JPH08269906A - Plant protecting block - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To improve the breathing of the root of a plant and to guard a stalk and the root for facilitating the growth and recovering power of a leaf by composing a plant protecting block of a plate-shaped protection plate provided with many gaps passing from an upper face through a lower face, a plurality of pillars to form a space below the protection plate, and a support frame provided with an opening part for supporting a load acting through the pillar onto the protection plate. CONSTITUTION: After leveling the foundation of a road and a sidewalk, support frames 4 are spreadly provided on the foundation with their projections 32 set upward. As occasion demands, a pile 5 is inserted in the through hole 51 of the support frame 4, and driven-in at its head to fix the support frame 4. Next, after sowing cultivation soil and the seeds of true grasses being a perennial grass and a turf on the upper part of the support frame 4, the protection plate 1 is fittedly attached to projections 32 on the upper face of the support frame 4 with a hollow part 30 in the pillar 3 set downward. When sprinkling water from the upside of the protection plate 1, water passed through a gap 2 is absorbed into the cultivation soil inside the support frame 4, and excessive water is discharged from the opening part B of the support frame 4 to under the ground. When the leaf and stalk of the plant grow, they grow from the lower face of the protection plate 1 to its upper face through the gap 2 toward the sunlight for making the sidewalk and a roadway greenish.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a block used for sidewalks and roads where plants can be cultivated, and more particularly to a block for eliminating the adverse effect of the load applied to the block on the growth of the plant being cultivated.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There is a green vegetative block (Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-37634) in which a plurality of slits penetrating a plate-like body are provided and plants are planted in the slits.

[0003] Further, a concrete perforated block (a concrete perforated block) for arranging square-shaped concrete substrates provided with through holes and planting vegetation or the like in the through holes and the notches at the periphery to promote greening. There is a Japanese Laid-Open Publication No. 5-49840).

[0004]

The conventional greening promoting block is for planting a plant in a through hole, and as the plant grows, the root grows up to the bottom of the block. The soil on the bottom surface of the block hardens due to the load and the air permeability is deteriorated, so that there is a drawback that the roots of the plant are poorly breathed and the growth is adversely affected.

[0005] Therefore, it was considered that one of the causes is that plant roots become difficult to breathe, which hinders plant growth and makes greening in urban areas difficult.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to prevent the growth of plants even on a road or a sidewalk with many traffic. It is to provide a plant protection block that contributes to the greening of the town by improving the root respiration and protecting the stems and roots to enhance the growth and recovery of plant leaves.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems The inventor wondered how to solve the above-mentioned problems, and after repeated experiments, formed a space A between the protective plate and the support frame. The present invention could be finally completed by providing columns and cultivating the plant in the space A so that the load from the protective plate is not applied to the root of the plant.
The plant protection block according to the present invention has solved the problems and is as follows.

[0008] In a block installed on a sidewalk or a roadway for the purpose of cultivating plants, a protective plate 1 which is a plate-like member having a large number of gaps 2 formed from the upper surface to the lower surface, and a space A below the protective plate 1. It is composed of a plurality of columns 3 and a support frame 4 having an opening B for supporting a load applied to the protective plate 1 via the columns 3.

[0009]

[Function] After leveling the ground of a road or a sidewalk, the protrusion 32 of the support frame 4 is directed upward on the ground, and is laid on a part or the entire surface of the road or sidewalk. The pile 5 is passed through 51, and the head of the pile 5 is hammered into the ground to fix the support frame 4. Next, after sowing the cultivated soil and the plants of grasses (susuki, kaaya, aunt), which are perennials, and lawn seeds on the upper part of the support frame 4, the hollow portion 30 in the column 3 of the protective plate 1 is moved downward. hand,
The protrusion 32 on the upper surface of the support frame 4 is fitted.

Next, when water is sprinkled from the upper part of the protective plate 1, the water that has passed through the gap 2 is absorbed by the cultivating soil inside the support frame 4, and the excess water goes underground from the opening B in the support frame 4. Is released.

As the leaves and stems of the plant grow, they pass through the gap 2 provided from the lower surface of the protective plate 1 to the upper surface and grow toward the sunlight, so that the sidewalks and roads are greened.

At the upper part of the protection block installed on a part or the whole of the road or sidewalk, the load of a car or a pedestrian is added from the protection plate 1 to the support pillar 3 and is discharged underground from the support frame 4. Therefore, the load applied to the upper portion of the protective plate 1 does not apply to the seeds and the cultivation soil of the plant inside the support frame 4, and thus has a good effect on the growth of the plant. Because the load of the protective plate 1 is released underground from the bottom surface of the support frame 4, and the roots of the plants inside the support frame 4 and the cultivated soil around the rhizomes are not firmly compressed,
This is because it is easy for air to pass through and has no drawbacks that impair the breathing of the roots.

When a material having a high water retention property is used instead of the cultivated soil, the water flowing out to the road or sidewalk due to heavy rain passes through the gap 2 provided from the upper surface to the lower surface of the protective plate 1 and is in the space A. Not only is it absorbed by the water retention material, but it is also discharged into the ground through the opening B.

In addition, fresh green is reflected in people's eyes in the spring, plants lower the road surface temperature of sidewalks and roads in the summer, and flowers such as Susuki in the autumn have the effect of softening people's hearts.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be illustratively described in detail below with reference to the drawings. However, unless otherwise specified, the configuration method, the configuration device, the configuration content, the dimensions, the materials, the shapes of the components, the relative arrangement, and the like described in this embodiment are within the scope of the present invention. It is not intended to be limited only to this, and it is merely an example of explanation. This plant protection block can be modified in various ways within the scope of the claims.

