JP2706059B2 - Polypot - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a polypot for growing vegetables, flowers, seedlings and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a polypot 1 of this type is formed by blow molding a synthetic resin material into a thin wall, and as shown in FIG. A side wall 2 having a small pot-like shape having a drain hole at the center of a bottom 3 formed below the side wall 2.
A plurality of convex reinforcing ribs 4 were formed at predetermined intervals on the opening side. Then, as shown in FIG. 3 (b), the molded polypot 1 has a predetermined unit number (for example, 1).
00 units) are stacked in a fitting manner, the packing string 5 is inserted into a drain hole formed in the bottom portion 3 of the unit packing A, and the unit is bundled into a unit package A. They were packed in bags and shipped.

[0003]

However, when the polypots 1 are stacked in a state of being fitted into each other, as shown in FIG. 2 (b), the bottoms 3 are in close proximity to each other, and Since the edges are also stacked close to each other and slightly out of the dimension H1, for example, even when pressed from above in the stacked state, the stacked height is hardly changed. For this reason, when taking out the piled polypots 1 and laying the soil, they cannot be picked out with the dimension H1 of the edge, and the thumb and the index finger, or the thumb, the index finger and the middle finger, are applied to the edge of the polypot 1. It has to be taken out while repeating the dispensing operation along the way, and since this operation extends to thousands, a plurality of convex reinforcing ribs 4 formed on the edge of the operation make the fingertip feel anaesthetized with time. There is a problem that arises, and there is also an inefficiency in that the feeding operation takes longer time than the picking operation. Recently, there has been a request from a customer to ship a unit number of polypots 1 in a carton box in order to stabilize the feeding operation, which results in an increase in packing costs and an increase in cost. Was.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a polypot which can be easily picked out from a stacked state of the polypots.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention is formed in a bottomed bowl shape having a side wall that expands upward and blow-molded in a thin shape with a synthetic resin material. At the time of packing, a predetermined number of units are compressed and packed in a stacked state in an insertion state, and at the time of unloading, in a polypot which is sequentially taken out from the upper stage of the inserted and stacked state, at a predetermined height position on the bottom side of the side wall of the polypot. On the outer periphery, a concave groove portion is formed on the entire circumference or a partial position so that the bottom portion is configured to be elastically displaceable in the vertical direction, and is pressed in a stacked state in a fitting state at the time of packing through the concave groove portion. The polypot is provided so that the stacking bulk can be reduced so as to be able to be held at a height at which the opening edges of the stack can be taken out by the restoring force of the concave groove portion at the time of taking out.

[0006]

According to the above-mentioned structure, in a stacked state,
The edges of each of the polypots have a predetermined height protruding shape by the grooves, and are held so as to be able to be picked out, and when pressed during packing, the bottoms are elastically displaced by the grooves to increase the bulk of the conventional polypots. When the package is unpacked, it functions so as to return to a state where it can be picked out by the elastic restoring force of the groove.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a polypot 11 according to the present invention. It has a small side wall 12 which expands upward and has a predetermined height with a predetermined opening diameter and a bottom 13 formed below the side wall 12. A plurality of convex reinforcing ribs 14 are formed at predetermined intervals on the opening side of the side wall 12. A groove 15 is formed at a predetermined depth on the outer periphery of the side wall 12 at a predetermined height from the bottom 13.

The groove 15 has a predetermined depth h, and is shown in FIG.
As shown by a two-dot chain line, when the next polypot 11 is fitted, the bottom portion 13 is formed to a depth h which does not engage with the groove portion 15, thereby forming the next polypot 11
Of the opening of the conventional polypot 11 is fitted with a predetermined height H, that is, a height H that can be picked out, from the edge of the previous polypot 11, and the projection dimension H1 of the edge of the conventional polypot 1 is H> H1. The groove portion 15 is provided with a spring-like bending ability, and the bottom portion 13 is formed so as to be elastically displaceable in the vertical direction.

As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, when the same number of the conventional polypot 1 and the polypot 11 of the present embodiment are stacked as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 2 (a), the edges of each of the polypots 11 are protruded by the height H, so that the height is higher than the stacking height of the conventional polypots 1. In this state, it is possible to easily pick out one by one. Thus, the polypot 11 can be efficiently disposed at the time of embankment, and since it can be picked out, there is no occurrence of paralysis at the fingertip as in the related art.

