JPH07250570A - Planter - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain at low cost a planter with low material cost, simple in structure and having necessary performances. CONSTITUTION:This planter is made up of the following components: a vessel V made of expanded resin composed of a water tank 1 with the upper part open and a frame 2 surrounding this water tank and higher than the tank; a coating film 4 formed by spraying the exposed surface of at least the frame 2 with vermiculite spraying material; water holding/draining plates 3 placed lid-fashion on the water tank 1 and having open cells; and a nonwoven fabric 5 laid on these plates 3 with its end put into the water tank 1 through the holes or notches on the plates 3 or the gaps between the plates 3 adjacent to each other.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a plant cultivation container, that is, a so-called "planter".

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional planter, a planter having a water supply function at its bottom is known. 3 and 4
That is the planter shown in. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a part of which is vertically cut, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the water storage tank shown in FIG.

In the figure, reference numeral 21 designates a drain port 21a on the bottom wall.
The container is equipped with a glass fiber reinforced cement. Reference numeral 22 is a polyethylene water storage tank placed at the bottom of the container 21, and 23 is its lid. The lid 23 has
A hole 23a is provided to hang it in the water storage tank 22 through a nonwoven fabric 27 described later. Water tank 2
Although not shown in the figure, the side wall 2 is provided with a drain port at the time of full water. Reference numeral 24 is a water supply pipe to the water storage tank 22, and 25 is a gauge for adjusting the amount of water supply.

Reference numeral 26 is a partition plate laid on the water storage tank 22, and four partition plates of the same shape and size are laid in total. This partition plate 26 is also made of cement reinforced with the above-mentioned glass fiber.

Numeral 27 is laid on the partition plate 26, and its both ends are passed through a notch provided at the abutting portion of the partition plate 26 and a hole 23a of the lid 23 of the water storage tank 22 so that the water 2
It is a non-woven fabric put in No. 8.

Reference numeral 29 is a root-proof sheet laid on the partition plate 26 and the non-woven fabric 27. Although not shown, the soil is filled in the container 21 from above the root preventive sheet 29.

Since the conventional planter has the above-mentioned structure, if water is supplied from the water supply pipe 24 to the water storage tank 22 to fill it up, the water is filled in the soil filled through the nonwoven fabric 27. It is continuously and continuously supplied for a long time. Therefore, according to the conventional planter, the watering cycle to the planter can be significantly extended and the time and labor for watering can be reduced.

[0008]

However, the conventional planter has the following problems.

That is, since the container 21 and the partition plate 26 are made of a material in which cement is reinforced with glass fiber, the material cost is high. Further, the molding of the container 1 also requires a special molding technique. Further, the water storage tank 22 is provided with the lid 23 and the water supply pipe 24 with the gauge 25, and is made with high precision and easy to handle, but the manufacturing cost is high.

Therefore, it is not suitable as a simple planter or a planter for home use because it is of excessive quality and expensive.

The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and provides a simple planter having a simple structure, various performances required, and a low material cost and a low manufacturing cost. With the goal.

[0012]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A planter provided by the present invention comprises a water tank with an upper opening, a container made of foamed resin surrounding the circumference of the water tank and a frame higher than the water tank, and at least a surface of the frame. Water retention that has a coating of spraying material such as spine spraying material, urethane spraying material, synthetic resin emulsion spraying material, etc. formed by spraying a spraying stone material on the exit surface, and open cells placed like a lid on the water tank.・ Drainage board and non-woven fabric laid on the water retention / drainage board and put into the water tank through the hole or notch on the edge of the water retention / drainage board or through the gap between the adjacent water retention / drainage boards. It is composed more.

[0013]

[Action]

(1) Since the planter of the present invention comprises the water tank, the frame, the stone spraying material, the water retention / drainage plate, and the non-woven fabric as the constituent members, the number of members is small and the structure is simple.

(2) Since the water tank, the frame, and the water retention / drainage plate are resin foam moldings such as polystin, the material cost is lower than conventional products, and the molding is relatively easy and the manufacturing cost is low. It does not take.

(3) The coating of the spray material can impart heat retention performance, dew condensation prevention performance, waterproof performance and weather resistance performance to the planter.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a part of the planter of the embodiment in a vertical section. However, the illustration of the coating of spinach spraying material described later is partially omitted. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the water tank shown in FIG. 1 as seen from directly above.

In the figure, 1 is a water tank, 2 is a rectangular frame surrounding the water tank 1, and a container V of a planter is constituted by both 1 and 2. 3 is a water retention / drainage plate placed on the water storage tank 1 in a lid shape, 4 is a water retention / drainage plate 3 placed on the surface of the frame 2 and then sprayed with a stone blown material. The coating 5 of the spray material is a band-shaped non-woven fabric for supplying the water stored in the water storage tank 1 to the soil filled on the water retention / drainage plate 3. The soil is filled in the container V from above the water retention / drainage plate 3 and the nonwoven fabric 5. The detailed configurations of these components will be described below.

As shown in FIG. 2, the water storage tank 1 has a rectangular planar shape and is divided into six small water tanks by the partition walls a to e. Width is 800mm, depth is 300mm, height is 20
The thickness is 0 mm and the thickness is 100 mm.

Reference numeral 6 is a communication hole provided at the lower end of each partition wall a to e to enable uniform distribution of water in the water storage tank 1 to each small water tank.

