INTEGRATED ARTIFICIAL PLANT WALL AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME

Abstract

An integrated artificial plant wall and a method for preparing same. The integrated artificial plant wall comprises a number of base frames which can be mutually spliced and a number of artificial plants, wherein the artificial plants are connected to the base frames via connecting rods, and the base frames, the artificial plants and the connecting rods are of an integrated structure. The present invention further provides a method for preparing the integrated artificial plant wall mentioned above, the method comprising four steps of making flat leaves, placing the flat leaves, performing injection molding and performing demolding. The present invention is the first providing an integrated artificial plant wall, which no longer uses a traditional manual insertion method, thus reducing the labor cost, achieving completely automated production for artificial plant walls, greatly improving the production efficiency of artificial plant walls, and providing a foundation for large-scale industrialization of artificial plant walls.

Claims

1. An integrated artificial plant wall, comprising a number of base frames (1) which can be mutually spliced and a number of artificial plants (2), wherein the artificial plants (2) are connected to the base frames (1) via connecting rods (3), and the base frames (1), the artificial plants (2) and the connecting rods (3) are of an integrated structure.

2. The integrated artificial plant wall according to claim 1, wherein the base frame (1) is of a rectangular shape and comprises straight rods forming an outer frame (1a) and a number of intersecting cross-shaped or crossed cross-shaped straight rods forming an inner frame (1b).

3. The integrated artificial plant wall according to claim 2, wherein the outer frame (1a) of the base frame (1) is provided with a number of splicing structures (4), the number of base frames (1) are mutually spliced via the splicing structures (4), the inner frame (1b) of the base frame (1) is provided with a number of fixing structures (5), and the fixing structures (5) are arranged at intersecting positions of the cross-shaped or crossed cross-shaped straight rods in the inner frame (1b).

4. The integrated artificial plant wall according to claim 1, wherein the artificial plants (2) are leaves, and the connecting rods (3) form simulated petioles.

5. The integrated artificial plant wall according to claim 4, wherein a tail end of the connecting rod (3) is provided with a branched support rod (6), the branched support rod (6) is connected to a surface of the leaf, the branched support rod (6) forms a simulated main leaf vein, the leaf is provided with indentations (7) that are connected to the branched support rod (6), and the indentations (7) form simulated small leaf veins.

6. The integrated artificial plant wall according to claim 4, wherein the leaves are arranged in a staggered manner and cover the whole base frame.

7. The integrated artificial plant wall according to claim 1, wherein the base frame (1), the artificial plant (2) or the connecting rod (3) is made of a material of LDPE, EVA, PVC, TPE or TPR.

8. A method for preparing an integrated artificial plant wall, comprising the following steps: (1) making flat leaves, in which the flat leaves are made by means of injection molding or casting compression molding; (2) placing the flat leaves, in which the flat leaves are successively placed at the bottom of a die cavity; (3) performing injection molding, in which an injection molding machine is used for injection molding operation to form base frames and connecting rods and bond the connecting rods to the leaves; and (4) performing demolding, in which demolding is performed after injection molding to take down the integrated structure of the base frames, the artificial plants and the connecting rods.

9. The method for preparing an integrated artificial plant wall according to claim 8, wherein the bottom of the die cavity is provided with a three-dimensional simulated leaf structure and is also provided with a forming structure for indentations, and the leaf is pressed into a three-dimensional leaf having small leaf veins after injection molding.

10. The method for preparing an integrated artificial plant wall according to claim 8, wherein the integrated artificial plant wall is prepared using a full-automatic manufacturing apparatus, so that the operations of placing leaves and taking out finished products is completed with a robot arm, and the manufacturing apparatus is operated in a numerical control manner.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the present invention;

[0029] FIG. 2 is a front view of the present invention;

[0030] FIG. 3 is a top view of the present invention;

[0031] FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the present invention; and

[0032] FIG. 5 is a structural view of a leaf of the present invention.

REFERENCE SIGNS IN THE DRAWINGS

[0033] 1. Base frame; 1a. Outer frame; 1b. Inner frame; 2. Artificial plant; 3. Connecting rod; 4. Splicing structure; 5. Fixing structure; 6. Branched support rod; and 7. Indentation.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

[0034] The present invention will be further described with a particular embodiment in conjunction with the accompanying drawings (see FIGS. 1-5):

[0035] an integrated artificial plant wall, comprising a number of base frames 1 which can be mutually spliced and a number of artificial plants 2, wherein the artificial plants 2 are connected to the base frames 1 via connecting rods 3, and the base frames 1, the artificial plants 2 and the connecting rods 3 are of an integrated structure, so that a whole artificial plant wall can be formed by means of splicing the base frames 1.

