnecessary, and the plant can be maintained over a long period of time.

The method for producing a vegetation block mat according to the present invention is a method for producing a vegetation block mat in which plants are vegetated on a thin base mat, and the vegetation base is filled in a tray container having a perforated structure on which a root shielding sheet is laid. The root mat of the plant planted on the vegetation base is regulated by the root shielding sheet, and the base mat is formed by shaping the vegetation base with the root system of the plant.
The method for producing a vegetation block mat according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the above-described method for producing a vegetation block mat, vegetation is vegetated on a vegetation base using a combination of the same or different plants.
The method for producing a vegetation block mat according to the present invention is characterized in that, in any of the above-described methods for producing a vegetation block mat, the root shielding sheet has air permeability and water permeability.

The multi-faceted greening body according to the present invention is a multi-faceted greening body in which a box body having a perforated structure is filled with a vegetation base, and vegetation in which a plant is vegetated on a thin base mat on a plurality of faces in the box. The vegetation block mat is accommodated with the vegetation block mat facing outward, the inside of the vegetation block mat is filled with an inorganic vegetation base, and plants are three-dimensionally grown on a plurality of surfaces of the box. Is.
The polyhedral greening body according to the present invention is characterized in that in the above-described polyhedral greening body, a vegetation block mat is disposed on at least the entire side surface of the box and the plant is three-dimensionally grown.
The polyhedral greening body according to the present invention is characterized in that in the above-described polyhedral greening body, vegetation block mats are arranged on the side surface and the top surface of the box to grow the plant three-dimensionally.
The multi-faceted greening body according to the present invention is characterized in that, in any of the above-described multi-faceted greening bodies, the vegetation block mat is a vegetation block mat manufactured by the above-described method for manufacturing a vegetation block mat.
The multifaceted greening body according to the present invention is characterized in that, in any of the above multifaceted greening bodies, the box is made of a wire mesh formed by intersecting a plurality of bent wire rods having a plurality of irregularities and a plurality of linear wire rods. It is what.

The present invention can obtain at least one of the following effects.
(A) A vegetation block mat having a regular shape can be manufactured by combining a tray container having a perforated structure and a root shielding sheet.
(B) It is possible to mass-produce a vegetation block mat in which various kinds of plants are vegetated in a form closer to nature, and it is possible to stock a vegetation block mat regardless of the seasons.
(C) Since the base mat of the vegetation block mat is held by the root system of the plant, it is difficult for the base mat to collapse or crack, and handling is easy even if the planar dimension of the vegetation block mat is increased.
(D) By combining a tray container having a perforated structure and a root-shielding sheet having air permeability and water permeability, it is possible to ensure a favorable growth environment and to prevent the plant root system from spreading without limitation.
(E) Since plants are three-dimensionally vegetated on a plurality of surfaces of the box, a larger vegetation area can be provided in a limited installation space.
(F) Since the vegetation block mat is replanted into an inorganic vegetation base, the plant can continue to live for a long period of time without special management of the plant growth environment such as regular watering and fertilization. .

The best mode of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
(1) Multifaceted green body FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the multifaceted green body, and FIG. 2 shows a longitudinal sectional view thereof.
The multi-sided green body includes a perforated box 20, a plurality of vegetation block mats 5 installed at least inside the side surface 21 of the box 20, and an inorganic vegetation base 30 filled inside the vegetation block mat 5. That is, various plants 4 are vegetated on a plurality of surfaces obtained by adding an upper surface to the side surface excluding the bottom surface.

That is, the multi-sided green body according to the present invention does not grow the plant 4 planarly but grows the plant 4 three-dimensionally on a plurality of vertical and horizontal surfaces, and does not simply plant the plant 4 in advance. A multi-faceted green body is formed using a vegetation block mat 5 sufficiently grown in a form close to nature in a place where the growth environment is well-organized.
Hereinafter, main components will be described.

(2) Box The box 20 is a perforated box made up of a plurality of rectangular side surfaces 21 and a single bottom surface 22, as shown in FIG. The butt portions are connected by a connecting tool 23 such as a connecting coil to form a rectangular parallelepiped. The bottom surface 22 is fixed to the side surface 21 by welding or the like.

