CN214636984U - Biological treatment machine for kitchen waste organic garbage - Google Patents
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A biological processor for kitchen waste organic garbage comprises a garbage processing box, a stirring box, a garbage crushing barrel, a gas purifying box, a motor, a rotating shaft, a first blanking valve, a feeding hopper, an exhaust fan, a stirring shaft, a gear, a worm and a rotating blade; the upper end of the garbage treatment box is provided with a feeding port, and the upper end surface of the garbage treatment box is provided with an adding port for adding biological probiotics; the stirring box is arranged in the garbage treatment box, and an annular baffle is arranged in the stirring box; the peripheral surface of the stirring shaft is connected with the rotating blades, and the other end of the stirring shaft is connected with a gear; the output shaft of the motor is connected with the worm; the worm is in meshed transmission connection with the gear; the garbage crushing barrel is connected with the feed hopper, and an auxiliary crushing knife is arranged in the garbage crushing barrel; the lower end of the rotating shaft extends into the garbage crushing barrel, the peripheral surface of the rotating shaft is connected with the main crushing knife, and the upper end of the rotating shaft is provided with a second belt wheel. The utility model discloses can let biological probiotic fully contact with rubbish fast, improve the treatment effeciency of organic rubbish.
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Technical Field
The utility model relates to a refuse treatment equipment technical field especially relates to a kitchen remains organic rubbish biological treatment machine.
Background
At present, with the rapid development of social economy and the acceleration of urbanization process, the production amount of municipal domestic waste in China is continuously increased. Kitchen waste accounts for about 37% -62% of the domestic waste and becomes a main pollutant of the city environment. The kitchen garbage mainly comprises leftovers, vegetable leaves and vegetable roots of selected vegetables, skins or internal organs of fish, meat, eggs and the like which are cleaned, and the organic garbage mainly comprises starch, protein and fat and also comprises various trace elements such as nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium and the like. The organic garbage in the kitchen is available waste, and can be effectively converted into considerable organic fertilizer by adopting a proper treatment method.
At present, most of organic waste microbial treatment devices on the market are provided with stirring devices in the barrel body, so that the stirring devices stir the waste to enable the waste to be in contact with biological probiotics, but the stirring efficiency is low, and the rapid decomposition of the organic waste is not facilitated. In order to solve the problems, the application provides a biological processor for kitchen waste organic garbage.
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Objects of the invention
For solving the technical problem who exists among the background art, the utility model provides a surplus organic rubbish biological treatment machine in kitchen, the utility model discloses can be quick smash organic rubbish and fully stir with biological probiotic and let biological probiotic fully contact with rubbish, improve organic rubbish's treatment effeciency.
(II) technical scheme
In order to solve the problems, the utility model provides a biological processor for kitchen waste organic garbage, which comprises a garbage processing box, a stirring box, a garbage crushing barrel, a gas purifying box, a motor, a rotating shaft, a first blanking valve, a feeding hopper, an exhaust fan, a stirring shaft, a gear, a first belt wheel, a worm and a rotating blade;
the upper end of the garbage treatment box is provided with a feeding port, and the upper end surface of the garbage treatment box is provided with an adding port for adding biological probiotics;
the stirring box is arranged in the garbage treatment box, a positioning block is arranged on the outer wall of the stirring box, a feed inlet is arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the stirring box, and a bacterium inlet is arranged on the upper end surface of the stirring box; two ends of the bacterium adding pipe are respectively connected with the bacterium inlet and the adding port; the other end of the positioning block is connected with the inner wall of the garbage disposal box; an annular baffle is arranged in the stirring box; the upper end and the lower end of the annular baffle are respectively connected with the inner walls of the upper end surface and the lower end surface of the stirring box, and the upper end and the lower end of the annular baffle are respectively provided with a stirring blanking hole and a stirring feeding hole; one end of the stirring shaft extends into the stirring box and is rotatably connected with the inner wall of the bottom of the stirring box, the outer peripheral surface of the stirring shaft is connected with the rotating blades, and the other end of the stirring shaft is respectively connected with the gear and the first belt wheel; the motor is arranged on the upper end surface of the stirring box, and an output shaft of the motor is connected with the worm; the worm is in meshed transmission connection with the gear; the bottom of the stirring box is provided with a discharge port;
the garbage crushing barrel is arranged on the upper end surface of the stirring box, the upper end surface of the garbage crushing barrel is connected with the lower end surface of the feeding hopper, the interior of the garbage crushing barrel is communicated with the interior of the feeding hopper, an auxiliary crushing knife is arranged on the inner wall of the garbage crushing barrel, and a first discharge port is arranged at the bottom of the garbage crushing barrel; the first feed opening is communicated with the feed inlet through a feed pipeline; the upper end of the feed hopper is positioned right below the feed inlet; the lower end of the rotating shaft extends into the garbage crushing barrel and is rotatably connected with the inner wall of the bottom of the garbage crushing barrel, the outer peripheral surface of the rotating shaft is connected with the main crushing knife, and the upper end of the rotating shaft is provided with a second belt wheel; the first belt wheel is in transmission connection with the second belt wheel.
