JPH01153025A - Horticultural apparatus utilizing side ditch - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To form a flower-bed or green belt utilizing the upper space of a side ditch, by using a flower-pot having a drainage hole at the bottom, placing the pot on the upper opening part of a side ditch via a supporting tool and forming a water-introducing gap between the flower-pot and the side wall of the side ditch. CONSTITUTION:A supporting tool 4 for supporting a flower-pot 5 is placed on the upper surface 36 of a side wall of a side ditch 2 and a flower-pot 5 is placed on the upper opening part 3 of the side ditch 2 with the supporting tool 4 in such a manner as to form a water-inlet gap between a side of the pot 5 and the top of the side wall of the side ditch. Excess water in the flower- pot 5 is discharged through the drainage hole of the pot bottom into the side ditch.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial Field of Application) The present invention relates to a gardening device that utilizes street gutters, which enables the formation of flower beds and green areas above the gutters without impairing the functions of the gutters.

(Background of the Invention) Gutters provided at the boundaries of roads or pedestrian and pedestrian paths have so far been used exclusively to drain water such as rainwater from the road surface, and the space above them has been actively utilized. There was no consideration given to this at all.

Incidentally, although the width of the upper part of the side gutter is relatively small, its length is very long, and therefore the total area of the upper part of the side gutter is extremely large. In recent years, when the effective use of idle space has been called for, the present inventor has focused on the space above the gutter as one of the idle spaces, and has considered ways to effectively utilize it from various angles. As a result, one of the ways to make the most effective use of the width and length of gutters is to use the space above them to create flower beds and green areas without sacrificing the original function of gutters. I got an idea.

The gardening device using gutters according to the present invention was completed as a result of further research based on this idea.

(Means for Solving the Problems) A gardening device using gutters according to the present invention (hereinafter referred to as the device)
It has a container shape with an open top and a drain port 9 at the bottom.
A flowerpot 5 provided with
It is installed in the upper opening 3 part, and in this case, the necessary drainage cross-sectional area is formed on the lower side of the flowerpot 5, and the side part 38 of the flowerpot 5 and the upper end part 39 of the side wall of the gutter are connected. The device is characterized in that a support 9 for supporting the flower pot 5 is placed on the upper surface 36 of the side wall of the side gutter 2 so that a gap g for water inflow is formed therebetween.

(Function) Therefore, the flower pot 5 installed in the upper opening 3 portion of the side gutter 2 (usually a large number of flower pots 5 are installed in succession)
By planting flowers and plants P in the pot, a flower bed or green area can be formed in the upper part of the side 42 (see Fig. 1), and excess water in the flower pot can be drained from the drainage port 9 into the side 'a2. sell. In addition, in the device l of the present invention, the drainage cross-sectional area necessary for a side gutter is secured below the flower pot 5, and, like in the conventional side gutter, road surface rainwater is passed through the water inflow gap g and drained into the side gutter 2 without any hindrance. can flow into the interior.

(Example) Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

1 and 2, the device 1 of the present invention is one in which a flowerpot 5 is installed in the upper opening 3 portion of the side gutter 2 via a support 4 without impairing the original function of the side gutter.
In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, both open ends 7.7 of the pot body 6, which has a relatively long trapezoidal shape with open upper and both ends, are closed with a lid 8.8. It is shaped like a container with an open top, and a drain hole 9 is provided at the bottom.

As shown in FIG. 4, the pot main body 6 has side plates 11.11 extending outward and diagonally upward on both sides of a bottom plate 1O, and has side plates 11. It has a trapezoidal shape in which a horizontal piece 12 that protrudes relatively short in the downward direction is provided, and a hanging piece 13 that protrudes relatively short in the downward direction is provided at the tip of the horizontal piece 12, for example. It is formed by bending a metal plate such as a galvanized steel plate. In addition,
The L-shaped portion 15 consisting of the horizontal piece 12 and the hanging piece 13 functions as a reinforcing rib that reinforces the flowerpot 5 and also contributes to improving the appearance of the flowerpot 5. Drain holes 9.9 are provided at both ends of the bottom plate 10, and bolt holes 17 are provided on both sides of the bottom plate 10 and above and below the upper side of both ends of the side plates 11. ing.

On the other hand, the lid body 8 has a trapezoidal cover piece 19 that covers the open end portion 7 of the pot body 6, and an inner surface end portion 2 of the bottom plate 10 of the pot body 6.
0, a side collar piece 23.23 that can come into contact with the inner side end portions 22.22 of the side plates 11, 11, and an upper collar piece 26 that can come into contact with the lower end surface 25 of the hanging piece 13. It has a tray shape with a flange piece 27 surrounding it, and is formed by pressing a metal plate such as a galvanized steel plate. Also, the lower flange piece 21 and both survey part flange pieces 23.
A bolt hole 29 is bored in 23 in alignment with the bolt hole 17. The lid body 8 having such a configuration is
For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the pot is fitted into the open end portion 7 of the pot body 6 so that the opening 28 faces outward, and the pot is tightened using a bolt 30 and a nut 31 that are inserted through the bolt holes 17 and 29. The main body 6 and the lid 8 are integrated.