As a material constituting the side surface 21 of the box 20, one of the vertical and horizontal wires as shown in FIG. 2 is continuously bent into an uneven shape, and the bent plurality of bent wires and the plurality of linear wires are formed. It is possible to use a welded wire mesh that crosses and is welded at each intersection.
In addition, a welded wire mesh without irregularities, a general wire mesh, an expanded metal, a perforated plate, or the like can be used as the material of the box body 20.
The planar shape of the box 20 is not limited to a quadrangle, and includes a polygon other than a quadrangle, a circle, an ellipse, and the like. Further, a traveling wheel such as a caster may be provided on the bottom surface 22 of the box 20 to give the box 20 a traveling function.

(3) Vegetation block mat The present invention does not grow the plant 4 in the box 20, but grows the thin vegetation block mat 5 in a place where the growth environment is set regardless of the house or alley. is there.

FIG. 3 shows a manufacturing process of the vegetation block mat.
As shown to (a) of the figure, the root-shielding sheet | seat 2 is spread inside the thin bowl-shaped tray container 1, and the vegetation base | substrate 3 is packed in the inside. The vegetation base 3 includes soil suitable for plant growth and a known vegetation base.
A variety of plants 4 are vegetated by sowing or planting seedlings on the vegetation base 3.

The tray container 1 used for the manufacture of the vegetation block mat 5 is a perforated shallow container, and although its planar shape is not limited, a rectangular shape is desirable.
The planar size of the tray container 1 is desirably substantially the same as the vertical and horizontal dimensions of the side surface 21 of the box 20 or substantially the same as the dimension obtained by dividing the side surface 21 into a plurality of vertical and horizontal blocks.

The root shield sheet 2 is a sheet that prevents permeation of the root system of the plant 4, and a known sucking prevention sheet having air permeability and water permeability can be used. The reason for using the root shield sheet 2 is to form the base unit 3 by holding the soil particles when regulating the extension of the root system within the range of the tray container 1 as shown in FIG. is there.
If the tray container 1 has a non-porous structure, permeation of the root system can be prevented, but the water permeability and air permeability are poor and are not suitable as a growth environment for the plant 4. Thus, the tray container 1 having a perforated structure is combined with the root shielding sheet 2 to ensure a good growth environment and to prevent the root system from being diffused unlimitedly.

When the plant 4 grows to some extent, it is taken out from the tray container 1 to obtain a thin and base vegetation block mat 5 as shown in FIG.
The thin thickness here means a dimension shorter than the length of one side of the base mat 3, and refers to a thickness in the range of 4 cm to 10 cm, for example.
The vegetation block mat 5 is used because the plant 4 is easy to grow, can be reliably vegetated even when different kinds of plants 4 are combined, the plant stock is good, and the plant can be used when necessary regardless of winter or summer. 4 can be provided, and it is possible to select a plant that has been vegetated from the same kind of plant and a plant that has been vegetated from a different kind of plant as necessary.

After cultivating various plants on a vegetation base having a large area, a part similar to the vegetation block mat 5 can be obtained by cutting a part of the vegetation base into a fixed shape.
However, since most of the roots of naturally cultivated plants grow vertically, a large amount of roots are cut from the middle when cutting the vegetation base, and the plants are easily damaged, and the entanglement between the root and base particles is weak. The vegetation base that has been cut out is fragile and easily broken, which is inconvenient to handle.
Therefore, in order to eliminate all the inconveniences described above, the present invention decided to manufacture the vegetation block mat 5 by combining the root shielding sheet 2 with the tray container 1 having a perforated structure.

(4) Plant The plant 4 is a combination of any one or a plurality of known plants such as herbs, woods, and bamboos.

(5) Inorganic vegetation base The vegetation base so far has been eutrophic, including many nutrients based on the same idea as cultivation of agricultural crops.
On the other hand, in this invention, an inorganic artificial lightweight soil is used for the vegetation base 30 which occupies most of the multi-sided green body.
The term “inorganic vegetation base” as used in the present invention does not mean nutritional deficiency that directly leads to the death of the plant 4, but elements including mineral ions necessary for the growth of the plant and organic components (such as fallen leaves) that the plant produces. This means a base of a property capable of maintaining the healthy growth of the plant 4 without being hypertrophied and mixed with a fertilizer that holds the).
In addition, it is desirable to use a vegetation base 30 having a high water retention capacity. As an inorganic vegetation base, for example, a commercially available 100% inorganic aquasoil (manufactured by Ikegami Co., Ltd.) can be used.

