JP4622110B2 - Greening panels for ground cover plants and greening panels for ground cover plants - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a greening panel for ground cover plants for plant cultivation on an artificial ground such as a roof of a building or a veranda, in particular, for growing a ground cover plant, and a greening panel for ground cover plants.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, when a plant is cultivated on an artificial ground such as a rooftop of a building or a veranda, a waterproof layer and a root-preventing layer are applied, and then soil is placed thereon, and the plant is cultivated thereon.
[0003]
However, in the above-mentioned conventional example where the soil is piled up, the load on the building is large, which affects the design of the building, and also requires extensive waterproofing work. In addition, there is a problem that the cost of the greening work on the artificial ground becomes high. Furthermore, in the case of an existing building, due to an increase in load due to soil accumulation, there was a case where the above greening work could not be applied.
[0004]
In addition, since the load is large, not only the initial construction as described above is troublesome, but also transfer and expansion are troublesome work, and there is a problem that the transfer and expansion cannot be easily performed.
[0005]
In addition, there was a problem that the soil was washed away by rain or scattered by wind. Furthermore, since the soil could not be uniformly replenished with water, plant growth was uneven. In addition, in the case of thin soil, there are many plants that wither only with natural water. Therefore, management such as water replenishment is necessary, but conventionally watering by hand or using an automatic irrigator etc. However, watering by hand is cumbersome and uniform and moderate water supply is not possible, and in the case of an automatic irrigator, the construction is cumbersome and the equipment costs are high, and it can easily cope with relocation and expansion There was a problem that it was difficult.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and is a ground cover plant that is light and easy to handle, can be easily moved and expanded, and can evenly supply water to the ground cover plant with a simple configuration. An object of the present invention is to provide a greening panel and a greening panel for ground cover plants.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, a greening panel for ground cover plants according to the present invention is a porous panel body 1 having a property of sucking up water by capillary action, and for storing the porous panel body 1 and storing water. A concave box 2, a root entanglement layer 3 made of a material for entanglement of plant roots laminated on the upper surface of the porous panel body 1, and a ground cover plant 4 grown on the root entanglement layer 3 are provided. The porous panel body 1 is formed with a number of holes 5 penetrating vertically for passing plant roots, and a gap is formed between the bottom surface of the porous panel body and the bottom surface of the box body. It is characterized by. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to form a unitized lightweight and easy-to-handle greening panel 13 for ground cover plants, and capillarity of water accumulated in the box 2 by the porous panel 1. Can be appropriately supplied to the root of the ground cover plant sucked up by the root entanglement layer 3, the root enters the hole 5, the root passes through the hole 5, and the bottom surface of the porous panel body 1 and the bottom surface of the box body 2 The water collected in the gap can be directly sucked up by the roots, and water supply to the ground cover plant 4 can be ensured.
[0008]
Moreover, it is preferable to form the hole 5 for a root to enter the porous panel body 1 formed by solidifying a granular material. By adopting such a configuration, the root of the ground cover plant generated in the root entanglement layer 3 enters the holes 5 of the porous panel body 1 and also enters the porous portion between the granular materials of the porous panel body 1. It is possible to directly absorb the water supplied by the capillary phenomenon in the porous panel body 1 from the roots.
[0009]
Moreover, it is preferable to form the connection hole part 8 for fitting the connection part 7 provided in the connection member 6 for connecting the adjacent porous panel bodies 1 to the porous panel body 1. By setting it as such a structure, the porous panel body 1 which can be connected with the connection member 6 can be provided.
[0010]
Moreover, it is preferable to provide the porous panel body 1 with a pipe passage portion 10 for passing a pipe 9 such as a water pipe or an electric pipe. By setting it as such a structure, it becomes possible to install an irrigation system easily through the piping 9 to the porous panel body 1. FIG.
[0011]
Moreover, it is preferable to provide the recesses 11 to 12 on the bottom surface of the box 2. By adopting such a configuration, a gap for storing water corresponding to the height of the concave 11 to convex 12 below the lower surface of the porous panel body 1 with the porous panel body 1 housed in the box 2. Thus, a certain amount of water can be reliably stored.
