JPH058827Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a flowerpot, a molded container made of sponge, and a molded body used therein. More specifically, there is a flower pot that does not have a bottom hole in the pot body, can store water in the pot body, and prevents a part of the water from leaking to the bottom of the pot body when water is poured, and this flower pot. This relates to the molded sponge container and molded body used, and provides a flower pot with an optimal configuration for hydroponic cultivation.

[Conventional technology]

Many ideas have been proposed for improving flower pots. Conventional flowerpots always have a bottom hole formed in their bottom wall, and through this bottom hole, oxygen is supplied to the roots of the plants planted in the flowerpot, and excess water poured into the flowerpot is drained through the bottom hole. It is discharged downward through.

Therefore, when displaying a flowerpot indoors, a saucer is placed under the flowerpot to catch water drained from the bottom hole.

However, when displaying a flower pot as an interior flower pot in a room such as a drawing room, it is aesthetically undesirable to place a saucer under the flower pot. In addition, if the poured water accumulates in the saucer or water spills out, the aesthetic appearance deteriorates further, and the decorative effect of flowers and other plants in the room is halved.

The present applicant previously proposed a flower pot that improved the above-mentioned drawbacks in Utility Model Application No. 134261/1983 (Publication No. 55551/1999).
I proposed this. The flowerpot according to this prior application has a pot body made of stainless steel or the like, and has no bottom hole in the bottom wall. Then, a molded sponge container consisting of a bottom wall and a peripheral wall rising from the periphery of the bottom wall is inserted into the pot body, and the upper end is inserted into the thick part of the peripheral wall of the molded container. An air hole is formed in the end face of the peripheral wall, and the lower end extends to the bottom wall.The inside of the molded container is filled with foamed bricks, and then plants are planted in the molded container.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

According to the flowerpot of Utility Model No. 134261/1983, it does not require a saucer and is suitable for indoor installation, but since there is no bottom hole in the bottom wall of the flowerpot, the roots of the plants are Oxygen (air) and water supplies tend to be insufficient, and special consideration must be given to these points.

The present invention was devised in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to provide a flower pot that is simple in construction and that can smoothly supply air and water to the roots of plants. It is in.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the flower pot according to the present invention has a pot main body composed of a bottom wall without a bottom hole and a peripheral wall rising from the periphery of the bottom wall, and the inner surface of the pot body is flocked with hair. It is characterized by this.

A molded sponge container formed of a bottom wall and a circumferential wall rising from the periphery of the bottom wall is inserted into the pot body, and one or both of the inner and outer surfaces of the container are flocked with hair. It is characterized by the fact that

Further, a cylindrical sponge molded body is inserted into the pot body, and one or both of the inner and outer surfaces of the molded body are flocked with hair, and the outer peripheral surface of the molded body has hairs in the axial direction. A plurality of concave portions may be formed at regular intervals.

Further, the molded container and molded body are inserted into a pot body, foamed bricks are filled inside the molded container and molded body, and plants are planted in the foamed bricks. It is something.

[Effect]

The tiny gaps between the pot body, the sponge molded container, and each fiber of the flocked hair on the molded body promote the flow of air and water through capillary action, thereby increasing the flow of oxygen and water to the roots of plants. Replenishment was carried out smoothly.

〔Example〕

Examples will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a flower pot, in which 1 is a pot body made of stainless steel, 2 is a foam brick filled in the pot body 1, and 3 is a plant planted in the foam brick 2. 4
is a decorative annular plate detachably placed on the upper edge of the pot body 1.

FIG. 2 is a cutaway perspective view of the pot body 1, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view thereof. No bottom hole is formed in the wall 5. Further, the inner surfaces of the bottom wall 5 and the peripheral wall 6 of this pot body 1 are provided with flocks 7.

In the figure, the flocking 7 is formed at a height lower than the upper edge of the inner surface of the peripheral wall 6, but this flocking 7
The height position at which this is applied is arbitrary.

The inside of the pot body 1 may be directly filled with foamed bricks 2 as shown in FIG. 1, or a molded container 8 may be inserted into the pot body 1 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. Furthermore, the inside thereof may be filled with foamed bricks 2.

Further, the molded container 8 made of sponge has a bottom wall 1
0 and a peripheral wall 11 rising from its periphery, and in the illustrated example, the inner surface (that is, the inner bottom surface and the inner circumferential surface) and the outer surface (that is, the outer bottom surface and the outer circumferential surface) are provided with flocked hair 7. is applied.

