JPH02280851A - Garbage disposal apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To contrive a good dewatering of garbage by installing a draining roller, which is pushed against a draining drum and allowed to rotate in contact with it, at a point certainly below the top of the draining drum. CONSTITUTION:Casings 10, 12 are equipped with a charge port 6 connected to a drain hole 2 of a sink 1 at the upper part and a grinding part 12d furnished with a grinding cutter 18 rotated by a motor 15 at the bottom part of the charge port 6. A drain casing 31, which is connected to the casings 10, 12 through a transport part 27a including a water trap 27b in its middle part, equipped with a drain port 34 for connecting to a drain hose 33, which communicates with a sewer pipe etc., and another discharge part 32 different from the drain port 34 respectively at the bottom part. Inside this drain casing 31, a draining drum 37, which is rotated by a motor 53 and furnished with two or more draining holes, is installed. Furthermore, a draining roller 40, which is pushed against the draining drum 37 and allowed to rotate in contact with it, is arranged at a position certainly lower than the top of the draining drum 37. A dewatering condition of the garbage is improved as a result.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a garbage disposal device that pulverizes kitchen waste, such as vegetable scraps, from the kitchen by pouring it through a drain outlet of a sink.

[Prior Art] A conventional garbage disposal device is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 55-5746.
As seen in the publication, rotating crushing blades are installed in a casing that is assembled between the drain outlet of the sink and a drain hose connected to a sewer pipe, etc., and the powder is poured into the sink along with water from the drain outlet. The kitchen waste is crushed into fine pieces using a crushing blade and turned into a thick liquid that is then poured out.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] The above-mentioned conventional food waste disposal equipment crushes kitchen waste into a thick liquid and flushes it away, so it can only be used in places with a complete sewerage system and cannot be used in high-rise residential buildings. Many are prohibited from using it.

This invention was made to solve this problem, and the purpose is to obtain a garbage disposal device that can separate and dispose of pulverized kitchen waste separately from the drainage system and has no restrictions on use. It is something to do.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The food waste processing device according to the present invention drains the kitchen waste that is input together with water from the input port and is crushed in the crushing section, and sends it to the discharge section. A draining roller that rotates at a certain position is provided in pressure contact.

Further, in another garbage processing apparatus according to the present invention, the rotation speed of the draining roller relative to the draining drum is set to be equal to or slightly faster than that of the draining drum.

Furthermore, another garbage disposal device according to the present invention is provided with a feed blade for adhering the crushed material to the draining drum, particularly at the end of the feed portion.

[Function] In this invention, the kitchen waste inputted into the crushing section along with water from the input port is crushed by the rotating crushing blades, and then sent to the draining drum by the feeding section, and is then transferred to the rotating draining drum and draining roller. The water is squeezed out and discharged to the discharge section, and the squeezed water is discharged from the drain port, improving the dewatering state of the kitchen waste.

Further, in another aspect of the invention, kitchen waste is particularly effectively caught between the draining drum and the draining roller, and it is also possible to prevent kitchen waste from adhering to the draining roller.

In still another aspect of the present invention, it is possible to feed kitchen waste containing a large amount of water by adhering it to the draining drum using the feed blade, without the draining drum idly rotating against the kitchen waste containing a large amount of water.

