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    • 专利摘要:
    The invention relates to a plant container. For example, this plant container can be a plant pallet, such as a seed tray, which comprises several plant compartments. In particular, it can be thought of or used as a planting palette for growing phalaenopsis or other epiphytes. The plant container comprises a plant compartment for containing a plant pot or a plant. The planting compartment defines a floor that comprises a recessed floor area, wherein at least one water drainage hole, which has a non-circular shape, which can define at least one corner or an angle, is arranged in the recessed floor area. Advantageously, at least one wall which extends at an angle to the floor can be arranged at an edge part of the water drainage hole. Preferably, the wall may extend in a direction substantially upwardly away from the floor and into the planting compartment.
    公开号:BE1027123B1
    申请号:E20205210
    申请日:2020-04-02
    公开日:2021-06-01
    发明作者:Gerardus Hendrikus Smal
    申请人:Houdstermaatschappij Modiform；
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    专利说明:

    The invention relates to a plant container, in particular a plant pallet for growing Phalaenopsis orchids or other epiphytes, comprising a plant compartment for containing a plant pot or a plant, the plant compartment defining a floor, which is equipped with a water drainage hole.
    Such plant containers with one or more water drainage holes in the bottom of a respective plant compartment are known.
    For example, a planting pallet for growing Phalaenopsis is known which comprises a plurality of planting compartments, which are usually designed as so-called pots, which are arranged therein to receive planting substrate for growing the Phalaenopsis.
    A phalaenopsis or another plant that is contained in the planting compartment has to be watered every now and then.
    It is next to impossible to give the plant an exactly correct amount of water.
    In order to grow Phalaenopsis, but also when one or more other plants are to be grown or contained, it may be highly desirable that after watering the Phalaenopsis or the one or more other plants, excess water not remain in the bottom of the planting compartment, since For example, such remaining water can cause the aerial roots of a phalaenopsis or another epiphyte or other roots to rot.
    Therefore, the bottom of the planting compartment or the so-called pot of the planting pallet comprises a circular water drainage hole, usually with a diameter of 2.5 mm, 3 mm or 4 mm.
    In practice, however, it has been found that diameters of up to 4 mm are often not large enough to create a sufficient flow.
    In particular, it has been found in practice that, due to the surface tension of the water, drops of water remain in the plant compartments and can remain on the water drainage holes, since the surface tension is large enough to prevent water contained in the drop from flowing through the water drainage hole. To counteract this phenomenon, the water drainage holes sometimes have larger diameters, for example 5 mm or 6 mm. However, aerial roots of the Phalaenopsis and / or other plant parts of the Phalaenopsis or of the other plant can grow through such water drainage holes, in particular if the diameter is relatively large, for example over 3 mm. When the Phalaenopsis or other plant has grown to a certain desired size and is ready to be repotted in another planter, which may have a larger planting compartment, the Phalaenopsis or other plant can be damaged if it is moved from the original planting compartment The original plant container is removed when the aerial root or another plant part extends through the water drainage hole or is even stuck in it. It is therefore desirable that on the one hand the diameter of the water drainage hole is as small as possible in order to counteract the fact that aerial roots or other plant parts grow through the water drainage hole, while on the other hand the water drainage hole should be relatively large in order to counteract this, that the surface tension of the water droplet can prevent the water droplet from flowing through the water drainage hole.
    It is an object of the present disclosure to provide an alternative plant container and / or an alternative method of growing plants. In particular, it can be an object of the present disclosure to provide a method or a plant container, in particular a plant pallet or a growing pallet, with at least one of the disadvantages of
    Growing method and / or previously known plant containers of the prior art is eliminated. In particular, the present disclosure can aim to provide a growing method or a plant container, in particular a plant pallet, in which at least one of the disadvantages mentioned above is eliminated. In embodiments, the present disclosure aims to provide a method, a system or a planting container which, on the one hand, can counteract one or more parts of the plant, such as roots, inadvertently remaining in contact with water while on on the other hand, it is counteracted that a part of the plant, for example an aerial root, of the plant grows through the water drainage hole and / or gets stuck in it.
    For this purpose, the present invention provides a plant container, for example a plant pallet, such as a growing pallet, which comprises several plant compartments, which are in particular designed as so-called pots, in particular a plant pallet for growing orchids or other epiphytes, in particular Cattleya, Bromelia, Anthurium or Phalaenopsis, even more preferably Phalaenopsis or so-called butterfly orchids, the plant container comprising at least one plant compartment for containing a plant pot or a plant, the plant compartment defining a floor which is equipped with a water drainage hole, the floor comprising a recessed floor area and the Water drainage hole is arranged in the recessed bottom area, and wherein the water drainage hole has a non-circular shape, that is, a shape other than round.
    By arranging the water drainage hole in a recessed bottom area, excess water can be led to the water drainage hole, and arranging the water drainage hole so that it is not round or not substantially round, particularly so that it has a shape that has at least one angle or a corner and / or at least one substantially straight edge or a substantially straight edge portion is defined, the surface tension can be broken relatively easily, thereby enabling the water to flow relatively easily through the water drainage hole, and thereby counteracting the excess Water inadvertently remains in the planting compartment.
