JP7345017B1 - How to water plant products - Google Patents

Abstract

[Problem] The present invention provides plant products that are mainly made of living plants that can absorb water from their roots by making it possible to draw up water from a water storage part to individual targets over a wide range by utilizing capillary action. To provide an exhibition and sales stand capable of supplying water to each plant product even if the plants are individually displayed. SOLUTION: A display and sales stand 1 is arranged above a stand main body 2 having a water storage part 21 and a placing plate part 23, and an upper surface 23a of a placing plate part 23 made of a fiber material. A mat-like member 3 having a hanging portion 32 hanging inside the water storage portion 21 and a mat-like member 3 having a function of reflecting sunlight and being impermeable to water are disposed above the mat-like member 3 and a through hole 41 is provided. Water that has penetrated into the mat-like member 3 by being sucked up from the water storage portion 21 of the stand main body 2 by the primary capillary phenomenon by the fibers constituting the mat-like member 3 penetrates the sheet-like member 4. The structure is such that the plant product P is further sucked up through the through hole due to the secondary capillary phenomenon caused by the hole. [Selection diagram] Figure 8

Description

The present invention supplies water to plant products using a display and sales stand that can supply water while displaying and selling plant products, mainly living plants that can absorb water through their roots, such as strawberry and vegetable seedlings. Regarding how to.

Living plants that can absorb water through their roots, such as strawberry and vegetable seedlings, are placed in pots with their roots together with culture soil, and then placed on a plant display stand as shown in Patent Document 1, for example. The plant may then be displayed and sold as a plant product. In order to maintain the value of such commercial plant products without withering or wilting, it is necessary to water the plant products by sprinkling water or the like during the sales period. Especially during the summer season, it is necessary to increase the frequency of watering the plant products to prevent them from withering or wilting, and the work involved in watering becomes even more taxing. Become.

In this regard, in the planter for plant cultivation shown in Patent Document 2, water that is sucked upward by the columnar water supply part using capillary phenomenon from the water stored below the planter body is brought into contact with the top surface of the water storage part. The plants planted in the peat moss in the tray reach the bottom of the tray placed with an air space in between, and are supplied to the peat moss filled in the tray by penetrating the bottom of the tray. Water will be supplied to the area.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2010-119318 Utility model registration No. 3133512

However, in the planter for plant cultivation shown in Patent Document 2, the water supply part that sucks up water from the water storage part by capillary action is columnar, and the bottom of the tray has porous holes that restrict the horizontal spread even if water penetrates. It has a sexual structure. For this reason, even if the tray located above the water supply section and connected to this water supply section has water immersion properties, water will only partially penetrate into the bottom of the tray in the lateral direction. Some of the plants planted in peat moss may not receive enough water.

Therefore, the present invention makes it possible to draw up water from a water storage part using capillary action over a wide area and also in a form directed to individual targets, thereby allowing living plants that can absorb water from their roots. To provide a method for supplying water to plant products using a display and sales stand capable of supplying water to any of the plant products even if the main plant products are individually exhibited.

The method for supplying water to plant products according to the present invention includes a water storage part in which an upwardly opening opening extends linearly, and a water storage part having an opening extending linearly from one side of the opening of the water storage part along the longitudinal direction to a side opposite to the opening. The main body is made of a fiber material and has a mounting plate part with an upper surface on which plant products, mainly living plants, that can absorb water from their roots can be placed. A long hanging part that is arranged in a planar manner above the upper surface of the writing plate part and that hangs down into the water storage part from the side along the longitudinal direction of the opening of the water storage part. a mat-like member having a function of reflecting sunlight and being impermeable to water, arranged in a plane above the mat-like member, and having a plurality of pinhole-like through-holes formed on the plant product. A method for supplying water to plant products using a display sales stand including at least a sheet-like member provided at a position for placing a product, wherein the plurality of through-holes are placed above a plurality of through-holes in the sheet-like member. An intervening member that promotes water penetration is arranged so as to cover a predetermined number of through-holes in the mat-like member, and the plant product is placed above the intervening member. By capillary action, the water in the water storage section is sucked up from a long hanging part hanging down in the water storage section and permeated into the inside of the mat-like member, and the water that permeated into the inside of the mat-like member is absorbed into the sheet-like member. It is characterized in that the suction is further sucked up to the lower part of the plant product through the through-holes of the sheet-like member by a secondary capillary phenomenon caused by the through-holes of the member .

