JPH09322651A - Planting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lightweight planting device equipped with a water reserving means and a automatic water feed means, and workable even in general wooden houses, etc. SOLUTION: This planting device is so designed that a drainage channel 3 connected to a drainage facility is provided on the lower part inside a waterproof holding frame 1, a lightweight water-permeating material layer 5 is set up above the drainage channel 3, the layer 5 is bored with holes 9 on the upper face, a water-holding vessel 11 with the upper end opened is engaged with each of the holes 9, each of the water-holding vessels 11 is packed with lightweight water-absorbing aggregates 15, a water-permeating filter 17 is provided throughout the upper face of the layer 5 including the opening upper end of each of the vessels 11, and soil dressing is packed on the filter 17 in the waterproof holding frame 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a veranda, a hall, a room, a corridor, a staircase in a building such as a general house or a building.
The present invention relates to a planting device for greening rooftops with plants such as flowers and small trees.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As such a planting device, an artificial ground is formed by using soil or gravel, and the artificial ground is provided with a drainage facility (hereinafter, "planting device (a)"). Is already known. In addition, a simple planting device (hereinafter referred to as "planting device (b)") such as a plant pot or a planter in which a case having a drainage port at the lower end is filled with the soil is widely known.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned conventional planting device (a) in which the artificial ground is provided with a drainage facility.
Is preferable in terms of greening the building, but it still has the following problems. (1) Since the planting device (a) does not have a special water retention means, it is necessary to frequently supply water to the plants planted in the planting device. However, for example, in a planting device provided in a company, an office, or the like, there are cases in which water cannot be given to plants planted in the planting device on a holiday or the like. In such a case, the planted plant may fall into water shortage and may even die. (2) Since the planting device (a) is one in which artificial ground is formed by using soil, gravel or the like, and the artificial ground is provided with drainage equipment, the weight becomes extremely large. Therefore, in a general wooden house, the planting device (a)
Cannot be constructed. Also, although planting devices (b) such as flower pots and planters can be installed in general wooden houses, etc., the planting device (b) does not have any special water retention means, so It has the problem shown in (1). The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems in the conventional planting device.

[0004]

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides the following planting device.

(1) A drainage channel connected to a drainage facility is provided in the lower portion of the waterproof holding frame, and a lightweight water-permeable material layer is disposed above the drainage channel in the waterproof holding frame. A hole is drilled from the upper surface of the water-retaining container, and a water retention container with an open upper end is fitted into the hole. A planting device, wherein a water-permeable filter is provided on the entire upper surface of the water-permeable material layer, and the soil is arranged on the water-permeable filter in the waterproof holding frame (claim 1).

(2) A water receiving portion having a drainage port is provided in the lower portion of the waterproof holding frame, and a lightweight water permeable material layer is disposed above the water receiving portion in the waterproof holding frame. A hole is formed in the layer from the upper surface, and a water retention container having an upper end opened is fitted in the hole, and a lightweight water-absorbent aggregate is filled in the water retention container, and the opening upper end of the water retention container is included. A planting device characterized in that a water-permeable filter is provided on the entire upper surface of the lightweight water-permeable material layer, and the soil is disposed on the water-permeable filter in the waterproof holding frame (claim 2).

(3) It is desirable that the lightweight water-permeable material layer is formed by adhering foamed synthetic resin pellets to each other (claim 3).

(4) It is desirable that the pellets are formed of expanded polystyrene (claim 4).

[0009]

[Action]

[Planting device according to claim 1] The planting device according to claim 1 is applied to a veranda, a hall, a room, a hallway, a staircase, a rooftop, etc. in a building such as a general house or a building. In the planting apparatus according to the first aspect, desired plants such as flowers and small trees are planted on the soil on the water-permeable filter in the waterproof holding frame. When water is poured onto the plant or the soil, water permeates downward in the soil and a part of the water passes through the water permeable filter. A part of the water that has passed through the water permeable filter enters the water retention container and is absorbed by the lightweight water-absorbent aggregate filled in the water retention container. The lightweight water-absorbent aggregate in the water retention container plays a role of absorbing the water that has entered the water retention container, holding the same, and maintaining the shape of the water retention container. When the water content in the soil is low, the water absorbed by the lightweight water-absorbent aggregate in the water retaining container returns to the soil through the water permeable filter. Of the water that has passed through the water permeable filter from the soil, the water that did not enter the water retention container passes through the lightweight water permeable material layer, falls into the drainage channel in the lower part of the waterproof holding frame, and is drained by the drainage facility. The permeable filter prevents the particles of the soil from flowing down.

[Planting device according to claim 2] The planting device according to claim 2 is a small portable device, and can be arbitrarily placed at an appropriate place in a building such as a general house or a building. . In the planting device of the second aspect, the water dropped to the water receiving portion in the lower part of the waterproof holding frame is taken out from the drainage port, but the other points are the same as the planting device of the first aspect.

[Planting device according to claim 3] In the planting device according to claim 3, the lightweight water-permeable material layer is formed by adhering foamed synthetic resin pellets to each other, and water is a gap between the pellets. Fall through.

