CN108396831B - Quick-dismantling structure of food waste disposer and food waste disposer with same - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a quick-dismantling structure of a food waste disposer and the food waste disposer with the quick-dismantling structure, the quick-dismantling structure comprises a hanging ring, rolling bodies and a turnbuckle ring, wherein a through hanging hole is formed in the peripheral wall of the hanging ring, the hanging hole is provided with an inner end and an outer end, at least two rolling bodies are arranged in the hanging hole in the circumferential direction of the hanging ring in a one-to-one correspondence manner, a turnbuckle ring is sleeved on the hanging ring in a relatively rotatable manner, a back-off groove which is in one-to-one correspondence with the hanging hole is formed in the inner wall of the turnbuckle ring, the turnbuckle ring is provided with a locking position and a release position, the turnbuckle ring extrudes the rolling bodies in the locking position so that a part of the rolling bodies extends out from the inner end of the hanging hole, and the back-off groove is opposite to the hanging hole in the release position so that the rolling bodies can roll into the back-off groove at least partially. The quick-dismantling structure of the food waste disposer provided by the embodiment of the invention realizes quick installation and dismantling of the disposer body, and improves user satisfaction.

Description

Quick-dismantling structure of food waste disposer and food waste disposer with same

Technical Field

The invention relates to a quick-dismantling structure of a food waste disposer and the food waste disposer with the quick-dismantling structure.

Background

The connection mechanism for mounting the garbage crusher and the water tank on the market is mainly of a screwing structure, and the following two problems still exist although the garbage crusher is not easy to loosen after being mounted:

during installation, a tool is needed, and only a part of products can be tightly matched by rotating with extremely large force;

inconvenient dismantlement, the partial structure of screwing of current method has set up the anti-loosening, and anti-loosening becomes the hindrance of dismantling when dismantling, and partial machine is consequently unusual difficult to dismantle.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. Therefore, the invention provides a quick-dismantling structure of the food waste disposer, which can conveniently realize the installation and the dismantling of the food waste disposer.

The invention also aims to provide the food waste disposer with the quick-dismantling structure of the food waste disposer.

According to the quick-release structure of the food waste disposer, the quick-release structure comprises: the hanging ring is provided with a through hanging hole on the peripheral wall of the hanging ring, the hanging hole is provided with an inner end and an outer end, and at least two hanging holes are arranged along the peripheral direction of the hanging ring; the rolling bodies are arranged in the hanging holes in a one-to-one correspondence manner; the rotary buckle ring is sleeved on the hanging ring in a relatively rotatable manner, the inner wall of the rotary buckle ring is provided with relief grooves corresponding to the hanging holes one by one, the rotary buckle ring is provided with a locking position and a release position, the rotary buckle ring presses the rolling bodies in the locking position so that a part of the rolling bodies extend out from the inner ends of the hanging holes, and the relief grooves are opposite to the hanging holes in the release position so that at least a part of the rolling bodies can roll into the relief grooves.

According to the quick-dismantling structure of the food waste disposer, as the rotary buckle ring is provided with the locking position and the releasing position, the rolling body in the hanging hole at the locking position is in interference fit with the main body of the disposer under the extrusion action of the rotary buckle ring, and the yielding groove on the rotary buckle ring is opposite to the hanging hole on the hanging ring at the releasing position, so that the rolling body can roll into the yielding groove partially, and the locking of the main body of the disposer is released. Therefore, when the processor main body needs to be disassembled, only the turnbuckle ring needs to be rotated, so that a user does not need to use tools, and the installation and the disassembly of the processor main body can be completed without using excessive driving force, and the processor main body is quickly installed and disassembled.

In some embodiments, the width and depth of the plurality of relief grooves are gradually increased in the same rotation direction.

In some embodiments, the rolling bodies are spheres, and the portions of the hanging holes adjacent to the inner ends gradually decrease in diameter from outside to inside.

In some embodiments, one of the hanging ring and the screwing ring is provided with a rotation limiting groove for limiting the rotation angle, and the other one of the hanging ring and the screwing ring is provided with a rotation limiting piece matched with the rotation limiting groove.

In some specific embodiments, a rotation limiting protrusion for clamping the rotation limiting member at the end of the rotation limiting groove is arranged on the inner wall of the rotation limiting groove.

