CN114059630A

CN114059630A - Food garbage disposer

Info

Publication number: CN114059630A
Application number: CN202110771161.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 孙明圭
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2020-08-05
Filing date: 2021-07-08
Publication date: 2022-02-18
Anticipated expiration: 2041-07-08
Also published as: KR102253826B1; CN114059630B; WO2022030875A1

Abstract

A food waste disposer is presented. More specifically, there is provided a food waste disposer installed at a lower portion of a drain hole of a sink, the food waste disposer including: a microbial treatment device having a stirring chamber formed therein so that food waste and microbes discharged from the drain hole of the sink can be stirred in the stirring chamber, the microbial treatment device being configured to treat the food waste in a microbial decomposition manner; a food waste moving member installed between the drain hole of the sink and the mixing chamber, and configured to guide the food waste discharged from the drain hole of the sink to the mixing chamber; and a cutter installed inside the food-trash moving member and configured to cut the food-trash.

Description

Food garbage disposer

Cross reference to related patent

The present application claims priority to korean patent application No. 10-2020-.

Technical Field

The invention relates to a food waste disposer. More particularly, the present invention relates to a food waste disposer configured to cut food waste having a long shape and a large size by a cutter so that the food waste can be easily decomposed by microorganisms of a microbial treatment device, and to allow the food waste cut by the cutter to be easily moved to the microbial treatment device.

Background

Generally, households, restaurants, and the like generate a large amount of food waste that has become a serious environmental problem.

Therefore, in order to dispose of food waste in homes, restaurants, and the like, food waste disposers using a microbial decomposition method have been proposed.

In view of this, patent document 1 proposes a food processor for a sink, the food processor including: a body having an inlet connected to a drain hole of the sump, thereby allowing food waste and wastewater to be introduced thereinto; a cover configured to open and close the inlet; a cylindrical decomposition chamber configured to add microorganisms and stir the food-trash introduced into the inlet, and having a discharge plate formed with a plurality of discharge holes such that decomposed substances are discharged to a lower portion of the main body; a collection chamber having a discharge pipe to collect and discharge decomposed substances discharged from the decomposition chamber; and a drain valve communicating with the collection chamber such that the wastewater introduced into the inlet of the main body is supplied to the collection chamber, wherein the collection chamber is provided with a partition to form a discharge flow path into which the wastewater supplied through the drain valve is discharged by the decomposed substances deposited in the collection chamber, the disposer further includes a cleaning nozzle installed on the main body and configured to spray a cleaning solution to the agitation wing, wherein a plurality of cleaning nozzles are disposed at a predetermined distance and are respectively connected to a header pipe (header) configured to supply the cleaning solution through branch pipes.

However, in patent document 1, it is difficult to put food-trash having a long shape and a large size such as watermelon, cucumber, etc. into the food processor, and even if it is very difficult to put the food-trash into the food processor, there is a risk that the time for decomposing the food-trash using microorganisms may increase due to the long shape and the large size of the food-trash.

Therefore, generally, a cutter for cutting food-trash is installed at a drain hole of the sink, and a food-trash disposer is separately installed at a bottom cabinet of the sink, and the cutter and the food-trash disposer are connected by a connection hose to allow the food-trash cut by the cutter to move to the food-trash disposer.

However, in the conventional art, it is difficult for the cut food-trash to be moved directly from the cutter to the food-trash disposer through the connection hose.

In addition, since the cutter and the food waste disposer are connected by the connection hose, the connection hose can be separated from the food waste disposer, and thus there is an illegal risk of directly discharging food waste, which is not decomposed by microorganisms, into a sewage.

Documents of the related art

(patent document 1) Korean patent No. 10-1777803 (granted date: 2017, 9 and 11)

Disclosure of Invention

Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the related art, and the present invention is intended to propose a food waste disposer configured to cut food waste having a long shape and a large size by a cutter so that the food waste is easily decomposed by microorganisms of a microbial treatment device, and to easily move the food waste cut by the cutter to the microbial treatment device.

In order to accomplish the above object, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a food waste disposer installed at a lower portion of a drain hole of a sink, the food waste disposer including: a microbial treatment apparatus in which a stirring chamber is formed so that both food waste and microbes discharged from a drain hole of the sump can be stirred in the stirring chamber, so that the microbial treatment apparatus is configured to treat the food waste in a microbial decomposition manner; a food waste moving member installed between the drain hole of the sink and the mixing chamber, and configured to guide the food waste discharged from the drain hole of the sink to the mixing chamber; and a cutter installed inside the food-trash moving member and configured to cut the food-trash.

