JP6207567B2 - Flower pot support and flower pot with support - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a flowerpot post for standing on a flowerpot for planting horticultural plants such as morning glory, and more particularly to a flowerpot post configured to be foldable, and a flowerpot provided with the support post.

  In recent years, flowerpots for morning glory used in elementary school life departments are sold as a set of supports for winding vines. Such struts have been devised in various ways so that even elementary and first graders can easily attach and remove them, or reduce the transportation cost by enabling volume reduction during transportation.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, a support member that forms a vertical member of a support column around which a vine is wound is formed of a cylindrical member that increases in diameter each time it is lowered, and the upper support unit can be sequentially accommodated in the lower support unit. By contracting like a telescopic telescope or fishing rod, the angled annular auxiliary part forming the horizontal member is made smaller as it goes down, so that all auxiliary parts are bundled together on the upper edge of the flowerpot. A flower pot configured as described above has been proposed.

  On the other hand, in Patent Document 2, four outer struts are vertically connected to four outer struts so that the four outer struts are bundled into one. A support structure for a flower pot that is configured to be foldable as a whole has been proposed.

JP 2003-199436 A JP 2010-263832 A

However, the support of Patent Document 1 has a problem in that a large number of molds are required for molding because both the support portion and the auxiliary portion have different sizes for each stage.
Moreover, in the support | pillar structure of patent document 2, it is necessary to remove from a flowerpot in order to put together four outer support | pillars at the time of folding, and in order to reduce and store and transport many flowerpots, the separate flowerpot However, there is a problem that it takes time and effort to put together each support structure, and there is a problem that the height of the support cannot be changed in accordance with the growth of the plant because the whole is expanded and folded together.
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and does not require a large number of molds, does not need to be removed from the flower pot when folded, and can change the height according to the growth of the plant. An object is to provide a support post and a flower pot provided with the support post.

  The invention made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems is a support for a flowerpot erected on a flowerpot, comprising one or a plurality of horizontal members made of an annular bar and provided in a hierarchy in the vertical direction, and upper and lower horizontal members Or a vertical member that supports the horizontal member by connecting the horizontal member and the flower pot, and the vertical member is configured such that the upper end is rotatable with respect to the horizontal member, and the lower end is the horizontal member or the flower pot. The horizontal member connected to the upper end is tilted by rotating the horizontal member connected to the upper end in the circumferential direction so that the horizontal member connected to the upper end overlaps the horizontal member connected to the lower end or the flower pot. It is configured.

  As described above, in the flowerpot support of the present invention, the upper and lower ends of the vertical member are rotatably connected to the horizontal member or the flowerpot, and the annular horizontal member connected to the upper end of the vertical member is rotated in the circumferential direction. By vertically tilting the vertical member, the horizontal member connected to the upper end of the vertical member is overlapped with the horizontal member or the flower pot connected to the lower end of the vertical member. Since it can be folded without changing the distance between the upper ends, it is not necessary to remove the support from the flower pot. In addition, since it is not necessary to house the upper horizontal member inside the lower horizontal member or to accommodate the upper vertical member in the lower vertical member, both the upper and lower horizontal members and the vertical member have the same shape and size. Therefore, the number of molding dies can be suppressed.

In the flowerpot support of the present invention, the upper end of the vertical member comprises a joint member that connects to the horizontal member,
The joint member is supported by a horizontal member so as to be rotatable about a vertical axis, and is connected to the vertical member by a turning horizontal axis that turns around the vertical axis. Around a fixed horizontal axis that is pivotable about a horizontal axis and swingable in a direction parallel to the swiveling horizontal axis about the swiveling horizontal axis, with the lower end fixed to a horizontal member or a flowerpot It is preferably supported so as to be capable of rotating in a direction parallel to the fixed horizontal axis about the fixed horizontal axis.
By doing so, it is possible to fold the column with a simple structure so that the vertical members are folded and the upper and lower horizontal members are stacked while the upper and lower horizontal members are relatively rotated in the circumferential direction.
Here, “vertical” refers to the direction in which the flower pots and the lateral members are stacked in layers, and “horizontal” refers to the direction perpendicular to the “vertical” direction.