In some specific embodiments, the rotation limiting member is a rotation limiting screw threaded on the hanging ring.

According to an embodiment of the invention, a food waste disposer includes: a flange assembly adapted to be mounted at a sink opening of a sink; the processor main body is arranged below the flange assembly, a sleeve pipe is arranged at the top of the processor main body, a connecting groove is formed in the outer wall of the sleeve pipe, and a crushing cavity is defined in the processor main body; the quick-dismantling structure of the food waste disposer comprises a flange assembly, a hanging ring, a sleeve, a connecting groove, a rolling body, a connecting groove, a connecting hole and a connecting groove.

According to the food waste disposer disclosed by the embodiment of the invention, due to the quick-dismantling structure, a user does not need to complete the installation and dismantling of the disposer body by means of tools and without using excessive driving force, so that the quick installation and dismantling of the disposer body are realized.

In some embodiments, the flange assembly comprises: the water tank flange is matched with the water tank opening, and one end of the water tank flange extends out of the water tank opening; the hanging ring is sleeved on the water tank flange, and the hanging ring is clamped on the water tank flange through a limiting snap ring.

In some embodiments, the flange assembly further comprises: the flange support piece is sleeved on the water tank flange, the flange support piece is positioned between the flanging of the water tank flange and the hanging ring, and the part, surrounding the water tank opening, of the water tank is clamped between the flanging and the flange support piece; the compressing piece is connected between the hanging ring and the flange supporting piece, and the length of the compressing piece between the hanging ring and the flange supporting piece is adjustable.

In some embodiments, a clamping edge is arranged on the inner periphery of the hanging ring, and a pre-tightening shock-absorbing gasket is arranged between the clamping edge and the sleeved pipe.

Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

Drawings

The foregoing and/or additional aspects and advantages of the invention will become apparent and may be better understood from the following description of embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

fig. 1 is a schematic view of the overall structure of a food waste disposer in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an exploded view of the overall structure of the food waste disposer in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of a food waste disposer in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the overall structure of a clasp according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

a food waste disposer 1,

A quick-release structure 10,

A hanging ring 110,

A hanging hole 111, a clamping edge 113, a limiting hole 115, a rotation limiting piece 116, a washer 117,

A rotary buckle 120,

A relief groove 121, a rotation limiting groove 122, a rotation limiting protrusion 1221,

Rolling elements 130,

A processor main body 20,

A sleeve tube 210,

A connecting groove 211,

Flange assembly 30,

A sink flange 310,

A flanging 311,

Flange support 320,

A pressing member 330,

A water trough gasket 340,

A limit snap ring 350,

The cushion ring 40 is preloaded.

Detailed Description

Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar reference numerals refer to like or similar elements or elements having like or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are illustrative only and are not to be construed as limiting the invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings are merely for convenience in describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, features defining "first", "second" may include one or more such features, either explicitly or implicitly. In the description of the present invention, unless otherwise indicated, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless explicitly specified and limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, and may be either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected, for example; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention will be understood in specific cases by those of ordinary skill in the art.

The following describes a specific structure of a quick release structure 10 of a food waste disposer in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention with reference to fig. 1-4.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the quick release structure 10 of the food waste disposer according to the embodiment of the invention includes a hanging ring 110, rolling bodies 130 and a turnbuckle ring 120, wherein a through hanging hole 111 is provided on a peripheral wall of the hanging ring 110, the hanging hole 111 has an inner end and an outer end, at least two hanging holes 111 are provided along a peripheral direction of the hanging ring 110, the rolling bodies 130 are provided in the hanging hole 111 in a one-to-one correspondence, the turnbuckle ring 120 is rotatably sleeved on the hanging ring 110 in a relatively rotatable manner, a relief groove 121 in a one-to-one correspondence with the hanging hole 111 is provided on an inner wall of the turnbuckle ring 120, the turnbuckle ring 120 has a locking position in which the turnbuckle ring 120 presses the rolling bodies 130 so that a part of the rolling bodies 130 protrudes from the inner end of the hanging hole 111, and a releasing position in which the relief groove 121 faces the hanging hole 111 so that the rolling bodies 130 can roll into the relief groove 121 at least partially.

