JPH11196675A - Vessel for culturing plant - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vessel for culturing a plant, capable of improving growth and appreciation of a plant without attaching dew condensation to the upper part of the upper case. SOLUTION: This vessel 1 for culturing a plant is constituted of a protective case 2 having an upper case 3 and a lower case 4 and a derive base 6 for supporting the protective case 2. A culture medium-housing part 41 is formed in the lower case 4 and a plant S is housed so as to be planted on a culture medium 7 and the interior of the vessel 1 is hermetically sealed. The upper part of the upper case 3 is formed in curved state and gel-like agar 10 transparently formed in the curved part 35 is arranged so as to be fixed on the upper case 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container for plant cultivation provided mainly for cultivating or ornamenting carnivorous plants.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, those in which carnivorous plants are housed in a container for cultivation or appreciation are disclosed in JP-A-9-248066.
No. According to this, the container 21 for plant cultivation
Has a protection case 22 and a basin 26 for protecting the plant S, as shown in FIG. Protective case 22
Is an upper case 2 made of a transparent material with a curved upper part.
3 and a lower case 24 connected to the upper case 22 to seal the inside of the container 21 in a sealed state, and a packing 25 interposed between the upper case 22 and the lower case 24. The lower case 24 is a medium 27 in which the plant S is planted in the center.
And a flange portion 24b which is hermetically connected to the upper case 23 around the lower portion of the lower portion of the medium storage portion 24a, and a water retaining material 30 is provided at a lower portion of the medium storage portion 24a. It is housed and arranged to supply water to the culture medium 27. Further, a water supply port 24c penetrating the inside and outside of the culture medium storage part 24a is formed at a lower portion of the culture medium storage part 24a, so that water droplets accumulated in the flange part 24b are supplied into the culture medium storage part 24a. . And
With the above configuration, the plant S is cultivated with a sufficient life in the container, and the container in which the plant is cultivated has also been provided for plant appreciation.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned container 21 for plant cultivation, if it is installed in a fixed place for a long time, the water in the protective case 22 evaporates due to the state of irradiation of sunlight and the temperature difference. As a result, dew condensation adheres to the curved portion of the upper case 23 in particular. Since the upper case is formed in a curved upper part, the dew condensation is easily transmitted along the side surface of the upper case 23 and dropped to the lower case due to its gravity as time passes. However, due to the installation location and the temperature difference, dew condensation did not
May remain attached to the surface. In such a state, the appearance of the ornamental container with a sharp angle deteriorates. In addition, it is troublesome to constantly move a place according to sunlight. In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present applicant discloses that the upper part of the upper case has a double structure or the upper part or the side part is thickened between the upper cases as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-308380. An attempt has been made to form a portion having a temperature change (slow cooling in a thick portion and rapid cooling in a thin portion) to provide a portion for eliminating adhesion of dew condensation. As a result, it is evaluated that dew condensation hardly adheres to the double structure portion and the thick portion of the upper case, and that the effect of cultivating plants is exhibited by the lens effect, and that it can sufficiently withstand ornamentation. Moreover, from the top, the plant can be seen in a magnified view and a new ornamental effect can be brought out. However, the above-mentioned container for plant cultivation has a problem that the mold becomes complicated and costly to manufacture, and dew condensation adheres to a portion around the portion formed in the double structure portion and a portion where the thickness changes.

[0004] The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and can prevent the adhesion of dew condensation and can be manufactured at low cost.
Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a container for cultivating a plant, which can enlarge and view a plant by a lens effect.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems A container for cultivating plants according to the present invention is configured as follows to solve the above-mentioned problems. That is, in order to cultivate or enjoy a plant planted in a culture medium, a transparent protective case disposed so as to surround the plant, and a vessel supporting the protective case, the protective case is provided. An upper case formed of a transparent material, and a lower case having an outer peripheral edge connected to the upper case via a packing and supported on the base, and fixing the upper case and the base. A container for plant cultivation configured to seal the upper case and the lower case, wherein a part or the entirety of an inner peripheral surface of the upper case is a gel member capable of transmitting light. Is provided.

