JP3065875B2 - Storage tray for nursery pot - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage tray for storing a large number of seedling pots formed in a substantially rectangular or substantially circular cross section from a relatively hard and thin synthetic resin or the like. It is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in this type of storage tray,
2. Description of the Related Art A tray for accommodating a large number of nursery pots formed from a soft synthetic resin is known, and this storage tray is, for example, as shown in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-27314, in which a rectangular frame is formed by a number of vertical ribs and horizontal. The ribs are divided into a number of rectangular side frames at right angles to each other, and corners where the side frames intersect are slightly notched to form corners in the side frames. A leg that is vertically inclined in a direction approaching each other downward from the part, and a corner part of a bottom frame part provided with water drainage is connected to a lower end of the leg part to accommodate a soft nursery pot. The structure was such that a fitting portion was formed.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned storage tray, the storage of the soft nursery pots into each storage fitting insertion portion is currently performed by a worker manually. The task was inefficient and very cumbersome. In view of the above-described problems, the present invention provides a nursery pot that is formed of a relatively hard and thin synthetic resin or the like, and that the nursery pot is inserted into each storage unit at a time. It is an object of the present invention to provide a storage tray that can perform the storage operation easily and efficiently.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a rectangular nursery pot for storing nursery pots formed of a relatively hard synthetic resin or the like, The upper portion is opened by a base frame piece on the outer periphery with respect to the base frame of the storage tray and a horizontal frame member and a vertical frame member arranged in parallel in the vertical and horizontal directions with respect to the base frame piece, and is surrounded by a bottom plate portion and a side plate portion. A plurality of storage sections having storage spaces of substantially the same shape as the nursery pot are formed at equal intervals in the vertical and horizontal directions, and the upper surface of the vertical frame member is positioned lower than the upper surfaces of the outer peripheral base frame piece and the horizontal frame member. At the same time, the inner dimensions of the storage space are formed to be slightly smaller than the outer dimensions of the seedling pot to be stored, and the seedling pot is elastically fitted and held by the side plate portion so that the upper part thereof protrudes from the upper surface of the storage tray. The gist of the present invention is as follows.

[0005]

According to the above arrangement, in a state where the seedling pots are arranged neatly in the vertical and horizontal directions with the bottom thereof facing upward, similarly to the storage section, the seedling pots are arranged in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction with the entire storage tray turned upside down. The nursery pot is inserted and stored in each storage section of the storage tray as it is by inserting the nursery pot into the storage tray in this case. Because the seedling pot is formed slightly smaller than the storage part,
It is fitted and inserted up to a length of 2 and elastically and securely fitted and held by each side plate portion.

[0006]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. In the drawing, reference numeral 1 denotes an entire storage tray, and a plurality of sheets of a desired width which are arranged at equal intervals in the horizontal direction with respect to an outer peripheral base frame piece 2a on a thin and rectangular base frame 2 (FIG. And two horizontal frame members 3) and a plurality of frames of a desired width arranged at equal intervals and at equal intervals perpendicular to the horizontal frame members 3 in the vertical direction. A large number of storage portions 5 to 5 each having a substantially rectangular shape in a plane (three rows in the figure and six rows in the figure) are partitioned by a vertical frame member 4 (in the figure, five cases are shown). Is shown.).

[0007] Of the storage portions 5 to 5, the outermost peripheral portion 4
In the storage portions 5 to 5 located at the two corners, the side plate portions 6 and 6 are integrally and drooped obliquely inward from the base frame piece 2a in one piece and the other piece orthogonal thereto. Side plates 6, 6 are slanted inwardly from the side edges of the horizontal frame member 3 and the vertical frame member 4 perpendicular to the horizontal frame member 3, respectively. The part 7 is formed integrally. The storage portions 5 to 5 located in the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction (up and down and left and right in FIG. 1) of the outermost peripheral portion are side plate portions obliquely inward from the base frame piece 2a. 6 are suspended integrally, and the side plate portions 6 to 6 are respectively suspended obliquely inwardly from the side edges of the horizontal frame member 3 and the vertical frame member 4 perpendicular thereto. At the lower ends of the side plates 6 to 6, a bottom plate portion 7 is integrally formed. Further, the storage portions 5 to 5 located at the center of the drawing are formed by integrating the side plate portions 6 to 6 obliquely inward from the side edges of the horizontal frame member 3 and the vertical frame member 4 orthogonal thereto. The four side plates 6-6 that are hung down
A bottom plate portion 7 is integrally formed at the lower end of the bottom plate. In the bottom plates 7 to 7 of the storage portions 5 to 5, + -shaped recesses 8 to 8 are integrally recessed, and elongated water drain holes 9 to 9 are respectively formed in four places. Have been.

Thus, each of the storage sections 5 to 5 has a bottom plate 7 to 7
The storage space portions 5a to 5a are formed in the shape of a substantially inverted truncated pyramid, the width of which is gradually reduced as the distance from the base is reached. The size of the storage space portions 5a to 5a is relatively rigid and formed from a thin synthetic resin or the like. It is preferable that the seedling pot W is formed to be slightly smaller than the outer dimension of the seedling pot W. Each of the side plate portions 6 to 6 that are respectively integrally suspended from the side edges of the horizontal frame member 3 and the vertical frame member 4 having a width is configured to be elastically fitted.

