JP2003047342A - Unit planter for vegetation - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a unit planter for vegetation having few parts for connecting to the adjoining unit planter for vegetation, therefore simple in its connecting work and making work. SOLUTION: This unit planter 10 for vegetation comprises a quadrangular bottom face 12 and a set of four sidewalls 14 erected on the respective sides 12A of the bottom face 12; wherein each of the sidewalls 14 is provided with at least one notch 22 open upward at a position matchable with that of the adjoining unit planter 10 for vegetation. This unit planter 10 can be connected with the above adjoining unit planter 10 by fitting a connective component 26 of a design compliant with the former notch 22 into the latter notch 22 of the adjoining unit planter 10.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a green planting planter for cultivating plants suitable for greening such as rooftops and balconies.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a greening unit planter has been used to green a rooftop or a veranda. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the greening unit planters 40A and 40B are usually formed in a box shape having a square bottom surface 42, and a plurality of greening unit planters are arranged side by side on a rooftop or the like. Used by. Then, the greening unit planter 40A is configured to be connected to the adjacent greening unit planter 40B by a bolt and nut fastener 44 or the like.
In addition, some conventional greening unit planters 40A include a communication hole 46 that communicates the accommodation space with the accommodation space of the adjacent greening unit planter 40B. When water and nutrients such as soil stored in the storage space are dispersed, the water also diffuses laterally. Accordingly, the adjacent greening unit planters 40A, 40
Even if the water or the like is unevenly scattered between B, the water or the like can be made substantially uniform through the communication hole 46.

Furthermore, the conventional planting unit 4 for greening
0A and 40B are made of a lightweight material such as synthetic resin in order to improve transportability, but those made of synthetic resin or the like do not have sufficient rigidity, so the greening unit In some planters 40A and 40B, rigidity is improved by providing ribs 50 over the entire area in the vertical direction inside the side walls 48 of the planters 40A and 40B.

[0004]

However, since the conventional greening unit planters 40A and 40B are connected to adjacent greening unit planters by the connecting members 44 such as bolts and nuts, the number of parts increases, Also, the connecting work is complicated by tightening bolts. Further, in such a greening unit planter, since it is necessary to open the communication hole 46, the bolt hole 52, and the like in the manufacturing process,
Manufacturing work is also complicated.

Further, if the ribs 50 are provided over the entire area in the vertical direction in order to improve the rigidity as in the conventional case, the flexibility of the side wall 48 is lost, and the adjacent planting units 40 for greening.
There is a problem that it cannot be tightly connected to B and a gap is left, which impairs aesthetics.

Therefore, it is a first object of the present invention to provide a greening unit planter which has a small number of parts for connecting to adjacent greening unit planters and which can be easily connected and manufactured.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a greening unit planter which can be closely connected to adjacent greening units.

[0008]

In order to achieve the first object, the present invention provides a greening unit planter having a polygonal bottom surface and sidewalls provided upright on each side of the bottom surface. At least one notch portion opened upward is formed on each of the side walls, and the notch portion is formed at a position aligned with the notch portion of the adjacent greening unit planter. By fitting one connecting member having a shape along the portion into the cutout portion of the greening unit planter adjacent to the cutout portion, the connection member can be connected to the adjacent greening unit planter. Is.

As described above, according to the unit planter for greening according to the present invention, the connecting member having a shape along the notch formed on each side wall is provided with the notch of the unit planter for greening adjacent to the notch. By connecting the adjacent greening unit planters to each other, the notches are opened upward, so that the connecting members are fitted to each other only from above the notches adjacent to each other. Unit planters for greening can be connected.

Further, since the joint portion is formed along the cutout portion, the cutout portion aligned with the cutout portion of the adjacent greening unit planter is not closed, and the cutout portion is covered with water. Etc. can function as a communication hole for lateral diffusion. In this way, the notch portion opened upward can be connected to the adjacent greening unit planter and can function as a communication hole for moisture and the like, so that the communication hole is formed in each side wall like the conventional greening unit planter. It is not necessary to provide a bolt hole or a bolt hole, and therefore, it can be easily manufactured by integral molding using a mold or the like. Therefore, the unit planter for greening according to the present invention is preferably made of synthetic resin or the like.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned second object, the present invention provides a greening unit planter having a polygonal bottom surface and side walls erected on each side of the bottom surface. Are made of a flexible material, and ribs are provided from the bottom surface to the inside of each of the side walls, and the ratio of the height of the ribs to the height of the side wall is 0.3 to 0. 8:
It is characterized by being 1.

