JP2507251Y2 - flower pot - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Industrial field of application) The present invention is intended to accelerate the drying when a pottery-made flowerpot is formed into a pot shape from its raw material and then dried. Then, the present invention relates to a flower pot having recesses at a plurality of locations on the outer peripheral surface of the thick-walled portion at the rim.

(Prior art) Since pottery flower pots are stored and transported in a non-bulky state by stacking a plurality of pots, a thick wall-shaped part is placed around the edge of the pot to strengthen the pot. We are trying to improve.

The process of manufacturing the flowerpot includes a step of forming the raw material dough into a pot shape, stacking some of the raw material dough up and down in a nesting pattern, and drying.

In such a stacked state, as shown in FIG. 4, a gap a should be formed between the inner pot 20 and the outer pot 20 which are stacked on each other, which should be useful for promoting drying, but The thick portion 20a provided at the rim of the pot closed this gap a, and it took a considerable time to completely dry it.

Therefore, the main purpose of the present invention is to create an atmosphere at the upper end of the gap that is formed between the pots stacked in a nest when drying the pots formed from the raw material of the ceramics and promotes the drying. In order to provide a flowerpot in a shape that can be communicated with.

[Object of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the flowerpot according to the present invention has a structure in which a plurality of pottery-made flowerpots are stacked one on top of the other in a nested manner. The recesses 3 and 8 of arbitrary shape for communicating the upper end of the gap a generated in 1) with the atmosphere are provided at a plurality of locations on the outer peripheral surface of the thick-walled edge portion 2 of the flowerpot.

The recesses 3 and 8 are preferably provided in a state where they do not reach the upper end of the thick lip portion 2.

(Operation) When the ceramic material is molded into the shape of a flowerpot, and when a plurality of the material is stacked vertically and then dried, the upper end of the gap a generated between the adjacent flowerpots is a thick-walled portion at the edge. Two
Since the lower end is connected to the bottom holes of the flower pot to form a discharge path for water vapor escaping from the flower pot, the time required for drying the molded flower pot is significantly shortened.

Further, since the recesses 3 and 8 are provided in the thick-walled portion 2 of the mouthpiece, the weight of the flowerpot is reduced, and the recesses give a kind of decorative effect to the flowerpot.

(Embodiment) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

In this case, the flower pot 1A is made of unglazed pottery and is reinforced by surrounding the thick edge portion 2 on the outer peripheral surface of the rim so that a light and strong flower pot can be obtained.

Denoted at 3 are recesses provided at a plurality of positions in the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral surface of the thick-walled portion 2 and are formed by partially cutting out a lower portion of the thick-walled portion 2.

The concave portions 3 are trapezoidal in this embodiment, and are provided at six positions in the circumferential direction of the thick-walled edge portion 2 at equal intervals while the bottom side is in contact with the lower end surface of the thick-walled edge portion 2. Has been. The height of the recess 3 is set lower than the height of the thick-walled portion 2 so that the thickening portion 2 does not deteriorate the reinforcing function of the flower pot. The depth of the recess 3 is set to reach the outer surface of the peripheral wall 4 of the flower pot 1A.

Reference numeral 5 is a drain hole provided in the bottom wall 6 of the flower pot 1A, and 7 is a ventilation hole provided in a semicircular notch shape at four locations at the lower end of the peripheral wall 4.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG.

The flowerpot 1A is a clay dough, which is molded into the shape shown by a well-known molding method using an outer mold made of gypsum, and is dried prior to its firing, but in order to effectively use the space in the drying furnace. As shown in the drawing, several pieces are stacked one on top of the other and placed in a drying oven.

Therefore, as is clear from the figure, narrow conical gaps a are formed between the respective flower pots 1A, 1A that are stacked and are adjacent to each other.

Then, in the case of the conventional flower pot, the upper end of the gap a is closed by the annular bottom surface of the thick lip portion 2, but in this embodiment, the thick wall portion 2 is provided at a plurality of locations. The recessed portion 3 provided serves as a ventilation path for communicating the gap a with the atmosphere.