It will be appreciated that the quick release structure 10 of the present embodiment is a component of the food waste disposer 1 for connecting to a water tank opening, and the portion for disposing of food waste is a disposer body 20 connected to the quick release structure 10. The hanging ring 110 is connected to the water tub opening and the disposer body 20, respectively. When the clasp ring 120 is in the locked position, the clasp ring 120 presses the rolling body 130 such that a portion of the rolling body 130 protrudes from the inner end of the mounting hole 111, and since the mounting ring 110 is connected to the water tank opening and the disposer body 20, respectively, that is, the portion of the rolling body 130 protruding from the inner end of the mounting hole 111 is caught between the mounting ring 110 and the water tank opening or between the mounting ring 110 and the disposer body 20, the water tank opening and the disposer body 20 are not separable due to the interference of the rolling body 130 in the mounting hole 111, no matter which two parts are caught. When the swivel ring 120 is rotated to move from the locking position to the releasing position, the rolling bodies 130 can partially move into the relief grooves 121, so that the rolling bodies 130 are not clamped between the hanging ring 110 and the water tank or between the hanging ring 110 and the processor main body 20, that is, there is no interference fit between the water slot and the processor main body 20 due to the rolling bodies 130, that is, the processor main body 20 can be detached from the water slot easily.

In addition, since the hanging hole 111 is provided with at least two rolling bodies 130 along the circumferential direction of the hanging ring 110, that is, at least two rolling bodies 130 are caught between the hanging ring 110 and the water tub opening or between the hanging ring 110 and the disposer body 20 in the locking position, the connection reliability between the disposer body 20 and the water tub opening is increased, and the possibility of accidental falling of the disposer body 20 is reduced.

Advantageously, two or more hooking holes 111 are uniformly distributed along the circumference of the hooking ring 110, whereby the connection reliability between the disposer body 20 and the sink opening can be further improved.

Advantageously, two or more hanging ports are spaced apart in the axial direction of the hanging ring 110, whereby the connection reliability between the disposer body 20 and the sink port can be further improved.

Of course, it should be noted that the number and distribution positions of the hanging holes 111 are not limited to the above description, and may be adjusted according to actual needs.

It should be noted that, the principle of detaching the processor body 20 is substantially the same when the rolling element 130 is clamped between the hanging ring 110 and the water slot or between the hanging ring 110 and the processor body 20, and the quick-release structure 10 is described below by taking the rolling element 130 clamped between the hanging ring 110 and the processor body 20 as an example for convenience of description. Of course, the rolling bodies 130 are not limited to being positioned between the hanging ring 110 and the processor body 20 for convenience of description only.

According to the quick release structure 10 of the food waste disposer of the embodiment of the invention, since the swivel ring 120 has a locking position and a release position, the rolling body 130 in the hanging hole 111 at the locking position is in interference fit with the disposer body 20 under the extrusion action of the swivel ring 120, and the relief groove 121 on the swivel ring 120 is opposite to the hanging hole 111 on the hanging ring 110 at the release position, so that the rolling body 130 can be partially rolled into the relief groove 121, thereby unlocking the disposer body 20. Therefore, when the processor body 20 needs to be disassembled, only the swivel ring 120 needs to be rotated, so that a user can complete the assembly and disassembly of the processor body 20 without using an excessive driving force without using a tool, and the rapid assembly and disassembly of the processor body 20 are realized.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 4, the width and depth of the plurality of relief grooves 121 are gradually increased in the same rotation direction. It should be noted that, since the plurality of relief grooves 121 are disposed in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of mounting holes 111, that is, the plurality of relief grooves 121 are distributed in the circumferential direction of the mounting ring 110, and the turnbuckle ring 120 is rotatably sleeved on the mounting ring 110, the same rotation direction refers to the rotation direction (clockwise or counterclockwise) of the turnbuckle ring 120, and the relief grooves 121 on the turnbuckle ring 120 are opposite to the mounting holes 111 of the mounting ring 110 according to the above-mentioned release position so that the rolling bodies 130 can roll into the relief grooves 121 at least partially. Thus, the same rotational direction herein specifically refers to the rotational direction of the spin ring 120 from the locked position toward the released position.