As described above, according to the planting unit for greening according to the present invention, the ribs provided inside each side wall are
Since it is lower than the height of the side wall, the flexibility of the upper part of the side wall can be ensured, and when the soil is put in the accommodating portion of the planting unit for greening, the upper part of the side wall bends slightly to the outside, so the adjacent greening unit. Can be tightly coupled with planters.

Also, in the greening unit planter according to the present invention, at least one or more leg portions projecting downward are provided on the bottom surface, and the width of the rib extending inward along the bottom surface is It is preferable that the legs and the sides of the bottom surface are formed to be shorter than the lengths along the bottom surface. In this way, by providing the legs, when connecting the greening unit planters adjacent to each other, a space can be formed between the legs, and this space can function as a drainage space. The width of the rib extending inward along the bottom surface is shorter than the length of the leg portion and the side of the bottom surface along the bottom surface, so that the unit planter for greening according to the present invention. The legs do not come into contact with the ribs when piled up, and it is possible to reduce the bulk when piled up.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of a greening unit planter according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a greening unit planter according to this embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG.

Unit planter 1 for greening according to this embodiment
0 is composed of a square bottom surface 12 and four sets of side walls 14 standing on each side 12A of the bottom surface 12. The space surrounded by the bottom surface 12 and each side wall 14 accommodates soil and the like. The accommodation portion 16 is formed. Further, the planting unit 10 for greening is made of a flexible synthetic resin,
For example, it is formed by filling polypropylene in a mold or the like and integrally molding.

On the bottom surface 12, there are provided a total of nine leg portions 18 projecting downward, 3 in the vertical direction and 3 in the horizontal direction. These legs 18
Is formed in a square shape in plan view and has a space 20 opened toward the accommodation portion 16. Further, a plurality of cutout grooves 18B extending in a direction perpendicular to the side surface 18A of the leg portion 18 are formed from the side surface 18A of the leg portion 18 to the bottom surface 12. These notch grooves 18B are provided in the plane direction and from the upper 1/3 position of the side surface 18A to the position of about 2/5 between the bottom surfaces 12 between the leg portions 18 and function as drain holes. Further, the notch 18B is provided from a position approximately 1/3 above the side surface 18A to a position approximately 2/5 between the bottom surface 12 located between the leg portion 18 and the side wall 14.
It also functions as a drainage hole.

Each side wall 14 has a bottom surface 12 as shown in FIG.
Each of the sides 12A is provided so as to stand in a state of being slightly inclined outward. Each side wall 14 is formed with two sets of U-shaped notches 22 that open upward, and one end 14 of each side wall is formed.
The notch 22 is formed such that the length of A and the center of the notch 22 are equal to the length between the other end 14B and the center of the notch 22. Therefore, when the greening unit planters 10 according to the present embodiment are adjacent to each other, the cutout portions 22 of the respective greening unit planters 10 can be aligned.

Three ribs 24 are provided from the bottom surface 12 to the inside of each side wall 14. As shown in FIG. 3, these ribs 24 have a height that is two thirds of the height of the side wall 14.
The width S along the bottom surface 12 extending inward is shorter than the length T along the bottom surface 12 between the leg portion 18 and the side 12A of the bottom surface 12.

Unit planter 1 for greening according to the present embodiment
0 is connected to the adjacent greening unit planter 10 by fitting the connecting member 26 having a shape along the cutout 22 into the notch 22 of the greening unit planter 10 adjacent to the cutout 22 from above. To be done. That is, the connecting member 26, as shown in FIGS.
The groove 26A is formed in a U shape along the shape of the above, and the groove 26A is formed over the entire outer circumference of the U shape. This groove 26A
Has an inclination similar to that of the side wall 14, so that the groove 26
The two side walls 14 can be fitted to each other in a state of being overlapped with each other, and the greening unit planters 10 adjacent to each other can be connected by fitting the connecting member 26 into the notch 22 from above.

By connecting the greening unit planters 10 according to the present embodiment as shown in FIG. 6, a space X can be formed between the legs of the adjacent greening unit planters 10. The space X and the space Z between the legs 18 of the unit planter 10 communicate with the accommodation portion 16 of the unit planter 10 through the kerf 18, so that these spaces X and Z can function as a drainage space. it can. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, by fitting the U-shaped connecting member 26 into the cutout portion 22, it is possible to connect the greening unit planters adjacent to each other, so that the space Y of the cutout portion 22 is reduced. This notch 2 is used as a communication hole for water that is sprayed on the soil contained in the accommodating portion 16 without blocking it.
2 can work.

