JPH11113410A - Seedling box - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a seedling box capable of be surely piled up, while being surely held in a height distance corresponding to the heights of grown seedlings, capable of being stored in a compact form in a non-used period and not hindering not only a hand work but also a mechanical washing work and a mechanical sowing work on the washing and sowing of the seedling box. SOLUTION: This seedling box 1 integrally comprises a bottom plate 2 and a frame 3 surrounding the bottom plate 2. Arms 8 for holding the piling distance of the seedling box 1 are disposed on both the right and left sides 7. The arms 8 are drawably and receivably disposed on both the front and rear sides 11 of the frame 3 in a state capable of being held in a drawn and raised posture.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to raising seedlings for rice transplanters, seedling boxes used for moving, transporting or transporting the seedlings, cultivating seedlings or growing strains of flowers and vegetables, and moving, transporting or transporting them. The present invention relates to a horticultural seedling box used for horticulture.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a seedling box called a seedling box is used for raising seedlings for a rice transplanter. It is mounted on trolleys stacked at appropriate intervals to germinate and grow seedlings in facilities such as nursery rooms.

Conventionally, a nursery stand for stacking seedling boxes at a predetermined interval is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 3-43024. That is, in this nursery stand, legs are provided at four peripheral edges of a base plate on which a seedling box is placed, and the base plate is kept at a required interval by the legs.

[0004]

The nursery stand described in the above-mentioned Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei 3-43024 is separate from the seedling box and has an extra structure. Because it is equipped with legs to keep the seedlings, it occupies a large storage space even outside the nursery period, and it was not easy to use.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a seedling box itself with a mechanism for stacking the seedlings at a required interval, so that seedlings for rice transplanters and seedlings of flowers and vegetables or cultivation of growing plants can be obtained. Even when moving, transporting, or transporting the seedling boxes thereafter, the seedling boxes can be stacked without any other structure while ensuring an interval corresponding to the height of the seedlings and growing strains that have grown, and Outside of the cultivation period of seedlings, flowers and vegetables, or growing plants, the mechanism for maintaining the interval is almost completely stored in the seedling box itself, and can be compactly stored during periods when not in use. It is another object of the present invention to provide a seedling box that does not interfere with mechanical washing and mechanical sowing, as well as manual washing and seeding of the seedling box.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a rectangular seedling box in which a bottom plate and a frame surrounding the bottom plate are integrally formed. Arms are provided on both sides for maintaining the stacking interval of the seedling boxes, and this arm can be stored along the side surface of the frame from the posture of standing up and maintaining the stacking interval of the seedling boxes. It is a seedling box.

A second structure according to the present invention is a square seedling box in which a bottom plate and a frame surrounding the bottom plate are integrally formed, and one seedling is placed on the upper surface of the bottom plate surrounded by the frame. Or, a partition is provided for each required number of plants, and an arm is provided on each of the left and right sides to maintain the stacking interval of the seedling boxes. A seedling box characterized by being able to be stored along.

[0008] In the first configuration or the second configuration according to the present invention, it is preferable to configure as follows. That is, the arms are provided at both ends of the front and rear sides of the frame so that the arms can be pulled out and stored and can be pulled out and held in a standing posture.

[0009] Further, a locking structure for fixing the arm in a standing posture is provided at both ends of the front and rear sides of the frame.

[0010] Further, the arm storage portions at both ends of the front and rear sides of the frame have a locking structure for holding the arm in the stored state.

The arm has a substantially U-shape consisting of both legs and a supporting portion connecting the legs, and a concave portion for fitting the supporting portion of the arm is formed on both left and right sides of the frame of the seedling box. It is to become.

Further, the arm has a substantially U-shape comprising both legs and a support portion connecting the legs, and both sides of the support portion are formed higher than the middle portion. And a fitting portion for a concave portion formed on both left and right sides of the frame of the seedling box.

The arm has a substantially U-shape comprising both legs and a support portion connecting the legs, and a support portion for the arm,
Another feature of the present invention is that the seedling box has a concave-convex locking structure that locks each other at the bottom of the seedling box corresponding to the support of the arm in the standing posture.