[Planting apparatus according to claim 4] In the planting apparatus according to claim 4, the lightweight water-permeable material layer is formed by adhering pellets of expanded polystyrene to each other, and water passes through the gaps between the pellets. To fall. The lightweight water-permeable material layer in the planting device according to the fourth aspect is extremely easy to cut and pierce.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Reference numeral 1 indicates a waterproof holding frame of the planting device. The waterproof holding frame 1 may be formed as an integral case-shaped body, but may be a combination of a plurality of members including a root-resistant sheet such as a polyethylene film. A drainage channel 3 connected to a drainage facility (not shown) of a building is provided in the lower portion of the waterproof holding frame 1. A lightweight water permeable material layer 5 is arranged above the drainage channel 3 in the waterproof holding frame 1. It is desirable that the lightweight water-permeable material layer 5 be formed by adhering foamed synthetic resin pellets 7, 7, ... To each other (see FIG. 3). Pellet 7,
7 ... are preferably formed of expanded polystyrene. The light-weight water-permeable material layer 5 is provided with holes 9, 9 ... From the upper surface, and a water retention container 11 having an upper end opened is fitted in the hole 9. Although the water retention container 11 may be manufactured in an independent state as shown in FIG. 2, the water retention container 11 is located at the holes 9, 9 ... Of the lightweight water-permeable material layer 5 as shown in FIGS. They may be made of synthetic resin in a state of being connected to each other through the connecting portion 13 after making the relationships correspond. When the water retention container 11 is manufactured in such a connected state, the work of fitting the holes 9 in the lightweight water-permeable material layer 5 is extremely easy. A lightweight water-absorbent aggregate 15 is filled in each water retaining container 11. The lightweight water-absorbent aggregate 15 is preferably a ceramic-based aggregate. The water permeable filter 17 is provided on the entire upper surface of the lightweight water permeable material layer 5 including the upper end of the opening of the water retention container 11. The water permeable filter 17 allows water to pass through but does not allow particles of the soil to pass through, and is preferably formed of a non-woven fabric. Waterproof holding frame 1
The soil is placed on the water permeable filter 17 inside.

In the lower part of the waterproof holding frame 1, instead of providing the drainage channel 3 connected to the drainage facility of the building as described above,
A water receiver 3 ′ having a drain 21 may be provided.
A plug 23 is detachably attached to the drain port 21.

[0015]

【The invention's effect】

[Planting device according to claim 1] In the planting device according to claim 1, the water that has fallen from the soil is absorbed by the lightweight water-absorbing aggregate filled in the water retaining container, and the moisture in the soil is reduced. When this happens, the water absorbed by the lightweight water-absorbent aggregate permeates into the soil again. In other words, since the planting device according to claim 1 is provided with the water storage means and the automatic water supply means, there is no fear that the planted plant will fall into water shortage or die even when the water supply interval for the planted plant becomes long. . In addition, excess water that cannot be held by the water retention container falls through the lightweight water-permeable material layer, so that the soil does not become excessive in water. Furthermore,
Since the ground in the planting device according to the first aspect is constructed by disposing the soil on the lightweight permeable material layer, the weight is reduced by the amount of the lightweight permeable material layer. Therefore, the planting apparatus according to claim 1 can be installed in a general wooden house or the like.

[Planting device according to claim 2] The planting device according to claim 2 is a small portable device, and can be arbitrarily placed at an appropriate place in a building such as a general house or a building. .

[Planting device according to claim 3] In the planting device according to claim 3, the lightweight water-permeable material layer is formed by adhering foamed synthetic resin pellets to each other, and water is a gap between the pellets. Fall through.

[Planting device according to claim 4] In the planting device according to claim 4, the lightweight water-permeable material layer is formed by adhering pellets of expanded polystyrene to each other, and water passes through the gaps between the pellets. To fall. The lightweight water-permeable material layer in the planting device according to the fourth aspect is extremely easy to cut and pierce.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a usage state of a planting device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a water retention container.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a lightweight water-permeable material layer.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a water retention container manufactured in a connected state.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing an array of holes in the lightweight water-permeable material layer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Waterproof holding frame 3 Drainage channel 3'Water receiving part 5 Light weight permeable material layer 7 Pellet 9 Hole 11 Water retaining container 13 Connection part 15 Light weight water-absorbent aggregate 17 Water permeable filter 21 Drain port 23 Plug

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A waterproof holding frame is provided with a drainage channel connected to a drainage facility at a lower portion thereof, and a lightweight water-permeable material layer is disposed above the drainage channel in the waterproofing holding frame. Is a hole formed from the upper surface, a water retention container with an upper end opened is fitted in the hole, a lightweight water-absorbing aggregate is filled in the water retention container, and a lightweight water-permeable material including the opening upper end of the water retention container A planting device characterized in that a water-permeable filter is provided on the entire upper surface of the material layer, and the soil is arranged on the water-permeable filter in the waterproof holding frame. 2. The waterproof holding frame is provided at its lower portion with a water receiving portion having a drainage port, and a lightweight water permeable material layer is disposed above the water receiving portion in the waterproof holding frame. A hole is drilled from the upper surface of the water-retaining container, and a water retention container with an open upper end is fitted into the hole. A planting device, wherein a water-permeable filter is provided on the entire upper surface of the water-permeable material layer, and the soil is disposed on the water-permeable filter in the waterproof holding frame. 3. The planting device according to claim 1, wherein the lightweight water-permeable material layer is formed by adhering foamed synthetic resin pellets to each other. 4. The planting device according to claim 3, wherein the pellets are formed of expanded polystyrene.