Assembled greenhouse structure

Abstract

The invention relates to an assembled greenhouse structure, mainly comprised of a frame structure and a transparent or translucent sheet material that is disposed on the frame; the characteristic of the invention lies in that the frame for positioning said sheet material is composed of a stand, roof sheathing, and connectors; the stand and the roof sheathing are formed as aluminum alloy extrusions, the connectors are an elastic member, having one end thereof embedded in a sliding slot on the inner side of the roof sheathing, and the other end thereof has an elastic hook portion vertically inserted in a slot coupling corresponding to the stand. Accordingly, the invention disclosed herein achieves the objectives of presenting a pleasant appearance from the exterior and with the advantage of rapid assembly of the greenhouse.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional perspective view showing an overall greenhouse structure;

FIG. 2 is a three-dimensional exploded view showing an embodiment of a greenhouse frame of the invention;

FIG. 3 is a three-dimensional rear perspective view showing a roof sheathing of the greenhouse of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a three-dimensional perspective view showing the assembly of the greenhouse of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a three-dimensional exploded view showing another embodiment of the frame of the invention;

FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view showing the assembly of a conventional greenhouse;

FIG. 7A-7B are other partial perspective views showing the assembly of a conventional greenhouse; and

FIG. 8 is another partial perspective view showing the assembly of a conventional greenhouse.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Further aspects, objects, and desirable features of the invention will be better understood from the detailed description and drawings that follow in which various embodiments of the disclosed invention are illustrated by way of examples.

With reference to FIGS. 1-5, the “assembled greenhouse structure” of the invention mainly comprises a frame structure 1 and transparent or translucent sheet materials 2, which are fitted on the frame structure 1; the characteristic of the invention lies in that the frame of the frame structure 1 for positioning said sheet materials 2 is composed of a stand 10, a roof sheathing 20, and a connector 30. The stand 10 and the roof sheathing 20 are made of aluminum alloy extrusion; in addition, the exterior surface of the stand 10 has at least a slot coupling 11, the roof sheathing 20 on the inner side thereof has at least a sliding slot 21, the connector 30 is an elastic member, having a T-head 31 on one end thereof to be embedded in the sliding slot 21 on the inner side of the roof sheathing 20, and the other end thereof has an elastic hook portion 32 vertically inserted in the slot coupling 11 corresponding to the stand 10.

The cross-section surface of the slot coupling 11 of the stand 10 of the frame structure 1 shows that the width on the top of an opening edge 12 is less than the width between both lateral walls extended downwardly, so as to form a barbed portion 13; the sliding slot 21 on the inner lateral surface of the roof sheathing 20 has two fins horizontally positioned corresponding to each other; the connector 30 is made of an elastic metal plate or a plastic material, having one end thereof form a T-head 31 to be embedded in the sliding slot 21 on the inner side of the roof sheathing, and the other end thereof has a hook portion 32 formed in an arrow-tip shape, a compressed space 33 is formed between the both ends thereof, thereby enabling the connectors to have the elasticity to be opened or closed and to be vertically inserted in the hook portion 32 of the connector 30 for coupling.

To stably couple said connector 30 on the position inside the roof sheathing 20, the roof sheathing has two gaps 22 set on proper locations corresponding to two fins on the sliding slot 21 (as shown in FIG. 3) for containing said connector 30 inside thereof. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 5, the appearance and shapes of the stand 10 and the roof sheathing 20 vary according to different locations of design of the greenhouse structures; FIG. 2 shows a greenhouse structure with a stand that is used to set the wall, whereas FIG. 5 shows another greenhouse structure with a stand that is used to set the corner position of the frame.

Upon assembling the structure in use, first of all, a plurality of stands 10 are formed into the frame body and then the roof sheathing 20 is used to cover over the sheet materials 2 on top of the frame and a plurality of the connectors 30 are embedded into the sliding slot 21 at proper intervals (e.g., the location of the gaps 22); subsequently, the roof sheathing 20 having said connector 30 embedded therein and the stand 10 is combined together for effectively and rapidly fixing the sheet material 2. The integration of the roof sheathing 20 and the stand 10 is to use the elastic hook portion 32, which is backwardly protruding on the connector 30 inside the roof sheathing 20, to quickly couple into the slot coupling 11 of the stand 10. In addition, the invention enables a user to press a plurality of connectors 30 to buckle the positions and to improve the drawbacks of using rubber or plastic roof sheathing to combine with the groove of the stand of a conventional greenhouse structure. The invention has easy assembly, disassembly, and replacement of components with less time and work; even if there is any sheet material 2 or other components to be replaced, or the shape of the frame structure 1 needs to be altered after the completion of the greenhouse structure assembly, it only needs to pull out some of the connectors 30 on the roof sheathing 20 to enable the hook portion 32 of each of the connectors to come off the slot coupling 11 of the stand, the roof sheathing 20 is then easily dismantled for the purpose of repairing or replacing components; in addition, the roof sheathing 20 is made of aluminum extrusion material, so that the invention has the advantage of a pleasant appearance from the exterior and is durable under weather exposure.

Upon the assembly of the invention, the assembled greenhouse structure 10 is designed with a pleasant appearance, applies an easy, convenient, and rapid assembly method, so as to save time and work in assembling, dismantling, or replacing components. To sum up, the “assembled greenhouse structure” of the invention has the characteristics of easy assembly, disassembly, and replacement of components to possess the “practicability” and “advancement” in the industry field.

New characteristics and advantages of the invention covered by this document have been set forth in the foregoing description. It is to be expressly understood, however, that the drawings are for the purpose of illustration only and are not intended as a definition of the limits of the invention. Those who are skilled in the art may make changes in the details of the methods, shapes, structures, or devices without exceeding the scope of the invention. The scope of the invention is, of course, defined in the language in which the appended claims are expressed.

Claims

1. An assembled greenhouse structure which is mainly comprised of a frame structure and a transparent or translucent sheet material disposed on the frame structure, the characteristic lies in: The frame of the frame structure for positioning said sheet materials is composed of a stand, a roof sheathing, and a connector; the stand and the roof sheathing are made of aluminum alloy extrusion; in addition, the exterior surface of the stand has at least a slot coupling, the roof sheathing on the inner side thereof has at least a sliding slot, the connector is an elastic member, having a T-head on one end thereof to be embedded in the sliding slot on the inner side of the roof sheathing; the other end thereof has an elastic hook portion vertically inserted in the slot coupling corresponding to the stand.

2. The assembled greenhouse structure of claim 1, wherein the slot coupling of the stand has the cross-section surface thereof which shows that the width on the top of an opening edge is less than the width between both lateral walls extended downwardly, so as to form a barbed portion.

3. The assembled greenhouse structure of claim 1, wherein the roof sheathing on the inner lateral surface thereof has two fins horizontally positioned corresponding to each other.

4. The assembled greenhouse structure of claim 1, wherein the connector is made of an elastic metal plate or a plastic material, having one end thereof in a T-head shape to be embedded in the sliding slot on the inner side of the roof sheathing and the other end thereof has a hook portion formed in an arrow-tip shape; a compressed space is formed between both ends thereof, thereby enabling the connectors to have the elasticity to be opened or closed and to be vertically inserted in the hook portion 32 of the connector 30 for coupling.

5. The assembled greenhouse structure of claim 1, wherein the roof sheathing has two gaps set on proper locations corresponding to two fins on the sliding slot for the connector to be positioned inside thereof.