[Embodiment FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of the present invention,
FIGS. 2 to 7 show each part of the apparatus, and FIG. 8 shows a flowchart of the electric circuit. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a sink, which has a drain hole 2 in its concave bottom. 3 is a waterproof gasket A inserted into the drain hole 2 of this sink I. Reference numeral 4 denotes a flange of the main body 7 that is fitted onto this waterproof packing A3, and when a nut 5 is screwed into the sink 1 through the waterproof packing A3.
are sandwiched to form the input port 6. 7 is a mounting nut A that is screwed onto the main body flange 4; 8 is a mounting nut B that is movable up and down on the mounting nut A7; 9 is a waterproof gasket B located on the upper surface of the casing A, which will be described later; and 10 is a mounting nut B of the casing A. Then, attach the main body flange 4 to the waterproof gasket B9.
The above-mentioned mounting nut B8 is screwed and fixed through the above-mentioned inlet 6, and a passage for the kitchen waste inputted from the above-mentioned input port 6 is formed into a straight pipe type. Reference numeral 11 denotes a chrysanthemum cover attached to the joint between the casing AIO and the main body flange 4, and has a configuration in which a radial cut is formed in a disk made of an elastic material, and a central rib 11a is doubled at the center of the disk. In addition to covering the thrown-in kitchen waste so that it cannot be seen, it also prevents the kitchen waste from flying up from the crushing part, which will be described later, and also adjusts the outflow amount of water accumulated in the sink 1. 12 is another casing B provided at the lower part of the casing A10, and has an inlet 12a communicating with the input port 6 on the upper side, a discharge port 12b on the side wall, and a bypass drainage hole 12c on the lower part. A mount 13 for a crushing motor, which will be described later, is integrated.

12d is a crushing part, 14 is a waterproof packing C, and the above-mentioned casing AIO and casing B12 are fixed via this waterproof packing C14.

15 is a crushing motor, which is integrally attached to the above-mentioned mount 13;
The rotating shaft 16 protrudes into the casing B12.

17 is a crushing blade holding plate fixed to the rotating shaft 16;
A rotatable crushing blade A18 is attached, and a plurality of crushing blades B19 formed by cutting and raising are provided. As shown in FIG. 2, the crushing blade A18 is rotated by the rotational force of the crushing blade holding plate 17 within an angle α. 20
is a fixed blade that is superimposed on this crushing blade holding plate 17 at a predetermined interval of, for example, about 1 mm, and is attached to the casing A10.
It is formed into a ring shape consisting of a flange part 21 joined to the flange part 21 and a side wall part 23 having a plurality of cutting through holes 22, and a crushing blade A18 is housed inside, and the kitchen waste is separated between the fixed blade 20 and the crushing blade A18. Cut and crushed.

Note that if the cutting through hole 22 has a small diameter, the amount of kitchen waste after pulverization will be small, and if it has a large diameter, the amount of kitchen waste after pulverization will increase.
If the kitchen waste after crushing is too small, a large amount of the extract in the kitchen waste will flow out, and if it is too large, the crushing efficiency will decrease, so the size of the cutting through hole 22 is φ10.
~φ20mm is appropriate. A sending blade 24 is attached to the rotary shaft 16 so as to face the lower surface of the crushing blade holding plate 17, and serves to send the crushed kitchen waste together with water from the discharge port 12b. 25 is the rotation shaft 16
An umbrella-shaped ring 26 attached to the is a double cylindrical container with a bottom that encloses the ring 25 and the rotating shaft 16, and a drainage tube 26a that passes through the mounting base 13 and is drawn out to the outside. one end is connected to the lower side. Reference numeral 27 denotes a feeding pipe forming a feeding section 27a through which kitchen waste and water sent out from the feeding blade 24 pass, and one end of which is connected to the above-mentioned discharge port 12.
b, and the other end is connected to a connection port of a feed case 28 located above the discharge port 12b, and an autotrap 27b that can be sealed with water is provided near the discharge port 12b. Reference numeral 29 denotes a feed blade built into the feed case 28, which rotates like a water wheel within the feed case 28 and supplies kitchen waste to a draining drum in a draining section, which will be described later. Reference numeral 30 denotes a draining section, and 31 denotes a horizontally long cylindrical draining casing that forms the outer casing of the draining section 30. The above-mentioned feeding case 28 is attached to the draining casing, and the draining section 32 and the lower part thereof are connected to a sewage pipe, etc. A drain port 34 connected to a drain hose 33 is provided. Reference numeral 35 denotes a bypass connection port provided on the side wall of the drain port 34, and an autotrap 35a is configured in the portion that communicates with the drain gauging 31, and connects to the bypass drain hole 12c of the casing B12 located above this port. A bypass hose 36 is connected between them. Due to the connection by the bypass hose 36, the water accumulated in the feed pipe 27 when the grinding motor 15 is stopped is drained to the drain port 34.
However, during the operation of the crushing motor 15, the feed blade 2
Almost no water passes through the bypass hose 36 due to the pressure drop caused by the rotation of the valve 4.

