JP2540932Y2 - Fruit contact prevention device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fruit contact preventing device, and more particularly, to a fruit of a seed plant, and more particularly to a fruit contact preventing device for preventing contact between net melons in a ball hanging state. Things.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 3, an iron wire 2 is stretched horizontally over a plurality of adjacent plants 1a and 1b in order to prevent contact between fruits in a ball hanging state. The upper ends of the attraction strings 3a and 3b wound around the trunks 10a and 10b of the plurality of plants 1a and 1b are connected to the iron wire 2, and the upper ends of the plurality of ball hanging strings 4a and 4b are connected to the iron wire 2, respectively. In addition, the lower ends of the plurality of ball hanging strings 4a and 4b are wound around the vines 11a and 11b of the plurality of fruits 5a and 5b, respectively, so as to support the fruits 5a and 5b.

[0003] Then, the ball hanging strings 4a and 4b are carefully operated up and down to separate a plurality of fruits 5a and 5b in contact with each other, and then the attraction strings 3a and 3b are operated up and down to obtain the fruits 5a and 5b.
The vines 11a and 11b marked with "b" are arranged in parallel to the ground indicated by oblique lines to prevent contact between the fruits 5a and 5b in a ball-hanging state.

[0004]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The prevention method for preventing the fruits in the ball hanging state from contacting each other is performed as described above, and the ball hanging strings 4a and 4b and the attraction strings 3a and 3b are delicately vertically moved respectively. Work had to be carried out for a very long time, and if a large number of plants were cultivated, the labor had to be increased.

[0005] In addition, if you are unfamiliar with the work, you may be
a.1b may be accidentally folded or even fruit 5a
-There was even a risk of damaging 5b. In particular, fruits 5a and 5
When b is a net-type melon, there is a serious problem that the quality is remarkably deteriorated not only when the melons come into contact with each other but also when the melon is slightly damaged.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above, and provides a fruit contact preventing device which can easily and quickly prevent contact between fruits without breaking a plant or damaging a fruit. It is an object.

[0007]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, a striatum supporting and suspending a plurality of adjacent fruits, and one striatum in the plurality of striata are firstly provided. A first support member that engages the engagement portion of the first support member, and a second support that is connected to the first support member and that engages the second engagement portion with another linear member of the plurality of linear members. And a member,
Moreover, it is characterized in that the fruits are prevented from contacting each other.

[0008] Further, an adjusting member provided at a connecting portion between the first supporting member and the second supporting member to adjust a distance between the first and second engaging portions may be further provided. . Further, in the present invention, in order to achieve the above-described object, the adjusting member is provided with a spacing adjusting protrusion protruding from the first support member, and a plurality of spacing adjusting holes formed in the second supporting member. Based on the fitting of any of the plurality of spacing adjustment holes to the spacing adjustment projections in the plurality of spacing adjustment holes, the first,
It is characterized in that the interval between the second engaging portions is adjusted to an arbitrary interval.

[0009]

According to the present invention, the first and second support members are interposed between the filaments, and the first and second engaging portions are respectively engaged with the filaments. Because it is possible to reliably prevent contact between fruits that are in a ball hanging state,
There is no need to operate the attraction string up and down delicately, and the working time can be greatly reduced. Therefore, even when a large number of plants are cultivated, it is possible to reliably prevent the work from becoming heavy labor.

[0010] In addition, when the fruits being cultivated are enlarged and there is a risk of contact between the fruits, the adjusting member is operated to freely extend the interval between the first and second engaging portions. Therefore, the possibility of contact between fruits in the future can be eliminated.

Further, the fruit contact preventing device is extended beyond the interval between the striatum, and the striatum presses against the inner peripheral surfaces of the first and second engaging portions, respectively, so that the fruit contact preventing device can be used. Since it is firmly supported, it can be expected that the device for preventing fruit contact will fall. Furthermore, it is possible to prevent the fruit from being damaged due to the contact with the falling fruit contact preventing device.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on one embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 (a), 1 (b) and FIG. 2. FIG. 1 (b) shows a fruit contact preventing device according to the present invention. Like, hanging string 4
The first support member 6 which engages the ball hanging string ring 61 with a
And a second support member 7 for engaging the ball hanging string ring 71 with the ball hanging string 4b, and an adjusting member 8 for adjusting the interval between the ball hanging string rings 61 and 71.