  Moreover, this invention is provided with the joint member which connects the lower end of the said vertical member to a horizontal member or a flowerpot contrary to the support | pillar which provides a joint member in the upper end of said vertical member, The said joint member is a horizontal member. Or supported by a flower pot so as to be rotatable around a vertical axis, and connected to the vertical member by a turning horizontal axis turning around the vertical axis, and the vertical member has a lower end around the turning horizontal axis. It is configured to be pivotable and swingable in a direction parallel to the swiveling horizontal axis about the swiveling horizontal axis, and can be pivoted about a fixed horizontal axis fixed to a horizontal member; It includes a supporting pot for a flowerpot supported so as to be swingable in a direction parallel to the fixed horizontal axis about the fixed horizontal axis.

  It is preferable that the horizontal member is a regular polygon, and the vertical member is provided to connect the apexes of the upper and lower horizontal members and is equal to the length of one side of the regular polygon. By doing so, the upper and lower horizontal members can be overlapped so that the vertices coincide with each other, and the vertical member can be overlapped on the side of the horizontal member.

  The planting support of the present invention preferably includes a rotation restricting means for restricting a rotation direction so that the joint member rotates only in one direction around the vertical axis. By carrying out like this, breakage of each member can be controlled.

  The present invention includes a post-supported flowerpot comprising the above-mentioned flowerpot support and a flowerpot.

  It is preferable that the opening periphery of the flower pot has substantially the same shape as the horizontal member, and includes a stepped portion that accommodates the horizontal member. By carrying out like this, a support | pillar can be accommodated more compactly.

  The post-supported flowerpot of the present invention is provided with a water supply cap that is screwed into the mouth of a plastic bottle to automatically supply water from the plastic bottle to the flowerpot, and the water supply cap has a plastic bottle at the opening peripheral edge of the flowerpot. It is preferable that the flower pot has a plurality of fitting holes for fitting the hooks of the water supply cap on the peripheral edge of the opening. By carrying out like this, the position which sets the plastic bottle for automatic water supply can be selected from the several position of the opening peripheral part of a flowerpot, and it becomes possible to set a some plastic bottle.

  The post-supported flower pot of the present invention includes a receiving tray, and the receiving tray has a fitting protrusion for preventing displacement when the flower pot is covered, and the fitting hole of the flower pot is formed in the fitting protrusion of the receiving tray. Are also preferably configured to fit. By doing so, it is not necessary to newly provide a fitting projection for the tray in the flower pot.

  As described above, according to the flowerpot support and the flowerpot with support according to the present invention, it is possible to fold the support without removing a large number of molds and without removing it from the flowerpot. You can change the height as you grow.

