JPH0739361U - Seedling pot fixed frame - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] A square seedling pot fixing frame is formed by connecting front and rear and left and right storage parts formed by frames for individually storing seedling growth pots having an opening larger than the bottom. [Structure] Each corner of the square storage unit (2) is rounded. A bendable support leg (4) is provided on the partition (3) in at least a pair of opposite sides of the outer peripheral edge of the frame (1).
The support leg (4) is provided with a locking hole (5). A protrusion (13) fitted into the locking hole (5) on the back side of the supporting leg piece on the opposite side.
To form. A through hole (6) is provided at the center of the connecting portion of the four adjacent storage portions. [Effect] It can be easily and stably stored in a commercially available box tray. When a plurality of trays are housed in a tray for automatic soil filling work, spilled soil can be dropped outside the tray from a gap formed between adjacent fixed frame bodies without entering the seedling raising pot. Further, transportation outside the tray is easy and convenient by using a detachable handle piece.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a rectangular integrally-formed seedling-pot fixing frame that is formed by connecting storage compartments formed by frames for individually storing seedling-growing pots having openings larger than the bottom surface.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, when plastic seedling pots are produced and stored in a resin tray (frame box) for transportation, the seedling pots are stored closely in a box-shaped tray that does not have a partition frame, or a tray in which a partition frame is integrally molded. It is lined up and stored. When stored in a box-shaped tray without a partition frame, the seedling pot lacks suitability for automatic soil filling because the shape is unstable, and the tray with integrated partition frame has a complicated tray molding die, and the tray itself However, there was a drawback that the cost became high and the soil was deposited at the intersection of vertical and horizontal partition frames during the soil filling work.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 Except for the above-mentioned drawbacks, the present invention can be used by being attached to a commercially available tray, and can be conveniently used as a carrying device for a seedling pot having an opening surface wider than the bottom surface and a rectangular or circular cross section. Especially suitable for storing and fixing a hard seedling pot injection-molded with a thermoplastic resin or a soft seedling pot blow-molded in a tray, and when spilling, drop the soil spilled outside the tray and transport it. It is to provide a rectangular frame for fixing a seedling raising pot, which is formed by connecting storage sections for individually storing seedling raising pots to the front, rear, left and right.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, the above-mentioned problem is that the corners of the square storage portion are rounded, and the supporting legs that can be bent into a partition as the storage portion connecting portion in at least a pair of opposite sides of the outer peripheral edge portion of the frame body. A piece is provided, a locking hole is formed in the supporting leg piece, and a protrusion that fits into the locking hole is formed on the back side of the supporting leg piece on the opposite side, and at the center of the connecting portion of the four adjacent storage sections. This is solved by providing a through hole.

The supporting leg is rotated approximately 180 degrees upward and 90 degrees downward from a position horizontal to the fixed frame body. The support leg is provided with a hole or a protrusion for removing a hook.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the embodiments illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

[0007]

【Example】

 FIG. 1 is a plan view of a seedling raising pot fixing frame according to the present invention. The entire fixed frame is designated by 1. In this embodiment, the fixed frame 1 is provided with three storage units 2 for inserting and inserting six seedling raising pots in a total of six in two rows, and the entire frame is rectangular. A foldable support leg piece 4 is attached by integral molding to a pair of opposing sides of the four opposing sides of the outer peripheral edge of the fixed frame body 1. The mounting position is the partition 3 which is the connecting portion of the adjacent storage units 2. This support leg 4 prevents the fixed frame body 1 from directly contacting the placing surface when the fixed frame body 1 is put in a commercially available rectangular tray 11 (FIG. 7) or used outside the tray 11. When the seedling raising pot is inserted, the bottom of the seedling raising pot does not come into contact with the placing surface and is held in the frame in a suspended state, and the soil that did not enter the seedling raising pot during the soil putting work is placed outside the tray. Make it easier to discharge.

As shown in FIG. 3, the supporting leg pieces 4 are bent downward from the horizontal position by about 90 degrees and fixed. When the frame body 1 is installed inside the tray 11 or on a flat surface outside the tray 11, the supporting leg pieces 4 are A projection 13 is integrally formed on the opposite side for fixing. The protrusion 13 fits into the locking hole 5 of the support leg piece 4.

