JP3050763U - Gardening trays - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Object] To provide a horticultural tray capable of maintaining a stable state even if the positions of storage pockets containing the seedling pots are alternately shifted so as to prevent the soil put in the seedling pots from solidifying. A tapered shape in which an area divided by the vertical ribs 2A and the horizontal ribs 2B is formed as an upper surface opening 3 below a lattice frame 2 formed by the vertical ribs 2A and the horizontal ribs 2B, in which a seedling growing pot is stored. A gardening tray formed by connecting storage pockets 1 vertically and horizontally, and a flat protruding portion formed on the outer surface of a bottom portion 5 of the storage pocket 1 through a region along the longitudinal direction of a vertical rib 2A and a horizontal rib 2B from the center thereof. 7 is formed. When stacking such gardening trays by shifting the position of the storage pocket 1, the projecting portions 7 are stacked so as to sandwich the longitudinal ribs 2 </ b> A and the horizontal ribs 2 </ b> B of the other party, so that a stable state is maintained even during transportation and the load does not collapse. .

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a horticultural tray suitable for use in cultivating seedlings such as vegetables and flowers in pots.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 When cultivating seedlings such as vegetables and flowers, soft seedling pots made of synthetic resin are generally widely used, but seedling producers and others tend to place many seedling pots on horticultural trays in order to improve production efficiency. They are lined up and housed, and seedlings are seeded in seedling pots and seeded in that state.

[0003] Here, a variety of horticultural trays of this type have been known, but most of them are connected to tapered storage pockets for storing seedling pots at their upper end opening edges, and are connected vertically and horizontally. It has a configuration linked to.

FIG. 10 is a schematic perspective view showing an example. In this figure, P is a soft seedling raising pot made of synthetic resin, Q is a storage pocket in which the seedling raising pot P is stored, and R is a grid frame formed by vertical ribs r and horizontal ribs r '. A storage pocket Q is formed below and below R to form a region divided by a vertical rib r and a horizontal rib r 'as an upper surface opening S, and to extend vertically and horizontally. According to such a horticulture tray, the seedling raising pots P are individually stored in the respective storage pockets Q, and in such a state, the seedling cultivation and transportation can be efficiently performed, such as putting the soil into the seedling raising pots P. It can be carried out.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 However, according to the conventional horticultural tray, the seeding pot and seedling planting work may not be performed smoothly. For example, if soiling and sowing work are performed at different locations, multiple horticultural trays that have been soiled are stacked and transported to a predetermined location. Sowing and planting of seedlings becomes difficult because the soil is hardened by the storage pocket of another gardening tray on the top.

[0006] For this reason, in general, the positions of the storage pockets are alternately shifted and stacked, but it is extremely difficult to carry while maintaining the state, and the balance collapses and the load collapses during transportation. It often happens.

[0007] Each of the seedling raising pot and the storage pocket has a drain hole at the bottom so that excess water can be drained to the outside. However, when the horticultural tray is placed in a place with poor drainage. In addition, extra water may penetrate the seedling pot from the bottom of the storage pocket and cause root rot.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 According to the present invention, in order to solve these problems, in a gardening tray in which tapered storage pockets in which seedling pots are stored are connected at their upper end opening edges and connected vertically and horizontally, a projecting portion is formed at the bottom outer surface of the storage pocket. It provides a horticultural tray characterized by the formation of a horticulture.

According to such a horticulture tray, since the bottom of the storage pocket is separated from the installation surface, it is possible to prevent infiltration into the seedling pot even in a poorly drained place, and to shift the position of the storage pocket. In the case of stacking, the upper and lower storage pockets can be engaged with each other at the protruding portion and the upper end opening edge to restrict horizontal movement. For this reason, stability is improved and load collapse during transportation can be prevented.

[0010] In particular, as a more preferable aspect in the invention of claim 2, a region divided by the vertical ribs and the horizontal ribs is defined as an upper surface opening below a lattice frame formed by the vertical ribs and the horizontal ribs. And a taper-shaped storage pocket in which a seedling pot is stored vertically and horizontally. The gardening tray has a bottom outer surface of the storage pocket and a longitudinal direction of one of the vertical rib and the horizontal rib. A protruding portion is formed through a region along the line.

[0011] In the invention of claim 3, a seedling pot is housed below the lattice frame formed by the vertical ribs and the horizontal ribs, with an area defined by the vertical ribs and the horizontal ribs as an upper surface opening. In the gardening tray in which tapered storage pockets are formed vertically and horizontally, a protrusion is formed on the outer surface of the bottom of the storage pocket from the center thereof through a region along the longitudinal direction of the vertical ribs and the horizontal ribs. doing.

Here, the projecting portion can be formed in various shapes, but in the invention of claim 4, the projecting portion is made flat. In such a horticultural tray, even when the trays are arranged side by side on a cloth or the like, the protrusions do not penetrate and can be slid smoothly thereon, so that the position can be easily adjusted.

