KR20080107742A - Movable indoor flower bed - Google Patents

Abstract

A transportable indoor flower bed is provided to prevent the modification of a case due to the bending in width direction, to allow water drain to be maintained easily and to improve corrosion resistance. A transportable indoor flower bed(100) comprises a case(110) which is provided with the accommodation space for soil accommodation and vegetation and is provided with a plurality of wheels at the ground; a support networked plate(120) which is provided with a plurality of support projections(124) for supporting the soil charged at the upper part so as to separate it from the ground by a certain distance and has a plurality of drain holes(122) on the surface; a soil block cloth which is located at the upper part of the support plate to separate the soil charged at the upper part and the support plate; and a drain unit which penetrates the side lower part of the case so as to be combined to drain the water of the inner bottom.

Description

Movable Indoor Flower Bed {MOVABLE INDOOR FLOWER BED}

1 is a perspective view of a conventional indoor flower bed,

2 is a perspective view of a removable indoor flower bed according to the present invention;

3 is an exploded perspective view of a mobile indoor flower bed according to the present invention;

4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the removable indoor flower bed cut along the line A-A of FIG.

5a and 5b is a state diagram of the use of the drainage means provided in the mobile indoor flowerbed according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100: flower bed 110: Case

114: through groove 116: wheel

118: bending prevention portion 120: support plate

122: drain hole 124; Support protrusion

130: earth retaining cloth 140: drainage means

142: drain pipe 144: packing member

145b: nut 146: elbow

148: Water Level Confirmation Officer

The present invention relates to an indoor flower bed, and more particularly, to a cultivated ornamental plant in a room, and to a mobile indoor flower bed that can be easily moved and appropriately managed for proper supply and drainage of water required for plant growth.

In recent years, as the interest in indoor interior and well-being has increased, indoor flower beds that can grow various ornamental plants indoors are widely used as interior means that can utilize environmentally friendly and aesthetic sense.

These indoor flower beds are mainly placed in the appropriate place of the room such as apartment veranda, living room, or waiting room of train station or bus terminal to provide a soil for plant or flowers such as flowers or ornamental trees to grow indoors. Since the purpose of purification can be achieved, the demand is steadily increasing.

1 is a perspective view of such a conventional indoor flower bed (1). As shown, the conventional indoor flower bed (1) has a wooden case with an open top, the soil is filled so that the plants can grow inside the case, it is configured to plant the plants. In these indoor flower beds, an adequate amount of water is essential for the smooth growth of plants. When less water is supplied, there is a high probability of death of plants such as flowers, and on the other hand, when excessively supplied, problems such as rotting of roots occur.

Therefore, proper water supply and drainage management are very important for the smooth growth of plants. However, the conventional indoor flower bed as shown in Figure 1 was not provided with various management means or a separate drainage for supplying an appropriate amount of water. In addition, since the case is generally made of wood, not only the durability and durability of the flower bed is degraded due to corrosion by moisture, but also as a factor that hinders the living environment due to the emission of odors and other harmful by-products caused by corrosion and decay. Cases of action are surging.

Meanwhile, even when a separate drainage device is provided, most of the cases adopt a method of drilling a drainage hole in the bottom of the case. According to this structure, a separate drip tray should be provided at the bottom of the case, and a pedestal is not provided. For example, there is a inconvenience in that the flower bed must be moved to a place where water can be naturally discharged such as a toilet or an outdoor place. In addition, since the supplied water is naturally discharged by gravity and water is not stored in the case, there is a disadvantage that it is not suitable for the cultivation of plants that require long time storage. In addition, a separate drainage system may be provided as a pump, but this is complicated and the manufacturing cost is increased, it is not suitable as a popular indoor shoes.

Therefore, the present invention was devised to solve the problems of the conventional indoor flower bed as described above, excellent durability and corrosion resistance, it is possible to supply the appropriate amount of water and drainage management necessary for the growth of plants, and select drainage and water storage An object of the present invention is to provide a removable indoor flower bed.

The objects and advantages of the present invention will be described in more detail below, and will be further embodied by the examples. Further objects and advantages of the invention may be realized by the means indicated in the claims and combinations thereof.

