JPH03213166A - Garbage treatment machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the revolution of a container lid to a container by providing a fitting part to the opening edge part of the container and providing a part to be fitted to the container lid. CONSTITUTION:A bag 19 is received in a container 13 and a container lid 13 is mounted on the upper surface of the container 13 while a lever 23 is subjected to revolving operation. Subsequently, an upper lid 25 is mounted to the mounting frame 3 of a sink 1 and a charging part lid 26 is mounted to the upper lid 25 and a charging part 25a is opened in this state to put garbage in the bag 19 within the container 13. When the amount of the garbage in the bag 19 becomes a proper amount, a dehydration switch is operated to supply a current to a motor 8 and the container 13 is rotated by the motor 8 through a rotation transmitting member 12. Whereupon, centrifugal force acts on the garbage in the bag 19 by the rotation of the container 13 and only water is discharged to the outside through a dehydration gap 24. By this constitution, the container lid 20 is not shifted and moved with respect to the container 13 and the lowering of dehydration efficiency can be prevented.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a kitchen waste processing machine that dehydrates kitchen waste from a kitchen or the like using a centrifugal dehydration method.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, in order to dehydrate kitchen waste using a centrifugal dehydration method, a bag made of a mesh bag is stored inside a container with an open top surface and a number of dehydration holes formed in the peripheral wall. By attaching a container lid to the top surface and rotating the container at high speed with a motor with kitchen waste stored in the bag, the moisture in the bag is released to the outside through the mesh of the bag and the dehydration hole in the container peripheral wall. The kitchen waste is dehydrated, and then the bag containing the kitchen waste is removed from the container and thrown away.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, with the above-mentioned conventional structure, if there is relatively soft or small food waste such as noodles or rice, the food waste may jump out of the mesh of the bag during dehydration. Furthermore, when removing the bag from the container after dehydration or carrying it around, it is easy to get your hands dirty with the kitchen waste that comes out of the mesh, and the remaining water can easily drip from the bag and stain the floor etc. There's a problem.

Therefore, a non-porous bag such as a plastic bag is used to store kitchen waste, and this bag is stored in a container, and a container lid is attached to the top of the container so that there is no space between the opening edge of the container and the container lid. By holding the bag in between and rotating the container at high speed with a motor with kitchen waste stored in the bag, the moisture in the bag is removed through the gap formed between the container lid and the bag. A system has been proposed in which the kitchen waste is dehydrated by being discharged to the outside through a container, and then the bag containing the kitchen waste is removed from the container and thrown away. According to this product, kitchen waste is stored in a non-porous bag, so the food waste does not fall out of the bag during dehydration, and the bag can be removed from the container and carried after dehydration. There is no chance of getting your hands or floor dirty.

However, in this case, at the beginning of the rotation of the container or when the rotation of the container is stopped, the container lid may rotate and shift relative to the container due to inertial force.

If the container lid shifts relative to the container in this way, the bag will wrinkle, and the wrinkles will block the path of the water that is released during dehydration, reducing dehydration efficiency, or the bag may tear. There is a risk that this could happen.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to dewater kitchen waste using a non-porous bag, which prevents the container lid from rotating relative to the container, resulting in a decrease in dehydration efficiency and tearing of the bag. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a kitchen waste disposal machine that can prevent this.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention provides a container having an open top surface in which a non-porous bag is housed, a driving means for rotating the container, and a drive means for rotating the container; a container lid which is removably attached and which holds the bag between the outer periphery and the opening edge of the container in the attached state;
By rotating the container with the food waste stored in the bag by a driving means, the moisture in the bag is released from the dewatering gap formed between the container lid and the bag, thereby dehydrating the food waste. A kitchen waste disposal machine comprising: a fitting portion provided at the opening edge of the container; and a fitted portion fitting the container lid with the fitting portion to prevent rotation relative to the container. It is characterized by the provision of .

