JP2011139672A - Device for raising seedling of perennial climbing plant - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for easily raising seedlings of perennial climbing plant having a growth condition suitable for a greening system for buildings. <P>SOLUTION: The device for raising seedlings of perennial climbing plant 1 includes: a planter 40 allowing pots in which the seedlings of perennial climbing plant are planted, to be stored while being set up in lines, and culture solution circulates; a shelf part 20 on which a plurality of planters 40 are disposed in a direction intersecting with a direction where the pots are set up at intervals, and opening parts 23 each allowing vines of the seedlings to pass through are formed between the planters adjacent to each other; and leg parts 30 which support the shelf part 20 at a position having the height from a basal plane G higher than the length necessary for the vines. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a seedling raising apparatus for perennial vine plants.

  In recent years, since the energy for cooling and heating can be suppressed and carbon dioxide can be absorbed, a greening system for buildings that greens roofs, rooftops, and wall surfaces of buildings has been in the spotlight (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2006-20542 A

  In the above greening system, perennial vines are used, but when using vines in the seedling state, it takes a long time for the vines to grow to the extent that they cover the desired area. There is.

  Therefore, it is conceivable to use a vine plant that has been grown until the vine grows to some extent. Here, when a seedling is grown near the ground like a general seedling, an extended vine is put on the ground, and a large area is required for the seedling. In addition, the vines may get tangled with each other, or the roots may grow because the vines are in contact with the ground.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a situation, The objective is to make it easy to raise a vine plant of the growth state suitable for the planting system of a building.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a seedling device for growing a seedling of a perennial climbing plant, capable of storing a pot in which the seedling is planted in a row, and a culture solution. The planter in which the seedling circulates and the plurality of planters are placed with a space in the direction intersecting the arrangement direction of the pots, and the vine that the seedling passes between the adjacent planters And a shelf provided with an opening.

  According to the seedling raising apparatus of the present invention, the vine extending from the planter hangs down through the opening provided in the shelf by placing the planter on the shelf and raising the seedling. At this time, since the vine tends to extend downward, it is possible to suppress a problem that adjacent vines are entangled with each other. Moreover, since a vine does not contact | connect a wall surface or the ground, the malfunction that a root extends from this vine can also be suppressed.

  In the seedling raising device described above, when a roof is provided at a position above the shelf and covers the shelf, it is possible to prevent rainwater from entering the planter. Thereby, the malfunction that the density | concentration of a culture solution becomes thin or a pathogenic microbe mixes can be suppressed.

  In the above-described plant raising apparatus for vine plants, when the roof is made of a material having translucency, the vine plants can be exposed to sunlight, and the growth can be promoted.

  In the seedling raising device described above, the leg portion has an outer cylinder member and an inner cylinder member inserted into the outer cylinder member, and the overall length is increased by moving the inner cylinder member forward and backward with respect to the outer cylinder member. When it is configured so that the height of the shelf is determined according to the expansion and contraction of the legs, the height of the shelf can be adjusted according to the work content, improving workability. Can do.

  In the seedling raising device described above, when the shelf is configured to be moved up and down by the jack device, the height position of the shelf is easily adjusted.

  In the above-described seedling raising apparatus, when the perennial vine plant is an oriental vine plant, it is excellent in cold resistance and heat resistance and has drooping properties, so that the greening of the building can be appropriately performed. .

  According to the vine plant raising apparatus of the present invention, a vine plant in a growing state suitable for a greening system of a building can be bred easily.

It is a figure explaining the seedling raising apparatus of 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view explaining the structure of a seedling raising apparatus. (A) is a figure explaining the circulation mechanism of a planter and a culture solution. (B) is sectional drawing explaining the state of the seedling of the climbing plant in a planter. It is a perspective view explaining the state which is raising the seedling of a vine plant. (A) is a figure explaining the state which mounted the vine plant with a short vine on the shelf. (B) is a figure explaining the state where the vine fell from the climbing plant mounted on the shelf. It is a figure explaining the seedling raising apparatus of 2nd Embodiment, (a) is a perspective view of a main-body part, (b) is the elements on larger scale of a support | pillar. It is a figure which illustrates operation | movement of a jack apparatus typically.

