JPH1028470A - Container for arranging pots for growing organism - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a container capable of easily performing work by improving the low working efficiency of the work for reversing pots containing a medium inoculated with a fungus. SOLUTION: This container for arranging pots for growing an organism is obtained by preparing plural pots each having a first portion 4 having an inlet port and a second portion 5 having a larger diameter than that of the first portion, forming through holes 12 for inserting the first portions 4 of the pots at the bottoms 10 of the container 2a for housing plural pots 1, prepare a different second container 2b having the same shape to the first container 2a housing the pots 1, inserting the first portion 4 of the pots 1 to the through holes 12 of the second container 2b, and reversing the pots 1 and the first and second containers 2a, 2b integratedly.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container suitable for containing or arranging a pot for germinating a mushroom fungus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to germinate mushrooms,
Put the culture in a pot (container), plant the bacteria here,
It is known to germinate a pot by prone or raised.

[0003]

By the way, the work for lowering or raising a large number of pots has been difficult. Now, the germination of mushrooms has been described. However, similar problems occur in the breeding of other organisms that require similar operations.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a container or tray for storing or arranging pots, which can easily perform the operation of turning the pot upside down so that the entrance is on the lower side.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is directed to a first portion having an inlet, and having a larger outer diameter than the first portion and being continuous with the first portion. For arranging a plurality of biological cultivation pots each having a second portion formed in a uniform manner, and a bottom portion closing a side continuous to the first portion and an opposite side of the second portion. A container, comprising: a bottom portion having a size capable of disposing the plurality of biological cultivation pots; and a side portion provided to surround the bottom portion, wherein a plurality of through holes are provided in the bottom portion. Each of the plurality of through holes is formed in a size such that at least a part of the first portion of the pot can be inserted, but the second portion cannot be inserted. , The plurality of through holes correspond to the arrangement positions of the plurality of pots Those related to the container, characterized in that provided in the location. It is desirable that the height of the side portion of the container be lower than the second portion of the pot and higher than the first portion. Also,
It is desirable to provide an opening in the side surface as described in claim 3.

[0006]

According to the invention of each claim, the first portions of the plurality of pots already arranged are respectively inserted into the through holes of the container specified in the present invention to connect the pot and the container. At the same time, it is possible to invert, or to reverse what has been inverted, greatly improving the workability of inversion. Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the container functions as a support for the inverted pot, the inverted state of the pot can be stably maintained, and the operation of returning the pot to the original position becomes easy. According to the third aspect of the present invention, the ventilation through the opening is improved in the inverted state, and the breeding of organisms can be promoted satisfactorily.

[0007]

Next, an apparatus for germinating mushrooms will be described with reference to FIGS. In order to germinate mushroom fungi, a plurality of synthetic resin pots (containers) 1 shown in FIG. 1 are prepared and at least two trays shown in FIG. I do.

[0008] The pot 1 is for accommodating a culture with bacteria. The pot 1 has a small-diameter first portion 4 having an inlet 3 and a second portion 5 having a larger diameter than the first portion 4. Bottom 6. The pot 1 is shaped like a whole, and a cylindrical second portion 6 having a large outer diameter is continuous with the cylindrical first portion 4 as a neck portion, and a lower portion of the second portion 6 is a bottom portion 6. And has an accommodation space 7 inside. The first
The first part 4 and the second part 4 which can also be seen as part of the part 4
The boundary 8 of the portion 5 is an inclined surface whose outer diameter gradually increases.

The container 2 shown in FIG. 2 is composed of a bottom part 10 and four side parts 11 surrounding the bottom part, and is formed in a box shape without a lid having a flat rectangular shape as a whole, and a plurality of pots 1 shown in FIG. (16) It is formed so that it can be accommodated. The bottom portion 10 is provided with 16 through holes 12 corresponding to the positions of the 16 pots 1. The four side surfaces 11 are provided with openings 13 mainly for ventilation. In order to make it possible to stack a plurality of containers 2 shown in FIG. 2, the side portion 11 rises slightly outward but not at a right angle to the bottom portion 10. The diameter of the through-hole 12 is determined so that at least a part of the small-diameter first portion 4 can be inserted, but the large-diameter second portion 5 cannot be inserted. In addition, as is apparent from FIG.
Has a slope. The inclination and shape of the edge 14 of the through hole 12 are determined so as to conform to the outer shape of the boundary 8 of the pot 1.