Preferably, the garbage collecting device further comprises a garbage collecting cylinder and a discharging pipe;
the garbage collection cylinder is arranged at the right lower end of the stirring box in the garbage treatment box; the discharge port is connected with a discharge pipe; the other end of the discharge pipe is connected with a feed port of the garbage collection cylinder, and a discharge valve is arranged on the discharge pipe.
Preferably, the waste collection bin is slidably connected to the waste disposal bin.
Preferably, the device also comprises a gas purification box, an exhaust fan, an air inlet pipeline, an air outlet pipeline and an activated carbon plate;
the upper end surface of the garbage treatment box is provided with an air outlet port, the gas purification box is internally provided with an installation block, and the upper end and the lower end of the gas purification box are both connected with the inner wall of the side surface of the garbage treatment box; the active carbon plate is connected with the mounting block; the peripheral surface of the exhaust fan is connected with the end surface of the gas purification box facing the stirring box, and the air inlet of the exhaust fan is connected with the pipe orifice at one end of the air inlet pipeline; the other end of the air inlet pipeline is connected with an air outlet port; the air outlet of the exhaust fan is connected with the pipe orifice at one end of the air outlet pipeline, and the pipe orifice at the other end of the air outlet pipeline is connected with the air inlet port of the gas purification box; the air outlet port of the gas purification box is provided with an air duct; the other end of the air duct extends out of the garbage disposal box.
Preferably, a feeding pipeline for communicating the stirring box and the garbage crushing barrel is provided with a discharging valve.
Preferably, the front projection shape of the auxiliary crushing knife is a rhombus.
The above technical scheme of the utility model has following profitable technological effect:
in the utility model, when in use, organic garbage is thrown into the garbage crushing barrel from the charging opening at the upper end of the garbage disposal box, and the driving motor drives the rotating shaft to rotate to crush the garbage in the garbage crushing barrel; the crushed garbage enters the stirring box through a feeding pipeline; biological probiotics are added into the stirring box through a bacterium adding port on the upper end surface of the garbage treatment box; garbage enters the annular baffle from the stirring feed hole at the lower end of the annular baffle; the rotating blades drive the garbage and the biological probiotics at the bottom of the annular baffle to move upwards and stir; the mixed garbage moved to the upper end of the annular baffle plate moves from the inside to the outside of the annular baffle plate through the stirring blanking hole and falls to the stirring feeding hole again for continuous stirring treatment;
in addition, the stirring box and the garbage crushing barrel are driven by the same motor, so that the crushed garbage can be stirred and simultaneously crushed, the garbage discharging speed is increased, and the treatment efficiency is higher;
in addition, when the garbage collection cylinder and the garbage disposal box are connected in a sliding way, a new garbage collection cylinder can be replaced quickly when the garbage collection cylinder is full, so that the working efficiency can be improved;
in addition, in the garbage treatment process, unpleasant smell can be generated, and the gas purification box is arranged to adsorb the generated smell, so that the influence of the unpleasant smell on the living environment of surrounding personnel can be avoided.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a biological processor for kitchen garbage according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a part A of a kitchen garbage biological treatment machine according to the present invention.
Reference numerals: 1. a refuse treatment tank; 2. a stirring box; 3. a garbage crushing cylinder; 4. a gas purification tank; 5. a waste collection canister; 6. a motor; 7. a rotating shaft; 8. a discharge valve; 9. a feed hopper; 10. an exhaust fan; 11. a stirring shaft; 12. a gear; 13. a worm; 14. a rotating blade; 15. an annular baffle; 16. positioning blocks; 17. an activated carbon plate; 18. mounting blocks; 19. stirring the blanking hole; 20. stirring the feed port; 21. an auxiliary crushing knife; 22. a main crushing knife; 24. a feed inlet; 25. and (4) adding a bacterium tube.