Here, the side along the longitudinal direction of the opening of the water storage section of the mounting plate includes not only the side up to the edge along the longitudinal direction of the opening of the water storage section, but also the side that extends along the longitudinal direction of the opening of the water storage section. It also includes the side that protrudes from the longitudinal edge of the opening to above the opening. The stand body may have wheels attached to the lower part thereof for moving or changing the direction of the exhibition/selling stand. A water-retaining member such as glass wool, rock wool, or sponge is arranged in the water storage part of the stand body, and this water-retaining member retains water to suppress the fluidity of water in the water storage part. good. The upper surface of the mounting plate of the stand main body may be inclined upward from the opening side of the water storage section toward the side opposite to the opening of the water storage section. A second sheet-like member having water impermeability may be interposed between the base body and the mat-like member for waterproofing.

By using an exhibition and sales stand with such a configuration, water sucked up from the water storage part of the stand body to the long hanging part of the mat-like member placed above the mounting table of the stand body is absorbed into the mat-like member. The water permeates throughout the water storage part from the opening side to the side opposite to the opening side, and the water that spreads over the mat-like member in a planar manner above the mounting table spreads across the mat-like member. Through the through holes of the sheet-like member arranged in a planar manner above, the water is sent to the bottom of each plant product, mainly living plants that can absorb water from their roots. Water is supplied to plant products in the form of absorption through the roots of the plants.

An intervening member that promotes water permeation is arranged between the through-hole of the sheet-like member and the plant, so that when passing from the mat-like member through the through-hole of the sheet-like member, there is water above the through-hole. A positioned intervening member facilitates passage of water through the through-hole.

Note that the intervening member is made of, for example, a fiber material such as pulp. Furthermore, the intervening member may have a protrusion that protrudes upward.

As described above, according to the invention according to claim 1 , the mat-like member absorbs water in the water storage portion from the long hanging portion hanging inside the water storage portion by the capillary phenomenon caused by the fibers constituting the mat-like member. After permeation throughout the interior of the living plant, water can be absorbed by the roots through the perforations of the sheet-like member placed above the mat-like member by secondary capillary action caused by the perforations. By sending water to the bottom of mainly plant products, water is supplied to the plant products by being absorbed through the roots of the plants. In this way, water permeates the entire interior of the mat-like member arranged in a planar manner above the mounting table of the table main body. For this reason, even if a sheet-like member having a plurality of through-holes is arranged in a planar manner above the mat-like member, and plant products are individually placed on any of the through-holes in the sheet-like member, Also, capillary action occurs due to the through-holes, and water is supplied to the plant product in the form of water being supplied from the roots of the plant. Therefore, there is no need to frequently water the plant products displayed and sold by sprinkling, etc., and it becomes possible to reduce the labor for watering.

According to the invention according to claim 1 , when water passes from the mat-like member to the through-hole of the sheet-like member, the intervening member positioned above the through-hole promotes the passage of water through the through-hole, so that the water can pass through the through-hole. It becomes possible to efficiently supply water to plant products.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a stand main body that can be used for the display and sales stand of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a mat-like member that can be used in the display and sales stand of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of a sheet-like member that can be used in the display and sales stand of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an example of a waterproof sheet-like member that may be interposed between the base body and the mat-like member. FIG. 5 is a partial view showing an example of the arrangement of through holes provided in a sheet-like member. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an intervening member that promotes water penetration, which is placed between a sheet-like member and a plant product, mainly a living plant that can absorb water from its roots. (a) is a side view of the intervening member, and (b) is a plan view of the intervening member. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an example of a state in which plant products, mainly living plants capable of absorbing water through their roots, are placed on the display and sales stand of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view of a state in which plant products, mainly living plants capable of absorbing water through their roots, are placed on the display and sales stand of the present invention. FIG. 9 shows that after permeating into the mat-like member from the water storage part, water passes through the holes in the sheet-like member, passes through the intervening member, and reaches the lower part of the living plant product that can absorb water from its roots. Furthermore, it is an explanatory diagram showing the absorption route through the roots of plants.