[0012]
Moreover, it is preferable to provide the positioning part 25 for positioning with the box 2 adjacent to the box 2 mutually. By setting it as such a structure, the adjacent box bodies 2 can be positioned mutually using the positioning part 25. FIG.
[0013]
Moreover, the greening panel parallel installation thing for ground cover plants of this invention is the greening panel parallel installation thing 14 for ground cover plants which arranged the greening panel 13 for ground cover plants in any one of Claim 1 thru | or 6. The porous panel body 1 is formed with connecting holes 8, the water-permeable connecting member 6 is provided with a plurality of connecting portions 7, and the connecting members 6 are adjacent to each other. It is characterized by being fitted into one connecting hole 8. By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to plant a wide area by using the ground cover plant greening panel juxtaposed structure 14 in which a plurality of ground cover plant greening panels 13 are arranged, and how to arrange the ground cover plant greening panels 13. The plane shape of the ground cover plant greening panel 14 can be freely selected, and the adjacent ground cover planting greening panels 13 are connected by the connecting member 6 so that the whole is integrated. It can be prevented from being blown by wind or the like, and further, since the connecting member 6 has water permeability, water supplied from the porous panel body 1 permeates the connecting member 6 and is adjacent to the porous panel body 1. The water supply can be easily performed.
[0014]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described based on embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.
[0015]
The ground cover plant greening panel 13 of the present invention is entangled with a porous panel body 1 having water permeability, a concave box body 2 for storing the porous panel body 1 and storing water, and a plant root. The root entanglement layer 3 made of the above material and the ground cover plant 4 grown on the root entanglement layer 3 are configured.
[0016]
The porous panel body 1 having water permeability is a porous material such as shirasu balloon or pearlite in which glassy volcanic ash is foamed, or a simple substance such as ceramic, pumice, sponge, foamed resin, porous rubber, or other porous material and other materials. It is composed of a composite material. FIG. 8 shows an example in which the porous panel body 1 is formed using a porous material such as shirasu balloon or pearlite obtained by foaming glassy volcanic ash. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, the glassy volcanic rock or the glassy volcanic rock deposit 20 is pulverized to form the raw material powder 21, and the raw material powder 21 is foamed at about 1000 ° C. to form the shirasu balloon or pearlite 22. The shirasu balloon or pearlite 22 formed in this way is molded into a desired shape by compression molding and then baked in a furnace 23 at about 1000 ° C. to obtain a porous panel body 1 having a desired shape as a finished product. Is formed. Of course, in the present invention, the porous panel body 1 may be formed by a method other than the above.
[0017]
The lower surface portion of the porous panel body 1 is provided with a pipe passage portion 10 for passing a pipe 9 such as a water pipe or an electric pipe. In the embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings, the lower surface portion of the porous panel body 1 is provided. The piping passage portion 10 is formed by forming grooves (in the embodiment, a plurality of grooves in a lattice shape in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction of the lower surface).
[0018]
A large number of holes 5 are formed on the entire surface of the porous panel body 1. This hole 5 penetrates up and down so that the root of a plant (ground cover plant) can enter. Moreover, since the porous panel body 1 is formed by solidifying a granular material, the root can enter the porous portion.
[0019]
At least four corners of the porous panel body 1 are provided with connecting hole portions 8 for fitting connecting portions 7 provided on a connecting member 6 described later.
[0020]
The box 2 has a concave shape with an opening at the top so that water can be stored. In the present embodiment, the box 2 has a quadrangular shape in plan view, and has a flange 15 facing outward at the upper end opening edge. The flange portion 15 is provided with a concave curved portion serving as the positioning portion 25. Concave 11 to convex 12 are provided on the bottom surface of the box 2. Here, in the accompanying drawings, an example in which the concave portion 11 and the convex portion 12 are provided on the bottom surface portion of the box body 2 is shown, but only the concave portion 11 is provided on the bottom surface portion of the box body 2 or the bottom surface portion of the box body 2 is provided. Alternatively, only the projection 12 may be provided. The box body 2 is made of a material that does not allow water to pass through, and is made of, for example, a synthetic resin, a material in which a core material such as glass wool or rock wool is covered with a synthetic resin, or a metal.
