JP2010075146A - Container for raising plant - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new container for raising plants, enabling vegetation of plants of sufficient kinds and amounts even in a small space, suppressing growth of weeds, and enabling installation of an opened port toward an almost parallel direction or an almost vertical downward direction to the ground. <P>SOLUTION: This container for raising plants comprises a container body having one or a plurality of openings, and a cover for closing part or the whole of the openings. In particular, the cover is arranged in parallel with a plurality of belt-like members. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a plant growing container for growing a plant.

  Containers for plant growth such as flower pots and planters sold at horticultural stores, etc. are containers of various shapes that contain an appropriate amount of soil, and plants and plant seeds planted in the soil are provided above the container. It is designed so that it can grow upward from the opened opening.

  This is designed in view of the nature that normal plants grow roots toward the bottom of the soil and extend the stems toward the upper space.

  Therefore, when this kind of conventional plant-growing containers are arranged in a garden, a veranda, etc., and so-called gardening such as horticulture, landscaping, etc., they can usually only be placed side by side, and it is assumed that they are arranged in layers. It wasn't.

  Therefore, when only a small space for gardening can be secured, the types and amounts of plants that can be arranged are reduced, and it is difficult to achieve a sufficiently satisfactory scale.

  Therefore, as a result of the inventor's extensive studies to solve such problems, the present inventor is a container for growing plants, and the general container is a container main body having one or more open ports and the open ports. Since the plant for growing plants according to the present invention has been developed, comprising a lid part for closing a part or all of the part, in particular, the lid part is composed of a plurality of strip-like members arranged in parallel. is there.

  That is, the present inventor can open the open mouth without damaging the vegetated plant stalk by closing it with a lid formed by arranging a plurality of strip-like members in parallel with respect to the open mouth in the seed plant growing container. It can be closed, and it is possible to place a plant growing container on top of the space above, so that even if it is a small space, sufficient types and quantities of plants can be vegetated. I got the knowledge that it could be a container.

  In addition, according to the present invention, the opening is closed by the lid, so that light such as sunlight does not reach the soil, and it is possible to inhibit photosynthesis of weeds and the like, thereby suppressing its growth. I got the knowledge that it would be.

  In particular, in the container for growing plants of the present invention, since the opening is closed with a lid, the opening can be placed in a direction substantially parallel to the ground or substantially vertically downward, They also learned that landscaping with a complex arrangement would be possible.

  The present invention has been completed on the basis of the above findings, and even if it is a small space, it is possible to vegetate a sufficient kind and amount of plants, and also can suppress the growth of weeds, and the open mouth An object of the present invention is to provide a novel plant-growing container that can be placed in a direction substantially parallel to the ground or in a substantially vertical downward direction.

The container for growing plants of the present invention is a container for growing plants, and the general container is composed of a container body having one or more open ports and a lid for closing part or all of the open ports. In particular, the lid is characterized in that a plurality of strip-shaped members are arranged in parallel.
Hereinafter, the plant growth container of the present invention will be described in detail.

  The plant growing container of the present invention is a container for growing plants. That is, the container is filled with a medium for growing plants such as soil and fertilizer, and plant seeds and plant seedlings are planted and grown in the medium. In the present invention, the “plant” means various plants such as grass, flowers, trees and vegetables, and is particularly limited as long as it can be planted and grown in the plant growing container of the present invention. is not.

  The plant growing container of the present invention comprises a “container body” having one or more open ports and a “lid” for closing part or all of the open ports.

  The “container main body” is for filling a medium for growing plants such as soil and fertilizer, and its shape and material are particularly limited as long as it can be filled with a necessary amount of medium. It is not a thing.

  In addition, the “open port” in the container body is provided to form an open space for the vegetated plant stem to extend.

  By the way, in flowerpots and planters that are generally distributed, the opening is usually provided only one place, but in the container growing container of the present invention, one or more places on the container body The opening may be provided in the case.

  In the present invention, a water retaining material such as sponge, cotton, or a water-absorbing polymer material may be appropriately disposed with respect to the container body in order to improve water retention, and in order to improve drainage. One or a plurality of drainage ports may be provided at a location different from the opening.

  On the other hand, the “lid” is for closing part or all of the opening in the container body, and in the present invention, in particular, as the lid, a plurality of strip-shaped members are arranged in parallel. It has the biggest feature in the point using.

  That is, due to the presence of plant stems vegetated on the container body, it is impossible to close the opening with a continuous plate-like member.

  In this regard, in the present invention, as the lid portion, a plurality of strip-shaped members arranged in parallel is used, so that the opening can be closed while avoiding the plant stem.

