JP2006304743A - Vegetation unit - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vegetation unit intended for solving such problems that it is impossible to use a vegetation unit as a rooftop non-combustible material, and there is a risk that a plant mat is scattered or moved with strong wind before plants take root in a vegetation unit. <P>SOLUTION: This vegetation unit 1 for raising plants has a nearly box-type container 2 made of non-combustible metal, and a plurality of ribs 2c and 2c formed in parallel toward the horizontal direction on the inner bottom of the container 2. Resin-made mesh 4 is freely detachably arranged on the ribs 2c and 2c. As a result of this, the vegetation unit can be used as a rooftop non-combustible material, and even if supplying water to a gradient rooftop, water is free from concentrating only on the lower direction of water and scatteredly stored at every rib interval, and no partiality is caused in growth of plants of the vegetation unit. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vegetation unit technique for growing plants on a roof, a rooftop, a veranda or the like.

Conventionally, when plants are cultivated and planted in places where natural soil does not exist, such as roofs, rooftops, verandas, and balconies of buildings, a framework is made with bricks, concrete blocks, etc. on the roof. The soil was put inside, a desired plant was planted in the soil, and gravel or the like was arranged around it.
However, in such a construction method, when changing the roof, rooftop, veranda, balcony, etc., or when removing the plant or soil itself, it was provided as needed for soil removal, post-treatment, etc. It was necessary to remove water supply facilities and drainage facilities. Such work is very complicated and requires a lot of work time and work cost.
Moreover, with such a construction method, a great amount of time, cost, and labor are required especially for maintenance work such as water supply.

Therefore, in recent years, a method has been proposed in which soil is planted in a vegetation unit that is formed in a predetermined shape such as a box shape in advance, and the vegetation unit itself is laid in an area that requires greening such as a roof. Has been realized.
And even if a human walks on the vegetation unit, for example, by strengthening the connection between the vegetation units so that the vegetation units do not leave each other or by making the heights of the vegetation units uniform, (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
JP 2003-180167 A

  However, in the conventional vegetation unit, the vegetation unit itself is often made of resin, and the vegetation unit cannot be used as a roof incombustible material. In addition, when water is supplied onto the sloped roof, water concentrates in the downward direction, and the growth of plants in the vegetation unit is biased. In addition, since soil was used to root the plant, the weight of the vegetation unit was increased, resulting in an increased burden on the roof. In addition, when the roof has a slope, the soil flows downward along with the rainwater, and the fence under the eaves often clogs. And after arranging the plant mat in the vegetation unit, before the plant takes root in the vegetation unit, there is a possibility that the plant mat may be blown or moved by strong wind etc., and the vegetation unit until the plant takes root in the vegetation unit It was necessary to cover the net with a net.

  The problems to be solved by the present invention are as described above. Next, means for solving the problems will be described.

That is, in claim 1, a vegetation unit for growing plants,
A substantially box-shaped container made of non-combustible metal;
And a plurality of ribs formed in parallel at a right angle upward with respect to the inner bottom surface of the container.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, a resin mesh is disposed on the rib.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, a resin mesh is detachably disposed on the rib.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a notch is provided in the upper part of the outer periphery of the container.

In Claim 5, it is a vegetation unit which grows a plant,
In a container configured in a substantially U shape in cross section by a nonflammable metal,
Connecting and arranging a plurality of resin mats with lattice-like ribs inside,
A mesh that is fixed on the grid-like ribs and on which a plant mat is disposed is disposed above.

  As effects of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

  In Claim 1, a vegetation unit can be used as a roof incombustible material. In addition, even if water is supplied on the sloped roof, water can be dispersed and stored at intervals of ribs without concentration of water only in the downward direction, and there is no bias in the growth of plants in the vegetation unit. .

  In claim 2, since no soil is required for rooting the plant, the weight of the vegetation unit is reduced and the burden on the roof is reduced. Also, even if there is a slope on the roof, the soil hardly flows, so that the clogging under the eaves is less likely to clog.

  In Claim 3, before arranging a plant in a vegetation unit, the plant of a plant mat can be rooted in a resin-made mesh beforehand, and it arrange | positions in a vegetation unit after a plant roots to a resin-made mesh. This reduces the risk that the plant mat will be blown or moved by strong winds. Further, since the attachment and detachment can be easily performed, the maintenance can be easily performed.

  In Claim 4, even if it is a case where a vegetation unit is arrange | positioned on a sloped roof, there is no possibility that water will flow out from a notch and only the plant of a down direction will dry out of a plant mat.

