KR20170093619A - Food waste treatment apparatus capable of measuring weight of food wastes - Google Patents

Food waste treatment apparatus capable of measuring weight of food wastes Download PDF

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KR20170093619A
KR20170093619A KR1020160015260A KR20160015260A KR20170093619A KR 20170093619 A KR20170093619 A KR 20170093619A KR 1020160015260 A KR1020160015260 A KR 1020160015260A KR 20160015260 A KR20160015260 A KR 20160015260A KR 20170093619 A KR20170093619 A KR 20170093619A
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Abstract

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a food garbage disposal apparatus for feeding and collecting food garbage according to the suction of air in a conveyance pipe, the apparatus comprising: a charging port into which food garbage is charged; a discharge port extending from the lower portion of the charging port, An inlet including an inlet pipe through which an air flow connection is intermittently interrupted; A first opening / closing unit connected to the inlet pipe and interrupting the air flow connection between the inlet pipe and the transfer pipe, and temporarily storing the food waste; A weight measuring unit for measuring a weight of the food waste of the first opening and closing unit; And a second opening and closing unit connected to a rear end of the first opening and closing unit and interrupting a connection between the first opening and closing unit and the conveyance pipe.

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[0001] The present invention relates to a food waste treatment apparatus capable of measuring weight,

The present invention relates to a food waste disposal apparatus capable of measuring weights. More particularly, the present invention relates to a food garbage disposing device capable of measuring the weight of food garbage more precisely by eliminating the airflow effect due to aspiration to other households during the suction process of food garbage to transport the food garbage will be.

As the interest in the environment has increased recently, the government has applied the waste disposal system that differentially imposes the disposal cost depending on the amount of waste disposal for the purpose of reducing the waste disposal amount, and recently the food waste is being expanded.

Food waste According to the amount of food waste, in a residential facility such as an apartment or an office building, each household collects food waste in a special volume bag for the treatment of food waste, and then dumps it to the outdoor food garbage collection facility.

In the process of collecting food garbage in bulk bags in each household, there are problems such as the provision of stinking odor and pest tying from food garbage, and in the process of going outdoors, the people around the house are inconvenienced by the smell of food garbage .

In recent years, in order to solve these problems, a common food waste collection facility has been provided in a residential institution in the community, and a food waste collection facility is connected between each household and a food waste collection facility to collect food waste by vacuum, A centralized food garbage disposal method has been proposed.

Referring to FIG. 1, a method of collecting food garbage will be described. In one household 102, food waste is introduced into the inlet 104 Closing valve 106 is opened and the suction tube 112 is sucked in the suction tube 112 in a state where the opening and closing valve 106 of the other generation 102 is closed to make the transfer tube 108 in a vacuum state, The garbage is transferred to the collection facility 110.

In the centralized food garbage disposal system, it is necessary to measure the amount of food garbage to be consumed by each household 102 by applying a food garbage amount system. When food garbage is sucked by vacuum, another household 102 ), It is difficult to accurately measure the weight of the food waste by each household 102. In addition,

Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1089807 (issued Dec. 12, 2011)

The present invention provides a food garbage disposing apparatus capable of measuring the weight of food garbage more precisely by eliminating the air flow effect caused by aspiration of the food garbage during the aspiration of the food garbage to transport the food garbage .

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a food garbage disposal apparatus for feeding and collecting food garbage according to the suction of air in a conveyance pipe, the apparatus comprising: a charging port into which food garbage is charged; a discharge port extending from the lower portion of the charging port, An inlet including an inlet pipe through which an air flow connection is intermittently interrupted; A first opening / closing unit connected to the inlet pipe and interrupting the air flow connection between the inlet pipe and the transfer pipe, and temporarily storing the food waste; A weight measuring unit for measuring a weight of the food waste of the first opening and closing unit; And a second opening and closing unit connected to a rear end of the first opening and closing unit and interrupting a connection between the first opening and closing unit and the conveyance pipe.

The weight measuring unit may measure the weight of the food garbage when the second opening and closing unit is closed.

