JP5753618B1 - Fake tree - Google Patents

Abstract

Kind Code: A1 A pseudo tree having a swaying branch similar to a natural tree in a zoo is provided. In a pseudo tree 11 installed for an animal to climb or jump at a zoo, the pseudo tree is composed of a trunk part 12 fixed to a foundation concrete 14 and a branch part 13 branched from the trunk part. The branch part is formed so that the branch part can swing by inserting a spring material 21 at an appropriate portion between the tip part 13a and the base part 13b, and a silicon material or a resin material 25 is filled around the spring material. It was formed into branches. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a pseudo tree, and more particularly, to a pseudo tree that is installed in a zoo for animals such as monkeys to climb or jump.

  Traditionally, in zoos, artificial rocks, artificial trees, artificial rocks, etc. have been installed to create an environment that mimics the natural landscape, and various animals such as monkeys are exhibited there.

  As for the artificial tree, in addition to concrete and steel frames, mortar models and FRP models are known. Since these artificial trees are formed in a sturdy structure, even if a monkey or the like jumps or a large animal such as a bear climbs, for example, damage and deterioration are less likely to occur.

  JP 2002-171832 A (see Patent Document 1) discloses an invention of a pseudo tree and a method for manufacturing the pseudo tree. Utility Model Registration No. 3085679 (see Patent Document 2) discloses a pseudo tree and A device for assembling a pseudo tree is disclosed, and Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-158324 (see Patent Document 3) discloses an invention of a plastic pseudo tree support.

JP 2002-171832 A Utility Model Registration No. 3085679 JP 7-158324 A

  In the conventional example of concrete, steel, or mortar or FRP model, it is made to be a hard and robust structure, but when a monkey climbs it swings like a natural tree. There is a disadvantage that can not be.

  In other words, animals such as monkeys have the habit of climbing natural trees and shaking their branches, or jumping to other trees by the reaction of the swaying branches. There is a great demand for the development of artificial trees with

  Therefore, the pseudo tree in the conventional example has a problem to be solved by developing a pseudo tree having a swinging branch similar to a natural tree.

The gist of the present invention for solving the problems of the conventional example is a pseudo tree that is installed for an animal to climb or jump at a zoo, wherein the pseudo tree is fixed to a foundation concrete, consists of a branch portion which branches from the trunk, the branches section, the branch portion swingably formed by interposing the spring member at an appropriate site between the tip and the base, wherein the spring member is the spring A spring plate provided on the material and a spring receiving plate connected to the base side or the distal end side of the branch portion are overlapped, and the spring receiving plate and the spring plate are connected with bolts, and the periphery of the spring material For example, a rubber tube is wound and filled with a silicone material or a resin material to form a branch, or a silicone material is filled and a rubber tube is wound thereon to further hard FRP or mortar. Directly attached to the branch Is that the.

The spring material is a coil spring or a leaf spring;
The silicon material or resin material is mixed with chili powder;
Is included.

According to the pseudo tree according to the present invention, the branch portion can be swung like a natural tree by forming the branch portion so as to be swingable by interposing a spring material in the middle of the branch portion.
Therefore, an animal such as a monkey can swing a branch or jump to another tree or the like by the reaction of the swinging branch, so that the zoo can be brought closer to the natural environment .
In addition, the spring material is such that the spring plate provided on the spring material and the spring receiving plate connected to the base side or the distal end side of the branch portion are overlapped, and the spring receiving plate and the spring plate are connected with bolts Therefore, when the spring material is broken due to metal fatigue or the like, various excellent effects can be obtained in which the bolt can be removed and the spring material can be easily replaced.

  Since the spring material is a coil spring or a leaf spring, it has an excellent effect that the swinging of the branch portion is natural and smooth.

  Silicone materials or resin materials are mixed with chili powder, so when animals such as monkeys bite, they can give a hot and unpleasant sensation. It has an excellent effect of reducing problem behavior.