[0036] The above base frame 1 has a shape, such as a triangular shape, a rhombic shape or a regular hexagon shape, which can be selected according to practical requirements, as long as achieving mutual splicing into a whole artificial plant wall.

[0037] With reference to FIGS. 1-4, the above base frame is a rectangular base frame, which can be more conveniently spliced. The base frame 1 comprises straight rods forming a rectangular outer frame 1a and a number of intersecting cross-shaped or crossed cross-shaped straight rods forming an inner frame 1b, the straight rods may have a square cross section or a circular or quasi-circular cross section, and the radial dimension of the straight rod and the distance between the inner frame 1b and the straight rod may be selected according to requirements to take both the costs and the structural strength into account.

[0038] With reference to FIG. 4, the outer frame 1a of the above base frame 1 is provided with a number of splicing structures 4, the number of the base frames 1 are mutually spliced via the splicing structures 4, and the splicing structure 4 uses a well-known splicing structure 4 in the art, for example, the number of base frames 1 are fixed via bolts, the number of base frames 1 are snap-fitted via snap-fit fasteners, etc. In the figure, the splicing structures 4 are through holes through which fixing members can pass for fixing, and the splicing structures 4 are arranged at two adjacent edges of the rectangular base frame 1. The inner frame 1b of the above base frame 1 is provided with a number of fixing structures 5, the fixing structures 5 are arranged at intersecting positions of the cross-shaped or crossed cross-shaped straight rods in the inner frame 1b, and the fixing structure 5 also uses a well-known fixing structure in the art, such as bolt fixing, hook fixing, suction cup fixing, etc. In the figure, the fixing structures 5 are through holes through which fixing members pass for fixing to a wall.

[0039] With reference to FIG. 5, the specific structure of the present invention will be described in detail below with an artificial leaf wall as an example. Of course, the artificial plant wall of the present invention may also use other types of plants, such as petals, grasses, etc.

[0040] The above artificial plants 2 are leaves, and the connecting rods 3 form simulated petioles.

[0041] A tail end of the above connecting rod 3 is provided with a branched support rod 6, the branched support rod 6 is connected to a surface of the leaf, the branched support rod 6 forms a simulated main leaf vein, the leaf is provided with indentations 7 that are connected to the branched support rod 6, and the indentations 7 form simulated small leaf veins.

[0042] The above leaves are arranged in a staggered manner and cover the whole base frame 1 to achieve that a whole wall space is covered with the artificial plants 2. The leaves can also use various shapes or simulated leaves of various plants, such as a maple leaf and a heart-shaped leaf are arranged in a staggered manner.

[0043] The leaves may also be made as matt leaves or make use of different color differences to create a color-rich and well-structured visual effect.

[0044] The above base frame, the artificial plant or the connecting rod is made of a material that has a well-known structure in the art, such as LDPE, EVA, PVC, TPE or TPR. The material of the base frame, the artificial plant and the connecting rod may be the same or different.

[0045] The preparation method of the present invention will be described below with artificial leaves as an example, the preparation method comprising the following steps:

[0046] (1) making flat leaves, in which the flat leaves are made by means of injection molding or casting compression molding;

[0047] (2) placing the flat leaves, in which the flat leaves are successively placed at the bottom of a die cavity;

[0048] (3) performing injection molding, in which an injection molding machine is used for injection molding operation to form base frames and connecting rods and bond the connecting rods to the leaves; and

[0049] (4) performing demolding, in which demolding is performed after injection molding to take down the integrated structure of the base frames, the artificial plants and the connecting rods.

[0050] If it is necessary to make three-dimensional leaves or achieve a more realistic effect of leaves, the bottom of the above die cavity is provided with a three-dimensional simulated leaf structure and is also provided with a forming structure for indentations, and the leaf is pressed into a three-dimensional leaf having small leaf veins after injection molding.

[0051] The above integrated artificial plant wall is prepared using a full-automatic manufacturing apparatus, so that the operations of placing leaves and taking out finished products is completed with a robot arm, and the manufacturing apparatus is operated in a numerical control manner. Other well-known automated methods in the art may also be used at the same time.

[0052] Other types of artificial plant wall of the present invention can also be manufactured with reference to the above method, with the leaves being replaced with petals, grasses, etc.

[0053] The embodiment mentioned above is merely a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of protection of the present invention, and thus all equivalent variations made according to the structures, shapes and principles of the present invention shall be contained within the scope of protection of the present invention.