(6) Manufacturing method of multi-faced green body A manufacturing method of multi-faced green body will be described based on FIG.
First, the vegetation block mat 5 is accommodated in the box 20 in the vertical direction, and the vegetation block mat 5 is disposed inside each side surface 21 with the prosperous surface of the plant 4 facing outward. When the entire side surface 21 is surrounded by the vegetation block mat 5, a large amount of inorganic vegetation base 30 is put inside the vegetation block mat 5.
The combination of the plurality of vegetation block mats 5 installed on each side surface 21 of the box 20 may be a combination of the same kind of plants or a combination of different kinds of plants.
The vegetation block mat 5 is installed horizontally on the upper surface of the box 20, or the plant 4 is directly vegetated on the inorganic vegetation base 30 separately from the vegetation block mat 5, or nothing is vegetated.
As a result, a multifaceted greening body in which the plants 4 are three-dimensionally grown on a plurality of surfaces of the box 20 is obtained.

Since the vegetation block mat 5 is replanted to the inorganic vegetation base 30, the root system of the plant 4 gradually enters the vegetation base 30, and the plant 4 grows slowly over time based on the vegetation base 30.
Since water retention of the vegetation base 30 is maintained by rainfall and initial watering, regular watering is not required except during the dry season when there is no rainfall for more than two weeks.
The vegetation block mat 5 installed on the side surface 21 of the box 20 is useful not only for vegetation action but also for preventing the outflow of the inorganic vegetation base 30 to the outside.
In this way, the multi-sided green body can continue to live for a long period of time without specially managing the growth environment of the plant 4.

  If the side surface 21 of the box 20 is formed with a concavo-convex shaped welded wire mesh, a space is formed between the surface of the vegetation block mat 5 and the convex portion of the welded wire mesh. Utilizing the space, plants 4 such as cocoons are easily entangled with the wire.

(7) Application examples of multi-faced green bodies Multi-faceted green bodies can of course enjoy plants in and outside houses, buildings, parks, etc., but other than greening such as fences and partitions by lining up multiple multi-faceted green bodies Easy to use as various functional members. In the case of using a combination of a plurality of multi-sided green bodies, the width and height may be changed.
It may also be used as a chair as if sitting on the grass.

Further, a transparent top plate may be mounted on the uppermost surface of the multi-sided green body and used as a table.
Since the multi-sided greening body is based on a rigid box, it does not deform even when a little load is applied, so it can be applied to various uses by adding and combining known members.

The perspective view of the polyhedral greening body of this invention Longitudinal section of multifaceted greening body Explanatory drawing of manufacturing process of vegetation block mat

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Tray container 2 ... Root shielding sheet 3 ... Vegetation base 4 ... Plant 5 ... Vegetation block mat 20 ... Box body 21 ... Side surface 22 ... Bottom surface 30 ...・ Inorganic vegetation base

Claims (8)

A method for producing a vegetation block mat in which a plant is vegetated on a thin base mat,
Fill the vegetation base into a perforated tray container with a root shield sheet,
While controlling the growth of the root system of the plant vegetated on the vegetation base with the root shield sheet, the vegetation base is shaped with the root system of the plant to form a base mat,
A method for producing a vegetation block mat.   The method for producing a vegetation block mat according to claim 1, wherein the vegetation base is vegetated with a combination of the same or different plants.   The method for producing a vegetation block mat according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the root shield sheet has air permeability and water permeability. It is a multi-faceted planted body filled with a vegetation base in a perforated box,
A plurality of surfaces in the box body are accommodated with a vegetation block mat having a vegetation plant on a thin base mat facing outwardly,
Fill the inside of the vegetation block mat with an inorganic vegetation base,
The plant is three-dimensionally grown on a plurality of surfaces of the box,
Multi-faceted green body.   The multi-sided greening body according to claim 4, wherein the plant is three-dimensionally grown by disposing a vegetation block mat on at least the entire side surface of the box.   The multi-faced greening body according to claim 4, wherein the plant is three-dimensionally grown by arranging vegetation block mats on a side surface and an upper surface of the box.   The vegetation block mat according to any one of claims 4 to 6, wherein the vegetation block mat is the vegetation block mat according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The multi-faced greening body according to any one of claims 4 to 7, wherein the box is made of a wire mesh formed by intersecting a plurality of bent wires having irregularities and a plurality of linear wires.

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