In addition, when applying the flocking 7 to the outer surface of the molded container 8, it is not necessarily necessary to apply the flocking to the inner surface of the pot body 1 (fifth illustrated example). On the contrary, when the inner surface of the pot body 1 is flocked, the outer surface of the molded container 8 does not necessarily need to be flocked with flocks 7.

Next, the function of the flower pot according to the example will be explained.

As shown in FIG. 1, foamed bricks 2 are directly filled into a pot body 1, and water is poured into the flower pot 1 with the roots of a plant 3 planted therein from above. Then, water is absorbed into the foamed bricks 2, and the water level gradually rises. When the water is supplied to the roots of the plant 3 and the water level in the foam brick 2 gradually decreases, the water accumulated at the bottom of the pot body 1 is drained as shown by the arrow in FIG. It is sucked upward through the flocks 7 applied to the inner surface, and is smoothly replenished to the roots of the plants above.

On the other hand, in the case of the molded container 8, when the water level impregnated in the thick wall portion of the molded container 8 decreases, the molded container 8
Water is smoothly sucked upward through capillary action caused by the flocks 7 applied to the inner and outer surfaces of the tube. Thereby,
Water is supplied to the roots of the plants above the foamed bricks 2 filled in the molded container 8. Therefore, even when the water level of the water impregnated in the molded container 8 is at its lowest level, the water is smoothly replenished to the upper part of the foamed bricks 2, and is evenly replenished to the entire roots of the plant.

Note that the flocked hair 7 is attached using an adhesive (not shown).
The adhesive is applied to the inner and outer surfaces of the molded container 8, but the adhesive is applied to the inner and outer surfaces of the molded container 8 excluding the air bubbles, and since the air bubbles are not closed by the adhesive, the flocking 7 Water can migrate into and out of the thick-walled portion of the molded container 8, regardless of the thickness of the molded container 8.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a cylindrical sponge molded body 12 shown as another embodiment.

A plurality of concave portions 13, 13, . . . are formed at regular intervals in the axial direction on the outer peripheral surface of the molded body 12. Therefore, when this molded body 12 is housed in the pot body 1 shown by the two-dot chain line, the concave portions 13,
Air is smoothly supplied from the top to the bottom of the pot body 1 through the vertical gaps 14, 14,... formed between the pot body 1 and the pot body 1, and then the air is supplied to the molded body 12. It enters the foamed brick 2 through the air bubbles and is smoothly supplied to the roots of the plant.

[Effect of idea]

As described above, the present invention has the following advantages:

That is, even if the water level of the water supply drops, the water is sucked upward due to the capillary action of the flocking applied to the inner surface of the pot body, the sponge molded container, and the inner and outer surfaces of the sponge molded body.

Therefore, the water supplied to the pot body is smoothly replenished to the roots of the plant until the end, making it possible to lengthen the water supply interval and promoting the growth of the plant.

In addition, air circulates through the microscopic spaces formed between the flocks, ensuring that the roots of the plant are sufficiently supplied.
From this point of view as well, it has great practical effects, such as being able to promote the growth of plants.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of a flowerpot according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the flowerpot body, and FIG.
4 is a perspective view of a molded sponge container, FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a molded sponge container according to another embodiment. 1...Flower pot, 2...Foam brick, 3...Plant,
5, 10... Bottom wall, 6, 11... Peripheral wall, 7... Flocking, 8... Molded container made of sponge, 12... Molded body made of sponge.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) The pot body is composed of a bottom wall without a bottom hole and a peripheral wall rising from the periphery of the bottom wall,
This flower pot is characterized by having hair flocked on the inner surface of the pot body. (2) Flocking is applied to one or both of the inner and outer surfaces of a molded sponge container consisting of a bottom wall and a peripheral wall rising from the periphery of the bottom wall, and the molded container is inserted into the pot body. A molded sponge container characterized by the fact that it is made of foam. (3) A molded container made of sponge according to claim 2 is inserted into a pot body, foamed bricks are filled inside the molded container, and plants are planted in the foamed bricks. A flower pot. (4) A cylindrical sponge molded body, characterized in that one or both of the inner and outer surfaces of the cylindrical sponge molded body are flocked, and the molded body is inserted into a pot body. (5) A molded article made of sponge, characterized in that a plurality of concave portions are formed at regular intervals in the axial direction of the outer peripheral surface of the molded article made of sponge according to claim 4. (6) The sponge molded body according to claim 4 or 5 is inserted into a pot body, foamed bricks are filled inside the molded body, and plants are planted in the foamed bricks. A flower pot featuring