It will be appreciated that in the locked position the swivel ring 120 presses the roller body 130 against the projection from the mounting hole 111 and in the released position the relief groove 121 in the swivel ring 120 is aligned with the mounting hole 111 to allow the roller body 130 to enter the relief groove 121. According to the foregoing, in the rotational direction of the turn-buckle ring 120 from the locking position toward the releasing position, the width and depth of each relief groove 121 are gradually increased, whereby the dimensions of the relief grooves 121 can be made smaller in the locking position, ensuring the pressing action of the turn-buckle ring 120 on the rolling elements 130, and the dimensions of the relief grooves 121 are made larger in the releasing position, ensuring that the rolling elements 130 can enter the relief grooves 121 more easily.

In summary, the width and depth of each relief groove 121 gradually ensure the reliability of locking or releasing the rolling elements 130 to the processor body 20 in the rotational direction of the turnbuckle ring 120 from the locking position toward the releasing position.

It should be noted that, the relief groove 121 is only required to ensure that the rolling element 130 can easily enter the relief groove 121 in the release position, so as to release the locking of the processor main body 20, and the shape and size of the relief groove 121 are not specifically limited, and the shape and size of the relief groove 121 may be appropriately designed according to the shape of the spin ring 120 and the size of the rolling element 130.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 2, the rolling bodies 130 are spheres, and the portions of the hanging holes 111 adjacent to the inner ends gradually decrease in diameter from the outside to the inside. It will be appreciated that the formation of the rolling bodies 130 as balls may facilitate rolling of the rolling bodies 130 into the relief groove 121 when the spin ring 120 is in the release position. The gradually decreasing outer to inner aperture of the portion of the hanging hole 111 adjacent to the inner end can prevent the radial inner side of the hanging ring 110 from leaking out of the hanging hole 111, thereby avoiding the occurrence of the phenomenon that the rolling elements 130 are lost.

Of course, the rolling element 130 is not limited to a sphere, and may have other shapes such as an ellipsoid and a cylinder. The hanging hole 111 is formed as a tapered hole, a spherical hole, or a gradual change hole of other shapes, the hole diameter of which decreases from the outer end to the inner end.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 2, one of the hanging ring 110 and the swivel ring 120 is provided with a rotation limiting groove 122 for limiting a rotation angle, and the other of the hanging ring 110 and the swivel ring 120 is provided with a rotation limiting piece 116 fitted in the rotation limiting groove 122.

It will be appreciated that in some embodiments the hanging ring 110 has a rotation limiting slot 122 and the turnbuckle ring 120 has a rotation limiting feature 116. In some embodiments, the rotation limiting feature 116 is provided on the hanging ring 110 and the rotation limiting slot 122 is provided on the turnbuckle ring 120. The rotation limiting slot 122 is provided on the swivel ring 120, and the rotation limiting member 116 is provided on the hanging ring 110. It will be appreciated that, since the process of locking and releasing the rolling bodies 130 to the processor body 20 is completed by rotating the swivel ring 120, if no rotation limiting structure is provided between the hanging ring 110 and the swivel ring 120, that is, the swivel ring 120 can rotate 360 °, excessive rotation of the swivel ring 120 during use may result, and thus the user cannot quickly make the relief groove 121 on the swivel ring 120 correspond to the hanging hole 111 of the hanging ring 110, which affects quick detachment of the processor body 20.

When the rotation limiting member 116 is disposed on the hanging ring 110, the rotation limiting groove 122 is disposed on the turnbuckle ring 120, so as to control the rotation angle of the turnbuckle ring 120, and thus, the turnbuckle ring 120 can be accurately positioned at the locking position or the releasing position, thereby realizing rapid installation and disassembly of the processor main body 20.

In some specific embodiments, as shown in fig. 2 and 4, a rotation limiting protrusion 1221 for locking the rotation limiting member 116 to an end of the rotation limiting groove 122 is provided on an inner wall of the rotation limiting groove 122. Thus, the rotation limiting protrusion 1221 can ensure that the rotation limiting portion 116 limits the end of the rotation groove 122 to ensure that the spin ring 120 can be caught in the locking position or the releasing position, thereby improving the reliability of the spin ring 120.

Advantageously, rotation limiting protrusions 1221 are provided at both ends of the rotation limiting groove 122, so that a locked position or a released position where the rotation limiting member 116 is not stably held due to an unexpected rotation of the rotation limiting member 120 is prevented.

