JP2003009688A - Flower pot for hydroponics - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve a conventional hydroponic flower pot having almost circularly arranged four legs to bestride over a trough for flowing water or a liquid fertilizer and obtain a flower pot free from the problems of the protrusion of root from the gap between two legs of the pot and the trough and the loss of the water or liquid fertilizer from the trough by a capillary phenomenon. SOLUTION: The flower pot 100 for hydroponic culture has nearly circularly arranged four legs 12 to bestride over a trough for flowing water or a liquid fertilizer. A square window 14 is opened on each of the four legs 12 to get the sunlight on the leg contacting with the trough.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a flowerpot for hydroponic cultivation. More specifically, the present invention relates to a flowerpot for hydroponic cultivation, which is installed so as to straddle a gutter through which water or liquid fertilizer flows.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional flower pot used for hydroponic cultivation has four substantially arc-shaped legs so as to straddle a trough through which water or liquid fertilizer flows. It is a flowerpot. As shown in FIG. 7, the structure is a flower pot 11 for hydroponics, which is made of black vinyl or plastic, and four legs 12 corresponding to the depth of the gutter 21 are provided at the bottom of the flower pot 11. The structure is such that it straddles over the gutter 21 for supplying water or liquid fertilizer to the plant. When the plant begins to grow, the roots absorb nutrients from the bottom of the flower pot and grow in the direction where the light does not hit. Therefore, the conventional flower pot 11 has a substantially arc-shaped two leg portions 12 located outside the gutter 21, which causes a portion not exposed to light, so that the flower pot in contact with the outside of the gutter 21 has a substantially arc-shaped shape. The root B grows from between the two legs 12 and the gutter 21, and the root B covers the outer surface of the gutter 21. As a result, the water or liquid fertilizer in the gutter 21 is pumped out of the gutter 21 by the capillary phenomenon. It is often accepted that it will end up. Therefore, water or liquid fertilizer is pumped out in excess of the amount used for plants, and it becomes uneconomical under the cultivation bench, which is uneconomical and creates a moist environment where plant diseases easily occur. There was a problem.

[0003]

Therefore, the present invention is for hydroponic cultivation having four substantially arc-shaped legs for installation so as to straddle a trough for flowing the above-mentioned conventional water or liquid fertilizer. For hydroponic cultivation in which the plant pot has been improved so that roots grow between the two legs of the pot and the gutter, and the capillarity prevents pumping of the gutter water or liquid fertilizer out of the gutter. To provide the flowerpot of.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems As a result of intensive studies to solve the above problems, the present inventor has improved the substantially arcuate leg portion of a flowerpot for hydroponic cultivation to improve the two pots of the flowerpot. Improved hydroponic culture to eliminate waste of water or liquid fertilizer without root water flowing out between the leg and the gutter and pumping water or liquid fertilizer out of the gutter due to capillarity. Succeeded in providing a flowerpot for.

A feature of the present invention is that a flowerpot for hydroponic cultivation, which is installed so as to straddle a trough through which water or liquid fertilizer flows, straddles a trough through which water or liquid fertilizer flows. A flowerpot for hydroponic cultivation, which is provided with a hollow window for allowing light to pass through on a side surface of a leg for installation. Since the roots of plants have the habit of extending in the direction opposite to the light, it is due to the provision of hollow windows in the legs so that the light can pass through the legs. As a result, the roots of the plant planted in the flowerpot do not grow outward through the gap between the leg of the flowerpot and the trough, and the water flowing through the trough and liquid fertilizer are not pumped out of the trough.

Another feature of the present invention is that each leg for installing so as to straddle a trough through which water or liquid fertilizer flows is a notched leg, and the transverse cross sections of both sides of the notched leg are substantially L. It is a flowerpot for hydroponic cultivation, which is characterized by the shape of a leg. water,
Alternatively, instead of providing a hollow window in the leg for installing it over the trough where the liquid fertilizer flows, two L-shaped legs are attached to the bottom of the leg, and a horizontal plate is attached to the flowerpot. The roots of the plant planted in the plant do not grow outside through the gap between the leg part of the flowerpot and the gutter, and the water and liquid fertilizer flowing through the gutter are not pumped out of the gutter by capillary action. In addition, a horizontal plate may be provided on the bottom surface of the leg portion so that the leg portion can be stored in a storage and transportation container having a net-like bottom.

