WO2015095220A1 - Système de refroidissement pour toiture faisant appel à des végétaux - Google Patents

Système de refroidissement pour toiture faisant appel à des végétaux Download PDF

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WO2015095220A1
WO2015095220A1 PCT/US2014/070651 US2014070651W WO2015095220A1 WO 2015095220 A1 WO2015095220 A1 WO 2015095220A1 US 2014070651 W US2014070651 W US 2014070651W WO 2015095220 A1 WO2015095220 A1 WO 2015095220A1
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Paul S. Mankiewicz
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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
    • A01G9/033—Flat containers for turf, lawn or the like, e.g. for covering roofs

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  • This application is directed to a system enabling the use of roof vegetation to cool a roof top, and more particularly, a system having one or more planters for roof vegetation which enables the holding and distribution of water across the roof from vegetation group to vegetation group disposed in each planter. These same planters remove pollutants and excess nutrients in the process.
  • a system is made of one or more planters dimensioned to support soil and vegetation therein.
  • the planter has a base with a hexagonal outer rim.
  • a hexagonal wall extends from the base and is spaced from the rim.
  • At least one side of the hexagonal wall is formed with a slot and/or locking port connector therein.
  • a pipe is disposed within at least one slot/port and extends from the interior of the hexagonal wall to the exterior of the hexagonal wall.
  • at least two planters are disposed adjacent each other with the pipe/port extending from the interior of a wall of a first planter to the interior of a wall of a second planter.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a roof vegetation planter for the system constructed in accordance with the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a top plan view of a roof vegetation planter constructed in accordance with the invention
  • FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of a vegetation planter in accordance with the invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a top plan view of a system formed from two or more vegetation planters constructed in accordance with the invention.
  • FIGS. 1 -3 wherein a roof vegetation planter, generally indicated as 8, making up the primary constituent member of the system, and constructed in accordance with the invention is provided.
  • Planter 8 includes a base 10.
  • An enclosing wall 1 2 extends from base 10 to form an enclosed holding pen dimension to receive and retain a growing medium such as natural and artificial soil sufficient, uniquely including also a floating medium, to support vegetation.
  • wall 12 contains at least one slot 1 8 formed therein.
  • Slot/port 18 forms a passageway between the interior of wall 1 2 and the exterior of wall 12.
  • wall 1 2 is disposed on base 10 a predetermined distance 9, from an edge 1 1 of base 10 to form a peripheral rim 14 about wall 12.
  • wall 12 is formed as a polygon, and more preferably by way of non-limiting example, a hexagon. Accordingly, wall 12 is formed with sides 16a— 1 6f in the disclosed embodiment, but also be formed as a circular cylinder. For reasons discussed below, in connection with the system of Fig. 4 each side 16a-16f of wall 1 2, in a preferred but non-limiting embodiment, is formed with a respective slot 18a - 18f formed therein.
  • rim 14 has a shape which is substantially the same as the shape of wall 12, i.e., as seen from the drawings, in this exemplanary embodiment, a hexagon.
  • One or more holes 17 are formed through rim 14 to facilitate the use of an anchoring fastener such as a nail, screw, rivet or the like, and/or the alignment of the trays with one another.
  • wall 12 may be formed with at least one tapered surface so that wall 12 as shown in this drawing has a profile of a truncated triangle.
  • the gap h may be hollow. This allows for nesting of a plurality of planters 8, one upon the other during storage and transfer. As a function of the dimensions of planter 8, planter 8 may accommodate anything from simple flower and grass type of vegetation to shrubs and small trees.
  • the height of wall 12 may extend from about four inches to about 3 feet as a function of the type of vegetation required, the amount of soil required and the amount of moisture which is desired to be retained.
  • the length of each respective side 16a - 16f of wall 12 may also vary from about eight inches to about eighteen inches as a function of the amount of soil, moisture and type of vegetation being retained.
  • Planter 8 may be made of any light weight durable material such as plastic, sheet metal, and more preferably low carbon foot print materials such as wood, modified wood products, or recycled plastic materials, and may be produced by standard molding and/or 3-D printing .
  • planter 10 is filled with a growing medium such as natural soil or an artificial soil. Nutrients may be added as desired. Vegetation is provided into the soil as either a seedling, sapling, cut growth or transplant. As planter 8 captures water as a result of rain, condensation or other means, the water and moisture is utilized by the vegetation within wall 12. If there is excess water, the water will flow through slots/ports 18 to be distributed across the roof as the growing medium and water below the vegetation will be cooler than the environment through the warm season, the water in this system will have a cooling effect in its own right. In this way, the retention of the water by the vegetation and the soil acts to lower the overall temperature of the environment. The vegetation also removes the heat converting the water into its vapor phase.
