JPH0920366A - Container for transporting plant - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To keep a plant in a constant, favorable condition during transportation by enabling easy control of its watering. SOLUTION: When a plant set in a flower pot 20 placed in a pot-holder 40 is watered, the water collects at the bottom 41 of the pot-ho1der 40 and the water collecting in each of pot-holders 40 flows, seeking a lower level, through gutters 50 communicating with the other pot-holders 40. Therefore, the level of water in all the pot-holders 40 becomes constant. When the level of water collecting in the pot-holder N rises above a draining hole 71 (or stepped part 70) at a prescribed height, the overflowing portion of the water is discharged through the draining hole 71 to the outside and the level of the water in each pot-holder 40 stays invariably at the height of the draining hole 71 (or the stepped part 70). Therefore, even when the plants in the flower pots 20 set in the respective pot holders 40 are watered to excess, the superfluous portion of the water is discharged through the draining holes 71 and the level of the water is kept constant in each pot-holder 40 so that the watering can be controlled easily.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a flower container for maintaining good condition during transportation of potted plants.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, flower containers (hereinafter simply referred to as "flacon") have been used for transporting potted plants in a good condition.

FIG. 11 shows one form of such a flacon. The flacon 10 shown in the figure is molded from plastic, is light in weight, is extremely easy to handle, and has a certain level of strength, so that it can be reused.

The upper surface 12 of the container body 11 of the flacon 10
Has a flat shape so that the flacon 10 is not bulky when stacked. The container body 11 is provided with a plurality of storage portions 13 having the same shape as the outer shape of the bowl 1 for storing the bowl 1. The storage portion 13 has a depth such that the pot 1 does not pop out of the storage portion 13 due to vibration or the like during transportation. A water drain hole 15 is provided in the bottom portion 14 of each storage portion 13, and, for example, water hung on the plants in the pot 1 stored in the storage portion 13 is discharged from the bottom portion 14 of the storage portion 13 to the outside. It is supposed to be done.

By the way, the flacon 10 having such a configuration
Then, when transporting potted plants, the storage portion 13 of the flacon 10
Since a plurality of bowls 1 are stored in the container, it has an advantage that it can be easily handled as a load, but since the water given to the plants is discharged to the outside from the drain hole 15 of the bottom portion 14, the water is often drained. Since the plant becomes dry without giving water, there is a problem that it is necessary to give water many times in order to keep the condition of the plant in good condition.

Therefore, since water retention can be obtained by storing the water provided in the bottom portion 14 of the storage portion 13 of the flacon 10, the plants are dried even if they are not frequently watered during transportation. The drain hole 1 on the bottom 14 is
There is also a flacon 10 with a configuration in which 5 is omitted.

[0007]

However, in the flacon 10 having the structure in which the drain hole 14 in the bottom 13 is omitted,
The water supplied to the plants accumulates in the bottom portion 14 of the storage unit 13 and water retention is obtained, so that the number of times of supplying water can be reduced, but since each storage unit 13 is independent, the water is supplied to the plants. Even if the water is evenly supplied, the amount of water accumulated in the bottom portion 14 of each storage portion 13 is different. For this reason, the water retention conditions for the plants in the respective storage sections 13 are different, and, for example, when the amount of water accumulated in the bottom portion 14 is too large, excessive water supply causes root rot. Therefore, it is difficult to keep the condition of the plant even and good.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides a flower container which can easily manage water and can maintain the condition of plants during transportation uniformly and satisfactorily. The purpose is to provide.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is a container for transporting a plant, in which a pot in which a plant is planted is housed in a plurality of storage portions provided in a container body and transported. In the above, while communicating the plurality of storage portions with each other by the communication groove portion whose bottom portion has the same height as the bottom of the storage portion, the storage portion and / or higher than the bottom of the storage portion of the communication groove portion, If a drainage hole is provided at a position lower than the upper surface of the container body, and if there is a liquid level drop in each of the storage parts, the water in the storage part with a high liquid level moves through the communication groove, When flowing into the side of the storage unit having a low surface, the liquid levels in the plurality of storage units are kept constant, and when the liquid level in the storage unit exceeds the height position of the drain hole, The excess amount is discharged to the outside from the drain hole. Is characterized in that the liquid level in the plurality of housing parts is kept constant at the level of the water drain hole.

[0010]

In the container for transporting plants of the present invention, the plurality of storage portions provided in the container body are communicated with each other by the communication groove portion having the bottom having the same height as the bottom of the storage portion. The poured water moves in the communication groove and flows into the storage part side where the liquid level is low, so that the liquid level in each storage part can be kept constant.

Further, since the drainage hole is provided at a position higher than the bottom of the storage portion and / or the communication groove portion and lower than the upper surface of the container body, the liquid level in the storage portion is at the height position of the drainage hole. When the water level exceeds the above level, the excess amount can be discharged to the outside through the water drain hole, and the liquid level in each storage section can be kept constant at the height position of the water drain hole.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment] FIGS. 1 to 4 show the flower container of the present invention (hereinafter, simply referred to as “flacon”).
1 shows an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in these drawings, the container body 31 of the plastic flacon 30 is provided with a plurality of storage portions 40 having the same shape as the outer shape of the bowl 20, and from the flat upper surface 32 side. By dropping the bowl 20 into the storage section 40, the bowl 20 is stored in the storage section 40.