It is a perspective view which shows a mode that the support | pillar of the flowerpot with a support | pillar which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention was folded completely. It is the perspective view which showed a mode that only the lowest step of the support | pillar for flowerpots of FIG. 1 was expand | deployed. It is the perspective view which showed a mode that the support | pillar shown in FIG. 1 was expand | deployed from the bottom to 2 steps | paragraphs. It is a perspective view which shows a mode that the support | pillar shown in FIG. 1 was expand | deployed over all the steps. It is a disassembled perspective view of the lowest step of the flowerpot with a support shown in FIG. It is the (a) perspective view and (b) front view which show the horizontal member of the flowerpot of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the vertical member of FIG. It is the (a) perspective view, (b) side view, and (c) back view which show the joint member of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows typically a mode that the support | pillar of FIG. 1 is folded. It is an expansion perspective view which shows the mode of the connection part of the vertical member and horizontal member in the middle of folding the support | pillar of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which showed the direction which the vertical member of FIG. 1 rock | fluctuates around a turning horizontal axis or a fixed horizontal axis. It is a perspective view of the flowerpot shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the mode before setting a water absorption cap to the fitting hole of the opening part periphery of the flowerpot of FIG. 1, (b) It is a perspective view which shows the state which set the water absorption cap. It is a perspective view of the saucer of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the mode before putting a (a) lid on a flowerpot with the saucer of FIG. 14, (b) The perspective view which shows the state which carried the lid. It is the perspective view seen from (a) diagonally upward of the water absorption cap of FIG. 1, (b) The perspective view seen from diagonally downward.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings as appropriate. However, the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments.
FIG. 4 shows a post-potted flowerpot 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The flower pot with support 100 includes a flower pot support 10, a flower pot 20, a receiving tray 30, and a water bottle cap 40 for plastic bottles.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the flowerpot support 10 includes three upper and lower horizontal members 11, 11, 11, and upper and lower horizontal members 11, 11, or the lowermost horizontal member 11, each made of a square annular bar. As shown in FIG. 5, a vertical member 12 for connecting the flower pot 20 and a joint member 13 for connecting the horizontal member 11 and the vertical member 12 to each other are provided at the corners of the horizontal member 11 and the upper end of the vertical member 12. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the horizontal member 11 is formed by connecting four rod-shaped members 11 a having the same shape into a square ring shape, and at the corner of the horizontal member 11, two orthogonal sides 11 a and 11 a are formed. A plate-like piece 11b that is vertical to one side and rises parallel to the other is provided, and a fixed horizontal shaft 11c that protrudes from the plate-like piece 11b perpendicularly to the one side 11a and parallel to the other side 11a is provided. Yes.

  The fixed horizontal shaft 11c is divided into two halved cylinders by an axial slit, and a pivot hole accommodating portion 11f having a diameter smaller than that of the distal end portion accommodating the pivot hole 12b of the vertical member 12 is provided at the base end portion. The part is provided with a retaining part 11g having a larger diameter than the swivel hole accommodating part 11f.

  In addition, a vertical bearing 11 d made of a circular through hole in the vertical direction is provided at a corner of the horizontal member 11. Further, on the lower surface of each side 11a, a rotation restricting means 11e made of a plate-like side is erected facing the vertical bearing 11d.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the vertical member 12 is formed of a straight rod-like member, and a half track-shaped tongue piece 12 a is projected from both ends in the longitudinal direction, and the tongue piece 12 a is formed of a circular through hole in the thickness direction. A swivel hole 12b is provided. In the longitudinal member 12, four ribs 12c extending in the longitudinal direction are provided radially at equal angular intervals in the circumferential direction, and annular ribs 12d for hooking plant vines are provided at equal intervals in the longitudinal direction. .

  As shown in FIG. 8, the joint member 13 has an L-shape in which two plate-like sides composed of a horizontal piece 13a and a vertical piece 13b perpendicular to each other are connected by a triangular rib 13c, and is suspended from the horizontal piece 13a. A vertical shaft 13d and a swiveling horizontal shaft 13e suspended from the vertical piece 13b. Similarly to the fixed horizontal shaft 11b, the vertical shaft 13d and the swiveling horizontal shaft 13e have a half-cylindrical columnar shape, and a base end portion is provided with a small-diameter swiveling hole housing portion 13f that houses the swiveling hole 12b of the vertical member 12. The protruding end portion is provided with a retaining portion 13g having a diameter larger than that of the swivel hole accommodating portion. The joint member 13 is restricted from turning 90 degrees or more by bringing the tip edge 13h of the horizontal piece 13a into contact with the turning restriction means 11e of the transverse member 11.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the flower pot 20 has a substantially square opening 21 that opens upward, a bank-shaped opening peripheral edge 22 along the periphery of the opening 21, and a low level with respect to the opening peripheral edge 22. A column housing shelf 23 that extends outward from the position in a horizontal shelf shape is provided.

