TWI785827B - root control pot - Google Patents

Abstract

The root-controlling pot of the present invention includes a pot body and at least one root-controlling structure, wherein the pot body has a pot bottom and a pot wall, and the pot wall is connected to the periphery of the pot bottom and together surrounds a planting space. The root control structure has a guide part, a blocking part and an opening, and the root control structure is arranged on the pot wall, wherein the guide part includes an inner side facing the planting space and an outer side opposite to the inner side The blocking portion is located around the guiding portion and disposed toward the planting space, the opening is formed in the blocking portion and communicates with the planting space.

Description

root control pot

The invention relates to potted plants, in particular to a root-controlling pot which utilizes the principle of air root-controlling to promote root growth.

The roots of plants planted in conventional round pots are coiled along the pot wall. When the spreading and surrounding packing gradually grows thicker in the pot wall, until they press each other or even rot, the growth of the plants will be restricted. To solve this problem, there are various control devices on the market. Root pots, with multiple slits on the pot wall, when the plant root system encounters air, its root tip will dry up and stop growing, which will lead to the growth of more fine roots, avoid root entanglement, and promote the growth of more fine roots To thrive, related technologies are also disclosed in US Patent No. US4753037 and No. US7210266 and other descriptions.

However, when the plant roots extend to the vicinity of the slits and come into contact with the air entering from the slits, the roots react immediately and bend away from the air to grow towards the soil with higher humidity, thereby weakening the effect of the above-mentioned root-controlling pots to promote the luxuriance of the root system.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a root control pot, which can solve the phenomenon that plant roots are entangled in the pot wall, and can improve the efficiency of root growth, root control and growth promotion of conventional root control pots.

In order to achieve the above main purpose, the root control basin of the present invention includes a basin body and at least one root control structure, wherein the basin body has a basin bottom and a basin wall, and the basin wall is connected to the periphery of the basin bottom and jointly surrounds the A planting space, the root control structure has a guide part, a blocking part and an opening, the root control structure is arranged on the pot wall, wherein, the guide part includes an inner side facing the planting space and a On the outer side of the inner side, the blocking portion is located around the guiding portion and is disposed toward the planting space, and the opening is formed on the blocking portion and communicates with the planting space.

From the above, it can be seen that the blocking part of the root control structure can force the main root to grow towards the opening hidden between the inner side, the outer side and the blocking part of the guiding part, thereby improving the efficiency of air root pruning.

Preferably, the blocking portion has a left blocking wall, a right blocking wall and a lower blocking wall, the left blocking wall and the right blocking wall are respectively arranged on both sides of the guiding portion, and the lower blocking wall is arranged on each of the left Between the blocking wall and the right blocking wall, the opening is arranged on the lower blocking wall.

Preferably, at least one of the root-controlling structures is formed integrally and staggered from each other on the basin wall.

Preferably, the opening is formed around the blocking portion, the inner side of the guiding portion, and the outer side of another root-controlling structure of at least one of the root-controlling structures.

Preferably, the basin wall has a rear end wall, an annular peripheral wall and two opposite connecting walls, and each of the connecting walls is connected between the rear end wall and the annular peripheral wall; the bottom surface of the basin bottom has a positioning groove , the positioning groove extends from one of the connecting walls to the other connecting wall, and the top edge of the basin wall extends upwards with two opposite positioning protrusions, and the positioning protrusions are located at the rear end wall and the connecting walls. The junction of the walls corresponds to the two ends of the positioning groove.

Preferably, the joining wall includes a straight section and a transverse section, one end of the straight section is connected to one end of the rear end wall, one end of the transverse section is connected to one end of the annular peripheral wall, and the other end of the straight section is connected to The other ends of the transverse sections are connected to each other.

Preferably, the bottom end of the rear end wall has an inclined surface.

Preferably, the pot bottom has a drain outlet, a tapered guide part and a retaining wall, the retaining wall is located in the planting space and is arranged around the periphery of the drain outlet, and the tapered guide part is arranged on the retaining wall On the opposite side, the tapered guide part extends from the periphery of the drain outlet in a direction away from the bottom of the basin, and a water guide hole is provided at the tip of the tapered guide part.

Preferably, the bottom of the pot has a water guide pipe connection part, the water guide pipe connection part includes the water guide opening connected to the planting space and a clamping part adjacent to the water guide opening, and the top surface of the basin bottom is upward A surrounding wall corresponding to the water diversion opening is extended.

Preferably, the aqueduct of the root control basin is a retractable aqueduct.