It is a front view explaining the internal structure of the pseudo tree 11 which concerns on 1st Example of this invention. FIG. 3 is a front view for explaining the internal structure of a branch part 13. It is a front view explaining the internal structure of the pseudo tree 31 which concerns on 2nd Example of this invention. 3 is a front view illustrating an internal structure of a branch part 32. FIG.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, in FIG. 1, reference numeral 11 denotes a pseudo tree according to the first embodiment, and the pseudo tree 11 includes a trunk portion 12 that is fixedly erected on the foundation concrete 14 and a branch portion 13 that branches from the trunk portion 12. .

  The pseudo tree 11 has a height of about 2000 mm, and as shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of anchor bolts 16 are embedded on the foundation concrete 14 via the base plate 15 and the bottom 11 a is fixed.

  Further, the pseudo tree 11 forms a framework by connecting internal steel frames 17 such as steel pipes by welding or bolting, etc., and along this internal steel frame 17, as shown in FIG. It is out.

  Then, a wire netting lath is stretched along the reinforcing bar 18 to form a lath base 19, and a hard FRP or mortar 20 is directly attached along the lath base 19 to form a predetermined surface like a pseudo tree. Processing is in progress.

  A spring material 21 is interposed at an appropriate portion between the distal end portion 13a and the base portion 13b of the branch portion 13, and the distal end portion 13a side is swingably formed from the spring material 21. The elastic hardness of the spring material 21 is desirably such a hardness that the tip portion 13a of the branch portion 13 swings about 100 mm through the spring material 21.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the spring material 21 is specifically a coil spring. The structure of the spring material 21 is such that the spring plate 22 provided at the rear end 21 b of the spring material 21 and the spring receiving plate 23 are overlapped, and the spring receiving plate 23 and the spring plate 22 are connected by a bolt 24. This is the structure.

  The rear end 23 b of the spring receiving plate 23 is connected to the internal steel frame 17 on the base portion 13 b side of the branch portion 13. Further, the tip 21 a of the spring material 21 is connected to the reinforcing bar 26.

  Thus, by connecting the spring receiving plate 23 and the spring plate 22 with the bolt 24, when the spring material 21 is broken due to metal fatigue or the like, the bolt 24 can be removed and the spring material 21 can be easily replaced. It is.

  As shown in FIG. 2, an industrial rubber tube 29 is wound around the spring material 21. Instead of the industrial rubber tube 29, a rubber tube containing a steel material mesh may be used. In this case, there is an advantage that the strength is improved and it is difficult to be damaged. Further, silicon rubber or soft urethane (resin material) 25 is filled on the industrial rubber tube 29 and shaped like a branch, and a predetermined surface treatment is performed.

  The silicon material or soft urethane (resin material) 25 is preferably mixed with irritating chili powder. In this case, when an animal such as a monkey is bitten, it can give a painful and unpleasant feeling, so that the problem behavior that bites and breaks the branch portion 13 or the like by the learning effect is reduced.

  The length from the tip 21a of the spring material 21 to the tip 13a of the branch part 13 is formed to a length of about 1000 mm. In the meantime, as shown in FIG. 2, bar arrangement is performed to incorporate the reinforcing bar 26, a lath is stretched on the reinforcing bar 26 to form a lath base 27, and a hard FRP or mortar is formed along the lath base 27. 28 is directly attached and molded, and a predetermined surface treatment is performed like a pseudo tree. In this way, the distal end portion 13a side of the branch portion 13 has a structure in which the internal steel frame 17 is not disposed.

  Next, FIG. 3 shows a pseudo tree 31 of the second embodiment. In the second embodiment, the same parts as those in the pseudo tree 11 of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and their details are omitted.

  The pseudo tree 31 of the second embodiment has a structure in which a spring material 33 made of a leaf spring is disposed in the middle of the branch portion 32. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the rear end 33 b of the spring material 33 and the spring receiving plate 35 are overlapped, and the spring receiving plate 35 and the rear end 33 b of the spring material 33 are connected by the bolt 36. It is. The rear end 35 b of the spring receiving plate 35 is connected to the steel pipe 34 on the base 32 b side of the branch portion 32.