In some specific embodiments, as shown in FIG. 2, rotation limiting feature 116 is a rotation limiting screw that is threaded onto hanging ring 110. The rotation limiting screw is adopted without specially processing a rotation limiting piece 116, so that the structure of the quick-release structure 10 is simplified, and the production cost of the quick-release structure 10 is reduced. Of course, the swivel could be other structures such as a pin that is interference fit on the hanging ring 110.

In some alternative embodiments, as shown in fig. 4, the rotation limiting groove 122 is a plurality of grooves surrounding the circumferential direction of the spin ring 120, whereby the rotation angle of the spin ring 120 can be better limited.

The following describes a specific construction of a quick release structure 10 of a food waste disposer in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention with reference to fig. 1-4.

The quick release structure 10 of the food waste disposer of this embodiment includes a hanging ring 110, rolling bodies 130 and a turnbuckle ring 120, wherein a through hanging hole 111 is provided on the peripheral wall of the hanging ring 110, the hanging hole 111 has an inner end and an outer end, two hanging holes 111 are provided along the circumferential direction of the hanging ring 110, one rolling body 130 formed as a rolling ball is fitted in each hanging hole 111, the turnbuckle ring 120 is rotatably sleeved on the hanging ring 110 relatively, two yielding grooves 121 corresponding to the two hanging holes 111 one by one are provided on the inner wall of the turnbuckle ring 120, the turnbuckle ring 120 has a locking position in which the turnbuckle ring 120 presses the rolling bodies 130 so that a part of the rolling bodies 130 extends out from the inner end of the hanging hole 111, and a releasing position in which the yielding grooves 121 face the hanging hole 111 so that the rolling bodies 130 can roll into the yielding grooves 121 at least partially. The width and depth of the two relief grooves 121 gradually increase in the direction of rotation of the clasp 120 from the locking position toward the release position.

The hanging ring 110 is provided with a limiting hole 115, a limited rotation piece 116 is arranged in the limiting hole 115, the turnbuckle ring 120 is provided with a rotation limiting groove 122 matched with the limited rotation piece 116, and the turnbuckle ring 120 can only rotate within a certain angle range due to the matching of the limited rotation piece 116 and the rotation limiting groove 122. One end of the rotation limiting groove 122 is provided with a rotation limiting protrusion 1221 that defines the rotation limiting member 116. In the rotational direction of the turn-buckle ring 120 from the locking position toward the releasing position, the rotation limiting protrusion 1221 is located at the upstream end of the rotation limiting groove 122, i.e., the rotation limiting piece 116 is engaged with the rotation limiting protrusion 1221 when the turn-buckle ring 120 is in the locking position.

The quick-release structure 10 of the food waste disposer of this embodiment can complete the installation and the disassembly of the main body and the water notch of the disposer by rotating the rotary snap ring 120, so that the user does not need to use tools, and can complete the installation and the disassembly of the main body 20 of the disposer, thereby realizing the quick installation and the disassembly of the main body 20 of the disposer.

The specific structure of the food waste disposer 1 in accordance with the embodiments of the present invention is described below with reference to fig. 1-4.

As shown in fig. 1 to 4, the food waste disposer 1 according to the embodiment of the invention includes a disposer main body 20, a flange assembly 30 and the quick-release structure 10 of the food waste disposer, where the flange assembly 30 is suitable for being mounted at a water port of a water tank, the disposer main body 20 is disposed below the flange assembly 30, a mounting tube 210 is disposed at the top of the disposer main body 20, a connecting groove 211 is disposed on the outer wall of the mounting tube 210, a grinding cavity is defined in the disposer main body 20, a hanging ring 110 is connected to the flange assembly 30, the mounting tube 210 is sleeved in the hanging ring 110, the connecting groove 211 is disposed opposite to the hanging hole 111, and a part of the rolling body 130 is clamped in the hanging hole 111 and a part of the rolling body is clamped in the connecting groove 211.