=== First Embodiment ===
A seedling raising device 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a main body 10 and a house 60. The main body part 10 is a part for growing a seedling of a climbing plant, and the house part 60 is a part for protecting the seedling from wind and rain by covering the main body part 10 from the outside. A perennial plant is used as the vine plant grown in the seedling raising apparatus 1. From the viewpoint of being excellent in cold resistance and heat resistance and having a drooping property, a vine plant belonging to the family Araceae is preferably used. Examples of vine family plants include Hedera helix, Hedera argenisis, Hedera corsica, Hedera havanica and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the main body 10 includes a shelf 20 and a leg 30. The shelf 20 is a part on which the planter 40 is placed. The shelf 20 of the present embodiment has a rectangular external shape in plan view. A plurality of metal pipes 21 are arranged in parallel and fixed to another metal pipe 22 arranged in an orthogonal direction.

  A plurality of planters 40 are arranged side by side on the shelf 20. As shown in FIG. 3, the planter 40 is a member for storing pots 41 in which seedlings of a vine plant 46 are planted in a row, and is configured by a rectangular parallelepiped member having an open upper surface. Yes. The length on the short side on the upper surface of the planter is such that one pot 41 can be accommodated, and the length on the long side is such that a large number of pots 41 can be accommodated. For example, the planter 40 is configured by a rectangular parallelepiped member having a short side length of 5 to 10 cm, a long side length of 1 to 3 m, and a depth of about 5 to 10 cm.

  The planter 40 is supplied with a culture solution (liquid fertilizer) for cultivating the vine plant 46. In this embodiment, the culture solution is circulated between the culture solution tank 42 installed near the floor G and the planter 40 placed on the shelf 20. Therefore, one end of the planter 40 in the longitudinal direction and the culture solution tank 42 are connected by the supply pipe 43, and the other end of the planter 40 in the longitudinal direction and the culture solution tank 42 are connected by the discharge pipe 44. Then, the culture solution stored in the culture solution tank 42 is pumped to the planter 40 by the culture solution pump 45 provided in the middle of the supply pipe 43, and the excess culture solution in the planter 40 is passed through the discharge tube 44 to the culture solution tank 42. It has returned to.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the planters 40 are arranged on the shelf 20 with a space therebetween. That is, the plurality of planters 40 are placed at intervals in a direction that intersects the direction in which the pots 41 are arranged. An opening 23 is provided between the adjacent planters 40. In the present embodiment, the space between the metal pipes 21, 21 arranged along the long side surface of the planter 40 corresponds to the opening 23. The opening 23 is used to put an operator's hand or allow the pot 41 to pass when the pot 41 in the planter 40 is taken out. Further, the vine of the vine plant 46 planted in the pot 41 hangs down below the shelf 20 through the opening 23.

  As shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2, the leg part 30 is a member which supports the shelf part 20 in the position of predetermined height from the floor G, and in this embodiment, each corner in corner part 20 or between corners in the shelf part 20 is provided. A plurality of metal pipes 31 erected in between, and another metal pipe 32 that is arranged in the horizontal direction and fixes the lower end of these metal pipes 31. The leg portion 30 secures a sufficient distance between the shelf portion 20 and the floor surface G because the vine of the vine plant 46 extends. In the present embodiment, for example, the shelf 20 is supported so as to be 1.8 m from the floor G.

  In the present embodiment, the culture table 50 is provided below the shelf 20. The culturing table 50 is used for placing the pot 41 in the state of cutting when the vine plant 46 is rooted by cutting. In the present embodiment, the culture table 50 includes a rectangular top plate 51 and legs 52 attached to the four corners of the top plate 51. In the culture table 50, the top plate 51 is positioned at a height of several tens of centimeters from the floor surface G (that is, the height of a human knee).

  Next, the house part 60 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the house part 60 includes a wall part 61 and a roof 62. The wall portion 61 is provided so as to surround the main body portion 10, and is configured by attaching a transparent vinyl sheet 64 to the framework 63. The roof 62 is disposed above the shelf 20 and is configured by attaching a transparent vinyl sheet 66 to the framework 65 in the same manner as the wall 61.

