JPH0549350A - Watering method for potted plant and planter used therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a planter capable of exchanging a pot at any time and simply carrying out watering while always protecting the pot by providing a water absorbing material and protecting wall, etc., into a planter body capable of storing water at a definite amount. CONSTITUTION:A detachable tray 20 having inserting holes is installed at a prescribed position in a planter body 10 capable of storing water such as rain water at a definite amount and watering is carried out using the objective planter 10 equipped with a pot placing part 21 (constituted so as to surround the environment with a protecting wall 22 and having number of holes 21a) and water absorbing material 30 which is partially immersed in water in the planter body 10 and partially extend to the pot placing part 21.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of irrigating potted plants and a planter used therefor, and more particularly to a method of irrigating a plant and a planter capable of simplifying water management.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various methods and devices have been proposed so far for making it possible to irrigate potted plants without diligent management. For example, the actual exploitation 5
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-59651 is composed of a container main body having an open upper surface and separable vertically, and a water receiver. The former main body has a receiving portion formed around a bottom plate having a small hole, and the lower body is provided below. The receiving cylinder provided with the holes is projected, and when the main body receiving portion is placed on the latter water receiving body by the upper edge, a space is provided around the receiving body to support the receiving cylinder on the inner bottom surface, and the side wall There has been proposed a combined plant cultivator in which a mouth is formed in which the lower part of the mouth edge is located below the main body bottom plate. Although this combination plant cultivator can supply water stored in the water receiver to a certain extent little by little through the receiving barrel projecting downward, even if water is not supplied daily, Since the container body for planting a plant has a receiving cylinder protruding downward, it cannot be used unless a water receiver for this is used. In other words, even if a general cultivation pot is used to perform irrigation for that purpose, the combination type plant cultivation device described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 52-59651 cannot completely do so.

By the way, recently, a lot of potted plants are arranged on a road or a sidewalk to form a sidewalk on the road or partition the sidewalk. Particularly, in a venue for a seasonal event or a place where a large number of people gather temporarily, a large number of potted plants have been arranged in order to form passages and divide the venue. Potted plants used in such cases are
It is used in a large amount, and as a cultivation pot for that purpose, a general shape is often adopted. It is necessary to change the type of potted plant, etc. according to the flowering time and growth condition.In such a case, it is necessary that the cultivation pot itself has a shape that facilitates plant growth management and is easy to handle. For that reason, it is most advantageous to use a cultivation pot of a general shape.

For this reason, the applicant of the present invention,
In the publication No. 6, a plant irrigation incubator having a substantially box shape having an integral side plate with respect to a bottom surface and storing a plurality of flower pots in which plants such as flowers and foliage plants are planted,
It is provided in a state in which a part of the bottom surface is bulged upward and a water conduit support having a water spray hole is sandwiched and stored from below, and a part of the upper part of the water conduit support is cut off. A notch that exposes the water spray holes of the water conduit to the upper side, a water storage part formed between the side plate and the water conduit support part, a plurality of bowl base parts formed in a state of protruding from the bottom surface, and the side plate. Etc., the bottom edge of which is provided with an aeration drainage hole located between the bottom surface of the flower pot on the pot base portion and the bottom surface, and has already proposed a plant irrigation vessel. .. This "plant irrigator for irrigation" is excellent in that sense because it is possible to use a cultivation pot of a general shape and to easily replace the cultivation pot. However, this plant irrigator for watering has to be improved in this point because the condition of use is that the water conduit is located nearby.

Further, potted plants for partitioning roads and event venues are generally often placed outdoors and grow to a certain extent.
For this reason, this potted plant is often exposed to the outdoor wind, and if it is left as it is, the pot may fall over. Therefore, it is recommended that the pot in which this plant is planted is fixed by some method, but the fixing must be performed while maintaining a state in which the exchange of the pot is easy.

[0006] Therefore, the present inventor can form one section by arranging a large number and can perform sufficient irrigation without daily management, and can freely replace the pot. The present invention has been completed as a result of various studies on how to make it possible.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made based on the above-described background, and the problem to be solved is to safely irrigate and replace pots for a large number of potted plants. It is easy work.

