JPH043702A - Garbage processing equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a kitchen waste processing device that can directly dump kitchen waste from a kitchen etc. into a garbage bag while draining it. It concerns the means of supply.

[Conventional technology]

Many kitchen waste processing apparatuses for crushing and dewatering kitchen waste have already been proposed, such as Japanese Patent Publication No. 59-26345 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 62-234555.

That is, in these conventional examples, a crushing blade and a dewatering basket are coaxially provided in a casing connected to the lower part of the kitchen waste inlet of the sink, and the kitchen waste to be thrown away is crushed by the crushing blade, and also The water contained in the product is dehydrated in a high-speed rotating dehydration basket and then collected in the dust box.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, the dust box used in the above-mentioned conventional example is dedicated to the device, is not versatile, and is expensive, so the dust box cannot be thrown away. Therefore, even if raw garbage could be mechanically crushed in the past, if it was to be disposed of, it would have to be replaced with a commercially available garbage collection bag, which would stain the hands and cause unpleasant odors. It had the disadvantage of being subject to Furthermore, even if a commercially available plastic bag is set in advance in the dust box and kitchen waste is stored therein, it is difficult to seal the opening of the plastic bag, so there is a drawback that a bad odor is constantly emitted.

[Means to solve the problem]

This invention was made in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and its structural features are that a kitchen waste receptacle with a kitchen waste inlet provided at the bottom of the sink is a container, and the kitchen waste receptacle is disposed in the container. A kitchen waste disposal section that separates the kitchen waste from water and processes the kitchen waste so that it is suitable for bagging, and a kitchen waste discharge section that has a kitchen waste discharge tube that discharges the kitchen waste processed in the kitchen waste processing section. In the kitchen waste processing equipment,
A garbage bag base made by folding a cylindrical resin film into a donut shape in the axial direction is disposed so as to be unrollable around the garbage discharge tube, and the garbage bag is unrolled from the garbage bag base at a position below the garbage discharge tube. The bag is provided with a bag end processing means for thermally sealing the garbage bag and separating the bag from the mother body.

In this case, the garbage bag base is housed in a cassette case that is removably attached around the garbage discharge tube so that it can be fed out. This cassette case is then airtightly attached around the garbage discharge pipe.

One end of the garbage bag base is hermetically joined to the inner wall surface of the cassette case. The bag edge processing means includes a bag cutting heater and bag sealing heaters arranged on both sides of the bag cutting heater wire.

[For production]

First, one end of the garbage bag base on the feeding side is thermally sealed by the bag end processing means. When kitchen waste is discharged from the garbage discharge tube into the bag, the weight of the garbage causes the garbage bag base to be drawn out. When the kitchen waste in the bag reaches a predetermined weight or volume, the bag end processing means operates again, and the top end of the garbage bag on the side filled with kitchen waste and the bottom end of the garbage bag to be used from now on are thermally heated. While being sealed, the used garbage bag is separated from the garbage bag matrix in the middle of the sealed portion.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a screw type kitchen waste processing apparatus, and first, its overall configuration will be explained.

That is, this kitchen waste processing apparatus includes a cylindrical kitchen waste container 3 having a kitchen waste inlet 2 provided at the bottom of a sink 1. In this kitchen waste receptacle, a draining basket 4 made of metal or synthetic resin is removably housed in a container 3.

The kitchen waste receptacle is provided with a conveying pipe 5 at the bottom of the container 3 that rises diagonally upward from the bottom at a predetermined angle. A kitchen waste intake port 5a that opens at the bottom of the container 3 is formed at the lower end of the transfer pipe 5, and a kitchen waste outlet 5b is provided at the upper end of the transfer pipe 5.

A screw 6 is rotatably inserted into the conveying pipe 5. Further, a motor 7 for rotationally driving the screw 6 is attached to the lower end side of the conveying pipe 5. However, the motor 7 may be provided on the upper end side of the conveying pipe 5.

Although not shown in detail, the volume inside the conveying pipe 5 gradually decreases toward its upper end in order to efficiently drain water from the kitchen waste. As a method, the diameters of the conveying pipe 5 and the screw 6 may be gradually reduced as they go upward, or the diameter of the conveying pipe 5 and the screw 6 may be
Increase the diameter of the shaft. Furthermore, there is a method of increasing the helical pitch of the screw 6. In this example, in order to efficiently return the drained water to the kitchen waste receiving container 3 and to provide resistance to the kitchen waste rotating integrally with the screw, the conveyor pipe 5 is provided along its axial direction. A suitable number of extending slit grooves are formed.

