RU173971U1 - MODULAR DEVICE FOR VERTICAL OR TILTED PLANT PLACEMENT - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to vertical gardening and can be used in residential premises, medical and educational institutions, offices, etc., as well as outdoors. A modular device for vertical or inclined placement of plants consists of a supporting structure and modules for placing plants, while the supporting structure is made with elements for attaching modules, and the module housing consists of side and end walls and a bottom with an opening for draining excess moisture in it, the module is designed to accommodate pots with plants, there is a protrusion on the end wall of the module to be able to be mounted on the supporting structure, on the bottom of the module there is An accumulating cavity for water, and a hygroscopic material that retains moisture for plant nutrition is placed at the bottom of the module. The technical result is the creation of a device that is easy to operate and provides favorable and safe conditions for growing and maintaining plants, including maintaining optimal soil moisture and easy plant change. 3 s.p. f-ly, 3 ill.

Description

The utility model relates to vertical gardening and can be used in residential premises, medical and educational institutions, offices, etc., as well as outdoors.

The prior art device for vertical or inclined placement of crops outside of plant soil (RU 2553649 C2, publ. 06/20/2015), which has at least one module that defines the internal volume for storing nutrient and plants and limited front a wall and a rear wall rigidly connected to the front wall. At least the front wall has an opening for the passage of plants and at least one wall, front or rear, has a fixation space for attaching the module to the holder. At the same time, at least one wall, front or rear, has overlapping ribs that allow, when the device is installed on a vegetable roof or wall and has at least two adjacent modules, the modules overlap each other at least partially on the wall or roof. The disadvantages of this technical solution are the excessive complexity of the design; the abundance of parts of complex shape, which leads to its appreciation; poor aeration of the roots of the plant; only the hydroponic method of growing plants is allowed - this makes it difficult to care for and replace plants.

Known phytomodule for growing plants and landscaping vertical surfaces (RU 148569 U1, publ. 10.12.2014), made in the form of a vertical panel made of plastic and mounted on the wall of a room or building or on any vertical structure, and also containing a supply system for nutrient solutions or water, characterized in that the panel is made in the form of at least two non-leaking tray-pallets placed one below the other and having a transverse angle of inclination, moreover, in each tray, except the lower one, a drain is made zhnoe hole or slot in the tray. The disadvantages of this technical solution are the rolling of the upper soil layer due to the transverse inclination of the tray-pallet, which makes it impossible to use the phytomodule indoors, as it leads to contamination of the floor surface with soil; when growing plants in the soil during irrigation, the liquid drains from the soil surface due to the transverse inclination of the pallet tray, thereby not ensuring proper watering and leading to floor contamination; When growing plants in pots in trays, a zone with standing water is formed, which leads to waterlogging and rotting of the roots.

Known phytomodule for planting and vertical gardening (RU 156472 U1, publ. 10.11.2015) containing a supporting structure made of moisture-resistant material, made with the possibility of fixing its rear wall on a vertical surface, according to the claimed technical solution, the supporting structure is made in the form of at least two inclined, with respect to the rear wall, shelves placed one above the other with the formation of cavities for collecting drainage water, each cavity being configured to wick watering. Moreover, each shelf can be equipped with a drain hole located to ensure the maximum level of drainage fluid accumulated in the cavity. The phytomodule may further comprise a supply system configured to supply fluid to the cavity. The disadvantages of this technical solution are the large initial size of the phytomodule, greatly limiting the actual application in the interior, individual wick watering, which increases the complexity of planting, and the large amount of stored water, leading to increased wall loads.

Closest to the claimed technical solution is a vertical flower panel (RU 107448 U1, publ. 08/20/2011), which is a hanging element made in the form of a supporting structure with elements for attaching ground containers. The body of each container consists of side and end walls and a bottom, with openings made in them for draining excess moisture. The proposed design is easy to operate, universal for the street and rooms and provides a variety of decorative solutions. The disadvantages of this technical solution are the low operational properties of the flower panel, expressed in the complexity of caring for plants due to the lack of an irrigation system, replacing plants during operation.

The task to which the claimed utility model is directed is to create a device that is easy to operate and provides favorable and safe conditions for growing and maintaining plants, including maintaining optimal soil moisture and easy plant change.