[0007] Another feature of the present invention is a flowerpot for hydroponic cultivation, which has a leg portion to be installed so as to straddle a trough in which water or liquid fertilizer flows, and a hole on the side surface of the leg portion on the bottom surface of the flowerpot. It is a flowerpot for hydroponics, which is characterized by being closed. The reason why the roots of the plant planted in the flowerpot grows outward through the gap between the leg of the flowerpot and the gutter is that the roots of the plant grow from the holes provided on the side of the leg on the bottom of the flowerpot.
By closing this hole, the root does not protrude beyond the gap between the gutter and the leg.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described, but the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments, and a hollow window or the like is provided in a leg portion of a flowerpot for hydroponic cultivation. The structure may be provided so that light can pass through the legs, and the root does not have to be outside the gutter through the gap between the legs and the gutter.

Conventional hydroponics flower pots are made of synthetic resin such as plastic or vinyl, and have a structure for flowing water or liquid fertilizer when cultivating plants as shown in FIG. When the gutter 21 is provided and the plant pot 11 in which seeds, bulbs, or saplings are planted is placed on the gutter 22, the plant pot 11
Since the two legs 12 of the above enter the trough 21 and the other two straddle the trough 22 and go outside, the legs 12 have a longer structure than a normal flower pot. The root B grows from the gap between the leg portion 12 and the gutter 21 and pumps water or liquid fertilizer in the gutter 21 due to the capillary phenomenon. Here, the “liquid fertilizer” refers to a liquid fertilizer in which nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus, and other essential elements necessary for plant growth in hydroponics are appropriately mixed according to the growing season of the plant.

As described above, in order to prevent the root B from growing out of the gap between the leg portion 12 and the gutter 21, the flowerpot 100 of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, is a flowerpot 100 for hydroponic cultivation in which a substantially arcuate leg portion 12 is provided with a hollow hollow window 14 so that the leg portion 12 in contact with the gutter 21 is exposed to light. . After germination and growth, the flowerpot 11 is stored and transported in a container having a net-like bottom. Therefore, the bottom surface 1 of the flowerpot 11
As shown in FIG. 2, the bottom surface of the leg portion 12 has a continuous structure so as not to enter the net. Further, the leg portion 12 is formed into a substantially arc shape so as to have strength. There is. Since the legs have a substantially arcuate shape like this,
When the flower pot 11 is installed on the gutter 22, the gutter 21 and the legs 12
A gap is created between the roots and the roots of the plants proliferate from this gap, and as a result, the water flowing through the trough 21 or liquid fertilizer is pumped out of the trough 21 by the capillary phenomenon.

The flowerpot 100 for hydroponics of the present invention is
Hollowing window 14 for passing light through the leg 12 of the flowerpot 11
To reduce the dark areas that the roots prefer, and
The gap between the leg 12 and the gutter 21 where the roots enter is reduced, and the roots of the plant cannot grow outside the gutter 21. As a result, it has the effect of preventing water flowing in the trough 21 or liquid fertilizer from being pumped out of the trough 21 due to the capillarity phenomenon of the roots that have proliferated.

The leg portion 1 of the hydroponics flowerpot 100 of the present invention
The hollow windows 14 provided in 2 may be provided on all of the four legs 12 of the flowerpot 11, or may be provided only on the two legs located outside the gutter 21. 4 legs 12
When the hollowing window 14 is provided, the hollowing window 14 of the leg portion in the gutter 21 has an effect of smoothing the flow of water or liquid fertilizer.

