Cultivation trays and plant cultivation kits

Abstract

To provide a cultivation tray and a plant cultivation kit which have good drainage after watering and can prevent water sprinkled in a seedling pot from being directly discharged onto the ground. [Solution] The cultivation tray 1 has a tray body 2 with a storage section 21 for storing seedling pots 10, a drainage pipe 3 connected to the edge of the front 11 side of the bottom 22 of the tray body 2 and extending in the left-right direction of the bottom 22, a first hook 4 provided on the front 11 side of the tray body 2, and a second hook 5 provided on the back 12 side of the tray body 2, and the inside of the drainage pipe 3 and the inside of the storage section 21 are connected at the connection section 6 between the drainage pipe 3 and the tray body 2.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a cultivation tray and a plant cultivation kit. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, aerial seedling collection has come into use as a method for cultivating plants such as strawberries because it allows cultivation without taking up much space. In such an aerial seedling harvesting method, it is known to use seedling raising pots with bulges that can be suspended from horizontally hung pipes (for example, Patent Document 1).Also known is a crop cultivation device in which crop cultivation pots are suspended from the horizontal lines of a production net that is fixed vertically and self-supporting, and arranged in multiple rows and stages in a vertical and horizontal mesh-like production net, characterized in that the rows of crop cultivation pots are configured such that the axes of horizontally adjacent crop cultivation pots are inclined symmetrically to each other with respect to the net surface (for example, Patent Document 2). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2002-45042 A [Patent Document 2] International Publication No. 2006 / 006209 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, in the conventional aerial seedling harvesting method in which the seedling pot is tilted, there was a problem that the bottom of the seedling pot (especially the edge of the bottom on the front side) did not drain well after watering, and water pooled on the bottom of the seedling pot. There was also a problem that the water fell directly from the seedling pot onto the floor, wetting the floor.

[0005] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a cultivation tray and a plant cultivation kit that have good drainage after watering and can prevent water sprayed into seedling pots from being discharged directly onto the ground. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The present invention includes a tray body having a storage section for storing seedling pots, A drain pipe connected to a front edge of the bottom of the tray body and extending in the left-right direction of the bottom; A first hook provided on a front side of the tray body; A second hook provided on the rear side of the tray body; having The inside of the drain pipe and the inside of the storage section are in communication with each other at a connection portion between the drain pipe and the tray body. This is a cultivation tray. The present invention also relates to a cultivation tray according to the present invention, Seedling pot and have It is a plant growing kit. Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a cultivation tray and a plant cultivation kit that have good drainage after watering and can prevent water sprayed into a seedling pot from being discharged directly onto the ground. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1A and 1B are perspective views showing an example of a cultivation tray according to the present invention ((a) is a right perspective view, and (b) is a left perspective view). [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example in which a seedling pot is inserted into the cultivation tray of FIG. 1. [Diagram 3] 1A and 1B are side views ((a) right side view, (b) left side view) showing an example of a cultivation tray according to the present invention. [Figure 4] 1A and 1B are a top view and a front view (front view) showing an example of a cultivation tray according to the present invention. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example in which a plurality of the cultivation trays of FIG. 1 are connected together. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a front view showing an example in which a plurality of the cultivation trays of FIG. 1 are connected together. [Figure 7] 2 is a side view showing an example of a state in which the cultivation tray of FIG. 1 is installed on an installation pipe. FIG. [Figure 8] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a seedling pot. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] A preferred embodiment of the cultivation tray and plant cultivation kit according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view ((a) right perspective view, (b) left perspective view) showing an example of the cultivation tray according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example in which a seedling pot is inserted into the cultivation tray of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a side view ((a) right side view, (b) left side view) showing an example of the cultivation tray according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is (a) a top view and (b) a front view (front view) showing an example of the cultivation tray according to the present invention. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an example in which a plurality of cultivation trays of FIG. 1 are connected. FIG. 6 is a front view showing an example in which a plurality of cultivation trays of FIG. 1 are connected. FIG. 7 is a side view showing an example in which the cultivation tray of FIG. 1 is installed on an installation pipe. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a seedling pot.