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In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the description is intended to be illustrative only and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Moreover, in the following description, descriptions of well-known structures and techniques are omitted so as to not unnecessarily obscure the concepts of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 1-2, the biological processor for kitchen waste organic garbage provided by the present invention comprises a garbage processing box 1, a stirring box 2, a garbage crushing barrel 3, a gas purifying box 4, a motor 6, a rotating shaft 7, a first blanking valve 8, a feeding hopper 9, an exhaust fan 10, a stirring shaft 11, a gear 12, a first belt wheel, a worm 13 and a rotating blade 14;
the upper end of the garbage disposal box 1 is provided with a feeding port 24, and the upper end surface of the garbage disposal box 1 is provided with an adding port for adding biological probiotics;
the stirring box 2 is arranged in the garbage treatment box 1, a positioning block 16 is arranged on the outer wall of the stirring box 2, a feeding hole is formed in the outer peripheral surface of the stirring box 2, and a bacterium inlet is formed in the upper end surface of the stirring box 2; two ends of the bacterium adding pipe 25 are respectively connected with a bacterium inlet and an adding port; the other end of the positioning block 16 is connected with the inner wall of the garbage disposal box 1; an annular baffle plate 15 is arranged in the stirring box 2; the upper end and the lower end of the annular baffle 15 are respectively connected with the inner walls of the upper end surface and the lower end surface of the stirring box 2, and the upper end and the lower end of the annular baffle 15 are respectively provided with a stirring blanking hole 19 and a stirring feeding hole 20; one end of the stirring shaft 11 extends into the stirring box 2 and is rotatably connected with the inner wall of the bottom of the stirring box 2, the peripheral surface of the stirring shaft 11 is connected with the rotating blades 14, and the other end of the stirring shaft 11 is respectively connected with the gear 12 and the first belt pulley; the motor 6 is arranged on the upper end face of the stirring box 2, and an output shaft of the motor 6 is connected with the worm 13; the worm 13 is in meshed transmission connection with the gear; the bottom of the stirring box 2 is provided with a discharge outlet;
the garbage crushing barrel 3 is arranged on the upper end face of the stirring box 2, the upper end face of the garbage crushing barrel 3 is connected with the lower end face of the feeding hopper 9, the interior of the garbage crushing barrel 3 is communicated with the interior of the feeding hopper 9, an auxiliary crushing cutter 21 is arranged on the inner wall of the garbage crushing barrel 3, and a first discharge port is formed in the bottom of the garbage crushing barrel 3; the first feed opening is communicated with the feed inlet through a feed pipeline; the upper end of the feed hopper 9 is positioned right below the feed opening 24; the lower end of the rotating shaft 7 extends into the garbage crushing barrel 3 and is rotatably connected with the inner wall of the bottom of the garbage crushing barrel 3, the peripheral surface of the rotating shaft 7 is connected with the main crushing knife 22, and the upper end of the rotating shaft 7 is provided with a second belt wheel; the first belt wheel is in transmission connection with the second belt wheel.
In the utility model, when in use, organic garbage is thrown into the garbage crushing barrel 3 from the charging opening 24 at the upper end of the garbage disposal box 1, and the driving motor 6 drives the rotating shaft 7 to rotate to crush the garbage in the garbage crushing barrel 3; the crushed garbage enters the stirring tank 2 through a feeding pipeline; biological probiotics are added into the stirring box 2 through a bacterium adding port on the upper end surface of the garbage treatment box 1; garbage enters the annular baffle 15 from the stirring feed hole 20 at the lower end of the annular baffle 15; the rotating blades 14 drive the garbage and the biological probiotics at the bottom of the annular baffle to move upwards and stir; the mixed garbage moved to the upper end of the annular baffle 15 moves from the inside to the outside of the annular baffle 15 through the stirring blanking hole 19 and falls to the stirring feeding hole 20 again for continuous stirring treatment;
it should be noted that the stirring tank 2 and the garbage crushing barrel 3 are driven by the same motor, so that the crushed garbage can be stirred and new garbage can be crushed at the same time, the garbage discharging speed is increased, and the treatment efficiency is higher;
in an alternative embodiment, a garbage collection can 5 and a discharge pipe are further included;
the garbage collection cylinder 5 is arranged at the right lower end of the stirring box 2 in the garbage disposal box 1; the discharge port is connected with a discharge pipe; the other end of the discharge pipe is connected with a feed port of the garbage collecting cylinder 5, and a discharge valve is arranged on the discharge pipe.
In an alternative embodiment, the waste collection bin 5 is slidably connected to the waste disposal bin 1.
