JPH1084779A - Flower pot tray - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a flower pot tray stably housing plural potted plants without regard to the size of the pots. SOLUTION: The flower pot tray 1 vertically and horizontally arraying many housing and holding parts 17 and 17a housing flower pots arranges a pair of flower pot holders 19 and 19a holding the nearly half surface of the flower pot of a prescribed size to face oppositely within housing and holding parts 17 and 17a and is provided with the holding parts 21 and 21a of the holders 19 and 19a in the state of being elastically and freely extended and opened to allow the holders 19 and 19a to stably hold the flower pots corresponding to the size of the pots housed in the holding part 17 and 17a.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a potted tray for accommodating a plurality of potted plants.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a potted tray is provided with an appropriate number of concave holding portions for accommodating a single potted plant for each pot, and the potted plant is always carried on the potted tray from the time of shipment and transported to a market. I was

[0003] Therefore, a potted tray having as large a number of holding parts as possible can be used to transport a large number of potted plants at a time, but the size of the potted tray is limited to the carrier of the transport vehicle. Since the items that are inevitably standardized according to the size of the shelves equipped, the size of the trolleys used in the market, etc., the number of storage Almost unified by size.

[0004] However, in pot plants, depending on the object to be appreciated, such as leaves and flowers, for example, in leaves and flowers such as cyclamen with excellent leaves, a leaf set is applied so that each leaf looks good. Therefore, care must be taken to prevent the plants contained in the potted trays from touching each other and breaking the leaf set, and therefore, the plants must be protected by using potted trays having a wide interval between the concave portions.

On the other hand, for inexpensive plants that do not require leaf sets, if potted trays with a small number of storages are used as described above,
Considering the fare, etc., the unit price is high, so it is not profitable, so potted trays with a large number of holding parts must be used, and potted plant producers use several types of trays according to these conditions. It is a fact that one potted tray cannot handle it, so once the plant has been shipped, the surplus potted tray cannot be used for subsequent plants. They had to be kept and needed a storage space.

Further, in order to reduce the number of types of potted trays as much as possible, a potted tray having a relatively large holding portion is used to accommodate a potted plant of the same size or smaller in the holding portion. If the potted plant is smaller than the holding part, the potted plant will sway in the holding part during transportation or carrying, damaging the leaves, overflowing the seedling soil, lowering the product value, etc. Had the disadvantages of

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, potted plants can be stably accommodated irrespective of the size of the potted plants, and the potted plants accommodated in the potted trays according to the type of the plant are arranged so as not to interfere with each other. It is an object of the present invention to provide a potted tray that can accommodate both those that have to be widely spaced or those that do not.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is based on the above-mentioned prior art, and provides a large space between the potted plants to protect the plants due to instability when transporting a potted tray containing potted plants smaller than the holding portion. In view of the problem that the inevitable or unnecessary ones must be used in separate potted trays, a potted tray in which a large number of storage holding parts for storing potted plants are arranged vertically and horizontally, and a predetermined size is set. The size of the potted plant housed in the housing holding unit is provided by disposing a pair of potted plant holders that hold substantially half of the potted plant facing each other in the housing holding unit and by providing the holding unit of the potted plant holder elastically and freely. In response to this, the potted plant holders stably hold the potted plants, and the adjacent holding and holding sections in a horizontal or vertical direction are connected so as to share a part of their capacity with each other. Even if a potted tray of the same size as the conventional one is placed, depending on the potted plant to be accommodated and the size of the plant, the potted plant can be accommodated and held in all the accommodating holding portions provided on the potted tray, or the potted plant can be accommodated. The above-mentioned drawbacks have been solved by holding every other plant and holding the potted plant.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Reference numeral 1 denotes a potted tray formed in a rectangular basket made of plastic, and reference numeral 2 denotes a potted tray. The frame 2 is provided at the upper end of the potting tray 1, and the inner and outer walls 4, 5 are respectively formed on the inner and outer peripheries of the upper surface 3, and the frame 2 is formed on the inner wall 4. Are arranged at predetermined intervals, and a plurality of strip-shaped rib pieces 6,
6a are formed in a hanging manner, and a bottom plate 7 is provided at the lower end of the rib pieces 6, 6a.
Are continuously formed.

The bottom plate 7 is formed by connecting strip-shaped girder edges 8, 8a long in the longitudinal direction of the potted tray 1 to the lower ends of the rib pieces 6, 6a... Provided on the long sides 2a, 2b of the frame 2. While forming
A plurality of strip-shaped connecting pieces 9, 9a ... between the spar edges 8, 8a.
Are connected in parallel to each other, and the connecting pieces 9, 9a,... Are provided at positions corresponding to the lower ends of the rib pieces 6, 6a, provided on the short sides 2c, 2d of the frame 2. The elongated strip-shaped cross pieces 10, 10a,... Which are orthogonal to each other on the same plane are formed by extension.
The lower ends of the rib pieces 6, 6a are continuously formed at one end of 10a.