Preferably, the root control basin further includes a partition and a plurality of convex ribs, each of which is arranged at intervals and located at the junction of the basin wall and the bottom of the basin, and the partition leans against the convex ribs.

Preferably, the partition has a plate body, a water absorption groove and a perforation, the water absorption groove extends from the bottom surface of the plate body and has a slit, and the perforation runs through the top and bottom sides of the partition plate.

Preferably, the separator has a plate body and at least one combining convex portion, at least one combining convex portion is arranged around the plate body, at least one combining convex portion is clamped between at least two of the root control structures, so that The separator is fixed on the ribs.

The detailed structure, features, assembly or usage of the root control basin provided by the present invention will be described in the detailed description of the implementation below. However, those with ordinary knowledge in the field of the present invention should understand that the detailed description and the specific embodiments enumerated for implementing the present invention are only for illustrating the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the patent application of the present invention.

The applicant hereby explains that in the entire specification, including the embodiments described below and the claims of the scope of the patent application, the nouns related to direction are based on the directions in the drawings. Secondly, in the embodiments and drawings to be described below, the same component numbers represent the same or similar components or their structural features.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the root control basin 1 of the present invention includes a basin bottom 60 , a basin wall 20 , a partition 30 and a water conduit 40 . The pot wall 20 is integrally connected to the periphery of the pot bottom 60, so that both of them surround a planting space 50 for storing liquid (such as water or culture fluid), and the dividing plate 30 is located in the planting space 50 to divide the planting space 50 is partitioned into a space for holding culture soil and a space for storing water or culture solution.

The basin wall 20 has a rear end wall 21, an annular peripheral wall 22 and two relative connecting walls 23, wherein, the bottom end of the outer peripheral surface of the rear end wall 21 is provided with a slope 211, when the root control basin 1 is installed on a support ( (not shown in the figure), the slope 211 can avoid interference between the rear end wall 21 and one of the lower beams of the bracket, and the two connecting walls 23 are connected between the rear end wall 21 and the annular peripheral wall 22 respectively.

The connecting wall 23 includes a straight section 231 and a transverse section 232. One end of the straight section 231 is integrally connected to one end of the rear end wall 21, one end of the transverse section 232 is integrally connected to one end of the annular peripheral wall 22, and the end of the transverse section 232 The other end is integrally connected to the other end of the straight section 231. In addition, the basin wall 20 further includes two positioning protrusions 24 arranged at intervals and opposite to each other, for clamping on the upper beam of the support. The two positioning protrusions 24 Located at the junction of the rear end wall 21 and the two connecting walls 23 .

Please refer to Fig. 3, the annular peripheral wall 22 has complex numerical root structure 25, the control root structure 25 of this preferred embodiment is formed on the annular peripheral wall 22 in an integrally formed and mutually staggered arrangement, the control root structure of this preferred embodiment 25 includes a guide portion 251, a blocking portion 252 and an opening 253, wherein each guide portion 251 includes an inner side 254 facing the planting space 50 and an outer side 255 on the opposite side of the inner side 254 (as shown in Figure 2 ), the blocking portion 252 is set around the guide portion 251 and facing the planting space 50, the blocking portion 252 includes a left blocking wall 256, a right blocking wall 257 and a lower blocking wall 258, the left blocking wall 256 and the right blocking wall 257 Formed on both sides of the guide portion 251 respectively, the lower retaining wall 258 is located at the bottom of the guide portion 251, and a retaining space 26 is formed around the left retaining wall 256, the right retaining wall 257 and the lower retaining wall 258, and the opening 253 is formed in The lower retaining wall 258 .

In more detail, the blocking portion 252 protrudes from the guiding portion 251 toward the planting space 50, so that each root-controlling structure 25 is connected by the blocking portion 252 and blocks the growth of the main root. Between the blocking portion 252 of the root structure 25 and the inner side surface 254 of the guide portion 251 of the root control structure 25, and the outer side surface 255 of the guide portion 251 of another root control structure 25 disposed opposite to the root control structure 25, the surrounding Form the opening 253, wherein, the opening 253 of the present preferred embodiment is set downwards and is positioned at the overlapping range of the inner side 254 and the outer side 255 of the two opposite guide parts 251, when the root of the plant faces the guide part 251 and the opening When growing in the direction of 253 and touching the dry air around the opening 253, in order to prevent the roots from being dry due to contact with the air, the roots may bend and grow towards a direction away from the air, but when the roots want to change their growth direction, they will be located immediately. The blocking portion 252 around the guiding portion 251 is obstructed and restricted in the blocking space 26 , and the blocking portion 252 will guide the root to continue to grow toward the opening 253 , thereby promoting the dryness of the main root and the growth of the lateral root.

