Rack cover

Abstract

To provide a rack cover that allows the door to be easily opened without having to roll up the door when fully opening, and that allows the door to be opened only to the minimum extent necessary.SOLUTION: A rack cover 1 forms a simple greenhouse when placed over the outside of a gardening rack 2 and has a cover body 11 with an opening 11b in a portion of the side wall, and a door section 2 that can open and close the opening 11b, and the door section 12 has a portion of its periphery integrated with a portion of the periphery of the opening of the cover body, and the remaining portion of the periphery of the door section 12 excluding the integrated portion can be connected and disconnected to the remaining portion of the periphery of the opening 11b via a fastener 3, and the remaining portion of the door section 12 is approximately C-shaped or U-shaped, and its lower end is located above the lower end of the gardening rack 2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a rack cover that can form a simple greenhouse by covering from the outside a gardening rack that has shelves on which flower pots and the like are placed. [Background technology]

[0002] A simple greenhouse X as shown in FIG. 23 has been used in the past (see Patent Document 1). This simple greenhouse X has a gardening rack 200 with a shelf portion (not shown) on which flower pots and the like are placed, covered with a rack cover 100.

[0003] The rack cover 100 is generally formed from a translucent resin sheet, and includes a cover body 110 and a door portion 120. The cover body 110 has an opening (not shown) formed in one side wall thereof.

[0004] The opening has a rectangular shape that extends from near the upper end of one side wall of the rack cover 100 to the lower end. The door portion 120 has its upper end formed integrally with the upper end of the opening of the cover body 110 and is large enough to close the opening, with both side edges connected via fasteners 130.

[0005] When the slider 133 is lowered, the fastener 130 engages one of the engaging teeth members 131 fixed along both side edges of the opening with the other engaging teeth member 132 fixed along both side edges of the door section 120, and when the slider 133 is raised, the engaging members 131, 132 are released from their engagement. That is, in this rack cover 100, sliders 131 of fasteners 130 on both sides are slid from the lower end to the upper end of cover body 110 to separate both side edges of door portion 120 from cover body 110, and then door portion 120 is rolled up upward, or door portion 120 is flipped up and supported on the ceiling of cover body 110, thereby opening the opening and allowing care of plants such as potted plants placed on the mounting shelves of rack 200, such as watering them, to be performed through the opening. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 57-1543 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0007] However, with the conventional rack cover 100 described above, even when caring for a plant in a pot placed on the lower shelf of rack 200, the door section 120 must be rolled up upward as described above, or the door section 120 must be flipped upward to fully open the opening. This is not only troublesome, but also requires that the opening be kept fully open at all times, which means that the opening is left open more than necessary, allowing warm air inside the rack cover 100 to easily escape.

[0008] In view of the above circumstances, the present invention aims to provide a rack cover that allows the door section to be easily opened without rolling up the door section when it is fully opened, and that keeps the degree of opening to a minimum necessary. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] In order to achieve the above object, the rack cover of Invention 1 is a rack cover which, when placed over the outside of a horticultural rack, forms a simple greenhouse, and which has a cover body with an opening in part of its side wall, and a door part which can open and close said opening, and which has part of its periphery integrated with part of the periphery of the opening of the cover body, and which has a remainder of the periphery of the door part excluding the integrated part which can be connected and disconnected from the remainder of the periphery of the opening via a fastener, and which is characterized in that the remainder of the door part is approximately C-shaped or approximately U-shaped.

[0010] The rack cover of the second invention is a rack cover which, when placed over the outside of a horticultural rack, forms a simple greenhouse and has a cover body with an opening in part of its side wall, and a door part which can open and close the opening, wherein part of the periphery of the door part is integrated with part of the periphery of the opening of the cover body, and the remainder of the periphery of the door part excluding the integrated part can be connected and disconnected from the remainder of the periphery of the opening via a fastener, and is characterized in that the remainder of the door part is approximately L-shaped.

[0011] In the rack cover of the first invention, it is preferable that the fastener has two sliders, and the opening and closing part of the door part is closed by sliding these sliders in the direction approaching each other. In other words, with the above configuration, the opening position and degree of the door can be adjusted by changing the sliding positions of the two sliders. Therefore, it is possible to keep the opening degree of the door to a minimum and minimize the drop in temperature inside the cover.

[0012] The rack cover of the first and second inventions preferably includes a door locking structure for maintaining the door in an open state. In other words, the door can be maintained in the desired open position without having to support it with one's hands.