[0021]
A porous panel body 1 is placed and accommodated in a concave box 2 having an upper opening, and in this case, the lower surface of the porous panel body 1 is placed on a convex 12 (concave 11). If there is no protrusion 12 and it is placed on the bottom surface of the box body 2), a gap 16 is formed below the porous panel body 1, and this gap 16 portion is also included in the box body 2. The water can be collected. The porous panel body 1 is configured so that the upper surface of the porous panel body 1 is substantially at the same level as the upper surface of the box body 2 in a state where the porous panel body 1 is placed in the box body 2 and stored.
[0022]
A root entangled layer 3 made of a material for entwining plant roots is laminated on the upper surface of the porous panel body 1 housed in the box 2, and this root entangled layer 3 is mat-like, for example, , Non-woven fabric, coconut shell, peat moss, resin fiber and the like. A ground cover plant 4 such as turf or sedum is laminated on the root entanglement layer 3. The root of the ground cover plant 4 enters the root entanglement layer 3 and the ground cover plant 4 grows. It is like that.
[0023]
The connecting member 6 is formed by integrally suspending a plurality of connecting portions 7 having columnar shapes on the lower surface, and the entire connecting member 6 is formed of a water-permeable material. For example, the connecting member 6 is formed of the same material as the porous panel body 1. It is formed. The columnar connecting portion 7 has such a size and shape that it can be fitted into the connecting hole 8 of the porous panel body 1 described above.
[0024]
As described above, the porous panel body 1 having water permeability, the concave box body 2 for storing the porous panel body 1 and storing water, and the root entanglement layer 3 made of a material for entanglement of plant roots. And the ground cover plant greening panel 13 composed of the ground cover plant 4 cultivated on the root entanglement layer 3 may be installed alone on the roof of the building, on the veranda, etc. Or install it.
[0025]
When a plurality of ground cover planting greening panels 13 are arranged side by side, the ground cover planting greening panel juxtaposed product 14 which is a juxtaposed plant can be freely configured in a planar shape depending on how the ground cover planting greening panels 13 are arranged or arranged. You can choose. Here, the porous panel bodies 1 housed in the adjacent planting panels 13 for ground cover plants are connected by a connecting member 6. That is, the plurality of connecting portions 7 of the connecting member 6 can be integrally connected by being fitted into the connecting hole portions 8 of the adjacent porous panel bodies 1 from above.
[0026]
Here, the adjacent box body 2 is a positioning portion 25 in which the adjacent flange portions 15 are overlapped with each other and a concave curved portion constituting the positioning portion 25 provided in one flange portion 15 is provided in the other flange portion 15. Positioning is performed by fitting to a certain concave curved portion, and they are connected to each other. Further, the outer periphery of the planting panel greening panel 14 having a plurality of planting planting greening panels 13 is surrounded by an outer peripheral frame 18, and the grounding plant greening panel juxtaposing unit 14 is integrated with the outer periphery. You may make it protect.
[0027]
Thus, the ground cover plant greening panel 13 stores water in the box 2, and the permeable porous panel 1 sucks up the water accumulated in the box 2 by capillary action, Water is appropriately supplied continuously to the root of the ground cover plant 4 entangled in the root entanglement layer 3. The roots of the ground cover plant 4 are allowed to grow by entering the pores 5 of the porous panel body 1 and the porous portion of the porous panel body 1, and in this case, the porous body sucks up water by capillary action. Water is supplied directly from the panel body 1 to the root, and when the root grows through the hole 5 to the portion where the water at the bottom of the box 2 is accumulated, it accumulates at the bottom of the box 2. Water can be sucked up directly by the roots, and water can be reliably supplied to the ground cover plant 4.
[0028]
In adjacent greening panels 13 for ground cover plants, the water sucked up by the porous panel body 1 by the capillary phenomenon penetrates into the connecting portion 7 of the permeable connecting member 6, and is further separated via the connecting member 6. Water migrates from the connecting portion 7 to the adjacent porous panel body 1, penetrates into the porous panel body 1 of the planting plant greening panel 13 at the transition destination, and accumulates in the box body 2. In this way, the connecting member 6 also serves to send water simultaneously with the role of connecting the porous panel bodies 1 to each other.
