JPH09163885A - Double purpose container for cultivation and packaging - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a double purpose container for cultivation and packaging able to dispense with a transferring work from a cultivation container to a packaging container and enabling cost reduction. SOLUTION: This double purpose container 1 for cultivation and packaging is composed of a nearly square bottom part 2, side wall parts 3 integrally standing from the bottom part 2, a fitting flange 4 attached on the periphery of the upper ends of the side walls 3 and flow holes 5 bored on the bottom part 2, discharging an excess culturing liquid and allowing the passage of air. Cultivation soil 5 is laid on the bottom part 2, and a consumption unit of budding vegetable is cultured on it. After cultivation, it is directly shipped out by attaching a lid, etc., to the fitting flange 4. Thus, the container can serve as both a cultivation container and a package container for shipping.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a cultivation and packaging container,
More specifically, the present invention relates to a cultivation and packaging container that is a cultivation container for cultivating sprout vegetables such as radish sprouts and a packaging container for shipping.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, using a cultivation container in which a large number of cultivation rooms are divided into sections, a water retention function for holding cultivation liquid such as water or liquid fertilizer required for growing at the bottom of each section. Spread a medium consisting of foamed urethane mat etc.
Cultivation is performed in which seeds are sown on this medium to germinate and cultivate shoot vegetables such as radish.

[0003] The sprout vegetables such as radish are entangled with the above-mentioned medium as they grow, so that the sprouts of the radish grown at the time of shipment are simply grasped and pulled out, and the radish is grown in the cultivation room. Are taken out as a group, and the group is put into a packaging container as one unit of consumption, so that it is shipped, sold, and provided to consumers.

[0004] The transfer of sprout vegetables from the cultivation container to the packaging container as described above was once performed manually, but at present, in order to save labor costs and reduce costs, mechanical transfer is performed. It is being performed using devices.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional technique, a human or machine for taking out the sprout vegetables such as radish radish that have been grown from the cultivation container and transferring them to the packaging container for shipping is used. The cost of the unit is still increasing because of the need for a specialized device.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cultivation and packaging container which can reduce the cost by eliminating the work of transferring the cultivation container to the packaging container. .

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the cultivation and packaging container of the present invention according to claim 1 comprises a bottom portion and a side wall portion standing upright, and a bud vegetable using a medium. It also serves as a packaging container as a unit of consumption, which is a cultivation container for growing.

Further, in the cultivation and packaging container of the present invention according to claim 2, the bottom surface portion is provided with a water passage hole for discharging excess cultivation liquid and permitting air flow. It is as described in Item 1.

Furthermore, the cultivation and packaging container of the present invention according to claim 3 is transparent and has a structure according to claim 1 or 2.

In the cultivation and packaging container of the present invention according to claim 4, the bottom surface portion and the lower portion of the side wall portion are colored in a color in which the inside cannot be seen, and the other portions are transparent. It is as described in item 1 of 3.

The cultivation and packaging container of the present invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that the side wall portion is provided with a rib for reinforcement along the longitudinal direction. It is a thing.

The cultivation and packaging container of the present invention according to claim 6 is the one according to any one of claims 1 to 5, which is molded from a synthetic resin.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4 show one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a cultivation and packaging container, and FIG. 2 is a shading for cultivation and packaging container in which a plurality of light shielding parts are integrally connected. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the body, Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which a light-shielding body for cultivation / packaging container is inserted into the cultivation / packing container to supply a cultivation liquid, and Fig. 4 is a cultivation / packing container in which sprout vegetables have grown. It is a side view which shows a mode that a lid is attached for shipping to.

As shown in FIG. 1, the cultivating and packaging container 1 is molded of, for example, a synthetic resin so that the side wall 3 is integrally erected from a chamfered substantially square bottom surface 2. A fitting flange 4 for mounting a lid 7 (see FIG. 4) described later is provided around the upper end of the side wall 3. And, the upper part of the cultivation and packaging container 1 is
It serves as an opening for sowing seeds and supplying a culture solution such as water or liquid fertilizer.

A single or a plurality of (two in the illustrated example) water passage holes 5 having a circular shape are bored in the bottom surface portion 2, and the culture solution 9 (see FIG. 3) is excessively supplied. This is for keeping the cultivation liquid 9 in an appropriate amount at all times by discharging the excessive amount when the cultivation is performed.