  In Claim 5, a vegetation unit can be used as a roof incombustible material. Moreover, even if water supply is performed on the sloped roof, water does not concentrate only in the downward direction, and the growth of the plants of the vegetation unit is not biased. In addition, since no soil is needed for plant rooting, the weight of the vegetation unit is reduced and the burden on the roof is reduced. And even if there is a slope on the roof, the soil hardly flows, so the fence under the eaves is less likely to clog. In addition, even when the vegetation unit is disposed on the sloped roof, there is no possibility that only the plants in the down-water direction of the vegetation unit will dry out.

  Next, embodiments of the invention will be described.

  1 is a perspective view showing a method of assembling the vegetation unit 1 of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a left sectional view showing the vegetation unit 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a method of attaching the mesh 4 to the vegetation unit outer frame 2. 4 is a perspective view, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the vegetation unit outer frame 2, FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the vegetation unit 11 of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 8 is a left sectional view showing a state in which the resin mats 13, 13... Are fixed to the groove plate 12, FIG. 9 is a front sectional view, and FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the attachment method to the resin-made mats 13. FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the vegetation unit 1 of the present invention is disposed on a roof 100 or the like of a building, and a resin mesh 4 is fixed to a metal vegetation unit outer frame 2. The plant mat 5 on which a desired plant 6 is planted is placed above the mesh 4. In the following description, the arrow direction F in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the metal vegetation unit outer frame 2 is formed in a substantially box shape by a non-combustible galvanium steel plate or the like. Specifically, the vegetation unit outer frame 2 includes a bottom surface 2B, side walls 2L and 2R, and a front wall 2A. A plurality of ribs 2c, 2c,... Are formed on the inner side of the vegetation unit outer frame 2 so as to be parallel in the front-rear direction only in the right-and-left direction perpendicular to the bottom surface 2B. In other words, when the vegetation unit 1 is disposed on the sloped roof 100 or the like, the ribs 2c, 2c... Extend in the horizontal direction, that is, in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which rainwater or the like flows down. Ribs 2c, 2c... Are formed.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the vegetation unit outer frame 2 is fixed to the roof 100 or the like by screws 7, etc. screwed into the rear end of the bottom surface 2 </ b> B. The front wall 2A of the vegetation unit outer frame 2 is formed in a substantially L shape in the left sectional view, and is formed so that the lower side 2d is positioned below the bottom surface 2B of the vegetation unit outer frame 2. Further, the rear end portion of the bottom surface 2B of the vegetation unit outer frame 2 is bent upward to form a folded portion 2e.

Hereinafter, the procedure of arranging the vegetation units 1 side by side on the roof 100 will be described with reference to FIG.
The vegetation unit 1 is arranged above the roof 100 in order from the lowest vegetation unit 1. First, one side in the width direction of the locking member 8 formed into a crank shape in side view by bending or extruding the plate-like member is connected to the eave side (lower side) of the roof 100 with screws 7, 7. The upper surface is fixed in a direction perpendicular to the tilt direction. At this time, there is a space between the other side of the locking member 8 and the upper surface of the roof 100, and the lower part is fixed so as to be opened.

  Then, the lower side 2d of the vegetation unit outer frame 2 is inserted into the open space on the other side of the locking member 8, and the other side of the locking member 8 is disposed between the lower side 2d and the bottom surface 2B. To do. In other words, the lower side 2 d of the vegetation unit outer frame 2 is hooked on the other end of the locking member 8. And the rear-end part of the bottom face 2B of the vegetation unit outer frame 2 is fixed on the roof 100 with screws 7, 7. Then, the lower side 2d ′ of the vegetation unit outer frame 2 ′ of the other vegetation unit 1 ′ is hooked on the folded portion 2e of the unit, and the rear end portion of the bottom surface 2B ′ is covered with screws 7, 7. 100 fixed. In this way, the vegetation units 1... Are arranged side by side on the roof 100 while being connected in the front-rear direction.

  As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, a resin mesh 4 is fixed on the ribs 2 c, 2 c... Provided on the vegetation unit outer frame 2. A plant mat 5 on which plants 6, 6... Are planted is placed. Plants 6, 6... Planted on the plant mat 5 placed on the mesh 4 grow using the water accumulated between the ribs 2c, 2c. It extends and becomes entangled with the mesh 4. Thus, the soil other than the plant mat 5 can be eliminated, and the plant 6 can be firmly planted in the vegetation unit 1.

Thus, a vegetation unit 1 for growing plants,
A substantially box-shaped container 2 made of incombustible metal;
Since it has a plurality of ribs 2c, 2c, ... formed in parallel in a direction perpendicular to the inner bottom surface of the container 2,
The vegetation unit 1 can be used as a roof incombustible material. Further, even when water is supplied onto the sloped roof 100, the water can be dispersed and stored at intervals of the ribs 2c, 2c,.. There is no bias in the growth of plants 6, 6.