[0029]
In this way, in the ground cover planting green panel 14 in which a plurality of ground cover planting greening panels 13 are juxtaposed, for example, water is supplied to some of the ground cover greening panels 13 and water is supplied into the box 2. By storing the water, the other greening panels 13 for ground cover plants can be supplied with water by the connecting member 6 having water permeability, and in this case, since water is supplied using the connecting member 6, no additional water supply member is required. Is. In addition, forgetting to supply water to the green planting panel 13 for any ground cover plant, or the water stored in the box 2 of the green planting panel 13 for any ground cover plant for any reason is the other green planting panel for the ground cover plant Even if the amount of water stored in the box 2 is significantly reduced, water can be supplied by the connecting member 6 and the amount of water stored in all the planting panels 13 can be made substantially the same. Water can be evenly supplied to the ground cover plants of the planting panel 13.
[0030]
In order to store water in the box 2 of the planting panel greening panel 13, for example, by spraying the ground cover plant on the upper surface of the planting panel greening panel 13, the sprayed water is stored in the box 2. Can do. Of course, water may be supplied by an automatic irrigation apparatus. In this case, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, a hole 19 is formed in the side wall of the box 2 of the ground cover planting greening panel 13, and a pipe 20 such as a water supply pipe or an electric pipe is passed through the hole 19. Seal the hole 19 through it. The inserted pipe 20 can be accommodated in a compact manner by placing the pipe 20 in the pipe passage 10 provided in the porous panel body 1 in the box 2. When water is supplied through the pipe 20, the pipe 20 is introduced only into a part of the planting panel greening panels 13 in the planting panel greening panel 14 in which a plurality of planting planting greening panels 13 are arranged side by side. Water may be supplied, or pipes 20 may be introduced into all the planting plant greening panels 13 to supply water.
[0031]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the first aspect of the present invention, the porous panel body having the property of sucking water by capillary action, and the concave box for storing the porous panel body and storing water Body, a root entanglement layer made of a material for entwining the roots of the plant laminated on the upper surface of the porous panel body, and a ground cover plant grown on the root entanglement layer, the plant on the porous panel body A large number of holes that penetrate vertically through the roots of the plant and a gap are formed between the bottom surface of the porous panel body and the bottom surface of the box body, so that the greening panel for ground cover plants unitized It is lightweight because it is a porous panel body, and it is easy to handle because the planted greening panel is unitized. As a result, plant cultivation on the artificial ground such as the roof of a building, veranda, etc. Simplified construction when performing However, it does not require embankment and waterproofing as in the past, and the load on the building is small, so there is no major restriction on the design of the building at the time of new construction, and even if it is an existing building A porous panel body that can be installed easily because it does not require a load-proof construction and requires no waterproofing work, and can be easily moved or expanded, and the water stored in the box is stored in the box. It is possible to supply water to the roots of the ground cover plants that are sucked up by capillarity and entangled in the root-entanglement layer, and to supply the ground cover plants appropriately and evenly with a simple configuration. It is possible to reach the gap between the lower surface of the porous panel body and the bottom surface of the box through the hole, and the water accumulated in the gap can be directly sucked up by the roots, so that water supply to the ground cover plant can be ensured.
[0032]
In addition, in the invention according to claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 1, a hole for the root to enter the porous panel body formed by solidifying the granular material is formed. The roots of the ground cover plant formed in the root-entangled layer enter the pores of the porous panel body and also enter the porous part between the granular materials of the porous panel body to grow and have a good rooting effect The growth of ground cover plants can be promoted, and water is supplied by capillarity in the porous panel body by the roots that enter the pores of the porous panel body and also enter the porous part between the granular materials of the porous panel body. Water can be directly absorbed and the water supply efficiency of the ground cover plant can be increased.
[0033]
Moreover, in invention of Claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention of the said Claim 1 or Claim 2, the connection member for connecting adjacent porous panel bodies to a porous panel body Since the connecting hole for fitting the connecting portion provided in is formed, a porous panel body having a simple configuration that can be connected by the connecting member can be provided.