This problem is solved due to the fact that the modular device for vertical or inclined placement of plants consists of a supporting structure and modules for placing plants, while the supporting structure is made with elements for mounting the modules, and the housing of the modules consists of side and end walls and a bottom with there is an opening for draining excess moisture in it, the module is designed to accommodate pots with plants, there is a protrusion on the end wall of the module to fix it on the carrier first structure on the bottom of the module has a storage chamber for the water and the bottom of the module is placed absorbent material that holds moisture for plant nutrition.

The technical result provided by the given set of features is to ensure uniform moistening of the root coma of plants without its overmoistening and drying out.

The essence of the utility model is illustrated by drawings, which depict:

in FIG. 1 - general view (a) and side view (b) of the module, sectional module (c) and the supporting structure (d);

in FIG. 2 - sectional modular device;

in FIG. 3 is a general view of a device for placing plants.

The modular device for vertical or inclined placement of plants includes a module 1 for placing plants 2 in pots 3 and a supporting structure 4 (Fig. 1). The housing of module 1 consists of side and end walls and a bottom with a hole made in it for draining excess moisture. Module 1 is made in a rectangular shape and is designed to accommodate several plants in pots, mainly three pots with sizes from 10 to 14 cm. On the end wall of module 1 there is a protrusion 5 for fixing it on the supporting structures 4. Pots 3 located in module 1 should have two groups of openings at the bottom: lower, adjacent to the supporting surface, and upper, serving for aeration. The module also has a storage cavity for water 6 and is equipped with an opening for draining excess fluid. A hygroscopic material is laid at the bottom of the module 7. A synthetic felt is used as the hygroscopic material, which has a very high moisture capacity (from 1 l to 3 l per square meter of surface) and is able to absorb and retain a large amount of water, gradually giving it to plants. The supporting structure 4 is mainly made of a steel profile of a p-shaped form with elements for mounting modules 1 on it. For reliable fixation of the modules on the steel profile, two holes for self-tapping screws (screws) are provided, the profile is attached to the wall with screws or dowels. At the base of the structure there is a water tank 8, necessary for watering plants and collecting excess water after irrigation. Instead of a water tank, watering can be carried out directly from the water supply system with the discharge of excess water into the sewer. The module is attached to the supporting structure in such a way that an angle of 1 to 89 degrees is formed between the bottom of the module and the vertical.

The location of each plant in a separate pot allows, if necessary, it is very easy to get the plant out of the structure without touching the rest of the plants.

The modular device for vertical or inclined placement of plants may contain an automatic irrigation system or watering is carried out manually. Watering is carried out in the upper module, from which water flows into the lower modules through drainage holes.

The wall on which the structure is mounted is preferably pre-treated with a water-repellent composition. Bearing structures are attached to the wall and modules with plants are fixed on them. Plants are planted either directly in the module, or installed in the module in their transport pots, which minimizes the presence of dirt associated with any plant transplant. Immediately after installation, the vertical garden takes on its aesthetic appearance.

Claims (4)

1. A modular device for vertical or inclined placement of plants, consisting of a supporting structure and modules for placing plants, while the supporting structure is made with elements for attaching modules, and the housing of the modules consists of side and end walls and a bottom with a drain hole made in it excess moisture, characterized in that the design of the module is made for the possibility of placing pots with plants in it, on the end wall of the module there is a protrusion for the possibility of fixing it on the supporting structure , on the bottom of the module there is a storage cavity for water, a hygroscopic material that retains moisture for plant nutrition is placed on the bottom of the module, and the module is attached to the supporting structure so that an angle from 1 to 89 degrees is formed between the bottom of the module and the vertical. 2. A modular device for vertical or inclined placement of plants according to claim 1, characterized in that the module is designed to accommodate several plants in pots, mainly three pots ranging in size from 10 to 14 cm. 3. A modular device for vertical or inclined placement of plants according to claim 2, characterized in that the pots placed in the module must have two groups of openings at the bottom: lower, adjacent to the supporting surface, and upper, used for aeration. 4. A modular device for vertical or inclined placement of plants according to claim 1, characterized in that a synthetic felt having high moisture capacity is used as a hygroscopic material.

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