First, the object of the invention according to claim 1 is to make it possible to always replace the pots while always protecting the pots, and to ensure that the potted plants are irrigated without trouble. The purpose is to provide a watering method that can be carried out. Further, an object of the invention according to claim 2 is to provide a planter capable of reliably carrying out the invention according to claim 1 and having a simple structure.

[0009]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the means adopted by the invention according to claim 1 will be described with reference to the symbols used in the embodiments. The shelf 20 is detachably accommodated and held at a predetermined position in the planter body 10 capable of accumulating a quantity, and the periphery is surrounded by a protective wall 22 formed on the shelf 20, and a bowl having a large number of holes 21a. At least one end of the water absorbent material 30 whose one end is immersed in the water in the planter main body 10 is arranged on the mounting portion 21, and the water in the planter main body 10 causes the water in the planter main body 10 to reach the pot mounting portion 21. The water-absorbent material 30 that is placed on the pot rest 21 so that it can be sucked up
By directly placing the pot 40 with the plant planted on it,
The potted plant is characterized in that water is supplied to the pot 40 by the water absorbent material 30 and the pot 40 is protected by the protective wall 22 located around the pot 40 while the plant planted in the pot 40 is watered. Watering method ".

Further, the means adopted by the invention according to claim 2 is likewise "a planter main body 10 capable of accumulating a certain amount of water such as rainwater, and being housed and supported at a predetermined position in the planter main body 10. Shelf board 20 having pot rest 21
And a water-absorbing material 30 at least one end of which is immersed in water in the planter body 10 and a part of which extends onto the pot placement portion 21, wherein the shelf plate 20 holds the water-absorbing material 30. An insertion hole 23 for allowing the upper and lower parts to pass therethrough, and the pot placement portion 2
1 has a protective wall 22 surrounding the periphery of 1 and a large number of holes 21a formed in the pot placement portion 21 ".

[0011]

The operation and mode of use of the present invention will be described below. The operation of the planter 100 according to claim 2 is the same as the operation of the irrigation method according to claim 1. Since it is practically included in
The following description will be centered on the operation of the irrigation method of claim 1.

First, in the irrigation method according to the present invention, a planter body 10 that can store a certain amount of water such as rainwater, a shelf plate 20 that is detachably housed in the planter body 10, Each pot mounting portion 21 of the shelf board 20
Water absorbing material 30 that covers the top and is immersed in the planter body 10
Since the planter 100 constructed by and is used,
It can be implemented using materials with a simple structure. Further, the planter body 10, the shelf board 20, and the water absorbing material 30 are separately formed,
Since these are combined in a predetermined state to form the planter 100, a plurality of water-absorbing materials 30 can be placed to simply construct water so that each plant is watered. Each of the plate 20 and the water absorbing material 30 can be easily replaced.

In this irrigation method, each pot mounting portion 21 of the shelf plate 20 used in this has a large number of holes 21a, and at least one end is placed on each pot mounting portion 21. Water absorbing material 30 put in the planter body 10
Therefore, the rain that has fallen on the planter 100 is supplied to the inside of the planter main body 10 through the holes 21a of the respective pot placement portions 21 or the notches 24 shown in the embodiments, for example, the planter main body. The amount of water regulated by the drainage port 12 formed in 10 is always stored. Of course, when water is directly sprinkled into each pot 40 as needed, the water that has not entered into each pot 40 or has become surplus flows down into the planter main body 10 as described above and is accumulated in a predetermined amount therein. Of. In addition, as illustrated in the examples, a large number of planters 100 arranged side by side.
For example, if the drain ports 12 are connected to each other by a hose,
The surplus water in each planter main body 10 is supplied to another adjacent planter main body 10 by this hose or the like, and thus the surplus water in one planter 100 is also insufficient for the other water. It will be used in the planter 100.

In this way, if water is stored in the planter main body 10, this water is constantly supplied to each pot mounting portion 21 of the shelf board 20 by the water absorbing action of the water absorbing material 30. Of. That is, since at least one end of the water absorbent material 30 is immersed in the planter main body 10, water is spread to the entire water absorbent material 30 by the capillary phenomenon, and eventually water is absorbed by the portion on each pot placement portion 21. It will be. Therefore, if each pot 40 is placed as it is on the water absorbent material 30 on the pot mounting portion 21, the water absorbent material 30
The water inside will be supplied to the bowl 40, and this state is maintained as long as there is water in the planter main body 10. Therefore, the water supply to the plants in each pot 40, that is, the irrigation, is constantly performed.