  In short, the house part 60 of this embodiment is comprised like what is called a greenhouse. Thereby, it can suppress that this vine plant 46 is exposed to a wind and rain, irradiating the vine plant 46 in raising seedlings with sunlight. As a result, it is possible to suppress diseases and poor growth resulting from the propagation of pathogenic bacteria.

  In addition, regarding the house part 60, it may replace with a vinyl sheet and may use a transparent glass plate and a transparent resin plate. Moreover, the wall part 61 and the roof 62 may be made of a light-shielding material such as wood, and an illumination part for irradiating artificial sunlight may be provided.

  In particular, when the roof 62 is made of a non-water-permeable and translucent material such as a vinyl sheet, a transparent glass plate, or a transparent resin plate, the vine plant 46 can be exposed to sunlight and promote growth. be able to.

  Next, raising seedlings of the climbing plant 46 using the seedling raising apparatus 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, in this seedling raising device 1, the vegetative plant 46 is rooted in a pot 41 placed on a culture table 50. At the time of rooting, regular watering is performed on the pot 41 in which seeds are planted. However, as described above, since the height of the culture table 50 is about a human knee, the waist is bent excessively during the work. This reduces the work burden. In addition, since the culture table 50 is about the height of a human knee, a sufficient height required for the growth of the vine can be secured between the shelf 20. For this reason, the space below the shelf 20 can be used effectively.

  When the vine plant 46 is rooted and rooted, the pot 41 is set in the planter 40 on the shelf 20. At this time, the worker sets the pot 41 using a stepladder. That is, the worker lifts the pot 41 from a position below the shelf 20 and passes the opening 23 of the shelf 20. Then, after the pot 41 is positioned above the planter 40, the pot 41 is set in the planter 40.

  Here, in this embodiment, since the pot 41 placed on the culture table 50 is set on the planter 40, workability can be improved. For example, when working alone, the moving distance on the stepladder can be reduced. In addition, when working with two people, the lower worker can get on the culture table 50, so that the distance from the worker on the stepladder can be reduced. Can be set to

  If the pot 41 is set in the planter 40, the vine plant 46 is grown until the vine is sufficiently extended. At this time, nourishment is given to the vine plant 46 planted in the pot 41. However, in the seedling raising apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the culture solution pump 45 is operated to circulate the culture solution, so that nutrition is easily provided. be able to. Moreover, since the main-body part 10 is covered with the house part 60, the malfunction that the culture solution in the planter 40 is diluted with rain water can be suppressed, and management of growth becomes easy.

  The vine of the vine plant 46 planted in the pot 41 grows as it grows. For example, as shown in FIG. 5A, the vine of the climbing plant 46 is positioned above the shelf 20 immediately after being set in the planter 40. Thereafter, as the plant grows, the vine of the vine plant 46 extends downward, and hangs down through the opening 23 of the shelf 20 as shown in FIG. At this time, the above-mentioned perennial climbing plant 46 has a property that it does not grow roots in the air. Therefore, the climbing plant 46 that has grown to a predetermined length without growing roots. Can be brought up easily.

  When the vine has grown to a desired length, the worker removes the pot 41 from the planter 40 and uses this vine plant 46 for greening the building.

<Summary>
As described above, in the seedling raising apparatus 1 of the first embodiment, the planter in which the pots 41 in which the seedlings of the perennial vine plants 46 are planted can be stored in a row and the culture solution circulates. 40 and a plurality of planters 40 are placed at intervals in a direction intersecting with the direction in which the pots 41 are arranged, and an opening 23 through which a seedling vine passes between adjacent planters 40. And a shelf part 20 provided with Thereby, the vine extended from the planter 40 is drooping through the opening part 23 provided in the shelf part 20 by raising the planter 40 by placing the planter 40 on the shelf part 20. At this time, since the vine tends to extend downward, it is possible to suppress a problem that adjacent vines are entangled with each other. Moreover, since a vine does not contact | connect a wall surface or the ground, the malfunction that a root will extend from this vine can also be suppressed.