In the present invention, since the food-trash having a long shape and a large size is first cut at the cutter and put into the microbial treating device, there are the following effects: the food-trash cut to have a shorter and smaller shape is easily decomposed by microorganisms in the microorganism processing apparatus.

In other words, the following effects are exhibited: can shorten the time for decomposing food waste by microorganisms.

In the present invention, the following effects are provided: the food-trash cut at the cutter is easily moved into the microbial treating apparatus by the food-trash moving member.

In the present invention, since the cut food-trash is guided to the moving passage by the guide surface of the inner body, there are the following effects: the food-trash is rapidly moved to the microbial treating apparatus.

Further, by the guide surface, the following effects are provided: the cut food-trash is not accumulated at the upper portion of the inner body.

In the present invention, since the cut food-trash is slidably guided by the sliding wing parts respectively formed at the moving channels, there are the following effects: the food-trash passes through the moving passage quickly.

Namely, the following effects are provided: the cut food-trash passes through the moving duct and is rapidly moved to the microbial treating device.

Further, by sliding the wing part, the following effects are provided: the cut food-trash is not attached to or stayed in the moving passage.

Namely, the following effects are provided: preventing the cut food-trash from staying in the moving passage without falling into the microbial treatment device.

In the present invention, since the sealing member prevents both the cut food-trash and the moisture contained in the food-trash from penetrating between the rotation hole of the inner body and the rotation shaft of the driving motor, there are the following effects: preventing both the cut food-trash and moisture contained in the food-trash from permeating into the inner main body in which the driving motor is installed.

That is, there is an effect of preventing the erroneous operation of the driving motor by protecting the driving motor from the food waste after cutting and the moisture contained in the food waste.

In the invention, the drain hole of the water tank and the cutter are prevented from being positioned on the same line in the vertical direction by the bending part of the water inlet pipe, thereby having the following effects: preventing the user's hand from contacting the cutter.

Namely, the following effects are provided: preventing the user's hand from being injured by the cutter.

In the present invention, the following effects are provided: when the microorganism in the microorganism processing apparatus is insufficient, the microorganism can be put into the stirring chamber by opening the lid of the microorganism input port.

Drawings

The above and other objects, features and other advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

fig. 1 and 2 are views illustrating an installation state of a food waste disposer according to an embodiment of the present invention; and

fig. 3 to 6 are a sectional view, an enlarged view and a detailed view of a food waste disposer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 1 to 6, a food-trash disposer 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention is received and mounted in a base cabinet for a sink, and a sink 1 is mounted on the base cabinet.

Further, the food waste disposer 1000 includes: a microbial treatment apparatus 100 in which an agitation chamber 110 is formed so that both food waste discharged from a drain hole of the sump 1 and microorganisms can be agitated in the agitation chamber 110, whereby the microbial treatment apparatus 100 is configured to treat the food waste in a microbial decomposition manner; a food waste moving member 200 installed between the drain hole of the tub 1 and the stirring chamber 110, configured to guide the food waste discharged from the drain hole of the tub 1 to the stirring chamber 110; and a cutter 300 installed inside the food-trash moving member 200 and configured to cut the food-trash.

Here, the microbial processing apparatus 100 includes: a stirring member formed at the stirring chamber 110 and configured to stir the microorganisms and the food-trash cut by the cutter 300; a control member configured to control the cutter 300 and the agitating member; a collecting unit formed at a lower portion of the agitating chamber 110 and configured to collect the food-trash decomposed by the microorganisms and in a decomposed form containing moisture therein; a discharge pipe connecting the collection unit with the sewer and configured to discharge the food-trash collected by the collection unit to the sewer, the food-trash being in a decomposed form containing moisture therein; a base for supporting the microbial treatment apparatus 100 on a bottom cabinet of a sink; and so on.

Further, the food waste disposer 1000 includes: a connection hose connecting the collection unit of the microbial treatment apparatus 100 with the drain hole of the sink 1 and configured to guide the wastewater from the drain hole of the sink 1 to the collection unit while closing a space between the drain hole of the sink 1 and the food-trash moving member 200 so that the wastewater is discharged into a sewer through a discharge pipe together with the food-trash in a decomposed form containing moisture therein; and so on.