[0013]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Hereinafter, application examples of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a gardening tray according to the present invention. This horticultural tray is made of synthetic resin such as polypropylene, and has a configuration in which a plurality of storage pockets 1 are connected at their upper end opening edges and connected vertically and horizontally as shown in the figure. Reference numeral 2 denotes a lattice frame forming the upper surface of the gardening tray, and the lattice frame 2 is formed by vertical ribs 2A and horizontal ribs 2B.

The vertical ribs 2A and the horizontal ribs 2B form an opening edge of the upper end of the storage pocket 1, and are integrally connected vertically and horizontally with a gap therebetween. The storage pocket 1 is formed below the lattice frame 2 with a substantially square area divided by a vertical rib 2A and a horizontal rib 2B as an upper surface opening 3, and has a soft synthetic resin made of polyethylene or the like inside. A seedling pot P can be accommodated.

The horticultural tray configured as described above is used for cultivating seedlings such as vegetables and flowers by individually storing the seedling raising pots P in the storage pockets 1. At this time, a series of operations such as seeding and sowing can be efficiently performed while the seedling raising pot P is kept in the storage pocket 1.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing a part of the gardening tray shown in FIG. As clearly shown in this figure, the storage pocket 1 has a tapered shape that is compatible with the seedling raising pot P, and the area divided by the vertical ribs 2A and the horizontal ribs 2B as described above is the upper opening. 3 is formed by a leg 4 extending obliquely downward from the vertical rib 2A and the horizontal rib 2B, and a polygonal bottom 5 to which the lower end of the leg 4 is connected.

As shown in this figure, the vertical rib 2A and the horizontal rib 2B have an inverted V-shaped cross section, and the upper end of the leg 4 is connected to the inner surface thereof. That is, the leg 4 extends along the inclination direction of the vertical rib 2A and the horizontal rib 2B, and when the seedling raising pot P is loaded in the storage pocket 1, the leg 4 is in close contact with the outer peripheral surface of the seedling raising pot P. Has become.

Note that the height of the storage pocket 1 is substantially equal to the height of the seedling raising pot P, and when the seedling raising pot P is loaded into the storage pocket 1, the upper end thereof is slightly protruded from the vertical rib 2A and the horizontal rib 2B. It has become. Therefore, at the time of transplanting or the like, the upper end of the seedling raising pot P can be picked and easily extracted from the storage pocket 1.

Next, FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view showing one storage pocket. As shown in this figure, the bottom portion 5 of the storage pocket 1 has, for example, an octagonal shape, and the lower ends of the leg portions 4 are connected to the outer corners. Further, a drain hole 6 is formed in the bottom portion 5 of the storage pocket 1, so that water flowing out from the bottom of the seedling raising pot P can be discharged to the outside through the drain hole 6. Accordingly, since excess water is naturally discharged from the seedling raising pot P, root rot of the seedling can be prevented. In particular, since the protrusion 7 is formed on the outer surface of the bottom portion 5 of the storage pocket 1 as shown in FIG. 4, water can be smoothly discharged from the drain hole 6 and extra space is provided even in a place where drainage is poor. It is possible to prevent fresh water from penetrating through the drainage hole 6 into the seedling raising pot P.

As shown in FIG. 5, four protruding portions 7 are formed on the outer surface of the bottom portion 5 of the storage pocket 1 from the center thereof via regions along the longitudinal direction of the vertical ribs 2A and the horizontal ribs 2B. I have. The protruding portions 7 are flat protrusions having a height of about 1 to 3 mm, and are formed on the outer peripheral edge of the bottom portion 5 of the storage pocket 1 in the direction in which the vertical ribs 2A and the horizontal ribs 2B intersect. It is present so as to surround the center of the bottom 5 of the pocket 1.

A space 8 between the adjacent protrusions 7 is formed as a groove 8 slightly wider than the vertical ribs 2A and the horizontal ribs 2B, and the gardening trays are alternately shifted in the storage pocket 1 as shown in FIG. When stacked, the vertical ribs 2A and the horizontal ribs 2B of the gardening tray located on the lower side fit into the grooves 8 of the storage pocket 1 in the gardening tray on the upper side.

FIG. 7 shows the state in an enlarged manner. As is clear from this figure, when the gardening trays are alternately stacked in the state of FIG. 6, that is, at the intersection of the vertical ribs 2A and the horizontal ribs 2B of the lower gardening tray, the upper gardening tray is placed. When the centers of the storage pockets 1 are placed together, the vertical ribs 2A and the horizontal ribs 2B of the upper and lower storage pockets and the protruding portions 7 are engaged with each other. For this reason, the gardening tray does not move in the horizontal direction and can maintain that state.