[0034]
In the invention according to claim 4, in addition to the effect of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, a pipe such as a water pipe or an electric pipe is passed through the porous panel body. Therefore, when water is to be supplied by the irrigation system, the piping of the water distribution pipe, electric piping, etc. can be easily connected to the porous panel body through the irrigation system. Installation is possible.
[0035]
In addition, in the invention according to claim 5, in addition to the effect of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4, the bottom surface of the box is provided with a concave or convex portion. With the porous panel body housed in the body, a gap can be formed under the lower surface of the porous panel body for collecting water of a concave or convex height, and even if the porous panel body is housed in the box body A certain amount of water can be reliably collected.
[0036]
In addition, in the invention according to claim 6, in addition to the effect of the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 5, a positioning portion for mutually positioning with a box adjacent to the box Therefore, the box bodies can be positioned using the positioning portion and can be accurately arranged in parallel.
[0037]
Moreover, in invention of Claim 7, in the planting panel greening panel for ground cover plants which arranged the greening panel for ground cover plants in any one of Claim 1 thru | or 6, it is a porous panel. Since the connecting hole is formed in the body, the connecting member having water permeability is provided with a plurality of connecting parts, and the plurality of connecting parts of the connecting member are respectively fitted into the connecting holes of the adjacent porous panel body. The greening panel for ground cover plants, which has a plurality of greening panels for ground cover plants, enables a wide area of greening, and the arrangement of the greening panels for ground cover plants makes it possible to The plane shape can be freely selected, and since the adjacent planting panels for ground cover plants are connected by a connecting member, the whole can be integrated and prevented from being blown by the wind, etc. Porous because it has water permeability It is one that can be supplied to the porous panel of adjacent to penetrate the connecting member of water supplied from the panel body, in which the water supply to the adjacent ground cover plant for greening panel can be performed easily.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a greening panel for ground cover plant of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the above-mentioned greening panel for ground cover plants.
FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a state in which the root entanglement layer and the ground cover plant are omitted.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the root entanglement layer and the ground cover plant are omitted.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the ground cover plant is omitted.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the above-mentioned planting panel for ground cover plants.
FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment in which water is supplied through the same pipe.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory view of an embodiment showing the production of the porous panel body used in the above.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Porous panel body 2 Box 3 Root-entanglement layer 4 Ground cover plant 5 Hole 6 Connection member 7 Connection part 8 Connection hole part 9 Pipe 10 Pipe passage part 11 Concave 12 Convex 13 Greening panel 14 for ground cover plant Ground cover plant Greening panel side by side

Claims (7)

A porous panel body having a property of sucking water by capillary action, a concave box body for storing the porous panel body and storing water, and a plant root laminated on the upper surface of the porous panel body are entangled. A root entanglement layer made of a material for and a ground cover plant grown on the root entanglement layer, and forming a number of holes penetrating up and down for passing the root of the plant through the porous panel body , A greening panel for ground cover plants , wherein a gap is formed between the lower surface of the porous panel and the bottom of the box .   2. A greening panel for a ground cover plant according to claim 1, wherein a hole for allowing roots to enter into a porous panel body formed by solidifying a granular material is formed.   The connection hole for fitting the connection part provided in the connection member for connecting adjacent porous panel bodies to a porous panel body is formed, or Claim 1 or Claim characterized by the above-mentioned. The greening panel for ground cover plants according to 2.   The greening panel for ground cover plants according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the porous panel body is provided with a piping passage portion for passing piping such as a water pipe and electric piping.   The greening panel for ground cover plants according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the bottom surface of the box is provided with a concave or convex portion.   The greening panel for ground cover plants according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising a positioning portion for positioning with a box adjacent to the box.   The ground cover plant greening panel side-by-side structure in which a plurality of the ground cover plant greening panels according to any one of claims 1 to 6 are arranged, a connection hole is formed in the porous panel body, and water permeability is increased. A grounding plant greening panel side-by-side plant comprising: a plurality of connecting portions provided on a connecting member, and a plurality of connecting portions of the connecting members being fitted into connecting holes of adjacent porous panel bodies; .

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