WO2008082155A1 - A wall greenery device with waterfall - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
- A01G9/00—Cultivation in receptacles, forcing-frames or greenhouses; Edging for beds, lawn or the like
- A01G9/02—Receptacles, e.g. flower-pots or boxes; Glasses for cultivating flowers
- A01G9/022—Pots for vertical horticulture
- A01G9/025—Containers and elements for greening walls
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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- Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
- Y02P60/00—Technologies relating to agriculture, livestock or agroalimentary industries
- Y02P60/20—Reduction of greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions in agriculture, e.g. CO2
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- the present invention relates to gardening, and more particularly to, a wall type gardening system, which may stand in a vertical structure instead of being laid in the horizontal structure on the floor of an apartment house, an office room or a lobby of a building and is movable as necessary.
- a wall type gardening system of the present invention gardening work may be achieved simply by fixing guide panels implanted with gardening plants to a main body indoor.
- the gardening work may be realized simply by fixing the guide panels directly to a wall surface or vegetation panels directly to the wall surface without using the guide panels.
- apartment or office buildings are equipped with gardening systems for improving aesthetic atmosphere.
- the gardening system is provided on the ground of a balcony or a veranda horizontally to provide people living there with natural country atmosphere.
- a water mill is mounted in the gardening system for obtaining humidification effect.
- the present invention is derived to resolve the above and any other disadvantages of the prior art, and an object of the invention is to provide a wall type gardening system in a vertical structure, that is, in the structure of a vertical wall, instead of horizontal structure, in order to overcome the limitation in the installation place.
- FIG. 8 There is another object of the present invention to provide a wall type gardening system, wherein a guide panel is fixed with an attaching element, to which gardening plants are implanted, in advance for simply assembling the guide panel into a vertical main body or a wall surface.
- the guide panel attached with the attaching element having the gardening wood is fixed to the main body or the wall surface simply at a site so as to finish the gardening system conveniently at the site in a short time.
- a wall type gardening system in which guide panels of a pred etermined size are fixed to a vertical main body or a wall surface in sequence for serving as elements for simplifying gardening work indoor or outdoor, and attaching elements for implanting gardening plants are attached to the guide panels before fixing the guide panels to the vertical main body or the wall surface.
- the wall type gardening system includes a water spray part fixed at a predetermined position for spraying water, wherein the water spraying part moves in the vertical direction by driving a motor forward or backward.
- the wall type gardening system includes holding elements provided to the attaching elements or stones fixed to the attaching elements, wherein peat is supplied in the holding elements or the stones for the growth of plants.
- the guide panels which are formed of, for example, Foamex plates, wooden plates or aluminum plates, are attached with thin roots of cyathea fauriei(christ) copel, roots of zelkova trees or locust trees or stones by epoxy or silicon, and moss or plants are implanted on or between the guide panels by using life soil, life mud, and the peat.
- a method for manufacturing a wall type gardening system which includes the steps of attaching a plurality of attaching elements to a guide panel and implanting gardening plants or disposing stones on the attaching elements to prepare a finished guide panel, forming a waterproof surface on a vertical main body, fixing a plurality of such the guide panels to the waterproof surface in sequence by silicon or both- sided adhesive tapes, mounting a glass aquarium at a lower part of the main body and forming a certain configuration of the ground or rocks by peat in the aquarium, and driving a motor under the control of a timer for periodically supplying water from a water spraying part and a water supply part to a gardening part and the guide panels.
- the gardening system may be constructed in the vertical wall surface structure instead of the horizontal structure, so that the gardening system of the present invention may be installed fixedly or movably in any place such as living rooms, office rooms, or lobbies of a building without any limitation of places. Therefore, green natural atmosphere may be obtained in the urban places.
- gardening may be simply realized in a short time through simple work of fixing the attaching elements to the guide panels, implanting the gardening plants to the guide panels in advance, and fixing the finished guide panels to a main body or a wall surface in a gardening site. Therefore, it becomes possible to reduce the time required for the gardening and improving productivity advantageously.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a wall type gardening system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a front view showing an installation state of the wall type gardening system according to the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a side view showing an installation state of the wall type gardening system according to the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a rear view showing an installation state of the wall type gardening system according to the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a flow chart for explaining a method for manufacturing a wall type gardening system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an installation state of guide panels according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. 7 is an exploded side view of the guide panel according to the present invention.