Further, in the irrigation method of the present invention, since the shelf plate 20 having the protection wall 22 around the pot placement portion 21 on which each pot 40 is placed is used, each pot placement portion 21 is used. The lower periphery of each of the pots 40 placed on the top is surrounded by the protective wall 22. Therefore, even if the pot 40 and the plants planted in the pot 40 are tilted by the wind, the pot 40 is supported by the protective wall 22 so that it is not completely collapsed. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, each protection wall 22 is formed so as to stand upright with respect to the shelf board 20, and therefore, when each of the pots 40 is stored in or taken out of the protection wall 22, these protection walls 22 are not provided. The protective wall 22 does not get in the way at all.

Since the water absorbent material 30 of the embodiment described below is made of non-woven fabric and a large number of holes 21a are formed in each pot placing portion 21, each pot placing portion is formed. When the pot 40 is placed on the water absorbent material 30 located on the water tank 21 for a long time, the roots of the plants in each pot 40 enter the water absorbent material 30 from the bottom of the pot 40 and Hole 21a
Also entangled in. This also fixes the bowl 40, and prevents the bowl 40 from falling over even if the wind blows.

As described above, according to the irrigation method of the present invention, each pot 40 or the plants planted therein are sufficiently irrigated, and in particular, each pot 40 in which an undeveloped plant is planted. It is always protected from falling by the wind. Moreover, when the plant in each pot 40 grows and its roots are sufficiently stretched, the pot 4 on the right side in FIG.
As in No. 0, since the roots extend sufficiently into the planter body 10 and entangle with the water absorbent material 30, the roots themselves also serve to suck up the water in the planter body 10 and fix each pot 40 to the planter body 10. It also works. Then, by arranging a large number of planters 100 used in this method as shown in FIG. 4, sections such as roads can be beautifully formed.

The operation of the planter 100 according to the second aspect of the invention is not only that the irrigation method according to the first aspect can be performed reliably and easily, but also when the synthetic resin is formed of a material, for example. Is easy to manufacture.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the invention according to each claim will be described focusing on the embodiments of the planter 100 shown in the drawings.

1 and 2 show the irrigation method according to claim 1 and the planter 100 according to claim 2 at the same time, and the planter 100 used in the irrigation method of the present invention is As shown in FIG. 1, a planter main body 10 capable of accumulating a certain amount of water such as rainwater, and a plurality of (4 in the embodiment shown in the drawings) potted bodies accommodated in the planter main body 10. Shelf board 20 having a storage part 21
And a water-absorbing material 30 which partially covers the pot placement portions 21 and is immersed in the planter body 10. The planter body 10 and the shelf board 20 in this embodiment are integrally formed of a synthetic resin material, and the water absorbing material 30 is made of a fiber having excellent water absorption and corrosion resistance and is woven or non-woven. It was formed in.

The planter body 10 has a shelf plate 20 in it.
Since a certain amount of water is stored under the shelf board 20 by first bulging a part of each side wall inward, each top surface of the side wall of the planter main body 10 is stored. A plurality of support portions 11 having the same height from the bottom are formed,
As shown in FIG. 2, the planter main body 1 is provided at the side wall portions located slightly below the top surfaces of the support portions 11.
A plurality of drain holes 12 having the same height from the bottom surface of 0 are formed. Since each support portion 11 is for supporting the shelf plate 20, as shown in FIG. 3, the crosspiece formed separately from the planter body 10 is attached to the planter by means such as adhesion or screwing. It may be implemented so as to be fixed to the main body 10.

In the planter main body 10 shown in FIG. 2, a reinforcing rib 13 is integrally formed on the back side of the bottom surface of the planter body 10 to secure ventilation between the planter body 10 and the ground and to reinforce the bottom surface. In addition to reinforcing the bottom surface, a flange portion 14 protruding outward is formed in the upper opening to reinforce each side wall and to carry the planter body 10 conveniently. Further, the bulging portion formed on the side wall of the planter main body 10 to form each support portion 11 has a bulging portion when viewed from the outside, for example, when a large number of these planter main bodies 10 are arranged as shown in FIG. Not only is it a dent that is an accent on the design, but also the planter 10
It also serves as a handle for moving 0.