(Function) According to the above-described means, the fitting part of the container and the fitted part of the container lid fit together, so that an inertial force is applied to the container lid with respect to the container at the beginning of the rotation of the container or when the rotation of the container is stopped. Even if a rotational force is applied, the container lid rotates and stops integrally with the container, and the container lid does not shift relative to the container.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

First, in FIG. 2 showing the overall configuration, an opening 2 is formed at the bottom of a sink 1 of a sink, and a mounting frame 3 is inserted into this opening 2. The upper part of the water receiver case 4 placed below the sink 1 is attached to the outer circumference of the mounting frame 3 by screwing, and a drain port 5 is formed at the bottom of the water receiver case 4. A filter 6 is provided to the drain hose 7, and a drain hose 7 is connected to the drain hose 7. A motor 8 serving as a driving means is supported at the bottom of the water receiving case 4 via a vibration-proofing spring 9 with its rotating shaft 8a facing upward. A bellows 11 made of an elastic body and having a bearing 10 is provided at the center of the bottom of the water receiver case 4, and the upper end of the rotating shaft 8a passes through the bearing 10 and protrudes into the water receiver case 4. A rotation transmission member 12 is fixed to.

A container 13 with an open top is disposed inside the water receiving case 4, and the bottom of the container 13 is removably fitted to the rotation transmitting member 12, and the tip of the rotating shaft 8a passes through the bottom. It is connected to a rotating shaft 8a by tightening a knob 14 on the part thereof, and is thereby rotated by a motor 8. Although this container 13 has a plurality of ventilation holes 15 formed in the lower end of the peripheral wall and the bottom wall, no other dehydration holes are formed.

As shown in FIG. 1, at the opening edge of this container 13, a collar-shaped locking part 16 is formed around the entire circumference on the outer periphery, and a concave fitting part 17 is formed on the inner periphery. Many are formed at intervals. Note that the upper surface of each convex portion 18 between each fitting portion 17 is formed in a mountain shape that slopes downward from the center toward the side. A non-porous bag 19 such as a plastic bag is stored inside the container 13, and the bag 19 is set with the upper part folded back to the outside of the opening edge of the container 13.

Reference numeral 20 denotes an annular container lid, on the outer periphery of which are formed a number of convex fitting portions 21 corresponding to the fitting portions 17 of the container 13, two of which are movable in the radial direction. Clamps 22 are provided facing each other. The lower surface of each fitted portion 21 is formed into a wedge shape that slopes downward from the side toward the center. Moreover, each clamp 22 is
It is urged inward in the radial direction by a spring (not shown), and is moved outward by rotating a lever 23 provided on the top surface of the container lid 20 inward. Thus, in the container lid 20, when the lever 23 is rotated, each fitted part 21 is fitted into the fitting part 17, and when the lever 23 is released from the rotation, each clamp 22 is moved inward. The container 13 is moved to the locking portion 16 of the container 13, and then the container 13 is locked.
It is removably attached to the. Also, in this installed state,
The bag 19 is held between the outer periphery of the container M20 and the opening edge of the container 13, and the bag 19 is held between the outer periphery of the container M20 and the opening edge of the container 13 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. In addition, a gap 24 for dehydration is formed between the outer circumference of the container lid 2o and the bag 19.

On the other hand, an upper lid 25 having a cylindrical input portion 25a is removably attached to the mounting frame 3.
An input section lid 26 for opening and closing 5a is placed thereon. Also,
An outflow port 27 is formed in the periphery of the upper lid 25 to guide the water in the sink 1 to the water receiving case 4H.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be explained.

When processing kitchen waste, first the bag 19 is stored in the container 13, and the container M20 is mounted on the top surface of the container 13 while rotating the lever 23. At this time, the fitting part 1 of the container 13
7 and the fitted parts 21 of the container lid 2o are formed in large numbers at equal intervals, so that the fitting parts 17 and the fitted parts 21 can be easily aligned for fitting. Next, sink 1
The upper cover 25 is attached to the mounting frame 3 of the holder, and the input section cover 26 is attached to the upper cover 25. In this state, the input section lid 26 is removed to open the input section 25a, and the kitchen waste is introduced into the bag 19 in the container 13 through the input section 25a and stored therein. When this kitchen waste is thrown in, water also flows into the bag 19 along with the kitchen waste.