Referring to Fig. 4 and Fig. 5, the pot bottom 60 of the root control basin of the present invention has a drain opening 61 that runs through the two sides of the top and bottom and a water conduit connecting portion 65 for assembling a water conduit 40, wherein the bottom of the basin 60 integrally extends downward from the periphery of the drainage port 61 with a tapered guide portion 62 , the tip of the tapered guide portion 62 protrudes from the bottom surface of the basin bottom 60 through the drainage port 61 and has a water guide connecting the planting space 50 The hole 63 is used to concentrate the liquid (water or culture solution) flowing out of the planting space 50 . The top surface of the pot bottom 60 extends upward along the periphery of the tapered guide portion 62 to form a retaining wall 64 .

The aqueduct connection portion 65 includes a water guide opening 66 that runs through the top and bottom sides of the basin bottom 60, a clamping portion 67 adjacent to the water guide opening 66, and a surrounding wall 68 corresponding to the water guide opening 66, wherein the water guide opening 66 communicates with the plant The planting space 50, the surrounding wall 68 extends upwards from the top surface of the basin bottom 60, and the bottom side of the aqueduct 40 has a clamping groove 42, and the aqueduct 40 is positioned on the guide through the engagement between the clamping groove 42 and the clamping portion 67. The water pipe connecting portion 65 is used to inject liquid into the planting space 50. The water guide 40 of the preferred embodiment can be a retractable water guide 40 or a non-stretchable water guide 40. When the liquid in the planting space 50 When the surface height is higher than the wall 68 or even higher than the height of the retaining wall 64, the excess liquid will be discharged out of the planting space 50 through the water outlet 61 and the water guide 66, so that the liquid in the planting space 50 can maintain an appropriate liquid level .

The root control basin 1 of the present invention further has a plurality of convex ribs 70 arranged at equal intervals at the junction of the bottom end of the inner peripheral surface of the basin wall 20 and the top surface of the basin bottom 60 for the assembly of the partition plate 30 In addition, it also has the function of increasing the overall structural strength. In addition, the basin bottom 60 further includes a positioning groove 69 for clamping on the lower beam of the bracket. The positioning groove 69 is located at the rear end of the bottom surface of the basin bottom 60 and is adjacent to the inclined surface 211. The positioning groove 69 connects with the The straight section 231 of the wall 23 extends to the straight section 231 of the connecting wall 23 on the other side, and the two opposite ends of the positioning groove 69 correspond to the two positioning protrusions 24 of the basin wall 20 respectively.

The partition plate 30 of the preferred embodiment of the present invention has a plate body 31, a perforation 32, a water absorption groove 33 and a plurality of joint protrusions 34, wherein the perforation 32 runs through the top and bottom sides of the plate body 31 to allow the water pipe 40 The lower half passes through and is positioned in the planting space 50. The board body 31 further includes a plurality of openings 35 that run through the top and bottom sides of the board. Through the inner and outer surfaces of the water absorption groove 33 , it is used to connect the space for containing the culture soil and the space for storing water or culture solution in the planting space 50 . A bulge 37 is protruded from the top surface of the partition 30. The configuration and position of the bulge 37 correspond to the configuration and position of the retaining wall 64 and the surrounding wall 68, and the joint convex portions 34 are protruded on the periphery of the plate body 31 at intervals. When the partition board 30 is assembled in the planting space, each coupling protrusion 34 is clamped between two adjacent root control structures 25 for positioning the partition board 30 .

It can be seen from the above that the root control structure 25 of this creation has a special design, except that a barrier 252 is provided around the opening 253 to force the roots to grow in the direction of the opening 253, so that the roots stop growing after contacting the air, and then control and avoid While the main root grows too lushly, new lateral roots are encouraged to continue to grow downwards, and the vigorous growth of lateral roots will cause the plants to grow more luxuriantly.