[0013] In the rack cover of the first and second inventions, the slider of the fastener may be provided with pull tabs on both the inside and outside of the cover body. That is, the slider can be operated from either the inside or outside of the rack cover. Therefore, in the case of a large rack that a person can enter, the slider can be operated from the outside to open the fastener, and then the person who takes care of the plants inside the rack can enter the rack and hold the inner pull tab to move the slider to close the fastener, thereby reducing the amount of warm air leaking out from inside.

[0014] The rack cover of the first and second inventions may be configured so that the cover body is polygonal in plan view, and slits are formed in the lower end at portions corresponding to the corners of the polygon. In other words, even if the rack cover is placed on a rack that is lower in height than the rack cover, the slits allow the part separated by the slits to bend like a skirt to fit the installation surface of the rack. Therefore, a single rack cover can be used to cover multiple racks with different vertical dimensions while still looking good. Effect of the Invention

[0015] As described above, the rack cover of Invention 1 forms a simple greenhouse when placed over the outside of a horticultural rack, and has a cover body with an opening in part of the side wall, and a door part that can open and close said opening, wherein part of the periphery of the door part is integrated with part of the periphery of the opening of the cover body, and the remainder of the periphery of the door part excluding the integrated part can be connected and disconnected to the remainder of the periphery of the opening via a fastener, and since the remainder of the door part is approximately C-shaped or approximately U-shaped, when the door part is fully opened, it can be easily opened without being rolled up, and the degree of opening can be kept to a minimum necessary. .

[0016] Furthermore, the rack cover of present invention 2 is a rack cover which forms a simple greenhouse when placed over the outside of a horticultural rack, and which has a cover body with an opening in part of its side peripheral wall, and a door part which can open and close said opening, and which has part of its periphery integrated with part of the periphery of the opening of the cover body, and which has a remainder of the periphery of the door part excluding the integrated part which can be connected and disconnected from the remainder of the periphery of the opening via a fastener, and since the remainder of the door part has a substantially inverted L-shape, when the door part is fully opened, it can be easily opened without being rolled up, and the degree of opening can be kept to a minimum necessary. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0017] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a front view of a first embodiment of a rack cover according to the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a rear view of the rack cover of FIG. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a plan view of the rack cover of FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the rack cover of FIG. 1. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a side view of the rack cover of FIG. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of line AB in FIG. [Figure 7] 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along CC in FIG. 6. [Figure 8] 2 is a front view of the rack cover of FIG. 1 placed on the gardening rack. FIG. [Figure 9] 9 is a diagram illustrating a first example of a locked state of the door portion when the door portion is fully opened from the state shown in FIG. 8. FIG. [Figure 10] 9 is a diagram illustrating a second example of a locked state of the door portion when the door portion is fully opened from the state shown in FIG. 8. FIG. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a plan view of FIG. [Figure 12] 9 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the door portion is in a partially open state from the state shown in FIG. 8. FIG. [Figure 13]FIG. 11 is a front view of the first embodiment of the rack cover of the present invention 2. [Figure 14] FIG. 14 is a side view of the rack cover of FIG. 13. [Figure 15] FIG. 14 is a plan view of the rack cover of FIG. 13. [Figure 16] FIG. 14 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the portion AB in FIG. [Figure 17] FIG. 14 is a front view of the gardening rack covered with the rack cover of FIG. 13. [Figure 18] FIG. 14 is a side view of the state shown in FIG. 13. [Figure 19] 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a locked state of the door portion when the door portion is fully opened from the state of FIG. 13. FIG. [Figure 20] 14 is a diagram illustrating an example in which the door portion is in a partially open state from the state shown in FIG. 13. FIG. [Figure 21] FIG. 2 is a front view of a rack cover according to a second embodiment of the present invention 1. [Figure 22] 22 is a diagram illustrating an example of a partially open state of the door portion of the rack cover in FIG. 21. FIG. [Diagram 23] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a simple greenhouse using a conventional rack cover. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0018] The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to embodiments thereof. 1 to 12 show a rack cover according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

[0019] As shown in FIGS. 1, 8 to 10, and 12, the rack cover 1 includes a cover body 11 and a door portion 12. As shown in FIG. The cover body 11 is formed of a resin sheet that is generally transparent or translucent and has light-transmitting properties, and as shown in Figures 1 to 6 and 8 to 12, the peripheral edges are reinforced with resin reinforcing tape 11a and the ceiling portion is shaped like a triangular roof.