    This can be very advantageous, for example, in methods of growing or growing orchids, especially phalaenopsis or other epiphytes, especially because their aerial roots can be relatively sensitive to excessive contact with water, especially since such plants are often relatively at least at an early stage small planting compartments are grown, of which the bottom can have a width and / or a diameter in the range of 30 mm to 45 mm, and in which relatively large water drainage holes can be highly undesirable.
    Surprisingly, it has been found that by equipping the plant container with at least one wall which is arranged on an edge part of the water drainage hole and extends at an angle to the floor, wherein the wall preferably extends substantially perpendicular to the floor and / or extends in Extends essentially in a direction essentially upwards, the surface tension can be broken relatively well.
    In preferred embodiments, the wall, which can be formed in that a part of the flat sheet material which is partially cut out and folded over with respect to the bottom so as to form the wall, can extend upwards from the edge part of the water drainage hole. The wall can in this way extend into the planting compartment, which can further help to enable the surface tension to be broken relatively well. In addition, by arranging the plant container so that the wall extends upwards and therefore into the plant compartment and not down and out of the plant compartment, it can be counteracted that a hand, in particular a finger, of a user inadvertently through a partially cut out Part that forms the wall is injured.
    5 By arranging the water drainage hole so that it comprises at least two edge parts, at least a first of these edge parts being provided with a wall which extends at an angle to the ground and at least a second of the edge parts is free from a wall which extends extends substantially at an angle to the bottom, the water drainage hole be shaped so that it can break through the surface tension of a water droplet relatively well.
    By providing the recessed bottom area of the planting compartment of the planting container with a plurality of water drainage holes, drainage can be made possible relatively well.
    In embodiments, the plurality of water drainage holes may be arranged in a substantially circular pattern.
    In further embodiments, the floor may define floor intermediate parts that extend between two adjacent drain holes of the plurality of drain holes, which are arranged substantially in a circular pattern, wherein the floor intermediate parts are directed substantially towards a central floor part around which the plurality of drain holes are arranged , preferably such that the intermediate floor parts extend substantially radially away from the central floor part.
    In still further embodiments, the at least one wall can be arranged on an edge part of the water drainage hole which adjoins a respective intermediate floor part. Surprisingly, it has been found that it can be relatively advantageous if a substantially transversely extending edge part of the water drainage hole, which is substantially transverse to the edge part that is attached to the respective
    The intermediate floor part adjoins, is free of such a wall, in particular when the substantially transverse edge part is arranged on a side of the water drainage hole which faces away from other water drainage holes which are arranged substantially in a circular pattern. The present disclosure also relates to a use of a plant container, wherein the plant container is preferably a plant pallet and / or is used for growing one or more Phalaenopsis or one or more other epiphytes, such as, for example, anthurium, bromelia or cattleya.
    The present disclosure also relates to a method for manufacturing a plant container.
    Advantageous embodiments according to the present disclosure are described in the accompanying claims.
    Embodiments of the present disclosure will now be described with reference to the accompanying figures, merely as non-limiting examples. 1 shows a schematic perspective illustration of an embodiment of a plant container according to an aspect of the present disclosure; and FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective illustration of a partially cut-away part of the plant container from FIG. 1, with water drainage holes of a planting compartment of the plant container being shown; 3 is a photograph of a partially cut away portion of a prototype forming a second embodiment of the planter, showing water drainage holes in a floor of a planting compartment of the planter; 4 shows a partially cut-away part of an embodiment of a tool for forming water drainage holes; and
    5 shows schematic top views of eight parts of a base of a planting compartment of the planting container of FIGS. 1 and 2, with water drainage holes which are yet to be formed, which are currently being formed and which have already been formed, being shown schematically in their different stages.
    It should be noted that the figures merely represent preferred embodiments according to the present disclosure. In the figures, the same or similar reference symbols relate to the same or corresponding parts.
    1 shows a schematic perspective view of an exemplary embodiment of a plant container 1 according to an aspect of the present disclosure.
    The plant container 1 comprises at least one and preferably several plant compartments 10 for containing a plant pot or one or more plants. The or each planting compartment 10 can be arranged and / or intended to receive planting substrate for growing one or more plants therein. In other embodiments, however, the or each plant compartment 10 can be arranged and / or intended to receive a plant pot, wherein the plant pot can contain one or more plants and / or plant substrate. The planting compartment 10 therefore does not necessarily need to contain plant substrate and / or a plant directly.
    As shown in the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 1, the planting compartment 10 can, for example, have a cup-shaped shape that is round and / or is substantially shaped as a truncated cone, and can form a so-called pot 10. The planting compartment 10 can, however, also be shaped differently and can, for example, have a substantially rectangular shape, in particular when it is viewed in one direction from above.
    In the embodiment shown, the plant container 1 is designed as a pallet 1, in particular a so-called multi-pot pallet, which comprises several plant compartments 10 which can form so-called pots. In alternative embodiments, however, the pallet 1 can also be a single-pot pallet which can only define a single planting compartment. For example, the plant container 1, which in this way can be a pallet, can have a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from above. It is pointed out that the plant container 1 does not have to be designed as a pallet, but can also be another type of plant container, for example a plant bowl, which can have an essentially round shape when viewed from above.
