JP3333994B2 - Tree support 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 device for supporting a tree.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a tree is transplanted or planted on the ground, the roots of the tree cannot be firmly rooted on the ground and die due to rolling due to wind or an earthquake. In order to prevent such adverse effects, after transplanting or planting trees, a fall prevention fence made of wooden or iron pipe is installed on the surface around the trees, and the trees are fixed to the fall prevention fences to reduce the rolling of the trees. The way to be done.

[0003]

However, according to the above-mentioned conventional method, there are problems that expensive materials and equipment for installing the fall prevention fence are required and that construction work is troublesome.

[0004] In addition, there is a problem that the fall prevention fence is provided on the ground surface around the tree to give an artificial feeling and impair the beauty of the tree installed to create a natural landscape.

[0005] There is an underground support system which improves these conventional methods and supports trees underground. However, since this underground support method is a method in which the root pot of a tree is supported by anchors or the like, it is not a reliable support method for rolling due to wind or an earthquake.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and there is provided a tree supporting device capable of effectively suppressing the tree from rolling by a simple device. The purpose is to provide.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is an apparatus for holding a root pot portion of a tree, wherein an opening is formed in a center portion,
The slope of the opening has a downward slope from the center to the outer periphery.
From the inner peripheral engaging edge and the outer peripheral edge
It is a tree supporting device provided with a stable plate having an outer peripheral engaging edge .

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

<A> Overall Configuration FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a tree supporting device 1 according to the present invention is buried in the ground. The tree supporting device 1 includes a stabilizing plate 2 that cuts into the ground to suppress side slip, a supporting net 4 that is fixed on the stabilizing plate 2 and supports the root mortar 3 of the tree T, and a side surface of the root mortar 3 to support the tree. It is constituted by a fastening member 5 fixed to the net 4.

<B> Stabilizer FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the tree supporting device 1. Stable board 2
Is manufactured by casting, for example.
Any material can be used as long as it can withstand the overload. Stable 2
A multi-stage layer is formed in which the plane shape having a downward slope from the center to the outer periphery has a circular shape, and an outer periphery engaging edge 2 a hanging from the outer peripheral edge is formed on the outer periphery of the stabilizer 2. Further, on the upper surface of the stabilizer 2, a pillar hole 2b and, if necessary, an air hole are opened. Further, an opening 2d is formed at the center of the stabilizer 2, and an inner peripheral engaging edge 2e hanging from an edge of the opening 2d.
Is formed.

When the weight is added to the stabilizer 2, the outer and inner engaging edges 2a and 2e bite into the ground to function as a stopper, thereby suppressing the skid of the stabilizer 2. Also,
Since the stable plate 2 is formed as a multi-stage layer having a circular plane shape having a downward slope from the center to the outer periphery, by pressing the stable plate 2 from above, there is no gap between the inner surface of the stable plate 2 and the sand. It can be filled, and the side slip of the stabilizer 2 can be suppressed.

The pillar hole 2 b opened on the upper surface of the stabilizer 2 is
It is a hole for fixing a pillar 6 described later to the stabilizer 2.
The air holes 2c opened on the upper surface of the stabilizer 2 serve to support the growth of roots by circulating air and water above and below the stabilizer 2.

An opening 2d formed in the center of the stabilizer 2
Is an opening provided so as not to hinder the roots growing from the bottom of the root pot 3.

<C> Support Net The support net 4 is, for example, a net formed by welding a reinforcing bar in a net shape. The planar shape of the support net 4 is square, circular,
Other polygons may be used. An opening may be formed in the center of the support net 4 in some cases. Then, like the opening 2 d opened at the center of the stabilizer 2, the root growing from the bottom of the root pot 3 is not hindered.

<D> Tightening member Tightening member 5 is provided with a plurality of pillars 6 for preventing side root 3 from slipping.
And a connecting body 8 that connects and fixes the pillars 6 at the upper ends of the gripping frames 7 that support the side surfaces of the root mortar 3 and the pillars 6.

The pedestal 6 has a function of being inserted into a pedestal hole 2b opened on the upper surface of the stabilizer 2 to prevent the root mortar 3 from skidding. The pillar 6 is a pillar having a through hole 6a formed at the upper end and made of a steel round bar or angle steel. The holding frame 7 is fixed by welding or the like with at least two pairs of pillars 6,
The lower end of each pillar 6 is swingably connected to the stabilizer 2. The holding frame 7 is configured by being curved in a shape close to the shape of the side surface of the root pot 3. Therefore, the root mortar 3 can be held from the surroundings by the gripping frame 7 to prevent its shape from being collapsed. Root bowl 3
Use a coarse mesh because the roots grow from the side of.

The pillar 6 is not a straight rod, but may be a member in which only an intermediate portion is curved. Root bowl 3
If the diameter becomes larger than usual, the same stable plate 2
Cannot be used, and a larger stabilizer 2 is required, which is uneconomical. In order to eliminate this adverse effect, if a pillar 6 in which only the middle portion of the pillar 6 is curved is used in the same size of the stabilizer 2, a larger root mortar 3 can be gripped from the periphery.

The lower end of each pillar 6 is attached to the stabilizer 2 via a nut. Further, the height of the pillar 6 can be adjusted by dividing each pillar 6 into two upper and lower members and slidably combining them.

The connecting body 8 is inserted into an insertion hole 6a opened at the upper end of each pillar 6 to connect and fix the two pillars 6 together. The connecting body 8 uses a rod-shaped body or a chain.

[0020]

The operation will be described below with reference to the drawings.

