WO2009127762A1

WO2009127762A1 - System for creating landscaped areas on walls

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Publication number: WO2009127762A1
Application number: PCT/ES2009/070078
Authority: WO
Inventors: Eduardo ALMENARA DÍAZ
Original assignee: Almenara Diaz Eduardo
Priority date: 2008-04-18
Filing date: 2009-03-30
Publication date: 2009-10-22
Also published as: ES2307453A1; ES2307453B1

Abstract

The invention enables the creation of uniform green spaces of variable and controlled size, generally on walls, by means of a system which does not require any preliminary work and is designed in such a way that any type of plant species used in the creation of the landscaped area can be seen from the street. The system is characterised in that it comprises a cluster of plant pots (2) distributed, in a dismountable manner, either over a structure (1) attached to the façade of a building, or directly over the façade, the plant pots (2) having an inclined upper face, forming an angle smaller than 90° to the vertical in order to faciliate the viewing of the plants from the street. Said inclined upper face comprises couplable meshes (3) which prevent the substrate from escaping and are provided with openings (4) through which the plants can grow.

Description

SYSTEM OF FORMATION OF LANDSCAPED AREAS IN WALLS

D E S C R I P C I Ó N

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a system designed to form landscaped areas on vertical or sloping walls, resulting in special application for integration into building facades.

The object of the present invention consists in the formation of uniform green spaces, of variable and controlled size, in walls in general, by means of a system without previous work conceived so that it is visible from the street for any kind of plant used in the formation of the garden area.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

In recent years, man has struggled to reverse the prevailing trend and find ways to bring nature to cities. Nowadays, gardens, parks and flowerbeds cover important spaces in the cities. The fundamental objective is twofold: on the one hand the creation of recreational areas, on the other hand the oxygenation of the urban environment, strongly subject to atmospheric pollution.

Lately, new practices have proliferated in order to "green" the cities, extending the vegetation to the buildings themselves. The most used method is the inclusion in the own external structure of the building of fixed compartments, by way of pots, in which the plants can be located. This technique limits the vegetation to that specific area. Only using climbing or hanging plants (ivy, honeysuckle, ...) can be visualized from the street. In buildings where there are no structures of this type, the inclusion of vegetation is limited to simple pots in windows and terraces, with the same visual deficiencies as the fixed compartments.

There are also techniques for the installation of green areas on the roofs of buildings. Like the methods indicated in the previous paragraph, these methods do not allow the visualization of green areas from the street, except for the tenants of the property. In this type of installations the aesthetic aspect does not prevail; It is environmental specifications that underpin its construction. The green roofs insulate the interior of the building from external environmental agents such as the sun, wind or rain, as well as reduce variations in temperatures, reducing thermal differences in the interior. This reduces energy expenditure by reducing the consumption of electricity for heating and air conditioning.

Therefore, these technologies isolate the roof of the building, but not the rest of its structure. There are some invention patents related to the extension of green areas on the facades of the buildings. JP2007195451, for example, claims a structure for planting vegetation on walls, but it is a complex structure that requires prior work.

In document JP2006246753 the vegetation coverage of surfaces on building facades by metal structures is described, but it can only be done with hanging or climbing plants duly attached to said structures.

The patent application WO2004090262 claims the formation of green spaces in three dimensions but, as in previous examples, it requires the realization of works in the structure of the building. Document JP2002065065 shows the formation of green surfaces on building facades but, being its arrangement completely parallel to the facade itself, the space for the substrate of the plants is minimal, preventing the use of small plant species. In addition, the arrangement of the plants completely perpendicular to the soil conditions the size of the plants even more, to avoid their fall by gravity.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The system of formation of landscaped areas in walls proposed by this invention constitutes a modular system formed by one or more containers, normally pots, to cover vertical or inclined surfaces with plants of any kind, forming a uniform and controlled green space on these surfaces .

According to a possible solution of the invention, the system comprises a structure that is fixed to the wall of the building, preferably formed by profiles that are screwed to the wall on which the pots are mounted with a removable character and by means of corresponding anchoring means. . The anchoring means will preferably be designed to create a space between the facade and the pot that facilitates the passage of air currents, whereby the wind resistance of the system will be reduced thus ensuring the holding of the pots.

Each of the containers that are mounted on the structure will preferably be filled with substrate for the growth of any type of plant.

