JP2009039083A - Wall surface greening unit - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wall surface greening unit capable of improving handling properties of a culture soil base, preventing damage, and attempting cost lowering. <P>SOLUTION: This wall surface greening unit 10 is supported with a support member which is fixed on a wall surface of a structure, and is set in a hanging condition along the wall surface so as to apply greening to the structure. The greening unit has a culture soil base 12 to be given with planting, and a fixing tool 13 for holding the culture soil base 12 so as to make the support member support in a hanging condition. The culture soil base 12 is made by unitedly forming a culture soil base main body 14 to be given with planting, and a meshy member 15 which is set so as to cover the external surfaces 14a and 14b of the culture soil base main body 14. The fixing tool 13 has a pair of vertical parts 13a and a horizontal part which connects the lower edges of a pair of the vertical parts 13a, and is formed in an almost U shape and belt-like shape, and is inserted into between a pair of the vertical parts 13a so as to hold the culture soil base 12. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a wall surface greening unit for greening a wall surface of a structure.

  Conventionally, wall greening has been carried out to plant the walls of buildings and civil engineering structures (structures) for the purpose of alleviating the heat island phenomenon in urban areas, absorbing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and creating amenity spaces. Yes.

  And in this kind of wall surface greening system, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, the soil is housed inside a plurality of planting units (wall surface greening units) formed in a pipe shape, and these are planted. A plurality of planting units are held horizontally by a suspension member and connected at a predetermined interval in the vertical direction, and the wire connected to the uppermost planting unit is fed out by a lifting device provided on the roof of the building or There is one in which each planting unit is arranged along the wall of the building by winding.

  Moreover, as shown in Patent Document 2, a frame frame having a plurality of rectangular boxes and a planting base (culture base) accommodated in the plurality of boxes of the frame frame are provided, and the frame is formed by anchor bolts. There is also one in which the frame is fixed to the wall surface of the building and the wall surface is greened by plants vegetated on the planting base in the box.

  Furthermore, as shown in Patent Document 3, a plurality of arms protruding from the outer wall of the building, a plurality of frame members supported by these arms, a net stretched over the frame members, and a lower end side of the frame members It has a plurality of planters placed on the ground along the outer periphery of the building, and the ivy of deciduous plants planted in the planting soil in the planter grows while being supported by the net or frame material provided above And there is also a thing which greened the wall surface of a building.

  However, in the wall surface greening system disclosed in Patent Document 1, a plurality of planting units are suspended in a vertical direction along the wall surface of the building and are juxtaposed for the purpose of feeding and winding the wire with the lifting device provided on the rooftop. In other words, there is a problem that the degree of freedom in design is low, for example, when it is desired to improve the aesthetic appearance by greening an arbitrary position on the wall surface of the building.

  Moreover, since the wall greening system of patent document 2 needs to form the frame frame which accommodates a planting base firmly, it invites high cost, and also in order to fix a frame frame to the wall surface of a building, for example, a building There was a problem that it was not possible to flexibly handle the maintenance of buildings and wall greening systems, such as repainting the walls of objects and replacing the planting base housed in the box of the frame.

  Furthermore, since the wall greening system of Patent Document 3 grows an ivy plant from a planter provided on the ground, the plant for greening is limited, and the degree of freedom in plant selection is low. As in Patent Document 1, there is a problem that the degree of freedom in design is limited.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a support member 1 is fixed to a wall surface T1 of a building (structure) T, and a wall surface greening unit (greening unit) 2 is installed in a suspended state on the support member 1. Then, there is a wall surface greening system A in which the building T is greened. In this type of wall surface greening system A, the greening unit 2 mixes, for example, soil and an inorganic foam (foam) such as pearlite and heat-bonded fiber, and heat-treats this with steam to make the fiber into soil or foam. The soil base 3 solidified by being entangled with the body is inserted into a mesh frame 4 formed in a bowl shape, and the soil base 3 is held by the mesh frame 4. And the greening unit 2 can be easily installed by hooking the hook part (fixing metal fitting) 5 integrally formed on the mesh frame 4 to the support member 1 or fixing it with bolts and nuts. For this reason, in this wall surface greening system A, the greening unit 2 can be installed at an arbitrary position of the support member 1, the degree of freedom in design and plant selection is high, and the greening unit 2 can be easily removed. Therefore, it is possible to flexibly cope with the maintenance of the building T and the wall surface greening system A (greening unit 2).
JP 2004-248550 A JP 2002-95347 A JP 2002-34350 A