Further, the water passage holes 5 allow the air to flow, thereby promoting the growth of the sprout vegetables 8 (see FIG. 4) and preventing rooting.

Since the above-mentioned cultivation and packaging container 1 is shipped as it is to the consumer, it is desirable to be formed of a transparent material. This is because the transparent container can give the consumer a sense of security because the inside can be seen.

Further, since it is considered that the roots which are entwined with each other do not look good, only the bottom part of the cultivation and packaging container and the lower part of the side wall part are colored in a color in which the inside cannot be seen, and other parts are colored. It is also possible to make the part transparent.

A culture medium 6 made of, for example, a foamed urethane mat is laid on the bottom surface 2 of the cultivation / packaging container 1 as described above.

Next, when cultivating sprout vegetables 8 such as radish radish, a light-shielding body used in combination with the above-mentioned cultivation / packaging container 1, particularly the transparent cultivation / packaging container 1, This will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, this cultivating / packing container light-shielding body 11 is formed by integrating a plurality of cylindrical light-shielding portions 13 having a substantially square cross section in a horizontal plane so as to be watertight by the plane portion 12. Are made of, for example, synthetic resin. Further, both upper and lower ends of the light shielding portion 13 serve as an upper opening 13a and a lower opening 13b, both of which are open. In the light-shielding body 11 for cultivation and packaging container, the light-shielding portion 13 and the flat surface portion 12 are formed of a substantially light-shielding material, and are colored black, for example, so that the reflectance of light on the surface is low. .

Next, a method of cultivating sprouts 8 such as radish and radish using the above-mentioned cultivation / packaging container 1 will be described.

After laying the culture medium 6 on the bottom surface 2 of the cultivation / packaging container 1, the cultivation / packaging containers 1 are arranged two-dimensionally so as to correspond to the arrangement of the light-shielding portions 13 in FIG. The light-shielding portions 13 of the light-shielding body 11 for cultivation and packaging container are inserted into the packaging container 1, respectively. Then, an appropriate amount of seeds is sown so that each cultivation and packaging container 1 is evenly distributed.

As the above order, the medium 6 may be laid after the cultivation and packaging containers 1 are two-dimensionally arranged, or the medium 6 in which seeds are embedded in advance is placed on the bottom surface 2 of the cultivation and packaging container 1. You may also lay it.

Then, as shown in FIG. 3, when an appropriate amount of the cultivation liquid 9 is sprayed on each of the cultivation and packaging containers 1, the sprayed cultivation liquid 9 enters from the upper opening 13a of the light-shielding portion 13 and partly From the lower side opening 13b, it is dripped onto the bottom part 2 of the cultivation / packaging container 1 as it is, and the other part is transmitted along the inner wall surface of the light shielding part 13 from the peripheral part of the lower side opening 13b to the bottom of the cultivation / packing container 1. It falls to the part 2 or is accumulated on the bottom part 2 along the lower part of the inner surface of the side wall part 3 of the cultivation and packaging container 1.

In this way, the side wall 3 of the cultivating and packaging container 1 does not adhere to the cultivation liquid 9 except for the lower part,
After that, it does not become white due to evaporation of water. Also,
Since the light-shielding portions 13 are integrally connected to each other by the flat surface portion 12 without a gap, the cultivation liquid 9 is inserted from between the light-shielding portions 13.
There is no intrusion.

When the culture solution 9 is supplied more than necessary, an excessive amount of the culture solution 9 is discharged from the water passage hole 5 to the outside of the cultivation / packaging container 1, so that it is always appropriate. Maintained in liquid volume.

Further, when the seed germinates and grows,
Since the light enters through the upper opening 13a of the light shield 13 and is radiated to the seeds through the lower opening 13b,
The germinated vegetative vegetables 8 do not bend sideways and grow due to only the light from directly above. Moreover, since the light-shielding body 11 for cultivation and packaging container is colored black, the light is hardly reflected inside the light-shielding portion 13, and the light is emitted from the side by the reflected light. Absent.

Further, in the process of growing the sprout vegetables 8, since air is circulated to the outside through the water passage holes 5, necessary air is supplied to the roots to cause rooting. There is no such thing.