The planter body 10 constructed as described above
The shelf board 20 that can be freely taken out inside is shown in FIGS.
As shown in, it is basically a flat plate,
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, a total of four bowl rests 21 are formed. These pot rests 21
As shown in FIG. 2, it is formed as a so-called mesh shape having a large number of holes 21a, and a sufficient pot 40 on which a plant is planted may be placed thereon. It is formed as having rigidity. These pot rests 21
2 may be formed so as to be integrated with the other part of the shelf board 20 as shown in FIG. 2, but as shown in FIG. It may be carried out by fixing a net body separately formed from the back surface side to the formed opening.

Around each of the pot mounting portions 21 constructed as described above, there is integrally formed a protective wall 22 standing upright substantially vertically from the shelf 20, and each of these protective walls 22 is formed.
Is a device that surrounds the pots 40 placed on the pot rests 21 to protect or support the pots 40 to prevent them from falling. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 of each of these protective walls 22, the substantially square-shaped bowl-mounting portion 21 is erected so as to correspond to the three sides, so that the portion corresponding to one side is open. However, since this part is surrounded by the upper part of the planter main body 10, there is no problem. In that sense, these protection walls 22 may have a shape that fits the shape of the bowl 40, such as a substantially circular plane, and may have any shape as long as it prevents each bowl 40 from falling. Good. Since each protection wall 20 has a certain height, it facilitates the operation when the bowl 40 is stored in or taken out from the protection wall 22.

Each protective wall 22 of the shelf board 20 shown in FIG. 2 is formed with an insertion hole 23 through which a cloth-shaped water absorbing material 30 described later is inserted.
Since the water absorbing material 30 laid on the shelf plate 20 is slid as it is, the insertion of the water absorbing material 30 on the shelf plate 20 can be easily performed. As shown in FIG. 3, these through-holes 23 have openings on the side of the shelf plate 20 and smaller bowl-mounting parts when the respective pot placement parts 21 are formed separately from the shelf plate 20. The insertion hole 23 itself may be formed so as to be formed by utilizing a gap between the insertion portion 23 and the insertion portion 23. It has the advantage of being simple.

In the shelf board 20 of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a notch 24 is provided at a position which is a part of the outer edge of the shelf board 20 and does not interfere with the supporting portions 11 of the planter body 10. Has been formed. These notches 24 are used for the shelf 20.
It is intended to facilitate storage and removal of the planter main body 10 from the planter main body 10.
This can be facilitated by performing the handling operation of. Further, these notches 24 also allow the shelf 20 to flow down into the planter main body 10 when it rains.

As the water absorbing material 30, various materials and forms can be applied. That is, as long as it is excellent in water absorption and has sufficient durability such as corrosion resistance, it may be either a cloth-like material woven from chemical fibers or a non-woven cloth-like material in which the fibers are directly removed. In this embodiment, a non-woven fabric of rayon fiber having an excellent water absorbing action and polyester fiber having an excellent water retaining action is adopted. The water absorbent material 30 has a length and width sufficient to allow at least one end to be immersed in the planter main body 10 and a part of the water absorbent material 30 to be placed on the pot mounting portion 21 of the shelf board 20, In the planter 100 of this embodiment having the four pot placement portions 21, a long one is used.

The planter 100 configured as described above
For example, as shown in FIG. 4, a large number of the planters 100 are arranged to form sections at certain places. However, these planters 100 have pipes connected to the drain ports 12 formed in the respective planter main bodies 10. By connecting a hose, etc.,
You may implement so that the inside of each planter main body 10 may connect mutually. This is because the surplus rainwater or the like in one planter 100 is supplied to the other planter 100 side having a shortage of water through such a pipe or hose. Of course, even if the planters 100 connected to each other by using the drainage ports 12 are placed on the sloping ground, the necessary water in each planter main body 10 is
Since the drainage ports 12 are regulated so that they do not flow to the outside, the drainage ports 12 do not all flow out.

