JPH0726918Y2 - Potted plant growth adjustment ring - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial application] The present invention puts a plant on a potted plant and keeps some leaves and stems outward to keep the amount of sunshine on the center of the planted plant in the pot. The present invention relates to a ring for controlling the growth of a potted plant, which is effective in promoting the growth of the central part of the potted plant by increasing the height.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Potted plants, such as cyclamen, are shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, it is preferred that the leaves and stems rise from the flowerpot 1 in a dome shape, and many flower buds 3 are visible in the center of the dome-shaped leaf stem region 2. Then, in order to cultivate such a form of cyclamen, the cultivating farmer carries out a work called leaf assembly. In the process of growing leaves and stems, as shown in FIG. 9, the inner leaf stem 5 is superposed on the outer leaf stem 4, and the inner leaf stem 5 and the flower bud 3 are placed more than the outer leaf stem 4. Is to increase the amount of sunshine, to suppress the growth of the outer leaf stem 4, and to promote the growth of the inner leaf stem 5 and the flower bud 3. And by repeating this leaf assembly,
The leaf stem region 2 as shown in FIG. 8 can be formed into an arcuate appearance, and cyclamen having many flower buds 3 in the center can be cultivated.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, the leaf assembly work is
It is necessary to stack the inner leaves and stems on the outer leaves and stems, and in the case of cyclamen, it takes at least 5 minutes per one leaf assembling work. In addition, since the number of flower buds increases as the number of leaves is set larger, the leaves are set four times per pot in general. For this reason, there has been a problem that performing a leaf assembly work on hundreds or thousands of pots requires a great amount of labor for a farmer such as cyclamen.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems of the prior art, and an object thereof is to provide a potted plant growth adjusting ring capable of simplifying the leaf assembling work.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, in the potted plant growth adjusting ring according to the present invention, the whole is divided into a plurality of arcuate bodies in the circumferential direction with a diameter slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the flowerpot. It is composed of a ring body that is placed on the stems and leaves of the plant to increase the amount of sunshine to the center of the flowerpot.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the potted plant growth adjusting ring according to the first aspect, each arcuate body forming the ring body has a circular cross section. According to a third aspect, in the potted plant growth adjusting ring according to the first aspect, the arc body is formed by integrally forming a weather-resistant coating layer on the surface of the metal arc body.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the potted plant growth adjusting ring according to the first aspect, each arc body can be held in a state in which stems and leaves below the arc body are expanded outward in the radial direction of the flower pot. It has a sufficient weight.

[0008]

[Function] The leaf stems on the outer side of the flowerpot that block the sunlight to the leaf stems on the center side of the flowerpot are pushed outward by the weight of the ring for adjusting the growth (arcuate body), and the leaf stems and flower buds on the center side of the flowerpot are placed. Increases the amount of sunshine. Further, the growth adjusting ring is divided into a plurality of arcuate bodies in the circumferential direction, and it is easy to extract the arcuate body from between the leaf stems that are proliferating and entwined with the adjusting ring (arc body).

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the adjusting ring (arcuate body) has a circular transverse cross section, which makes it difficult to damage the foliage, and the adjusting ring (arcuate body) blocks the sunlight less. In claim 3, the coating layer formed on the surface of the circular arc body,
Prevents the metal arc body inside the arc body from coming into contact with pesticides, ultraviolet rays, water, etc., and prevents alteration of the adjustment ring and rusting, improving durability.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 6 show an embodiment according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a potted plant growth adjusting ring (hereinafter simply referred to as an adjusting ring) which is an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged horizontal cross-sectional view of the ring, FIG. 3 is a horizontal cross-sectional view of the ring, and FIGS. 4 to 6 are explanatory views illustrating a manner of leaf assembly using the adjustment ring of the present embodiment.

In these figures, the adjusting ring 10 is
The whole is ring-shaped, and three arc bodies 1 are equally divided in the circumferential direction.
The structure is divided into 1, 11, and 11. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, each arc body 11 has a weather resistant coating 14 formed integrally on the surface of an arc body 12 made of metal such as iron by appropriate means such as painting, spraying or dipping. It has a structure. For this reason, the arc body 11 forming the adjusting ring 10 is not rusted or invaded by pesticides, and can withstand long-term use.

The entire size of the adjusting ring 10 is an effective size for pushing the leaves and stems of the potted plant outward,
It is desirable that it is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the flower pot 1. However, the size can be variously selected according to the type of plant whose growth is to be controlled. For example, in cyclamen cultivation using No. 5 to No. 6 flower pots, the thickness of each arc body 11 constituting the adjusting ring 10 is 7 mmφ, the outer peripheral length of the entire adjusting ring 10 is 45 cm, and Weight is 130-18
0 g is desirable. That is, it is preferable that the weight of each arc body 11 that constitutes the adjustment ring 10 be in the range of 3 g / cm to 4 g / cm. That is, as a result of repeated experiments by the inventor, a weight of 3 g / cm or more is required to hold the cyclamen leaves and stems in a state in which they are squeezed out of the flowerpot. It has been found that 4 g / cm or less is preferable because if the weight of the (arc body 11) is too heavy, the stems will be damaged or the stems will unnecessarily spread.