  • a growing medium such as natural soil or an artificial soil. Nutrients may be added as desired. Vegetation is provided into the soil as either a seedling, sapling, cut growth or transplant. As planter 8 captures water as a result of rain, condensation or other means, the water and moisture
  • FIG. 4 a system 50 containing two or more planters 8 indicated as 8a - 8g, each constructed in a manner discussed above, is provided.
  • each planter works best when in a system as described herein.
  • system 50 is made of two or more planters 8 disposed in abutting or adjacent configuration so that one side of rim 14 of a first planter 8a overlaps rim 14 of a second planter 8f.
  • each planter 8a, 8f is used for illustrative purposes to show how each planter forms a part of system 50.
  • Each planter 8a, 8f constructed as discussed above, includes a respective base 10a, 1 0f, extending walls 12a, 1 2f , forming a holding area within walls 12a, 12f , and a rim 14a (14f not shown) about respective walls 12a, 12f.
  • Walls 12a, 1 2f each have one or more sides 16a-f, each side having at least one slot 18a-f therein.
  • each planter 8 is such that a respective slot 18 of a first planter 8a, by way of example, is substantially coaxial with a slot 18 of abutting planter 8f.
  • An anchor 30 extends across overlapping rims 14 and is disposed between adjacent planters 8a, 8f within a respective slot 18c and slot 18f of each of adjacent planters 8a, 8f , by way of example.
  • Anchor 30 may be a C clamp, or a stick providing a friction fit within each adjacent slot, or a large hollow rivet, and is most preferably, a pipe dimensioned to extend from within a first wall 12a of a first planter 8a into the interior of a second wall 12f of second planter 8f by way of demonstrative example, and may have a width sufficient to provide a friction fit within respective slots 18. In this way, a water transport mechanism is provided to promote travel of excess water which is normally run off between a first planter 8a and a second planter 8f while preventing movement of one wall 12 relative to a second wall 1 2.
  • primary anchoring may be provided by affixing planter 8a to the adjacent planter 8f by an anchoring means such as a screw, nail, rivet, or other fasteners, provided through substantially overlapping holes 17 where rims 14a, 14f overlap one with the other.
  • an anchoring means such as a screw, nail, rivet, or other fasteners, provided through substantially overlapping holes 17 where rims 14a, 14f overlap one with the other.
  • system 50 may be built of planters formed in any shape from a circle to any polygon. What is required is abutting wall sides 16 with slots 1 8 formed therein, and that respective slots 18 be substantially coaxial between a slot from a first planter and a slot for a second planter.
  • the inventor has observed that the greatest density of planting area is provided by a wall 12 and a rim 14 having a hexagonal shape.
  • anchor 30 is disposed across the overlapping rims 14a, 14f (not shown) of planters 8a, 8f by way of example to extend through the respective slots 18a, 18f of a first planter 8a and an adjacent second planter 8f.
  • anchor 30 is a tube extending from the interior of a wall 12a of a first planter 8a to the interior of wall 12f of a second planter 8f.
  • a growing medium such as organic or artificial soil along with any desired nutrients is placed within a respective wall 1 2 of each planter 8.
  • Planters 8 are positioned adjacent each other with a respective side of rim 14 overlapping a respective side of a rim 14 of an adjacent planter 8. As water is trapped in the soil within each planter 8a, 8f, any excess water will flow through respective pipes/ports 30 to balance the water load amongst planters 8a-8g to equally distribute the cooling action of the vegetation, distribute trapped water and prevent the waste of cooling capacity represented by water run off. It should also be noted that there is a limited degree of movement of each third polygon as it is added. Adjacent planter pairs form a corner such that any third planter placed in the corner self aligns the slot of the third planter with the slots of first and second planter.

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La présente invention concerne un système de refroidissement pour toiture utilisant de l'eau et de la végétation et comprenant une première jardinière. La jardinière comporte un fond, une paroi se prolongeant depuis le fond et une bordure autour de la paroi se prolongeant sur une certaine distance depuis une partie périphérique du fond. Au moins une fente est ménagée dans ladite paroi afin de mettre en communication l'intérieur et l'extérieur de la paroi. Une seconde jardinière comporte un fond, une paroi se prolongeant depuis le fond, une bordure se prolongeant sur une certaine distance depuis une partie périphérique du fond et au moins une fente ménagée dans la paroi afin de mettre en communication l'intérieur et l'extérieur de la paroi. Un dispositif d'ancrage se prolonge entre la fente ménagée dans la paroi de la première jardinière et la fente ménagée dans la paroi de la seconde jardinière lorsque lesdites première et seconde jardinières sont essentiellement adjacentes l'une à l'autre.
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