    Here, the pallet 1 is a growing pallet 1 or a so-called Pikier pallet 1, which comprises several plant compartments 10, which can preferably be designed as so-called pots, in particular a growing tray 1, which is used to grow orchids or other epiphytes, such as anthurium, Bromelia or Cattleya, especially Phalaenopsis or so-called butterfly orchids, is arranged and / or thought and / or used.
    The plant container 1, especially when it is designed as a seed tray 1, even more specifically when it is used for growing or growing relatively young or small plants, such as relatively young Phalaenopsis, can have relatively small plant compartments. For example, the planting compartment 10, which in embodiments may have a substantially round shape so that its width W12, W13 can then be viewed as a diameter of the planting compartment, may have a width W12, W13 in the range from 2.5 cm to 7 cm . In embodiments, at an upper end of the planting compartment 10, wherein the planting compartment 10 can taper towards the floor 11 of the compartment 10, for example, the planting compartment 10 can have a width W12 of approximately 3 cm to approximately 7 cm, preferably a width W12 of approximately 4 cm to about 6 cm, such as a width W12 or a diameter of about 5 cm. Additionally or alternatively, in embodiments at the lower end of the planting compartment 10, the planting compartment 10 can have a width W13 of approximately 2.5 cm to approximately 4.5 cm, preferably a width W13 of approximately 3 cm to approximately 4 cm, such as a width W12 or about 3.5 cm in diameter. In alternative embodiments, the planting compartment, which may for example be a pot for containing a plant pot, may have a different width W12, W13, for example greater than 7 cm, such as a width of about 8, 10, 11, 15 , 19 or 25 cm or even more.
    Additionally or alternatively, in embodiments the plant compartment 10, which can be essentially cup-shaped, can have a height of approximately 4 cm to approximately 10 cm, preferably a height of at least approximately 5 cm or even at least approximately 6 cm and / or a height of at most about 9 cm or even at most about 8 cm, for example a height of about 6.5 cm or about 7 cm.
    It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the pallet 1, which can comprise several pots or other planting compartments 10, and particularly when it is used to grow relatively young and / or relatively small orchids or other plants, a relatively large number of such planting compartments 10 , for example at least 15 or at least 20 plant compartments, in particular more than 30 or more than 40 plant compartments, for example 60 plant compartments 10, as is the case in the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 1.
    Although the pallet 1 or other plant container 1 can be formed by any suitable means and from any suitable material, the plant container 1 is preferably made of a plastic material and more preferably by means of a process that includes at least one step of thermoforming, for example vacuum forming , the plant container 1 or a plant container semi-finished product made of a plastic web material, in particular a thermoplastic polymer web material. Additionally or alternatively, the plant container 1 can be made of polystyrene (PS), polyethylene (PE), polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or polypropylene (PP).
    However, other materials and / or other manufacturing processes can alternatively or additionally be used, and in embodiments the plant container 1 can be formed, for example, by injection molding, for example from PP material or another suitable material.
    It is also pointed out, in particular when the plant pallet 1 or another plant container 1 for growing or growing orchids, in particular Phalaenopsis or other epiphytes, and / or is intended and / or used, but also in other cases that the plant container 1 consists of a transparent or translucent material, in particular a transparent or translucent plastic material, such as a transparent or translucent polyethylene terephthalate (PET), for example, to enable the aerial roots of orchids or other epiphytes to be exposed to light relatively well . It should be noted that the transparent or translucent material does not necessarily have to be essentially colorless. In embodiments, the transparent or translucent material can be colored and, for example, green or can also have a different color, and then for example still be able to transmit a relatively large amount of light and / or light of certain wavelengths, whatever one or more plants which may be contained in the container may be beneficial. Even if the use of a transparent or translucent material can be advantageous in some embodiments, in alternative embodiments the plant container 1 or at least one or more parts thereof, such as the plant compartment 10 or parts thereof, can not be transparent or translucent, but can be opaque or be opaque, for example, to prevent at least some degree of roots from being exposed to light.
    Even if the plant container 1 can be designed as a pallet 1 in this way, it should be noted that the plant container 1 is not limited to a pallet. For example, in alternative embodiments, the plant container 1 can be, for example, a plant bowl which can have a single plant compartment 10.
    As can be seen from FIG. 1, the planting compartment 10 defines a floor 11. The floor 11 is equipped with a water drainage hole 2 and, in the embodiment shown here, with several water drainage holes
    2. The water drainage hole 2, in particular a through hole, can define a passage for allowing water to drain off.
    It should be noted that the floor 11 comprises a recessed floor area 14. In particular, the top of the floor 10, which can be viewed as the side of the floor facing upward and located within the planting compartment 10, is recessed with respect to an adjacent area of the floor 11. In embodiments, the recessed bottom region 14 can define a recess, in particular a recess that is formed as a dimple. This depression or dimple may only be deepened to a small extent, at least in embodiments. In embodiments, the lowest point of the recess may, for example, only be between about 0.3 mm and about 5 mm deeper than the adjacent area of the floor 11, for example between about 0.5 mm and about 2 mm deeper, such as for example 1 mm deeper, lie.