In addition, since the resin mesh 4 is disposed on the ribs 2c, 2c.
Soil is no longer necessary for rooting of the plants 6, 6... Moreover, even if there is a gradient in the roof 100, the soil hardly flows, so that the ridges under the eaves are less likely to be clogged.

Next, a method for attaching the mesh 4 to the ribs 2c, 2c,.
As shown in FIG. 4, on the lower surface of the mesh 4, elongated cylindrical members (bar-shaped members) 4b, 4b,... Having flexibility such as resin are fixed in the lateral direction (left and right direction, parallel to the ribs). Yes. The cylindrical members 4b, 4b,... Are suitable as long as they are flexible members such as resin, and are fixed to the lower surface of the mesh 4 by heat welding or adhesion. .. Are formed on the upper surface of the ribs 2c, 2c,... Into which the cylindrical members 4b, 4b,. That is, the operator or the like can use the cylindrical members 4b, 4b,... So that the cylindrical members 4b, 4b,... Of the mesh 4 are positioned directly above the grooves 2f, 2f,. .. And the spacing between the ribs 2c, 2c,... And the cylindrical members 4b, 4b,... Are pushed into the grooves 2f, 2f, so that the mesh 4 is inserted into the ribs 2c, 2c,. Can be fixed. On the other hand, if the mesh 4 is pulled upward, the cylindrical members 4b, 4b,... Are pulled out from the grooves 2f, 2f, and the mesh 4 can be detached from the ribs 2c, 2c,.

  In the present embodiment, the convex section (cylindrical member 4b) having a circular cross section and the concave section (groove 2f) are fitted, but the sectional shape is not limited. Moreover, although the cylindrical member 4b and the groove | channel 2f are made into the length in the vegetation unit outer frame 2, it can also be set as the structure which arrange | positions a recessed part and a convex part for every predetermined space | interval. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the concave portion is provided on the mesh side and the convex portion is provided on the rib side.

Thus, since the resin mesh 4 is detachably disposed on the ribs 2c, 2c,.
Before the plants 6, 6 ... are arranged in the vegetation unit 1, the plants 6, 6 ... of the plant mat 5 can be previously rooted in the mesh 4 made of resin, Can be placed in the vegetation unit 1 after being rooted to the resin mesh 4, and the possibility that the plant mat 5 is blown or moved by strong winds is reduced. Further, since the attachment and detachment can be easily performed, the maintenance can be easily performed.

Next, the shape of the front wall 2A of the vegetation unit outer frame 2 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 5, a recess is provided in the upper part of the front wall 2 </ b> A of the vegetation unit outer frame 2, so that water is only on the front side of the vegetation unit 1, i. Water is allowed to flow out of the recess so as not to accumulate too much. That is, the height of the high portion 2AH of the front wall 2A is set to the same height as the side walls 2L and 2R, and the height of the low recessed portion 2AL formed in the front wall 2A is set to the same height as the rib 2c. I have to.
Here, the shape of the concave portion provided in the front wall 2A is not limited. In this embodiment, the front wall 2A is provided with a trapezoidal notch from the upper end downward, but a rectangular shape, a triangular shape, A semicircle may be sufficient. Further, the number of notches is not limited. Moreover, the structure which opens a hole in the position comparable as the height of the rib 2c may be sufficient.

Thus, since the notch is provided in the upper part of the outer periphery of the container 2,
Even when the vegetation unit 1 is disposed on the sloped roof 100, there is no possibility that water flows out from the notch and only the plants 6, 6.

Next, as a second embodiment, a vegetation unit 11 in which a plurality of resin mats 13, 13.
The vegetation unit 11 is disposed on the roof 100 or the like of the building as described above. As shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of resin mats 13 are placed in a metal groove plate 12 in the front-rear direction (vertical direction). The mesh 14 is fixed on the upper surface of the ribs 13c, 13c... On the lattice formed in the resin mat 13, and the desired plants 16 and 16 are disposed above the mesh 14. The plant mat 15 in which ... is planted is placed. In the following description, the arrow direction F in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 9, the metal groove plate 12 is made of a non-combustible galvanium steel plate or the like and is formed in a substantially U shape in front sectional view. Specifically, the groove plate 12 includes a bottom surface 2B and side walls 2L and 2R. In the present embodiment, the front and rear walls are not formed on the groove plate 12, but a container having front and rear walls may be used, and is not limited.
A plurality of resin mats 13, 13... Are disposed in the groove plate 12, and the lower surfaces of the resin mats 13, 13... Are fixed to the groove plate 12 by an elastic adhesive 20 or the like. .