In the second configuration according to the present invention, it is preferable that each is configured as follows. In other words, the partition for each one seedling or required number of strains constitutes the mounting and holding portion of each seedling pot.

[0015] Further, the placement holding portion of each seedling pot is a cylindrical shape whose diameter is increased upward.

[0016]

1 to 17 show a seedling box according to the present invention which is used for raising seedlings for a rice transplanter. FIGS. 18 to 21 illustrate a seedling box according to the present invention, which is a horticultural seedling box for cultivating seedlings or growing plants of flowers and vegetables. In the drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description of the configuration will be appropriately omitted.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a seedling box according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a view showing a state in which arms for keeping a stacking interval of the seedling boxes are drawn out from the seedling box shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the arm is raised from the state of FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a side view of the seedling box shown in FIG. Is partially cut away.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a seedling box according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a view showing a state in which arms for keeping a stacking interval of the seedling boxes are drawn out from the seedling box shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state where the arm is raised from the state of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state in which the seedling boxes shown in FIG. 1 are stacked without any interval, and FIG. 9 is a stack of the seedling boxes shown in FIG. 1 with an interval corresponding to the height of the grown seedlings. It is a perspective view which shows an aspect.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a mode in which seedlings have grown in the seedling box of FIG. 1, and FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a mode in which the seedling boxes of FIG. The seeded or grown seedlings are not shown. FIG. 12 shows a mode in which seedling boxes in which seedlings are grown are mounted on a transport vehicle at intervals.
It is a perspective view which shows the aspect which piled and used the used seedling box.

FIG. 13 is a partially cutaway front view showing an example of a locking structure for holding the arm in the housed state.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a seedling box according to a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 15 is a view showing a state in which arms for keeping the stacking interval of the seedling boxes are drawn out from the seedling box shown in FIG. FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing a state in which the arm is raised from the state shown in FIG. 14, FIG. 17 is a side view of the seedling box shown in FIG. Is partially cut away.

FIG. 18 is a perspective view of a seedling box according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 19 is a state in which arms for keeping the stacking intervals of the seedling boxes are drawn out from the seedling box shown in FIG. FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing a state where the arm is raised from the state shown in FIG. FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing a growing state of a seedling.

1 to 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a seedling box. The seedling box 1 is formed integrally with a bottom plate 2 and its periphery surrounded by a frame 3. The frame 3 forms a shallow rectangular box. A large number of small drain holes 4 are provided in the bottom plate 2. The seedling box 1 is made of hard plastic, and the frame 3 is provided with ribs 5 and recesses 6 for reinforcement.

The left and right sides 7, 7 of the seedling box 1 are provided with arms 8, 8 for keeping the stacking intervals of the seedling box 1. The arms 8, 8 can be almost completely stored along the side surface of the frame 3 from the posture of standing up and maintaining the stacking interval of the seedling boxes 1 (see FIG. 1). The left and right sides 7 of the seedling box 1
7 and the arms 8 and 8 have the same configuration except that they are symmetrical only on the left and right sides. Therefore, only one will be described below, and the other will be given the same reference numerals in the drawings and the description thereof will be appropriately omitted. I do.

The arm 8 has a substantially U-shape consisting of both legs 9, 9 and a supporting portion 10 connecting the legs, and the legs 9, 9 are formed on the front and rear sides 11, 11 of the frame 3. Are engaged with grooves 12, 12 formed at one end of the frame body 3, and are freely detachably supported in insertion holes 13, 13 formed in the longitudinal direction of the front and rear sides 11, 11 of the frame 3 (see FIG. 4).

Therefore, the arm 8 is guided by the grooves 12, 12 formed at one end of the front and rear sides 11, 11 on the left side 7 side of the frame 3, and can be pulled out and housed outward (see FIG. 2). And can be pulled out and held in a standing posture (see FIG. 3).

The arm 8 is formed so that both side portions of the support portion 10 are higher than an intermediate portion thereof, and this high portion is formed on the bottom surface of the left side 7 of the frame 2 of the seedling box 1. It forms fitting portions 15, 15 with respect to the concave portions 14 before and after (see FIG. 4).