When the sprout vegetables 8 have grown to the point where they can be shipped, as shown in FIG.
If the lid 7 is fitted and attached to the fitting flange 4 of 1 or the upper part of the cultivation and packaging container 1 is sealed with a transparent sheet member, as a container for packaging the sprout vegetable 8 as one unit of consumption, Can be shipped as is.

When the cultivation of the sprout vegetables 8 by the cultivation / packaging container 1 of one group is completed, the light-shielding body 11 for cultivation / packing container is once washed, and then the cultivation / packaging container of the next group. It can be used subsequently to the cultivation of the sprout vegetable 8 according to 1.

At this time, the light-shielding body 11 for the cultivation and packaging container 11
Is formed from a material having water repellency, or water repellency is applied to the surface, so that washing after cultivation is completed may be easier.

Although the method for supplying the cultivation liquid 9 was carried out by spraying it from above in the above description, it is not limited to this.
You may make it soak the lower part of. This way, the water passage hole 5
From this, the cultivation liquid 9 can enter the cultivation and packaging container 1, penetrate into the culture medium 6 and be replenished. When this method is used, since the cultivation liquid 9 does not adhere to the side wall portion 3 of the cultivation / packaging container 1, the cultivation / packing container light-shielding body 11 only needs to have a light-shielding property and is not necessarily waterproof. You don't have to be sexual.

Further, the number and size of the water passage holes 5 are appropriate depending on the kind of the sprout vegetables 8 to be cultivated, that is, whether the radish is radish or the sprouts are three leaves. You should choose one. In addition, the same type of sprout vegetables 8
However, since the time required for growing varies depending on the season of cultivation, it may be selected according to such seasons and other cultivation conditions.

If the side wall 3 is provided with a plurality of longitudinal ribs, which are the longitudinal direction of the cultivating and packaging container 1, and the side wall 3 is reinforced, the cultivating and packaging container is increased in strength and cultivated. It may be possible to increase the resistance to damage in the path from the time of doing to the hand of the consumer.

According to such an embodiment, since the transfer work from the cultivation container to the packaging container, which is conventionally performed, is unnecessary, the cost is reduced and the inexpensive sprout vegetables are provided to the consumer. Can be provided. Furthermore, when cultivation is carried out using a transparent cultivation and packaging container, the cultivation liquid does not adhere to the side wall of the cultivation and packaging container, so that it remains white and its appearance is not impaired, and Does not hit from the side, so that the sprout vegetables can be smoothly promoted to grow upward.

[0037]

As described above, according to the cultivation and packaging container of the present invention, it is possible to reduce the cost by eliminating the work of transferring the cultivation container to the packaging container.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a cultivation and packaging container according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a light-shielding body for a cultivation and packaging container in which a plurality of light-shielding portions are integrally connected in the above embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the cultivation / packaging container light-shielding body is inserted into the cultivation / packaging container of the above-described embodiment to supply a cultivation liquid.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing a state in which a lid is attached for shipping to a cultivating and packaging container in which bud vegetables have grown in the above embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cultivation and packaging container 2 ... Bottom part 3 ... Side wall part 4 ... Fitting flange 5 ... Water passage hole 6 ... Medium 11 ... Light-shielding body for cultivation / packing container 12 ... Plane part 13 ... Light-shielding part

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A cultivation container comprising a bottom part and a side wall which is erected from the bottom part for growing bud vegetables using a medium, which is also used as a packaging container as one unit of consumption. Combined packaging container. 2. The cultivation and packaging according to claim 1, wherein the bottom surface is provided with a water passage hole for discharging excess cultivation liquid and permitting air to flow therethrough. container. 3. The cultivation / packaging container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cultivation / packaging container is transparent. 4. The cultivation and packaging container according to claim 1, wherein the bottom surface portion and the lower portion of the side wall portion are colored in a color such that the inside cannot be seen, and the other portions are transparent. The cultivation and packaging container according to item 1 of item 3. 5. The cultivation and packaging container according to claim 1, wherein the side wall portion is provided with a rib for reinforcement along the longitudinal direction. 6. The cultivation and packaging container is molded from a synthetic resin.
1. A container for cultivation and packaging according to item 1.