Further, since the distance between the casing B12 and the feed blade 24 is smaller than the pulverized kitchen waste, the kitchen waste does not enter the bypass hose 36. Reference numeral 37 denotes a draining drum provided in the drainer casing 31, which is configured as a cylindrical rotating body having a draining hole 38 consisting of a large number of small holes on its outer periphery, and is rotated in the direction of the arrow shown in the figure by a draining motor to be described later. Three are flanges provided at both ends of this draining drum 37 to prevent kitchen waste from falling from the end faces. The above-mentioned draining drum 37 and the above-mentioned feeding blade 29
are adjacent to each other in a parallel position, and the kitchen waste is made to adhere to the draining drum 37 by the two feeding blades. Reference numeral 40 denotes a draining roller that circumscribes and rotates around the draining drum 37 at a position slightly lower than the highest surface of the draining drum 37. The roller 40 is attached to a mounting plate 41 so as to be retractable from the draining drum 37, and is normally used for draining with the tension of a spring 42. It is in pressure contact with the drum 37. The circumferential speed of the outer periphery of the draining roller 40 is the same as that of the draining drum 37.
It improves the penetration of kitchen waste into the space, and the draining roller 40
The circumferential speed of the draining drum 37 is set to be equal to or slightly faster than the circumferential speed of the draining drum 37 in order to prevent kitchen waste from adhering to the draining drum 37. Reference numeral 43 denotes a water reservoir tank for forming a concave water reservoir 43a in the drainer casing 31 through which water from the drain hole 38 of the drainer drum 37 is formed.
4 is provided, and water flows out from this opening 44 to the drain hose 33. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, this water reservoir tank 43 may be formed to have a larger diameter than the outer diameter of the draining drum 37, and may have gaps equally spaced from the draining drum 37, with a large gap on the opening 44 side. It may be provided. The draining drum 37 is then cleaned by the collected water. Reference numeral 45 indicates a guide plate provided on the discharge section 32, 46 indicates a mounting section for a garbage bag, which will be described later, provided on the discharge section 32, 47 indicates a garbage bag receptacle set in the mounting section 46, and 48 indicates a garbage bag. In Figure 7, 49 is a power plug, 50 is a processing switch, 51 is an auto cut, 52 is a switch for installing a garbage bag receiver, 53 is a drainer motor, 54 is a timer, 55 is a timer contact, 56
57 is a motor that rotates the feed blade 29, and 57 is a motor that rotates the draining roller 40.

In the garbage disposal apparatus configured as described above, when the processing switch 50 is turned on, the crushing motor 15, draining motor 53, and each motor 56.degree. 57 rotate. Next, pour the kitchen waste from the drain hole 2 of the sink 1 into the inlet 6 along with water.
When the garbage is thrown into the container, the crushing blade A18 and the fixed blade 20 crush the garbage together with water, and the feed blade 24 sends the garbage together with the water to the feed pipe 27. The water and crushed kitchen waste sent to the feed pipe 27 are transferred to the feed case 28.
The water is scraped by two rotating sending blades and attached to the rotating draining drum 37, and the water draining drum 3
While being drained on the drain roller 7, the water is bitten between the drain roller 40 and the drain drum 37, and is compressed by the spring force applied to the drain roller 40, and the water is squeezed out.