  However, in the greening unit 2 of the wall surface greening system A shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the cultivated soil base 3 is made by tying fibers in soil or foam and solidified, and its strength due to planting. The characteristic (rigidity) is such that the shape can be maintained even when the greening unit 2 is installed on the wall surface T1 of the building T and exposed to wind and rain. Further, the soil foundation 3 formed with such strength characteristics is bent by its own weight when the operator holds it by hand when the greening unit 2 is formed, that is, when the soil foundation 3 is inserted into the mesh frame 4. The handling property (handling property) is poor, and the larger the size of the soil foundation 3 is, the more difficult it is to insert into the mesh frame 4, and there is a problem that much labor is required for the insertion work.

  Moreover, when inserting into the inside of the mesh frame 4, the edge part of the culture foundation | substrate 3 was caught by the mesh frame 4 and the hook part 5 integrally formed in this, and the inconvenience that the damage generate | occur | produced had arisen.

  In view of the circumstances described above, an object of the present invention is to provide a wall surface greening unit that can improve the handleability of a cultivation base, can prevent damage, and can reduce costs.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following means.

  The wall surface greening unit of the present invention is a wall surface greening unit that is supported by a support member fixed to the wall surface of a structure and is installed in a suspended state along the wall surface to green the structure. A soil foundation on which planting is performed, and a fixture for holding the culture foundation and supporting it in a suspended state on the support member, the soil foundation is a culture foundation body on which planting is performed, A mesh-like member provided so as to cover the outer surface of the soil foundation base body is integrally formed, and the fixture includes a pair of vertical portions and a horizontal portion connecting the lower ends of the pair of vertical portions, It is formed in the shape of a belt in a substantially U shape so as to hold the soil foundation by being inserted between the pair of vertical portions.

  In the wall surface greening unit of the present invention, the strength characteristics can be enhanced by forming a soil foundation by integrally forming a mesh-like member on the outside of the soil foundation body having a low strength characteristic, and handling characteristics of the soil foundation (handling) Property) can be improved. And like this, the conventional soil wall greening unit is because the soil foundation body to be planted is covered (protected) with a mesh-like member and the strength characteristics of the soil foundation itself are enhanced. It is not necessary to insert the soil foundation into the mesh frame and wrap and hold the entire soil foundation with this mesh frame, and a pair of fasteners formed in a substantially U-shaped belt shape that does not cover the entire soil foundation. It is possible to hold the culture foundation by inserting and attaching the soil foundation between the vertical parts of the wall, and by fixing this fixture to the support member fixed to the wall surface, it is possible to securely support the wall greening unit (culture soil) It becomes possible to install the base) along the wall surface of the structure.

  Moreover, a substantially U-shaped and belt-like fixture can be attached to the soil foundation by a simple operation of inserting the soil foundation between the pair of vertical portions, and the strength characteristics of the soil foundation are enhanced by the mesh member. Therefore, it is possible to suitably form the wall surface greening unit without damaging the soil cultivation base as in the prior art.

  In addition, the strength characteristics of the soil foundation itself are enhanced, making it easier to handle the soil foundation during production and transportation, and improving the handling of the wall greening unit with a fixture attached to the soil foundation. Therefore, it becomes possible to easily install the wall surface greening unit. This makes it possible to improve workability.

  In addition, wall greening with a simple configuration that attaches a belt-like fixture in a substantially U-shape to the cultivation base without using a mesh frame or a hook part (fixing bracket) formed integrally with the mesh frame like a conventional wall greening unit. Since the unit can be formed, the cost of the wall surface greening unit can be reduced.