The opening peripheral portion 22 of the flower pot 20 is provided with a plate-like piece 11b of the transverse member 11 and a plate-like piece 23b similar to the fixed horizontal shaft 11c and a fixed horizontal shaft 23c on the outer edge side of the four corners. The fitting holes 22a and 22b for inserting the hooks 43 of the water supply cap 40 are provided at five locations in total including the inner edge side and the center of the front side. The fitting holes 22a and 23b are used when supplying water to the soil in the flower pot directly from the opening 21 of the flower pot 20 as shown in FIG.
In the center of one side of the opening 21, a plastic bottle housing hole 24 for housing the plastic bottle A for automatically supplying water to the tray 30 is provided. In FIG. 12, reference numeral 27 denotes a handle.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the tray 30 raises the periphery and accommodates the four legs 25,... Of the flower pot 20 and the plastic bottle A, and fills the inside with water and slits 26 a in the bottom 26 of the flower pot 20. To the inside of the flower pot 20. As shown in FIG. 14, the saucer 30 supports the water supply cap 40 of the plastic bottle A inside the semicircular plastic bottle container 31 that protrudes outward, and cooperates with the water supply cap 40 to the saucer 30. The water supply cap engaging part 31a which performs automatic water supply is provided. Further, the receiving tray 30 is provided with fitting projections 30a vertically at the four corners of the periphery, and the fitting projection 30a is fitted into the fitting hole 22a of the flower pot 20 as shown in FIG. It is comprised so that the shift | offset | difference at the time of lid | covering 21 may be prevented.

  As shown in FIG. 16 (b), the water absorption cap 40 includes a cap main body 41 having a cylindrical shape with a female screw for screwing into the mouth of the plastic bottle A on the inner surface, and a lid portion 41 a of the cap main body 41. The plastic bottle A is set in the flower pot 20 and the water replenishing pipe 42 having a water replenishing hole 42 a extending from the center of the cap main body 41 along the axis of the cap body 41 to replenish water into the plastic bottle A (see FIG. 16A). And eight water supply holes 41b for automatically supplying water from the inside of the plastic bottle A to the tray 30 are provided at equiangular intervals on the periphery of the lid portion 41a.

  When assembling the post-potted flower pot 100, as shown in FIG. 5, the four fixed horizontal shafts 23 c of the flower pot 20 are inserted into the turning holes 12 b on the lower end side of the vertical member 12, and the four vertical pots are inserted into the flower pot 20. The members 12, ... are attached. Next, the joint members 13 are attached to the four longitudinal members one by one so that the pivot horizontal shafts 13e of the joint members 13 are inserted into the pivot holes 12b at the upper ends of the four longitudinal members 12,. Subsequently, the vertical shafts 13 d of the four joint members 13,... Are fitted into the vertical bearings 11 d of the horizontal member 11, and the four vertical members 13,. The vertical members 13 and the horizontal members 11 in the second and third stages from the bottom are assembled in the same manner.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 3, the flower pot 20 is placed on the receiving tray 30, and the plastic bottle A covered with the water supply cap 40 is inverted and accommodated in the plastic bottle accommodation hole 24.