The first support member 6 is shown in FIG.
As shown in (b), a substantially U-shaped ball hanging string ring (first engaging portion) 61 that engages with the ball hanging string 4a is curved and protrudes from the tip of the plate-shaped spacer piece 60. On the one side surface of the rear end of the spacer piece 60, two interval adjusting projections 80 that constitute a part of the adjusting member 8 are vertically arranged and projected.

The spacer piece 60 and the ball hanging string ring 61 are both integrally formed of plastic, a thin aluminum plate, or the like, so that the fruit 5a is not damaged even if they come into contact with each other.

On the other hand, the second support member 7 is shown in FIG.
As shown in (a) and (b), a substantially U-shaped ball hanging string ring (second engaging portion) 71 that engages with the ball hanging string 4b is provided at the tip of the plate-shaped spacer piece 70. In the rear end side surface of the spacer piece 70, six spacing adjusting holes 81 constituting the rest of the adjusting member 8 are bored three by three in the longitudinal direction, and are bored in the rear end side surface of the spacer piece 70. The two interval adjusting projections 80 are removably fitted to two arbitrary upper and lower interval adjusting holes 81 in the interval adjusting hole 81.

The spacer piece 70 and the ring 71 for the ball hanging string 4b are both integrally formed of plastic or a thin aluminum plate so that the fruit 5b will not be damaged even if they come into contact with each other.

However, since the spacer piece 70 is provided with the six spacing adjusting holes 81, the spacing between the ball hanging string ring 61 and the ball hanging string ring 71, which are directed in opposite directions, is set to three. It can be adjusted in stages.

Fruit 5 consisting of a melon in a ball hanging state
The operation for preventing the contact between a and 5b will be described with reference to FIG. An iron wire 2 is horizontally stretched above a plurality of adjacent plants 1a and 1b, and the upper ends of a plurality of ball hanging strings 4a and 4b are connected to the iron wire 2, respectively. Also,
The lower ends of the plurality of ball hanging strings 4a and 4b are fruits 5a and 5
b, wrapping them around the vines 11a and 11b
a and 5b are supported.

Then, the fruits 5a and 5b are enlarged and the fruits 5a and 5b are enlarged.
If there is a risk of contact between a and 5b, a ball hanging string ring 61 of a device for preventing fruit contact, which has been adjusted in advance, is engaged with the ball hanging string 4a located slightly above the fruit 5a. After that, if the ring 71 for the ball hanging string 4b is engaged with the ball hanging string 4b so that the spacer pieces 60 and 70 are horizontal, the fruits 5a and 5b exhibiting the ball hanging state can be separated from each other in FIG. The contact can be reliably prevented by being separated in the direction.

In addition, the above-mentioned ball hanging string (striated body) 4a, 4b
Are suspended between the iron wire 2 and the vines 11a and 11b in the same manner as in the conventional example, and the mutual interval at the upper ends of the ball hanging strings 4a and 4b is inevitably set at this time. Is narrower than the mutual interval at the lower end using. For this reason, the ball hanging strings 4a and 4b do not drop while holding the fruit contact preventing device horizontally between them.

Thereafter, when the growing fruits 5a and 5b are enlarged and there is a risk of contact between the fruits 5a and 5b, two other spacing adjusting holes 81 are formed in the two spacing adjusting projections 80. By fitting, the distance between the ball hanging string rings 61 and 71 may be further extended in the left-right direction in FIG. 2 to eliminate the risk of contact between the fruits 5a and 5b.

According to the above configuration, the spacer pieces 60 and 70 are interposed between the ball hanging strings 4a and 4b,
By merely engaging the ball hanging string rings 61, 71 with the ball hanging strings 4a, 4b, respectively, it is possible to prevent the fruits 5a, 5b made of melon in a ball hanging state from contacting each other, so that the attracting string 3a It is not necessary to operate the 3b up and down delicately, and the working time can be reduced. Therefore,
Even when a large number of plants are cultivated, it is possible to prevent the work from becoming heavy labor.

As shown in FIG. 2, the fruit contact preventing device is extended beyond the distance between the ball hanging strings 4a and 4b, and the ball hanging strings 4a and 4b are attached to the inner peripheral surfaces of the ball hanging strings 61 and 71.
Are pressed against each other to horizontally support the device for preventing fruit contact, so that the device for preventing fruit contact can be prevented from falling. Then, it is possible to prevent the fruits 5a and 5b from being damaged due to the contact with the falling fruit contact preventing device.

