JPH0638501U - Plant culture vessel - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] (Corrected) [Purpose] Regarding the improvement of a simple and lightweight container that is used for tissue culture of plants, etc., to improve the hermeticity and handleability, and to culture plant tissues more uniformly. Is possible. [Structure] A transparent container body having a bottom with an upper opening, and a lid fitted in the opening of the container body. A rib having a large diameter auxiliary flange and a horizontal stopper at the lower end is formed at least at three or more locations on the peripheral surface of the container body from the bottom surface of the auxiliary flange to the side surface of the container body. The scale is calibrated. As a result, the airtightness when the lids are applied can be perfected, the containers can be easily attached and detached when they are stacked, and the volume of the medium can be easily made uniform.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to the improvement of a simple and lightweight transparent container that is mainly used for tissue culture of plants, and it is possible to improve the hermeticity and the handleability as well as to achieve a more uniform culture of plant tissues. To aim.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In order to mass-produce orchids and other expensive plants, it is necessary to collect plant tissue, shield it from the outside air, and grow it under aseptic conditions with constant humidity, temperature, and light intensity. For this purpose, glass containers or transparent plastic containers have been used in the past, and a substitute medium such as agar was placed in the container and plant tissue was placed in a place exposed to sunlight or in a culture chamber. The culture work was done side by side.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the case of the above-mentioned conventional method, there is a problem that the weight is heavy in the case of a glass container and there is a danger in handling. Also, when a transparent plastic container is used, it is advantageous in terms of weight, but it is slightly inferior in airtightness, and it is susceptible to outside air such as humidity and temperature change. Since they are often stacked and carried, their bottoms are difficult to pull out from other containers, or they are often forcibly removed and damaged, so their handling is not always sufficient.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 Therefore, in the present invention, a container capable of solving the above-mentioned various problems in the prior art and capable of producing a plant tissue which is light in weight, excellent in handleability at a low cost, uniform and excellent in growth property is provided. It has been developed, and specifically, it consists of a transparent container body with a bottom with an open top and a lid that is fitted into the opening of the container body. Along the outer periphery of the opening edge, an auxiliary flange having a diameter larger than that of the opening is formed, and further, a rib having a horizontal stopper at the lower end is formed on the peripheral surface of the container body from the bottom surface of the auxiliary flange to the side surface of the container body. The present invention relates to a plant culture container, which is formed at least at three or more places and has a measuring scale on the side surface.

Furthermore, the present invention is the above-mentioned plant culture incubator, wherein an auxiliary flange having a diameter larger than the opening is formed along the outer periphery of the opening edge of the container body, and the container has the above-mentioned container. For a plant culture container having a sealing rib fitted inside the opening edge of the main body, a sealing rib fitted between the opening edge of the container main body and the auxiliary flange, and a sealing rib closely contacting the upper end surface of the auxiliary flange. It also concerns.

[0006]

[Action]

 When the containers are stacked, the horizontal stopper formed on the lower end of the rib that extends from the bottom surface of the auxiliary flange to the side surface of the container body hits the opening edge of the lower container, To prevent further intrusion, it can be very easily removed when removing the upper container. Moreover, since the side of the container body is provided with a measuring scale, the volume of the substitute medium can be maintained properly and uniformly.

Further, an auxiliary flange having a diameter larger than that of the opening is formed along the outer periphery of the opening edge of the container body, and the lid body is tightly closed so as to fit inside the opening edge portion of the container body. Since it has a rib, a sealing rib that fits between the opening edge of the container body and the auxiliary flange, and a sealing rib that adheres to the upper end surface of the auxiliary flange, the opening edge on the container body side and the auxiliary flange And the sealing rib that fits inside the opening edge of the container main body of the lid and the sealing rib that fits between the opening edge of the container main body and the auxiliary flange are fitted in a mutually misaligned manner. The tip of the sealing rib of the is in close contact with the upper end surface of the auxiliary flange and maintains perfect airtightness.

[0008]

【Example】

 The specific contents of the present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, 1 is a transparent plastic container body having a bottom and an upper opening, and 6 is a container body 1 shows a lid fitted in an opening of the container body 1. The container main body 1 has a horizontal portion 2 that horizontally extends outward along the outer periphery of the upper opening edge 1a, and has its outer peripheral end portion raised upward so that the auxiliary flange has a larger diameter than the opening edge 1a. 3 is formed. Further, from the bottom surface of the auxiliary flange 3 to the side surface of the container body 1, there are at least three ribs 4 having a horizontal stopper 4a at the lower end portion on the peripheral surface of the container body 1 (in the illustrated embodiment, 4 places in total) are formed.