  Furthermore, when greening a structure using such a wall greening unit, when replacing the wall greening unit for design changes or maintenance, it is only necessary to replace the cultivation base, and the wall greening system The running cost can be reduced. In other words, in the conventional wall greening unit, the cultivation base is inserted into the mesh frame and the whole is wrapped, and the plant grows outside the mesh frame from the cultivation base, so that the cultivation base can be taken out from the inside of the mesh frame. It is not possible to replace the entire wall greening unit with a new wall greening unit during design changes or maintenance. On the other hand, in the wall surface greening unit of the present invention, the cultivation base is inserted between the pair of vertical portions of the substantially U-shaped belt-shaped fixture, and the cultivation platform is held by the fixture. Can be easily removed by pulling it out of the fixture, and a new wall greening unit can be formed by inserting a new soil base into this fixture.

  Hereinafter, a wall surface greening unit according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The present embodiment relates to a wall surface greening unit for greening an outer surface and an inner wall surface of a structure such as a building or a civil engineering structure, and a wall surface greening system using the same.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the wall surface greening system B of the present embodiment is fixed to the wall surface T1 of the structure T, and a plurality of support members 1 that are arranged in parallel at a predetermined interval in the vertical direction, A plurality of wall surface greening units (greening units) 10 supported by the support member 1 and disposed between a pair of support members 1 adjacent in the vertical direction, and an irrigation tube disposed between the support member 1 and the greening unit 10 The (irrigation member) 11 is a main component.

  The support member 1 is a channel such as a C-shaped channel, for example, and has a substantially concave cross section. Further, the support member 1 is in a state in which the opening side is directed upward, and the outer surface of one of the pair of opposing side wall portions is in surface contact with the wall surface T1 of the structure T. The side wall is fixed to the wall T1 with an anchor bolt or the like. Furthermore, each of the plurality of support members 1 extends in the horizontal direction and is installed in parallel. Further, in the present embodiment, on the outer surface side of the other side wall portion facing one side wall portion of the support member 1, that is, on the outer surface side of the side wall portion positioned outside the wall surface T1 of the structure T, For example, screws and bolts protruding outward from the outer surface are provided at a predetermined interval in the extending direction of the support member 1.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the greening unit 10 of the present embodiment holds the cultivating base 12 to be planted and the cultivating base 12 and supports the supporting member 1 in a suspended state. The holding base 12 is provided with a fixture 13 for installing the cultivated soil base 12 along the wall surface T1 of the structure T.

  The cultivating base 12 is formed in a substantially flat plate shape with a substantially square shape when viewed from the front, and the cultivating base body 14 to be planted, one surface (front surface, outer surface) 14a and the other surface (back surface). , Outer surface) 14b and a mesh-like member 15 integrally formed with the cultivating base body 14 and provided so as to cover each.

  The soil base body 14 is formed by mixing soil, an inorganic foam (foam) such as pearlite, and heat-fusible fibers and solidifying them by heat treatment. That is, the soil foundation base body 14 has a three-dimensional network structure formed by adhering heat-fusible fibers to each other by heat treatment, or by adhering fibers and foam, and fibers and soil. In addition, the solidified shape is preferably maintained. And the soil foundation main body 14 in the solidified state in this way installs the greening unit 10 on the wall surface T1 of the structure T so that the soil flows out even when the soil foundation 12 is exposed to wind and rain. In other words, it is formed with strength characteristics that allow its shape to be maintained over a long period of time. In addition, such a soil foundation base body 14 has a weight per unit volume of the inorganic foam of, for example, 0.5 kg / liter or less, and by mixing this inorganic foam, the weight can be reduced and the plant Appropriate water retention and drainage properties are provided for growth.