The weight measuring unit may be coupled to the first opening and closing unit to measure the total weight of the first opening and closing unit and calculate the weight of the food garbage.

The weight measuring unit may include a load cell supporting a lower portion of the first opening and closing unit and measuring a weight of the first opening and closing unit.

A main body housing in which a space is defined; The first opening / closing unit may be connected to the connection pipe. The first opening / closing unit may be connected to the connection pipe.

Wherein at least one of the first opening / closing unit and the second opening / closing unit includes a valve housing in which a mounting space is defined and through which an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe located at a lower portion of the inlet pipe pass; A sliding plate having an opening corresponding to the inflow pipe and disposed in a lateral direction at a lower end of the inflow pipe and interrupting the communication between the opening and the lower end of the inflow pipe according to a linear reciprocating movement; A rack formed on the sliding plate in the linear reciprocating direction; A pinion engaged with the rack; And a driving unit for rotating the pinion.

Wherein at least one of the first opening / closing unit and the second opening / closing unit comprises: a sealing tube extending downward from an upper surface of the mounting space of the valve housing so that the inlet tube is located inside; A ring-shaped lifting ring body located inside the closed tube so that the inflow pipe is located on the inner side, a first fixing part formed on the upper end of the lifting ring body so as to face the step, An elevating ring including a second fixing part formed opposite to an upper surface of the sliding plate; A first elastic member elastically supporting the lifting ring such that the lifting ring is pressed downward; A first sealing member fixed to the first fixing part and interposed between the first fixing part and the step; And a second sealing member fixed to the second fixing portion and interposed between the second fixing portion and the upper surface of the sliding plate. In this case, when the sliding ring is linearly reciprocated, As shown in Fig.

Wherein the lifting ring includes: a ring-shaped movable ring coupled to an outer periphery of the lifting ring body; The sliding plate may further include a first inclined block extending from the outside of the movable ring and having a first inclined surface inclined downward at both ends thereof. In this case, the upper surface of the sliding plate may be inclined upward And a second inclined block in which a second inclined surface is formed at both ends.

Wherein at least one of the first opening / closing unit and the second opening / closing unit includes a ring-shaped scraper which wipes the upper surface of the sliding plate in accordance with the linear reciprocating motion of the sliding plate, ; And a second elastic member elastically supporting the scraper so that the scraper presses the upper surface of the sliding plate.

The valve housing may further include a guide tube extending downward from an upper surface of the mounting space of the valve housing and guiding the second elastic member so that the inflow pipe is located inside.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to more precisely measure the weight of the food waste by eliminating the air flow effect caused by the suction to the other household during the suction process of the food waste to transport the food waste.

1 is a view for explaining a centralized food garbage disposal method;
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a food waste disposal apparatus,
3 is a front view of an opening and closing unit of a food waste disposal apparatus capable of weighing according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a side view of an opening / closing unit of a food waste disposal apparatus capable of weighing according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 and 6 are views for explaining a method of operating the opening / closing unit of the food waste disposal apparatus capable of weighing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The present invention is capable of various modifications and various embodiments, and specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the detailed description. It is to be understood, however, that the invention is not to be limited to the specific embodiments, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a food waste disposal apparatus capable of measuring weights according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, the same or corresponding components are denoted by the same reference numerals A duplicate description thereof will be omitted.

2 is a view for explaining a configuration of a food waste disposal apparatus capable of weighing according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a front view of an opening / closing unit of a food waste disposal apparatus capable of weighing according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a view showing a food waste disposal apparatus capable of weighing according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a side view of the opening and closing unit of Fig. 5 and 6 are views for explaining a method of operating the opening / closing unit of the food waste disposal apparatus capable of weighing according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 to 6 show a state in which the food waste 10, the feed pipe 11, the feed inlet 12, the feed pipe 14, the feed unit 16, the main body housing 18, the connection pipe 20, The first opening / closing unit 22, the first opening / closing unit 24, the weight measuring unit 26, the load cell 28, the second opening and closing unit 30, the inlet pipe 32, the outlet pipe 34, The valve housing 38, the sliding plate 40, the opening 42, the rack 44, the pinion 46, the step 48, the sealing tube 50, the lifting ring body 52, The first fixing portion 54, the second fixing portion 56, the movable ring 58, the lift ring 60, the first inclined surface 61, the first inclined block 62, the first elastic member 64 A first sealing member 66, a second sealing member 68, a second inclined surface 69, a second inclined block 70, a second elastic member 72, a scraper 74, a guide tube (not shown) 76 are shown.

