KR20170029104A - Culture vessel for fruit trees - Google Patents

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KR20170029104A
KR20170029104A KR1020150126002A KR20150126002A KR20170029104A KR 20170029104 A KR20170029104 A KR 20170029104A KR 1020150126002 A KR1020150126002 A KR 1020150126002A KR 20150126002 A KR20150126002 A KR 20150126002A KR 20170029104 A KR20170029104 A KR 20170029104A
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01GHORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01GHORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
    • A01G27/00Self-acting watering devices, e.g. for flower-pots
    • A01G27/005Reservoirs connected to flower-pots through conduits
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65DCONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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    • B65D85/50Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for living organisms, articles or materials sensitive to changes of environment or atmospheric conditions, e.g. land animals, birds, fish, water plants, non-aquatic plants, flower bulbs, cut flowers or foliage
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The present invention configures a cultivation container for fruit trees, which enables water supply to be easily done to the fruit trees which are planted in the cultivation container, and enables a support for supporting the fruit trees to be easily and conveniently installed. As means to solve the objective, the present invention configures the cultivation container of the fruit trees, wherein a water supply pipe is formed to pass through the center of a bottom low surface of the cultivation container by having protrusions and grooves. At the same time, a water supply hose is stably supported, which is branched from the water supply pipe by making penetration holes right above a flange part, where the grooves are located, and in grooves on the other side, a support is fixed and installed to enable firm support of the fruit trees which are planted in the cultivation container.

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유실수 재배용기{Culture vessel for fruit trees}[0001] The present invention relates to a culture vessel for fruit trees,

본 발명은 유실수 재배용기에 관한 것으로서, 특히 재배용기 내에 유실수 재배에 적합한 최적의 토양을 채운 다음 재배토록 함으로서 유실수의 효율적인 재배가 이루어질 수 있도록 한 것이다.The present invention relates to a watercourse watercraft container, and more particularly, to an efficient cultivation of a watercourse watercourse by filling an optimal soil suitable for cultivation of an aqueous watercourse in a cultivation vessel and then cultivating the soil.

일반적으로 유실수재배는 노지의 토양에 식재하여 열매를 수확하게 되나, 특정 유실수의 경우 토양의 성질에 따라 재배에 많은 영향을 받기 때문에 재배하려는 장소에 제한이 따른다.Generally, fruit juice cultivation grows on the soil of the open field to harvest the fruit. However, in the case of a particular fruit juice, there are restrictions on the place where the cultivation is to be performed because it depends on the nature of the soil.

따라서 특정장소에 원하는 유실수를 재배하고자 할 경우 유실수가 심겨지는 장소의 토양에 원하는 크기의 구덩이를 파고, 유실수 재배에 적합한 토양을 채운 다음 재배하게 되나, 준비작업이 번거롭고 관리에 많은 어려움이 동반된다.Therefore, if you want to grow the desired fruit juice in a specific place, you can dig a desired size pit into the soil where the fruit juice is planted and fill it with the soil suitable for fruit juice cultivation. However, preparation work is cumbersome and accompanies many difficulties in management.

이러한 어려움을 해소하기 위한 수단으로서, 별도의 재배용기를 구성하고, 상기 재배용기를 이용하여 유실수를 재배하는 수단이 제공되고 있다.As means for solving such difficulties, a separate cultivation vessel is constituted and a means for cultivating the watery juice using the cultivation vessel is provided.

재배용기에 관한 선행기술을 검토하여 보면, 실용신안등록 제20-0443043호 "플라워폼을 이용한 블루베리 재배용기"(특허문헌1)와, 실용신안등록 제20-0464276호 "옥상 녹화용 조경수 재배용기"(특허문헌 2)와, 실용신안등록 제20-0461768호 "난대 조경수 재배용기"(특허문헌 3) 등이 제공된바 있다.Examination of the prior art on cultivating containers has shown that a blueberry cultivation vessel using a flower foam (Patent Document 1) and a utility model registration No. 20-0464276, registered as a Utility Model No. 20-0443043 "Cultivate landscape garden for rooftop greening Container "(Patent Document 2), and Utility Model Registration No. 20-0461768 entitled" Container for Cultivation of Nanjing Landscape Water "(Patent Document 3).