    In embodiments, a plurality of water drainage holes 2 can be arranged in the recessed floor area 14, as is the case, for example, in the exemplary embodiments shown in the figures.
    It is further pointed out that the at least one water drainage hole 2 and, in the case of a plurality of water drainage holes 2, preferably a plurality of them, and even more preferably even each of the water drainage holes 2, is arranged in the recessed bottom area 14. Preferably, the recessed bottom area 14 may be inclined downward to a certain extent, in particular to allow water to flow down the bottom 11 to the water drainage hole 2 or to one or more corresponding water drainage holes 2 in the case of multiple drainage holes 2.
    It should be noted that the recessed floor area 14 does not necessarily have to form the lowest point of the floor 11. For example, as for example also in the case in the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 1, one or more hollow legs 9 or feet 9 of the plant container 1, for example as one or more spacers for spacing the underside of the one or more Bottoms 11 of the one or more plant compartments 10 can serve from a surface on which the plant container 1 can stand during use of the plant container 1, form a lower point in the top of the base 11 than the recessed bottom area 14 is. Preferably, the one or more water drainage holes 2, which in embodiments can together form a water drainage hole rosette, can be arranged in a relatively central area of the floor 11, while the one or more legs or feet 9 are located in a further outward area of the floor 11 can be arranged, which is closer to an outer edge region of the bottom 11 of the plant compartment.
    It will be appreciated that the plant container 1 in alternative embodiments with one or more alternatively designed
    Can be equipped with legs or feet or, alternatively, can also be free of any legs or feet. As can be seen in Fig. 1 and can be seen as such in Fig. 2, in which a schematic perspective illustration of a partially cut-off part of the plant container 1 of Fig. 1 is shown, and can be seen as such in Fig. 3, which is also a partially cut-off part of an embodiment of the plant container 1 with water drainage holes 2 in the bottom 11 of one of its plant compartments 10, the water drainage hole 2 has a non-round shape, ie a non-round shape or a shape that is not round. In particular, the water drainage hole 2 has a shape that is not round when viewed from a direction substantially perpendicular to the floor and / or in a direction substantially perpendicular to the top of the floor. Surprisingly, it has been found that such a non-circular shape of the water drainage hole 2 can make it possible for the surface tension of the water droplets to be broken relatively easily, in order to enable the water to flow relatively easily through the water drainage hole 2 and to counteract that excess water inadvertently remains on the bottom 11 of the planting compartment 10.
    Advantageously, as can be seen relatively well from FIGS. 2 and 3 and can be seen in FIG. 5, in which schematic top views of various stages 2A-2H of the water drainage holes 2 are shown that are yet to be formed, that are currently being formed or are being formed. have already been formed, the water drainage hole 2 can have a shape which defines at least one angle or corner 20, 20 ', which can then contribute to making it possible to break through the surface tension. In particular, at least one of the at least one angle 20, 20 ° or the at least one corner 20, 20 ° can enclose a relatively small angle α of at most 135 °, preferably at most 110 °.
    As can be seen in FIGS. 2, 3 and 5, different angles or corners 20, 20 ° of a water drainage hole 2 can define angles a, a ‘which are different from one another.
    In embodiments, as is the case, for example, in each of the exemplary embodiments shown in the figures, the shape of the water drainage hole 2 can for example be approximated to the shape of a trapezoid, in particular an acute-angled trapezoid which has two acute angles a on its longer base edge , in particular an isosceles trapezoid which has two sides 22, 23 of substantially the same length and which has two acute base angles a of substantially the same angular dimension. It will be appreciated that although the shape of the water drainage hole 2 may approximate the shape of a trapezoid or a so-called trapezoid, for example, it does not have to have the shape of a perfect trapezoid or trapezoid to do so. For example, the longer base edge 21 and / or the shorter base edge 23 can be curved to a certain extent and can, for example, be formed essentially as an arc, as can be seen in FIG. 5.
    As is the case in the exemplary embodiments shown here in the figures, a plurality of water drainage holes 2 can be arranged essentially in a circular pattern.
    In particular, the floor 11 of the planting compartment 10 can then define intermediate floor parts 53 which extend between two adjacent water drainage holes of the plurality of water drainage holes 2, which are arranged essentially in such a circular pattern, and the plurality of water drainage holes 2 can then, for example, be a rosette group or a water drainage hole - Train rosette. In particular, the floor intermediate parts 53 can be directed essentially towards a central floor part 54, around which the plurality of water drainage holes 2 are preferably arranged in such a way that the floor intermediate parts 53 extend essentially radially away from the central floor part 54.
    For example, in particular in such embodiments, the water drainage holes 2 can taper in a certain way, in particular towards the central base part 54. Then, for example, the angles or corners 20, 20 'of a water drainage hole 2 define angles a, a' which differ from one another, with in particular angle a 'of corners or angles 20 °, which are arranged in the vicinity of the central base part 54, being greater as angles α of corners or angles 20 which are arranged at opposite regions which are further away from the central bottom part 54.
    In particular, the angles a 'of corners or angles 20 °, which are arranged in the vicinity of the central bottom part 54, can be obtuse angles a', while the angles a of corners or angles 20, which are arranged at opposite areas, which are from the central bottom part 54 are further away, acute angles a can be.