It will be appreciated that, as described above, when the turnbuckle ring 120 is in the locked position, the rolling bodies 130 are pressed by the turnbuckle ring 120, and a portion of the rolling bodies 130 is exposed from the hanging hole 111. At this time, the rolling bodies 130 fitted in the mounting holes 111 are partially caught in the mounting holes 111 and partially caught in the coupling grooves 211, so that the disposer body 20 is coupled to the mounting ring 110, and the flange assembly 30 mounted at the sink opening of the sink is coupled to the mounting ring 110. Therefore, the disposer body 20 can be more firmly connected to the sink. However, when the turnbuckle ring 120 rotates to the release position, the relief groove 121 on the turnbuckle ring 120 is opposite to the mounting hole 111 on the mounting ring 110, and at this time, rotating the mounting tube 210 can make a portion of the rolling element 130 enter the relief groove 121, that is, the rolling element 130 is separated from the connecting groove 211 of the mounting tube 210.

In summary, when the processor main body 20 needs to be disassembled, only the swivel ring 120 needs to be rotated, so that the user can complete the assembly and disassembly of the processor main body 20 without using excessive driving force without using tools, and the rapid assembly and disassembly of the processor main body 20 are realized.

According to the food waste disposer 1 of the embodiment of the present invention, with the quick release structure 10 described above, a user does not need to use a tool to complete the mounting and dismounting of the disposer body 20, and an excessive driving force is not required, so that the quick mounting and dismounting of the disposer body 20 is realized.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1-3, the flange assembly 30 includes a sink flange 310, the sink flange 310 being fitted at the sink opening, one end of the sink flange 310 protruding from the sink opening. The hanging ring 110 is sleeved on the water tank flange 310, and the hanging ring 110 is clamped on the water tank flange 310 through the limiting snap ring 350.

It can be appreciated that the hanging ring 110 is clamped on the sink flange 310 by the limiting clamp ring 350, so that the hanging ring 110 can be prevented from falling off the sink flange 310, and the sealing performance between the main body 20 of the disposer and the sink opening is poor. In addition, the hanging ring 110 is not directly connected to the water tank outlet, so that the structure of the hanging ring 110 can be simplified to a certain extent, the production cost of the hanging ring 110 is reduced, one end of the hanging ring 110 is sleeved on the water tank flange 310, and the other end of the hanging ring 110 is sleeved on the sleeve pipe 210, so that the hanging ring 110 has a certain sealing effect, and the sealing performance between the processor main body 20 and the water tank outlet is improved.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 1-3, the flange assembly 30 further includes a flange supporter 320 and a pressing member 330, the flange supporter 320 is sleeved on the tub flange 310, the flange supporter 320 is located between the flange 311 of the tub flange 310 and the hanging ring 110, a portion of the tub surrounding the water slot is sandwiched between the flange 311 and the flange supporter 320, the pressing member 330 is connected between the hanging ring 110 and the flange supporter 320, and a length of the pressing member 330 between the hanging ring 110 and the flange supporter 320 is adjustable.

It will be appreciated that, due to the retaining collar 350 provided between the hanging ring 110 and the sink flange 310, that is, after the hanging ring 110 is sleeved on the outer side of the sink flange 310, the hanging ring 110 and the sink flange 310 can be regarded as a single body. Since the portion of the sink surrounding the water slot is sandwiched between the flange 311 of the sink flange 310 and the flange supporter 320, when the pressing member 330 is adjusted such that the length between the hanging ring 110 and the flange supporter 320 becomes shorter, the distance between the flange 311 and the flange supporter 320 becomes smaller. Thus, the part of the water tank surrounding the water notch can be tightly pressed between the flange 311 and the flange support 320, so that the tightness between the water tank notch and the hanging ring 110 is ensured.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 2, the compression members 330 are a plurality of circumferentially spaced around the hanging ring 110. Thus, the part of the water tank surrounding the water slot can be further tightly pressed between the flange 311 and the flange support 320, and the tightness between the water slot and the hanging ring 110 is ensured. Alternatively, the pressing member 330 is formed as a bolt.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 2-3, a snap-on rim 113 is provided on the inner periphery of the hanging ring 110, and a pre-load cushion 40 is provided between the snap-on rim 113 and the encasement tube 210.

It will be appreciated that the provision of the pre-tensioned damping washer 40 between the clamping rim 113 and the encasement tube 210 not only further reduces the likelihood of leakage between the hanging ring 110 and encasement tube 210 at the junction, but also reduces vibration between the hanging ring 110 and encasement tube 210. It should be noted that the specific material, model and sealing grade of the pre-tightening cushion ring 40 are not particularly limited, and an appropriate pre-tightening cushion ring 40 may be selected according to practical situations.