Next, a method of using the adjusting ring of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. First, as shown in FIG. 4, the outermost leaflets 6a of remarkable growth in the flower pot 1 are folded back to the outside of the pot, and an adjusting ring 10 (arc body 11) is placed on this.
To increase the amount of sunshine on the inner leaf stem 6b. Next, when the leaf stem 6b inside the adjusting ring 10 has grown several days later, the adjusting ring 10 (arc body 11) is taken out from the leaf stem region and, as shown in FIG. 5, the adjusting ring 10 (arc body 11). Is placed on the grown inner leaf stem 6b to increase the amount of sunshine on the inner leaf stem 6c. Adjustment ring 10
Although there are cases where grown leaf stems are entangled with the (arc body 11), the adjusting ring 10 is composed of a plurality of arc bodies 11 in the circumferential direction.
Since it is divided into two parts, it is very easy to extract the arcuate body 11 from the entangled leaf stem region without damaging the leaves or the stem. When the leaf stems 6c inside the adjusting ring 10 grow further several days later, as shown in FIG.
The (arc body 11) is placed on the grown inner leaf stem 6c to further increase the amount of sunshine on the inner leaf stem 6d, the flower bud 3 and the like. By repeating the leaf assembling work with the adjusting ring 10 (the circular arc body 11) as many times as necessary, as shown in FIG. 8, many flowers and flower buds 3 are formed in the central portion of the leaf stem region 2 which is raised in an arc shape. You can grow your own cyclamen.

When the leaf assembling work using the adjusting ring 10 of the present embodiment is performed in this manner, the time required for one leaf assembling operation per pot is only 1 minute, and the leaf assembling is required. The labor force has been significantly reduced. FIG. 7 shows a horizontal section of the adjusting ring of the second embodiment of the present invention. In this example,
Each arc body 11 forming the adjustment ring 10 is an arc body 1
A magnet 13 is integrally bonded to one end of the second magnet 2, and a weather-resistant coating 14 is formed and integrated on the magnet 13. For this reason, in this embodiment, since each arcuate body 11 can be connected and integrated as the ring 10 under the use condition of the adjusting ring 10, the growth of the leaf stem in the circumferential direction becomes uniform and the size of the leaf stem in the circumferential direction. It has the advantage of being able to grow well-equipped cyclamen.

In the second embodiment, the magnet 13 is used.
Although it has a structure in which is joined and integrated with one end of the arc body 12, the arc body 12 itself may be configured by a magnet.

[0016]

[Effects of the Invention] As is apparent from the above description, according to the potted plant growth adjusting ring of the present invention, the leaf stems on the outer side of the flowerpot that block the sunlight to the leaf stems near the center of the flowerpot are for growth adjustment. The weight of the ring (arc body) pushes it out of the flowerpot, increasing the amount of sunshine on the leaf stems and flower buds near the center of the flowerpot, so that the inside of the potted plant grows better and the entire leaf stem becomes arcuate. You can get a swelling plant with a good appearance.

Further, the growth adjusting ring is divided into a plurality of arcuate bodies in the circumferential direction, and it is easy to extract the arcuate body from between the leaf stems in a state in which it grows and is entangled with the adjusting ring (arcuate body). In addition, it does not interfere with the leaf assembling work, and the conventional leaf assembling time can be significantly shortened. . Claim 2
Then, since the adjusting ring (arcuate body) has a circular transverse cross section, the leaf stem is not easily damaged, and the adjusting ring (arcuate body) does not block the sunlight, so that it is preferable as compared with the rectangular cross section.

According to the present invention, the coating layer formed on the surface of the arc body prevents the metal arc body inside the arc body from coming into contact with agricultural chemicals, ultraviolet rays, water, etc. It can be used repeatedly for a long time without being thrown away.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a plant growth adjusting ring according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the ring.

FIG. 3 is a horizontal sectional view of the ring.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of using the ring.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view of using the ring.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of using the ring.

FIG. 7 is a horizontal sectional view of a plant growth adjusting ring according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the appearance of shipped cyclamen.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining leaf assembly work.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Flower pot 2 Leaf stem area 3 Flower bud 10 Plant growth adjustment ring 11 Arc body 12 Metal arc body 13 Magnet 14 Weatherproof coating layer

Claims (4)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A plant having a diameter which is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the flowerpot and divided into a plurality of circular arcs in the circumferential direction, and which is placed on the stems or leaves of the plant and planted in the flowerpot. A ring for adjusting the growth of potted plants that enhances the amount of sunlight to the center. 2. The potted plant growth adjusting ring according to claim 1, wherein each of the arc-shaped bodies forming the ring body has a circular cross section. 3. The potted plant growth adjusting ring according to claim 1, wherein said arc body has a weather resistant coating layer integrally formed on the surface of a metal arc body. 4. The potted plant according to claim 1, wherein each of the arcuate bodies has a weight sufficient to hold the stems and leaves below the arcuate body in a state of being expanded outward in the radial direction of the flowerpot. Ring for growth adjustment.