    In preferred embodiments, the water drainage hole 2 can have a shape that defines a substantially straight edge 22, 23 or a substantially straight edge portion 22, 23.
    The plant container 1 can also advantageously comprise at least one wall 3 which is arranged on an edge part 22, 23 of the water drainage hole 2 and extends at an angle β to the floor 11. Preferably, as will be discussed further below, the wall 3 can be formed by a part 3 of flat sheet material 80 for forming the floor 11 or the planting compartment 10, which is partially cut out and bent over with respect to the floor 11 so as to form the wall 3, which preferably extends essentially upwards in the direction D3, and the edge part 22, 23 can then be formed by a fold line 22, 23, along which the part 3 of the flat web material that forms the wall 3 with respect to the base 11 is twisted.
    Here, the water drainage hole 2 comprises two such walls 3, but in alternative embodiments the water drainage hole can be used for
    Example also be equipped with only a single wall 3 or with more than two walls. It is pointed out that the walls 3, which cannot be visible or can hardly be visible in FIG. 1, are relatively easily visible in FIGS. 2 and 3, for example.
    The wall 3 can preferably extend essentially perpendicular to the floor 11 and / or essentially in a direction D3 essentially upwards. For example, the angle 6 between the direction in which the wall 3 extends away from the floor 11 can be between 60 ° and 120 °, preferably between 70 ° and 110 °, and can for example be approximately 90 °, as is the case with Example is the case in situations that correspond to situation 2G in Fig. 5, so that the wall 3 or walls 3 can extend substantially perpendicularly. Alternatively, the angle 6 can be smaller than 90 °, as is the case, for example, in situations corresponding to situation 2F in FIG. 5, so that the wall 3 or walls 3 can be arranged above or below part of the water drainage hole 2 or can. Alternatively, the angle 6 can be greater than 90 °, as is the case, for example, in situations corresponding to situation 2H in FIG. 5, so that the wall or walls 3 can be arranged above or below a part 53 of the floor 11 or which is arranged next to the water drainage hole 2, wherein the or the part 53 is, for example, an intermediate floor part 53 which extends between two adjacent water drainage holes 2.
    It should be understood that in the case of several walls 3 per water drainage hole 2 and / or in the case of several water drainage holes 2 equipped with at least one wall 3, not all of the walls 3 extend at the same angle 6 between the ground and the direction need, in which the corresponding wall 3 extends away from the floor 11.
    Even if the wall 3 preferably extends upwards from the corresponding edge part 22, 23 of the water drainage hole 2, so that the wall 3 can extend into the planting compartment 10 in this way, the wall 3 extending essentially upwards can alternatively also extend from the corresponding edge portion 22, 23 of the water drainage hole 2 extend downward. The wall 3 can advantageously have a certain height H3, which is preferably at least 0.2 mm, more preferably at least 0.3 mm, even more preferably at least 0.4 mm, such as at least 0.5 mm. The height H3 can be measured essentially perpendicular to the floor 11 and, alternatively or additionally, can be measured essentially along the wall 3 and perpendicular to the edge or part 22, 23 of the water drainage hole 2 on which the wall 3 is arranged.
    In preferred embodiments, the wall 3 can have a thickness T3 of at least 50% of the thickness T11 of the floor 11. In particular, the thickness T3 of the wall 3 can essentially correspond to the thickness T11 of the floor 11, in particular if the floor 11 of the planting compartment 10, preferably substantially the entire planting compartment 10, and even more preferably the entire planting pallet 1 or another planting container 1, in the Is formed essentially from a flat web material 80, such as, for example, by thermoforming.
    As mentioned above, the floor 11 of the planting compartment 10 can be formed in this way, at least in embodiments, by a flat sheet material 80 and the wall 3 can be formed by a part 81, 82 of the flat sheet material 80, which is partially cut out and bent over with respect to the floor 11 , in particular along a fold 22, 23 or edge part 22, 23, so as to form the wall 3, for example.
    Advantageously, the water drainage hole 2 can comprise at least two edge parts 21, 22, 23, 24, wherein at least a first edge part 22, 23 of the edge parts is equipped with a wall 3 which extends at an angle B to the bottom 11, and at least one The second edge part 21, 24 of the edge parts 22 is free of a wall which extends essentially at an angle 8 to the bottom 11, in particular the first edge part 20, 23 and the second edge part 21, 24 of the edge parts 21 to 24 being adjacent to one another are arranged, as this can facilitate a break in the surface tension of a water droplet.
    As is the case, for example, in the exemplary embodiments of FIGS. 2, 3 and 5, at least one wall 3 can be arranged on an edge part 22, 23 of the water drainage hole 2 which adjoins a corresponding intermediate floor part 53. One or more walls 3 can then preferably extend essentially radially away from the central base part 54. Additionally or alternatively, one or more inner edges or inner edge parts 24, which are arranged in the vicinity of the central bottom part 54, and / or one or more outer edges or outer edge parts 21, which are arranged at opposite areas from the central Bottom part 54 lying further away, be essentially free of a wall 3 which extends essentially at an angle 6 to the bottom 11 of the planting compartment 10.
