JPH0974904A - Pallet for growing plant - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pallet capable of making water content, etc., communicate between pallets and improving touch feeling to feet. SOLUTION: A base part of a pallet 10 is made of a body base 12 in which many recessed parts 14 for retaining water are formed in rows on the upper face. A filter sheet 32 formed in mesh-like state is arranged on the upper part of the body base 12 and soil 34 planting lawn 36 on the upper part is placed on the upper face of the filter sheet 32. A through-hole 42A in a cylindrical part 42 is arranged on the upper face of the filter sheet 32 so as to extend in vertical direction and a support pipe 40 obtained by coupling the cylindrical parts 42 with a coupling member 44 is arranged in a state embedded in the soil 34.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vegetation cultivating pallet capable of allowing moisture and the like to flow back and forth between artificial lands such as rooftops and balconies of buildings, parks, plazas and stadiums. It can be applied to planters for trees that are constructed or installed outdoors.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Growing vegetation such as lawns and trees on a pallet formed in a rectangular frame of a predetermined size, and installing this vegetation with a large number of pallets on a landscaping site or on the roof of a building. It is known that a considerable area is covered with green so that humans can walk on it.

As such a pallet, there is a pallet on which lawn is vegetated as shown in FIG. 6, and a conventional technique will be described below based on this diagram.

As shown in this figure, the pallet 110 is
Side wall 1 in which the connecting concave portion 116 and the connecting convex portion 118 are formed
Lower frame 112 having 14 around and a plurality of frame parts 1
The upper frame body 12 in which 24 is crossed and arranged in the side wall 122
0 is constructed by stacking. Then, by engaging the connecting concave portion 116 and the connecting convex portion 118 provided on the lower frame 112, a large number of pallets 110 are formed.
Can be connected.

However, such a conventional pallet 110 is
In the case, since the outer peripheral surface of the pallet 110 is completely surrounded by the side wall 114 and the interior is partitioned, there is a drawback that moisture, nutrients and roots cannot move back and forth between the pallets 110.

Further, when stepping on a lawn to be planted on the pallet 110, the upper edge of the pallet 110 formed by the side wall 122 and the frame portion 124 of the pallet 110 is in direct contact with the foot so that the upper edge of the pallet 110 is in contact. There is a drawback in that the feeling on the feet becomes poor.

Further, when connecting the pallets 110, since the connection recesses 116 and the connection protrusions 118 are engaged and connected, the pallets 110 are oriented when the pallets 110 are connected, and workability is improved. Bad, pallet 110
Since the connection concave portion 116 and the connection convex portion 118 are almost completely connected to each other, the connection portion cannot be bent, and there is a drawback that the pallet 110 cannot be arranged while following the installation surface on an uneven installation place. .

On the other hand, it may be necessary to cut a part of the pallet 110 according to the shape of the installation location. When the pallet 110 is cut, the side wall of the pallet 110 is partially lost and the water retaining function is lost. There are drawbacks.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In consideration of the above facts, an object of the present invention is to obtain a vegetation cultivating pallet that allows water, nutrients and roots to move back and forth between each other and has a good feel to the feet. The purpose of the present invention is to obtain a vegetation growing pallet that can be easily installed in various installation locations.

[0010]

A vegetation breeding pallet according to a first aspect of the present invention has a main body base having a plurality of recesses for accommodating water therein, and a mesh-shaped base which is disposed on the main body base. It is characterized by comprising a filter and a support pipe arranged on the filter so that a through hole provided in the soil in a state of being embedded therein extends in the vertical direction.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the vegetation growing pallet, the main body base has an engaging portion and a connecting piece which is separate from the main body base and is detachably engaged with the engaging portion. Then, when a plurality of the main body bases are arranged adjacent to each other, one end of the connecting piece is engaged with the engaging portion of the one main body base and the connecting piece of the connecting piece is attached to the other engaging portion of the main body base. It is characterized in that the other ends are engaged and the main body bases are connected.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vegetation growing pallet which has a plurality of recesses for accommodating water and which has ribs protruding at its corners, and a mesh-shaped main body base. A filter disposed on the filter, a support pipe disposed on the filter so that a through hole provided in the soil in the state of being embedded in the soil extends in the vertical direction, and the main body base is connected to connect the ribs. And a side panel detachably arranged on the outer peripheral portion.

The vegetation growing pallet according to claim 4 is characterized in that a molding having an upper surface wider than the rib is attached to the rib so as to cover the top of the rib.

