JP2000000031A - Culture apparatus for potted plant - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a culture apparatus for patted plants capable of lightening the load of water sprinkling operation and surely providing a proper amount of water, etc., by installing a water sprinkling part at a specific position. SOLUTION: In this culture apparatus 1 for potted plants by placing potted plants W, W1... on trellis parts 3, 3a... and culturing them, a conduit 4 is integrally formed in a frame 2 of the culture apparatus 1 for patted plants and water sprinkling parts 5, 5a... for sprinkling water on the potted plants W, W1... installed in the conduit 4. In a culture apparatus for potted plants for placing potted plants on trellis parts and culturing them, a conduit is integrally formed in a frame of the culture apparatus for potted plants and a water supply part for sprinkling water on the trellis parts can be arranged in the conduit.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pot plant cultivation apparatus for cultivating pot plants on a shelf.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, potted plant cultivation apparatuses such as bonsai shelves and flower stands mainly used for ornamental purposes at home include multi-stage shelves in which shelves or pipes are arranged side by side in a frame. It can be seen that, for example, a pot is placed at a free position on a mounting portion (shelf portion) of a potted plant by assembling pipes.
Many of the pot plants cultivated in the greenhouse are also classified, and are cultivated and stored in a number of pot plant cultivation shelves (devices) installed in the house.

[0003]

In pot plant cultivation, the pot soil dries immediately because small amount of soil in the pot and all the roots are contained in the narrow pot. Otherwise, there was a risk of withering. Therefore, in the cultivation of potted plants at home, watering is a very important task, but it is extremely troublesome to provide an appropriate amount of water to all the potted plants placed on the potted planting equipment, and depending on the manner of watering. It was not always the case that adequate amounts of water were given to pot plants. On the other hand, in house cultivation, pipes for watering and liquid fertilization laid around the house are installed for each shelf, so there is no inconvenience of watering like at home, but piping is arranged according to the cultivation equipment As a result, the cultivation equipment cannot be moved, and the work of taking out and putting in the potted plants, which are frequently rearranged depending on the degree of cultivation at the time of shipment and the degree of breeding, is a considerable labor for workers.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, the present invention is a potted plant cultivation apparatus for cultivating potted plants placed on a shelf, wherein a water conduit is integrally formed in a frame of the potted plant cultivation device. By providing a watering section for watering the potted plants on the shelf in the water channel, or providing a water supply section for supplying water to the shelf formed as a water storage tank, water is sprayed on all the potted plants on the shelf at once, and Supply water for irrigation cultivation. Also, moving means such as wheels are provided on the frame so that potted plants can be moved together with shelves in the greenhouse.

[0005]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a potted plant cultivation device according to the present invention, and the potted plant cultivation device 1 comprises a frame 2, a potted plant W,
The shelves 3, 3a... On which W1... Are placed in multiple stages are provided so as to be freely assembled in an appropriate shape, and the respective layers divided by the shelves 3, 3a. ...
The frame 2 is provided with pipes A of various forms constituting the water channel 4 so as to be freely assembled, and a water sprinkling section for watering the potted plants W, W1... On the shelves 3, 3a. 5, 5a
... is provided.

The pot plant cultivation apparatus 1 is provided with a frame 2 composed of various forms of the tube A and shelves 3, 3a... As described above, and there are various types of forms. One example is as follows. explain.

The pot plant cultivation apparatus 1 has a frame 2
Are symmetrical, and the shelves 3, 3a,... The frame 2 has vertical pipes 6 and 6a vertically erected on the left, right and rear sides thereof, and horizontal pipes 7, 7a,
8, 8a, 9, 9a are connected so as to protrude forward at a right angle, and the horizontal tubes 7, 7a, 8, 8a, 9, 9a horizontally support the left and right ends of the shelves 3, 3a. I am doing it. In addition, vertical pipe 6, 6a
The lower end of the frame 2 extends downward from the lower horizontal pipes 9 and 9a, and forms rear legs 10 and 10a of the frame 2.