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

1 to 9 show an example of an embodiment of a display and sales stand 1 of the present invention. The display and sales stand 1 is used for displaying living plants (hereinafter simply referred to as simply "plants") that can absorb water from their roots, such as strawberry seedlings, as shown in FIGS. This is for displaying and selling plant products P, mainly plant products (abbreviated as "plants"). Note that the plant product P shows the whole pot 7 containing the roots 9a of the plant 9 and the cultivation soil 8 in a manner that covers the roots 9a of the plant 9, but this plant product P will be explained later. I will explain it later.

In one example of this embodiment, the exhibition sales table 1 is configured to include at least a table main body 2, a mat-like member 3, a sheet-like member 4, a second sheet-like member 5, and an intervening member 6. ing.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 8, and 9, the stand main body 2 has a water storage portion 21 in which an opening 211 that opens upward extends linearly. In this embodiment, the water storage section 21 constitutes a substantially U-shaped frame body by horizontally long rectangular side plates 21a, 21a and a bottom plate 21b connecting the lower side of the side plates 21a, 21a. Both sides of the side plates 21a, 21a in the longitudinal direction are closed by vertical plates 21c.

The amount of water stored in the water storage section 21 is, when a plurality of the above-mentioned plant products P (42 are illustrated in FIG. 7) are placed, the amount of water stored in the water storage section 21 is 4 days' worth in spring, and 4 days' worth of water in summer. It is assumed that it will absorb enough water for two days. Water is supplied to the water storage portion 21 by a water supply means (not shown), such as a hose whose one end is connected to a water faucet, or a hose through which water pumped from a water tank flows.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a member 22 having water-retaining properties (hereinafter referred to as water-retaining member) such as glass wool, rock wool, or sponge may be housed in the water storage portion 21. Although the water retaining member 22 is not essential to the present invention, by being housed in the water retaining portion 21 in a water retaining state, even if the display sales table 1 is moved, water will not flow out from the opening 211 of the water retaining portion 21. Overflow is suppressed. Note that in FIGS. 8 and 9, the water retaining member 22 is not housed in a U-shaped area of the mat-like member 3 that is surrounded at the bottom by a hanging portion 32, which will be described below. In this way, since there is no water retaining member 22 in the U-shaped area surrounded by the below-described hanging portion 32 of the mat-like member 3, it is not possible to check the amount of water stored or the water level in the water storage portion 21. It becomes easier. However, it is possible to accommodate the water retaining member 22 also in the U-shaped area of the water reservoir 21.

As shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 8, and FIG. 9, in an example of this embodiment, the stand main body 2 has two mounting plate parts 23, 23 each having an upper surface 23a on which the plant product P can be placed. have. One of the two mounting plate parts 23, 23 is configured to extend from one side along the longitudinal direction of the opening 211 of the water storage part 21 toward the side opposite to the opening 211. The other of the two mounting plate parts 23, 23 extends from the other of the openings 211 of the water storage part 21 along the longitudinal direction toward the side opposite to the opening 211. The structure is as follows. That is, the one mounting plate part 23 and the other mounting plate part 23 are configured to extend in symmetrical directions with the water storage part 21 as a reference.

In an example of this embodiment, each mounting plate part 23, 23 is inclined upward from the opening 211 side of the water storage part 21 toward the side opposite to the opening 211. The inclination angle is an angle (for example, from 1 degree to 2 degrees). By slanting the mounting plate 23 upward in this way, even if water permeates inside the mat-like member 3 from the opening 211 side to the side opposite to the opening 211, the mat-like member It is possible to suppress water from leaking from the end opposite to the opening 211 of No. 3. However, if it is possible to prevent water from leaking from the end opposite to the opening 211 side of the mat-like member 3 by some other method, the mounting plates 23, 23 may be removed, although not shown. , it may be configured such that it extends horizontally or substantially horizontally from the opening 211 side of the water storage portion 21 toward the side opposite to the opening 211 (without substantially any slope).