Next, the experimental results using the device for preventing fruit contact according to the present invention will be described in detail. During the cultivation period of the net-type melon until the fruit diameter matures from about 7 cm to about 15 cm, the present invention can be used. If such a device for preventing fruit contact is used,
It was clearly confirmed that the contact between the melon fruits could be reliably prevented.

In addition, the work time for preventing the contact between the melon fruits can be reduced to about one-tenth of that in the conventional work, and the fact that the cultivated plants and the melon fruit are damaged is completely eliminated. Not found.

In the above embodiment, the ball hanging strings 4a and 4b are provided with the fruit contact preventing device sandwiched and supported.
A device for preventing fruit contact may be fixed to the ball hanging strings 4a and 4b so as to more reliably prevent the device for preventing fruit contact from falling.

More specifically, a fruit contact preventing device such as a structure in which the ball hanging strings 4a and 4b are sandwiched and fixed may be used, or the ball hanging string rings 6a and 4b may have diameters of the ball hanging strings 4a and 4b.
The diameter of 1.71 may be matched. When the ball hanging string rings 61 and 71 are made of a thin aluminum plate or the like, the openings may be closed after the ball hanging strings 4a and 4b are sandwiched, and pressure may be applied.

In the above embodiment, the adjusting member 8 having the spacing adjusting projection 80 and the spacing adjusting hole 81 is used. However, the adjusting member 8 such as a slide mechanism may be used. It is clear that the same operation and effect can be expected, and in this case, the interval between the ball hanging string rings 61 and 71 can be steplessly adjusted.

Further, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the ring using the U-shaped ball hanging string rings 61 and 71 is shown. However, the U-shaped and Y-shaped ball hanging string rings 61 and 71 may be used. Needless to say, it's good.

[0030]

As described above, according to the present invention, the first and second support members are interposed between the filaments, and the first and second engaging portions are respectively formed on the filaments. Just by engaging, it is possible to reliably prevent the fruits in the hanging state from being in contact with each other, so there is no need to operate the attracting string up and down delicately, greatly reducing the work time. it can. Therefore, even when a large number of plants are cultivated, there is a remarkable effect that it is possible to reliably prevent the work from becoming heavy labor.

According to the present invention, when the growing fruit is enlarged and there is a risk of contact between the fruits, the adjusting member is operated to operate the space between the first and second engaging portions. Can be freely extended, so that there is a remarkable effect that the possibility of contact between the fruits until harvesting can be removed beforehand and easily.

Further, according to the present invention, the fruit contact preventing device is extended beyond the interval between the striatum, and the striatum is pressed against the inner peripheral surfaces of the first and second engaging portions, respectively, so that the fruit is pressed. Since the contact preventing device is firmly supported, there is a remarkable effect that the fall prevention of the fruit contact preventing device can be reliably expected. Furthermore, there is a remarkable effect that it is possible to reliably prevent damage to the fruit caused by contact with the falling fruit contact preventing device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a device for preventing fruit contact according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory front view showing a use state of the device for preventing fruit contact according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a conventional method for preventing contact between fruits.

[Explanation of symbols]

4a, 4b: ball hanging string (strata), 5a, 5b: fruit, 6: first supporting member, 7: second supporting member, 8: adjusting member, 61, 71: ring for ball hanging string ( First and second engaging portions), 80: interval adjusting protrusion, 81: interval adjusting hole.

Claims (3)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A striated body that suspends and supports a plurality of adjacent fruits, a first support member that engages a first engagement portion with one striated body of the plurality of striated bodies, A second support member that is connected to the first support member and engages the second engagement portion with another striatum in the plurality of striatum, to prevent contact between fruits. To prevent fruit contact. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an adjusting member provided at a connecting portion between the first supporting member and the second supporting member, the adjusting member adjusting an interval between the first and second engaging portions. Item 2. The fruit contact preventing device according to Item 1. 3. The adjusting member includes an interval adjusting projection protruding from the first support member and a plurality of interval adjusting holes formed on the second support member. 3. The fruit contact prevention according to claim 2, wherein the interval between the first and second engaging portions is adjusted to an arbitrary interval based on fitting of the arbitrary interval adjusting hole in the hole to the interval adjusting projection. Appliances.