The middle and lower horizontal tubes 8, 8a, 9, 9a have the same length, the front ends thereof are connected by connecting vertical tubes 11, 11a, and the lower ends of the connecting vertical tubes 11, 11a are connected to the lower stage. Horizontal tube 9, 9a
It extends further downward and forms the front legs 12, 12a of the frame 2. In the middle horizontal pipes 8 and 8a, the crossed vertical pipes are located at positions corresponding to the depth of the lower shelf 3b from the front end to the rear.
The upper and lower ends of the crossed vertical pipes 13 and 13a are respectively located at substantially the middle positions of the front ends of the upper horizontal pipes 7 and 7a and the lower horizontal pipes 9 and 9a. Connected. Also, in the upper horizontal tubes 7, 7a, similarly to that of the middle stage, at the position corresponding to the depth of the middle shelf 3a from the front end to the rear,
The crossed vertical pipes 14 and 14a are vertically projected vertically, and
The lower end of 14a is connected to the substantially middle position of the middle horizontal tubes 8, 8a, and the upper end of the crossed vertical tubes 14, 14a is arranged at the same position as the upper end of the vertical tubes 6, 6a. , 6a, 14, 14a are connected by connecting horizontal tubes 15, 15a.

In each of the upper and middle horizontal pipes 7, 7a, 8, 8a and the connecting horizontal pipes 15, 15a, the water guide horizontal pipes 16, 16a are connected and the water guide horizontal pipes 16, 16a are connected. Shelf 3, 3a
Are provided on the lower side of the horizontal water guide pipes 16, 16a, and are provided with water spray portions 5, 5a, which are formed with a plurality of water spray ports 17, 17a,. The vertical pipes 6, 6a, 11, 11a, 13, 13a, 14, 14
a, and the horizontal tubes 7, 7a, 8, 8a, 9, 9a, 15, 15a, 16, 16
The connecting part of a ... is an elbow-shaped or trifurcated joint pipe 18, etc.
18a ... are connected in a watertight manner. Then, various types of pipes A (6, 6a, 7, 7) constituting the frame 2 are formed.
a, 8, 8a, 9, 9a, 11, 11a, 13, 13a, 14, 14a, 1
5, 15a, 16, 16a ..., 18, 18a ...), and the water conduit 4 is integrally formed, and the vertical pipes 6, 6a are connected to the water supply via a water supply pipe 19.

Are formed in the shape of a rectangular plate, and the shelves 3, 3a,... Are placed on the upper, middle, lower horizontal tubes 7, 7a, 8, 8a, 9, 9a.
The left and right ends of are arranged, each of the middle lower shelf 3a, 3b penetrates the connecting vertical pipe 11, 11a and the cross vertical pipe 13, 13a,
The upper shelf 3 penetrates the vertical pipes 6 and 6a and the cross vertical pipes 14 and 14a to hold the left and right sides of the frame 2 at intervals. still,
Each of the shelves 3, 3a... Is constituted by a flat shelf, but a plurality of pipes (not shown) arranged in parallel are connected to upper, middle, and lower horizontal tubes 7, 7a, 8, 8a, 9 , 9a, and shelves 3,
3a ... In this case, the shelves 3, 3a... Are formed in the shape of a cage, and the upper, middle, lower horizontal tubes 7, 7a, 8, 8a, 9, 9a
The inside is connected in a watertight manner.

The sprinklers 5, 5a... Have pipes 16, 16a... Provided with small holes serving as sprinkler ports 17, 17a.
Change the hole diameter of the water spouting port 17, 17a ... or water sprinkling part 5, 5a
By attaching a watering nozzle (not shown) provided with watering ports 17, 17a of an appropriate form to ..., spray-like water droplets (small particles,
It can be in a sprinkling state such as large grain), and each shelf 3,
Watering can be performed according to the potted plants W and W1 placed on 3a.