Removable indoor flower bed according to the present invention for achieving the object as described above, the case is provided with a plurality of wheels on the bottom having a receiving space that is open at the top and the soil receiving and planting plants therein; It is placed on the inner bottom of the case, provided with a plurality of support protrusions at the bottom to support the soil filled at the top spaced apart from the bottom surface of the case at a predetermined interval, the surface of the water so that the supplied water is drained and distributed to the bottom of the case A support plate having a plurality of drain holes formed therein; Located in the upper layer of the support plate, and the soil canopy to isolate the support plate and the soil filled thereon; It is coupled through the lower side of the case includes a drain means for draining the water accumulated in the bottom of the case.

Here, the case is made of a stainless steel material, the upper longitudinal edge end of the case is characterized in that it is provided with a bending prevention portion bent in a '-' shape in order to prevent the deformation in the width direction of the case.

And, the earthen cloth is characterized in that it is composed of a nonwoven fabric.

In addition, the drainage means, and the drain pipe is inserted through the side lower side of the case; It characterized in that it comprises an elbow pipe rotatably coupled to the outer end end of the drain pipe.

And, the end of the elbow tube is characterized in that the water level check tube consisting of a transparent tube is fitted so that the amount of water supplied can be visually checked.

On the other hand, the terminal outer peripheral surface of the drain pipe is provided with a screw thread, it is characterized in that the nut is coupled from the inside of the case and the drain pipe is fixedly coupled to the case.

In addition, the outer peripheral surface of the drain pipe is provided with a packing member for preventing leakage, the outer surface of the case is characterized in that the sheet paper is formed with a variety of patterns.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation effects of the mobile indoor flower bed according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the preferred embodiments and the accompanying drawings.

2 is a perspective view of a mobile indoor flower bed according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the mobile indoor flower bed according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the mobile indoor flower bed according to the present invention cut along the line AA of FIG. 2. .

As shown, the movable indoor flower bed 100 according to the present invention includes a case 110, the support plate 120, the earthen cloth 130, and the drainage means 140.

The case 110 is, as shown in the figure, is configured in the form of an open top, and the housing is formed with a constant receiving space to accommodate various components and soil to be described later. The shape of the case 110 is not particularly limited and may be implemented in various shapes so as to exert a beautiful aesthetic in terms of interior. However, it is preferable that the case 110 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape as shown in FIG. 2. .

The material of the case 110 is preferably made of a stainless steel material excellent in durability and corrosion resistance in order to prevent corrosion and rot by water, but in some cases, using a synthetic resin material having excellent strength and corrosion resistance such as FRP. It's okay.

When the case 110 is made of stainless steel, it is preferable that the bending preventing portion 118 is formed at the upper longitudinal edge end of the case 110. When the soil is filled inside the case 110 made of stainless steel, the case 110 is expanded in the width direction by the self-weight of the case 110 and the earth pressure of the filled soil due to the nature of the stainless steel. The upper part may be bent. Therefore, in the present invention, in order to prevent the bending deformation in the width direction, the bending preventing portion 118 is formed at the end of the upper longitudinal edge of the case 110. As shown, the bending prevention part 118 is preferably a bent portion bent in a 'b' shape from the upper longitudinal edge portion of the case 110.

In addition, it is preferable that sheet paper having various patterns is attached to the outer surface of the case 110 in order to alleviate the cold feeling of the metal, such as stainless steel, and to produce a mild atmosphere. More preferably, the sheet is a sheet of paper having a pattern representing wood texture.

In addition, the bottom of the case 110 is provided with a plurality of wheels 116 to freely change the position of the flower bed 100 in the room, the lower side of the drain pipe 142 of the drain means 140 to be described later ) Is provided with a through groove 114 is fitted.

The support plate 120 is placed on the inner bottom of the case 110 to support the soil filled in the upper spaced apart from the bottom surface of the case 110 by a predetermined interval, the water supplied to the case 110 ) It is the part that allows water to flow smoothly when it falls to the bottom. As shown in Figure 3, the support plate 120 is configured in a shape corresponding to the shape of the inner receiving space of the case 110, the upper portion is composed of a flat plate-shaped member formed with a plurality of drain holes 122 on the surface At the bottom thereof, a support protrusion 124 is formed to secure the flow path of the water by supporting the earth pressure and spaced apart from the bottom of the case 110 and the soil.

