JP3975432B2 - Unit-type biotope irrigation system - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an irrigation system for a unit-type biotope.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, there has been an increasing need for the creation of so-called biotopes for the purpose of creating habitats for familiar animals and plants and improving the urban environment. Especially in urban areas where it is difficult to secure an effective space for creating a biotope, there is a greening technique to form an effective greening space on a limited space such as a rooftop of a building, a veranda or a balcony. Variously devised, one of which is a simple unit-type biotope.
[0003]
On the other hand, for the healthy and sustainable growth of plants, facilities for creating and maintaining a habitat, particularly irrigation facilities for supplying the most important water for plants are important. Therefore, even in a simple unit-type biotope for the purpose of creating a cheap and efficient biotope in a limited space, an efficient irrigation function is required in accordance with the characteristics.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Here, irrigation and drainage facilities in the conventional building greening system are difficult to apply to the simple unit-type biotope due to the following problems, and the construction of a simpler and more practical irrigation system is an issue. ing.
(1) A relatively large-scale integrated space is required, and a large amount of cost is required.
(2) It is difficult to irrigate evenly in a plurality of small spaces such as container-like containers.
(3) Artificial irrigation of each container-like container requires a great deal of labor and costs and increases the amount of water used.
[0005]
The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems and problems, and can supply water uniformly and efficiently into individual container-like containers, and can achieve unit-saving of irrigation An object is to provide a biotope irrigation system.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Therefore, the present invention provides a container container for pond and a container container for planting in which an aggregate layer and a soil layer are formed in order from the bottom, and the aggregate layer and the soil layer are separated by a water permeable sheet. A plurality of container-like containers are installed adjacent to each other, and a notch is formed in a part of the wall of the adjacent container-like container, and is connected to each other by a notch part connecting member along the notch, A soil layer is formed on the coupling member for the notch that connects between the container-like containers for planting, and an upper wall surface of the container-like container for ponds and a lower wall surface of the container-like container for planting A water pipe is provided between the water tank and the overflow water of the container container for the pond is irrigated through the water pipe into the container container for planting, and the lower wall is opposite to the water pipe. A drain outlet is provided on the side, and the aggregate layer is excessive. Characterized by being configured to drain the distillate water, an overflow drain outlet provided in the upper wall of the water permeable sheet of the container-like container, that overflowing water supplied to the surplus on the aggregate layer Features.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing an example of a unit-type biotope to which the present invention is applied.
[0008]
The biotope according to the present invention includes a container container 1 for a pond for inhabiting aquatic organisms, and a plurality of containers for forming a planting space that are disposed around the container container 1 for a pond. It is comprised from the container-like container 2 for planting. In addition, the combination of the container-like containers 1 and 2 is not limited thereto, and a movable and easily installed biotope can be realized by arbitrarily combining a single or a plurality of containers.
[0009]
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the container-like containers 1 and 2 of FIG. The container is made of resin or steel and has an open top and a watertight bottom. The planar shape of the container is rectangular (one side length is an integral multiple of the other side length, allowing various arrangements), hexagons, triangles, etc. Form a continuous vegetation base with a high degree of variability. A pair of concave grooves m are formed at the bottom of the container-like containers 1 and 2, and the container-like containers are transported by inserting a fork of a forklift into the concave grooves m. Instead of the concave groove m, it may be integrated with a carriage or a wheel so that it can be moved easily.
[0010]
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a method of joining a plurality of container-like containers 2 for vegetation. A hook-like walking path coupling member 3a is inserted into the wall of an adjacent container-like container so that a person can walk for management and appreciation. In addition, a notch k is formed in a part of the wall of the container-like container, and a notch coupling member 3b is inserted along the notch k so that a soil layer is also formed on the coupling member 3b. As indicated by the dotted line, continuity of the soil space is maintained and movement between container-like containers such as soil organisms is ensured.
[0011]
The pond container-like containers 1 are also connected to each other by a walking path coupling member 3a and a notch coupling member 3b so that a person can walk for management and appreciation, and a container shape such as aquatic organisms. Movement between containers may be enabled.
[0012]
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of the unit-type biotope irrigation system of the present invention.
[0013]
The upper end of the container container 1 for ponds and the container container 2 for planting is connected with the coupling member 3a for walking paths. A mat member 4 made of a fibrous material such as coconut shell having appropriate irregularities or roughness on the surface is laid on the upper surface of the walking member 3a and the wall member 5 and on the other wall of the container. One end of 4 extends in the container-like container 2 for planting, and the other end extends in the container-like container 2 for pond. In addition, when the adjacent container-like container is the container-like container 2 for planting, both ends of the mat member 4 are extended in the container-like container 2. The mat member 4 takes into consideration the landscape of the biotope space, allows the creatures that have fallen into the pond to rise, and facilitates movement between container-like containers.
[0014]