1: root control pot

20: basin wall

21: Rear end wall

211: Bevel

22: Annular peripheral wall

23: Connection wall

231: straight section

232: Horizontal stretch

24: Positioning convex part

25: Root control structure

251: Guidance department

252: blocking department

253: opening

254: inner side

255: Outer side

256: left wall

257: right retaining wall

258: Lower retaining wall

26: Block Space

30: Partition

31: board body

32: perforation

33: Suction tank

34: Combined convex part

35: opening

36: cut

37: uplift

40: Aqueduct

42: snap-in slot

50: Planting space

60: pelvic floor

61: Outlet

62: Tapered guide

63: water guide hole

64: retaining wall

65: Connecting part of water guide pipe

66: water guide port

67: Snap-in part

68: fence

69: positioning groove

70: convex rib

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a root control basin of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the root control basin of the present invention. Figure 3 is a partially enlarged view of Figure 1, mainly showing the control root structure. Fig. 4 is a top view of the root control basin of the present invention. Fig. 5 is a three-dimensional exploded view of the root control basin of the present invention.

1: root control pot

21: Rear end wall

25: Root control structure

30: Partition

40: Aqueduct

50: Planting space

Claims (12)

A root control pot, comprising: a pot body with a pot bottom and a pot wall, the pot wall is connected to the periphery of the pot bottom and together surrounds a planting space; and at least one root control structure has a guiding part , a blocking portion and an opening, the root control structure is arranged on the pot wall, wherein the guiding portion includes an inner side facing the planting space and an outer side opposite to the inner side, the blocking portion is arranged on the The guide portion extends around and toward the planting space to jointly form a blocking space, the opening is formed in the blocking portion and communicates with the planting space and the blocking space, wherein the blocking portion has a left blocking wall, a right blocking wall and a lower retaining wall, the left retaining wall and the right retaining wall are respectively arranged on both sides of the guide part, the lower retaining wall is arranged between each of the left retaining wall and the right retaining wall, and the opening is arranged in the lower retaining wall wall. The root-controlling pot as described in claim 1, wherein the root-controlling pot includes a plurality of root-controlling structures, and the root-controlling structures are formed integrally and staggered from each other on the pot wall. The root control pot according to claim 1, wherein the opening is formed around the blocking part of the root control structure, the inner side of the guide part and the outer side of the other root control structure. The root control basin according to claim 1, wherein the basin wall has a rear end wall, an annular peripheral wall and two opposite connecting walls, and each of the connecting walls is connected between the rear end wall and the annular peripheral wall; The bottom surface of the basin bottom has a positioning groove, and the positioning groove extends from one of the connecting walls to the other connecting wall, and two relative positioning protrusions extend upward from the top edge of the basin wall, and the positioning protrusions Located at the junction of the rear end wall and the connecting walls and corresponding to two ends of the positioning groove. The root control pot as claimed in claim 4, wherein the connecting wall includes a straight section and a horizontal section, one end of the straight section is connected to one end of the rear end wall, and one end of the horizontal section is connected to the annular peripheral wall One end, the other end of the straight section and the other end of the transverse section are connected to each other. The root control basin according to claim 4, wherein the bottom end of the rear end wall has an inclined surface. The root control pot as described in Claim 1, wherein the bottom of the pot has a drain outlet, a tapered guide part and a retaining wall, the retaining wall is located in the planting space and is arranged around the periphery of the drain outlet, the cone The tapered guide part is arranged on the opposite side of the retaining wall, the tapered guide part extends from the periphery of the drain outlet to the direction away from the bottom of the basin, and the tip of the tapered guide part is provided with a water guide hole. The root control pot according to claim 1, wherein the bottom of the pot has a water guide pipe connection part, and the water guide pipe connection part includes a water guide opening connected to the planting space and a clamping part adjacent to the water guide opening , a surrounding wall corresponding to the water diversion opening is extended upwards from the top surface of the bottom of the basin. The root control basin as described in Claim 8, wherein the water guide pipe of the root control basin is a retractable water guide pipe. The root control basin as described in Claim 1, wherein the root control basin further comprises a partition and a plurality of convex ribs, each of which is arranged at intervals and is located at the junction of the basin wall and the bottom of the basin, the partition against the ribs. The root control pot according to claim 10, wherein the partition has a plate body, a water suction groove and a perforation, the water suction groove extends from the bottom surface of the plate body and has a cutout, and the perforation passes through the partition The top and bottom sides of the board body. The root-controlling pot as described in claim 11, wherein the root-controlling pot includes a plurality of root-controlling structures, and the root-controlling structures are integrally formed on the pot wall and are staggered from each other, and the partition has a plate body and At least one combining protrusion, at least one combining protrusion is arranged around the plate body, at least one combining protrusion is clamped between at least two root control structures, so that the partition plate is fixed on the convex ribs.

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