- Fig. 8 is a photograph showing the guide panel, which is attached with attaching elements before assembling the guide panel to a main body.
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing an assembled state of the wall type gardening system of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a view showing a wall type gardening system according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a schematic view showing a wall type gardening system according to still another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 12 is a side view of a drain part in the wall type gardening system according to a further preferred embodiment of the present invention Mode for the Invention
- Fig. 1 shows a block diagram for explaining a structure of the wall type gardening system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- the wall type gardening system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a water supply part 1 for supplying water periodically, a timer 2 for controlling water supply of the water supply part 1, a water spraying part 3 for spraying water supplied from the water supply part 1, a motor 4 for supplying the water, a motor timer 5 for turning on or off the motor 4, a water boosting part 6 for boosting water upward by driving the motor 4 to supply the water, a gardening part 7 to be sprayed with the water periodically by the water spraying part 3, a plurality of guide panels 8 prepared in advance in a predetermined size to be fixed to a wall surface or a vertical main body by fixing elements, and a drain part 11 for draining the water supplied to the gardening part 7 and the guide panels 8 to the outside.
- Reference symbol 9 as shown in Fig. 1, which is not explained, represents the vertical main body of the gardening system standing
- the guide panels 8 are, for example, formed of Foamex plates, wooden plates or aluminum plates of a predetermined size.
- the guide panels 8 are attached with roots of zelkova trees or locust trees or stones with epoxy, glue gun, silicon and the like, and implanted with moss or plants by using life soil, life mud, or peat.
- the wall type gardening system of the present invention is characterized in the vertical structure to be stood on a wall surface in a vertical structure.
- the guide panels 8 are prepared in advance before gardening work.
- the guide panels 8 are fixed to a wall surface or a vertical main body 9 by fixing elements 22, and attached with a plurality of attaching elements 23.
- the fixing elements 22 may be used pieces, anchor bolts, concrete nails and the like.
- the attaching elements 23 is mounted with holding elements 25 for planting moss parts, flowers, woods, and any other plants, wherein peat are inserted into the holding elements for the growth of the plants.
- the attaching elements 23 are formed of various materials such as thin roots of cyathea fauriei(christ) copel, coconut panels, nets, or basalt, Ceratoid, non- woven fabrics, the bark of a trees and the like.
- the moss part is a lump of moss and not fixed in a predetermined shape, so that seams of the attaching elements 23 may be covered by the moss as the moss parts are connected to each other and fixed to the attaching elements continuously. Therefore, the moss parts forms a single natural moss group on the whole.
- stones 24 may be fixed to the guide panels 8 in addition to the flowers or woods, wherein the attaching elements 23 are not mounted to portions where the stones 24 are fixed.
- the guide panel 8 is made by PVC serving as a raw material by carrying out foaming extrusion, so that the guide panel 9 has the advantages of plastic or wooden materials and is further improved in the machining characteristics such as cutting/ folding/vacuum molding/laminating and the like. It is preferable to make the guide panel 8 with best interior materials, which are free from corrosion or rust so as to install the guide panel 8 indoor or outdoor safely regardless of the place.
- the attaching elements 23 are attached to the guide panel
- the vertical main body 9 to which the guide panels 23 are fixed is formed with a waterproof surface 16.
- the waterproof surface 16 itself may be formed of glass or acryl so as to utilize the same as the main body. That is, a plurality of the guide panels may be fixed continuously to the vertical main body 9.
- the guide panel 8 is attached with the attaching elements 23 and the attaching elements 23 are implanted with gardening plants in advance before the guide panel 8 is fixed to the main body 9, wherein the guide panel 8 is fixed to the waterproof surface 16 by using silicon 17 or both-sided adhesive tape 18 as shown in Fig. 4.
- the guide panel 8 may be doped with epoxy or silicon on its rear surface in addition to the use of the fixing elements 22, so that the fixing force of the guide panel 8 with respect to the vertical main body 9 may be even increased.
- the guide panel 8 forms conditions for plants used for gardening to be rooted on a wall surface for obtaining solid texture feeling, wherein the guide panel 8 is formed of vegetable materials and natural curing agents and has a moisture keeping capacity to supply nutrition required for the plants.
