JP3153562U - Greening tray coupling member - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a connecting member for connecting greening trays that can be laid on a rooftop or the like and can grow plants even in a place without soil. A greening tray 2 is laid out in the front, rear, left and right, and a connecting member 1 is inserted into a connecting hole 21 formed at a corner of the greening tray 2 adjacent to the greening tray 2 for use. When the leg portion 12 provided on the coupling member 1 is inserted into the coupling hole 21, the leg portion 12 is pushed downward while being elastically deformed radially inward of the head portion 11. In a state where the leg portion 12 is fully inserted and the coupling member 1 is mounted, the leg portion 12 elastically deformed inward in the radial direction of the head portion 11 returns to its original state, and the locking claw 13 is connected to the connecting hole 21. The greening trays 2 are joined together by being locked to the lower end. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a connecting member for connecting greening trays that are laid on a rooftop or the like and can grow plants even in a place without soil.

  Conventionally, as a means of arranging resin-made greening trays used for greening roofs without soil, etc., after installing connecting members that connect adjacent greening trays, each connecting member and greening tray are screwed It was fixed by.

JP-A-2005-13026

  However, when connecting a large number of greening trays, it is troublesome to screw all the connecting members, and much time is required for preparation.

  The present invention is a greening tray coupling member devised to solve the above-mentioned problems, and is a polygonal greening tray in which a connecting hole having an open upper end surface and a lower end surface is formed at each corner. When the greening trays are laid out in front, back, left, and right, a connecting member for connecting the greening trays that form a ring by abutting the connecting holes at each corner, and is attached to the upper end of the connecting member Is formed with a plate-shaped head corresponding to each of the connecting holes forming an annular shape when attached to each other, longer than the length from the upper end to the lower end of the connecting hole, and within the connecting hole A leg portion formed in a shape that can be inserted into the base portion protrudes downward from the lower surface of the head, and a locking claw that can be engaged with the lower end of the connection hole is formed on the leg portion. It is formed on the side and the leg is opposite to the side where the locking claw is formed. Is inserted while being elastically deformed in the plane direction, is the locking claw when the leg is fully inserted into the coupling hole, characterized in that the lower end and the locking of the connecting hole.

  The greening tray to be combined by the present invention is used for rooftop greening and the like, and a plurality of greening trays can be arranged in the front, rear, left and right. The greening tray has a polygonal shape and may be a rectangle or a regular polygon such as a hexagon.

  Each corner of each greening tray is formed with a connecting hole formed by opening the upper end surface and the lower end surface, and the leg portion formed in the coupling member according to the present invention is inserted into the connecting hole. And used to join adjacent greening trays.

  The connection hole can form an annular shape by arranging the greening trays with their corners abutting each other.

  The upper end of the connection hole is preferably formed at a position lower than the upper end of the greening tray. By being formed in this way, when the coupling member is mounted, the head of the coupling member does not protrude above the greening tray and can be prevented from being caught by a string or the like used for planting a plant. .

  The lower end of the connection hole is preferably formed at a position higher than the lower end of the greening tray. By being formed in this way, when the coupling member is mounted, the leg portion of the coupling member does not protrude below the lower end of the greening tray, and the leg portion is prevented from being worn by sliding on the ground or the like. can do.

  A plate-shaped head is formed at the upper end of the coupling member, and preferably the upper surface of the head is formed in a flat plate shape. When the upper surface of the head is flat, it is easy to press the upper surface of the head with a finger when the coupling member is inserted into the coupling hole from above and is mounted, so that the mounting operation of the coupling member can be performed efficiently. It can be carried out.

  When the upper end of the connection hole is formed at a position lower than the upper end of the greening tray, the head is formed so as not to extend beyond the outer edge of the connection hole when the coupling member is attached to the connection hole. Preferably it is. This is to prevent the head from being hooked on the upper end of the greening tray when the coupling member is to be mounted, so that it cannot be mounted.