Next, the usage method of the flowerpot support 10 and the operation and effect of each part will be described.
In order to change each stage of the column 10 from the expanded state to the folded state, as shown in FIG. 9, the upper side member 11 of the stage to be folded is relatively set to the lower side member 11 or the flower pot 20. Rotate clockwise from the top (in the direction of arrow C1 in FIG. 9B). Then, the vertical member 12 tends to fall in the direction of the arrow C2 in FIG.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10A, when the horizontal member 11 is rotated in the direction of the arrow C1, the upper end side of the vertical member 12 is rotated in the direction of the arrow C1 via the joint member 13. On the other hand, since the lower end side is fixed to the lower horizontal member 11 or the flower pot 20 and restrained from moving, the upper end portion of the vertical member 12 is centered on the swiveling horizontal axis 13e of the joint member 13. The lower end of the vertical member 12 rotates in the direction of the arrow C4, and the lower end of the vertical member 12 has an arrow C2 (FIG. 9, FIG. ))).
At this time, as shown in FIG. 10A, the joint member 13 rotates counterclockwise (in the direction of the arrow C <b> 3) viewed from above with the vertical shaft 13 d as an axis together with the upper end portion of the vertical member 12.
Thus, when the horizontal member 11 is rotated 90 degrees, the joint member 13 is rotated 90 degrees relative to the upper horizontal member 11, and the upper end portion of the vertical member 12 is rotated 90 degrees around the turning horizontal axis. The lower end portion of the vertical member 12 rotates 90 degrees around the fixed horizontal axis 11c or 21c, and the vertical member 12 falls down horizontally.
At this time, since the diagonal length of the horizontal member 11 is longer than the length of one side, the upper end of the horizontal member 11 in the middle of the tilting tilts outward of the support column 10, so that the vertical member 12 is pivotally fixed shaft 13 e. The swing hole receiving portion 13f of the swing fixed shaft 13e has play with respect to the swing hole 12b so that it swings in a direction parallel to the swing fixed shaft (FIG. 10A, the direction of the arrow C5 in FIG. 11). Is provided. For the same reason, the lower end side of the vertical member 12 swings around the fixed horizontal axis 11c or 21c in a direction parallel to the fixed horizontal axis (FIG. 10B, the direction of arrow C6 in FIG. 11). In order to achieve this, the swivel hole accommodating portions 11f and 21f of the fixed horizontal shafts 11c and 21c are provided with play with respect to the swivel hole 12b.
In the same manner, the second and third horizontal members from the bottom can be raised as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 by rotating in the circumferential direction.

  On the contrary, the support | pillar 10 can be folded and accommodated on the flower pot 20 by rotating the horizontal member 11 counterclockwise seeing from the upper stage in order.

  In this way, in the planting column 10, the vertical member 12 falls horizontally and is connected to the upper end of the vertical member 12 by rotating the horizontal member 11 connected to the upper end of the vertical member 12 in the circumferential direction. Since the horizontal member 11 is configured to overlap the horizontal member 11 connected to the lower end of the vertical member 12 or the flower pot 20, the support 10 can be folded without removing the support 10 from the flower pot 20. Moreover, since this can open and close a support | pillar one step at a time, the height of a support | pillar can be adjusted according to the growth of a plant vine.

  Further, since the horizontal member 11, the vertical member 12, the joint member 13, and the flower pot 20 of the support column 10 are connected by inserting a rod-shaped shaft into the bearing or swivel hole, they can be easily disassembled and the vine removed. Is easy.

  Further, the length of one side of the horizontal member 11 is equal to the length of the vertical member 12, and more specifically, it is connected to the distance between the vertical axes of adjacent joint members connected to the horizontal member and above and below the vertical member. Since the center distance between the turning horizontal axis 13e and the fixed horizontal axes 11b and 21b is equal, the vertical member 12 can be overlapped with the side of the horizontal member 11.

  Moreover, since the flower pot 20 is equipped with the support | pillar accommodation shelf 23, the volume reduction effect at the time of accommodating a support | pillar can be improved further.

  Moreover, as shown to Fig.13 (a), since the flower pot 20 can select arbitrarily the position which sets the water supply cap 40 from five fitting holes 22a and 22b, it is pet according to the position of a plant. The water supply position by the bottle A can be changed suitably. The hook 43 of the water absorption cap 40 is formed in a cylindrical shape, and the plastic bottle A can be rotated together with the water supply cap 40 as shown by an arrow C7 in FIG.

  Furthermore, since the figure receiving tray 30 can cover the opening 21 of the flower pot 20, the sprouts can be protected from frost.