[0020] As shown in FIG. 10, the cover body 11 has an opening 11b on one side surface. The opening 11b has a roughly rectangular shape with its lower end located slightly above the cover body 11, and one side edge of the door portion 12 described later is integrally fixed to the right edge as viewed in Figures 1, 8 to 10, and 12.

[0021] Furthermore, the cover body 11 has an opening 11b, and is provided with a first toggle 15a located slightly below the upper end of the opening 11b in the reinforcing tape 11a portion on the fixed side of the door portion 12 described later, and a second toggle 15b located slightly above the lower end of the opening 11b. As shown in Figures 3 to 6, the cover body 11 is provided with a third toggle 15c at the same height as the first toggle 15a on the surface opposite the opening 11b, and a fourth toggle 15d at the same height as the second toggle 15b.

[0022] The cover body 11 has a first locking ring 16a and a second locking ring 16b attached to the rear side of the first toggle 15a and the second toggle 15b, respectively. The first and second locking rings 16a and 16b are formed by overlapping both ends of the rubber tape to form a ring shape, and the overlapped portion is fixed to the cover body 11, allowing the head of the first toggle 15a or the second toggle 15b to be inserted therethrough, as described below.

[0023] Although not shown, as will be described later, when the cover body 11 is placed over the outside of the gardening rack 2, two strings or ribbons, one end of which is fixed to the cover body 11, can be tied to the frame at positions on the inner surface of the cover body 11 along the frame 21 of the gardening rack 2 to fix a part of the cover body 11 to the frame 21, or the two ribbons can be provided with male and female members of a surface fastener at the tips, the two ribbons can be wound around the frame, and the male and female members can be engaged to fix a part of the cover body 11 to the frame 21.

[0024] As shown in Figures 1, 8 to 10, and 12, the door portion 12 is roughly U-shaped with the line segment connecting both opening ends of the horizontal side of the U-shape fixed integrally to the cover body 11, and is sized to almost close the opening 11b. The inner edge of the opening of the cover body 11 and the peripheral edge of the door portion 12 can be connected and disconnected via a fastener 13.

[0025] As shown in Figures 8 to 10 and 12, the fastener 13 has a first engaging tooth portion 13a, a second engaging tooth portion 13b and two sliders 13c, and the sliders 13c are capable of sliding freely between the opening ends of the upper and lower horizontal sides of the U-shape of the door portion 12. The fastener 13 has a first tooth portion 13a attached to the opening 11b of the cover body 11 along the periphery, and a second tooth portion 13b provided along the periphery of the door portion 12. When the two sliders 13c slide toward each other, they act to bring the first toothed portion 13a and the second toothed portion 13b into an interlocking state, and when the sliders slide away from each other, they act to release the interlocking between the first toothed portion 13a and the second toothed portion 13b.

[0026] Next, how to use this rack cover 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, this rack cover 1 can be placed on the outside of a gardening rack 2 having frames 21 and shelves 22 supported between the frames 21 to create a simple greenhouse.

[0027] Then, as shown in Figures 9 and 10, by sliding both sliders 13c away from each other to the end of the fastener 13, the engagement between the first engaging teeth portion 13a and the second engaging teeth portion 13b of the fastener 13 can be almost completely released. At this time, as shown in FIG. 9, after the door portion 12 is rolled up into a cylindrical shape on the side integrated with the cover body 11, the head of the first toggle 15a is inserted into the first locking ring 16a and the head of the second toggle 15b is inserted into the second locking ring 16b, respectively, so that the first toggle 15a and the first locking ring 16a, and the second toggle 15b and the second locking ring 16b are engaged with each other, thereby maintaining the opening 11b in a fully open state.

[0028] In addition, as shown in Figures 10 and 11, the door portion 12 can be aligned along the side wall surface of the cover body 11, the third locking ring 16c can be engaged with the third toggle 15c, and the fourth locking ring 16d can be engaged with the fourth toggle 15d, thereby maintaining the opening 11b in a fully open state. As shown in FIG. 12, by adjusting the distance between both sliders 13c, only a portion of the door portion 12 can be opened to a desired width.

[0029] Furthermore, although not shown, the opening 11b can be maintained in a half-open state by sliding one slider 13c to the middle position of the lower horizontal side of the U-shape of the door section 12 and sliding the other slider 13c to the middle position of the lower horizontal side of the U-shape of the door section 12, and then engaging the third locking ring 16c with the first toggle 15a and the fourth locking ring 16d with the second toggle 15b.