<A> Excavation of the ground The ground surface GL is excavated in accordance with the height of the root pot 3. The depth from the ground surface GL to the excavation bottom surface B is a depth obtained by adding the height of the root mortar 3 and the height of the tree support device 1, and the cut C by excavation is used for backfilling. (Fig. 1)

<B> Installation of Tree Supporting Apparatus (FIGS. 2 and 3) The height of footnote 6 of tree supporting apparatus 1 is selected and prepared in advance according to the size of root pot 3. Attach it to the stable board 2. When the pillar 6 is composed of two members, the height can be adjusted by sliding them. The support device 1 thus prepared is hung on the excavation bottom surface B.

When the tree support device 1 is installed on the excavation bottom surface B, the stabilizer plate 2 is pressed against the excavation bottom surface B from above, so that the outer peripheral engaging edge 2a and the inner peripheral engaging edge 2e of the stabilizer plate 2 are both grounded. Press to bite into. For this reason, the outer and inner peripheral engagement edges 2a, 2e serve as stoppers,
Side skidding can be suppressed.

Further, since the stable plate 2 is formed as a multi-stage layer having a circular shape with a downward slope from the center toward the outer periphery, the stable plate 2 is pressed from above.
The inner surface of the stabilizer 2 can be filled with earth and sand without gaps,
The side slip of the stabilizer 2 can be suppressed.

<C> Hanging Tree (FIG. 3) The tree T is lifted by a known means such as a crane, and the root pot 3 is placed on the support net 4 of the tree support device 1. Since the size of the root mortar 3 varies in size, the tightening member 5 is kept open upward so that the root mortar 3 can be easily received.

<D> Fixing of the root mortar After placing the root mortar 3 on the support net 4, it is erected by pressing the fastening member 5 against the side surface of the root mortar 3, and stands between the pillars 6, 6. The connected body 8 is bridged, and the root pot 3 is fixed to the tree support device 1. Since both sides of the mortar 3 are fastened by the holding frame 7 fixed between the pillars 6, 6, the root mortar 3 can be prevented from breaking down. The roots growing from the side of the mortar 3 are gripping frames 7
Because the roots that grow from the mesh of the root and grow from the bottom of the root pot 3 grow from the opening 2d of the stabilizer 2, the roots are fixed without inhibiting the growth of the root even if the side and bottom of the root pot 3 are fixed. can do.

<E> Backfill The cut generated during excavation is backfilled in the excavation space. The tree T is fixed by the supporting device 1 of the root mortar 3 and the tree and by the earth pressure of the backfilled soil around the root mortar 3 so that the tree T can be reliably counteracted against the rolling by the wind, the earthquake or the like. Can be.

<F> When the root mortar is large. When the root mortar 3 becomes extremely large, a plurality of stabilizers 2 are provided on the bottom of the excavation in accordance with the size of the root mortar 3 (in FIG.
3 and four stabilizers 2 are used in FIG. 5), the supporting net 4 is fixed over each stabilizer 2, and the root pot 3 of the tree T is fixed.
I support. How to fix each stabilizer 2 to the support net 4,
The method of fixing the root mortar 3 and the fastening member 5 is as described above.

<G> Installed on artificial ground. Due to the overcrowding of buildings in recent years, tree planting sites have been reduced, and places where natural scenery can be created are decreasing. Therefore, an artificial ground can be constructed on the rooftop of a building, a veranda, or the like, and used as a planting site for trees T. The artificial ground is constructed, for example, of concrete around the perimeter, filled with artificial soil inside, laying a water permeable sheet on the bottom of the artificial soil, forming a drainage layer on the lower surface of the water permeable sheet, opening drain holes, trees It is the ground where the growth environment of T was built. By adopting the tree supporting device 1 and the supporting method according to the present invention on artificial ground,
Without setting a fall prevention fence made of a wooden or iron pipe around the tree T, it is possible to reduce the lateral swing of the tree and create a place where a natural landscape can be created.

[0030]

Since the present invention has been described above,
The following effects can be obtained. <B> Because the tree is supported only by the root pot,
Without installing a conventional fall prevention fence, it is possible to create a natural landscape with less rolling due to wind or earthquake. <B> The tree support device is pre-assembled on the ground and can be installed on the bottom surface of the excavation, so construction efficiency can be improved. <C> The stable plate has a structure that cuts into the bottom of the excavation at the outer and inner engaging edges, so that it does not shift due to rolling due to wind or an earthquake, and can grow trees without withering. it can. <D> Since the opening is provided in the center of the stabilizer and the support net, the growth of the root growing from the bottom of the root pot is not hindered. <E> Since the holding frame of the fastening member has a structure in which the side surface of the root pot is held in a curved shape from the surroundings, collapse of the root pot can be prevented. <F> Since the pillars of the fastening member are swingably fixed to the stabilizer, it is possible to cope with installation work of the root mortar and slight changes in the size of the root mortar. <G> If the middle part of the pillar of the fastening member is curved, even if the size of the root mortar becomes large, a stable plate of the same size can be used. <H> If the lower end of the pillar of the fastening member has a slide structure for height adjustment, the fastening member can be adjusted in accordance with the height of the root pot. <Re> Even if the size of the root mortar becomes extremely large, installation work becomes possible by installing a plurality of stable boards of the same size.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a tree support device according to the present invention is buried in the ground.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a tree supporting device.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a situation where the root pot is placed on a support net.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing another embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing still another embodiment.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] An apparatus for holding a root pot portion of a tree, wherein an opening is formed in a center portion, and the opening is formed from a center toward an outer periphery.
An inner peripheral engaging edge hanging from an edge of the opening;
Stabilizer with outer peripheral engaging edge hanging from outer peripheral edge
A tree support device with a.