Then, when the amount of kitchen waste in the bag 19 reaches an appropriate amount, a dewatering switch (not shown) is operated with the input section lid 26 attached. Then, the motor 8 is energized, and this motor 8
As a result, the container 13 is rotated via the rotation transmission member 12. This rotation of the container 13 causes a centrifugal force to act on the kitchen waste and water in the bag 19, and accordingly, the kitchen waste and water rise along the inner surface of the container 13, and only the water out of this rises along the outer periphery of the container lid 20. It is discharged to the outside through the dewatering gap 24 between the bags and the kitchen waste, thereby dewatering the kitchen waste.

The water discharged to the outside of the container 13 is received by the water receiving case 4 and is discharged from the drain port 5 through the drain hose 7 to the sewer or the like. By dehydrating in this manner, the water content and volume of kitchen waste are significantly reduced. In this case, the bag 19 containing kitchen waste is non-porous, so even if noodles, rice, etc. are stored as kitchen waste, it will not fly out from the side of the bag 19, regardless of the type of kitchen waste. Can be dehydrated.

By the way, at the beginning of the rotation of the container 13 during such dehydration and at the hour of rotation of the container 13, a force to rotate the container lid 20 relative to the container 13 due to inertial force acts.
According to this embodiment, the fitting part 17 of the container 13 and the container lid 20
The container lid 2 is fitted with the fitted portion 21 of the container lid 2.
0 rotates integrally with the container 13 and is stopped integrally with the container 13. Therefore, since the container lid 20 does not shift relative to the container 13, wrinkles do not occur in the bag 19 due to the displacement of the container lid 20, and dehydration efficiency can be prevented from decreasing.
Moreover, the bag 19 will not be torn.

On the other hand, when the dehydration is completed, the upper lid 25 is removed from the mounting frame 3, and the lever 23 is rotated to remove the container lid 20 from the container 13. Then, by stretching the end of the bag 19 and pulling up the bag 19 by the end, one bag can be taken out from the container 13, and the bag 19 can be carried to a predetermined place and thrown away. At this time, the bag 19 is non-porous, and the kitchen waste may be leaking out of the bag 19, or the remaining water may be leaking out of the bag 19.
There is no dripping, so you won't get your hands or floors dirty.

In the above-described embodiment, a large number of fitting parts 17 of the container 13 and a plurality of fitting parts 21 of the container lid 20 are formed, but it is sufficient to have at least one each.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above description, the present invention is directed to dehydrating kitchen waste using a non-porous bag, and includes a fitting part on the opening edge of the container. In addition, by providing a fitted part on the container lid attached to the top surface of the container that fits into the fitting part and prevents rotation of the container lid with respect to the container, It has the excellent effect of preventing dehydration efficiency from decreasing and bag tearing.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the main parts, FIG. 2 is an overall vertical sectional view, FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main parts, and FIG. It is an enlarged longitudinal cross-sectional view along the line ■-■ in the figure. In the drawing, 4 is a water receiving case, 8 is a motor (driving means), 1
3 is a container, 17 is a fitting part, 19 is a bag, 20 is a container lid, 2
Reference numeral 1 indicates a fitted portion, and 24 indicates a gap for dehydration.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A container with an open top surface in which a non-porous bag is stored, a driving means for rotating the container, and a drive means that is removably attached to the top surface of the container and, in the attached state, connects the outer periphery and the opening edge of the container. and a container lid that clamps the bag between the bag and the bag, and by rotating the container with a driving means with kitchen waste stored in the bag, moisture in the bag is removed between the container lid and the bag. A kitchen waste processing machine that dehydrates kitchen waste by discharging it from a dehydration gap formed between the containers, wherein a fitting part is provided on the opening edge of the container, and the fitting part and the container lid are provided with a fitting part. A kitchen waste processing machine characterized by being provided with a fitted part that fits and prevents rotation relative to the container.