JPH0224452Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Industrial application field This invention relates to a hydroponic container for bulbs such as tulips.

Conventional Technology A glass bottle as shown in Figure 1 has been commonly used for a long time as a container for hydroponics of bulbs. That is, a glass bottle 1 is filled with water, and a bulb 10 is placed on the constriction 2 at the top. However, this bottle shape had the disadvantage that the bulbs were not stable in the left and right directions and were prone to falling over.

After that, like the bulb cultivator 3 shown in FIG. 2A,
It is made of plastic or the like, has about three L-shaped claws 6 around the center hole 5 of the disc 4, and inserts the bulb between the claws 6 and the center hole 5, as shown in Figure 2B. devised.

However, bulbs like hyacinths, crotuscus, and daffodils, which have a flat, egg-like shape, can be held somewhat stably using this method, but bulbs like tulips, which have an inverted triangular shape, are difficult to hold, and their height when they grow. Not suitable for plants that grow tall.

Problems that the invention aims to solve This invention aims to create a means for holding bulbs that are suitable for bulbs that do not sit well and grow tall when grown, such as tulip bulbs.

Means to solve the problem The bulb was made of an elastic material (such as plastic), and the bulb was pressed from above and below with elastic presser pieces.

Function: The presser piece is made of elastic material, so
Depending on the size of the bulb, the bulb can be pinched from above and below with moderate force.

Embodiment Fig. 3 is a partially top and partially bottom view of an embodiment of this invention, Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along the AOA line in Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is a BOB line in Fig. 3. This is a partial cross-sectional view taken along , and is an example in which there are three bulb holding parts. The right half of the AOA line in Fig. 3 shows the view from above, the left half shows the view from below, and the right half of Fig. 5 shows the view from below.
This is a cross-sectional view taken along the BOB line, but the left half shows the exterior rather than the cross-section.

Water culture device for bulbs such as tulips of this invention 2
0 is made of an elastic material such as plastic, and includes a container part 21 to contain water and a lid part 2 to be fitted into the container part 21.
In this embodiment, the whole has a curved shape, and the lid part 22 has three bulb holding parts 23,
24 and 25 exist.

FIG. 4 shows a sectional view of the central bulb holding part 24, and FIG. 6 shows an explanatory view of the holding part 24. The tongue pieces 31 and 3 are integrated from the top surface of the lid part 22.
2, 33, 34 (four in the illustrated example) protrude, and hanging supports 41, 42, 4 extend from between the tongues.
3 and 44 (in the illustrated example, there are also four pieces, but in Figure 4, 44 is on the opposite side of 42 and is not shown in the figure), and a horizontal support part is provided at the tip of each hanging support body. 45, 46, 47, and 48 are provided.

Figure 7 shows a case where a large bulb is held; the bulb 10 is inserted from above, pushing aside the tongue, and then pushing aside the hanging supports 41,... until it reaches the lower horizontal supports 45,... . The two-dot chain lines 41 and 43 show the state of the hanging support before the bulb is pushed in, and the solid lines 41' and 43' show the state where the bulb is pushed and expanded by elasticity after being pushed in. Furthermore, the tongues 31 and 32 press down on the bulb with their elasticity and tend to rebound upwards, and are also pressed down from below with their elasticity by the hanging supports.

FIG. 8 shows a case in which a smaller bulb is held than in FIG. 7, and the amount of expansion of the hanging support is correspondingly smaller.

In this way, the bulb can be pushed and held from above and below with appropriate force depending on the size of the bulb.

Effects The structure of this invention is as described above, and regardless of the shape and size of the bulb, it can be pressed with a moderate force from above and below due to its elasticity, and it can be inserted in one movement.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 and 2 are diagrams showing a conventional bulb cultivator, and Figure 3 is a partial top view of the hydroponic container of this invention.
Partially viewed from the bottom, Figure 4 is a sectional view taken along the AOA line in Figure 3, Figure 5 is a sectional view taken along the BOB line in Figure 3, Figure 6 is an explanatory diagram of the bulb holding part, and Figure 7 is a sectional view taken along the AOA line in Figure 3. figure,
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a mode in which the bulbs are held. Explanation of symbols, 1... Glass bottle, 3... Bulb holder, 10... Bulb, 20... Bulb hydroponic container of this invention, 21... Container part, 22... Lid part, 2
3, 24, 25... Bulb holding part, 31, 32, 3
3, 34... tongue piece, 41, 42, 43, 44...
Hanging support body, 45, 46, 47, 48...Horizontal support part.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a bulb hydroponic container in which a lid part is fitted into the container part and an arbitrary number of bulb holding parts are formed in the lid part,
Each bulb holding part has a plurality of elastic tongues projecting horizontally from the top surface of the lid, and a horizontal support part formed downward from between the tongues. 1. A bulb hydroponic container comprising a plurality of elastic hanging supports.