상기 특허문헌 1의 기술내용을 검토하여 보면, 실내에서 블루베리의 수확이 가능토록 한 재배용기에 관한 것으로서, 상기 재배용기는 부직포자루나 용기 또는 플라스틱용기로 이루어지고, 상기 재배용기 내에 투입되는 배지는 발포페놀수지인 플라워폼과 피트모스가 상호결합된 혼합배지인 것을 특징으로 한 것이다.The present invention relates to a cultivating container capable of harvesting blueberries in a room by examining the contents of the patent document 1. The cultivating container comprises a nonwoven fabric bag or a container or a plastic container, Is a mixed medium in which a flower foam and a peat moss which are foamed phenol resins are mutually combined.

또한 특허문헌 2의 기술내용은 평판형 바닥부와 측벽부를 포함하며, 상기 바닥부의 반대쪽에 개구부가 형성되어 있는 통형 용기로서, 바다부의 테두리는 제1곡률 반지름을 가지며, 제1길이를 갖는 호(arc)가 N개 연결되어 있는 모양이고, 바닥부의 테두리의 반곡부는 제2곡률반지름을 갖는 원주상에 배치되어 있고, 제1곡률반지름은 제2곡률반지름보다 작으며, N개의 호는 원주의 바깥쪽으로 볼록하게 돌출된 모양이며, 측벽부는 N개의 호에 대응되는 N개의 측벽부재들로 구성되고, 측벽부의 수평단면의 모양은 바닥부의 테두리모양과 동일하고, 각각의 측벽부재에는 하나 이상의 제1슬롯이 형성되게 한 재배용기의 구조이다.The technical content of Patent Document 2 is a tubular container including a flat plate bottom portion and a side wall portion and an opening formed on the opposite side of the bottom portion. The rim of the sea portion has a first radius of curvature, wherein the first curvature radius is smaller than the second radius of curvature and the N arcs are located outside the circumference of the circumference And the side wall portion is formed of N side wall members corresponding to N arcs, the shape of the horizontal cross section of the side wall portion is the same as that of the bottom portion, and each of the side wall members is provided with one or more first slots Is formed.

특허문헌 3의 기술내용은, 바닥부와 측벽부를 포함하며, 상기 바닥부의 반대쪽이 개방되어 있는 통형의 재배용기로서, 재배용기의 측벽부 안쪽에는 제1방향으로 연장되어 있는 제1돌출부가 형성되어 있고, 또한 제1돌출부에 인접하여, 상기 제1방향으로 연장되어 있는 제1슬롯이 형성되게 한 것으로서, 주로 옮겨심게 될 모나무를 재배하기 위한 용기인 것이다.The technical content of Patent Document 3 is a tubular cultivation vessel including a bottom portion and a side wall portion, and the opposite side of the bottom portion is opened, and a first projection extending in a first direction is formed inside the side wall portion of the cultivation vessel And a first slot extending in the first direction adjacent to the first projecting portion is formed, and is a container for cultivating the largely transferred moribund.

상기 특허문헌 1 내지 특허문헌 3의 재배용기들을 재배할 나무를 심을 수 있게 한 통상의 재배용기 이외의 구성과 기능들은 찾아볼 수 없는 단순재배용기의 구조이다.The structures and functions of the conventional cultivation vessel other than the conventional cultivation vessels capable of planting the cultivation vessels of the above Patent Documents 1 to 3 are not found.

실용신안등록 제20-0443043호 "플라워폼을 이용한 블루베리 재배용기"Utility Model Registration No. 20-0443043 "Blueberry Cultivation Container Using Flower Foam" 실용신안등록 제20-0464276호 "옥상 녹화용 조경수 재배용기"Utility Model Registration No. 20-0464276 "Landscape Watering Container for Rooftop Greening" 실용신안등록 제20-0461768호 "난대 조경수 재배용기"Registered Utility Model No. 20-0461768, "Container for Cultivating Landscape Water in the Global Landscape"

본 발명은 유실수 재배용기를 구성하되, 재배용기 내에 심겨진 유실수에 급수가 용이하도록 함과 동시에 유실수 지지를 위한 지지대의 설치가 신속간편하도록 한 것이다.The present invention provides a watercourse watercraft container for facilitating watering of the watercress water planted in a cultivation vessel and facilitating installation of a support base for supporting watercourse water.

상기 과제를 해결하기 위한 수단으로서, 본 발명은 유실수 재배용기를 구성하되, 바닥에 돌출부와 요입홈을 구성하여 급수배관이 재배용기 바닥 저면 중앙을 통과되게 함과 동시에, 요입홈이 위치하는 직상부 플랜지부에 관통공을 뚫어 급수배관으로부터 분기된 급수호스가 안정되게 지지되게 하고, 타측 관통공에는 지지대를 고정설치하여 재배용기에 심겨진 유실수의 견고한 지지가 이루어질 수 있게 한 것이다.According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a watercourse watercraft container comprising: a watercontainer having a protruding portion and a concave groove formed on the bottom thereof to allow the watercontainer to pass through the center of the bottom surface of the bottom portion of the cultivating container, A through hole is formed in the flange portion so that the water supply hose branched from the water supply pipe is stably supported, and a support stand is fixedly installed in the other through hole so as to firmly support the fruit water planted in the cultivation vessel.