Here, in order to grow vegetables and flower seedlings using the horticultural tray configured as described above, first, empty seedling pots P are loaded one by one into the storage pocket 1 and arranged in an aligned manner. The empty seedling pots P are filled with cultivation soil by using a soiling machine or the like. There are devices that can automatically perform the sowing process following this, but when sowing is performed in another place, the gardening trays are alternately shifted in the storage pocket 1 as shown in FIG. Stack, transport by vehicle, etc. to the designated place. At this time, the stacked gardening trays can maintain a stable state without being collapsed by the engagement between the upper opening edges (vertical ribs 2A and horizontal ribs 2B) of the storage pockets 1 and the protruding portions 7. Moreover, since the storage pocket 1 is not placed on the seedling pot P, the soil put in the seedling pot P does not solidify. Therefore, subsequent sowing work and seedling planting work can be performed smoothly.

When the sowing or seedling planting operation is completed, the horticultural trays are piled up as described above, carried into a house or the like, and arranged in a predetermined place in order. In addition, since the protruding portion 7 is flat on the fabric or the vinyl sheet, the protruding portion 7 does not cut into the protruding portion, and can slide freely on the protruding portion 7 to easily adjust the position.

When all the gardening trays have been arranged, water is supplied, but excess water is discharged from the seedling raising pot P to the outside through the bottom 5 of the storage pocket 1, and the bottom of the storage pocket 1 is used even in a place where drainage is poor. Since the protrusion 5 is separated from the installation surface by the protruding portion 7, excess water due to root rot does not permeate into the seedling raising pot P from the bottom 5 of the storage pocket 1, and the seedling can be satisfactorily grown.

As described above, a preferred example of the present invention has been described. However, the gardening tray according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described configuration. For example, as shown in FIG. . Further, as shown in this figure, the bottom 5 of the storage pocket 1 is not limited to a polygonal shape but may be a circular shape.

Further, the projecting portion 7 may be formed not through the region along the longitudinal direction of the longitudinal rib 2A and the transverse rib 2B but through one of the regions along the longitudinal direction. FIG. 9 shows an example in which a protruding portion 7 is formed on the outer surface of the bottom portion 5 of the storage pocket 1 via a region along the longitudinal direction of the longitudinal rib 2A from the center thereof. According to such a gardening tray, the vertical ribs 2A can be fitted between the protruding portions 7 by alternately stacking the storage pockets 1 in the direction of the horizontal ribs 2B.

[0028]

[Effect of the invention]

 As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, since the protrusion is formed on the outer surface of the bottom of the storage pocket, the bottom is separated from the installation surface, so that the bottom of the seedling pot can be used even in a place where drainage is poor. When the storage pockets are shifted and stacked, the upper and lower storage pockets can be engaged with each other at the upper opening edge and the protrusion to restrict horizontal movement, thus increasing stability. It is unlikely to collapse during transportation.

In particular, in the gardening tray according to the second aspect, the vertical ribs or the horizontal ribs forming the upper opening edge of the storage pocket are sandwiched between the projecting portions and stacked, so that the stability is increased. In this case, very high stability can be obtained because both the vertical ribs and the horizontal ribs are sandwiched between the protrusions and stacked.

Further, since the protruding portions are formed in a flat shape, even when they are arranged side by side on a cloth or the like, the protruding portions do not penetrate and can be slid smoothly thereon, so that the position can be easily adjusted. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a gardening tray according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a partially enlarged gardening tray of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged plan view of the gardening tray of FIG. 1;

4 is a sectional view taken along line XX in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view showing a partially enlarged gardening tray of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view showing a state in which the gardening trays of FIG. 1 are stacked.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged plan view showing an engagement state between a protrusion of the storage pocket and an upper end opening edge.

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the storage pocket showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a bottom view of the storage pocket showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a schematic perspective view showing a conventional gardening tray.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Storage pocket 2 Lattice frame 2A Vertical rib 2B Horizontal rib 3 Top opening 4 Leg 5 Bottom 6 Drainage hole 7 Projection 8 Groove P Nursery pot

Claims (4)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A horticultural tray in which tapered storage pockets for accommodating seedling raising pots are connected at their upper opening edges and connected vertically and horizontally, wherein a protrusion is formed on the bottom outer surface of the storage pocket. Gardening tray to do. 2. A tapered storage pocket in which a seedling pot is stored inside a grid frame formed by vertical ribs and horizontal ribs, with a region defined by the vertical ribs and horizontal ribs as an upper surface opening. In the gardening tray formed in a row vertically and horizontally, a protrusion is formed on a bottom outer surface of the storage pocket via a region along a longitudinal direction of one of the vertical rib and the horizontal rib from the center thereof. Gardening tray to do. 3. A tapered storage pocket in which a seedling pot is housed inside a lattice frame formed by vertical ribs and horizontal ribs, with a region defined by the vertical ribs and horizontal ribs as an upper surface opening. A horticultural tray formed vertically and horizontally, wherein a projecting portion is formed on a bottom outer surface of the storage pocket through a region along the longitudinal direction of the vertical rib and the horizontal rib from the center thereof. . 4. The horticultural tray according to claim 1, wherein the projecting portion has a flat shape.