- the moss part is a lump of moss and not fixed in a predetermined shape, so that seams of the attaching elements 23 may be covered by the moss as the moss part are connected to each other and fixed to the guide panels 8 continuously, thereby the moss part forms a single natural moss group on the whole.
- ivies or lawn may be planted in addition to the lumps of moss.
- the attaching elements 23 may be fixed with roots of woods in addition to the flowers by using additional fixing elements, wherein the roots of woods may be fixed by using cable ties.
- the main body 9 is mounted with a drain part 11 at a lower part to drain water to the outside as necessary. Further, an aquarium 13 formed of glass may be mounted at the lower part of the main body to be seen outside for the sake of interior, wherein certain shape of the ground or rocks may be disposed in the aquarium 13 by peat as well as fishes.
- the peat has the characteristics to be solidified as water permeated therein, so that various natural gardening may be realized in the aquarium.
- the motor 4 is driven by a predetermined time interval by the motor timer 5 so that water is supplied from the water supply part 6 to the main body 9 from the lower part of the main body 9 to the upper part thereof.
- the water supplied as above flows through the rear surface of the guide panels 8, being supplied to the guide panels 8. Therefore, the guide panels 8 may store the water and supply nutrition required for the plants.
- the timer 2 turns on or off the water supply part 1 by a one-minute period so that the water is supplied from the water supply part 1 to the water spraying part 3 and the water spraying part 3 sprays the water to the gardening part 7 of the main body 9.
- the main body 9 is mounted with a light emitting part 10 at an upper part so as to light the gardening part 7 in the nighttime, providing warm and friendly atmosphere to the wall type gardening system.
- An acryl blocking plate 14 is mounted at a lower part of the light emitting part 10 for preventing introduction of water and a grill 15 is mounted between the light emitting part 10 and the acryl blocking plate 14 for preventing the exposure of the light emitting part 10.
- the waterproof surface 16 is not attached with the guide panels 8 immediately but with a predetermined distance. In this case, wind may be blown from the rear part of the guide panels 8 to pass through the guide panels 8.
- the motor 4 is driven by a predetermined time period by the timer 2, so that the water is sprayed toward a front surface of the main body 9 from the water spraying part 3 which is mounted at an upper part of the main body 9.
- any additional main body 9 is not required and the guide panels 8 are fixed to a wall surface directly.
- the guide panels 8 are also fixed to the wall surface after attaching the attaching elements 23 thereto and implanting the moss or plants. Therefore, the gardening system may be easily installed to the outdoor place.
- the thin roots of cyathea fauriei(christ) copel, coconut panels, woods, stones, basalt and the like may be directly fixed to the wall surface without using the guide panels 8, and the lawn or flowers may be directly implanted thereto.
- FIG. 10 and Fig. 11 show wall type gardening systems according to further preferred embodiments of the present invention.
- a moving part 20 which is movably mounted to right and left supporting rails 21 moves up and down by driving the motor 4 forward or backward, so that the moving part 20 moves up and down along the supporting rails 21 to uniformly spray water to the front surface of the gardening part 7 via the water spraying part 3 as the motor 4 is driven forward and backward at predetermined times set by the timer 2.
- the illumination element 26 may be mounted to the lower part of the gardening part
- a stairway type water flow plate 27 is mounted at a side of the gardening system continuously and the water spraying part 3A is mounted at an upper part of the water flow plate 27, so that the water flows from the upper part to the lower part on the water flow plate 27 naturally.
- the drain part 11 is mounted at a lower part of the main body 9 or the wall surface to drain the supplied water to the outside, wherein the drain part 11 has a water purifying function to purify the water so that the purified water may be boosted upward for further use.
- the drain part 11 has a separation plate 29 formed of a plurality of small holes 28 and fixed to the lower part of the main body 9 and a non- woven fabric laid on the separation plate 29 so that the water is purified while being drained.
- the non- woven fabric is covered by sand or gravels 31 not to be exposed to the outside.
- the second and third purification parts are mounted with sand and activated charcoals for purifying the water.
- the gardening system may be constructed in the vertical wall surface structure instead of the horizontal structure, so that the gardening system of the present invention may be installed fixedly or movably in any place such as living rooms, office rooms, or lobbies of a building without any limitation of places. Therefore, green natural atmosphere may be obtained in the urban places.
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