The operation of the vegetation growing pallet according to claim 1 will be described below. A mesh-shaped filter is arranged on a main body base having a plurality of concave portions capable of accumulating water therein. In addition, the support pipe is arranged on the filter in a state of being embedded in the soil so that the through hole provided inside the support pipe extends in the vertical direction.

Therefore, since the support pipes are arranged and the soil is stable, it is not necessary to partition the adjacent pallets with a side wall when combining a plurality of vegetation growing pallets, so that other pallets can be planted. The roots of planting organisms can freely grow on the organism growing palette, and water and nutrients can move back and forth. Further, since there is no side wall, the feel of the foot is improved even when stepping on the vegetation on the vegetation growth pallet.

Furthermore, since the upper portion of the main body base has a concave portion, the concave portion can store a certain amount of water inside the pallet. Therefore, the water retaining function of a certain amount of water and the drainage function of the surplus water overflowing from the concave portion are present in this vegetation growing pallet. Also, since a plurality of recesses are provided, even if the side wall of this pallet is partially cut or the slope is tilted by cutting this pallet, the remaining part of the recess maintains the water retaining function. ,
A certain amount of water can be retained.

On the other hand, even when a person's foot or the like is stepped on the lawn, the support pipes in the soil prevent the roots of the vegetation and the soil from being compacted by the stepping pressure at the time of the stepping.

The operation of the vegetation growing pallet according to claim 2 will be described below. The present invention has the same function as the first embodiment. However, the main body base of this claim has an engaging portion that can engage with a connecting piece that is separate from the main body base, and when a plurality of main body bases are arranged adjacent to each other, one main body While one end of the connecting piece is engaged with the engaging portion of the base,
The other end of the connecting piece is engaged with the engaging portion of the other main body base to connect these main body bases.

Therefore, by constructing the connecting portion of the vegetation breeding pallet by the connecting piece of the main body base and separate parts, for example, even if the pallet is arranged in a connected state on a mountain, a curved shape of the mountain is formed. Bending at the connecting part corresponding to
Can follow the shape of Tsukiyama.

Since the pallets can be easily connected and separated by attaching and detaching the connecting pieces regardless of the direction of the pallets, the construction method for assembling the pallets first to grow the vegetation and one vegetation growing pallet It is possible to adopt a construction method in which planting organisms are raised in units and then combined at the installation site later.

The operation of the vegetation growing pallet according to claim 3 will be described below. The present invention has the same function as the first embodiment. However, ribs are formed so as to project at the corners of the main body base according to the present invention, and the side panel is detachably arranged on the outer peripheral portion of the main body base so as to connect these ribs.

Therefore, when a plurality of vegetation growing pallets are combined, a side panel is arranged on the outer peripheral portion of the pallet which is not in contact with another pallet which originally requires a side wall, and a side panel is provided between these adjacent pallets. It becomes possible to selectively arrange the side panel without providing the.

Therefore, similarly to the first aspect, the roots of the plant organisms can freely grow in other vegetation growing pallets, and water, nutrients and the like can move back and forth. Further, since there is no side wall between the pallets, the feel of the foot is improved even when stepping on the vegetation on the vegetation growth pallet.

The operation of the plant organism growing pallet according to claim 4 will be described below. This claim also has the same effect as claims 1 and 3. However, the rib of the present invention is attached with a molding having an upper surface wider than the rib so as to cover the top of the rib.

Therefore, since the moldings are installed on the ribs serving as the protrusions, even when the human foot is stepped on, the foot comes into contact with a large area, and the feel of the foot is improved.

[0026]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A vegetation breeding pallet according to a first embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, and the present embodiment will be described based on these drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, a vegetation growing pallet (hereinafter referred to as a pallet) 1 according to the present embodiment.
The base of No. 0 constitutes a square main body base 12 in which a thin resin material is bent to form a large number of water retaining recesses 14 on the upper surface side. Therefore, the bent portion of the main body base 12 between these water retaining recesses 14 is provided with a gap S whose lower side is opened, and the gap S makes the main body base 12 easy to bend and easy to fold. In addition, solid substances 16 each having a filter function for purifying water or the like are installed in these water retaining recesses 14.

The pallet 10 will be described below by taking as an example a state in which a total of four main body bases 12 are arranged side by side in two rows and two columns.