The upper surfaces of the vertical frame members 4 to 4 are formed slightly lower than the upper surfaces of the horizontal frame members 3 and 3 and the base frame piece 2a. Is formed. In addition, substantially circular recesses 11 are integrally formed at both sides of the horizontal frame members 3 and 3 at portions intersecting with the vertical frame members 4 to 4, respectively.

The storage tray 1 of the present embodiment is constructed as described above, and its operation will be described. Now, the case where the seedling pot W is stored in each of the storage portions 5 to 5 of the storage tray 1 will be described. First, a substantially inverted truncated pyramidal frustum shape formed from a relatively hard and thin synthetic resin or the like. The seedling pots W are arranged neatly in the vertical and horizontal directions with the bottom portion facing upward, similarly to the storage sections 5 to 5.

Then, the whole of the storage tray 1 is inverted and directly fitted into the seedling pots W arranged neatly in the vertical and horizontal directions, so that the seedling pots W are directly placed in the respective storage portions 5 to 5 of the storage tray 1. It is inserted and stored. In this case, in the inserted state, each of the storage portions 5 to 5 is formed into a substantially inverted truncated pyramid-shaped storage space portion in which the width is gradually narrowed down to the bottom plate portions 7 to 7, and the dimensions thereof are relatively hard. And because it is formed in a slightly smaller size than the outer dimensions of the substantially inverted truncated pyramid-shaped nursery pot W formed from a thin synthetic resin or the like,
The seedling pot W is inserted into the storage unit 5 to a length of, for example, approximately か つ and integrated from the side edges of the base frame piece 2a and the desired width of the horizontal frame member 3 and the vertical frame member 4 respectively. Each of the side plate portions 6 to 6 suspended in a shape is fitted and held elastically and reliably.

In this manner, the nursery pots W can be inserted and stored in the storage sections 5 to 5 of the storage tray 1 at a time.

Thereafter, the whole storage tray 1 is brought into a normal state together with the nursery pot W, and is seeded in the nursery pot W together with soil, such as culture soil, to cope with subsequent seedling raising. Then, at a predetermined time, the seedling pot W is taken out from each of the storage sections 5 to 5 of the storage tray 1 of the seedling pot W. In the taking-out work, the seedling pot W is put into the storage section 5, for example,
Since the nursery pot W is protruded from the upper surface of the storage tray 1 by approximately 1/2 of the length, ie, the nursery pot W is protruded from the upper surface of the storage tray 1, it can be taken out with very simple gripping.

In this embodiment, an approximately inverted truncated pyramid-shaped nursery pot W made of synthetic resin or the like that is relatively hard and thin is used.
In order to cope with the above, each of the storage portions 5 to 5 of the storage tray 1 has a shape forming an inverted truncated pyramid-shaped storage space portion, but may have a shape forming an inverted truncated pyramid-shaped storage space portion. Further, the number of the storage portions 5 to 5 is not limited to the illustrated one.

[0015]

As described above, according to the present invention, when seedling pots are stored in the storage space of the storage tray,
In a state where the seedling pots are arranged neatly in the vertical and horizontal directions with the bottom part facing upward in the same manner as the storage part of the storage tray, the whole storage tray is turned upside down and directly fitted to the seedling pots arranged neatly in the vertical and horizontal directions. Accordingly, the nursery pot can be inserted and stored in each storage portion of the storage tray at once as it is. This makes it possible to easily and efficiently store nursery pots in each storage section of the storage tray. Furthermore, in the fitted state, the storage space portion of each storage portion is formed to be slightly smaller than the outer size of the nursery pot, and the upper surface of the vertical frame member is positioned lower than the upper surfaces of the base frame piece and the horizontal frame member on the outer periphery. For this reason, the nursery pot can be inserted into the storage section to, for example, approximately half the length thereof, and the storage state can be ensured by elastic fitting and holding by the side plate section in the storage section. In addition to securing the seedling pots from each storage section, it can be very easily performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is also a side view.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a nursery pot.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Storage tray 5 Storage part 5A Storage space part 6 Side plate part 7 Bottom plate part W Nursery pot

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-61-115419 (JP, A) JP-A-4-65046 (JP, U) JP-A-57-22762 (JP, Y2) JP-A-4-112 27314 (JP, Y2)

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A rectangular storage tray for a nursery pot for storing a nursery pot formed of a relatively hard synthetic resin or the like, comprising: a base frame piece on an outer periphery with respect to a base frame of the storage tray; A plurality of storages, each having a storage space part having the same shape as the seedling pot and having an upper part opened by a horizontal frame member and a vertical frame member arranged in parallel with the frame piece in the vertical and horizontal directions and surrounded by a bottom plate part and a side plate part. Parts are formed at equal intervals in the vertical and horizontal directions, and the upper surface of the vertical frame member is located lower than the upper surfaces of the base frame piece and the horizontal frame member on the outer periphery, and the seedling pot in which the inner dimensions of the storage space are to be stored. A storage tray for nursery pots, wherein the storage tray is formed to be slightly smaller than the outer size and the nursery pot is elastically fitted and held by the side plate portions so that the upper part protrudes from the upper surface of the storage tray. .