    It should be noted that the plant container 1 can preferably be produced by means of a method that comprises a step of forming at least one water drainage hole 2, the step of forming the water drainage hole 2 being a step of partially cutting out at least a part 81, 82 of the flat sheet material 80 may include, which then forms the bottom 11 of the plant compartment 10.
    In particular, the method can comprise an initial step of providing a semifinished plant container product, and the step of forming the at least one water drainage hole 2 can preferably be carried out after the initial step of providing the semifinished plant container product. The step of providing the semi-finished plant container can include a step of forming, in particular thermoforming, the semi-finished plant container. After the semi-finished plant container, for example a semi-finished pallet, which does not yet include the one or more water drainage holes 2, has been formed, the one or more water drainage holes 2 can be created. However, it is not necessary for the hole or holes 2 to be formed thereafter, but in alternative embodiments, for example in the event that the plant container 1 were manufactured by means of injection molding, the holes 2 can be formed essentially simultaneously with the rest of the plant container 1 can be produced. It will be appreciated that the initial step may be preceded by one or more steps and that this does not necessarily have to be the very first step in the method.
    It should be noted that if the wall 3 is formed from a part 81, 82 made of flat web material 80, which is partially cut out and in particular bent over along a fold line 22, 23, it is preferably cut by means of a tool 6, in particular a punching tool 6 can be. An exemplary embodiment of such a tool 6 is shown in FIG. 4 and is discussed further below. It should be noted that such a punching tool 6 or other tool, which can be used to form one or more water drainage holes 2 in the floor 11 of a corresponding planting compartment 10 of the container 1, can be coupled to or integrated into one or more other tools or tool parts . For example, a plurality of punching tools 6 or other tools can be coupled or integrated in order to enable a plurality of planting compartments 10 of a planting container 1 to be provided with one or more water drainage holes essentially at the same time. Additionally or alternatively, the punching tool 6 or other tools can be used with another cutting or punching tool or tool part, for example a cutting or punching tool or tool part for cutting out an edge part 15 of the plant container 1 from a further part of the flat web material 80 which it 1 can then be produced, coupled or integrated into it.
    The method can further comprise a step of folding over the at least one part 81, 82 of a partially cut-out flat sheet material 80 in order to form at least one wall 3 which is arranged on an edge part 22, 23 of the water drainage hole 2, the wall 3 essentially extending is at an angle 6 to the flat sheet material 80 of which it is 3; 81, 82 is partially cut out. In advantageous embodiments, the tool 6 used to partially cut out the wall 3 can also be used to bend the wall 3 with respect to the floor 11 of the planting compartment 10, preferably in an essentially one-piece and / or essentially continuous manner.
    Advantageously, at least a part 81, 82 of the partially cut-out flat sheet material 80 can be cut or punched through the flat sheet material 80, which forms the bottom 11 of the planting compartment 10, in a direction that corresponds to a direction from below the bottom 11 of the planting compartment 10 to Interior of the planting compartment 10 is directed to be partially cut out. The water drainage hole 2 can then be cut by cutting or punching the flat sheet material of the floor 11 of the planting compartment 10 in a direction which is directed from below the floor 11 of the planting compartment 10 to the interior of the planting compartment 10. In alternative embodiments, the one or more water drainage holes 2 can be formed by cutting or punching outwards from within the planting compartment 10, i.e. in a direction which is directed from the top of the floor 11 to the underside of the floor 11.
    With regard to the tool 6, it should be noted that it has at least one and preferably several tool parts 60 which each define at least two elongated cutting edges 61, 62 which converge to form a piercing point 66 and can preferably define three elongated cutting edges 61, 62, 63, which converge to the piercing tip 66. In special embodiments, as shown for example in the exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 5, which shows schematic top views of eight parts of the bottom 11 of the planting compartment 10 of the planting container 1, in which eight different stages 2A-2H of water drainage holes 2 are shown which are still to be formed, see stage 2A, which are currently being formed, see stages 2B-2E, and which have already been formed, see stages 2F-2H, the piercing tip 66 is first pressed into the flat web material 60 which forms the bottom 11 of the planting compartment 10, and then the tool part 60 is pressed further into or through the flat web material so that the at least two, and preferably three, cutting edges 61-63 cut through the flat web material 80 to a certain extent, as can be seen from stage 2B in FIG. 5 is, whereby at least a part 81-82, and preferably two parts 81-82 of the flat web material 80 are partially cut out, de r at least one part 81-82 which is partially cut out along at least two cutting lines 71 and 72; 71 and 73 is cut out by the two cutting edges 61 and 62; 62 and 63 are cut, which converge in the piercing tip 66 of the tool part 60.
    In the case of using two cutting edges 61 and 62; 61 and 63 per partially cut-out part 81, 82 of sheet material, the partially cut-out part 81, 82, after being folded over, can form a substantially triangular wall, as can be seen from stage 2B in FIG. 5, at which stage the tool part 60 does not protrude far enough so that the further cutting edges 64, 65 also cut through the flat web material 80.