Advantageously, the distance between the lowermost end of the catch 113 and the uppermost end of the encasement tube 210 is less than the thickness of the pre-tensioned damping washer 40, whereby a better seal between the hanging ring 110 and the encasement tube 210 can be ensured.

The following describes a specific structure of a food waste disposer 1 in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention with reference to fig. 1-4.

The food waste disposer 1 of this embodiment includes the processor main part 20, flange subassembly 30 and the quick detach structure 10 of food waste disposer previously described, flange subassembly 30 is suitable for installing in the mouth of a trough department of basin, the processor main part 20 is established in the below of flange subassembly 30, the top of processor main part 20 is equipped with the cover tube 210, be equipped with spread groove 211 on the outer wall of cover tube 210, the crushing chamber is injectd in the processor main part 20, hanging ring 110 is connected on flange subassembly 30, the cover tube 210 cover is established in hanging ring 110, spread groove 211 is just to hanging hole 111 setting.

The quick release structure 10 comprises a hanging ring 110, rolling bodies 130 and a turnbuckle ring 120, wherein a through hanging hole 111 is formed in the peripheral wall of the hanging ring 110, the hanging hole 111 is provided with an inner end and an outer end, two hanging holes 111 are formed along the peripheral direction of the hanging ring 110, each hanging hole 111 is internally matched with one rolling body 130 formed as a rolling ball, the turnbuckle ring 120 is sleeved on the hanging ring 110 in a relatively rotatable manner, two yielding grooves 121 which are in one-to-one correspondence with the two hanging holes 111 are formed in the inner wall of the turnbuckle ring 120, the turnbuckle ring 120 is provided with a locking position and a release position, the turnbuckle ring 120 is rotated in the locking position to squeeze the rolling bodies 130 so that a part of the rolling bodies 130 extend out of the inner ends of the hanging holes 111 into the connecting grooves 211, and the yielding grooves 121 are opposite to the hanging holes 111 in the release position so that the rolling bodies 130 can roll into the yielding grooves 121 at least partially. The width and depth of the two relief grooves 121 gradually increase in the direction of rotation of the clasp 120 from the locking position toward the release position.

The hanging ring 110 is provided with a limiting hole 115, a rotation limiting piece 116 formed as a screw is arranged in the limiting hole 115, a gasket is arranged between the rotation limiting piece 116 and the hanging ring 110, the rotary buckle 120 is provided with a rotation limiting groove 122 matched with the rotation limiting piece 116, and the rotary buckle 120 can only rotate within a certain angle range due to the matching of the rotation limiting piece 116 and the rotation limiting groove 122. One end of the rotation limiting groove 122 is provided with a rotation limiting protrusion 1221 that defines the rotation limiting member 116. In the rotational direction of the turn-buckle ring 120 from the locking position toward the releasing position, the rotation limiting protrusion 1221 is located at the upstream end of the rotation limiting groove 122, i.e., the rotation limiting piece 116 is engaged with the rotation limiting protrusion 1221 when the turn-buckle ring 120 is in the locking position.

The flange assembly 30 includes a tub flange 310, a flange supporter 320, a pressing member 330, and a tub gasket 340, the tub flange 310 being fitted at a tub opening, one end of the tub flange 310 protruding from the tub opening. The hanging ring 110 is sleeved on the water tank flange 310, and the hanging ring 110 is clamped on the water tank flange 310 through the limiting snap ring 350. The flange support 320 is sleeved on the water tank flange 310, the flange support 320 is positioned between the flange 311 of the water tank flange 310 and the hanging ring 110, a part of the water tank surrounding the water slot is clamped between the flange 311 and the flange support 320, the pressing piece 330 is connected between the hanging ring 110 and the flange support 320, the length of the pressing piece 330 between the hanging ring 110 and the flange support 320 is adjustable, and the water tank gasket 340 is arranged between the water tank flange 310 and the flange support 320. The inner circumference of the hanging ring 110 is provided with a clamping edge 113, and a pre-tightening shock-absorbing washer 40 is arranged between the clamping edge 113 and the sleeving tube 210.