Unit planter 1 for greening according to the present embodiment
In 0, the space 20 of the leg portion 18 is filled with the water retaining material after connecting the adjacent ones with the connecting member 26,
The storage section above it is filled with soil. When the accommodating part 16 is filled with soil, the upper part of the wall surface can be bent because the rib is not formed, and the side walls 14 of the adjacent greening unit planters 10 can be connected to each other in a nectar. .

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the bottom surface 1 of the rib 24 is
Since the width S extending inward along 2 is shorter than the length T along the bottom surface 12 of the leg portion 18 and the side 12A of the bottom surface 12, as shown in FIG. When the greening unit planters 10 according to the embodiments are stacked, the leg portions 18 do not contact the ribs 24, and it is possible to reduce the bulk when stacked.

In this embodiment, the planting unit planter for greening having a square bottom surface has been described, but the shape of the bottom surface is not limited to this, and for example, isosceles right triangle shape, 3
Triangular shape having 0 °, 60 °, 90 °, equilateral triangle shape,
It may be rectangular or regular polygonal.

[0024]

As described above, according to the greening unit planter of the present invention, a connecting member having a shape along the cutout formed on each side wall of the greening planter adjacent to the cutout is formed. By being fitted in the notch, it is configured to be connected to the adjacent greening unit planter, and since the notch is open upward, it is only necessary to fit the connecting member from above the notch adjacent to each other. The greening unit planters adjacent to each other can be connected with each other, and the joint portion is formed along the notch portion, so that the notch portion aligned with the notch portion of the adjacent greening unit planter is formed. This notch can be made to function as a communication hole for lateral diffusion of water or the like without blocking. In this way, the notch portion opened upward can be connected to the adjacent greening unit planter and can function as a communication hole for moisture and the like, so that the communication hole is formed in each side wall like the conventional greening unit planter. It is not necessary to provide a bolt hole or a bolt hole, and therefore, it can be easily manufactured by integral molding using a mold or the like.

Further, according to the unit planter for greening according to the present invention, since the ribs provided inside each side wall are lower than the height of the side wall, the flexibility of the upper side wall can be ensured and the greening can be performed. When the soil is put into the accommodation unit planter for planting, the upper part of the side wall is slightly bent outward so that it can be closely connected to the adjacent planting unit for greening.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of a greening unit planter according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged view of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a connecting tool that connects the greening unit planters according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a connecting tool that connects the greening unit planters according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a state where the greening unit planters according to the present embodiment are connected.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which greening unit planters according to the present embodiment are connected.

FIG. 8 is a front cross-sectional view showing a state in which greening unit planters according to the present embodiment are stacked.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a state in which conventional greening unit planters are connected.

10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Unit planter for greening 12 Bottom 14 Side wall 22 Notch 26 Connection

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Hiroki Kimura             1-1034 Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi Prefecture             Shima Landscaping Civil Engineering Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Takashi Maki             6-23, Yoshiyuki, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture F term (reference) 2B027 NB01 NC02 NC40 NC51 ND01                       NE01 NE09 QA04 QB06 QC48                       QC50 VA20

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A planting unit planter for greening, comprising a polygonal bottom surface and side walls erected on each side of the bottom surface, wherein each side wall has at least one notch opening upward.
Is formed as described above, the notch is formed at a position aligned with the notch of the adjacent greening unit planter,
By fitting one connecting member having a shape along the cutout portion into the cutout portion of the greening unit planter adjacent to the cutout portion, the connection member can be connected to the adjacent greenery unit planter. A unit planter for greening. 2. A planting unit planter for greening comprising a polygonal bottom surface and sidewalls provided upright on each side of the bottom surface, wherein at least each sidewall is made of a flexible material. A rib is provided from the bottom surface to the inside of each side wall, and the ratio of the height of the rib to the height of the side wall is 0.
A planting unit for greening, which is 3 to 0.8: 1. 3. The bottom surface is provided with at least one leg portion projecting downward, and a width extending inward of the rib is along the bottom surface between the leg portion and the side of the bottom surface. The unit planter for greening according to claim 2, wherein the planter is formed so as to be shorter than its length.