In order to germinate mushrooms in mass production,
A plurality of pots 1 and at least two containers 2 are prepared.
3 to 5, one of the two containers 2 is replaced with the first container 2.
a, the other is a second container 2b. Since the first and second containers 2a and 2b have substantially the same configuration, the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals. In FIGS. 4 and 5, the second container 2b is mainly used as a support for the pot 1, but it can also be used as the first container 2a and contains the first portion 4, so it is called a container. I will.

Next, a culture 15 such as sawdust is put into a plurality of pots 1 and mushroom fungi (not shown) are inoculated. The pot 1 is arranged with respect to the first container 2 a such that the center of the bottom 6 of the pot 1 coincides with the center of the through hole 12. In this embodiment, 16 pots 1 in 4 rows and 4 columns are used.
Since the container 1 is formed so that the container 1 is completely filled, the center of the pot 1 automatically coincides with the center of the through hole 12 when 16 pots 1 are regularly accommodated. Note that a concave portion or partition corresponding to the bottom portion 6 of the pot 1 may be provided on the bottom portion 10 in order to easily achieve the positioning of the pot 1.

In order to promote the germination of fungi, it is necessary to turn the pot 1 upside down. In this case, the second container 2b is placed on the pot 1 as shown in FIG. Since the through-holes 12 are formed in the bottom portion 10 of the second container 2b corresponding to the pots 1 of the first container 2a, the first portions 4 of the sixteen pots 1 are connected to the second container 2b. Are inserted into the sixteen through holes 12, respectively. Since the edge 14 of the through hole 12 is formed so as to conform to the shape of the boundary portion 8 of the pot 1, the first portion 4 of the pot 1 is stably inserted.

Next, the pot 1 and the first and second containers 2
A and 2b are integrated as shown in FIG. 4, and the integrated state is maintained, and then inverted as shown in FIG.
Since the height of the pot 1 and the first and second containers 2a and 2b are each several tens of centimeters, the integrated one can be easily inverted manually. In the inverted state as shown in FIG. 5, the second container 2b functions as a support for the pot 1. Then, the opening 13 in the side surface 11 of the second container 2b functions as a ventilation hole, and a state good for germination is obtained. Further, the inlet 3 of the pot 1 is connected to the second container 2b.
Since it is located above the lowermost surface of the, unnecessary water in the pot 1 is satisfactorily discharged.

When the state shown in FIG. 5 is returned to the state shown in FIG. 4, the pot 1 and the first and second containers 2a and 2b are kept in an integrated state and the whole is inverted.

As is apparent from the above, according to the present embodiment, the operation for germinating mushrooms can be easily achieved, and germination can be favorably promoted.

[0016]

[Modifications] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and for example, the following modifications are possible. (1) From the first container 2a shown in FIGS.
2 and the opening 13 are prepared as a first container, and only the second container 2b is provided through the through-hole 12 and the opening 13.
Can be provided. (2) The pot 1 and the container 2 of the present invention can be used for growing organisms other than mushroom fungi. (3) If necessary, the inlet 3 of the pot 1 can be closed by a lid (preferably a lid having air permeability). (4) Instead of forming the pot 1 in a cylindrical shape, the pot 1 may be formed so that the outer shape becomes a prismatic shape. Therefore, the outer diameter of the pot 1 in the present invention means not only the diameter but also the measurement size in the cross section. (5) The number of openings 13 can be variously changed. For example, five openings 13 are provided on each side surface 11, and the positions of the pot 1 and the openings 13 are shifted to further improve the air permeability.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a pot according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a container for housing and arranging the pot of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state where a pot is housed in a first container.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state where a first portion of the pot is inserted into a through hole of a second container in order to invert the pot of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the pot of FIG. 4 and first and second containers integrated and inverted.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mushroom germination pot 2, 2a, 2b container 4 1st part 5 2nd part 12 Through-hole 13 Opening

Claims (3)

[Claims] A first portion having an inlet; a second portion having a larger outer diameter than the first portion and being formed continuously with the first portion; Part of said first
A container for arranging a plurality of biological cultivation pots having a side continuous with the portion and a bottom portion closing the opposite side, the size being capable of arranging the plurality of biological cultivation pots And a side portion provided to surround the bottom portion, wherein a plurality of through holes are provided in the bottom portion, wherein each of the plurality of through holes corresponds to the first portion of the pot. At least a part can be inserted, but the second part cannot be inserted. The plurality of through holes are provided at positions corresponding to the positions of the plurality of pots. A container characterized by being made. 2. The height of the side portion is determined to be lower than the height of the second portion of the pot and higher than the height of the first portion. container. 3. The container according to claim 1, wherein an opening is formed in the side portion.