Further, in this embodiment, the support 4 is formed in an L-shape consisting of a mounting piece 33 and a mounting piece 35.
3 is attached to the side plate 11 through the port 30.30 of the side plate 11 that passes through the upper and lower bolt holes 29.29, and the mounting piece 35 thereof is, as shown in FIG. It is placed on the upper surface part 36 of the side wall of the side gutter 2 (which may also be the upper surface part of the stepped part of the notch for fitting the lid plate provided at the upper end part of the side wall of the side gutter). The width dimension of the flowerpot 5 and the attachment position of the support 4 are determined in such a manner that the required drainage cross-sectional area is formed on the lower side of the flowerpot 5, as shown in FIG. 2, for example. - 5a fits in the upper part of the side gutter 2, and when the mounting piece 35 of the support 4 is placed on the side wall upper surface part 36 of the side gutter 2, the outer surface part 38 of the side plate 11 of the flowerpot 5 and the upper end part 39 of the side wall of the side gutter 2. The gap g is set so that a gap g for water inflow is formed between the gutter and the gutter, but the gap g is set as small as possible within the allowable range to prevent empty cans, garbage, etc. from entering the gutter. It is better.

In order to quickly drain excess water in the flower pot 5 from the drain port 9, in this embodiment, a cloak-shaped collection and drainage pipe 4 is provided at the bottom of the flower pot 5, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.
0 is buried. The mat-like collection and drainage pipe 40 has S-shaped gutter-like bodies 41 each having a water inlet and connected to each other via a connecting member 42 of a certain length, and a mesh filter material 43 as required. The mat-like collecting and draining pipe 40 efficiently collects excess water over its entire width and quickly drains the collected water at its end 44. Note that the shape of the gutter-like body is not limited to an S-shape; in short, it is sufficient that it is configured as a gutter-shaped member that has the function of collecting and draining excess water, and that the gutter-like bodies are mutually connected to each other. In some cases, they are connected and integrated using adhesive joint tape.

The fifth example shows another embodiment of the device 1 according to the present invention, in which the support 4 has two side pieces 46° 46 of a U-shaped portion 45 into which the lower part 5a of the flowerpot 5 can be fitted. At the top end, gutter 2
The mounting pieces 47, 47 to be mounted on the side wall upper surface portion 36 of the holder are formed by bending.

The flowerpot 5 is then attached to the lower portion 5 of the U-shaped portion 45 of the support 4 which is arranged at a required interval in the upper opening 3 of side f#2.
A is supported by the support 4 in the fitted state. Note that the support 4 may be separate from the flower pot 5, or may be integrated with the flowerpot 5.

(Effect of the invention) The device of the present invention has the following excellent effects.

■ Since the device of the present invention has a structure in which a flower pot is installed in the upper opening of the side gutter (usually a large number of flower pots are installed in succession), it is not possible to plant flowers or plants in the installed flower pots. This makes it possible to create flower beds and green areas above the gutters. Moreover, since the excess water in the flowerpot drips into the side gutter from the drain opening, there is no inconvenience of excess water flowing out onto the road surface or the like.

For these reasons, it can be said that the device of the present invention makes it possible to effectively utilize the space above the gutters, which has not been utilized in the past, by forming attractive flower beds and green areas, and greatly contributes to improving the aesthetic appearance of cities. . Furthermore, green belts and the like formed by applying the device of the present invention purify the air, contribute to health and hygiene, and also exhibit soundproofing and guardrail-like functions.

■ The device of the present invention is designed so that a gap for water inflow is formed between the outer surface of the side plate of the flower pot and the upper end of the side wall of the gutter.
Since the flowerpot is installed at the upper opening of the side gutter, rainwater that falls on the road surface can flow into the gutter without any problem through the gap, just like in conventional side gutter. Moreover, the flowerpot is installed in such a way that a drainage cross-sectional area necessary for a side gutter is formed on the underside of the flowerpot.

In this way, the device of the present invention can be easily constructed using existing street gutters without impairing the original function of street gutters.

■ In particular, if the device of the present invention is constructed so that its lower part fits into the upper part of the gutter, the exposure of the flower pot from the gutter can be reduced, and therefore, the unnatural appearance of the exposed flower pot can be avoided as much as possible. It is preferable. In addition, when the lower part of the flower pot is configured to fit into the upper part of the gutter, when the boundary of the gutter is a problem, when using a normal flower pot with a top-hinged shape, In this case, the width at the upper end of the flower pot is kept within the width of the gutter, and there is no problem of violating the boundary of the gutter.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view thereof, Fig. 3 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a flower pot, Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the flower pot, and Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view thereof. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention. l... device, 2... side gutter, 3... upper opening of side gutter, 4... support, 5... flower pot, 5a... lower part of flower pot, 6... pot Main body, 9... Drain hole, 1
1...Side plate, 16...Drain hole.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A flower pot 5, which is shaped like a container with an open top and has a drainage port 9 at the bottom, is installed in the upper opening 3 of the side gutter 2 via a support 4. The flower pot 5 is supported such that the cross-sectional area is formed on the lower side of the flower pot 5 and a gap g for water inflow is formed between the side portion 38 of the flower pot 5 and the upper end portion 39 of the gutter side wall. A gardening device using a side gutter, characterized in that a support 4 for supporting the side gutter 2 is placed on the upper surface part 36 of the side wall of the side gutter 2.