In this embodiment, on the opening 211 side of the water storage section 21, the mounting plate sections 23, 23 have their ends located inside the opening 211 rather than the edges along the longitudinal direction of the opening 211 of the water storage section 21. It is in a protruding state. By protruding the mounting plate parts 23, 23 in this way, the hanging portion 32 of the mat-like member 3 described below can be moved within the water storage area 21 and within the side plate 21a of the water storage part 21. You can make sure it hangs down without touching the inside surface. However, although not shown, it is not excluded that the ends of the mounting plates 23, 23 extend to the edge along the longitudinal direction of the opening 211 of the water storage section 21. In other words, the side along the longitudinal direction of the opening 211 of the water storage section 21 of the mounting plate sections 23 and 23 is the width of the opening 211 that is wider than the edge of the opening 211 of the water storage section 21 along the longitudinal direction. Both the side that protrudes to the inner side of the direction (above the opening 211) and the side that extends to the edge along the longitudinal direction of the opening 211 of the water storage section are shown. On the other hand, if the mounting plate parts 23, 23 protrude more than the opening 211 of the water storage part 21, it becomes difficult to check the water level in the water storage part 21. The protrusion needs to be dimensioned so that the water level in the water storage section 21 can be checked.

The stand main body 2 has a support structure 24 below the mounting plates 23, 23 for positioning the mounting plates 23, 23 at a constant height from the ground or floor surface. In an example of this embodiment, the support structure 24 includes an upstanding pillar part 241 extending from the lower surface of the mounting plate parts 23, 23 toward the ground/floor side (one of the four upright pillar parts 241 is hidden in FIGS. 1 and 7). (not shown), and the lower ends of the above-mentioned supporting parts 241, 241 are in contact between the upright pillar part 241 of one mounting plate part 23 and the upright pillar part 241 of the other mounting plate part 23. First support sections 242, 242 are installed in contact with each other, and second support sections 243, 243 are installed between one first support section 242 and the other first support section 242. It is configured with In one example of this embodiment, a wheel 244 is provided at a portion of the first support portion 242 that is below the upright column portion 241 in the axial direction. In this embodiment, the wheel 244 is attached to the first support column 242 by a shaft (not shown) so as to be rotatable about the shaft. Thereby, the display and sales table 1 can be moved arbitrarily, and the orientation of the display and sales table 1 can be changed freely.

The material of the water storage section 21 and the mounting plate section 23 is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, wood or iron. In this case, the waterproof sheet-like member 5 shown in FIG. 5 becomes essential as described below.

The mat-like member 3 is made of a flexible fiber material made of synthetic fibers or natural fibers, such as a blanket or other cloth, and has a surface shape that is thicker than the sheet-like member 4 described below. A material that can utilize the capillary action of fibers is used. Furthermore, it is desired that the mat-like member 3 has water-retaining properties and does not rot due to the retained water.

At the time of installation, the mat-like member 3 is arranged in a main part 31 which is arranged in planar contact with the upper surface 23a of both the mounting plate parts 23 and 23 of the stand main body 2, and in the water storage part 21. The water storage portion 21 has a hanging portion 32 that hangs down from the side along the longitudinal direction of the opening 211 of the water storage portion 21 . However, when the entire mat member 3 is placed on a flat surface, the mat member 3 including the hanging portion 32 can be in the same plane. At least the hanging portion 32 of the mat-like member 3 is elongated and has a dimension from the inner surface of one vertical plate 21c of the water storage unit 21 to the inner surface of the other vertical plate 21c so as to fit within the water storage unit 21. There is. Moreover, although the mat-like member 3 is illustrated as a single sheet, it is not limited to the illustrated form. That is, although not shown, the two mat-like members 3, 3 each have a J-shape having one main part 31 and one hanging part 32, and each main part 31 is a separate mounting plate part. The hanging portion 32 may hang down into the water storage portion 21 from another direction while being in planar contact with the upper surface 23a of the water storage portion 23.