Reference numeral 7 is a drain hole provided in the partition wall c and extending vertically, and 8 is a drainage groove provided in each of the partition walls a to e. The drain groove 8 is for guiding the water overflowing and flowing out from each small water tank to the drain hole 7.

The frame body 2 has plate bodies 9 and 9 having a width of 500 mm and a height of 420 mm and plate bodies 10 and 1 having a width of 1000 mm and a height of 420 mm.
It is constructed by combining 0s with dovetail and joining them together with an adhesive.

The water tank 1 is fixed to the frame body 2 with an adhesive so that the lower surfaces of both are flush with each other, and the space between the two is sealed with a sealing material. The water tank 1 and the plates 9 and 10 are made of resin foam having closed cells, which is formed by foam molding of polystyrene resin.

The water retention / drainage plate 3 has a width of 150 mm and a length of 40.
A total of four plates with a thickness of 0 mm and a wall thickness of 100 mm are mounted on the water tank 1. Reference numeral 3a designates a pair of notches provided in each water retaining / draining plate 3 at regular intervals. Two notches 3a of the adjacent water retaining / draining plates 3 form two holes through which the nonwoven fabric 5 is inserted.

The water retention / drainage plate 3 is formed by foam molding of polystyrene resin and is formed in the vertical direction (thickness direction).
It is made of resin foam having open cells.

The nonwoven fabric 5 is attached to the water retention / drainage plate 3 by inserting both ends into the holes formed in the water retention / drainage plate 3 and hanging it down to the bottom surface of the water storage tank 1.

The flint spraying material forming the coating 4 is known under the trade name "Glite" (manufactured by Glight Industry Co., Ltd.). Grite is a vermiculite aggregate, which is a mixture of vinyl acetate-based and acrylic-based resins as a binding agent (binder), and is a spine-blasting material mixed with a fungicide. This spray material is
It has the following characteristics.

Since any primer can be directly sprayed on any base without requiring a primer, the spraying performance is excellent.

Since the binder is made of a non-combustible black material, it does not generate smoke or toxic gas and is non-combustible, so that it has excellent fire prevention performance.

By using colored glite, the sprayed surface can be beautifully finished, so that it is excellent in cosmetic performance.

Since the heat insulating effect is great and the heat insulating zone is formed, the heat insulating performance and the dew condensation preventing performance are excellent.

Since vermiculite is used as an aggregate, it is strong against solar heat and sunlight, waterproof, and therefore excellent in weather resistance.

Since the planter of the embodiment has the above-mentioned structure, if water is sufficiently supplied to the soil filled in the container V, the water permeates the soil and passes through the water retention / drainage plate,
It is stored in the water tank 1. w indicates the accumulated water.
Then, the water content in the soil reduced by the absorption by the plant being cultivated is replenished to the soil from the water storage tank 1 through the nonwoven fabric 5.

Next, the operation will be described.

(1) Since the water tank 1, the plates 9 and 10, the water retaining / draining plate 3, the coating 4 of the flint spraying material, and the non-woven fabric 5 are constituent members, the number of members is reduced, The structure is also simple.

(2) Water tank 1, plates 9 and 10 and water retention
Since all the drainage plates 3 are blister-molded products of polystyrene resin, not only the material cost is lower than that of the conventional planter, but also the molding is relatively easy, so that the manufacturing cost is low.

(3) The coating 4 of vermiculite spraying material is applied to planters as a heat retaining property effective for cultivated plants, a dew condensation preventing property for preventing deterioration of appearance quality, a waterproofing property for preventing water leakage, sunlight, and outside. Provides weather resistance that prevents deterioration due to temperature.

In the above embodiment, after the water retention / drainage plate 3 was placed, the coating 4 of the stone spraying material was formed on the exposed surface of the frame body 2. Tank 1
May be formed on the entire surface of.

In the embodiment, water can be supplied to the planter by sprinkling water on the soil. However, a water supply pipe for the water storage tank 1 is provided inside the frame 2 in advance. You may make it the structure which supplies water from.

Furthermore, in the examples, whirlstone spraying material was used as the spraying material, but in addition to this, urethane spraying material,
A synthetic resin emulsion-based spray material can be used.

[0041]

As described above, since the planter of the present invention has the above-mentioned structure, it has the following effects.

(1) Since the structure is simple, it is optimal as a simple planter for household use.

(2) Excellent in heat retention, dew condensation prevention, waterproofing and weather resistance.

(3) The material cost and the manufacturing cost are not so high, and therefore the cost is low.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially longitudinal perspective view of a planter according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the water tank shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a partial vertical perspective view of a conventional planter.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the water storage tank shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols] 1 water tank 2 frame 3 water retention / drainage plate 4 coating of stone spraying material 5 non-woven fabric V container

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A water tank having an upper opening and surrounding the water tank,
A container made of foamed resin consisting of a frame higher than the water tank, and sprayed with a stone spraying material, urethane spraying material, synthetic resin emulsion spraying material, etc. formed by spraying a stone spraying material on at least the exposed surface of the frame A water retention / drainage plate that has a film of material and open cells placed like a lid on a water storage tank, and a water retention / drainage plate that is laid on the water retention / drainage plate and has an end provided on the water retention / drainage plate. Or a planter made of non-woven fabric that is put into a water tank through the gap between adjacent water retaining / drainage plates.