Further, a water pipe 5 is provided between the upper part of the pond container-like container 1 and the lower part of the planting container-like container 2, and the water-permeable sheet 10 (described later) is formed on the wall surface of the planting container-like container 2. An overflow drain port 6 is formed in the upper part, and a drain port 7 is formed on the opposite side of the water pipe 5 on the lower wall surface of the container 2 for planting.
[0015]
In the container-like container 2 for planting, a soil layer consisting of an aggregate layer 9 made of an artificial aggregate layer, a water permeable sheet 10, an artificial lightweight soil layer 11 and a normal soil layer 12 such as field soil, in order from the bottom. The aggregate layer 9 and the soil layers (11, 12) are separated by the water permeable sheet 10. A detection unit of the PF meter 13 is inserted in the artificial lightweight soil layer 11.
[0016]
The irrigation method of the present invention having the above configuration will be described. When water W supplied to the container 1 for ponds when water is supplied exceeds a certain water level, the water W is supplied to the artificial aggregate layer 9 below the container 2 for planting through the water pipe 5. Used as a water storage space. Rainwater from rain or water supplied from the container container 1 for ponds to the container container 2 for planting is temporarily stored in the artificial aggregate layer 9 and water necessary for the plant by the bottom irrigation method. Is supplied to normal layers 12 such as artificial lightweight soil layer 11 and field soil without excess or deficiency.
[0017]
At this time, since the water-permeable sheet 10 is provided between the artificial aggregate layer 9 and the artificial lightweight soil layer 11, it is possible to increase the moisture through the gap, while the artificial lightweight soil is used as the artificial aggregate layer. 9 is prevented and clogging of the water storage space is prevented. On the wall surface of the container-like container 2 for planting, an overflow drain port 6 for discharging water overflowing the artificial lightweight soil layer 11 is provided on the upper side of the water-permeable sheet 10, and the container-like container 2 for planting is provided. To prevent excessive water supply.
[0018]
Moreover, in order to grasp the soil water content, a PF meter 13 is installed as a standard for judging the irrigation time. In irrigation, water is accumulated in the water storage space until the PF value is stabilized, and excess water is drained from the drain outlet 7 when an appropriate PF value is maintained for a certain time. Note that meshes for preventing passage of aquatic organisms, soil, and aggregates are provided in the cross sections of the water pipe 5, the overflow drain port 6, and the drain port 7. Moreover, when providing the groove | channel for forklift conveyance in the bottom part of the container-like containers 1 and 2, the hollow produced by a groove | channel can be utilized as a water storage space.
[0019]
FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing another embodiment of the unit-type biotope irrigation system of the present invention. In addition, about the structure same as the said embodiment, the same number is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted.
[0020]
This embodiment shows an example of constructing a three-dimensional biotope. For this purpose, a container-like container 2 for planting is installed adjacent to both sides of a container-like container 1 for ponds, and the plant-use container is used for planting. The container-like container 2 is placed on the support base 14 so that the wall surface height of the connecting part on the container-like container 2 side for planting and the container-like container 1 for pond is matched. Moreover, the wall member 15 for earth retaining is connected to the wall surface on the opposite side of the container-like container 1 for the pond of the container-like container 2 for planting, and the artificial lightweight soil layer 11 and the field soil layer 12 become inclined surfaces. In this way, a three-dimensional biotope is constructed.
[0021]
【The invention's effect】
As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, it is possible to irrigate the entire biotope only by supplying water to the container for ponds, and it is possible to save water for irrigation. Moreover, water can be uniformly supplied into the individual container-like containers by irrigating the bottom surface of the container-like containers for planting. In addition, rainwater can be reused, and efficient irrigation can be achieved while preventing unnecessary water use.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing an example of a unit-type biotope to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the container-like container of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a method of joining a plurality of container containers for vegetation.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of the unit-type biotope irrigation system of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the unit-type biotope irrigation system of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Container-like container for ponds 2 ... Container-like container for planting 5 ... Water flow pipe 6 ... Overflow drainage port 7 ... Drainage port 9 ... Aggregate layer 10 ... Permeable sheet 11, 12 ... Soil layer

Claims (3)

A container-like container for a pond and a plurality of container- like containers comprising a container-like container for planting in which an aggregate layer and a soil layer are formed in order from the bottom, and a space between the aggregate layer and the soil layer is separated by a water-permeable sheet Containers are installed adjacent to each other, and a notch is formed in a part of the wall of the adjacent container, and the containers for planting are connected to each other by a notch connecting member along the notch. Forming a soil layer on the coupling member for the cutout portion connecting between the container, and connecting a water pipe between the upper wall surface of the container container for the pond and the lower wall surface of the container container for planting provided, unit type biotope for irrigation system, characterized by irrigation through the water passage pipe overflow water container shaped receptacle for a pond in a container-shaped vessel planting. The irrigation system for unit type biotope according to claim 1 , wherein a drainage port is provided on the lower wall surface on the opposite side of the water pipe, and water stored excessively in the aggregate layer is drained . The unit type biotope irrigation system according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein an overflow drainage port is provided on an upper wall surface of the water-permeable sheet of the container-like container to overflow the water supplied excessively to the aggregate layer. .

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