The food garbage disposing apparatus capable of weighing according to the present embodiment is a food garbage disposing apparatus for feeding and collecting food garbage 10 according to the suction of air in the feed pipe 11, A charging unit 16 including a charging port 12 and a charging pipe 14 extending from a lower portion of the charging port 12 and intermittently intermittently flowing air from the charging pipe 11; ; A first opening / closing unit (24) connected to the inlet pipe (14) and interrupting the air flow connection between the inlet pipe (14) and the transfer pipe (11) and temporarily accommodating the food waste (10); A weight measuring unit (26) for measuring the weight of the food waste (10) of the first opening and closing unit (24); And a second opening / closing unit (30) connected to the rear end of the first opening / closing unit (24) and interrupting the connection between the first opening / closing unit (24) and the conveying pipe (11).

The food waste disposing device capable of weighing according to the present embodiment removes the airflow effect caused by aspiration of the food waste 10 during the aspiration of the food waste 10 in order to transport the food waste 10, 10) can be measured.

The food garbage disposer capable of weighing according to the present embodiment can be installed in each household, and the food garbage disposal apparatus installed in each household can be installed in a transfer pipe connected to the aspirator located in the central collecting facility Respectively. According to the operation of the aspirator located at the central collection facility, food waste of each household is transferred to the collection facility.

One method of transferring food garbage from one household to the central collection facility is to operate the aspirator in the closed state of the other household's conveying pipe and suck the air in the conveying pipe to make it into a vacuum state so that the household garbage disposal device The food garbage of the household moves along the transfer pipe and moves to the central collection facility.

Hereinafter, each configuration of the garbage disposal apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described in detail.

The charging unit 16 is provided with a charging port 12 into which the food waste 10 is charged and a charging port 16 which extends from the lower portion of the charging port 12 and is interrupted intermittently with the conveyance pipe 11 And includes a charging tube (14). The inlet 12 may be coupled to the sink of each household and the food waste 10 generated during the cooking process is introduced into the inlet 12. A pipe-shaped injection pipe 14 is connected to the lower end of the injection port 12, and the injection pipe 14 is interlocked with the transfer pipe 11 and the airflow connection.

Here, the intermittent air flow connection means that an open / close unit for interrupting the communication is disposed between the inlet pipe 14 and the transfer pipe 11, and the open / This means that when the inlet pipe 14 and the transfer pipe 11 are communicated with each other and are air-flow-connected or when the opening and closing unit is closed, the air supply pipe 14 and the transfer pipe 11 are disconnected from each other, do.

The first opening and closing unit 24 is connected to the inlet pipe 14 and interrupts the air flow connection between the inlet pipe 14 and the transfer pipe 11 so that the food waste 10 is temporarily accommodated. The first opening and closing unit 24 is interposed between the charging pipe 14 of the charging unit 16 and the transfer pipe 11 and the air flow connection between the charging pipe 14 and the transfer pipe 11 I will crack down.

When the food garbage 10 is introduced into the charging unit 16 and the second opening and closing unit 30 is closed, the food garbage 10 is introduced into the first opening and closing unit 24 through the inlet pipe 14 And the inlet pipe 14 is connected to the feed pipe 11 in an air stream connection with the opening of the first opening and closing unit 24 so that the food garbage 10 inside the first opening and closing unit 24 is connected to the second And is conveyed to the conveyance pipe 11 through the opening / closing unit 30.