The sheet-like member 4 has a function of reflecting sunlight and is water-impermeable, and has a flexible thin-walled surface shape, for example, the upper surface of a synthetic resin material such as vinyl chloride resin is made of aluminum. A material covered with foil or a synthetic resin material such as vinyl chloride resin with a heat-shielding paint applied to the upper surface is used. The area when the sheet-like member 4 in the expanded state is viewed from above is the area when the mat-like member 3 placed on the mounting plate section 23 is viewed from above with the hanging portion 32 hanging down inside the water storage section 21. The sheet-like member 4 can cover the entire mat-like member 3 in the above state. Thereby, the sheet-like member 4 is arranged above the mat-like member 3 in a planar manner, thereby making it possible to protect the mat-like member 3 from drying.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 9, the sheet-like member 4 has a through hole for passing water from the mat-like member 3 side to the upper surface of the sheet-like member 4 (particularly the part where the plant product P is placed). A plurality of holes 41 are provided. In this embodiment, the inner diameter of each through hole 41 is set such that it can prevent the roots 9a of the plant 9 of the plant product P from entering and blocking the through hole 41 while allowing water to pass through. , 0.5 mm to 1 mm in size, which is called a pinhole.

The through holes 41 may be arranged irregularly, but in this embodiment, as shown as a temporary frame formed by broken lines in FIG. The four through holes 41 are arranged at equal intervals of 4 cm in the direction perpendicular to the direction, so that the four through holes 41 have a square shape with the positions of the corners at the apex positions, and also penetrate through the centers of the four through holes 41. A through hole group in which the holes 41 are arranged is formed, and a plurality of through hole groups are arranged in succession in the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction of the sheet-like member 4. As a result, when it is thought that three or more through holes 41 are required to supply water from the mat-like member 3 to one plant product P through the through holes 41, the placement of the plant product P in FIG. As shown by the frame of the two-dot chain line in the range, even if a plurality of plant products P are randomly arranged to some extent, it is possible to position three or more through holes 41 below one plant product P.

In this embodiment, both the water storage section 21 and the mounting plate section 23 of the stand main body 2 are made of a material that permeates water, such as wood, or a material that can be corroded by water. As shown in FIG. 4, a waterproof sheet-like member 5 is arranged between the waterproof sheet-like member 2 and the mat-like member 3 as a second sheet-like member.

The waterproof sheet-like member 5 has a shape corresponding to the structure and shape of the base body 2. In this embodiment, the waterproof sheet-like member 5 includes a planar portion 51a for protecting two inner surfaces extending in the longitudinal direction of the water storage portion 21, and a planar portion 51a for protecting the two inner surfaces extending in the transverse direction of the water storage portion 21. A water storage portion protection portion 51 consisting of a planar portion 51b and a planar portion 51c for protecting the bottom surface of the water storage portion 21, and a placement plate protection portion 52 for protecting the top surface of the placement plate portion 23. It is composed of: In addition, when the water storage part 21 and the mounting plate part 23 of the stand main body 2 are made of a material that is not permeable to water and does not corrode with water, or have a covered part, they are in the form of a waterproof sheet. The member 5 may be omitted.

The intervening member 6 is for promoting the absorption of water by capillary action, and is made of, for example, a fibrous material such as pulp. As shown in FIG. 6, the intervening member 6 has a shape (cone shape) consisting of, for example, a disk-shaped substrate 61 and a protrusion 62 that projects from the center of the substrate 61 in, for example, a conical shape. The diameter of the substrate 61 is, for example, 5 cm, and is set to be larger than the interval between the through holes 41 forming the squares of the through holes 41 of the mat-like member 3. The thickness of the substrate 61 is relatively thin, for example, from 2 mm to 3 mm. The protrusion dimension of the protrusion 62 from the upper surface of the substrate 61 is, for example, 20 mm.

In the intervening member 6, a cutout 63 is formed from the lower surface of the substrate 61 toward the upper side of the protrusion 62. In this way, by forming the notch 63 in the intervening member 6, when the intervening member 6 is placed under the plant product P, air enters the pot 7 through the through hole 71, and the culture soil 8 of the pot 7 Since air is supplied to the roots 9a of the plants 9 extending inward, it is possible to prevent the roots 9a of the plants 9 from rotting.