In addition, the water conduit 4 may be mixed with tap water and sprinkled with liquid fertilizer as well as water from the water supply. In this case, a means such as connecting a liquid fertilizer mixing tank to the water supply pipe 19 via a two-liquid mixing valve and passing liquid fertilizer water to the water conduit 4 is taken.

The above potted plants W, W1... Are grown by sprinkling water, but water or liquid fertilizer is supplied to the potted plants W, W1. Is also good. In this case, any of the shelves 3, 3a... Is formed in a tray shape for bottom watering and cultivation spaces X, X1... Provided with the water storage tanks 3, 3a. ..., the sprinklers 5, 5a ... in the headrace 4 are abolished, and the headraces near the water tanks 3, 3a ...
A water supply section is provided in the tank 18 to supply water to the water storage tanks 3, 3a,. The above specific configuration is the same as that described in a modified example of the potted plant cultivation apparatus 1 described later, and is not illustrated.

Also, one or both of the frame 2 and the shelves 3, 3a have a light emitting function. That is, when the tube A and the shelves 3, 3a... Constituting the frame 2 are made of a synthetic resin such as an ABS resin, a luminescent material is contained at the time of molding, and the tube A and the shelves 3, 3a. In the case of metal, a luminescent paint is applied to the surface. It is more preferable that the luminescent material or paint has a characteristic of emitting visible afterglow for a long time while being attenuated after blocking light.

Next, modified examples of the potted plant cultivation apparatus 1 are shown in FIGS.
7 will be described. The same or corresponding portions described in FIGS. 1 and 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted. In this potted plant cultivation apparatus 1, as shown in FIG. 3, the frame 2 is assembled in a house shape. That is, the uppermost tube of the frame 2
, 20a are connected in a mountain shape inclined left and right, and the vertical pipes 6, 6a, and the horizontal pipes 7, 7a are connected to the lower ends of the inclined pipes 20, 20a in a grid pattern. Are provided with a plurality of shelves 3, 3a,... On left and right sides of a passage 22 provided following the entrance 21.

Each of the shelves 3, 3a... Is different from the above-described stepped arrangement, and each of the shelves 3, 3a.
The cultivation space X, X1 ... of each level partitioned by
Depending on the type of W1 ..., watering or water supply is used. Here, the upper and middle cultivation spaces X, X1 are environments for growing potted plants W, W1... Suitable for watering, and the lower cultivation spaces X2 are environments for growing potted plants W, W1. .

The upper cultivation space X is an environment in which potted plants W, W1... Are grown, for example, in which flowers grow and / or branches and leaves break due to the force of watering. The water is sprayed from an appropriate one of the inclined pipes 20, 20a.
Are provided with watering ports 17, 17a for spraying or fine particles or watering nozzles. The upper shelf unit 3 is provided with a net shelf plate, so that the watering that does not reach the potted plants W, W1... Is made to drip into the middle cultivation space X1, or a flat plate (not shown) is arranged. The watering from the upper stage may not be applied to the potted plants W, W1,... In the space X1.

The middle cultivation space X1 is constructed so that water is sprayed from the horizontal water guide tubes 16, 16a, which support the upper shelf 3, and the water spray portions 5, 5a, etc. of the horizontal water guide tubes 16, 16a,. Sprinkler for small grains 1
7, 17a ... or a watering nozzle is provided. The middle shelf 3a is provided with a flat plate so that watering in the middle cultivation space X1 does not reach the potted plants W, W1,... In the lower cultivation space X2.

In the lower cultivation space X2, a tray-like water storage tank is formed as a shelf 3b, and a water supply section 2 is provided in a water conduit 4 near the shelf 3b.
3, 23a ... are provided. Also, the vertical tubes 6, 6a of the frame 2
.. Are provided at the lower end thereof with a fixing means for preventing the piles 24, 24a,. In addition, cultivation space X, X1 ...
Is not limited to the upper, lower, middle, and upper three layers as described above, and may be any number of layers.