The weight measuring section 26 measures the weight of the food waste 10 of the first opening and closing unit 24. The weight of the food waste 10 flowing into the first opening and closing unit 24 through the charging unit 16 is measured by the weight measuring unit 26. [ A load cell 28 may be used as the weight measuring unit 26. The load cell 28 measures the strain of the load cell 28 according to an external load and measures the weight thereof.

The second opening and closing unit 30 is connected to the rear end of the first opening and closing unit 24 and interrupts the connection between the first opening and closing unit 24 and the conveying pipe 11. The second opening and closing unit 30 is connected to the rear end of the first opening and closing unit 24 and the connection with the conveying pipe 11 is interrupted according to the opening and closing of the second opening and closing unit 30.

The food waste 10 is moved to the inside of the first opening and closing unit 24 through the inlet pipe 14 and the weight measuring unit 26 is moved to the inside of the first opening / The weight of the food waste 10 flowing into the first opening and closing unit 24 is measured. However, when the food waste 10 is transferred from another household when the weight of the food waste 10 of one household is measured, the inside of the transfer pipe 11 connected to the food waste treatment apparatus of each household is temporarily So that the accurate measurement of the weight of the food wastes 10 is interfered with due to the influence of the air current on the food wastes 10 of each generation connected to the end of the conveyance pipe 11 while being in a vacuum state.

Accordingly, in the present invention, the second opening / closing unit 30 is disposed at the rear end of the first opening / closing unit 24 to minimize the airflow influence on the measurement of the weight of the food garbage 10 during transportation of the food waste 10 of another generation The weight of the food waste 10 can be measured more accurately by measuring the weight of the food waste 10 in the first opening and closing unit 24 while the second opening and closing unit 30 is closed.

The weight measuring section 26 measures the weight of the food waste 10 in a state where the second opening and closing unit 30 is closed. Even if the food waste 10 is transferred from another household in the state where the second opening and closing unit 30 is closed, the air flow connection between the transfer pipe 11 and the first opening and closing unit 24 is disconnected, It is possible to accurately measure the weight of the food waste 10 in the food waste 24.

The weight measuring unit 26 is coupled to the first opening and closing unit 24 to measure the total weight of the first opening and closing unit 24 and to calculate the weight of the food waste 10. When the food waste 10 flows into the first opening and closing unit 24, the weight measuring unit 26 measures the total amount of the first opening and closing unit 24 into which the food waste 10 flows, The value obtained by subtracting the weight of the unit 24 itself from the weight of the food waste 10 can be calculated. When the weight of the food waste 10 is measured in such a manner, the load cell 28 supports the lower portion of the first opening and closing unit 24 so that the load cell 28 can measure the total weight of the first opening and closing unit 24 Measurement can be configured.

2, the apparatus for treating garbage according to the present embodiment includes a main body housing 18 in which a space is defined; And a connection pipe 20 connected to the inlet pipe 14 at one end and passing through the main body housing 18. At this time, the first opening / closing unit 24 may be connected to the connection pipe 20.

The body housing 18 constitutes the outer appearance of the food waste disposal apparatus, and other open / close units 24 and 30, a weight measuring unit 26, and the like except the charging unit 16 are built in. One end of the connecting pipe 20 located on the outside of the main body housing 18 is connected to the charging pipe 14 of the charging unit 16 and the other end of the connecting pipe 20 located inside the main housing 18 Closing unit 24 to be described later.

The connection between the inlet pipe 14 and the connecting pipe 20 is connected by a connecting sleeve 22 into which the inlet pipe 14 and the end of the connecting pipe 20 are inserted as shown in FIG. The connection sleeve 22 may be a flexible tube such as a bellows tube or a rubber tube so that the connection sleeve 22 can be easily connected by the flexible connection sleeve 22 even if the position of the inlet tube 14 and the connection tube 20 is reversed.