  The support for the flowerpot and the flowerpot with the support according to the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the connecting member between the horizontal member or the flowerpot and the vertical member may be connected by a string or rubber. As long as a vertical member such as a spherical joint or a universal joint can be connected to a horizontal member or a flower pot so as to be rotatable in three directions, a known joint can be appropriately used. The joint member may be provided at the lower end instead of the upper end of the vertical member, or may be provided at both upper and lower ends. The shape and size of the horizontal member and the vertical member may be changed for each case. The vertical shaft may be provided on the horizontal member, and the vertical bearing may be provided on the joint member, the swiveling horizontal shaft may be provided on the vertical member, the swiveling hole may be provided on the joint member, and the fixed horizontal shaft may also be provided on the vertical joint. it can. The vertical member is not limited to a straight bar shape, and may be a curved bar shape. The support for the flowerpot is not limited to three stages, but may be two stages or less, or four stages or more. The transverse member is not limited to a square, and a known shape such as a circle or a trunk can be used as appropriate in addition to a polygon such as a triangle or a pentagon.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Flowerpot with support 10 Flowerpot support 11 Horizontal member 11b, 23b Fixed horizontal shaft 11e Rotation restricting means 12 Vertical member 13 Joint member 13d Vertical shaft 13e Swivel horizontal shaft 20 Flower pot 22a, 22b Water supply cap 43 Hook A Plastic bottle

Claims (9)

It is a support for a flowerpot erected in a flowerpot,
One or a plurality of transverse members made of an annular bar and provided in a hierarchy in the vertical direction;
An upper and lower horizontal member, or a vertical member that supports the horizontal member by connecting the horizontal member and the flower pot;
The vertical member is configured such that the upper end is rotatable with respect to the horizontal member, and the lower end is rotatably connected to the horizontal member or the flower pot, thereby rotating the horizontal member connected to the upper end in the circumferential direction. A support for a flowerpot, wherein the support is configured to fall over and overlap the horizontal member connected to the upper end on the horizontal member connected to the lower end or a flowerpot. A joint member for connecting the upper end of the vertical member to the horizontal member;
The joint member is supported by a horizontal member so as to be rotatable around a vertical axis, and is connected to the vertical member by a turning horizontal axis that turns around the vertical axis.
The vertical member is configured such that an upper end is rotatable about the turning horizontal axis and is swingable in a direction parallel to the turning horizontal axis about the turning horizontal axis, and a lower end is a horizontal member or a flower pot The support for a flowerpot according to claim 1, which is supported so as to be able to rotate around a fixed horizontal axis fixed to the base and to be swingable in a direction parallel to the fixed horizontal axis about the fixed horizontal axis. A joint member that connects the lower end of the vertical member to a horizontal member or a flower pot,
The joint member is supported by a horizontal member or a flower pot so as to be rotatable around a vertical axis, and is connected to the vertical member by a turning horizontal axis that turns around the vertical axis,
The vertical member is configured such that a lower end is rotatable about the turning horizontal axis and is swingable in a direction parallel to the turning horizontal axis about the turning horizontal axis, and an upper end is fixed to the horizontal member. The support for a flowerpot according to claim 1, which is supported so as to be rotatable around a fixed horizontal axis and swingable in a direction parallel to the fixed horizontal axis about the fixed horizontal axis. The transverse member is a regular polygon,
The said vertical member is a support | pillar for flower pots of Claim 1 to 3 equal to the length of one side of the said regular polygon while being provided so that the vertex of an upper and lower horizontal member may be connected.   4. The support for a flowerpot according to claim 2, further comprising a rotation restricting unit that restricts a rotation direction so that the joint member rotates only in one direction around the vertical axis. A support for a flowerpot according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
A flowerpot with a support provided with a flowerpot.   The opening peripheral edge of the flowerpot has substantially the same shape as the horizontal member, and extends outward from a low position having a step with respect to the peripheral edge of the opening, and includes a column storage shelf for storing the horizontal member. A flowerpot with a support as described in. Screwed into the mouth of the plastic bottle, equipped with a water supply cap for automatically supplying water from the plastic bottle to the flower pot,
The water supply cap has a hook for attaching a plastic bottle to the opening peripheral edge of the flower pot,
The said flowerpot is a flowerpot with a support | pillar of Claim 6 or Claim 7 provided with two or more fitting holes which fit the hook of the said water supply cap in the opening peripheral part. With a saucer,
The saucer has a fitting projection for preventing a shift when the flower pot is covered,
The flowerpot with a support according to claim 8, wherein the fitting hole of the flowerpot is configured to fit also into the fitting protrusion of the tray.

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