The containers show an inclined upper face with an angle of less than 90 ° with respect to the vertical one, so as to facilitate the visualization of the plant from any position, for example from the street itself, in the case of building walls, without the need to limit its use to hanging or climbing plant varieties. The container could adopt any other configuration keeping the inclined upper face as a common feature. For example, the possibility of modifying the geometry to increase the space available for the substrate is contemplated, thus obtaining a greater depth and width available to accommodate the roots.

It is provided that on the inclined face of the pot a mesh is arranged that prevents the fall of the earth by the action of the wind, by the irrigation water or by the inclination itself, being defined on the mesh some openings in correspondence with the plants to facilitate your departure.

According to a second possible solution, the garden system is set up by means of a grouping of the same type of pots, with an inclined upper face at an angle of less than 90 ° with respect to the vertical one, which have anchoring means that They are fixed directly to the wall. Unlike the first solution described, in this case there would not be a structure around which all the pots were grouped, but that the pots would be grouped independently anchored to the wall.

In any case, the system includes an irrigation network connected, for example, to a reservoir and / or to the water supply or drainage network of the building, which comprises pipes, preferably pipes or hoses distributed along the wall of the building that supply the building. irrigation water to each of the pots. For the first solution of the invention, the irrigation network may be associated with the profiles or constituent elements of the structure to facilitate its fixation, as well as it may remain hidden.

The arrangement of several of these vessels occupying surfaces of varying size on vertical or inclined walls, allows zones to be formed green on these walls, with different species of plants, not only hanging or climbing, so that it expands the possibilities of playing with different varieties of plants and creating vertical gardens in the cities.

Due to the inclination offered by the pots within their location on the facade, this system of formation of landscaped areas on walls allows to use a greater variety of plant species than any of the existing systems today. Also, according to the proposed configuration, a simpler and cheaper way of assembly and maintenance of the installation is achieved.

In turn, this system of formation of landscaped areas helps to clean the atmosphere of the city and improves the insulation of the building against external environmental agents, thus reducing energy expenditure on heating and air conditioning.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

To complement the description that is being made and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, according to a preferred example of practical implementation thereof, a set of drawings is attached as an integral part of said description. where, for the purposes of illustration and not limitation, the following has been represented:

Figure 1.- Shows a perspective view of the system of formation of landscaped areas in walls according to the first solution of the invention, in which the arrangement of the structure on a facade of a building and the pots mounted on said wall can be seen. structure.

Figure 2.- Shows a side view in which the structure mounted on the facade and the pots with an inclined upper face is observed for Better visualization of the plants, as well as the irrigation network.

Figure 3.- Shows a perspective view in which the assembly of the pot on the structure can be appreciated with the collaboration of the anchoring means.

Figure A - Shows a view of the pot already assembled in which the assembly of the mesh on the upper face of the pot is observed.

Figure 5.- Shows a side view of another possible configuration of the pot shown in the previous figures with another distribution of the irrigation network.

Figure 6.- It shows a perspective view in which an alternative embodiment of the system of formation of landscaped areas is observed in which the pots represented in Figure 5 directly fixed to the wall can be seen.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

In view of the figures, a preferred embodiment of the garden area formation system that is the object of this invention is described below.

As can be seen in Figure 1, the system is essentially constituted by a structure (1) that can be fixed to the facade of a building and by pots (2) distributed with a removable character on said structure (1) to configure a landscaped area, in which the pots (2) show an inclined upper face, forming an angle less than 90 ° with the vertical to facilitate the visualization of the plants contained in the pot (2) from the street. Additionally, the system comprises meshes (3), as can be seen in Figure 4, attachable on the upper face of said pots (2) to avoid the exit of the substrate, meshes that are provided with passage openings (4) enabled for the exit of the plants.

The system incorporates fixing means (5) of the structure (1) to the wall, such as screws (6) represented in Figure 2, and first anchoring means (7, 8), which can be observed in Ia Figure 3, from the pot (2) to the structure (1) that are constituted by hooks (7) that extend from the rear face of the pot (2) and that are coupled on tabs (8) that protrude from The structure (1).

It can be seen in Figure 2 that the hooks (7) have a length sufficient to allow a distance of the pot (2) from the structure (1) creating a space that facilitates air circulation.

As can be seen in Figure 4, the structure (1) can be configured by profiles (9) independent or associated with each other that are distributed along the entire wall, showing in the figures two profiles (9) grouped together. the assembly of pots (2) located in the same column.