[0030] Since the rack cover 1 is constructed as described above, the opening 11b can be opened without rolling up or flipping up the door portion 12 upward. Moreover, since the fastener 13 is provided with two sliders 13c, the opening position and opening width of the door portion 12 can be adjusted as desired by arbitrarily adjusting the sliding positions of the two sliders 13c. Therefore, when watering or caring for plants, the opening 11b can be opened to a minimum extent, and the warm air inside the rack cover 1 can be prevented from escaping as much as possible.

[0031] 13 to 20 show a first embodiment of the rack cover of the present invention 2. In FIG. As shown in FIGS. 13 and 17, the rack cover 3 includes a cover body 31 and a door portion 32. As shown in FIG.

[0032] The cover body 31 is formed of a resin sheet that is generally transparent or translucent and has light transmitting properties, and as shown in Figs. 13 to 15 and 17 to 20, the periphery is reinforced with a resin reinforcing tape 31a. In addition, the cover body 31 has a triangular roof-shaped ceiling portion, and as shown in Figure 15, the lower part of the ceiling portion is tubular and rectangular in plan view, and at the lower end of the tubular portion, slits are formed at each corner of the rectangle, although not shown in the figure, and the cover body 31 has four bent portions 31b.

[0033] As shown in Figures 13 to 15, the cover body 31 has a first toggle 34a and a second toggle 34b in the vertical direction of the connected and integrated portion with the door portion 32, and has a third toggle 34c at a position above the first toggle 34a in the reinforcing tape portion outside the first toggle 34a. As shown in FIG. 16, the cover body 31 is provided with a first locking ring 35b on the back side of the first toggle 34a, and a second locking ring 35c on the back side of the second toggle 34b.

[0034] The door portion 32 has an inverted L-shaped periphery that can be connected to and disconnected from the inner edge of the opening 31c of the cover body 31 via a fastener 33. The fastener 33 includes a first engaging tooth portion 33a, a second engaging tooth portion 33b, and a slider 33c.

[0035] The first teeth portion 33a is provided along the inner edge of the opening 31c of the cover body 31. The second teeth portion 33b is provided along the periphery of the door portion 32.

[0036] By sliding the slider 33c from the lower end of the vertical side of the inverted L-shape toward the tip of the horizontal side of the inverted L-shape, the first and second tooth portions 33a and 33b are disengaged, and by sliding the slider 33c in the opposite direction, the first and second tooth portions 33a and 33b are engaged, and by sliding the slider 33c to the lower end of the vertical side, the door portion 32 can be fully closed. Further, although not shown, the slider 33c is provided with pull tabs on both the outside and inside of the rack cover 3.

[0037] Next, how to use this rack cover 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. That is, as shown in FIG. 17, this rack cover 3 can be placed on the outside of a gardening rack 4 having frames 41 and shelves 42 supported between the frames 41 to create a simple greenhouse.

[0038] In this case, if the height of the gardening rack 4 is lower than the vertical dimension of the rack cover 3, the lower end of the rack cover 3 has a bending portion 31b formed by a slit as described above, so that the bending portion 31b is bent so as to fit along the installation surface of the gardening rack 4, as shown in Figures 17 to 20. Then, as shown in FIG. 19, by holding the handle located on the outside, the slider 33c is slid to the tip of the horizontal side of the inverted L-shape, and the door portion 32 in the fully open state is rolled up into a cylindrical shape toward the integrated fixed portion side. After that, the head of the first toggle 34a is inserted into the first locking ring 35b and the head of the second toggle 34b is inserted into the second locking ring 35c, respectively, and the first toggle 34a and the first locking ring 35b, and the second toggle 34b and the second locking ring 35c are brought into an engaged state, thereby maintaining the opening 31c in an almost fully open state.

[0039] Also, although not shown, it is possible to hold the handle located on the outside and slide the slider 33c to the end of the horizontal side of the inverted L-shape, and, although not shown, to engage the third locking ring 35a and the third toggle 34c provided on the door portion 32 in the fully open state, thereby maintaining the door portion 32 in the open state as shown in Figure 20.

[0040] Since the rack cover 3 is constructed as described above, the opening 31c can be opened without rolling up or flipping up the door portion 32 upward. In addition, since the slider 33c has handles on the inside and outside of the rack cover 3, in the case of a large gardening rack 4 where a person can enter the space between the shelves 42, the person can easily move the slider 33c from the inside when entering the space between the shelves 42 to take care of things. Therefore, when it rains or when you want to work inside the rack cover 3 (inside the simple greenhouse), the fastener 33 can be easily opened and closed from the inside. In addition, the inside of the rack cover 3 can be used not only for managing plants, but also as a work area inside the greenhouse.