Therefore, of each of the flowerpots 1A stacked in a nest,
Moisture evaporated from both outer peripheral walls passes through the ventilation hole 7 and the water drain hole 5 at the bottom of the flowerpot 1A as shown by the arrow in the drawing due to the rising airflow generated in the drying furnace, and the space between the flowerpots 1A, 1A. It is forcibly discharged along with the ascending air current rising in a.

Therefore, the time required to dry the flowerpot can be reduced to at least 2/3 or less compared to the conventional one of the same size.

Further, by providing the concave portion 3 by cutting out a plurality of portions of the thick edge portion 2 of the mouth, the weight of the flowerpot 1A can be made approximately 10% lighter than that of the conventional one. The strength of the flowerpot was hardly reduced.

This not only saves the consumption of raw clay, but also makes it possible to reduce the labor at the time of manufacturing and the transportation cost of the product as the weight is reduced.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the present invention, which differs from the above embodiment in the shape of the recess.

That is, the recessed portion 8 of this embodiment includes a plurality of vertical groove-shaped first recessed portions 8a provided at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction of the outer peripheral surface of the thick edge portion 2 of the flower pot 1B, and these second recessed portions. It has a form in which two types of recesses are combined, that is, a second recess 8b having a triangular shape, which is interposed between the third recesses of the first recess 8a.

Therefore, the flower pots 1B, 1B that are stacked and are adjacent to each other
A large number of atmosphere communication passages can be formed at the upper end of the gap a between them with a narrow gap in the circumferential direction. Moreover,
The outer peripheral surface of the thick-walled portion 2 has a unique decorative effect that enhances the commercial value of the flower pot 1B.

Further, since the number of the ventilation holes 7 provided on the bottom surface of the flowerpot is increased to eight, in the state where the flowerpots are stacked in a nested manner, an upward airflow is more likely to be generated in each gap a, and the air permeability of the flowerpot is also increased. .

In each of the above embodiments, the shape of the concave portions 3 and 8 is not limited to the illustrated shape as long as the upper ends of the gaps a between the stacked flower pots can be communicated with the atmosphere. However, the number of formed pieces may be appropriately determined.

[Effects of the Invention] As is apparent from the above description, the flowerpot of the present invention is provided at a plurality of locations on the outer peripheral surface of the thick-walled portion of the edge of the ceramic flowerpot.
With a plurality of these flower pots stacked one on top of the other, by providing a recess for communicating the upper end of the gap generated between adjacent flower pots with the atmosphere, various excellent practical effects as listed below can be obtained. can get.

a) In the drying process before baking the flower pot, the time required for drying can be greatly shortened.

b) Since the weight of the flowerpot is reduced by the volume of the plurality of recesses provided in the thick-walled portion of the mouth, the raw material cost can be reduced, and the labor and transportation cost for transporting the flowerpot can be reduced accordingly.

c) By providing a concave portion having an arbitrary shape in the thick-walled portion at the rim, a conspicuous decorative property is imparted to the flowerpot at this portion.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 and 2 show an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view, and FIG. 2 is a half sectional view showing a state in which a plurality of flower pots are stacked in a nest. FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway front view showing another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 2 showing a conventional example. Code table 1A, 1B …… Flower pot, 2 …… Thick edge part 3, 8 …… Recessed part, 4 …… Perimeter wall 5 …… Drain hole, 6 …… Bottom wall 7 …… Ventilation hole a …… Gap

Claims (2)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A plurality of potted pots made of ceramics are stacked one on top of the other, and recesses 3 and 8 of arbitrary shape are formed to connect the upper end of a gap a formed between adjacent pots to the atmosphere. A flowerpot provided at a plurality of locations on the outer peripheral surface of the thick-walled portion 2 at the edge of the flowerpot. 2. The flower pot according to claim 1, wherein the recesses 3 and 8 are provided so as not to reach the upper end of the thick lip portion 2.