  The mesh member 15 is formed in a mesh shape using plastic or the like, for example, and is provided so as to cover the entire one surface 14a and the entire other surface 14b of the soil foundation base body 14, respectively. That is, the soil foundation 12 of the present embodiment is formed such that the soil foundation body 14 is sandwiched between a pair of mesh members 15, and the culture foundation body 14 is protected by the pair of mesh members 15. In addition, the soil foundation 12 is compared with the soil foundation 3 of the conventional greening unit 2 (that is, compared with the soil foundation 3 not provided with the mesh-like member 15), and is meshed outside the soil foundation body 14 having low strength characteristics. By providing the member 15 integrally, strength characteristics (rigidity) are enhanced, and handling properties (handleability) are improved.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 4, such a soil foundation 12 is inserted into the mold 16 with one mesh-like member 15 (15a) installed at the bottom of the mold 16, and then the soil and inorganic foam. Filled with the soil 17 mixed with the body and heat-bonding fibers, the top surface of the filled soil 17 is aligned with the upper end of the mold 16, and the other mesh member 15 (15b) is placed on the soil 17 Then, by heating with steam, the soil 17 (culture base body 14) is solidified, and the mesh member 15 is integrated with the one surface 14a and the other surface 14b of the soil base body 14 respectively.

  In addition, at the stage where the cultivation base 12 is formed in this manner, for example, seeding is directly performed on the cultivation base body 14, or a pit is formed in the cultivation base body 14 and a pot seedling is placed in the depression, so that planting is performed. The In addition, although the plant planted in this culture | cultivation base main body 14 is a moss, a sedum, a vine, etc., for example, a limitation is not required in particular.

  The fixture 13 is formed of metal, plastic, or the like, and as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a pair of vertical portions 13a and 13b and a horizontal portion 13c that connects lower ends of the pair of vertical portions 13a and 13b. It is formed in a strip shape with a substantially U shape. In addition, the fixture 13 is formed such that the distance between the pair of vertical portions 13a and 13b is equal to or slightly larger than the width of the soil base 12, and one vertical portion 13a is the other vertical portion. It is formed to extend upward from 13b. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 5, the fixture 13 is attached to the soil foundation 12 by inserting the soil foundation 12 between a pair of vertical portions 13a and 13b. The upper end portion 13d of one vertical portion 13a disposed on the one surface side (a portion extending upward from the other vertical portion 13b) is formed to be disposed above the upper end of the soil culture base 12.

  And in this embodiment, the tree planting unit 10 is configured by attaching one fixing tool 13 to each of both side ends of the soil foundation 12, and as shown in FIG. 1, one vertical portion 13 a of each fixing tool 13. Is fixed to the support member 1 fixed to the wall surface T1 of the structure T, so that the cultivating base 12 is supported by the support member 1 in a suspended state while being held by the fixture 13, and extends along the wall surface T1. Installed. At this time, the plurality of greening units 10 are installed at arbitrary positions on the arbitrary support member 1, that is, installed at arbitrary positions in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction along the wall surface T <b> 1 of the structure T. This makes it possible to green the wall surface T1 of the structure T1 with a desired design.

  On the other hand, the irrigation tube 11 is, for example, a drip tube in which a plurality of holes for supplying water flowing through the tube to the outside are formed at predetermined intervals. Further, the irrigation tube 11 is guided and arranged in the horizontal direction between the upper end of the cultivation base 12 of the greening unit 10 and the upper support member 1 that supports the greening unit 10. The irrigation tube 11 is connected to a water storage tank that stores water such as tap water and rainwater (not shown), a pump for supplying water in the water storage tank to the irrigation tube 11, and the like. The liquid supplied to the irrigation tube 11 is mixed with liquid fertilizer by supplying liquid fertilizer (liquid fertilizer) into the water storage tank.

  Next, the construction method of the wall surface greening system B having the above configuration will be described, and the operation and effect of the greening unit 10 of the present embodiment will be described.

  When constructing the wall surface greening system B of the present embodiment, first, the support member 11, the cultivating base 12, the fixture 13, and the irrigation tube 11 constituting the greening unit 10 are carried into the site. At this time, the soil base 12 is solidified by heat treatment using the mold 16 as described above, and is manufactured by integrally forming the soil base body 14 and the mesh member 15, and the mesh member 15 provides strength characteristics. Since it is enhanced, handling during production (during production) and transportation is easy.