    In embodiments, however, three cutting edges 61, 62 and 64; 61, 63 and 65 are used to partially cut out a corresponding part 81, 82 of flat web material in order to form a corresponding wall 3, so that the wall 3 can essentially be designed as an essentially trapezoidal, in particular essentially rectangular, wall 3, As shown, for example, in FIGS. 2 and 5, in particular in stages 2D and 2E, in which the further cutting edges 64, 65 cut through the flat web material 80, and in stages 2F-2H, which stages of a fully formed water drainage hole 2 show from which the tool part 60 has been withdrawn.
    Therefore, for example, the corresponding tool part 60 of the tool 6 used can comprise at least one further cutting edge 64, 65 which extends in a direction essentially sideways from a first 61 of the cutting edges, the first cutting edge 61 extending from the piercing tip 66 to the further one Cutting edge 64, 65 extends.
    The tool part 60 comprises two such further cutting edges 64, 65, which here form a fourth and a fifth cutting edge 64, 65, each of which extends away from a lower end 67 of the first cutting edge 61, as can be seen in FIG. 4 .
    The first cutting edge 61 of the tool 6 can intersect the cutting line 71, which can define the upper ends 31 of the walls 3, or the lower end of the wall in a case in which the walls would be folded down instead of upwards, and which at one The location of the dotted line 71 'at stage 2A of FIG. 5 is cut. The second and third cutting edges 62, 63 of the tool 6 can intersect the cutting lines 72, 73, which together can define an edge 21, in particular an outer edge 21 of the water drainage hole 2 and which are located at the locations of the dotted lines 72 °, 73 'in Stage 2A of FIG. 5 are cut, while the fourth and fifth cutting edges 64, 65 of the tool 6 can cut the cutting lines 74, 75, which together can define a further edge 24, in particular an inner edge 24, of the water drainage hole 2 and which be cut at the locations of the dotted lines 74 °, 75 'in stage 2A of FIG. These second, third, fourth and fifth cutting edges 62-65 can also define sides, in particular lateral edges 32-35, of the wall 3. The dashed lines 24, 23 'in stage 2A of FIG. 5 define the locations at which the partially cut sheet material pieces 81, 82 are folded over after they have been partially cut out and at which they remain connected to the floor 11, and define others Edges 62, 23, in particular lateral edges or side edges of the water drainage hole 2.
    As can further be understood from the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 4, the tool 6 can comprise several tool parts 60, each one for forming a corresponding water drainage hole 2 and one or more walls 3, which are provided on an edge or edges of the corresponding water drainage hole 2 . For example, the tool 6 can be formed by a punching tool, in particular a commercially available punching tool, which does not completely punch through the flat web material 80 of the floor 11 of the planting compartment 10, so that the outer edges 21 of adjacent holes 2 are not connected to one another, so that the punching tool does not cuts out a relatively large hole which has substantially the diameter of the tool 6 and / or substantially covers a surface of the floor which is provided with the water drainage holes 2 and which covers the central floor part 54. In this case, the tool 6 has eight tool parts 60 for forming eight water drainage holes 2, but the tool 6 can alternatively also have a different number of tool parts 60, for example also a single tool part. Alternatively, for example, tools 6 with two, three, four, five or six tool parts 60 or tools with seven or even more than eight tool parts 60 are possible.
    It should be understood that, for clarity and clarity of description, features are described herein as part of the same or separate embodiments, but it should be understood that the scope of the present disclosure and the one or more underlying inventive concepts may include embodiments, unite the combinations of all or some of the features described.
    It should also be noted that the present disclosure and the claimed invention are not restricted to the embodiments described here. It goes without saying that many variants are possible.
    It should be noted that, in the embodiments shown, the plant container is designed as a plant pallet that comprises several plant compartments that can directly contain plant substrate, which is formed, for example, by a growing block, but the plant container can also be another type of plant container . For example, the plant container can be designed as a transport pallet which comprises several compartments which are designed as pots, each of which can contain a corresponding plant pot. As a further example, the plant container can be designed as a so-called tray or an open pallet, which can comprise only a single plant compartment, which can be relatively large, for example can have a width and / or length of over 25 cm, and which can directly Can contain plant substrate in which several plants can grow, and wherein the plant container can be, for example, a seed tray or a prick tray.
    The plant container can also be designed as a plant bowl or the like which has a single plant compartment.
    As yet another example, the plant container can also be designed as a tray comprising several compartments, each of which can directly contain substrate, or as a tray which is arranged to carry several plant containers such as plant trays, carrier packages or pallets that are in
    Relatively small compared to the tablet.
    Such and other variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art and are considered to be within the scope of the invention as it is formulated by the following claims.
    权利要求:
    Claims (21)
    [1]
    A planting container comprising a planting compartment for containing a plant pot or a plant, the planting compartment defining a floor provided with a water drainage hole, the floor including a recessed floor area and the water drainage hole being located in the recessed floor area, and wherein the water drainage hole has a non-circular shape.
    [2]
    2. The planter according to claim 1, wherein the water drainage hole has a shape that defines at least one angle or corner.
    [3]
    3. Plant container according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the at least one angle or the corner encloses an angle of at most 135 °.
    [4]
    4. Plant container according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the water drainage hole has a shape which defines at least one substantially straight edge or at least one substantially straight edge part.
    [5]
    5. Plant container according to one of the preceding claims, further comprising at least one wall which is arranged at an edge part of the water drainage hole and extends at an angle to the floor, wherein the wall preferably extends perpendicular to the floor and / or extends substantially in extending in a direction substantially upward.