Through this configuration, the water supplied to the soil from the top descends through the soil layer by gravity and falls to the bottom of the case 110 through the drain hole 122 formed on the surface of the support plate 120, the support plate 120 Since the predetermined space is maintained by a plurality of support protrusions 124 spaced apart from each other at regular intervals between the bottom of the case 110, the water dropped to the bottom of the case 110 may be temporarily stored or smoothly distributed during drainage. .

On the upper layer of the support plate 120 is provided with a retaining cloth 130. As shown in FIG. 3, the earth retaining cloth 130 is configured to correspond to the rim shape of the support plate 120, and is directly positioned on the upper layer of the support plate 120 and filled with the soil and the support plate. This is to isolate 120. When the soil is directly filled in the upper layer of the support plate 120, the soil falls to the bottom of the case 110 through the drain hole 122 of the support plate 120, and thus, smooth drainage may not be achieved. Therefore, in order to prevent this is to cover the soil cap 130 before filling the soil on the support plate 120.

The retaining cloth 130 is made of a material that can pass through the water supplied to the soil for drainage, but does not pass through the soil, it is preferably composed of a non-woven fabric.

As described above, the mobile indoor flower bed 100 according to the present invention includes a separate drainage means 140 for proper supply of water required for plant growth and efficient drainage management.

As shown in Figure 2 to 4, the drainage means 140 is provided on the lower side of the case 110 is configured to drain the water accumulated in the bottom of the case 110. As shown, the drain means 140 includes a drain pipe 142, elbow pipe 146, and the water level check pipe 148.

The drain pipe 142 is a tubular body that is fitted into the through groove 114 formed in the lower side of the case 110, and more specifically, one end is exposed to the lower outer side of the case 110, the other end of the support plate Located in the space between the bottom of the 120 and the case 110 is configured to allow the water accumulated in the space to be drained.

When the drain pipe 142 is fitted into the through groove 114 of the case 110, there is a risk of water leakage therebetween, so that the packing member 144 having a ring shape is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the drain pipe 142. Is fitted.

The drain pipe 142 and the packing member 144 should be firmly fixed to the case 110. For this purpose, the drain pipe 142 located in one side of the drain pipe 142, more specifically, the case 110. Thread is provided on the outer circumferential surface portion of the), the nut 145b is coupled to the drain pipe 142 and the packing member 144 is firmly fixed. In addition, the washer 145a is preferably fastened between the packing member 144 and the nut 145b.

As described above, the drain pipe 142 may be fixed to the case 110 by the nut 145b, but there is no particular limitation on the coupling means, and the drain pipe 142 and the case 110 are coupled to each other by welding. It is okay to be.

An elbow tube 146 is coupled to an outer end portion of the drain pipe 142, more specifically, a portion exposed to the outside of the case 110. The elbow 146 is a substantially 'L' shaped tube body, the end of the drain pipe 142 is inserted to one side, and is rotatably coupled to the drain pipe 142, drain through the drain pipe 142 It is a kind of valve means to change the direction of the water to be used, so that it is possible to select the reservoir and drainage as needed.

Rotating structure of the elbow 146 is not limited, but generally, the drain pipe 142 is fitted to one side of the elbow 146 is preferably configured to rotate the elbow 146 by a sliding method. Do. At this time, as shown in Figure 4, to form an O-ring groove (142a) on the outer circumferential surface of the end of the drain pipe 142 and to fit the O-ring 143 in the O-ring groove 142a to prevent leakage to the outside At the same time, the elbow 146 is configured to be freely rotatable from the drain pipe 142. In addition, the other side of the elbow 146 is fitted with a water level check tube 148 to be described later.

The other side of the elbow tube 146 is fitted in the upper inside of the elbow tube 146, as shown in Figure 4 to easily and easily connect and disconnect the water level check tube 148, the water level check tube 148 Consists of a fixed member 147a for limiting the movement of the elliptical sleeve 147b for convenient attachment and detachment when connecting and disconnecting the water level check tube 148 to the fixed member 147a.