In relation to Figure 5, a concrete embodiment is observed in which the pot (2) has drain holes (10) at its base to evacuate the excess water and prevent the root from rotting. Additionally, at the bottom of the pot (2), an absorbent material (11) can be placed, such as a sponge or a chamois, for example, which will retain water from irrigation or rain, preventing its loss, thus creating a deposit of water that will be absorbed by the roots of the plant, so that only the excess water that exceeds the absorption threshold of the absorbent material (11) falls through the drain holes (10) of the pot (2).

In said figure 5 it is observed that the substrate and the absorbent material (11) are separated by a perforated plate (18) that prevents the direct contact of the root with the absorbent material (11), but which facilitates the absorption of moisture through the holes of the plate (18).

Figure 2 shows the irrigation network (12) partially represented by a hose (13) that is distributed over the pots (2) and discharges the water through nozzles (14) directly on the inclined upper face of The pot (2).

In an alternative embodiment corresponding to the pot (2) represented in Figure 5, a drop-by-tap tap (15) is observed in each pot (2) that is introduced through a hole made in a wall of the pot (2) , as well as a hose (13) is observed for each column of pots, in this case close to the profiles (9) that remain anchored to the facade.

The irrigation network (12) can additionally incorporate at least one humidity sensor located in one of the pots (2) connected to an irrigation control system that is activated when the humidity sensor detects a humidity level below the threshold minimum.

In addition, it is observed in Figure 5 that the pot (2) can incorporate fertilizer bars (19) buried in the substrate, or the fertilizer incorporated in the irrigation network (12) could be found for regulated supply through the system of control.

Figure 6 shows the system of formation of landscaped areas in which the pots (2) are grouped without intermediation of any structure, and each of them has independent anchoring means (16, 17) that directly fix each one of the pots (2) to the wall.

Claims

1.- System for the formation of landscaped areas on walls comprising a structure (1) formed by profiles (9) that are fixed to the facade of a building by corresponding fixing means (5), and some pots (2) distributed with removable character on said structure (1) by means of anchoring means (7, 8), characterized in that the pots (2) show an inclined upper face, forming an angle less than 90 ° with the vertical to facilitate the visualization of the contained plants in the pot (2) from the street, as well as because it additionally incorporates a mesh (3) attachable on said upper face of the pot (2) to prevent the exit of the substrate, which is provided with passage openings (4) enabled for the exit of the plants.

2.- System of formation of landscaped areas in walls that includes a group of flowerpots (2) distributed independently and removable directly on the wall by means of anchoring (16, 17), characterized in that the pots (2) show a face inclined upper, forming an angle less than 90 ° with the vertical to facilitate the visualization of the plants contained in the pot (2) from the street, as well as because it additionally incorporates a mesh (3) attachable on said upper face of

The pot (2) to avoid the exit of the substrate, which is provided with passage openings (4) enabled for the exit of the plants.

3.- System of formation of landscaped areas in walls according to claim 1 characterized in that the anchoring means (7, 8) of the pot

(2) to the structure (1) are constituted by hooks (7) that extend from the rear face of the pot (2) and by eyelashes (8) that protrude from the structure (1) on which they attach said hooks (7).

A - System of formation of landscaped areas in walls according to claim 3 characterized in that the hooks (7) have a length enough to create a space between pot (2) and structure (1) that facilitates air circulation.

5.- System of formation of landscaped areas in walls according to any one of claims 1 or 2 characterized in that it incorporates an irrigation network (12) distributed by the wall of the building that supplies water to each of the pots (2) .

6.- System of formation of landscaped areas in walls according to claim 5, characterized in that the irrigation network (12) comprises pipes (13) associated with nozzles (14) that discharge water directly on the upper inclined face of the Ia flower pot (2).

7. System for the formation of landscaped areas in walls according to claim 5, characterized in that the irrigation network (12) comprises a pipe (13) for each column of pots (2), associated with drop-by-drop taps (15 ) introduced through a hole made in a wall of the pot (2).

8. System for the formation of landscaped areas in walls according to any one of claims 5 to 7, characterized in that the irrigation network (12) incorporates at least one humidity sensor located in one of the pots (2) connected to a irrigation control system that is activated when the humidity sensor detects a humidity level below the minimum threshold.

9. System for the formation of landscaped areas in walls according to any one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the pot (2) has drain holes (10) at its base to evacuate excess water.

10.- System of formation of landscaped areas in walls according to claim 9 characterized in that the pot (2) has at its bottom an absorbent material (11) that retains water from irrigation or rain.