As shown in FIG. 5, a step portion 42 is provided on the bottom portion 41 of the storage portion 40. When the pots 20 are stored in the respective storage portions 40, the step portion of the bottom portion 21 of the pot 20 is provided. 22 is engaged with the stepped portion 42 of the storage portion 40, and at the same time, the periphery of the pot 20 is held by the inner wall 43 of each storage portion 40. Therefore, even if the vehicle vibrates during transportation, the pot 20 Is stably held in the storage section 40.

Further, these accommodating portions 40 are connected to the communicating groove portion 5
0 communicates with each other. These communication groove portions 50
As shown in FIG. 5, the bottom portion 51 of the
The height is about the same as that of No. 1 and the water in any of the storage parts 40 having a high liquid level is connected to the storage part 40 side having a low liquid level in the communicating groove part 5
Since 0 can be moved and flowed in, the heights of the liquid surfaces of the respective storage portions 40 are made the same.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the outer peripheral edge portion of the accommodating portion 40 and the outer peripheral edge portion of the communicating groove portion 50 are inclined surfaces toward the bottom portion 41 of the accommodating portion 40 and the bottom portion 51 of the communicating groove portion 50. If a water spout 60 having 61 is provided and the amount of water in each storage part 40 is insufficient, when water is poured from the water spout 60, the bottom part 4 of the storage part 40 along the inclined surface 61.
1 and the bottom portion 51 of the communication groove portion 50 allow water to flow in.

Furthermore, the communication groove portion 50 is provided with each storage portion 4
A step portion 70 having a water draining hole 71 provided at a predetermined height position from the bottom portion 41 of 0 is provided, and the water that has passed the step portion 70 is discharged to the outside by these water draining holes 71, The height of the liquid surface in each storage portion 40 is made constant at the height position of the water drain hole 71 (or the step portion 70).

Here, the storage portion 40, the communication groove portion 50, etc. provided in the container body 31 are tapered so that the opening size gradually decreases from the upper surface 32 side of the container body 31 toward the respective bottom portions 41 and 51. Therefore, when stacking the flacon 30, it becomes possible to easily fit the storage portion 40 and the communication groove portion 50 of the upper container body 31 into the storage portion 40 and the communication groove portion 50 of the lower container body 31. ing.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a curved recess 80 is provided on the outer peripheral edge of the storage section 40. A step portion 81 is provided at a predetermined depth position of each depression 80. As shown in FIG. 9, when the flacon 30 is stacked, the step 81 of the depression 80 has a step 81 of the depression 80 of the flacon 30 located on the upper side of the depression 80 of the flacon 30 located on the lower side. It is configured to come into contact with the stepped portion 81.

Further, the outer peripheral edge of the flacon 30 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the flange 33 that is inclined to the outside is provided, and as described above, when the flacon 30 is stacked, the inside of the flange 33 of the flacon 30 located on the upper side of the flange 33 located on the lower side of the flange 33. The condition of riding outside is taken.

A method of using the flacon 30 having such a configuration will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 9, the stacked flacon 30 is taken out in order from the top, and the pots 20 are stored in the respective storage portions 40 of the container body 31.

In this case, by dropping the pots 20 into the respective storage portions 40 of the container body 31, the step portion 22 of the bottom portion 21 of the bowl 20 is engaged with the step portion 42 of the storage portion 40 as described above. In addition, since the periphery of the pot 20 is held by the inner wall 43 of each storage portion 40, the pot 20
Is stably stored in the storage unit 40.

At this time, before storing the bowls 20 in the storage portions 40, water may be put in the respective storage portions 40 in advance. In this case, as described above, one of the liquid levels Since the water in the high accommodating parts 40 flows into the accommodating part 40 having the low liquid level by flowing through the communication groove portion 50, the liquid surfaces in the respective accommodating parts 40 have the same height.

Further, when the bowl 20 is stored in the storage portion 40 in this state, the liquid level in the storage portion 40 rises. However, similarly to the above, the communication groove portion 50 is moved to the storage portion 40 side where the liquid level is low. The amount of water that has flowed in as a result of exceeding the height of the drainage hole 71 (or the step portion 70) flows out from the drainage hole 71 to the outside.

In this way, the bowls 2 are successively stored in the storage section 40.
Every time 0 is stored, the amount of water that exceeds the height position of the water drain hole 71 (or the step portion 70) is discharged to the outside from the water drain hole 71, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. In addition, when the bowls 20 are stored in all the storage sections 40,
The liquid level in 0 is the same as the height position of the water drain hole 71 (or the step portion 70).