Moreover, in this seedling raising apparatus 1, since the roof 62 which is arrange | positioned in the position above the shelf part 20 and covers the shelf part 20 is provided, it can suppress that rainwater mixes in the planter 40. FIG. Thereby, the malfunction that the density | concentration of a culture solution becomes thin or a various germ mixes can be suppressed. Further, since the roof 62 is made of a material that is non-permeable and translucent like a vinyl sheet, the vine plant 46 can be exposed to sunlight and can be promoted to grow. .
Moreover, since the perennial vine plant 46 is an arboaceae vine plant that has excellent cold resistance and heat resistance and has drooping properties, the greening of the building can be appropriately performed.

=== Second Embodiment ===
In the first embodiment described above, when the pot 41 is set on the planter 40 placed on the shelf 20, the worker works on a stepladder. Similarly, in order to use for the greening of the building, even when the growing vine plant 46 is removed from the seedling raising device 1, the worker works on a stepladder. Here, work at high places using a stepladder is impaired in workability compared to work at ground level.

  The second embodiment has been made in view of such circumstances, and has been improved for the purpose of improving workability while maintaining the characteristics of the first embodiment. Hereinafter, the second embodiment will be described focusing on differences from the first embodiment.

  The seedling raising device 1 of the second embodiment is characterized by the configuration of the main body 10 ′. That is, as shown in FIG. 6A, the main body portion 10 'has an upper main body portion 10A and a lower main body portion 10B, and the upper main body portion 10A is vertically oriented with respect to the lower main body portion 10B. The height of the shelf 20 included in the upper main body 10A is set.

  Specifically, in the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6 (a), a leg 33, which replaces the metal pipe 31 of the first embodiment, is inserted into the outer cylinder member 33a and the outer cylinder member 33a. The inner cylinder member 33b is configured to extend and retract by extending and retracting the inner cylinder member 33b relative to the outer cylinder member 33a. In addition, a fixing screw 33c that can advance and retreat in the radial direction of the outer cylinder member 33a is provided at the upper end portion of the outer cylinder member 33a. And the movement with respect to the outer cylinder member 33a of the inner cylinder member 33b is permitted by loosening the fixing screw 33c, and the inner cylinder member 33b is fixed to the outer cylinder member 33a by tightening the fixing screw 33c. The upper main body portion 10A includes the shelf portion 20 and the inner cylinder member 33b, and the lower main body portion 10B includes the outer cylinder member 33a, the fixing screw 33c, and another metal pipe 32. Has been.

  In addition, since the planter 40 moves up and down with the shelf 20, the supply pipe 43 and the discharge pipe 44 (see FIG. 3) in the present embodiment have flexibility and have some margin in length. A resinous hose is used. Thereby, even if the planter 40 moves up and down, the culture solution can be circulated.

  In the present embodiment, a hydraulic jack device 70 for moving the shelf 20 in the vertical direction is provided. The jack device 70 has a lower end placed on the floor G and an upper end in contact with the lower surface of the shelf 20. And by operating with hydraulic pressure, the total length when extending becomes equal to or greater than the required height of the shelf 20 at the time of seedling, and the total length when contracted becomes equal to or less than the required height of the shelf 20 when attaching and detaching the pot 41. Moreover, sufficient force is generated to raise the shelf 20 on which the planter 40 and the pot 41 are placed. Therefore, by extending the jack device 70 with the fixing screw 33c loosened, as shown in FIG. 7A, the shelf 20 can be positioned at the height of raising seedlings (for example, 1.8 m). it can. On the other hand, by shrinking the jack device 70 with the fixing screw 33c loosened, as shown in FIG. 7B, the shelf 20 can be positioned at the lower working height (for example, 1.0 m). .

  Therefore, when raising the vine plant 46 using this seedling raising device 1, the jack device 70 is first contracted in a state where the fixing screw 33c is loosened, and the shelf 20 is positioned at the working height. Then, with the shelf 20 positioned at the working height, the pot 41 in which the rooting vine 46 is planted is set in the planter 40. If the pot 41 is set in the planter 40, the shelf 20 is moved to the height of the seedling. That is, the jack device 70 is extended to raise the shelf 20 to the height of the seedling raising. When the shelf 20 reaches the seedling raising height, the fixing screw 33c is tightened to fix the shelf 20 so as not to descend. And if the vine plant 46 fully grew, the shelf 20 is positioned at the working height, the vine plant 46 is removed together with the pot 41, and a new pot 41 is set.