First, ribs 18 each having an L-shaped cross section are formed so as to project upward from the four corners of the main body base 12. At the top of this rib 18, a recess 2
0 is formed, and the upper molding 2 has a U-shaped cross section
A pair of 2 can be attached.

Further, at the center of each of the four sides of the main body base 12, there is provided an engaging portion 24 formed one step lower than the surrounding surface and having a through hole 26 formed therein. The leg portions 30A of the joint 30, which is a connecting piece formed in an M shape having a pair of leg portions 30A, can be fitted into the through holes 26, respectively.

Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4, when the main body bases 12 are arranged adjacent to each other as in this embodiment, the engaging portion 24 of one main body base 12 is used.
The leg portion 30A on one end side of the joint 30 is engaged with the leg portion 30A on the other end side of the joint 30 and the leg portion 30A on the other end side of the joint 30 is engaged with the engaging portion 24 of the other body base 12. They are connected by 30.

Further, a mesh-shaped filter sheet 32 having a large number of small holes is arranged on the upper part of the main body base 12 (only one sheet is shown in FIG. 4). On the upper surface of the sheet 32, the soil 34 on which the lawn 36 is vegetated is placed.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, on the upper surface of the filter sheet 32, through holes 42A in the cylindrical portion 42 are arranged so as to extend in the vertical direction in order to allow moisture to pass therethrough, and four cylinders are provided. The support pipes 40 made of resin in which the portions 42 are connected by the connecting portions 44 are arranged in a state in which four support pipes 40 are embedded in the soil 34 on one main body base 12. The length of these support pipes 40 in the vertical direction is about half the length of the ribs 18.

On the other hand, on the outer peripheral surface of the block 50 composed of these four pallets 10, there are plate-shaped side panels 46 each having a mounting portion 48 projecting like a hook from the upper portion thereof. A pair of ribs 1
8 are attached in a detachably engaged state. However, the side panel 46 is not attached to the side of the pallet 10 where the pallets 10 are adjacent to each other. That is, since the side panel 46 is detachably arranged on the outer peripheral portion of the main body base 12 so as to connect the ribs 18, the other pallets 10 can be selectively attached only to the sides of the pallet 10 which are not adjacent to each other. I have to.

Next, the operation of the pallet 10 according to this embodiment will be described. A filter sheet 32 formed in a mesh shape is arranged on the main body base 12 having a plurality of water retaining recesses 14 capable of accumulating water in the upper portion. Further, the filter sheet 3 with the support pipe 40 embedded in the soil 34 so that the through hole 42A provided inside the cylindrical portion 42 forming the support pipe 40 extends in the vertical direction.
Placed on top of two. Therefore, when water is supplied to the pallet 10, the water passes through the soil 34 and the through holes 42A of the support pipe 40 in the soil 34, further passes through the filter sheet 32, and is collected in the water retaining recess 14. However, the soil 34 does not fall into the water retaining recess 14 due to the filter sheet 32.

On the other hand, ribs 18 are provided at the corners of the main body base 12.
The side panel 46 is detachably arranged on the outer peripheral portion of the main body base 12 so as to connect between the ribs 18.

As described above, since the support pipe 40 is arranged and the soil 34 is stable, it is not necessary to partition the adjacent pallets 10 by a side wall when combining a plurality of pallets 10. The roots of the lawn 36 can freely extend to other pallets 10 as well, and moisture and nutrients can move back and forth. In addition, the side panel 46 serving as a side wall
Since there is no space between the pallets 10
Even when stepping on 6, the feel of the foot is improved.

Further, since the water retaining recess 14 is provided on the upper portion of the main body base 12, the water retaining recess 14 can store a certain amount of water inside the pallet 10. Therefore,
The pallet 10 has a certain amount of water retaining function and a drainage function of excess water overflowing from the water retaining recess 14. Since the plurality of water retaining recesses 14 are provided, the main body base 12 corresponds to the installation location of the pallet 10.
Even if the water retaining recess 14 of the main body base 12 is partially removed by cutting, the remaining portion of the water retaining recess 14 retains the water retaining function, and a constant amount of water can be retained.

On the other hand, even when a person's foot or the like is stepped on the lawn 36, the support pipe 40 in the soil 34 suppresses the root of the lawn 36 and the soil 34 from being compacted due to the stepping pressure at the time of stepping. To be done.