Furthermore, when the plants in the pots 20 are directly sprinkled with water after the pots 20 have been stored in the storage parts 40,
Since the sprinkled water escapes from the bottom portion 21 of the bowl 20 into the storage portion 40, falls from the opening edge portion of the storage portion 40 of the upper surface 32 of the container body 31, or falls from the communication groove portion 50, the respective storage portions 40. However, similarly to the above, the amount of water that exceeds the height position of the water drain hole 71 (or the step portion 70) is discharged to the outside from the water drain hole 71, and each storage portion 40 The height of the liquid level inside is the drain hole 7
It is fixed at a height position of 1 (or the step portion 70).

Further, it is also possible to pour water only from the water spouts 60 provided on the outer peripheral edge of the storage section 40 and the outer peripheral edge of the communication groove section 50. The amount of water that exceeds the height position of 71 (or the step portion 70) is discharged to the outside from the drain hole 71, and the height of the liquid surface in the storage portion 40 is kept constant.

As described above, in the present embodiment, for example, when water is given to the plants in a state where the pots 20 are stored in the respective storage parts 40, the supplied water accumulates on the bottom part 41 side of the storage part 40, respectively. The water accumulated in the storage portions 40 flows into the lower side of the liquid surface by the communication groove portion 50 that connects the storage portions 40, so that the liquid surface in each storage portion 40 is constant. Further, the liquid level of the water accumulated in each of the storage parts 40 is provided at a predetermined height position, and a drain hole 71 (or the step part 7) is provided.
When the height of (0) is exceeded, the excess water is discharged to the outside from the water drain hole 71, so that the height of the liquid surface in each storage portion 40 is equal to the water drain hole 71 (or the step portion). 70) is constantly held at the height position.

Therefore, even if the plants in the pots 20 stored in the respective storage sections 40 are overly watered, the excess water is drained from the drainage holes 71, and each storage section 4
Since the height of the liquid surface within 0 is kept constant, the water can be easily managed.

In this embodiment, the case in which the storage portion 40 has a circular opening surface according to the outer shape of the bowl 20 and has a tapered shape in which the opening size gradually decreases toward the bottom portion 41 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this example, and the opening surface may be a quadrangle, a triangle, or a rhombus, and similarly, the opening may be tapered so that the opening size gradually decreases toward the bottom, that is, at least three points on the outer wall of the pot 20. Need only be a storage part having a shape held by the inner wall of the storage part 40 having the respective opening shapes.

[Second Embodiment] FIG. 10 shows another embodiment in which the form of the flacon in FIG. 1 is changed. In the case of the flacon 30 shown in FIG.
Drainage hole 90 in the flat upper surface 32 of the container body 31 of
Is provided.

In such a structure, when the flacon 30 is placed in a stacked state as shown in FIG. 9, for example, the flacon 30 is splashed with water, and water drops collect on the upper surface 32 of the container body 31. Even in such cases,
Since the water droplets can be discharged to the outside through the water drain holes 90, it becomes possible to stock the flacon 30 in a state where the water droplets are not attached.

[0034]

As described above, according to the plant transportation container of the present invention, the communication groove portion having the plurality of storage portions provided in the container body and having the bottom having a height approximately the same as the bottom of the storage portions. Since they are communicated with each other by the water, the water poured into the storage portions moves in the communication groove portion and flows into the storage portion side where the liquid level is low, so that the liquid level in each storage portion can be kept constant.

Further, since the drainage hole is provided at a position higher than the bottom of the storage part and / or the communication groove part of the storage part and lower than the upper surface of the container body, the liquid level in the storage part is at the height position of the drainage hole. When the water level exceeds the above level, the excess amount can be discharged to the outside through the water drain hole, and the liquid level in each storage section can be kept constant at the height position of the water drain hole. Therefore, the water can be easily managed, and the condition of the plant during transportation can be kept uniform and good.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a flower container of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the flower container of FIG.

3 is a side view showing the flower container of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view showing the flower container of FIG. 1.

5 is a sectional view taken along line AA showing the flower container of FIG.

6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB showing the flower container of FIG.

7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of the flower container of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line DD of the flower container of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing a state in which the flower containers of FIG. 2 are stacked.

10 is a plan view showing another embodiment in which the form of the flower container of FIG. 1 is changed.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a form of a conventional flower container.

[Explanation of symbols]

 20 Bowl 30 Flacon 31 Container Body 40 Storage Section 50 Communication Groove Section 60 Water Outlet 70 Step Step 71 Drainage Hole

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A container for transporting plants, in which a pot in which a plant is planted is housed in a plurality of storages provided in a container body and transported, wherein the bottom has the same height as the bottom of the storage. The plurality of storage sections are communicated with each other by the communication groove section, and a drain hole is provided at a position higher than the bottom of the storage section and / or the storage section of the communication groove section and lower than the upper surface of the container body. When there is a liquid level drop in each of the storage parts, the water in the storage part with a high liquid level moves through the communication groove and flows into the storage part side with a low liquid level, thereby If the liquid surface of the container is kept constant and the liquid surface in the storage portion exceeds the height position of the water drain hole, the excess amount is discharged to the outside from the water drain hole, The liquid level in the multiple storage parts is the height of the drain hole. Plant shipping container, characterized in that remains constant in location.