Although the upper and middle cultivation spaces X and X1 are of a watering type and the lower cultivation space X2 is of a bottom irrigation type, the tube A and the shelves 3, 3a... The cultivation space X, X1 ... can be freely configured by the combination of. The frame 2 is made of a plastic film,
It is good also as a greenhouse by covering with 25, and in this case, the part corresponding to the entrance 21 of the potted plant cultivation apparatus 1 is made openable and closable. Note that a cock may be provided at an appropriate position in the water conduit 4 to adjust the amount of water sprayed or supplied in each of the cultivation spaces X, X1.

Next, the movable potted plant cultivation apparatus 1 is shown in FIG.
This will be described based on FIGS. In the pot planting and cultivation apparatus 1, the same or corresponding portions described in FIGS. 1 to 7 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. The frame 2 of this potted plant cultivation apparatus 1 is formed by forming the pipes A (vertical pipes 6, 6a... And horizontal pipes 7, 7a. 4, cultivation spaces X, X1... Are provided in multiple stages. Further, moving means such as wheels 26, 26a... Are provided on the lowermost horizontal pipes 7, 7a. Since the pot plant cultivation apparatus 1 can be moved by providing the wheels 26, 26a,..., The length of the water supply pipe 19 is set according to the moving range of the pot plant cultivation apparatus 1.
Reference numeral 27 denotes a handle provided on the frame 2.

Next, the operation of the pot plant cultivation apparatus according to the present invention will be described. On the shelves 3, 3a,... Of the pot plant cultivation apparatus 1, pot plants W, W1,. When water or liquid fertilizer mixed water flows from the water supply pipe 19 into the headrace channel 4 of the frame 2 at the time of watering, the water sprinklers 5, 5a... Provided in the headrace channel 4 in each cultivation space X, X1. Water is sprayed on the pot plants W, W1 ... arranged below. If the potted plants W, W1... Are suitable for bottom irrigation cultivation, the shelves 3, 3a... In the cultivation spaces X, X1. 5a… but not water tank 3, 3a
Is provided in the water conduit 4 near the water supply tanks 3, 3a... From the supply part, and the pots W, W1... Are planted in the water in the water storage tanks 3, 3a. It is soaked and water and the like are absorbed from the bottom.

Further, at night, when the potted plant cultivation apparatus 1 is illuminated and then illuminated, the surface is illuminated by the light emitting function of the frame 2 and the shelves 3, 3a.
… I illuminate the potted plants W, W1… on the top and make them appear vaguely.

In the pot plant cultivation apparatus 1 shown in FIGS. 3 to 7, the piles 24, 24a are buried in the ground so that they will not fall down due to strong wind even when installed outdoors. By covering the frame 2 with the greenhouse cover 25, the potted plant cultivation apparatus 1 can be used as a greenhouse. In the same manner as above, the potted plants W, W1,... In the cultivation spaces X, X1,... Are watered from the watering units 5, 5a. , Water suitable for the potted plants W, W1,... In each cultivation space X, X1,.

In the pot plant cultivation apparatus 1 shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the wheels 26, 26a... Are provided at the lower part of the frame 2 so that the pot plants W, W1. It is moved together with the potted plant cultivation apparatus 1.

[0026]

In summary, the present invention is a potted plant cultivation apparatus 1 for cultivating potted plants W, W1... Placed on the shelves 3, 3a. Are integrally formed, and the pots W, W1 on the shelves 3, 3a,.
… Provided with watering parts 5, 5a to water the shelves 3, 3a
… Water and liquid fertilizer mixed water are sprayed at once on all the potted plants W, W1… on the top, so that the burden of watering work can be reduced, and since each of the watering parts 5, 5a… An appropriate amount of water or the like can be reliably given to the potted plants W, W1.
Further, since there is no need to separately provide a pipe for sprinkling water or mixed liquid of liquid fertilizer with the frame 2, there is no need to attach a pipe to the frame 2, and the appearance of the frame 2 is not spoiled.