First, a first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
The support frame 4 is a plate-shaped member having four rectangular openings B provided at four positions, and five protrusions 32 are formed on the four corners of the support frame 4 and the upper surface of the central portion.
In order to fix the support frame 4 to the ground with the pile 5, the pile 5 is inserted into the through hole 51 at the center of the protrusion 32 and fixed to the ground. The reason why the opening B is provided is that the water flowing from the protective plate 1 is discharged to the underground through the opening B. Also, good results can be obtained by using metals such as nickel and chromium, non-ferrous metals such as stainless steel and aluminum, and other synthetic resins, concrete, ceramics and the like.

Next, as the protective plate 1, there is a structure in which a large number of gaps 2 are provided from the upper surface to the bottom surface of the plate-shaped member, and the pillars 3 are provided with hollow portions 30 at the four corners and the center of the protective plate 1. In addition,
Normally, the gap 2 is composed of parallel plates or lattice plates arranged at intervals of 4 mm to 10 mm, and a square of 10 square mm to 50 square mm is suitable, but pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon, circle, or any other The shape is also a suitable mode. Also, good results can be obtained by using metals such as nickel and chromium, non-ferrous metals such as stainless steel and aluminum, and other synthetic resins, concrete, ceramics and the like.

As the installation method, the support frame 4 is laid on the ground on water-permeable concrete or asphalt, and the pile 5 is inserted through the through hole 51 in the center of the protrusion 32 and wedged, but directly supported on the ground. The frame 4 may be laid. Next, the seeds of the plant are sown from above the support frame 4 while laying the cultivation soil evenly, and the plants of the grass family (susuki, kaya, aunt etc.), the lawn, or the flowers of the four seasons are seeded. It is also a good embodiment to use.

A second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The support frame 4 is a plate-shaped member in which four triangular openings B are provided, and in order to form a space A above the support frame 4,
The pillars 3 are erected on the upper surfaces of the four corners of the support frame 4, and four through holes 51 are provided at appropriate upper surface positions of the support frame 4 in order to fix the support frame 4 to the ground with the piles 5. is there. next,
As the protection plate 1, a large number of gaps 2 are formed from the top surface to the bottom surface of the plate member.
Normally, the gap 2 is composed of parallel plates arranged at 10 mm intervals, and through holes 61 are provided at four corners.

To explain the installation method, first, the support frame 4 is laid on the ground leveled with the support pillar 3 upward, and the piles 5 are inserted into the through holes 51 and wedged to the ground, and then the support frame 4 is evenly arranged from above. Sowing plant seeds while spreading the cultivation soil. Next, the protection plate 1 is placed on the upper part of the support column 3, the four bolts 6 are inserted into the through holes 61 of the protection plate 1, and the screw hole 62 is screwed above the support column 3. The protective plate 1 is fixed by 6 and this state is shown in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b).

A third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The support frame 4 is a plate-shaped member provided with a rectangular opening B. In order to form the space A above the support frame 4, the protrusions 32 are provided upright on the upper surfaces of the four corners of the support frame 4, The columns 3 of the hollow cylinder are fitted to the projections 32 on the upper surfaces of the four corners of the support frame 4, and the protection plate 1
The protrusions 31 at the lower four corners of the column are fitted into the upper hollow portion of the column 3 to assemble. In order to fix the support frame 4 to the ground, four through holes 51 are provided at appropriate positions on the upper surface of the support frame 4, and the support frame 4 is fixed by the pile 5.

The size of the protective plate 1 is usually square and one side is 30 cm to 100 cm, and the height of the support column 3 is preferably 5 cm to 10 cm, and the size of the support frame 4 is required to hold the protective plate 1. The size.

If this plant protection block is installed on the shoulders of roads and sidewalks and a water-retaining material is used inside the support frame 4, even if it is subjected to concentrated rain of 20 mm to 50 mm, it can be sufficiently absorbed to improve flood control ability. Also has a good effect.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described above.
The present invention is not limited to such embodiments, and it goes without saying that the present invention can be implemented in various modes without departing from the scope of the present invention. The plurality of columns 3 described in the claims means 4 to 6 columns, but a good result can be obtained even with a maximum of about 8 columns.

[0025]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects.

Since the plant protection block of the present invention is provided with the support columns and the support frame, the support frame retains the load even on the upper surface of the protection plate even if a load of a car or a person is applied, and the load is not applied to the cultivation soil above the support frame. , The air layer around the roots of plants does not collapse, thus improving the respiration at the roots and eliminating the factors that inhibit the growth of plants, and even when the leaves of plants are damaged, the roots and stems are also damaged. Since it is less than that, the resilience of the leaves became faster and it became possible to contribute to the greening of the town.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of another embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of another embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Protective plate 2 ... Gap 3 ... Strut 4 ... Support frame A ... Space B ... Opening

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A protection plate (1) which is a plate-shaped member having a large number of gaps (2) extending from the upper surface to the lower surface in a block installed on a sidewalk or a roadway for plant cultivation, and the protection plate. (1) A support frame (1) provided with a plurality of columns (3) forming a space (A) below and an opening (B) for supporting a load applied to the protective plate (1) via the columns (3). A plant protection block comprising 4).