  Thus, in the plant growing container of the present invention, it becomes possible to place a plurality of containers on top of each other in an upper space, and it is possible to vegetate a sufficient number and kind of plants even in a small space. It is.

  In addition, according to the present invention, the opening is closed by the lid, so that light such as sunlight does not reach the soil, and it is possible to inhibit photosynthesis of weeds and the like, thereby suppressing its growth. It becomes.

  In particular, in the container for growing plants of the present invention, since the opening is closed with a lid, the opening can be placed in a direction substantially parallel to the ground or facing substantially vertically downward, Landscaping with very complex arrangements is possible.

Of course, in addition to the plant growth container of the present invention, a container that can be placed in a direction substantially parallel to the ground by closing the opening in the container has been developed. (For example, refer to Patent Documents 1 to 3 below.)

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-56108 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2003-219730 JP 2004-151540 A

  However, in these plant growing containers, the opening in the container is simply closed with a net, a notched plate material, a cover, etc., and from the notch provided in the net mesh or the plate material, etc. There was a problem that soil and the like gradually flowed out.

  In this regard, in the plant growing container of the present invention, a plurality of strip-shaped members are used as the lid portions, and the sides in the length direction of the respective strip-shaped members are arranged in parallel with each other in close proximity to each other or substantially continuously. Because it is used, the gap generated in the lid can be reduced as much as possible. From this, even if the open port is placed in a direction substantially parallel to the ground or substantially vertically downward, the outflow of soil etc. It can be prevented as much as possible.

  The “substantially parallel direction” and “substantially vertical downward direction” are not strictly limited to parallel or vertical, and mean that ± 45 degrees from the parallel direction or the vertical direction is allowed. To do.

  Here, the shape of the belt-shaped member constituting the lid is not necessarily limited to the literal “band (long rectangular shape)”, and may be bent or bent at an appropriate position in the length direction, or may be wide. It may be thin. That is, in the present invention, “strip shape” means a shape having a certain width and having a relatively long length direction with respect to the width.

  In addition, the material of the belt-shaped member constituting the lid portion is not particularly limited in the present invention, such as wood including paper pulp, resin such as rubber and plastic, or metal.

  However, in the plant growing container of the present invention, for example, when the open mouth is installed in a direction substantially parallel to the ground or facing substantially vertically downward, the strength is sufficient to withstand the weight of the soil. It is necessary to use a material having a material for the belt-shaped member.

  On the other hand, in the present invention, since the band-shaped member sandwiches the plant stem vegetated in the container body, using a material with excessive strength as the band-shaped member may cause excessive damage to the plant stem. Occurs.

  Therefore, in the present invention, it is preferable to interpose a buffer material in at least a portion of the belt-shaped member that contacts the plant stem so as not to damage the plant stem as much as possible.

  That is, by interposing a buffering material between the strip-shaped member and the plant stem, the strip-shaped member can come into soft contact with the plant stem and prevent excessive damage to the plant stem. .

  In particular, in the present invention, it is preferable to discontinuously or continuously dispose the buffer material over at least one side in the length direction of the belt-shaped member, and such a belt-shaped member having a two-layer or three-layer structure is used. Thus, it is possible to reduce the damage to the plant stem while maintaining the strength of the necessary band-shaped member, and when the band-shaped members are arranged in parallel, the band-shaped members can be closer to each other, The sealing performance is further improved.

  Such a buffering material is not particularly limited as long as it is appropriately selected according to the resistance to the load of each plant stem, but in the present invention, usually rubber, sponge, cotton, cloth and paper. (Pulp material) and the like are generally preferably used.

  In the present invention, the lid does not necessarily need to be fixed to the container body.For example, in the case where the opening is placed facing substantially parallel to the ground or substantially vertically downward, In order to resist the weight of the soil, it is preferable to fix the lid to the container body.

  Here, the means for fixing the lid to the container body is not particularly limited. For example, any means such as an attaching means using an adhesive or an adhesive, or an attaching means using an attaching member such as a screw or a nail may be used. The fixing means may be used.

  However, in the present invention, in order to facilitate the removal of the lid portion, a fitting insertion portion such as a guide rail is disposed on the peripheral edge of the opening in the container body, and a plurality of band-like members are sequentially fitted into the fitting insertion portion. It is more preferable that the cover is formed and fixed so as to be fixed.

  The present invention has the above-described configuration, and even if it is a small space, it is possible to vegetate a sufficient number and amount of plants, to suppress the growth of weeds, and to open the opening to the ground. It is a novel plant-growing container that can be placed in a substantially parallel direction or substantially vertically downward.