Further, the food-trash moving member 200 includes: a cover 210 attached to the opening side of the stirring chamber 110; a moving pipe 220 protruding from an outer surface of the cover part 210 so as to protrude from the microbial treatment apparatus 100 and communicate with the agitation chamber 110; an inner body 230 formed in a cylindrical shape and having a connection part 231, the connection part 231 protruding in a circumferential direction of the cylindrical shape at a predetermined interval (i.e., equal interval) from an outer surface of the inner body 230 and being connected to the moving pipe 220, the inner body 230 further having a rotation hole 232 formed at an outer surface of the inner body 230, the outer surface facing the water discharge hole of the water tub 1; a moving passage 240 formed between the plurality of connection parts 231 and moving the food-trash into the agitating chamber 110; an inflow pipe 250 installed between the drain hole of the sink 1 and the moving pipe 220 such that the food-trash from the drain hole of the sink 1 is introduced therein; and a microorganism input port 260 protruding from an outer surface of the cover part 210, the microorganism input port 260 being formed on an outer surface of the microorganism processing apparatus 100 while communicating with the agitation chamber 110 and configured to be opened and closed by a cover 261.

Here, the inner body 230 has a guide surface 233 formed on an outer surface around the rotation hole 232 in a circumferential direction of the inner body 230, the guide surface 233 being configured to guide the food-trash cut by the cutting blade 320 to the moving passage 240.

Further, the inflow tube 250 has a bent portion 251 formed by bending at a central portion of the inflow tube 250, thereby preventing the water discharge hole of the water tank 1 and the cutter 300 from being located on the same line in a vertical direction.

Further, the opening side of the mixing chamber 110 is closed by the cover 210, and the inner body 230 includes: a housing connected to the moving pipe 220 by a connection portion 231 and having an opening side; a housing cover mounted at an opening side of the housing, having a rotation hole 232 at a central portion of an outer surface thereof, and having a guide surface 233 formed at the outer surface around the rotation hole 232; and so on.

Further, the cutter 300 includes: a driving motor 310 installed in the inner body 230 and having a rotation shaft 311 passing through the rotation hole 232; and a cutting blade 320 installed on the rotation shaft 311 protruding from the rotation hole 232 and configured to cut the food-trash.

Here, the driving motor 310 is configured to drive so that the cutting blade 320 mounted on the rotating shaft 311 can rotate at a speed of up to 20,000 Revolutions Per Minute (RPM) to cut the food-trash.

Further, a receiving passage is formed on an outer surface of the moving tube 220, and a wire connected to the inner body 230 and configured to supply current to the driving motor 310 is received in the receiving passage.

Further, a plurality of cutting blades 320 are installed at predetermined intervals at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the rotating shaft 311.

Further, the food-trash moving member 200 includes a sliding wing 270 formed at each moving channel 240, and each sliding wing 270 is configured to slidingly guide the food-trash cut by the cutting blade 320 to the stirring chamber 110.

Here, the sliding wing part 270 is formed to protrude from the inner surface of the moving pipe 220, from the outer surface of the inner body 230, and from the outer surface of each connection part 231 to the agitating chamber 110 in a curved shape in the rotation direction of the cutting blade 320.

That is, the sliding wing 270 is radially formed around the inner body 230 formed in a cylindrical shape.

Further, the cutter 300 includes a sealing member 330 installed between the rotation hole 232 and the rotation shaft 311.

Here, the sealing member 330 includes: a seal ring; a sealing fastener which fastens the seal ring and seals a space between the rotation hole 232 and the rotation shaft 311 together with the seal ring; and so on.

Therefore, as shown in fig. 1 to 6, in the food waste disposer 1000 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the food waste disposer 1000 is operated by driving the driving motor 310 of the cutter 300 such that the cutting blade 320 mounted on the rotating shaft 311 is rotated at a high speed.

Here, the rotation shaft 311 rotates at high speed at the rotation hole 232 of the inner body 230.

Then, the food-trash having a long shape and a large size, such as watermelon and cucumber, is introduced into the inflow pipe 250 of the food-trash moving member 200 through the water discharge hole of the water tub 1.

Then, the food-trash moves from the inflow pipe 250 to the moving pipe 220 where the cutter 300 is installed.