Hereinafter, with reference to Figs. 3 and 4, the opening and closing units 24 and 30 will be described in detail. The first opening and closing unit 24 and the second opening and closing unit 30 connected to the rear end of the first opening and closing unit 24 may be configured in the same manner as the opening and closing unit described below.

The opening and closing units 24 and 30 are provided with a mounting space 36 and a valve housing 38 through which the outflow pipe 34 positioned below the inflow pipe 32 and the inflow pipe 32 passes, ; An opening portion 42 corresponding to the inflow pipe 32 is formed and is horizontally arranged at the lower end of the inflow pipe 32 so that the communication between the opening portion 42 and the lower end of the inflow pipe 32 is interrupted A sliding plate (40); A rack 44 formed in the sliding plate 40 in a linear reciprocating direction; A pinion 46 which is engaged with the rack 44; And a driving unit (not shown) for rotating the pinion 46.

The valve housing 38 constitutes the appearance of the opening and closing units 24 and 30 and each component is disposed in the mounting space 36 of the valve housing 38. An inlet pipe 32 and an outlet pipe 34 are disposed so as to pass through an upper side of the valve housing 38 and a lower side opposite to the valve housing 38. The inlet pipe 32 is an inlet through which the food waste 10 flows, 34 constitute an outlet through which the food waste 10 flows out.

When the opening / closing unit constitutes the first opening / closing unit 24 located at the lower side of the charging pipe 14, the charging pipe 14 is connected to the inlet pipe 32 by the connecting sleeve 22.

The sliding plate 40 is disposed between the lower end of the inflow pipe 32 and the upper end of the outflow pipe 34 and linearly reciprocates in the lateral direction so that the lower end of the inflow pipe 32 and the upper end of the outflow pipe 34 . That is, the sliding plate 40 is provided with an opening 42 corresponding to the inflow pipe 32, and the sliding plate 40 is disposed laterally at the lower end of the inflow pipe 32, The opening 42 of the sliding plate 40 and the lower end of the inflow pipe 32 are located on the same line or separated from each other and interlocked with each other.

The rack 44 is formed in the sliding plate 40 in the linear reciprocating direction for linear reciprocating movement of the sliding plate 40 and the pinion 46 is engaged with the rack 44 The sliding plate 40 having the rack 44 formed in accordance with the rotation of the pinion 46 by the driving unit makes a linear reciprocating movement. A motor may be used as the driving unit (not shown), and a gear for adjusting the amount of rotation may be disposed between the motor and the pinion 46.

The opening and closing units 24 and 30 are provided with a sealing tube 36 extending downward from the upper surface of the mounting space 36 of the valve housing 38 so that the inflow pipe 32 is located inside, (50); A ring-shaped lift ring main body 52 located inside the hermetically sealed tube 50 such that the inlet pipe 32 is located inside the first ring shaped ring 50, An elevating ring (60) including a fixing portion (54) and a second fixing portion (56) formed at the lower end of the elevating ring body (52) so as to face the upper surface of the sliding plate (40); A first elastic member (64) elastically supporting the lifting ring (60) so that the lifting ring (60) is pressed downward; A first sealing member 66 fixed to the first fixing portion 54 and interposed between the first fixing portion 54 and the step 48; And a second sealing member 68 fixed to the second fixing portion 56 and interposed between the second fixing portion 56 and the upper surface of the sliding plate 40. From these constructions, it is possible to keep the inside of the charging tube 14 in a closed state in a state in which the opening / closing units 24, 30 are closed.

The sealing tube 50 extends downward from the upper surface of the mounting space 36 of the valve housing 38 so that the inflow pipe 32 extending to the inside of the valve housing 38 is located inside, The stepped portion 48 is formed inwardly.

The lifting and lowering ring 60 includes a ring-shaped lifting ring main body 52 located inside the hermetically sealed tube 50 so that the inflow pipe 32 is positioned on the inner side, And a second fixing portion 56 formed opposite to the upper surface of the sliding plate 40 at the lower end of the lifting ring main body 52. The first fixing portion 54 is formed to face the step 48 of the sliding plate 40, . The lifting and lowering ring 60 is elastically supported by the first elastic member 64 and moves up and down according to the linear reciprocating movement of the sliding plate 40.