본 발명은 유실수 재배용기를 구성하되, 바닥에 돌출부와 요입홈을 구성하여 급수배관이 재배용기 바닥 저면 중앙을 통과되게 함과 동시에, 요입홈이 위치하는 직상부 플랜지부에 관통공을 뚫어 급수배관으로부터 분기된 급수호스가 안정되게 지지되게 하고, 타측 관통공에는 지지대를 고정설치하여 재배용기에 심겨진 유실수의 견고한 지지가 이루어질 수 있게 되는 등의 효과가 있는 것이다.The present invention relates to a watercourse watercraft container which has a protruding portion and a concave groove formed on the bottom so that the watercube is allowed to pass through the center of the bottom of the bottom of the cultivating vessel and a through hole is drilled in the straight upper flange portion, So that the water supply hose branched from the water supply hose can be stably supported and the support bar can be fixed to the other through hole to firmly support the water flowed in the cultivation vessel.

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이하 본 발명의 실시예를 첨부도면에 따라 상세히 설명하면 다음과 같다.Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

도 1 내지 도 5는 본 발명에서 제공하고자 하는 재배용기(10)의 구성을 도시한 상태이고, 도 6 및 도 7은 사용상태 예시도로서, 상기 재배용기(10)는 합성수지로 사출성형되며, 본체(20)와, 본체(20) 상부에 구성된 플랜지부(30)와, 본체(20) 하부에 구성된 바닥부(40)로 구성된다.Figs. 1 to 5 show the construction of the cultivating vessel 10 to be provided in the present invention. Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 exemplify the use state. The cultivating vessel 10 is injection- A flange portion 30 formed on the upper portion of the main body 20 and a bottom portion 40 formed on the lower portion of the main body 20.

상기 본체(20)는 위가 넓고 아래가 좁은 원통형의 수장실(21)이 구성되고, 플랜지부(30)에는 4방향에 관통공(31)이 뚫려 있고, 바닥부(40)에는 다수개의 배수공(41)이 뚫려 있다.The main body 20 is constituted by a cylindrical water-resistant chamber 21 having a large width and a narrow bottom and through holes 31 are formed in four directions in the flange portion 30. In the bottom portion 40, (41).

또한 상기 바닥부(40)는 하향돌출된 다수개의 돌출부(42)와, 돌출부(42) 사이에 구성되는 요입홈(43)으로 구성되며, 이때 요입홈(43)의 위치는 플랜지부(30)에 구성된 4개의 관통공(31)과 나란한 위치에 구성된다.The bottom portion 40 is composed of a plurality of protrusions 42 protruding downward and a concave groove 43 formed between the protrusions 42. The position of the concave groove 43 is the same as that of the flange portion 30, Through holes (31) constituted in the main body (3).

바닥부(40) 저면의 하향돌출부(42)에 의해 본체(20) 내면 바닥부(40)에는 요입부(44)가 구성된다.The recessed portion 44 is formed in the inner bottom surface portion 40 of the main body 20 by the downward protruding portion 42 on the bottom surface of the bottom portion 40. [

미설명부호 (60)은 급수배관, (61)은 급수호스, (62)는 지지대, (63)은 토양, (64)는 유실수이다.Reference numeral 60 is a water supply pipe, 61 is a water supply hose, 62 is a support, 63 is soil, and 64 is water loss water.

이와 같이 구성된 본 발명은 유실수를 재배하고자 하는 장소에 재배용기(10)를 원하는 간격으로 배치한 다음, 도 6 및 도 7에서와 같이 재배용기(10)에 구성된 수장실(21)에 유실수(64) 재배에 적합한 토양을 선별하여 채운 다음 유실수(64)를 심는다.In the present invention thus constituted, the cultivating vessel 10 is arranged at a desired interval in a place where cultivation of the whey plants is desired, and then water is added to the water compartment 21 constituted in the cultivation vessel 10 as shown in Figs. 6 and 7 ) The soil suitable for cultivation is selected and filled, and the plant is planted (64).