Reference numeral 5 in the drawing denotes a reinforcing rib formed in the middle of each rib 4. Further, a measuring scale 10 is provided on the side surface of the container body 1 so that the volume of the medium can be visually observed. The lid 6 is made of the same transparent plastic material as that of the container body 1 described above, and has a tapered shape in which the container body opening edge 1a side at the tip end is fitted to the inside of the container body opening edge 1a. It has a configured sealing rib 9, a sealing rib 7 that fits into a gap formed between the container body opening edge 1a and the auxiliary flange 3, and a sealing rib 8 that is in close contact with the upper end surface of the auxiliary flange 3. . In the figure, 7a is formed on the side face of the sealing rib 7 at circumferentially intermittent portions so as to be separated as much as possible from the opening edge 1a of the container body, and the lower end portion is formed with a thin taper. Shows the spacer.

In the above-mentioned structure, the opening edge 1a of the container body 1 is covered with the lid body 6 so that the sealing ribs 9 and 7 of the lid body 6 are mutually inserted with the opening edge 1a of the container body and the auxiliary flange 3. In addition, the ends of the sealing ribs 8 of the lid body 6 are in close contact with each other and are brought into close contact with the upper end surface of the auxiliary flange 3 of the container body 1, so that sufficient airtightness can be maintained.

Further, when the lid 6 is fitted, since the sealing rib 9 and the tip of the spacer 7a are tapered, the lid is smooth, and the spacer 7a is located outside the opening edge 1a of the container body. Airtightness is further perfected because it is in contact with the side surface and the tip of the sealing rib 7 is pressed against the auxiliary flange 3 as the lid 6 is inserted.

[0012]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, since the rib having the horizontal stopper at the lower end is formed at least at three or more locations on the peripheral surface of the container body from the bottom surface of the auxiliary flange to the side surface of the container body, When stacked, the horizontal stopper formed on the lower end of the rib that extends from the bottom of the auxiliary flange to the side of the container main body hits the opening edge of the lower container and prevents further intrusion of the bottom. As a result, it is very easy to remove when removing the upper container.

Further, since the side surface of the container body is provided with a measuring scale, the volume of the medium can be maintained appropriately and uniformly. Further, an auxiliary flange having a diameter larger than that of the opening is formed on the container body along the outer periphery of the opening edge, and the lid has a sealing rib fitted inside the opening edge of the container body. In order to have a sealing rib that fits between the opening edge of the main body and the auxiliary flange and a sealing rib that adheres to the upper end surface of the auxiliary flange, the opening edge on the container body side and the auxiliary flange, and the lid The sealing rib that fits inside the opening edge of the container body and the sealing rib that fits between the opening edge of the container body and the auxiliary flange are fitted in a mutually inverted manner, and the tip of the sealing rib of the lid is It adheres to the upper end surface of the auxiliary flange and can maintain perfect airtightness.

Further, the lid 6 is attached to a sealing rib (9) inscribed inside the container body opening edge 1a and a sealing rib (7) fitted between the container body opening edge and the auxiliary flange. When the tip of each spacer (7a) is tapered, not only is the lid smooth, but the spacer (7a) contacts the outer side surface of the container body opening edge (1a), As the tip of the sealing rib (7) is brought into pressure contact with the auxiliary flange as the charging of (3) is completed, the airtightness becomes more complete.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a plant culture container according to an embodiment of the present invention with a lid removed.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the plant culture container of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Container Main Body 1a Opening Edge 2 Horizontal Part 3 Auxiliary Flange 4 Rib 4a Stopper 5 Rib 6 Lid 7 Sealing Rib 8 Sealing Rib 9 Sealing Rib 10 Weighing Scale

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A transparent container body having a bottom and an upper opening, and a lid body fitted in the opening of the container body,
An auxiliary flange having a diameter larger than that of the opening is formed on the container body along the outer circumference of the opening edge, and a rib having a horizontal stopper at the lower end is formed from the bottom surface of the auxiliary flange to the side surface of the container body. At least 3 on the circumference of the body
A plant culture container characterized in that it is formed in more than one place and further has a measuring scale on the side surface. 2. A transparent container body having a bottom and an upper opening, and a lid body fitted in the opening portion of the container body,
Along the outer periphery of the opening edge of the container body, an auxiliary flange having a diameter larger than that of the opening is formed, and the lid has a sealing rib fitted inside the opening edge of the container body, and a container body opening. The plant culture container according to claim 1, further comprising a sealing rib fitted between the edge portion and the auxiliary flange, and a sealing rib closely contacting with an upper end surface of the auxiliary flange.