The polypot 11 of the present embodiment is bulkier than the conventional polypot 1 in a stacked state.
Since the groove portion 15 is provided with a spring-like bending ability and is formed so that the bottom portion 13 can be elastically displaced up and down, a predetermined unit number (for example, 100) is stacked on the bottom portion 13 when packing. The packing string 5 is inserted into the drainage hole
Is inserted and pressed from above, the grooves 15 are elastically compressed as shown in FIG. 3 (a), so that the height (unit of the same number) of the conventional polypots 1 is substantially the same as that of the conventional polypot 1, and the packaging is performed in the same manner as in the prior art. can do.

When the packing string 5 is released from the packed state, the stacked and compressed polypots 11 are inserted into the groove portions 1 thereof.
The state shown in FIG. 2A is restored by the elastic restoring force of No. 5, and the picking can be performed. This also has the advantage that in the future it will be possible to arrange with an automatic unloader in connection with an automatic embankment device. In addition, since it can be picked out and taken out in this way, conventionally, from a customer, in order to stabilize the feeding operation,
Although there has been a request for shipping the unit number of polypots 1 in a carton box, carton packaging can be abolished because picking has become possible, and packaging costs can be reduced.

Next, FIGS. 4 and 5 show another embodiment. In the above embodiment, the groove 1
5 is formed over the entire periphery of the side wall 12, but is not limited to this, and the groove 15a may be partially recessed in a predetermined range as shown in the drawing. In this case, the same operation and effect as those of the above embodiment can be obtained. The setting of the partial groove 15a is determined by a blow mold.

[0013]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, when the same number of conventional polypots and the polypot of the present invention are stacked, the respective polypods of the present application are projected at a predetermined height dimension. Therefore, it becomes higher than the stacking height of the conventional polypots, and it is possible to easily pick out one by one in this state, and it is possible to efficiently arrange the polypots at the time of embankment, and since it is possible to pick out, There is no paralysis sensation at the fingertip as in the related art. Also, the polypot of the present application is bulkier than the conventional polypot in the stacked state, but since the groove portion is provided with a spring-like bending ability and the bottom side is formed so as to be elastically displaceable in the vertical direction. At the time of packing, when a predetermined number of units are stacked and a packing string is inserted through the drainage hole penetrating through the bottom and pressed from above, each groove is elastically compressed, and is approximately equal to the stacking height of the conventional polypot. It has the same height and can be packed as before. Also,
When the packing string is released from the packed state, the stacked and compressed polypots return to the original stacked state by the elastic restoring force of the grooves, and can be picked out. This also has the advantage that in the future it will be possible to arrange with an automatic unloader in connection with an automatic embankment device. In addition, since it is possible to pick and remove in this way, conventionally, there has been a request from a customer to ship a unit number of polypots in a carton box in order to stabilize the feeding operation. Is possible, carton packaging can be abolished, and packaging costs can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a polypot.

FIG. 2 (a) is a state diagram in which a predetermined amount of a polypot of the present application is stacked, and FIG. 2 (b) is a state diagram in which a predetermined amount of a conventional polypot is stacked.

3 (a) is a diagram showing a state in which packing is performed by pressing from the state shown in FIG. 2 (a), and FIG. 3 (b) is a comparative diagram which can be packed only in the state shown in FIG. 2 (b).

FIG. 4 is a front view showing an aspect of another embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the same.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a conventional polypot.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Polypot 12 Side wall 13 Bottom 15, 15a Groove

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. It is formed in a bottomed bowl shape having a side wall that expands upward and is blow-molded from a synthetic resin material in a thin-walled shape. formed bale, in a polyethylene pot during unloading to be sequentially taken out from the upper fitting stacked state, the outer periphery of a predetermined height position of the bottom side of the side wall of the plastic pot, a concave groove on its entire periphery or partially located The bottom portion is configured to be elastically displaceable in the up-down direction, and the packing volume is reduced in the stacking state by pressing in a stacking state during packing so as to reduce the stacking bulk through the concave groove portion. A polypot that can be held at a height where the opening edges of the stack can be taken out by restoring force.