상기한 상태에서 급수배관(60)을 설치하되, 상기 급수배관(60)은 바닥부(40) 저면돌출부(42) 사이에 구성된 요입홈(43)을 통하여 재배용기(10) 바닥부(40) 저면 중앙을 통과되게 함으로서, 급수배관(60)이 재배용기(10) 저면 중앙을 지나더라도 급수에 문제가 되지 않게 한다.The water supply pipe 60 is installed in the bottom portion 40 of the cultivation vessel 10 through the concave groove 43 formed between the bottom surface protrusions 42 of the bottom portion 40, By allowing the water to pass through the center of the bottom surface, even if the water supply pipe (60) passes the center of the bottom surface of the cultivation vessel (10), water supply is not a problem.

이때 바닥부(40) 저면 중앙을 통과하는 급수배관(60)에 별도의 급수호스(61)를 분기하여 요입홈(43) 직상부에 위치한 플랜지부(30)의 관통공(31)을 관통하여 급수호스(61)의 단부가 재배용기(10)의 내부수장실(21)에 위치되게 한다.At this time, a separate water supply hose 61 is branched to the water supply pipe 60 passing through the center of the bottom of the bottom portion 40 and is passed through the through hole 31 of the flange portion 30 located directly above the groove 43 So that the end of the water supply hose (61) is positioned in the inner hydraulic chamber (21) of the cultivation vessel (10).

따라서 급수배관(60)을 통하여 공급되는 물이 급수호스(61)를 통하여 재배용기(10)에 채워진 토양(63)에 급수되므로 유실수(64)에 충분한 급수가 안정적으로 이루어지게 되며, 과다하게 급수된 물은 배수공(41)을 통하여 외부로 배출된다.The water supplied through the water supply pipe 60 is supplied to the soil 63 filled in the cultivation vessel 10 through the water supply hose 61 so that sufficient water supply is stably performed in the water loss water 64, The water is discharged to the outside through the drain hole 41.

급수호스(61)가 끼워진 타측 관통공(31)에는 지지대(62)를 끼운 다음 하단부가 바닥에 위치되게 하면 지지대(62)가 재배용기(10) 양측에 견고히 고정설치되고, 상기 지지대(62)를 이용하여 재배용기(10)에 심겨진 유실수(64)를 결속끈(도시안됨) 등을 이용하여 견고히 고정설치할 수 있어 이상적인 재배가 이루어질 수 있게 된다.The supporting table 62 is firmly fixed to both sides of the cultivation vessel 10 when the supporting table 62 is inserted into the other through hole 31 in which the water supply hose 61 is inserted and the lower end is positioned on the floor, It is possible to firmly fix the watering water 64 planted in the cultivation vessel 10 by using a tying strap (not shown) or the like, so that the ideal cultivation can be performed.

따라서 본 발명은 유실수 재배에 적합한 토양을 재배용기에 채운 다음 유실수를 심어 재배토록 함으로서, 토양의 성질 및 장소에 관계없이 어느곳에서나 재배할 수 있게 된다.Therefore, the present invention can be cultivated anywhere, regardless of the nature and location of the soil, by filling the cultivation vessel with a soil suitable for growing watery plants, and then cultivating and growing the watery plant.

(10)--재배용기 (20)--본체
(21)--수장실 (30)--플랜지부
(31)--관통공 (40)--바닥부
(41)--배수공 (42)--돌출부
(43)--요입홈 (44)--요입부
(10) - Cultivation vessel (20) - Body
(21) - a receiving chamber (30) - a flange portion
(31) through hole (40) - bottom
(41) - drain (42) - protrusion
(43) - concave groove (44) - concave portion

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본체(20)와, 플랜지부(30)와, 배수공(41)이 뚫린 바닥부(40)로 구성되는 재배용기를 구성함에 있어서, 본체(20) 상단에 구성되는 플랜지부(30) 상에 관통공(31)을 뚫어 구성하고, 바닥부(40)에는 저면으로 하향돌출된 돌출부(42)를 등간격으로 구성하여 그 사이에 요입홈(43)이 구성되게 하되, 바닥부(40)의 요입홈(43) 직상부에 플랜지부(30)의 관통공(31)이 형성되게 함을 특징으로 하는 유실수 재배용기.The flange portion 30 formed on the upper end of the main body 20 and the bottom portion 40 having the main body 20 and the flange portion 30 and the bottom portion 40 in which the drain hole 41 is opened, The projections 42 protruding downward to the bottom face are equally spaced from each other and the concave groove 43 is formed between the protrusions 42. The bottom wall 40 is formed with a recess And the through hole (31) of the flange (30) is formed immediately above the groove (43).
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