Further, since water supply units 23, 23a... For supplying water to the shelves 3, 3a... Formed as water storage tanks are provided in the water conduit 4 of the frame 2, if only the potted plants W, W1. In addition, even if the potted plants W, W1... Suitable for bottom watering cultivation, water pots can be supplied to all the potted plants W, W1. You can play.

Also, the shelves 3 and 3a are provided in the water channel 4 of the frame 2.
... watering parts 5, 5a ... for watering the above potted plants W, W1 ... and water supply parts for supplying water to the other shelves 3, 3a ... formed as a water storage tank.
Since 23, 23a,... Are provided, each of pot plants W, W1,.

Also, various forms of pipes A constituting the headrace 4
Are freely assembled, and the shelves 3, 3a... Are assembled freely, so that a variety of potted plant cultivation apparatuses 1 can be assembled by the combination of the tube A and the shelves 3, 3a. It is possible to provide a potted plant cultivation device 1 that is possible and that corresponds to the user's preference.

Since one or both of the frame 2 and the shelves 3, 3a are provided with a light emitting function, the pot plant cultivation apparatus 1 which emits light in the dark after sunset or after turning off the outdoor lighting is used. The potted plants W, W1,... Are dimly emerged within the light emission time, so that a variety of ornaments that cannot be seen by lighting can be enjoyed, and the potted plant cultivation apparatus 1 can be given added value.

Also, since the frame 2 of the potted plant cultivation apparatus 1 is covered with the greenhouse cover 25, the potted plant cultivation apparatus 1 can be used as a greenhouse.

Since the water conduit 4 can be integrated with the frame 2, the moving means 26, 26a...
... can be moved to a desired place. Therefore,
For example, if a large number of potted plant cultivation apparatuses 1 are used in a greenhouse in house cultivation, it is not necessary to arrange watering and liquid fertilizer pipes in the house, so that the space in the house can be used effectively and shipping is performed. When taking in and out of potted plants, which are frequently rearranged depending on the shelves and the degree of growth at the time, work is performed by moving the potted plant cultivation apparatus 1 together with the potted plants W, W1, ... to the entrance of the house or another destination. The practical effect is remarkable, for example, the burden on the worker can be remarkably reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a potted plant cultivation apparatus.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway front view of the potted plant cultivation apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a modification of the potted plant cultivation apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway front view of the potted plant cultivation apparatus.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a pot plant cultivation apparatus.

FIG. 6 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing another modification of the potted plant cultivation apparatus.

FIG. 9 is a partially broken side view of the potted plant cultivation apparatus.

FIG. 10 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 9;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Potted plant cultivation apparatus 2 Frame 3, 3a ... Shelf part 4 Headway 5, 5a ... Water sprinkling part 23, 23a ... Water supply part 25 Greenhouse cover 26, 26a ... Transportation means A pipe W, W1 ... Potted

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A pot plant cultivation apparatus for cultivating a pot plant placed on a shelf, wherein a water conduit is integrally formed in a frame of the pot plant cultivator, and water is sprayed into the pot plant on the shelf in the water conduit. A potted plant cultivation device comprising a watering part. 2. A pot planting and cultivation apparatus for cultivating a potted plant by placing it on a shelf, wherein a water conduit is formed integrally with a frame of the pot plant cultivator, and a shelf formed with a water storage tank in the water conduit. A potted plant cultivation device comprising a water supply unit for supplying water. 3. A pot plant cultivation apparatus for cultivating pot plants by placing them on a shelf, wherein a water conduit is integrally formed in a frame of the pot plant cultivator, and water is sprinkled into the pot plants on the shelf in the water conduit. A pot plant cultivation apparatus, comprising: a water supply section and a water supply section for supplying water to another shelf formed as a water storage tank. 4. The pot plant cultivation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a frame in which various forms of pipes constituting the headrace are freely assembled and a shelf are freely assembled. . 5. The pot plant cultivation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein one or both of the frame and the shelf have a light emitting function. 6. The pot plant cultivation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the frame is covered with a greenhouse cover. 7. The pot plant cultivation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a moving means is provided on the frame.