Note that the intervening member 6 placed on the through hole 41 of the sheet-like member 4 is pushed from above with a hand, an instrument, or the plant product P itself, and then the plant product P is placed on the intervening member 6. It is preferable to do so. In this manner, when the intervening member 6 is pushed from above, the intervening member 6 sucks up water from the through hole 41, so that the function of promoting water penetration of the intervening member 6 can be further enhanced.

The plant products P are displayed and sold, for example, outdoors or at an outdoor sales place, and can be sold individually. That is, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the plant product P is placed in a pot 7 of plastic, ceramic, etc., which is open upward and has a small through hole 71 at the bottom. The structure is such that culture soil 8 is appropriately placed so as to cover the surrounding roots 9a contained therein. The culture soil 8 used is one with a higher density than a culture soil suitable for supplying water from above (a culture soil with good drainage and aeration), such as when watering the plants 9 from above with a watering can. . Thereby, water entering the pot 7 through the through hole 71 of the pot 7 can permeate upward through the culture soil 8 and be absorbed from the roots 9a of the plant 9. On the other hand, breathability is addressed by the notch 63 of the intervening member 6, as described above.

By making the display and sales stand 1 have the above-described structure, the display and sales stand 1 has the following functions, and along with this, it also has a device for supplying water (irrigation) to the plant products P. The plant product P can be displayed and used. That is, the water in the water storage part 21 is sucked up from the hanging part 32 of the mat-like member 3 by the primary capillary phenomenon caused by the fibers constituting the mat-like member 3, and the main part 31 of the mat-like member 3 is absorbed into the water storage part 21. The water is allowed to permeate from the opening 211 side to the side opposite to the opening 211 side, and the water that has spread into the main portion 31 of the mat-like member 3 is transferred to the through-holes of the sheet-like member 4. Due to the secondary capillary phenomenon caused by 41, it is sent to the lower part of the plant product P through the through hole 41 of the sheet-like member 4. An intervening member 6 that promotes water penetration is arranged between the through hole 71 of the pot 7 of the plant product P and a predetermined number of through holes 41 of the sheet-like member 4, and the culturing soil 8 in the pot 7 is arranged. Since the potting soil is denser than the potting soil that can be supplied with water from above, water passes through the intervening member 6 and penetrates into the culturing soil 8 through the through hole 71 of the pot 7 of the plant product P. , is absorbed from the roots 9a in the pot 7 of the plant 9.

1 Exhibition sales stand 2 Stand main body 21 Water storage section 211 Opening section 23 Placing plate section 23a Top surface 3 Mat-like member 4 Sheet-like member 41 Through hole 6 Intervening member
9 Living plants that can absorb water through their roots P Plant products

Claims (1)

A water storage part in which an opening opening opening upward extends linearly, and the water storage part extends from one of the openings in the longitudinal direction toward a side opposite to the opening, and is capable of absorbing water from the roots. a stand body equipped with a mounting plate portion having an upper surface on which plant products, mainly living plants, can be mounted;
It is formed of a fibrous material, is arranged in a planar manner above the upper surface of the mounting plate part, and is inserted into the water storage part from the side along the longitudinal direction of the opening of the water storage part. a mat-like member having a long hanging portion;
It has a function of reflecting sunlight and is impermeable to water, and is arranged in a plane above the mat-like member, and a plurality of pinhole-like through holes are provided at positions on which the plant products are placed. A method for supplying water to plant products using a display sales stand comprising at least a sheet-like member, the method comprising:
An intervening member that promotes water penetration is arranged above the plurality of through holes of the sheet-like member so as to cover a predetermined number of the through holes among the plurality of through holes, and further above the intervening member. Place the plant product on the
Due to the primary capillary phenomenon caused by the fibers forming the mat-like member, the water in the water storage part is sucked up from the long hanging part hanging inside the water storage part and permeated into the inside of the mat-like member, and the water in the water storage part is absorbed into the inside of the mat-like member. A method for supplying water to a plant product, characterized in that the water that has permeated inside is further sucked up to the bottom of the plant product through the through-holes of the sheet-like member by a secondary capillary phenomenon caused by the through-holes of the sheet-like member.

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