  As shown in FIG. 7, the resin mat 13 is formed such that the side walls 13L and 13R are higher than the front wall 13F and the rear wall 13B. The front wall 13F has a bent portion 13a formed by bending its upper end toward the front lower side, and as shown in FIG. 8, the upper portion of the rear wall 13B of another resin mat is sandwiched by the bent portion 13a. Thus, the resin mats 13 and 13 are connected to each other. As shown in FIGS. 7, 8, and 10, a plurality of ribs 13 c, 13 c... Are formed in a lattice shape in the vertical and horizontal directions on the inner bottom surface of the resin mat 13. It is configured so that water is accumulated for each lattice formed by the ribs 13c, 13c,.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a resin mesh 14 is fixed on the ribs 13c, 13c, ..., and desired plants 16, 16, ... are planted on the mesh 14. The plant mat 15 planted is placed. A plant planted on the plant mat 15 placed on the mesh 14 grows using moisture accumulated between the ribs 13c, 13c,... Below the mesh 14, and the roots extend to get entangled with the mesh 14. It becomes like this. As described above, the plants 16, 16... Can be firmly planted in the vegetation unit 11 without soil other than the plant mat 15.

Next, a method for attaching the mesh 14 to the ribs 13c, 13c,.
As in the first embodiment, on the lower surface of the mesh 14, elongated cylindrical members 14b, 14b,... Having flexibility such as resin as shown in FIG. .. Are formed on the upper surface of the ribs 13c, 13c,... Into which the cylindrical members 14b, 14b,. An operator or the like makes the cylindrical members 14b, 14b,... Of the mesh 14 be positioned directly above the grooves 13f, 13f,. Can be fitted into the grooves 13f, 13f, and the mesh 14 can be fixed to the ribs 13c, 13c,. On the other hand, if the mesh 14 is pulled upward, the cylindrical members 14b, 14b,... Are pulled out of the grooves 13f, 13f, and the mesh 14 can be removed from the ribs 13c, 13c,.

Next, the horizontal connection between the groove plates 12 and 12 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 9, the metal groove plate 12 has side walls 12 </ b> L and 12 </ b> R pressed against the roof 100 via the suspension 17, and more specifically, one end of the suspension 17 is a nail 18. The other end of the hanging member 17 is bent together with the side walls 12L and 12R and caulked. At this time, the side walls 12L and 12R of the adjacent groove plates and the hanging members 17 and 17 may be covered with a common joiner 19 and the like.

Also, a vegetation unit 11 for growing plants,
In the container 12 configured by a nonflammable metal in a substantially U shape in a sectional view,
A plurality of resin mats 13, 13... Provided with lattice-like ribs 13 c, 13 c.
Because the mesh 14 fixed on the lattice-like ribs 13c, 13c,.
The vegetation unit 11 can be used as a roof incombustible material. Further, even when water is supplied onto the sloped roof 100, the water does not concentrate only in the downward direction, and the growth of the plants 6, 6,. In addition, since no soil is required for rooting the plants 6, 6..., The weight of the vegetation unit 11 is reduced and the burden on the roof 100 is reduced. And even if there is a slope in the roof 100, the soil hardly flows, so that the ridges under the eaves are less likely to be clogged. In addition, even when the vegetation unit 11 is disposed on the sloped roof 100, there is no possibility that only the plants 6, 6,.

The perspective view which shows the assembly method of the vegetation unit 1 of this invention. The left sectional view showing vegetation unit 1.1 of the present invention. The left sectional view showing how to attach mesh 4 to vegetation unit outer frame 2. Similarly perspective view. The perspective view which shows the vegetation unit outer frame 2. FIG. The perspective view which shows the 2nd Example of the vegetation unit 11 of this invention. The perspective view which shows the resin mats 13. FIG. FIG. 6 is a left sectional view showing a state where resin mats 13, 13... Are fixed to the groove plate 12. Similarly front sectional drawing. The perspective view which shows the attachment method to the resin-made mats 13 of the mesh 14. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vegetation unit 2 Vegetation unit outer frame 2f Groove 4 Mesh 4b Cylindrical member 5 Plant mat 6 Plant 11 Vegetation unit 12 Groove plate 13 Resin mat 13f Groove 14 Mesh 14b Cylindrical member 15 Plant mat 16 Plant

Claims (5)

A vegetation unit for growing plants,
A substantially box-shaped container made of non-combustible metal;
A vegetation unit comprising: a plurality of ribs formed in parallel at right angles to the inner bottom surface of the container.   The vegetation unit according to claim 1, wherein a resin mesh is disposed on the rib.   The vegetation unit according to claim 1, wherein a resin mesh is detachably disposed on the rib.   The vegetation unit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a notch is provided in an upper part of the outer periphery of the container. A vegetation unit for growing plants,
In a container configured in a substantially U shape in cross section by a nonflammable metal,
Connecting and arranging a plurality of resin mats with lattice-like ribs inside,
A vegetation unit comprising a mesh fixed on the grid-like ribs and having a plant mat disposed thereon.

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