In the seedling box 1 according to the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, a locking structure 16 for fixing the arm 8 to one end of the front and rear sides 11, 11 of the frame 3 in a standing posture.
16 may be provided.

In the above-described locking structure, stoppers 17, 17 for fixing the arm 8 in an upright posture are provided in grooves 12, 12 formed at one end of the front and rear sides 11, 11, and the grooves 12, 12 are respectively removed. It is configured to be opened in the direction.

Therefore, in the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 5 to FIG.
Arm 8 housed almost completely in the left and right sides 7, 7
In order to raise the arm, first, as shown in FIG. 6, the arm 8 is pulled out, and then the arm 8 is deformed so as to be slightly widened in the front-rear direction to be guided by the grooves 12, 12 to get over the stoppers 17, 17. The arm 8 is locked to the stoppers 17, 17 of the grooves 12, 12, and can be reliably maintained in the rising posture by setting the arm 8 in the rising posture.

In order for the arm 8 raised as shown in FIG. 7 to be almost completely housed in the left and right sides 7, 7 of the frame 3 as shown in FIG. 8 so as to be slightly widened in the front-rear direction.
It is only necessary to move over the vehicle 17 and then push it inward after pushing it down in the horizontal position.

In the first embodiment or the second embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 13, the arm 8 is almost completely housed in the left and right sides 7, 7 of the frame 3. Can be provided with a locking structure. That is, FIG.
As shown in FIG.
0 is formed, and the insertion hole 13 which forms an arm storage portion formed in the longitudinal direction of the front side 11 of the frame body 3 is engaged with the locking recess 20 in a state where the arm 8 is almost completely stored. The protrusion 21 for stopping is provided so as to be able to protrude and retract by elastic support, and the protrusion 21 is locked in the locking recess 20 of the arm 8 in a state where the arm 8 is almost completely stored, so that the arm 8 is almost completely stored. It is kept in a state. The locking structure formed by the locking recess 20 and the projection 21 includes front and rear sides 11, 11.
For either one or both. The arm 8 held and held, by pulling it a little hard,
The locking concave portion 20 and the projection 21 can be released to the locked state and pulled out outward.

In the third embodiment according to the present invention shown in FIGS. 14 to 17, fitting recesses 22, 22 are provided near both ends of the support portion 10 of the arm 8, and the frame 2 of the seedling box 1 is provided.
The fitting recesses 22 and 2 of the raised arm 8 are provided on the left side 7 of the
2 are provided (see FIG. 17, FIG. 17 (B) shows only one foot projection 23 and the other foot projection 23 is hidden).

In the third embodiment according to the present invention, when the arms 8 of the seedling box 1 are raised and the seedling boxes 1 are stacked, they are stacked in the fitting recesses 22 of the left and right arms 8. Since the foot projections 23 of the seedling box 1 fall, respectively, the stacked seedling boxes 1 do not slip off, and the stacked state does not become unstable even when subjected to shock such as vibration or swing.

In the seedling box 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, if the arms 8, 8 are almost completely housed in the left and right sides 7, 7 of the frame 2, the figure will be described. As shown in 8,
Since they can be stacked without an interval, they can be stored together in a compact form during periods of non-use outside the nursery period. It should be noted that the seedling boxes 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention have a structure in which the bottoms are engaged with the openings so that the seedling boxes 1 do not shift with each other in a stacked state as shown in FIG. Is preferred.

If the arms 8, 8 of the seedling box 1 are almost completely stored in the left and right sides 7, 7 of the frame 2, the machine can be used for washing the seedling box 1 by hand, as well as mechanically. There is no problem in the case of washing. The same applies to the case where the seedling box 1 is filled with floor soil and seeded by the seeding machine.

On the other hand, at the time of raising seedlings, as shown in FIG. 9, the arms 8, 8 of the seedling box 1 are raised and the seedling boxes 1 are stacked, and each seedling box 1 is kept at an interval corresponding to the height of the grown seedlings. It becomes the aspect which was piled up. Note that in FIG.
Is omitted from the illustration.