The mounting and dismounting process of the food waste disposer 1 of the present invention is as follows:

when the processor main body 20 is installed, the rotary buckle 120 is rotated clockwise to enable the rolling bodies 130 to enter the connecting groove 211 from the back-off groove 121, and the rotary buckle 120 is continuously rotated until the limiting piece is stopped at one end of the limiting groove with the limiting protrusion, so that the installation is completed;

the processor main body 20 is detached, the rotating ring 120 is rotated anticlockwise to enable the limiting piece to be abutted against one end of the limiting groove, which is not provided with the limiting protrusion, at the moment, the rolling body 130 enters the back-off groove 121 from the connecting groove 211, and then the processor main body 20 is pulled downwards to separate the processor main body 20 from the hanging ring 110.

In summary, the food waste disposer 1 of the present embodiment has the quick-release structure 10, so that the user does not need to use tools or excessive driving force to complete the mounting and dismounting of the disposer body 20, thereby realizing quick mounting and dismounting of the disposer body 20.

In the description of the present specification, reference to the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "illustrative embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiments or examples. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

While embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: many changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the spirit and principles of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims (8)

1. A quick release structure of a food waste disposer, the quick release structure comprising:

the hanging ring is provided with a through hanging hole on the peripheral wall of the hanging ring, the hanging hole is provided with an inner end and an outer end, and at least two hanging holes are arranged along the peripheral direction of the hanging ring;

the rolling bodies are arranged in the hanging holes in a one-to-one correspondence manner;

the rotary buckle ring is sleeved on the hanging ring in a relatively rotatable manner, the inner wall of the rotary buckle ring is provided with relief grooves corresponding to the hanging holes one by one, the rotary buckle ring is provided with a locking position and a release position, the rotary buckle ring presses the rolling bodies in the locking position so that part of the rolling bodies extend out of the inner ends of the hanging holes, and the relief grooves are opposite to the hanging holes in the release position so that at least part of the rolling bodies can roll into the relief grooves;

in the same rotation direction, the width and depth of the plurality of relief grooves are gradually increased;

the rolling bodies are spheres, and the diameter of the hanging holes, which is adjacent to the inner end, is gradually reduced from outside to inside.

2. The quick release structure of claim 1, wherein one of the hanging ring and the rotating ring is provided with a rotation limiting groove for limiting a rotation angle, and the other of the hanging ring and the rotating ring is provided with a rotation limiting member matched with the rotation limiting groove.

3. The quick release structure of a food waste disposer of claim 2, wherein the rotation limiting protrusion for locking the rotation limiting member to the end of the rotation limiting groove is provided on the inner wall of the rotation limiting groove.

4. The quick release structure of a food waste disposer of claim 2, wherein the rotation limiting member is a rotation limiting screw threadedly coupled to the mounting ring.

5. A food waste disposer, comprising:

a flange assembly adapted to be mounted at a sink opening of a sink;

the processor main body is arranged below the flange assembly, a sleeve pipe is arranged at the top of the processor main body, a connecting groove is formed in the outer wall of the sleeve pipe, and a crushing cavity is defined in the processor main body;

the quick release structure of a food waste disposer of any of claims 1-4, wherein the mounting ring is coupled to the flange assembly, the sleeve is positioned within the mounting ring, the connecting slot is positioned opposite the mounting hole, and a portion of the rolling body is captured within the mounting hole and a portion of the rolling body is captured within the connecting slot.

6. The food waste disposer of claim 5, wherein the flange assembly comprises:

the water tank flange is matched with the water tank opening, and one end of the water tank flange extends out of the water tank opening;

the hanging ring is sleeved on the water tank flange, and the hanging ring is clamped on the water tank flange through a limiting snap ring.

7. The food waste disposer of claim 6, wherein the flange assembly further comprises:

the flange support piece is sleeved on the water tank flange, the flange support piece is positioned between the flanging of the water tank flange and the hanging ring, and the part, surrounding the water tank opening, of the water tank is clamped between the flanging and the flange support piece;

the compressing piece is connected between the hanging ring and the flange supporting piece, and the length of the compressing piece between the hanging ring and the flange supporting piece is adjustable.

8. The food waste disposer of claim 5, wherein a snap-on rim is provided on an inner periphery of the mounting ring, and a pre-load shock-absorbing washer is provided between the snap-on rim and the mounting tube.