  Legs for insertion into the connecting holes are formed on the lower surface of the head of the coupling member. The leg portion is formed longer than the length from the upper end to the lower end of the connection hole. By forming the coupling member in such a length, the lower end of the leg protrudes downward from the lower end of the coupling hole when the coupling member is attached to the coupling hole, and a latching claw described later is engaged with the lower end of the coupling hole. It can be formed to be stoppable.

  Moreover, a leg part can be inserted in a connection hole because the leg part is formed in the magnitude | size which can be inserted in a connection hole. It is preferable that the width of the leg is formed narrower than the inner diameter of the connecting hole over the entire length of the leg. When attaching the coupling member to the coupling hole, the coupling member can be pushed down until the lower surface of the head contacts the upper end of the coupling hole, so that loosening of the coupling member during use of the greening tray can be prevented. It is.

  The leg portions are formed so as to protrude downward from the lower surface of the head, and are formed at respective positions corresponding to a plurality of connecting holes arranged in an annular shape when the greening trays are laid out. For example, if rectangular greening trays with connecting holes formed at each corner are laid out in the front, rear, left, and right, the connecting holes of four different greening trays are adjacent to each other in an annular shape. In this case, it is desirable that the leg portions formed on the coupling member for coupling the rectangular greening tray are formed in an annular shape corresponding to the positions of the connecting holes in which the four leg portions are adjacent to the annular shape.

  A locking claw is formed on the side surface of the lower end portion of the leg portion. Since the locking claw is locked to the lower end of the coupling hole in a state where the coupling member is inserted and attached to the coupling hole, the locking claw is formed to protrude from the side surface of the leg portion in the lateral direction. The upper end surface is preferably formed horizontally.

  The leg portion is inserted while being elastically deformed in the direction opposite to the side surface where the locking claw is formed, and the locking claw can be locked to the lower end of the coupling hole when the leg portion is fully inserted into the coupling hole. it can.

  By being formed in this way, it is possible to prevent the attached connecting member from being detached from the connecting hole due to an impact from the outside, and to securely join the greening tray.

  According to the present invention, after arranging the greening trays, the greening trays that are close to each other can be fixed simply by inserting the coupling member into the connecting hole from above and pressing it down.

It is a figure which shows the whole connection member 21 and the connection hole 21 arrange | positioned cyclically | annularly. FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view in which a connection hole 21 before mounting the coupling member 1 is cut along a diagonal line of the greening tray 2. FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of the connecting hole 21 with the coupling member 1 attached cut along a diagonal line of the greening tray 2 and an enlarged view of the vicinity of the locking claw 13. It is the figure which showed the connection hole 21 of the state which mounted | wore with the coupling member 1 from the back direction of the greening tray 2. FIG. It is the front view which showed a mode that the some greening tray 2 laid out back and forth and right and left was mutually couple | bonded by mounting | wearing of the coupling member 1. FIG.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows the entire coupling member 1 according to the present invention, and is formed at the corner of the adjacent greening tray 2 when the greening trays 2 to be coupled by the coupling member 1 are laid side by side. A state in which the connecting holes 21 are arranged in an annular shape is also shown. Here, since the greening tray 2 to be coupled by the coupling member 1 in this embodiment uses a square shape as shown in FIG. 5, the four connecting holes 21 are arranged in an annular shape as shown in FIG. ing.

  The coupling member 1 includes a disk-shaped head 11 at the upper end, and four legs 12 that protrude downward from the lower surface 112 of the head 11 and are annularly formed so as to surround the center of the head 11. It is configured. A locking claw 13 is formed at the lower end of each leg 12 so as to protrude outward in the radial direction of the head 11 from the outer surface of the leg 12.

  A through hole 113 is formed in the center of the head 11. Since the air accumulated between the back surface of the greening tray 2 and the ground can be degassed by forming the through hole 113, the greening tray 2 is floated by the accumulated air, and is coupled by the coupling member 1. Can be prevented from becoming unstable.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the leg portions 12 are formed so as to correspond to the annularly arranged connecting holes 21, and the four leg portions 12 are formed by pressing the connecting member 1 from above the connecting holes 21. One can be inserted into each of the four connecting holes 21.