[0041] Furthermore, since it is provided with a bent portion 31b, the lower end of the rack cover 3 is in close contact with the installation surface of the gardening rack 4 at the bent portion 31b, and by placing a weight or the like on this portion from above, the rack cover 3 can be prevented from being turned over by the wind.

[0042] 21 and 22 show a second embodiment of the rack cover of the present invention 1. In FIG. As shown in Figs. 21 and 22, this rack cover 5 has almost the same structure as the above-mentioned rack cover 1, except that the door portion 52 is substantially C-shaped. In addition, in FIG. 21 and FIG. 22, 51 is a cover body, 53 is a fastener, 53a is a first tooth portion, 53b is a second tooth portion, 53c is a slider, 51a and 57 are reinforcing tapes, Reference numeral 55a denotes a first toggle, 55b denotes a second toggle, 56a denotes a third locking ring, and 56b denotes a fourth locking ring. Additionally, the first locking ring, the second locking ring, the third toggle and the fourth toggle are not shown.

[0043] The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. In the above embodiment, the door part is maintained in an open state using a toggle and a locking ring, but it is also possible to provide rubber magnets at required positions on the front and back surfaces of the door part so that the door part can be maintained in any open state by the attraction of the magnets. In the above embodiment, the ceiling is in the shape of a triangular roof, but it may be sloped or horizontal to suit the shape of the rack. In addition, the configuration in which the slider handles are provided on the inside and outside can also be adopted in the present invention 1. [Explanation of symbols]

[0044] 1 Rack cover 11 Cover body 11a Reinforcement tape 11b opening 12 Door section 13 Zipper 13a 1st 15a 1st toggle 15b 2nd Toggle 15c 3rd Toggle 15d 4th Toggle 16a 1st locking ring 16b 2nd locking ring 16c 3rd locking ring 16d 4th locking ring 2 Gardening rack 21 Frame 22 Shelf 3 Rack Cover 31 Cover body 31a Reinforcement tape 31b Bend 32 Door section 33 Zipper 33a 1st Teeth Department 33b Second Department 33c slider 34a 1st toggle 34b 2nd Toggle 34c 3rd toggle 35a 3rd locking ring 35b 1st locking ring 35c 2nd locking ring 4 Gardening rack 41 Frame 42 Shelf 5 Rack Cover 51 Cover body 51a, 57 Reinforcement tape 52 Door section 53 Zipper 53a 1st Teeth Department 53b Second Department 53c is a slider, 51a and 57 are reinforcing tapes, 55a 1st toggle 55b 2nd toggle 56a Third locking ring 56b 4th locking ring

Claims

1. A cover body that forms a simple greenhouse when placed on the outside of the gardening rack and has an opening in a part of a side peripheral wall; A door portion capable of opening and closing the opening portion is provided, The door portion has a peripheral edge that is integrated with a peripheral edge of the opening of the cover body, A rack cover in which a remaining portion of the periphery of the door part excluding the integrated part can be connected and disconnected to a remaining portion of the periphery of the opening part via a fastener, A rack cover characterized in that the remaining part of the door portion is approximately C-shaped or approximately U-shaped.

2. 2. The rack cover according to claim 1, wherein the fastener has two sliders, and the opening is closed by the door portion when the sliders slide toward each other.

3. A cover body that forms a simple greenhouse when placed on the outside of the gardening rack and has an opening in a part of a side peripheral wall; A door portion capable of opening and closing the opening portion is provided, The door portion has a peripheral edge that is integrated with a peripheral edge of the opening of the cover body, A rack cover in which a remaining portion of the periphery of the door part excluding the integrated part can be connected and disconnected to a remaining portion of the periphery of the opening part via a fastener, A rack cover characterized in that the remaining part of the door section is approximately inverted L-shaped.

4. 4. The rack cover according to claim 1, further comprising a door locking structure for maintaining the door in an open state.

5. 4. The rack cover according to claim 1, wherein the slider of the fastener is provided with pull tabs on both the inside and outside of the cover body.

6. A rack cover as described in claim 1 or claim 3, wherein the cover body is polygonal in a planar view, slits are formed at the lower end corresponding to each corner of the polygon, and a bent portion is provided at the lower end of the cover body.

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