The leg portion 1 of the hydroponics flowerpot 100 of the present invention
As shown in FIG. 3, the hollow window 14 for opening to 2 is opened from the bottom of the plant pot 1 mm about below the leg 12 and left and right, and the bottom of the leg 12 leaves about 5 mm width respectively. In addition, a hollow window can be provided by hollowing out in a square shape. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the shape of the hollow window 14 provided in the leg 12 may be rounded on the lower side of the leg 12. By rounding the lower part of the leg 12, the leg 1
2 can be made stronger.

Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 5, the flowerpot 11
From the bottom surface 13 of the flower pot 11 to the bottom of the leg portion 12, two L-shaped legs 12a and 12b are horizontally formed on the bottom surfaces of the two L-shaped legs 12a and 12b. The plate 15 may be attached to replace the hollow window. By attaching the horizontal plate 15 to the bottoms of the two legs 12a and 12b in this manner, the legs 12 can be stored in a storage and transportation container having a net-like bottom without hanging the legs 12 on the net. It becomes possible.

The method shown in FIG. 6 is a plant pot 100 for hydroponics having legs to be installed so as to straddle a trough through which water or liquid fertilizer flows. In the plant pot 100 shown in FIG. The side hole 12h is a flower pot that is closed as shown in FIG. The holes 12h on the side of the legs on the bottom of the flowerpot shown in FIG. 2 are provided to prevent the legs of the upper flowerpot from entering when the unused flowerpots are stacked so as not to be bulky. However, the reason why the roots of the plant planted in the flowerpot grow outward through the gap between the leg of the flowerpot and the gutter is that the roots of the plant grow from the holes 12h provided on the side of the leg at the bottom of the flowerpot. This is because of Therefore, by closing this hole 12h, a plant pot was created in which the cause of the roots protruding from the gap between the gutter and the legs was eliminated.

[0016]

The present invention resides in that a hollow window is provided in a leg of a flowerpot for hydroponic culture so that light can pass through the leg. As a result, the roots of the plants planted in the flowerpot pass through the gap between the leg of the flowerpot and the trough, and the water or liquid fertilizer flowing through the trough without flowing outside the trough is brought out of the trough by capillary action. It has the effect of not pumping out. In addition, the provision of the hollow windows in the legs has the effect of improving the flow of water and liquid fertilizer in the trough. Further, by closing the holes provided on the side faces of the legs at the bottom of the flower pot, it has the effect of preventing roots from growing through the gap between the gutter and the legs.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a flowerpot having a hollow window on a leg.

[Figure 2] Bottom view of the flowerpot

FIG. 3 is a partial plan view of a flowerpot having a hollowed-out window for legs.

FIG. 4 is a partial plan view of a flowerpot having a hollowed-out window for a leg.

FIG. 5 is a partial plan view of a flowerpot having an L-shaped leg portion and an end view of the leg portion.

[Figure 6] Bottom view of the pot with the holes on the sides of the legs closed

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a conventional flower pot used on a gutter.

[Explanation of symbols]

100: a flowerpot with a hollow window in the leg 11: Flower pot body 12: legs 12a: L-shaped leg 12b: L-shaped leg 12h: Hole on the side of leg 13: Bottom of the flower pot 14: Hollowed window 21: Gutter 22: Upper part of the gutter

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A plant pot for hydroponic cultivation, which is installed so as to straddle a trough through which water or liquid fertilizer flows, for straddling a trough through which water or liquid fertilizer flows. A flowerpot for hydroponic cultivation, which has hollow windows on the sides of the legs to allow light to pass through. 2. Each of the leg portions for installation so as to straddle a trough in which water or liquid fertilizer flows is a cutout leg portion, and the cross-sections of both side portions of the cutout leg portion are substantially L-shaped. The flowerpot for hydroponic cultivation according to claim 1, wherein 3. A plant pot for hydroponic cultivation, which is installed so as to straddle a trough through which water or liquid fertilizer flows, in which a hole on the side face of the leg of the bottom face of the plant pot is closed. A flowerpot for hydroponics, which is characterized.