  The length of the leg portion 12 is longer than the length of the connecting hole 21, and the length from the lower surface 112 of the head 11 to the upper end surface 131 of the locking claw 13 is slightly smaller than the length of the connecting hole 21. It is formed to be long.

  Thereby, as shown in FIG. 3, when the leg portion 12 is inserted into the connecting hole 21, the leg portion 12 is pushed downward while being elastically deformed radially inward of the head portion 11. In a state where the leg portion 12 is fully inserted and the coupling member 1 is mounted, the leg portion 12 elastically deformed radially inward of the head portion 11 returns to its original state, and the locking claw 13 is connected to the connecting hole 21. Locked to the lower end 212.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the leg portion 12 is inserted into the connecting hole 21 and the coupling member 1 is mounted, the center line of the head 11 and the center line of the ring formed by the four connecting holes 21 are both centered. Formed on axis X.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 3, the radial length R from the central axis X to the outer edge portion of the upper end surface 131 of the locking claw 13 is a connecting hole 21 that forms a ring from the central axis X. It is formed to be longer than the radial length r to the inner wall surface 22 of the side wall.

  Thereby, when the coupling member 1 is mounted, the locking claw 13 can be reliably locked to the lower end 212 of the connecting hole 21. In addition, since the upper end surface 131 of the latching claw 13 is formed in a substantially horizontal plane, the latched latching claw 13 is not easily detached by receiving an impact from the outside.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the upper end 211 of the connection hole 21 is formed at a position lower than the upper end 201 of the greening tray 2 by the thickness of the head 11. As a result, when the coupling member 1 is mounted, the upper surface 111 of the head 11 of the coupling member 1 is positioned substantially in the same plane as the upper end 201 of the greening tray 2, so that a string or the like used for planting a plant can be obtained. It can be prevented from being caught.

  In addition, the lower end 212 of the connection hole 21 is formed at a position that is about twice as high as the locking claw 13 than the lower end 202 of the greening tray 2. Accordingly, when the coupling member 1 is mounted, the leg portion 12 of the coupling member 1 does not protrude downward from the lower end 202 of the greening tray 2, and the leg portion 12 is worn by sliding on the ground or foreign matter. Can be prevented.

  FIG. 4 is a view showing a state in which the coupling member 1 is mounted in the connection hole 21 from the back side of the greening tray 2. The greening tray 2 is coupled by the four locking claws 13 being locked to the respective lower ends 212 of the four connecting holes 21. The hole 203 formed at the end of the greening tray 2 communicates with the communication hole 113 described above. Air accumulated between the back surface of the greening tray 2 and the ground passes through the hole 203 and the communication hole 113. Is degassed.

  FIG. 5 shows a state in which the greening trays 2 arranged in the front, rear, left, and right are coupled by the coupling member 1 mounted in the connection hole 21. Since the coupling member 1 is mounted on the corner of the greening tray 1, it does not take up space. Moreover, since the greening tray 2 can be coupled simply by inserting and pressing the leg 12 from above the connecting hole 21, it is possible to contribute to simplification of greening preparation.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Coupling member 2 Greening tray 11 Head 12 Leg 13 Locking claw 21 Connection hole

Claims (1)

A polygonal greening tray in which a connecting hole having an open upper end surface and a lower end surface is formed at each corner, and when the greening tray is laid in front, back, left, and right, the connecting hole at each corner is A coupling member for coupling greening trays that form an annulus by being abutted against each other,
A plate-shaped head is formed at the upper end of the coupling member,
The head has a leg corresponding to each of the connecting holes that form an annular shape when attached to each other, longer than the length from the upper end to the lower end of the connecting hole, and can be inserted into the connecting hole. The part is formed to protrude downward from the lower surface of the head,
A locking claw that can be locked to the lower end of the connection hole is formed on the side of the lower end of the leg,
The leg is inserted while elastically deforming in the direction opposite to the side where the locking claw is formed, and the locking claw is locked with the lower end of the connecting hole when the leg is fully inserted into the connecting hole. A characteristic coupling member.

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