The ring-shaped lifting ring main body 52 is interposed between the sealing tube 50 and the inflow pipe 32 so that the inflow pipe 32 is positioned on the inner side. The first fixing portion 54 extends along the outer periphery of the lift ring main body 52 so as to face the step 48 of the hermetically sealed tube 50 along the outer surface of the sliding plate 40, And the fixing portion 56 is extended.

A ring-shaped first sealing member 66 is fixed to the first fixing portion 54 and a first sealing member 66 is interposed between the step 48 of the sealing tube 50 and the first fixing portion 54 . A ring-shaped second sealing member 68 is fixed to the second fixing portion 56 and a second sealing member 68 is interposed between the upper surface of the sliding plate 40 and the second fixing portion 56. Thus, the inside of the inlet pipe 14 is sealed by the first sealing member 66 and the second sealing member 68 while the opening / closing units 24 and 30 are closed.

The first elastic member 64 is interposed between the upper surface of the mounting space 36 of the valve housing 38 and the lift ring 60. The elastic force of the first elastic member 64 prevents the lift ring 60 The first sealing member 66 and the second sealing member 68 of the lifting and lowering ring 60 press the step 48 of the sealing tube 50 and the upper surface of the sliding plate 40 to maintain the sealed state do. As the first elastic member 64, a coil spring may be used.

The lift ring 60 is configured to reciprocate up and down in accordance with the linear reciprocating motion of the sliding plate 40. That is, the lift ring 60 is configured to move up and down according to opening and closing of the opening and closing units 24 and 30 in accordance with the linear reciprocating motion of the sliding plate 40. In the closed state of the opening and closing units 24 and 30, The elastic member 64 pressurizes the lifting ring 60 to maintain the closed state of the charging tube 14. When the opening and closing units 24 and 30 are opened, the lifting ring 60 moves upward, 14 are released from the sealed state.

The lifting and lowering ring 60 includes a ring-shaped movable ring 58 (not shown) coupled to the outer periphery of the lifting ring body 52 to interlock the linear reciprocating motion of the sliding plate 40 and the lifting and lowering motion of the lifting ring 60, )and; The sliding plate 40 may further include a first inclined block 62 extending from the outer side of the movable ring 58 and having a first inclined surface 61 inclined downward at both ends thereof. The second inclined block 70 may be coupled to the first inclined surface 61 so that the second inclined surface 69 is inclined upward.

The movable ring 58 is ring-shaped and engaged with the outer periphery of the lifting ring body 52 in a state where the lifting ring body 52 is inserted. The first inclined block 62 is extended from the outside of the movable ring 58 and coupled to both ends of the first inclined block 62 to form a first inclined surface 61 inclined downward. A second inclined block 70 is formed on the upper surface of the sliding plate 40 and has a second inclined surface 69 inclined upwardly corresponding to the first inclined surface 61.

Since the movable ring 58 is coupled to the lifting ring 60, the lifting ring 60 moves upward and downward in conjunction with the upward and downward movement of the movable ring 58. [

5 and 6 illustrate a state in which the movable ring 58 moves upward according to a linear reciprocating motion of the sliding plate 40. Referring to FIGS. 5 and 6, when the lifting and lowering ring 60 is moved up and down The sliding plate 40 is moved in the right direction to open the opening and closing units 24 and 30 so that the second inclination The first inclined surface 61 of the first inclined block 62 of the movable ring 58 ascends along the second inclined surface 69 of the second inclined block 70 while the block 70 moves to the right 5). The first inclined block 62 is placed on the first inclined block 62, and the movable ring 58 is moved upward (see FIG. 6).

 Thereafter, when the sliding plate 40 is moved to the left to close the opening / closing units 24 and 30, the first inclined block 62 of the movable ring 58 ascends and descends on the second inclined block 70 The movable ring 58 descends downward. Due to the lifting and lowering of the movable ring 58, the lifting ring 60 keeps the inside of the charging tube 14 in the closed state or releases the sealed state.