Preferably, the gel member is provided on an upper curved portion of the upper case, and a fall prevention means for preventing the gel member from falling is provided on a lower peripheral edge of the gel member. What is necessary is that it is characterized by

The gel member may be provided on a side surface of the upper case.

Further, it is more preferable that the gel-like member is agar.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

[0010] Container for plant cultivation (hereinafter referred to as container) 1
Are the upper case 3 and the lower case 4 as shown in FIG.
And a packing case 5 interposed between the upper case 3 and the lower case 4, and a base 6 for supporting the protection case 2. The plant S planted in the culture medium 7 is placed in the hermetically closed state 2. The medium 7 is generally used as a plant culture, and has micronutrients and the like solidified on agar. The inside of the protective case 2 is kept in an aseptic state by preventing invasion of various germs and at an appropriate temperature and humidity.

The upper case 3 is formed of a transparent material such as a synthetic resin such as polycarbonate or glass so that the upper case 3 can be seen through. Is formed in a cylindrical shape connected to the upper portion, and the inside is formed in a hollow shape with the lower surface opened. Also, at the lower end of the upper case 3,
As shown in FIG. 2, a projection 31 that presses the packing 5 over the entire circumference is formed to make the inside of the protective case 2 tightly sealed. Further, four connection pieces 32 for connecting to the pedestal 6 are formed on the outer periphery of the lower portion above and near the lower end of the upper case 3, and the upper surface of the connection piece 32 is, as shown in FIG. 3 has an inclined surface 33 so that the rear side is higher in the rotating direction. The number of connecting pieces 32 is not limited to four, but a plurality of connecting pieces is effective.

As shown in FIG. 1, agar 10 as a gel-like member is provided on upper curved portion 35 of upper case 3.
5 is fixed by suction so as to be in close contact with 5. Agar 10
A viscous material of red algae such as tengusa is leached with hot water, cooled, and then solidified in a jelly-like form, which is formed by freeze-drying. 35, which is the same as the agar contained in the culture medium 7 is used. In addition, since the gel-shaped agar 10 absorbs moisture evaporated in the container 1, it is possible to prevent condensation from adhering to the upper case 3, and the transparent agar 10 refracts light. It also has the effect of concentrating on plants.

When the above-described agar 10 is fixed to the upper case 3, liquid agar is loaded into the curved portion 35 of the upper case 3 with the upper case 3 turned upside down. Thereafter, the agar solidifies and the agar 10 is attracted to the curved portion 35 of the upper case 3 because the agar 10 is in a vacuum state between the curved portion 35 of the upper case 3 and the agar 10. In this state, the agar 10 is fixed to the upper case 3 and does not fall, but as shown in FIG. 4, the plastic ring 11 is attached to the lower periphery of the agar 10 so as to cover the entire lower periphery of the agar 10. The agar 10 may be attached to the curved portion 35 to prevent the agar 10 from falling.
The plastic ring 11 is formed in an annular shape, and has a plurality of (approximately three suitable) margin portions 11 at its lower portion.
a is formed, and the margin portion 11 a is attached to the upper case 3.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the agar 10 can be disposed obliquely below the upper part of the curved portion 35 of the upper case 3. In this case, a U-shaped plastic tape 12 for preventing falling is attached to the lower periphery of the agar 10. As with the plastic ring 11, the plastic tape 12 is formed with three margins 12a.
Affixed to upper case 3.