FIG. 10 shows a state in which seedlings have grown in the seedling boxes 1 stacked as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, the stacked seedling boxes 1
Since the required interval is maintained by 8, the seedling is not in an unnatural posture and is in a good growth state.

The seedling box 1 in which the seedlings have grown as shown in FIG. 10 is transported on a trolley 18 while keeping the interval as shown in FIG. In FIG. 11, the grown seedlings are omitted.

As shown in FIG. 12, the seedling box 1 in which the seedlings have grown can be mounted and transported on a transport vehicle (truck) 19 with an interval therebetween. FIG. 12 also shows a mode in which the used seedling boxes 1 are compactly stacked and mounted.

When the seedling box 1 is moved or transported, the seedling box 1 can be easily carried using the left and right arms 8, 8 that have been set up as handles, which is convenient for work.

FIGS. 8 to 12 illustrate the seedling box according to the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, but this embodiment is similar to the second embodiment shown in FIGS. The same applies to the seedling box according to the present embodiment, so that illustration and description thereof will be omitted.

FIGS. 18 to 21 show a gardening seedling box 1 as a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In this fourth embodiment, the nursery box 1 is surrounded by a frame 3. Bottom plate 2
Is provided with a partition 24 for each seedling. Other configurations are the same as those of the second embodiment of the present invention.

In the seedling box 1 for gardening as shown in FIGS. 18 to 21, as shown in FIG.
The seedling pot 25 or the seeded pot 25 planted in the seedling pot 25 may be arranged as the mounting and holding unit 5. in this way,
By using the seedling pot 25, the seedling box 1 can be prevented from being stained, and thus can be repeatedly used without washing. The seedling pot 25 is a molded product of a plastic film such as polyethylene or vinyl.

As shown in FIG. 23, the mounting and holding portion of each seedling pot 25 is formed in a cylindrical shape whose diameter is increased upward.
In this case, the holding stability of the seedling pot 25 is good, and the seedling pot 25 after growth is easily taken out. In addition, since the placement and holding portion of the seedling pot 25 is formed in a cylindrical shape whose diameter is increased upward, the seedling pot 25 after the seedling has grown can be easily taken out. The seedlings can be grown in a root-entangled form using a material that dissolves up to this point, which not only improves the rooting of the seedlings during transplantation, but also eliminates the need to dispose of seedling pots and reduces waste. It can greatly contribute to weight loss.

[0047]

According to the present invention, the seedling box itself is provided with a mechanism for stacking the seedlings at a required interval so that the seedlings for rice transplanters, the seedlings of flowers and vegetables or the cultivation of growing plants can be obtained. Needless to say, even when moving, transporting or transporting the seedling boxes thereafter, the seedling boxes can be stacked without using any other structures while maintaining an interval corresponding to the height of the seedlings and growing strains that grew, Moreover, outside the cultivation period of seedlings, flowers and vegetables, or growing plants, the mechanism for maintaining the interval is almost completely stored in the seedling box itself, and stored compactly during periods of non-use. It is also possible to provide a seedling box that does not hinder the washing and sowing of the seedling box not only by manual work but also by mechanical washing and sowing.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a seedling box according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a mode in which an arm for holding a stacking interval of the seedling boxes is pulled out from the seedling box to both left and right sides.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state where the arm is raised from the state of FIG. 2;

FIGS. 4A and 4B are side views of the seedling box shown in FIG. 1, wherein FIG. 4A shows an embodiment in which the seedling box is not broken, and FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a seedling box according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which an arm for holding a stacking interval of the seedling boxes is drawn out to both right and left sides from the seedling box.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state where the arm is raised from the state of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a mode in which the seedling boxes shown in FIG. 1 are stacked without any interval.

9 is a perspective view showing a mode in which the seedling boxes shown in FIG. 1 are stacked with an interval corresponding to the height of the grown seedlings.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a mode in which seedlings have grown in the seedling box of FIG. 1.

11 is a perspective view showing a mode in which the seedling boxes of FIG. 1 are placed on a trolley at an interval.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a mode in which seedling boxes in which seedlings have grown are mounted on a transport vehicle at an interval, and a mode in which used seedling boxes are stacked and mounted.