  Thus, in the seedling raising apparatus 1 of 2nd Embodiment, it is comprised so that the height position of the shelf part 20 may be defined according to the expansion-contraction state of the leg 33. FIG. Thereby, the height position of the shelf 20 can be adjusted according to the work content, and workability can be improved. That is, the pot 41 can be set and removed at the lower working height, and the vine plant 46 can be raised at the upper raising height. Thereby, the pot 41 can be set and removed while standing on the floor G without using a stepladder, and workability can be improved. Moreover, in this seedling raising apparatus 1, since the shelf part 20 is moved to the up-down direction by the jack apparatus 70, the height position of the shelf part 20 can be adjusted easily.

=== Other Embodiments ===
The above-described embodiments are intended to facilitate understanding of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. The present invention is changed and improved without departing from the gist thereof, and the present invention includes equivalents thereof.

  Regarding the shelf part 20 and the leg part 30, the cylindrical metal pipes 21, 22, 31, and 32 are used in the above-described embodiment, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, an aluminum square tube member or a plastic tube member may be used. Wood may also be used.

  Moreover, regarding the shelf part 20, in each above-mentioned embodiment, although the planter 40 was supported by arrange | positioning the planter 40 between a pair of metal pipes 21 and 21, it is not limited to this structure. For example, the part on which the planter 40 is placed may be made of a plate material. In this case, an opening part can be formed between board | plate materials by arrange | positioning adjacent board | plate materials at intervals. And using this opening part, the pot 41 can be moved or a vine can be drooped.

  Moreover, regarding the jack apparatus 70, although the hydraulic type was illustrated in 2nd Embodiment, things other than hydraulic pressure may be sufficient. In addition, what is necessary is just to provide the jack apparatus 70 as needed. For example, the upper main body 10A may be moved in the vertical direction by human power, or may be moved in the vertical direction by a hand winch.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 1 seedling raising apparatus, 10 main body part, 10 'main body part, 10A upper main body part, 10B lower main body part, 20 shelf part, 21 metal pipe, 22 other metal pipes, 30 leg part, 31 metal pipe, 32 Other metal pipes, 33 legs, 33a outer cylinder member, 33b inner cylinder member, 33c fixing screw, 40 planter, 41 pot, 42 culture solution tank, 43 supply tube, 44 discharge tube, 45 culture solution pump, 46 Plant, 50 culture table, 51 top plate, 52 legs, 60 house part, 61 wall part, 62 roof, 63 frame, 64 vinyl sheet, 65 frame, 66 vinyl sheet, 70 jack device, G floor

Claims (6)

A seedling device for growing perennial vine plant seedlings,
A planter in which the pots in which the seedlings are planted can be stored in a state of being arranged in a row, and the culture medium circulates,
A plurality of the planters are placed at intervals in a direction intersecting with the arrangement direction of the pots, and an opening for passing a vine of the seedling is provided between the adjacent planters. Shelf and
A vegetative plant raising apparatus characterized by having a leg portion that supports the shelf at a position where the height to the floor is equal to or longer than the necessary length of the vine.   The vegetative plant raising apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a roof that is disposed at a position above the shelf and covers the shelf. The roof is
The seedling raising device for vine plants according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the device is made of a light-transmitting material. The legs are
It has an outer cylinder member and an inner cylinder member inserted into the outer cylinder member, and has a leg that expands and contracts its entire length by moving the inner cylinder member forward and backward with respect to the outer cylinder member,
The shelf is
The height raising position is determined according to the expansion and contraction of the leg, The seedling raising apparatus for a climbing plant according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The shelf is
The vegetative plant raising apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the apparatus is moved up and down by a jack device.   The cultivation device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the perennial vine plant is a vine plant belonging to the family Argiaceae.

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