    [6]
    6. The planter according to claim 5, wherein the wall extends upward from the edge portion of the water drainage hole.
    [7]
    7. Plant container according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the wall has a height of at least 0.2 mm, preferably at least 0.3 mm, more preferably at least 0.4 mm, such as at least 0.5 mm.
    [8]
    8. Plant container according to one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the wall has a thickness of at least 50% of the thickness of the base, preferably wherein the thickness of the wall corresponds essentially to the thickness of the base.
    [9]
    9. Plant container according to one of claims 5 to 8, wherein the bottom of the planting compartment is formed from a flat sheet material, and wherein the wall is formed by a part of the flat sheet material which is partially cut out and folded over with respect to the base so as to form the wall, which preferably extends substantially in the substantially upward direction.
    [10]
    10. Plant container according to one of claims 5 to 9, wherein the water drainage hole comprises at least two edge parts, wherein at least a first of the edge parts is provided with a wall that extends at an angle to the ground, and wherein at least a second of the edge parts of one Wall is free that extends at an angle to the floor.
    [11]
    11. Plant container according to one of the preceding claims, comprising a plurality of drainage holes which are arranged in the recessed bottom area.
    [12]
    12. Plant container according to claim 11, wherein a plurality of drainage holes are arranged essentially in a circular pattern.
    [13]
    13. Plant container according to claim 12, wherein the floor defines floor intermediate parts which extend between two adjacent drain holes of the plurality of drain holes which are arranged in a substantially circular pattern, the floor intermediate parts being directed substantially towards a central floor part around which the a plurality of drainage holes are arranged, preferably so that the bottom intermediate parts extend substantially radially away from the central bottom part.
    [14]
    14. Plant container according to claim 13, wherein claim 11 depends directly or indirectly on claim 5, wherein the at least one wall is arranged at an edge part of the water drainage hole, which is adjacent to a respective intermediate floor part.
    [15]
    15. Plant container according to claim 9 or one of claims 10 to 14, as long as it depends directly or indirectly on claim 9, wherein the part of the flat web material that is partially cut out and bent over was cut by means of a tool, in particular a punching tool, which has a tool part which defines at least two elongated cutting edges which converge in a piercing point, the tool part preferably defining three elongated cutting edges which converge in the piercing point, wherein first the piercing point is pressed into the flat web material, which then forms the bottom of the planting compartment, and then the tool part is pressed further into or through the flat web material so that at least two, preferably three, cutting edges cut through the flat web material to a certain extent, whereby at least one part, and preferably two parts, of the flat web material is at least partially cut out or ., wherein the at least one part is partially cut out along at least two cutting lines that are cut by the two cutting edges that converge to the piercing tip of the tool part.
    [16]
    16. Plant container according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the plant container is a plant pallet, such as a seed tray, which comprises several plant compartments, which are preferably designed as so-called pots, in particular a seed tray for growing orchids or other epiphytes, in particular cattleya, Bromelia, Anthurium or Phalaenopsis, especially Phalaenopsis or so-called butterfly orchids.
    [17]
    17. A method for forming a plant container according to one of the preceding claims, preferably a plant container according to claim 9, such as a plant container according to one of the
    Claims 10 to 14, as long as it depends directly or indirectly on Claim 9, comprising the following steps: forming at least one water drainage hole, wherein the step of forming the water drainage hole comprises the step of partially cutting out at least a part of the flat sheet material which then forms the bottom of the planting compartment trains; and folding over the at least a portion of the partially cut flat sheet material so as to form at least one wall disposed at an edge portion of the water drainage hole, the wall extending substantially at an angle to the flat sheet material from which it was partially cut out.
    [18]
    18. The method according to claim 17, wherein at least a part of the partially cut-out flat sheet material is partially cut out by the flat sheet material in a direction corresponding to a direction directed from below the bottom of the planting compartment to the interior of the planting compartment the bottom of the planting compartment is cut or punched.
    [19]
    19. The method according to claim 17 or 18, comprising an initial step of providing a semi-finished plant container and wherein the step of forming the at least one water drainage hole is carried out after the initial step of providing the semi-finished plant container.
    [20]
    20. The method according to any one of claims 17 to 19, wherein the step of partially cutting out the at least one part of the flat web material, which then forms the bottom of the planting compartment, is carried out using a tool, in particular a punching tool, which has a tool part, which defines at least two elongated cutting edges that converge in a piercing tip, the tool part preferably defining three elongated cutting edges that converge in the piercing tip, the piercing tip being first pressed into the flat web material, which then forms the bottom of the planting compartment, and then the tool part is further pressed into or through the flat web material, so that at least two, preferably three, cutting edges cut to a certain extent through the flat web material, whereby at least one part, and preferably two parts, of the flat web material is or are at least partially cut out, w whether the at least one part is partially cut out along at least two cutting lines which are cut by the two cutting edges which converge to the piercing tip of the tool part.
    [21]
    21. Use of a plant container according to one of claims 1 to 16, wherein the plant container is preferably a plant pallet and / or is used for growing Phalaenopsis or other epiphytes such as anthurium, bromelia or cattleya.
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