  Further, the tip 33 a of the spring material 33 is superposed on the spring receiving plate 38 and has a structure in which the spring receiving plate 38 and the tip 33 a of the spring material 33 are connected by a bolt 39. The distal end 38 a of the spring receiving plate 38 is connected to the steel pipe 37 on the distal end portion 32 a side of the branch portion 32.

  Thus, by connecting the spring material 33 and the spring receiving plates 35 and 38 with the bolts 36 and 39, when the spring material 33 is broken due to metal fatigue or the like, the bolt 36 or the bolt 39 is removed, and the spring material is removed. 33 can be easily exchanged.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a silicon material 40 is filled around the spring material 33, and an industrial rubber tube 41 is wound on the silicon material 40. A rubber tube with a steel mesh may be used instead of this industrial rubber tube. In this case, there is an advantage that the strength is improved and it is difficult to be damaged. Further, a hard FRP or mortar 42 is directly attached and molded in the vicinity thereof, and a predetermined surface treatment is performed like a pseudo tree.

  The branch 32 on the rear end 33 b side of the spring member 33 has a reinforcing bar 47 arranged along the steel pipe 34, and a wire mesh lath is stretched thereon to form a lath base 43, along the lath base 43. The mortar 44 is directly attached and molded, and AEP (acrylic emulsion paint) aging is applied like a pseudo tree.

  The branch portion 32 on the tip 33 a side of the spring material 33 has a reinforcing bar 48 arranged along the steel pipe 37, and a wire net-like lath is stretched thereon to form a lath base 45, along the lath base 45. Hard FRP or mortar 46 is directly attached and molded, and a predetermined surface treatment is performed like a pseudo tree.

  The pseudo-trees 11 and 31 configured as described above are natural trees by forming the branch portions 13 and 32 so as to be swingable by interposing the spring materials 21 and 33 in the middle of the branch portions 13 and 32. The branch part can be shaken like. Therefore, animals such as monkeys can swing the branch portions 13 and 32, or jump to other trees or the like by the reaction of the swinging branch portions 13 and 32, so that the zoo can be brought closer to the natural environment.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Pseudo tree of 1st Example 11a Bottom part 12 Trunk part 13 Branch part 13a Tip part 13b Base part 14 Foundation concrete 15 Base plate 16 Anchor bolt 17 Internal steel frame 18 Reinforcement 19 Lath foundation 20 Hard FRP or mortar 21 Spring material 21a Tip 21b Rear end 22 Spring Plate 23 Spring receiving plate 23b Rear end 24 Bolt 25 Silicone material or soft urethane (resin material)
26 Reinforcing Bar 27 Lath Base 28 Hard FRP or Mortar 29 Industrial Rubber Tube or Rubber Tube with Steel Mesh 31 Pseudo Tree of Second Example 32 Branch 32a Tip 32b Base 33 Spring Material 33a Tip 33b Rear End 34 Steel Tube 35 Spring Support Plate 35b rear end 36 bolt 37 steel pipe 38 spring receiving plate 38a front end 39 bolt 40 silicon material 41 rubber tube with industrial rubber tube or steel mesh 42 hard FRP or mortar 43 lath base 44 mortar 45 lath base 46 hard FRP or mortar 47, 48 Rebar

Claims (3)

In the fake tree that is installed for animals to climb and jump at the zoo,
The artificial tree is composed of a trunk portion fixed to the foundation concrete and a branch portion branched from the trunk portion,
The branch portion is formed so that the branch portion can swing by interposing a spring material at an appropriate portion between the tip portion and the base portion,
The spring material is formed by superimposing a spring plate provided on the spring material and a spring receiving plate connected to the base side or the tip side of the branch portion, and connecting the spring receiving plate and the spring plate with a bolt. And
Around the spring material, a rubber tube is wound and filled with a silicon material or a resin material to form a branch, or filled with a silicon material and a rubber tube is wound thereon. A pseudo tree characterized in that it is shaped like a branch by directly attaching a hard FRP or mortar . The pseudo-tree according to claim 1, wherein the spring material is a coil spring or a leaf spring. The pseudo tree according to claim 1, wherein the silicon material or the resin material is mixed with chili powder.

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