The drain pipe 142 and the elbow pipe 146 as described above is preferably used as a product that is sold on the market 'one-touch fittings' in order to be used for other purposes as one product combined with each other.

5A and 5B show state diagrams of the use of the drainage means 140.

As shown in FIG. 5A, when the other opening of the elbow tube 146 rotates upward, even if water accumulated in the bottom of the case 110 flows out through the drain pipe 142, the case 110 is not drained. ) You will be able to continue to store water inside.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 5b, when the other opening of the elbow tube 146 is rotated downwards, the water accumulated in the bottom of the case 110 passes through the drain pipe 142 and the elbow tube 146 sequentially Drained.

Through the above configuration, by simply rotating the elbow 146 only, it is possible to selectively use the drainage and water storage functions as necessary.

On the other hand, the mobile indoor flower bed 100 according to the present invention is further provided with a water level check tube (148). The water level check pipe 148 is a part that assists in determining the water supply time according to the visual confirmation of the water level. The water level check tube 148, as shown in Figure 4, is a tube body fitted into the other opening of the elbow 146, made of a transparent material, the outer peripheral surface is also displayed a ruler to measure the water level desirable.

As the water level check tube 148 is provided, when the other opening of the elbow tube 146 is rotated upward to perform the water storage function, water accumulated in the bottom of the case 110 is discharged to the drain pipe 142 and the elbow tube ( It passes through 146 to reach the level check tube 148, the user can visually check the amount of water currently supplied through the transparent level check tube 148. Preferably, the appropriate level is displayed on the level check tube 148, and if it exceeds this indication, the elbow 146 is rotated downward to drain the water, and when the proper level is not reached, additional water is added. It is possible to effectively perform the proper water supply management necessary for plant growth by supplying.

So far, the present invention has been described in detail with reference to embodiments of the present invention. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and the present invention is intended to include practically equivalent ranges.

According to the present invention as described above, the case is made of stainless steel and excellent in durability and corrosion resistance, by providing a bent portion in the upper corner prevents the warp in the widthwise direction of the case, provided with a support plate and a separate drainage means As a result, easy drainage management is possible. In particular, it is possible to selectively switch the drainage and the reservoir by the elbow of the drainage means, by checking the amount of water supplied through the water level check tube has the advantage that the proper control of the water supply required for plant growth. In addition, by attaching a sheet of paper formed with various patterns on the outer surface of the case can also enjoy a mild interior effect.

Claims (8)

A case having an upper portion and having an accommodation space for accommodating soil and planting therein, and having a plurality of wheels at a bottom thereof; It is placed on the inner bottom of the case, provided with a plurality of support protrusions at the bottom to support the soil filled at the top spaced apart from the bottom surface of the case at a predetermined interval, the surface of the water so that the supplied water is drained and distributed to the bottom of the case A support plate having a plurality of drain holes formed therein; Located in the upper layer of the support plate, and the soil canopy to isolate the support plate and the soil filled thereon; A mobile indoor shoe box coupled to the lower side of the case and including a drain means for draining the water accumulated in the bottom of the case. The method of claim 1, The case is made of a stainless steel material, the upper indoor edge end of the case is movable indoor shoes characterized in that it is provided with a bending prevention portion bent in a '-' shape in order to prevent the warpage in the widthwise deformation of the case. . The method according to claim 1 or 2, Removable indoor flower bed, characterized in that consisting of a nonwoven fabric. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The drain means, and the drain pipe is inserted through the side lower side of the case; Mobile indoor shoes characterized in that it comprises an elbow pipe rotatably coupled to the outer end end of the drain pipe. The method of claim 4, wherein Removable indoor flower bed, characterized in that the water level confirmation tube consisting of a transparent tube is fitted to the end of the elbow tube to visually check the amount of water supplied. The method of claim 4, wherein A screw thread is provided on the distal outer circumferential surface of the drain pipe, wherein a nut is coupled from the inside of the case so that the drain pipe is fixedly coupled to the case. The method of claim 6, Removable indoor shoes, characterized in that the packing member for preventing leakage is fitted to the outer peripheral surface of the drain pipe. The method according to claim 1 or 2, Removable indoor shoes characterized in that the sheet is formed on the outer surface of the case is formed a variety of patterns.

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