  Next, the loaded support member 11 is installed at a predetermined position on the wall surface T1 of the structure T, and the fixing tool 13 is attached to the cultivating base 12 to form the greening unit 10. At this time, in the conventional greening unit 2, when the soil base 3 having low strength characteristics is inserted into the mesh frame 4, if the operator holds it with his / her hand, the soil base 3 bends due to his / her own weight. As the size of the cultivating base 3 is increased, it becomes difficult to insert it into the mesh frame 4 and much labor is required for this insertion work. Moreover, the edge part of the cultivation base 3 was caught by the mesh frame 4 and the hook part 5 integrally formed with this, and the inconvenience that the damage arises occurred.

  On the other hand, in the greening unit 10 of the present embodiment, the strength characteristics of the soil base 12 are enhanced by integrally providing the mesh-like member 15 outside the soil base body 14 having low strength characteristics. This improves the handleability, and makes it easy to attach the fixture 13 for inserting the soil base 12 between the pair of vertical portions 13a and 13b. Further, since the soil base body 14 is protected by the mesh-like member 15 and the strength characteristics of the soil base 12 are enhanced and it is not necessary to insert the soil base 12 into the mesh frame 4 as in the prior art, the soil base 12 (culture base) The fixing tool 13 can be attached without damaging the main body 14), and the greening unit 10 is preferably formed.

  And in the stage which formed the greening unit 10 in this way, the greening unit 10 is carried to the installation position according to the design which greens the wall surface T1, and the upper end part 13d of one vertical part 13a of the fixture 13 is attached to the structure T. The greening unit 10 is installed by being fixed to the support member 11 installed on the wall surface T1. At this time, since the strength characteristics of the soil cultivation base 12 itself are enhanced and lighter than the conventional greening unit 2, the handling property when the greening unit 10 is transported to the installation position is excellent. The fixing tool 13 can be easily fixed to the support member 11 in a stable state with the cultivating base 12.

  Next, the irrigation tube 11 is installed at the stage where the greening unit 10 is installed in a range according to the design. At this time, the irrigation tube 11 is installed by a simple operation of guiding between the upper end of the soil cultivation base 12 of the greening unit 10 and the upper support member 1 supporting the greening unit 10. Construction of the wall greening of the structure T is completed at the stage of installation.

  In such a wall greening system B of this embodiment, when watering a plant planted on the cultivation base 12, the pump is driven by a timer or manually, and the water containing liquid fertilizer in the water storage tank is filled with water. 11 is distributed. And when this water dripped from the several hole of the irrigation tube 11, water and liquid fertilizer are supplied from the upper end side of the cultivation base 12 of the greening unit 10 located below. The water supplied from the upper end side of the cultivating base 12 is supplied from the upper end to the lower end (the lower end of the greening unit) of the cultivating base 12, and surplus water that is not retained by the cultivating base 12 is discharged from the lower end. Thereby, the moisture content of the cultivation base 12 is maintained in a state suitable for the growth of the plant, and the wall surface T1 of the structure T is suitably greened.

  On the other hand, for example, when the greening design of the wall surface T1 of the structure T is desired to be changed or when the greening unit 10 is replaced for maintenance, in the conventional greening unit 2, the cultivating base 3 is inserted into the mesh frame 4 and the whole is wrapped. In rare cases, since the plant grows outside the mesh frame 4 from the culture base 3, the culture base 3 cannot be taken out from the inside of the mesh frame 4. For this reason, the entire greening unit 2 has to be replaced with a new greening unit 2 at the time of design change or maintenance.

  On the other hand, in the greening unit 10 of the present embodiment, the soil foundation 12 is inserted between the pair of vertical portions 13a and 13b of the substantially U-shaped and belt-like fixture 13 so that the soil foundation 12 is located on both side ends. Since it is only held by the fixtures 13 provided one by one, the soil foundation 12 and the fixture 13 are separated by a simple operation of pulling the soil foundation 12 out of the fixture 13. For this reason, design change and maintenance can be performed by inserting a new soil base 12 into the fixture 13 and exchanging only the soil base 12.