Adhesion of kitchen waste to the draining roller 40 is prevented because its circumferential speed is set to be equal to or faster than that of the draining drum 37. The water removed from the kitchen waste in the drainer casing 31 passes through the drain hole 38 of the drainer drum 37 to the water reservoir 43a, and the dehydrated kitchen waste moves to the discharge section 32 side. The kitchen waste dewatered in the draining drum 37 falls into a garbage bag 48. On the other hand, the draining drum 37
The sticky kitchen waste adhering to the water tank 43 is washed away by entering the water pool 43a formed in the water storage tank 43. When the processing switch 50 is turned off after rough kitchen waste processing is completed, the water drainer motor 53 is operated for a predetermined period of time by the timer 54.
The kitchen waste on the draining drum 37 is dropped into a garbage bag 48 and stopped. The garbage bag 48 containing kitchen waste is appropriately taken out from the sink and disposed of. In this way, the kitchen waste introduced into the crushing section 12d is crushed by the crushing blade A18 and the fixed blade 20 while being supplied with water, sent into the drainer casing 31 by the feed blade 24, and the moisture is squeezed out by the drainer drum 37 and the drainer roller 40. It is sent out from the storage and discharge section 32 to the garbage bag 48,
Collect the waste water in the garbage bag 48 and drain the waste water from the drain port 34 to the drain hose 3.
By draining water to 3, the crushed kitchen waste can be separated from the drainage system and packaged in easy-to-handle bags.
It can be used without problems even in places without complete sewerage systems or in high-rise residential buildings.

In addition, the number of blades of the feed blade 29 may be set appropriately.
Further, the drive source for each rotating member may be configured by a single motor. Furthermore, the cutting through hole 22 can be made into an oval shape or a rectangular shape other than a circular shape.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above description of the embodiments, according to the present invention, the kitchen waste inputted into the crushing section from the input port is crushed by the rotating crushing blade, and then sent from the feed section to the draining drum. This allows water to be squeezed out using a drain roller, and waste water can be discharged from the drain outlet and dehydrated kitchen waste can be discharged from the discharge section, making it possible to use the kitchen waste comfortably even in places without a complete sewer system or in high-rise residences, and the kitchen waste can be easily dehydrated. It can be made into a form that has good properties and is easy to process.

Furthermore, according to Ike's invention, it is possible to prevent kitchen waste from adhering to the draining roller, resulting in a device with fewer troubles.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, the kitchen waste containing a large amount of water is actively supplied to the draining drum, so that the draining drum does not run idly with respect to the kitchen waste containing a large amount of water.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a crushing blade, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a fixed blade, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a draining drum, and FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view showing the draining roller portion, FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the feed blade, FIG. 7 is an electric circuit diagram, and FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the electric circuit. In the figure, 2 is a drainage hole, 6 is an input port, 10 is a casing A, 12 is a casing B, 12d is a crushing section, 15 is a crushing motor, 18 is a crushing blade A, 20 is a fixed blade, 27 is a feed pipe, and 27a is a feed 27b is a water trap, 28 is a feeding gauge, 29 is a feeding blade, 31 is a draining casing, 34 is a drain port, 37 is a draining drum, 38 is a draining hole, 40 is a draining roller, 42 is a spring, 53 is a draining motor It is. Note that the same reference numerals in the figures indicate the same or equivalent parts. Agent Masuo Oiwa (and 2 others) Figure 4

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A casing that has a crushing section with an input port connected to the drain hole of the sink at the top and a crushing blade rotated by a motor at the bottom of the input port, and a water trap in the middle of the casing. A drainer casing that is connected to a feeder and has a drain port at the bottom for connecting a drain hose that connects to a sewage pipe, etc., and a discharge section separate from the drain port, and a drainer casing that is rotated by a motor inside the drainer casing. 1. A food waste disposal device comprising: a draining drum having a plurality of draining holes; and a draining roller that rotates and presses against the draining drum at a position slightly lower than the highest surface of the draining drum. (2) The garbage processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the circumferential speed of the outer periphery of the draining roller is equal to or slightly faster than the circumferential speed of the draining drum. (3) The food waste disposal apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a feed blade provided at an end of the feed portion for causing the crushed material from the crushing portion to adhere to the draining drum.