Further, the main body base 1 is provided with an engaging portion 24 capable of engaging with a joint 30 which is separate from the main body base 12.
2 has. Therefore, when a plurality of main body bases 12 are arranged adjacent to each other as in the present embodiment, the leg portion 30A on one end side of the joint 30 is engaged by being fitted into the through hole 26 of one main body base 12. The body portion 12 is engaged with the joint portion 24, is fitted into the through hole 26 of the other body base 12, and the leg portion 30A on the other end side of the joint 30 is engaged with the engagement portion 24. They are connected by 30.

Therefore, the pallet 10 is mounted on a mountain or the like.
Even if they are arranged in a connected state, the shape of the mountain can be followed by bending at the connecting portion in association with the deformation of the main body base 12 due to the presence of the gap S, corresponding to the curved surface shape of the mountain. Also,
Regardless of the directionality of the pallet 10, the pallets 10 can be easily connected and separated by attaching and detaching the joint 30, so that the pallet 10 is assembled first to grow the lawn 36, and one pallet 10 is used as the turf 36. It is possible to adopt the construction methods that are combined after being trained at the installation site.

Further, the upper molding 22 having an upper surface wider than the rib 18 is attached to the rib 18 so as to cover the top of the rib 18, and the upper molding 22 is installed on the rib 18 serving as a protrusion, so that the human Even when it is stepped on by the foot, it comes into contact with the foot over a large area, and the rib 18 does not deteriorate the feel of the foot.

Next, FIG. 5 shows a vegetation growing pallet according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and the present embodiment will be described based on this drawing. The same members as those described in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 5, a large number of drainage grooves 52 are formed on the main body base 12 of the present embodiment. Therefore, there is an advantage that not only the same operation as in the first embodiment is achieved but also the excess water overflowing from the water retaining recess 14 can be drained more easily.

Although the vegetation is lawn in the present embodiment, the bottom of the pallet 10 can be used as a through hole so that it can be used as a planter for trees that are plants installed outdoors. It can also be placed in the form of chicks when stacked. Furthermore, although an example in which four pallets 10 are connected has been described in the present embodiment, a plurality other than four may be connected, and for example, they may be used alone.

Further, in the present embodiment, the main body base 12 and the support pipe 40 are made of a synthetic resin material, but the other upper moldings 22, the joints 30, the filter sheet 32, the side panel 46, etc. are also made of a synthetic resin material. can do. Further, through the through hole 42A of the support pipe 40, the water retention recess 14 and the grass 3
If the root portion of 6 is connected to the root portion with a felt, it is possible to more reliably suck up the water in the water retaining recess 14 by utilizing the capillary phenomenon.

[0047]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION Since the present invention provides a vegetation growth pallet having the above structure, moisture, nutrients and roots can move back and forth between the vegetation growth pallets, and the feel on the feet can be improved. It can be easily installed at various installation locations.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a vegetation breeding pallet according to a first embodiment of the present invention, which is a view taken along the line 1-1 of FIG.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which four vegetation growth pallets according to the first embodiment of the present invention are combined.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the vegetation growth pallet according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a state in which four main body bases of the vegetation breeding pallet according to the first embodiment of the present invention are combined.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a vegetation breeding pallet according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional pallet.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Pallet breeding pallet 12 Main body base 18 Rib 22 Upper molding 30 Joint 32 Filter sheet 40 Support pipe 46 Side panel

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A main body base having a plurality of recesses capable of storing water in the upper portion, a filter formed in a mesh shape and arranged on the main body base, and a filter embedded inside the soil. A support pipe arranged on the filter so that a through hole extends in the vertical direction. 2. The main body base has an engaging portion, and a connecting piece that is separate from the main body base and is detachably engaged with the engaging portion, and the plurality of main bodies are adjacent to each other. When the base is arranged, one end of the connecting piece is engaged with the engaging portion of the one main body base and the other end of the connecting piece is engaged with the engaging portion of the other main body base. The vegetation growing pallet according to claim 1, wherein the body bases are connected. 3. A main body base having a plurality of recesses capable of storing water in the upper portion and protruding ribs at the corners, a filter formed in a mesh shape and arranged on the main body base, and soil. A support pipe, which is provided on the filter so that a through hole provided in the interior in a buried state extends in the vertical direction, and a support pipe that is detachably arranged on the outer peripheral portion of the main body base so as to connect between the ribs. A vegetation cultivation pallet characterized by having a side panel. 4. The vegetation cultivation pallet according to claim 3, wherein a molding having an upper surface wider than the rib is attached to the rib so as to cover the top of the rib.