Then, the food-trash moved from the inflow tube 250 of the food-trash moving member 200 to the moving tube 220 is cut by the cutting blade 320 of the cutter 300.

That is, food-trash such as watermelon and cucumber having a long shape and a large size is cut by the cutting blade 320.

Then, the cut food-trash is guided to the guide surface 233 of the inner body 230 and easily moved to the moving passage 240.

Here, since the rotation hole 232 and the rotation shaft 311 are sealed by the sealing member 330, neither the cut food-trash nor moisture in the food-trash infiltrates into the sealing member 330.

Then, the cut food-trash moved to the plurality of moving channels 240 is slidingly guided at the sliding wing 270, so that the cut food-trash easily passes through the plurality of moving channels 240.

Then, the food-trash cut and passed through the plurality of moving channels 240 is then guided to the agitation chamber 110 of the microbial treatment apparatus 100 along the moving pipe 220 and agitated with the microorganisms, and is treated in a microbial decomposition treatment manner.

Here, since the food-trash is cut and further formed with a plurality of cut surfaces, contact with microorganisms occurs over a large area.

That is, the cut food-trash is easily decomposed by microorganisms and is in the form of a decomposed product.

Then, the food-trash in the form of decomposed substances having moisture is collected by the collection unit formed at the lower portion of the microbial treatment device 100 and then discharged to a sewer through the discharge pipe.

Then, when the space between the drain hole of the sink 1 and the food-trash moving member 200 is closed, the waste water is guided to the collection unit of the microbial-treatment device 100, which is connected to the drain hole of the sink 1 by a connection hose, and the waste water is discharged to a sewer through a discharge pipe together with the remaining food-trash in a decomposed state with moisture.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof by way of illustration and example only, it should be understood that the present disclosure is not to be construed as limiting the present invention and that various changes and modifications may be effected therein by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Claims

1. A food waste disposer mounted to a lower portion of a drain hole of a sink, the food waste disposer comprising:

a microbial treatment device in which a stirring chamber is formed so that both food waste and microbes discharged from the drain hole of the sink can be stirred in the stirring chamber, whereby the microbial treatment device is configured to treat the food waste in a microbial decomposition manner;

a food waste moving member installed between a drain hole of the sink and the stirring chamber, configured to guide the food waste discharged from the drain hole of the sink to the stirring chamber; and

a cutter installed inside the food-trash moving member and configured to cut the food-trash.

2. The food waste disposer of claim 1, wherein the food waste moving member comprises:

a cover mounted on an opening side of the stirring chamber;

a moving pipe protruding from an outer surface of the cover portion so as to protrude from the microbial treatment apparatus and communicate with the agitation chamber;

an inner body formed in a cylindrical shape and having connection parts protruding from an outer surface thereof in a circumferential direction of the cylindrical shape at predetermined intervals and connected to the moving pipe, the inner body further having a rotation hole formed at an outer surface thereof facing the water drain hole of the water tub;

a moving passage formed between the plurality of connection parts and moving the food-trash into the stirring chamber; and

an inflow pipe installed between the drain hole of the sump and the moving pipe such that the food-trash is introduced into the inflow pipe from the drain hole of the sump,

wherein the cutter comprises:

a driving motor installed inside the inner body and having a rotation shaft passing through the rotation hole; and

a cutting blade mounted on a rotation shaft protruding from the rotation hole and configured to cut the food-trash.

3. The food waste disposer of claim 2, wherein the food waste moving member comprises:

a microorganism input port protruding from an outer surface of the cover portion such that the microorganism input port is formed on an outer surface of the microorganism processing apparatus and communicates with the agitation chamber, the microorganism input port being configured to be opened and closed by a cover.

4. The food waste disposer of claim 2, wherein the food waste moving member comprises:

a sliding wing part formed at each of the moving channels so that the food-trash cut by the cutting blade is slidingly guided to the agitating chamber.

5. The food waste disposer of claim 2, wherein the inner body has:

a guide surface formed on an outer surface around the rotation hole, the guide surface configured to guide the food-trash cut by the cutting blade to the moving passage.

6. The food waste disposer of claim 2, wherein the inlet pipe has:

a bent portion so as to prevent the water discharge hole of the water tank and the cutter from being located on the same line in a vertical direction.

7. The food waste disposer of claim 2, wherein the cutter comprises:

a sealing member installed between the rotation hole and the rotation shaft.