The opening and closing units 24 and 30 include a ring shaped scraper 74 that wipes the upper surface of the sliding plate 40 in response to the linear reciprocation of the sliding plate 40 inserted into the inlet pipe 32, a scraper; And a second elastic member 72 for elastically supporting the scraper 74 so that the scraper 74 presses the upper surface of the sliding plate 40. From these configurations, the upper surface of the sliding plate 40 can be wiped off.

In the case of the first opening and closing unit 24, the food waste 10 is put on the upper surface of the sliding plate 40 through the inlet pipe 14 and the inlet pipe 32. In the process of using the food waste 10, The debris can be fixed to the upper surface of the sliding plate 40. Accordingly, the scraper 74 is configured to wipe the upper surface of the sliding plate 40 in a linear reciprocating motion of the sliding plate 40.

The scraper 74 is formed in a ring shape so as to insert the end of the inflow pipe 32 and has a downward sloped surface on the outer surface so that a blade is formed at the lower end of the scraper 74 facing the upper surface of the sliding plate 40. The second elastic member 72 is interposed between the upper surface of the mounting space 36 of the valve housing 38 and the upper end of the scraper 74 so that the lower end of the scraper 74 presses the upper surface of the sliding plate 40 74 are elastically supported.

The scraper 74 moves along the upper surface of the sliding plate 40 as the sliding plate 40 linearly reciprocates while the lower end of the scraper 74 presses the upper surface of the sliding plate 40 by the second elastic member 72, The food waste (10) will be wiped off the residue. In this embodiment, a coil spring is used as the second elastic member 72.

On the other hand, while separating the coil spring used as the first elastic member 64 and the coil spring used as the second elastic member 72, the compression of the coil spring used as the first and second elastic members 64 and 72 The guide tube 76 may extend downward from the upper surface of the mounting space 36 of the valve housing 38 so that the inflow pipe 32 is located inside to guide the restoration. The coil spring used as the second elastic member 72 is disposed inside the guide tube 76 so as to insert the inlet pipe 32 so as to elastically support the upper end of the scraper 74 at the lower end thereof, Thereby guiding the compression and restoration of the coil spring that occurs during the linear reciprocating movement. A coil spring used as the first elastic member 64 is disposed in the guide tube 76 so that the guide tube 76 is located inside and thereby the compression and restoration of the coil spring used as the first elastic member 64 Guide at the same time.

Hereinafter, an operation process of the food waste disposal apparatus capable of weighing according to the present embodiment will be described.

When the food waste 10 is introduced through the input unit 16 in the state where the first opening and closing unit 24 and the second opening and closing unit 30 are closed, the food garbage 10 is discharged through the inlet pipe 14, And flows into the interior of the unit 24. At this time, the weight of the food waste 10 flowing into the first opening and closing unit 24 is measured while the second opening and closing unit 30 is closed. Since the second opening and closing unit 30 is closed even if the food waste 10 is conveyed from another household in the process of measuring the weight of the food waste 10 flowing into the first opening and closing unit 24, The air flow connection between the first opening / closing unit 24 and the transfer pipe 11 is disconnected, so that the weight of the inside of the first opening and closing unit 24 can be accurately measured by the weight measuring unit 26. After the weight of the food waste 10 is measured, the second opening and closing unit 30 and the first opening and closing unit 24 are opened according to the operation of the user, and the first and second opening and closing units 24 and 24 are opened according to the air suction of the conveyance pipe 11 by the aspirator, The food waste 10 in the opening and closing unit 24 is transferred to the central collecting facility via the second opening and closing unit 30 and the conveying pipe 11.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the following claims And changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