  That is, the plant growing container of the present invention can close the open mouth without damaging the plant stalk by closing the open mouth in the container body with a lid portion in which a plurality of strip members are arranged in parallel. In addition, since the plant-growing container of the present invention can be placed in an upper space, it is possible to plant a sufficient number and kind of plants even in a small space.

  In addition, according to the present invention, the opening is closed by the lid, so that light such as sunlight does not reach the soil, and it is possible to inhibit photosynthesis of weeds and the like, thereby suppressing its growth. It becomes.

  In particular, in the container for growing plants of the present invention, since the opening is closed with a lid, the opening can be placed in a direction substantially parallel to the ground or substantially vertically downward, Gardening with a complicated arrangement is also possible.

  Examples of the present invention will be described below, but the present invention is not limited to these examples.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a plant growing container 1 according to the present invention according to Example 1, and FIG. 1 (a) is a schematic diagram showing a container body 2 in the container 1. The container body 2 has a substantially cubic shape, and the side wall 21 is made of a meshed plate material for improving air permeability, and the bottom plate 22 has a plurality of drainage ports for improving drainage. A plate material provided with is used. A water supply member (in this embodiment, a sponge is used) 23 for improving water retention is disposed in the container body 2. Furthermore, guide rails as the fitting insertion portions 6 are provided on both side edges of the front opening 5 in the container body 2.

  On the other hand, FIG. 1 (b) is a schematic view showing a belt-like member 4 constituting the lid portion 3 for closing the front opening 5 in the container body 2. The belt-like member 4 is formed by continuously arranging a buffer material (a sponge is used in this embodiment) 42 over the entire side in the length direction of a long rectangular plate 41.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the lid 3 is provided for the container body 2. That is, FIG. 2A is a schematic view showing a state in which a plurality of the band-like members 4 are sequentially fitted in the fitting insertion portions 6 in the container main body 2, while FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic view showing a state where a lid portion 3 is formed by the belt-like member 4.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the container 7 is filled with soil and the plant 7 is flowered by extending the stem from between the strip-like members 4 arranged in parallel.

  Furthermore, FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which a plurality of plant growth containers 1 of the present invention according to this embodiment are arranged in a stacked manner. In addition, in a present Example, in order to arrange | position the several container 1 for plant cultivation in piles, the top plate is provided.

  That is, since the open mouth 5 is closed by the lid 3 in the plant growing container 1 of the present invention in this embodiment, the open mouth 5 can be placed in a direction substantially parallel to the ground. In addition, since it is possible to arrange them over the upper space, it is possible to plant a sufficient number and kind of plants 7 even in a small space, and gardening with a very complicated arrangement is also possible. It becomes.

  Moreover, when the opening 5 is closed by the lid portion 3, light such as sunlight does not reach the soil, thereby inhibiting photosynthesis of weeds and the like, and suppressing the growth thereof.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the band-shaped member 4 constituting the lid portion 3 uses the two-layered band-shaped member 4 in which the buffer material 42 is continuously arranged over the entire one side in the length direction. It is possible to reduce damage to the plant 7 while maintaining the strength of the strip-shaped member 4, and when the strip-shaped members 4 are arranged in parallel, the strip-shaped members 4 can be brought closer to each other, and the lid The sealing property of the part 3 is further improved.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a plant growth container according to the present invention according to Example 1. FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating a state in which a lid portion is formed by sequentially fitting a plurality of band-shaped members into fitting insertion portions in a container main body in the plant growing container according to the first embodiment of the present invention. . FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing a state in which the plant body is filled with soil in the container main body according to Example 1 and the plant is caused to bloom by extending the stem from between the strip-shaped members arranged in parallel. FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a state in which a plurality of plant growth containers according to the present invention according to Example 1 are arranged in a stacked manner.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Plant cultivation container 2 Container main body 3 Lid part 4 Band-shaped member 5 Opening port 6 Insertion part 7 Plant

Claims (6)

  A container for cultivating a plant, wherein an approximate container comprises a container body having one or more open ports and a lid part for closing part or all of the open ports, and in particular, a plurality of the cover units. A plant-growing container comprising a plurality of strip-shaped members arranged in parallel.   The container for plant growth according to claim 1, wherein the open mouth faces substantially parallel to the ground.   The container for plant cultivation according to claim 1, wherein the open mouth faces substantially vertically downward with respect to the ground.   The plant growing container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a buffer material is interposed at least at a position in contact with the plant stem in the belt-like member.   The plant growing container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the buffer material is discontinuously or continuously disposed over at least one entire side in the length direction of the belt-shaped member.   The plant according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a fitting portion is disposed on a peripheral edge portion of the open mouth of the container body, and a plurality of strip members are sequentially fitted into the fitting portion to form a lid portion. Raising container.