  Therefore, in the greening unit 10 of the present embodiment, the strength characteristics can be enhanced by forming the soil base 12 by integrally providing the mesh member 15 on the outside of the soil base body 14 having a low strength characteristic. The handling property of the base 12 can be improved. Thereby, it becomes possible to attach the fixing tool 13 which does not cover the whole cultivation base 12, and hold | maintain the cultivation base 12, and by making this fixing tool 13 be supported by the support member 1 fixed to the wall surface T1. The greening unit 10 (culture base 12) can be installed reliably.

  In addition, the fixture 13 can be attached by a simple operation of inserting the soil base 12 between the pair of vertical portions 13a and 13b, and the strength characteristics of the soil base 12 are enhanced by the mesh member 15. In addition, it is possible to reliably prevent the cultivation base 12 from being damaged, and the greening unit 10 can be suitably formed.

  Furthermore, the handling of the cultivating base 12 is facilitated during handling and transportation, and the handling of the greening unit 10 is improved, so that the greening unit 10 can be easily installed and the workability is improved. Can be achieved.

  Moreover, since the greening unit 10 can be formed with a simple configuration in which the substantially U-shaped and belt-like fixture 13 is attached to the cultivation base 12, the cost of the greening unit 10 can be reduced.

  In addition, after the greening of the structure T using the greening unit 10, even when design changes or maintenance are performed, it is possible to respond by replacing only the soil cultivation base 12, thus reducing the running cost of the wall greening system B can do.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of the wall surface greening unit which concerns on this invention was described, this invention is not limited to said one Embodiment, In the range which does not deviate from the meaning, it can change suitably. For example, in this embodiment, the mesh-like member 15 is provided on each of the one surface 14a and the other surface 14b of the soil foundation base body 14, and the soil foundation 12 is formed such that the pair of mesh members 15 sandwich the culture foundation body 14 therebetween. However, the upper surface, the lower surface, and both side surfaces of the cultivation base body 14 are also covered with the mesh member 15, and the cultivation base 12 is configured by providing the mesh member 15 on all outer surfaces. Good.

  Further, in this embodiment, the greening unit 10 is configured by attaching the fixtures 13 one by one to the both end sides of the soil foundation 12, but the fixture 13 reliably holds the soil foundation 12. However, if it can be supported in a suspended state, there is no need to limit the attachment position and the number of attachments.

It is a figure which shows the wall surface greening system provided with the wall surface greening unit which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the wall surface greening unit which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 3 is a view taken along line XX in FIG. 2. It is a figure which shows the manufacture process of the soil foundation of the wall surface greening unit which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the soil foundation and fixture of the wall surface greening unit which concern on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the wall surface greening system provided with the conventional wall surface greening unit. FIG. 7 is a view taken along line XX in FIG. 6.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Support member 2 Conventional greening unit 3 Conventional soil cultivation base 4 Mesh frame 10 Greening unit (wall surface greening unit)
11 Irrigation tube 12 Cultivation base 13 Fixing tool 14 Cultivation base body 14a One side (front surface, outer surface)
14b Other side (back side, outer side)
15 Mesh-shaped member A Conventional wall greening system B Wall greening system T Structure T1 Wall

Claims (1)

A wall surface greening unit that greens the structure by being supported by a support member fixed on the wall surface of the structure and installed in a suspended state along the wall surface,
A soil base on which planting is performed, and a fixture for holding the soil base and supporting it in a suspended state on the support member,
The soil foundation is integrally formed with a soil foundation body to be planted and a mesh-like member provided so as to cover the outer surface of the soil foundation body,
The fixture includes a pair of vertical portions and a horizontal portion connecting the lower ends of the pair of vertical portions, and is substantially U-shaped so as to hold the soil foundation by being inserted between the pair of vertical portions. Wall surface greening unit characterized by being formed in a strip shape.

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