Referring to FIG. 2, a drainage pipe 12 for discharging wastewater from the container 3 is connected to the bottom of the container 3 for receiving kitchen waste. In this case, the liquid level of the waste water stored in the kitchen waste receiving container 3 is connected to the drain pipe 12 at the kitchen waste intake port 5a.
A trap 12a is provided to hold it above the .

The kitchen waste discharge port 5b of the conveyance pipe 5 has a kitchen waste discharge tube 9 extending into the kitchen waste removal chamber 13 arranged below.
are installed in succession.

Referring now to FIGS. 3 and 4, a cassette case 20 in which a garbage bag body 30 is housed is detachably attached around the garbage discharge tube 9. In this case, the garbage bag base 30 is obtained by folding a cylindrical film of a predetermined length into a donut shape in the axial direction thereof, and is housed in the cassette case 20 so as to be able to be fed out.

In this embodiment, the cassette case 20 has a top plate 21a having a hole in the center thereof that fits into the garbage discharge tube 9, and an upper part having a skirt-shaped side plate 21b connected to the periphery of the top plate 21a at a substantially right angle. It is composed of a combination of a case member 21 and a lower case member 22 having an inner cylinder 22a that fits into the kitchen waste discharge pipe 9 and a bottom plate 22b that is connected to the inner cylinder 22a in a substantially L-shape. . FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the cassette case 20, and as shown in the figure, a gap 23 for letting out the garbage bag base 30 is provided between the side plate 21b and the bottom plate 22b.

Although not shown in detail, this cassette case 20
is removably held, preferably in an airtight manner, around the garbage discharge tube 9 by a mechanical attachment means such as a magnetic adsorption means made of a magnet or an elastically deformable engagement claw. That is, in the case of magnetic attraction means, magnets are attached to the garbage discharge tube 9 side and the cassette case 20, respectively, and the magnets are held by the magnetic attraction action of the magnets. On the other hand, when using mechanical attachment means, for example, elastically deformable engagement claws are formed on the inner cylinder 22a side.

In contrast, an engagement groove that cooperates with the engagement pawl may be provided on the garbage discharge tube 9 side. In any case, it is preferably airtight to prevent the odor of kitchen waste from leaking out.

The garbage bag base 30 is housed in the cassette case 20 by separating the upper case member 21 and the lower case member 22. At this time, the final end 30' of the garbage bag base 30 is closed to prevent odor leakage. It is airtightly attached to the upper case member 21 using, for example, double-sided adhesive tape.

Further, in the kitchen waste removal chamber 13, a bag end processing means 40 is provided for separating the garbage bag base 30 fed out from the cassette case 20 into individual garbage bags. As illustrated in FIG. 6, the bag open end processing means 40 has a pair of arms 41 and 42 that are opened and closed by a manual operation lever or a motor (not shown). One arm 41 has one cutting heater 43 and one cutting heater 43.
Two sealing heaters 44 placed on both the upper and lower sides of 3.
44 are provided. In this case, the cutting heater 43
The sealing heater 44 is made of a so-called exposed heater wire, but the surface of the sealing heater 44 is covered with a heat-resistant tape 45. On the other arm 42 side, each of the above heaters 43 and 44 is installed.
A heat-resistant sponge 46 is provided to serve as a receiver.

According to this bag end processing means 40, as shown in FIG. , reference numeral 43a in the cutting heater 43
It will be cut off from that part. In this way, the individual garbage bags 30a, 30b, . . . are formed from the garbage bag matrix 30 and separated.

Referring again to FIG. 1, the garbage removal chamber 13 consists of a case that is swingably supported by a hinge 14 provided at the lower part of the rear side thereof. A magnetic plate 15 is provided on the upper part of the back side of the case 13, and a magnet 16 with the plate 15 as a counterpart is provided on the housing side of the device.
A microswitch 17 that is turned on and off depending on the inclination angle of the case 13 is arranged.

Next, the operation of this device will be explained. It is assumed that the garbage bag base 30 is stored in the cassette case 20 in advance. First, the lid 13a of the case (garbage removal chamber 13) is opened and the cassette case 20 is set around the garbage discharge tube 9. Then, the garbage bag base 30 is fed out by a predetermined length from the case 20, and the arms 41 and 42 of the one-bag end processing means 40 are opened and closed to seal and close the lower end of the garbage bag base 30. As a result, the first garbage bag 30a is formed. After that, the lid 13a is closed,
At this time, since almost no weight is applied to the case 13, the case 13 is attracted and held in its normal position by the magnet 16, and this state is maintained until a predetermined weight of kitchen waste is accumulated in the garbage bag. .