The lower case 4 has a medium storage portion 41 formed in a central portion from the bottom toward the inside of the protection case 2 in a circular cross section, and a flange portion 43 arranged around the lower portion of the medium storage portion 41. It is formed to have. As shown in FIG. 2, the upper surface of the outer peripheral edge 43 a (see FIG. 2) of the flange 43 is engaged with the protrusion 31 of the upper case 3 via the packing 5 to seal the inside of the protective case 2. , A protrusion 43b is formed over the entire circumference. An upwardly protruding wall portion 43c is formed on the entire inner side of the convex portion 43b, and a tapered surface 43d is formed on the inner side of the wall portion 43c such that the tapered surface 43d is lowered toward the medium storage portion 41 side in the center. It is formed over the circumference. Further, a downwardly projecting portion is formed on the entire lower surface of the outer peripheral edge 43a. In addition, the above-mentioned wall part 43c is formed in order to prevent bacteria and dust from the outside from entering the inside of the protective case 2.

Also, the flange 43 of the lower case 4
As shown in FIG. 1, at least one protrusion 44 is formed so that the upper case 3 is not fogged, and a ventilation hole 44 a is formed through the protrusion 44. Further, the upper surface of the projection 44 has an inclined surface that becomes lower toward the center of the flange 43, and the filter 45 is arranged along the inclined surface so that the filter 45 closes the ventilation hole 44a.

The packing 5 interposed between the upper case 3 and the lower case 4 is made of elastic rubber and formed in a ring shape. On the upper surface of the packing 5, as shown in FIG.
A concave portion 51 to be engaged with the projection 31 of the upper case 3 is formed, and a concave portion 52 to be engaged with the convex portion 43a of the lower case 4 is formed on the lower surface of the packing 5. Further, the outer peripheral portion is formed with a protruding portion 53 protruding downward over the entire circumference so as to surround the outer peripheral side surface of the flange portion 43 of the lower case 4.

As shown in FIG. 6, the pedestal 6 is formed in a tray shape, the side portion 61 is formed in a hollow shape, and the bottom portion 62 is formed.
Is open at the bottom. The lower end surface of the side portion 61 extends below the lower end surface of the bottom portion 62, and
On the inner peripheral wall, four connecting pairs 63 are formed corresponding to the connecting pieces 32 to be engaged with the connecting pieces 32 of the upper case 3. On the lower surface of the connecting pair piece 63, an inclined surface 64 and a stopper piece 65 with which the end face of the connecting piece 32 abuts are disposed at a position lower than the inclined surface 64 so that the inclined surface 33 of the connecting piece 32 can be engaged. It is formed as follows. The lower case 4 is placed on the upper surface of the bottom part 62.

In the container 1 thus configured, the inside of the protective case 2 is sealed by connecting the protective case 2 to the base 6. First, the liquid agar 10 is filled with the upper case 3 upside down as described above, and the agar 10 is fixed to the upper case 3 and attached to the lower case 4 supported by the table 6. At this time, the upper case 3 is adjusted so that the projections 31 on the lower surface of the upper case 3 are aligned with the projections 51 of the packing 5 at a position where the connection piece 32 of the upper case does not interfere with the connection pair 63 of the base. 4 is placed on the flange 43. The upper case 3 is set at a predetermined angle with respect to the
Until it contacts the stopper piece 65 of the connecting pair 63), the connecting piece 32 of the upper case 3 and the connecting pair 6 of the base 6 are rotated.
3 is connected to the inclined surfaces 33 and 64 while being guided. When the upper case 3 presses the lower case 4 via the packing 5, the inside of the protective case 2 is tightly sealed.

The plant S to be planted in the medium 7 is an insectivorous plant that captures insects and small animals and acts as an insectivore. For example, plants such as Datura or Flytrap are cultivated. The plant S cultivated in the container 1 is placed near a window in a home where light is irradiated or in a bright office or the like, and is kept at an appropriate temperature. In this case, about 20 ° C. to 25 ° C. is a suitable temperature.