Each pot 40 used in this embodiment is made of a plastic injection molded product or a plastic sheet vacuum molded product.

The planter 100 having the above-mentioned components is assembled as shown in FIG. 2, and is placed on each pot mounting portion 21 of the shelf plate 20 constituting the planter 100. Each of the pots 40 is placed on the water absorbing material 30 and the planter main body 10 is filled with a predetermined amount of water for use. Then, for example, as shown in FIG.
Are used as compartments for roads and event venues, and by devising the way they are arranged, the environment can be beautified and necessary compartments can be freely created. In that sense, the planter 100 as this partition is not limited to a planar quadrangular shape as shown in the drawings, but can be implemented in various shapes such as a circle and a triangle.

Each planter 100 arranged as shown in FIG.
It is not necessary to irrigate every day. This is because the necessary irrigation for each pot 40 is performed little by little and constantly by the water accumulated in the planter body 10 of each planter 100, and if it rains at appropriate intervals, Since this is stored in the planter body 10, artificial watering may not be necessary in some cases. As described above, each of these planters 100 can naturally perform watering to some extent for a long period of time without requiring special watering equipment such as a water supply pipe.
It is also possible to reduce the facilities and personnel for watering work.

[0032]

As described above in detail, according to the watering method according to the first aspect, the water stored in the planter body 10 is always supplied to the bowl 40 via the water absorbing material 30. Since the pots 40 are protected by the protective wall 22 on the shelf 20, the pots 40 can be stabilized, and the irrigation for the pots can be performed automatically, and thus without any trouble. That is, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a irrigation method that can always be easily protected while protecting the pot, and that can be surely irrigated the potted plant without trouble. Can be done.

Further, the planter 1 according to the invention of claim 2
According to No. 00, the watering method according to claim 1 can be surely implemented, and since each member is easily manufactured, the overall configuration of the planter 100 is simplified. In addition, the planter 100 can be easily manufactured. In particular,
According to this planter 100, it is not necessary to use a specially shaped pot 40 for irrigation, and a pot having a general shape can be used as the pot 40 as it is. Therefore, according to this planter 100, it is possible to easily use a large number of pots 40 for partitioning a road or the like and replace or prepare the pots 40 according to the season or the flowering time. ..

As described in the embodiments, if the drainage ports 12 of each planter body 10 are connected to each other by a hose or the like, for example, even for the planter 100 which is below the structure and rainwater is not supplied. The rainwater is supplied, and this is supplied from the surplus planters 100, so that water does not run out in each planter main body 10.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a planter according to a second aspect of the invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which each pot is placed on a planter and the irrigation method of claim 1 is performed.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the planter.

FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view showing an example in which a large number of planters are arranged and partitioned.

[Explanation of symbols]

 100 planter 10 planter main body 11 support part 12 drainage port 20 shelf plate 21 pot placement part 21a hole 22 protective wall 23 insertion hole 30 water absorbing material 40 pot

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Tetsuya Murakami 9-25 Kandamachi, Gifu City Gifu Plastics Industry Co., Ltd.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A shelf plate is detachably accommodated and held at a predetermined position in a planter body capable of storing a certain amount of water such as rainwater, and a large number of its surroundings are surrounded by a protective wall formed on the shelf plate. On the pot mounting portion having a hole, at least one end is provided with a part of the water absorbing material immersed in water in the planter body, and this water absorbing material allows the water in the planter body to be placed on the pot mounting portion. Be placed so that it can be sucked up on the pot, by directly placing the pot planted with a plant on the water absorbent material located on the pot mounting portion, water is supplied to the pot by the water absorbent material and the pot. A method of irrigating a potted plant is characterized in that the plant planted in the pot is irrigated while being protected by the protective wall located around it. 2. A planter main body capable of storing a certain amount of water such as rainwater, a shelf plate which is stored and supported at a predetermined position in the planter main body and has a pot placement portion, and at least one end of which is in the planter main body. A planter having a water-absorbing material that is partially immersed in the water and extends onto the pot placement portion, wherein the shelf plate has an insertion hole for passing the water-absorbing material up and down, and A planter comprising a protective wall surrounding the pot placement portion and a large number of holes formed in the pot placement portion.