Each storage unit 2 has a square shape, and the corners of the storage unit 2 are rounded by removing the corners. The partition 3 between the storages is a connecting portion between the storages 2 adjacent to each other. A through hole 6 is formed at the center of the connecting portion of the four accommodating portions 2 adjacent to each other. The through hole 6 is also a through hole that allows soil that has not entered the seedling raising pot 7 to remain in the frame 1 and fall out of the tray when soil is filled by an automatic machine. The roundness of the corner also forms a gap between the wall of the tray 11 in the tray and the adjacent frame 1 for fixing the seedlings in the tray, and the spilled soil is collected from the tray 11 from here. It was designed so that it would fall outside.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the fixed frame body 1. The seedling raising pot 7 is shown by a virtual line. The support leg 4 occupies the position a when horizontally extended as shown. The supporting leg piece 4 is bent 90 degrees upward from the position a with the mounting position as a fulcrum to occupy the position c, and further bent by 90 degrees for a total of 180 degrees to occupy the position d and is bent 90 degrees downward from the position a to the position b. The hinge 8 is attached so as to come to the bottom.

FIG. 3 is a detailed view of bending the support leg 4. As can be seen from this figure, when the support leg 4 comes to the position b, the projection 13 has a shape that passes through the locking hole 5. In other words, the protrusion 13 pushes the slightly smaller locking hole 5 through the elastic force of the material, passes through it, and then returns to the original position to lock the locking hole 5 and fix the support leg piece 4 there. .

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the fixed frame body 1. The supporting leg piece 4 has a hole 9 for detachably hooking the handle piece 10 shown in FIG. As another embodiment, a protrusion may be provided on the support leg piece and a locking hole may be formed in the handle piece.

FIG. 5 shows a case where two support leg pieces 4 are provided on opposite sides of the outer peripheral edge portion. FIG. 6 shows a case where the holding piece 10 is attached to the fixed frame body 1 into which the seedling raising pot 7 is inserted. The hook piece 10 can be undocked. In this way, the fixed frame 1 can be used when the seedling raising pot 7 is transported outside the tray.

FIG. 7 shows an example in which four fixing frames 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 are stored in one tray 11. Reference numeral 12 is a gap formed between the adjacent fixed frame bodies 1. The soil spilled during the soil filling is discharged from the tray through the gap 12 and the through hole 6. Reference numerals 1 to 1-indicate the mounting positions of the support leg pieces 4 as can be seen from FIGS. 1 and 4.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. The fixed frame 1 is housed in the tray 11 with the supporting legs 4 thus set up. The seedling pot has a rectangular cross section, but a circular one can be handled in the same way.

[0016]

[Effect of device]

 The above-described seedling raising pot fixed frame according to the present invention can be easily and stably stored in a commercially available box-shaped tray, and even when a plurality of trays are stored in the tray for automatic soil filling work, Soil can be dropped outside the tray through the gap between them. Also, transportation outside the tray is easy and convenient by using a detachable handle piece.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a fixed frame of a seedling raising pot.

FIG. 2 is a front cross-sectional view of the seedling raising pot fixing frame body of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a detailed view showing the positional relationship between the bending of the support legs and the protrusions.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a fixed frame of a seedling raising pot.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a fixed frame body in which one support leg piece is provided on one side of the outer peripheral edge portion and two support leg pieces are provided on the other side.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a fixed frame body to which a handle piece is attached.

FIG. 7 is a plan view in which four seedling raising pot fixing frames are attached to a tray.

8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Fixed Frame 2 Storage Section 3 Partition Section 4 Support Leg Piece 5 Locking Hole 6 Through Hole 7 Seedling Growing Pot 8 Hinge 9 Hooking Hook Removal Hole 10 Hooking Piece 11 Tray 12 Gap 13 Protrusion

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A square integrally-formed seedling-pot-fixing frame body in which a storage portion formed by a frame for individually storing seedling-growing pots whose opening surface is larger than the bottom is connected to the front, rear, left, and right in a square storage portion (2). Each corner of the frame is rounded, and a bendable support leg (4) is provided on a partition (3) as a connecting part of the storage part in at least a pair of opposite sides of the outer peripheral edge of the frame (1). , The support leg piece (4) is provided with a locking hole (5), and the projection (1) fitted in the locking hole (5) on the back side of the supporting leg piece on the opposite side.
3) is formed, and a through hole (6) is provided at the center of the connecting portion of four adjacent storage portions, the seedling raising pot fixing frame body. 2. The seedling raising pot fixing frame according to claim 1, wherein the supporting leg piece (4) is rotatable upward from the horizontal position by approximately 180 degrees and downward by approximately 90 degrees. 3. The seedling raising pot fixing frame body according to claim 1, wherein the supporting leg piece (4) is provided with a hanging hole or a projection (9) for the hook piece (10).