FIG. 13 is a partially cutaway front view showing an example of a locking structure for holding an arm in a housed state.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of a seedling box according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a state in which an arm for holding a stacking interval of the seedling boxes is drawn out to both right and left sides from the seedling box shown in FIG. 14;

FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing a state where the arm is raised from the state of FIG.

17 shows a side view of the seedling box shown in FIG. 14, wherein (A) shows a mode in which the seedling box is not broken, and (B) shows a mode in which a part is broken.

FIG. 18 is a perspective view of a seedling box according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing a state in which an arm for holding a stacking interval of the seedling boxes is drawn out to the left and right sides from the seedling box shown in FIG. 18;

FIG. 20 is a perspective view showing a state where the arm is raised from the state of FIG. 19;

FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing a mode in which seedlings have grown in the seedling box of FIG. 18.

FIG. 22 is a partial perspective view illustrating a mode of growing seedlings using a seedling pot in the seedling box of FIG. 18;

FIG. 23 is a perspective view showing still another mode of the seedling box of FIG. 18.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Seedling box 2 Bottom plate 3 Frame 4 Drainage hole 5 Rib 6 Depression 7,7 Right and left both sides 8,8 Arm 9,9 Support leg 10 Supporting part 11,11 Front and rear side part 12,12 Groove part 13,13 Insertion hole 14 Concave portions 15, 15 Fitting portions 16, 16 Locking structures 17, 17 Stopper portions 18 Bogies 19 Transport vehicles 20 Locking concave portions 21 Locking projections 22, 22 Fitting concave portions 23, 23 Foot projections 24 Partitions for each seedling 25 Seedling pot

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A seedling box having a rectangular shape in which a bottom plate and a frame surrounding the bottom plate are integrally formed, and an arm for holding a stacking interval of the seedling boxes is provided on both left and right sides. A seedling box characterized in that the seedling box can be stored along a side surface of the frame body from a posture in which the seedling box is stood up and a stacking interval is maintained. 2. A rectangular seedling box in which a bottom plate and a frame surrounding the bottom plate are integrally formed, and a partition for each one seedling or a required number of plants is provided on an upper surface of the bottom plate surrounded by the frame. Arm that keeps the stacking interval of the seedling boxes on both the left and right sides, and that this arm can be stored along the side surface of the frame from the posture that stands up and holds the stacking interval of the seedling boxes. Seedling box characterized by. 3. The seedling box according to claim 1, wherein the arms are provided at both ends of the front and rear sides of the frame so as to be freely drawn and stored and to be able to be pulled out and held in a standing posture. 4. The seedling box according to claim 3, further comprising a locking structure for fixing the arm in a standing posture at both ends of the front and rear sides of the frame. 5. The seedling box according to claim 3, wherein the arm storage portions at both ends of the front and rear sides of the frame have locking structures for holding the arms in the stored state. 6. The arm has a substantially U-shape composed of both legs and a support portion connecting the legs, and a concave portion is formed on each of the left and right sides of the frame of the seedling box to fit the support portion of the arm. 4. The seedling box according to claim 3, wherein the seedling box is formed by: 7. The arm has a substantially U-shape including both support legs and a support portion connecting between the support legs, and both side portions of the support portion are formed higher than an intermediate portion. 4. The seedling box according to claim 3, wherein the seedling box forms a fitting portion with a concave portion formed on both left and right sides of the frame of the seedling box. 8. The arm has a substantially U-shape including both legs and a supporting portion connecting the two legs, and is provided on a bottom portion of a seedling box corresponding to the supporting portion of the arm and the supporting portion of the arm in the standing posture. ,
4. The seedling box according to claim 3, wherein the seedling box has an uneven locking structure for locking each other. 9. The partition for each one seedling or required number of strains,
The seedling box according to claim 2, wherein the seedling pot forms a holding portion. 10. The seedling box according to claim 9, wherein the placement holding portion of each seedling pot has a cylindrical shape whose diameter is increased upward.