[0010] <Cultivation tray 1> As shown in Figs. 1 to 4, the cultivation tray 1 according to the present invention has a tray body 2 having a storage section 21 for storing a seedling pot 10, a drainage pipe 3 connected to an edge of the front surface 11 side of the bottom 22 of the tray body 2 and extending in the left-right direction of the bottom 22, a first hook 4 provided on the front surface 11 side of the tray body 2, and a second hook 5 provided on the back surface 12 side of the tray body 2. As shown in Fig. 2, the cultivation tray 1 is configured to store the seedling pot 10 in the storage section 21. In the present invention, the direction connecting the front surface 11 and the back surface 12 (the direction perpendicular to the paper surface of Fig. 4(b)) is referred to as the front-rear direction, and the direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction on the horizontal plane (the left-right direction of Fig. 4(b)) is referred to as the left-right direction.

[0011] As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the tray body 2 is preferably cylindrical as a whole, but the shape can be changed appropriately according to the shape of the seedling pot 10 to be accommodated. The seedling pot 10 has a cup shape with an open top, as shown in Fig. 8, for example, and a drainage port 101 for drainage is provided at the bottom. In this embodiment, the tray body 2 has a first holding part 24 formed continuously with the outer periphery of the accommodation part 21 on the front 11 side of the accommodation part 21 and protruding upward. The first holding part 24 holds the seedling pot on the front side, thereby preventing the accommodated seedling pot 10 from tipping over to the front 11 side. The upper end of the first holding part 24 is preferably C-shaped as shown in Fig. 1. This makes it easier to put in and take out the seedling pot 10. In addition, in this embodiment, as shown in Figs. 1 to 4, a window part 25 is provided on each of the left and right sides of the first holding part 24, thereby making it possible to reduce the weight of the cultivation tray 1 as a whole.

[0012] In this embodiment, the tray body 2 has a second holding portion 26 formed on the back surface 12 side of the storage portion 21, which is continuous with the outer periphery of the storage portion 21 and protrudes upward. The second holding portion 26 holds the seedling pot on the back surface side, thereby preventing the seedling pot 10 from tipping over to the back surface 12 side and more reliably holding the seedling pot 10 in the tray body 2 (storage portion 21). In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a window portion 27 is provided in the center of the second holding portion 26, which allows the cultivation tray 1 to be lighter overall.

[0013] As shown in Figs. 1 to 4, the drainage pipe 3 is connected to the front 11 side edge of the bottom 22 of the tray body 2 and extends in the left-right direction of the bottom 22. The inside of the drainage pipe 3 and the inside of the storage section 21 communicate with each other at the connection section 6 between the drainage pipe 3 and the tray body 2, forming a communication hole 61. Water sprayed on the seedling pot 10 flows into the drainage pipe 3 through this communication hole 61. It is preferable that the bottom 22 has a plurality of protrusions 23 extending in the front-rear direction, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4. This can further promote drainage from the bottom 22 to the drainage pipe 3.

[0014] As shown in Figures 5 and 6, a plurality of cultivation trays 1 according to the present invention are used by arranging them in the left-right direction, and it is preferable that adjacent drainage pipes 3 are connectable to each other. Specifically, as shown in the figures, the left and right drainage pipes 3 have different diameters, and it is preferable that adjacent drainage pipes 3 are connected and communicated to each other by fitting them together by a part of one drainage pipe 3 entering inside the other drainage pipe 3.

[0015] The first hook 4 is provided on the front surface 11 side of the tray body 2. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the first hook 4 can be hooked on a horizontally hung installation pipe 8 to install the cultivation tray 1 on the installation pipe 8. In addition, as shown in the figure, the first hook 4 preferably has an arc-shaped cross section. In addition, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the first hook 4 is preferably provided at a distance from the drainage pipe 3. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the first hook 4 is preferably provided on the first holding portion 24. This can effectively prevent the installation pipe and the drainage pipe 3 from interfering with each other.

[0016] The second hook 5 is provided on the rear surface 12 side of the tray body 2. As with the first hook 4 described above, the second hook 5 can be hooked on the horizontally hung installation pipe 9 as shown in FIG. 7 to install the cultivation tray 1 on the installation pipe 9. In addition, as with the first hook 4 described above, the cross section of the second hook 5 is preferably arc-shaped as in the illustrated configuration. The second hook 5 is preferably installed on the rear surface 12 side edge of the bottom 22 of the tray body 2. This allows the second hook 5 to function as a leg together with the drain pipe 3 before the cultivation tray 1 is installed on the installation pipe, making it possible to place the cultivation tray 1 before installation. In addition, the second hook 5 is preferably attached to the right or left of the center line in the front-rear direction when the tray body 2 is viewed from above in a plan view. In the configuration of FIG. 4(a), the second hook 5 is attached to the right. This prevents the second hooks 5 from interfering with each other when the second hooks 5 are hooked on the same installation pipe so that the rear surfaces 12 of the two cultivation trays 1 face each other.