10: Food waste 11: Transfer pipe
12: inlet 14: inlet tube
16: input portion 18: main housing
20: connector 22: connecting sleeve
24: first open / close unit 30: second open /
26: Weighing part 28: Load cell
32: inlet pipe 34: outlet pipe
36: mounting space 38: valve housing
40: sliding plate 42: opening
44: rack 46: pinion
48: Step 50: Closed tube
52: lifting ring body 54: first fixing part
56: second fixing portion 58: movable ring
60: lift ring 61: first inclined surface
62: first inclination block 64: first elastic member
66: first sealing material 68: second sealing material
69: second inclined surface 70: second inclined block
72: second elastic member 74: scraper
76: guide tube

Claims (10)

A food garbage disposal apparatus for feeding and collecting food garbage according to the suction of air in a transfer pipe,
A charging unit including a charging port into which food garbage is charged and a charging pipe extending from a lower portion of the charging port and intermittently interrupting air flow connection with the conveying pipe;
A first opening / closing unit connected to the inlet pipe and interrupting the air flow connection between the inlet pipe and the transfer pipe, and temporarily storing the food waste;
A weight measuring unit for measuring a weight of the food waste of the first opening and closing unit;
And a second opening / closing unit connected to a rear end of the first opening / closing unit and interrupting a connection between the first opening / closing unit and the conveying pipe.
The method according to claim 1,
The weighing unit may include:
Wherein the weight of the food garbage is measured while the second opening / closing unit is closed.
The method according to claim 1,
The weighing unit may include:
Wherein the weight of the food garbage is measured by measuring the total weight of the first opening / closing unit and the weight of the food garbage.
The method of claim 3,
The weighing unit may include:
And a load cell for supporting the lower part of the first opening / closing unit and measuring the weight of the first opening / closing unit.
The method according to claim 1,
A main body housing in which a space is defined;
And a connection pipe connected to the inlet pipe at one end and passing through the main body housing,
And the first opening / closing unit is connected to the connection pipe.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein at least one of the first opening / closing unit and the second opening /
A valve housing in which a mounting space is defined and through which an inflow pipe and an outflow pipe located at a lower portion of the inflow pipe pass;
A sliding plate having an opening corresponding to the inflow pipe and disposed in a lateral direction at a lower end of the inflow pipe and interrupting the communication between the opening and the lower end of the inflow pipe according to a linear reciprocating movement;
A rack formed on the sliding plate in the linear reciprocating direction;
A pinion engaged with the rack;
And a driving unit for rotating the pinion.
The method according to claim 6,
Wherein at least one of the first opening / closing unit and the second opening /
A sealing tube extending downward from an upper surface of the mounting space of the valve housing such that the inflow tube is located inside;
A ring-shaped lifting ring body located inside the closed tube so that the inflow pipe is located on the inner side, a first fixing part formed on the upper end of the lifting ring body so as to face the step, An elevating ring including a second fixing part formed opposite to an upper surface of the sliding plate;
A first elastic member elastically supporting the lifting ring such that the lifting ring is pressed downward;
A first sealing member fixed to the first fixing part and interposed between the first fixing part and the step;
And a second sealing member fixed to the second fixing portion and interposed between the second fixing portion and the upper surface of the sliding plate,
Wherein the lifting ring reciprocates upward and downward in accordance with a linear reciprocating motion of the sliding plate.
8. The method of claim 7,
The lift ring
A ring-shaped movable ring coupled to an outer periphery of the lifting ring body;
And a first inclined block extending from the outside of the movable ring and having a first inclined surface inclined downward at both ends thereof,
Wherein the sliding plate is coupled to a second inclined block having a second inclined surface inclined upwardly corresponding to the first inclined surface at both ends thereof.
The method according to claim 6,
Wherein at least one of the first opening / closing unit and the second opening /
A ring-shaped scraper for wiping the upper surface of the sliding plate in accordance with a linear reciprocating motion of the sliding plate;
Further comprising a second elastic member elastically supporting the scraper so that the scraper presses the upper surface of the sliding plate.
10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the valve housing comprises:
Further comprising a guide tube extending downward from an upper surface of the mounting space of the valve housing to guide the second elastic member so that the inlet pipe is located inside.
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