When kitchen waste is thrown in through the kitchen waste inlet 2 and a start button (not shown) is pressed, the motor 7 starts and the screw 6 rotates.

By the rotation of the screw 6, the kitchen waste is cut to a size that fits inside the screw 6, and is transported through the conveying pipe 5, and after being drained along the way, it is transferred from the kitchen waste discharge port 5b to the kitchen waste discharge pipe 9. The garbage is discharged into the garbage bag 0a while being guided. In this way, garbage bag 0a
When the kitchen waste is discharged into the container, the spacer 30a is unwound from the cassette case 20 due to the weight of the kitchen waste. When the weight increases, the case 13 resists the attraction force of the magnet 16 and tilts toward the front of the device. As a result, the microswitch 17 is turned off, the motor 7 is stopped, and a notification means such as a buzzer (not shown) is used to notify that the garbage bag 30a is full.

Therefore, when the arms 41.42 of the bag end processing means 40 are opened and closed, the cutting heater 43 and the sealing heater 44.44 are activated to remove the bag full of kitchen waste, as shown in FIG. The upper end of the used garbage bag 30a and the lower end of the next garbage bag 30b are sealed, and the rental bag 30a is separated from the garbage bag base 30.

Unlike the above embodiment, it is also possible to obtain a detection signal from the weight detection microswitch 17 and automatically operate the bag edge processing means 40.

Additionally, a switch is provided to monitor the opening and closing of the lid 13a.

When the garbage bag becomes full of kitchen waste, its lid 13a closes due to its expansion.
It is also possible to stop the motor 7 or to operate the bag edge processing means 40 at the point when the bag is pushed open. On the other hand, as illustrated in FIG. 4, there is an openable and closable support plate 13b that can support garbage bags at the bottom of the garbage removal chamber I3.
A chute 13c is further provided at the bottom of the chute 13c, and the support plate 13b is opened and the used garbage bag is placed in the chute 13c.
It is also possible to discharge the waste completely. Note that the present invention is not limited to the screw-type kitchen waste processing apparatus of the above embodiment.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a kitchen waste processing apparatus that can carry out the bagging operation of kitchen waste in an extremely hygienic manner without requiring much labor.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line ■-■ in FIG. Figure 4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in Figure 3, Figure 5 is a bottom view of the cassette case, Figure 6 is a side view showing the bag end processing means, and Figure 7 is the open bag end for a garbage bag. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation of the processing means. In the figure, l is a sink, 2 is a kitchen waste inlet, 3 is a container for kitchen waste, 4 is a drainer basket, 5 is a conveyor pipe, 5a is a kitchen waste inlet, 5b is a kitchen waste outlet, 6 is a screw, 7 is a motor, 9
20 is a cassette case, 21 is an upper case member, 22 is a lower case member, 23 is a gap,
30 is a garbage bag mother body, 30a. 30b... is a garbage bag, 40 is a bag end processing means, 43
44 is a heater for cutting, and 44 is a heater for sealing. patent

Claims (5)

[Claims] (1) A kitchen waste receiving container with a kitchen waste input port provided at the bottom of the sink, and a kitchen waste processing unit that separates the kitchen waste dumped into the kitchen waste receiving container from water and processes the kitchen waste so that it is suitable for bagging. and a kitchen waste discharge section having a kitchen waste discharge tube for discharging the kitchen waste processed in the kitchen waste processing section, the kitchen waste disposal device comprising: a cylindrical resin film folded into a donut shape in its axial direction; The garbage bag base is arranged so as to be able to be paid out around the kitchen waste discharge pipe, and the bag end portion is separated from the garbage bag base while thermally sealing the garbage bag that is paid out from the garbage bag base at a position below the discharge pipe. A kitchen waste processing device characterized by comprising processing means. (2) The kitchen waste processing device according to claim 1, wherein the garbage bag base body is housed in a cassette case that is removably attached around the kitchen waste discharge tube so that it can be fed out. (3) The kitchen waste processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cassette case is airtightly attached around the kitchen waste discharge tube. (4) The kitchen waste processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein one end of the garbage bag base is airtightly joined to an inner wall surface of the cassette case. (5) The kitchen waste processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the bag end processing means includes a bag cutting heater and a bag sealing heater arranged on both sides of the bag cutting heater wire.