[0017] The cultivation tray 1 of the present invention is preferably installed in a state inclined toward the front side, for example, as shown in FIG. 7. This allows water sprayed on the seedling pots 10 to be more reliably guided to the drainage pipe 3 through the communication hole 61. In addition, the first hook 4 is preferably provided at a higher position than the second hook 5 when viewed from the side of the tray body 2 in a non-inclined state. With this configuration, as shown in FIG. 7, the cultivation tray 1 can be easily installed in a tilted state by hooking the first hook 4 on the installation pipe 8 and the second hook 5 on the installation pipe 9 out of the two installation pipes 8 and 9 that are hung in parallel in the horizontal direction. The mounting positions of the first hook 4 and the second hook 5 are not limited to the first hook 4 being at a high position, and may be the same position, or the second hook 5 may be at a high position. In such a case, the cultivation tray 1 can be in an inclined state by changing the height of the two installation pipes. The cultivation tray 1 may be installed in a non-inclined state.

[0018] In the cultivation tray 1 according to this embodiment, the left and right side surfaces of the tray main body 2 are provided with connecting members 7a and 7b for connecting adjacent cultivation trays. In this embodiment, the connecting members 7a and 7b are provided at the lower ends of the side surfaces of the tray main body 2. In this embodiment, the connecting member 7a has a recess in its center, and the connecting member 7b has a protrusion in its center. When connecting adjacent cultivation trays, as shown in FIG. 6, the protrusion of the connecting member 7b is inserted and fitted into the recess of the connecting member 7a, thereby enabling a strong connection.

[0019] <Plant cultivation kit> The plant cultivation kit according to the present invention includes the above-mentioned cultivation tray 1 and a seedling pot 10. The seedling pot 10 is preferably provided with a drainage outlet 101 at its lower part, as shown in FIG. 8, for example. The number of drainage outlets 101 may be one or more, but it is preferable that there are more than one. In addition, the drainage outlet 101 is preferably provided at the lower end side of the side surface of the seedling pot 10 or on the side surface of the bottom surface. This allows for particularly good drainage after watering when the seedling pot 10 is inserted into the inclined cultivation tray 1.

[0020] Such a cultivation tray 1 and plant cultivation kit can provide good drainage after watering. In addition, the water sprayed into the seedling pot 10 is drained through a drain pipe, so that it can be prevented from being discharged directly onto the ground. Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this. [Explanation of symbols]

[0021] 1 Growing Tray 2 Tray body 3 Drain pipe 4 First Hook 5 Second Hook 6 Connection 7a, 7b Connecting members 8 Installation pipe 10 Seedling Pot 11 Front 12 Back 21 Storage unit 22 Bottom 23 Convex 24 First holding part 25 Window 26 Second holding part 27 Window 61 Communication hole 101 Drain

Claims

1. A tray body having a storage section for storing seedling pots; A drain pipe connected to a front edge of the bottom of the tray body and extending in the left-right direction of the bottom; A first hook provided on a front side of the tray body; A second hook provided on the rear side of the tray body; having The inside of the drain pipe and the inside of the storage section are in communication with each other at a connection portion between the drain pipe and the tray body. Cultivation tray.

2. The first hook is provided at a higher position than the second hook when viewed from a side surface of the tray body. The cultivation tray according to claim 1.

3. The second hook is attached to the right or left of a center line in a front-rear direction when the tray body is viewed from above in a plan view. The cultivation tray according to claim 1.

4. A plurality of cultivation trays are arranged in a left-right direction for use, Adjacent drainage pipes can be connected to each other. The cultivation tray according to claim 1.

5. The left and right side surfaces of the tray body are provided with connecting members for connecting adjacent cultivation trays to each other. The cultivation tray according to claim 4.

6. The bottom of the tray body has a plurality of protrusions extending in the front-rear direction. The cultivation tray according to claim 1.

7. The tray body includes a first holding portion that holds the seedling pot on the front side, A second holding part that holds the seedling pot on the back side; have The cultivation tray according to claim 1.

8. A cultivation tray according to any one of claims 1 to 7, Seedling pot and have Plant growing kit.

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