After a while in this state, the water contained in the culture medium 7 evaporates, and the water is absorbed by the agar 10 on the upper part of the upper case 3. The moisture directed to the inner peripheral wall of the side surface of the upper case 3 adheres as dew condensation at one end. However, after that, the water is transmitted downward from the upper portion by gravity and falls on the tapered surface 43d of the flange portion 43 of the lower case 4 to become water droplets and flow to the central portion.
The medium 7 is reinforced with water to enter the inside. Therefore, the plant S that can be supplied with water can maintain a long life and can be sufficiently cultivated and viewed. In particular, plants viewed from above can be magnified and viewed in fine detail, so they can be enjoyed as new viewing materials.

As described above, if the agar 10 is disposed on the inner peripheral wall of the curved portion 35 of the upper case 3, the evaporated water will
Therefore, the dew condensation does not adhere to the portion where the agar 10 is disposed, so that the viewer can enjoy the viewing. Further, since the agar has a lens effect of transmitting light, the growth of the plant can be improved and the plant viewed through the agar 10 can be enlarged and viewed.

The position where the agar is arranged is not limited to the above, and may be any position on the upper case 3. For example, it may be arranged so as to be applied over the entire inner peripheral wall of the upper case 3, or may be arranged so as to be applied over the entire periphery or a part of the side wall portion as shown in FIG. Further, a plastic ring for preventing the agar 10 from falling may be attached as necessary. The gel member is not limited to agar, but may be gelatin or transparent konjac, as long as it has permeability.

[0024]

According to the container for cultivating a plant of the present invention, in order to cultivate or appreciate a plant planted in a medium,
A transparent protective case arranged to surround the plant,
A support for supporting the protection case, wherein the protection case is connected to the upper case via a packing, and an outer peripheral edge is formed of a transparent material, and is supported on the support; A lower case, comprising: fixing the upper case and the pedestal; thereby sealing the upper case and the lower case, and part or all of the inner peripheral surface of the upper case. Is provided with a gel member capable of transmitting light. Then, as the plant continues to grow, the water in the container evaporates, and the evaporated water is absorbed by the gel member. Therefore, condensation does not adhere around the upper gel member. In addition, the plant viewed through the gel-like member can be magnified and enjoyed to enhance the enjoyment. Furthermore, the concentration of light by the gel member can improve the growth of plants.

Further, if the gel-like member is agar in particular,
It can be easily manufactured at low cost and increases the viewing effect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a container for plant cultivation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a connecting portion between an upper case and a pedestal in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a view showing a connecting piece in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view showing a state in which agar in FIG. 4 is adhered with a fall prevention member.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a state where the agar in FIG. 1 is arranged at another place of the upper case;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the table in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the agar in FIG. 1 is arranged at another position.

FIG. 8 shows a conventional container for plant cultivation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 S ... Plant 1 ... Plant cultivation container 2 ... Protective case 3 ... Upper case 4 ... Lower case 6 ... Bath 7 ... Medium 10 ... Agar (gel-like member) 11 ... Plastic ring (fall prevention means) 41 ... Medium storage 42: Medium storage section 43: Flange section 43d: Tapered surface 44: Projection section

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A transparent protective case arranged so as to surround a plant for cultivating or ornamenting a plant planted on a culture medium, and a pedestal supporting the protective case,
Wherein the protective case comprises: an upper case formed of a transparent material; and a lower case having an outer peripheral edge connected to the upper case via a packing and supported on the base. A container for plant cultivation configured to seal the upper case and the lower case by fixing a case and the pedestal, and partially or entirely on an inner peripheral surface of the upper case, A container for plant cultivation, wherein a gel member capable of transmitting light is provided. 2. The gel-like member is provided on an upper curved portion of the upper case, and a drop-preventing means for preventing the gel-like member from dropping is provided on a lower peripheral edge of the gel-like member. The container for cultivating a plant according to claim 1, characterized in that: 3. The container for cultivating plants according to claim 1, wherein the gel member is disposed on a side surface of the upper case. 4. The container for cultivating plants according to claim 1, wherein the gel member is agar.