Reference numerals 11 and 11a denote partitions for dividing the potted tray 1 into several parts in the longitudinal direction thereof.
Parallel to the short sides 2c, 2d of the base plate 7 and the edge 8 of the bottom plate 7,
The upper end portions 12 and 12a are arranged on the same plane as the upper surface portion 3 of the frame 2,
Legs provided at both ends of upper ends 12, 12a of partitions 11, 11a
13 and 13a are connected to the spar edge 8 between the ends of the connecting pieces 9, 9a.
It stands up from 8a.

Further, inner walls 14, 14a,... Hang down from both side edges of the upper ends 12, 12a of the partitions 11, 11a.
14a, strip-shaped rib pieces 15, 15 are provided at positions facing the rib pieces 6, 6a provided on the short sides 2c, 2d of the frame body 2.
are formed in a hanging manner, and the lower ends of the rib pieces 15, 15a are formed continuously with the other ends of the cross pieces 10, 10a.

In the potting tray 1, a plurality of spaces partitioned by the compartments 11 and 11a are formed in the interior of the potting tray 1, and the potting W is provided in each of the receiving portions 16, 16a. Are provided in a plurality, and the intersections of the connecting pieces 9, 9a... And the intersections 10, 10a... Of the bottom plate 7 correspond to each of the accommodation holding parts 17, 17a. Are positioned at the center of the holding portions 17, 17a..., And the holding portions 17, 17a.

Each of the housing holding portions 1 in the housing portions 16, 16a...
7, 17a... Are the intersections 1 of the bottom plate 7 shown by the dashed line in FIG.
The potted plant W is accommodated and held in a virtual circle X, X1... Having a predetermined radius centered at 8, 18a.
are arranged such that the virtual circles X, X1 in... intersect each other, and the adjacent housing and holding portions 17, 17a in the housings 16, 16a. They are arranged continuously to share a part.

The inner walls 4, 14, 14a... Of the holding portions 17, 17a are curved so as to substantially match the arcs of the virtual circles X, X1.

A pair of potted holders 19, 19a, which hold substantially half of a potted plant W having a predetermined size, are arranged in each of the holding portions 17, 17a,. , 19a ... each is a set of two holding blades 20,
The holding blades 20, 20a are made of a thin strip having elasticity and flexibility, and are formed in a substantially quadrant shape having a predetermined curvature except for the base end of the strip. The holding inner surfaces of the two holding blades 20, 20a are formed as holding portions 21, 21a, and the holding portions 21, 21a are opposed to each other.
The base ends are separated from each other by the width of the rib pieces 6, 6a, 15, 15a, and are fixed to the inner wall portions 4, 14, 14a, and the holding portions 21, 21a of the two holding blades 20, 20a,. So as to form a substantially semicircular arc, and holding portions 21, 21 of the potted holders 19, 19a...
are provided so as to be elastically expandable.

In the present embodiment, the housing 16,
In FIG. 16a, the adjacent holding members 17, 17a are arranged continuously so as to share a part of their capacity. However, the adjacent holding members 17, 17a are circumscribed or close to each other. .. May be arranged so that the virtual circles X, X1...

The inner walls 4, 14, 14a... Of the holding members 17, 17a... May not be curved as described above, but may be formed in a flat shape to have a cliff-like shape.

Reference numerals 22, 22a... Denote convex portions formed on the outer wall 5 of the frame body 2 so as to protrude outwardly. Each side (long side and short side) 2a, 2b, 2c of the convex portions 22, 22a. Two or more are provided at predetermined intervals in each of 2d.

Reference numeral 23 denotes a groove formed in the upper surface portion 3 of the frame 2 so as to be depressed along the shape of the frame 2, and the presence of the groove 23 reinforces the frame 2. Are provided with a plurality of drain holes 24, 24a... So that rainwater, seedling soil, and the like do not accumulate in the grooves 23.

The potted tray 1 is constructed and stacked as described above.

Further, as a modified example of the potted plant holders 19, 19a..., As shown in FIGS.
Are formed in a flat strip shape.

Next, the operation of the potting tray according to the present invention will be described. In the case where the pottings W to be stored in the holding portions 17, 17a... In 16 and 16a, if the potted plants W to be stored in the storage and holding units 17, 17a are large enough not to interfere with each other next to each other, all of the storage and storage units 17, 17a in the potted tray 1 will be used. Houses potted plants W.

When the potted plants W to be stored in the holding portions 17, 17a... Are of such a size that they interfere with each other next to each other, for example, in FIG. The potted plants W are accommodated in six places of the accommodation holding parts 17, 17a.

In the case where it is necessary to maintain an interval at which the plants contained in the potting tray 1 do not contact each other according to the type of the plant of the potted plant W, for example, in FIG.
.. In the longitudinal two rows including the four corners of the potting tray 1, six places of the holding parts 17, 17 a, in the center of the potting tray 1 and the four places of the holding parts 17, 17 a. , And two in the center row in the short direction, or a total of three places in the right, left and right rows and one in each of the middle rows.

When the potted plants W are stored in the holding portions 17, 17a,..., The potted plants 19, 19a. And the potted plant W is stored in each of the holding portions 17 and 17.
a… keep it stable within.

The potted plant holder 1 shown in FIGS.
Even in the housing holding parts 17, 17a ... provided with 9, 19a ...
As described above, the potted plant W is stably held in accordance with the size of the potted plant W, and the potted plant holders 19, 19a,... Particularly have a large contact area with the flat side wall when accommodating the rectangular potted plant W. Therefore, the potted plant W is more stably held.

When transporting a large number of potted trays 1 containing the potted plants W, each of the projections 22, 22a... Between adjacent potted trays 1 comes into contact with the outer wall 5 of the frame 2 and If the interval is maintained, for example, if the leaves of the plant of the potted plant W are large, this will hang outside the frame 2, and even in such a case, the frame 2 of the adjacent potted tray 1
There is no leaf between them.

[0029]

In summary, the present invention relates to a potting tray 1 in which a large number of storage holding portions 17, 17a... For storing pottings W are arranged vertically and horizontally, and a pair of holding trays which hold substantially half surfaces of the potting W having a predetermined size. Are arranged opposite to each other in the housing holders 17, 17a..., So that the potted plants W accommodated in the housing holders 17, 17a.
19, 19a ... can be held stably.

Further, the holding portions 2 of the potted plant holders 19, 19a...
1, 21a ... are provided so as to be elastically expandable, so that even if the potted plants W have different sizes, the potted plant holders 19, 19a ...
Can be expanded in accordance with the size of the potted plant W, so that the potted plant W can be stably held, and the potted plant holders 19, 19a ... hold the potted plant W elastically.
For example, it is possible to always stably hold the potted plant W by buffering vibration during transportation.

The storage holding portions 17, which are adjacent in the horizontal or the vertical direction,
17a are arranged continuously so as to share a part of their capacity with each other. Therefore, even if they are the same size as the conventional potted tray, they are provided on the potted tray 1 depending on the size of the potted plant W to be accommodated. Potted plants W by the number of storage and holding parts 17, 17a ...
Can be stably accommodated and held as described above, and
Even if the potted plants W to be accommodated in the 17, 17a are large enough to interfere with each other next to each other, the accommodation holding portions 17, 17a ...
Can be stably accommodated and held as described above, so that potted plants W having different sizes can be stored in one.
Can be covered by one potted tray 1.

Therefore, according to the type of the plant of the potted plant W, the plants accommodated in the potted tray 1 can be accommodated so as to keep an interval that does not contact each other. For example, in the potted tray 1 shown in FIG. Although the number is 9 pots, in the case of leaf-composed plants such as cyclamen,
When the potted plants W are stored in 7, 17a, the leaves of each plant come into contact with each other.
A total of 4 locations: 6 locations at 7 and 17a, 5 locations at the center and four corners of the potted tray 1, 5 locations at the center row at the four corners, 2 locations at the central row in the longitudinal direction, and 2 locations at the central row in the transverse direction Or, the pots W are housed in a total of three places, one in each of the right and left rows and the center row in the longitudinal direction, so that the mutual interval between the pots W is widened to prevent the collapse of the leaf set, and the Plants that do not hurt, while not having to maintain a wide spacing,
Because of the lower price compared to cyclamen, etc., the potted plant W can be accommodated in the potted tray 1 according to the kind of the plant. The potted plant W can be provided with a wide interval, or can be used without the need so that they do not interfere with each other, so that the potted plant tray 1 can be provided with an extremely convenient potted plant tray for a potted plant producer. Since only one mold can be used, the run nig cost for manufacturing can be reduced.

A frame 2 provided at the upper end of the potted tray 1
Are provided so as to protrude outward on each side, so that when transporting a large number of potted trays 1 accommodating the potted plants W, each of the adjacent potted trays 1 is connected to each other. Are in contact with the outer wall 5 of the frame 2 to keep a distance from each other. For example, if the potted plant W has a large leaf, it will hang outside the frame 2. Even in this case, the leaf is not sandwiched between the frame bodies 2 of the adjacent potted trays 1, so that the leaf can be protected without being damaged, and the practical effect is extremely large.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a potted tray according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a potted tray.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line DD of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a state where potted plants of different sizes are stored in a storage holding unit.

8 is a sectional view taken along the line EE in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a part of a plan view of a potting tray showing a modification of the potting holder.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line FF of FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along line GG of FIG. 10;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Potted tray 17, 17a… Housing and holding part 19, 19a… Potted holder 21, 21a… Holding part 22, 22a… Convex part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A potted tray in which a large number of storage holding portions for storing potted plants are arranged vertically and horizontally, and a pair of potted holders for holding a substantially half surface of a potted plant having a predetermined size,
A potting tray, wherein the potting tray is opposed to the housing holding portion and the holding portion of the potting holder is provided so as to be elastically expandable. 2. The potting tray according to claim 1, wherein the storage holding portions adjacent in the horizontal or vertical direction are continuously arranged so as to share a part of their capacity with each other. 3. The potting tray according to claim 1, wherein in the frame provided at the upper end of the potting tray, two or more projections are provided on each side so as to protrude outward.