It should be noted that when the garbage collection can 5 and the garbage disposal box 1 are slidably connected, a new garbage collection can 5 can be quickly replaced when the garbage collection can 5 is full, so that the working efficiency can be improved;
in an optional embodiment, the device further comprises a gas purification box 4, an exhaust fan 10, an air inlet pipeline, an air outlet pipeline and an activated carbon plate 17;
an air outlet port is formed in the upper end face of the garbage treatment box 1, an installation block 18 is arranged in the gas purification box 4, and the upper end and the lower end of the gas purification box 4 are connected with the inner wall of the side face of the garbage treatment box 1; the activated carbon plate 17 is connected with the mounting block 18; the peripheral surface of the exhaust fan 10 is connected with the end surface of the gas purification box 4 facing the stirring box 2, and the air inlet of the exhaust fan 10 is connected with the pipe orifice at one end of the air inlet pipeline; the other end of the air inlet pipeline is connected with an air outlet port; an air outlet of the exhaust fan 10 is connected with a pipe orifice at one end of an air outlet pipeline, and a pipe orifice at the other end of the air outlet pipeline is connected with an air inlet port of the gas purification box 4; an air outlet port of the gas purification box 4 is provided with an air guide pipe; the other end of the air duct extends out of the garbage disposal box 1.
The method has the advantages that the method can generate unpleasant smell in the garbage treatment process, and the gas purification box 4 is arranged to adsorb the generated smell, so that the influence of the unpleasant smell on the living environment of surrounding personnel can be avoided;
in an alternative embodiment, a discharge valve 8 is provided on the feed line connecting the agitator tank 2 and the garbage can 3.
In an alternative embodiment, the front projection of the secondary crushing blade 21 is diamond-shaped.
It is to be understood that the above-described embodiments of the present invention are merely illustrative of or explaining the principles of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting the invention. Therefore, any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement and the like made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention. Further, it is intended that the appended claims cover all such variations and modifications as fall within the scope and boundaries of the appended claims or the equivalents of such scope and boundaries.
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1. A biological treatment machine for kitchen waste organic garbage is characterized by comprising a garbage treatment box (1), a stirring box (2), a garbage crushing barrel (3), a gas purification box (4), a motor (6), a rotating shaft (7), a first blanking valve (8), a feeding hopper (9), an exhaust fan (10), a stirring shaft (11), a gear (12), a first belt wheel, a worm (13) and a rotating blade (14);
the upper end of the garbage treatment box (1) is provided with a feeding port (24), and the upper end surface of the garbage treatment box (1) is provided with an adding port for adding biological probiotics;
the stirring box (2) is arranged in the garbage treatment box (1), a positioning block (16) is arranged on the outer wall of the stirring box (2), a feeding hole is formed in the outer peripheral surface of the stirring box (2), and a bacterium inlet is formed in the upper end surface of the stirring box (2); two ends of the bacterium adding pipe (25) are respectively connected with the bacterium inlet and the adding port; the other end of the positioning block (16) is connected with the inner wall of the garbage disposal box (1); an annular baffle (15) is arranged in the stirring box (2); the upper end and the lower end of the annular baffle (15) are respectively connected with the inner walls of the upper end surface and the lower end surface of the stirring box (2), and the upper end and the lower end of the annular baffle (15) are respectively provided with a stirring blanking hole (19) and a stirring feeding hole (20); one end of the stirring shaft (11) extends into the stirring box (2) and is rotatably connected with the inner wall of the bottom of the stirring box (2), the peripheral surface of the stirring shaft (11) is connected with the rotating blade (14), and the other end of the stirring shaft (11) is respectively connected with the gear (12) and the first belt wheel; the motor (6) is arranged on the upper end surface of the stirring box (2), and an output shaft of the motor (6) is connected with the worm (13); the worm (13) is in meshed transmission connection with the gear; the bottom of the stirring box (2) is provided with a discharge outlet;
the garbage crushing barrel (3) is arranged on the upper end face of the stirring box (2), the upper end face of the garbage crushing barrel (3) is connected with the lower end face of the feeding hopper (9), the interior of the garbage crushing barrel (3) is communicated with the interior of the feeding hopper (9), an auxiliary crushing cutter (21) is arranged on the inner wall of the garbage crushing barrel (3), and a first discharging opening is formed in the bottom of the garbage crushing barrel (3); the first feed opening is communicated with the feed inlet through a feed pipeline; the upper end of the feed hopper (9) is positioned right below the feed opening (24); the lower end of the rotating shaft (7) extends into the garbage crushing barrel (3) and is rotatably connected with the inner wall of the bottom of the garbage crushing barrel (3), the peripheral surface of the rotating shaft (7) is connected with the main crushing knife (22), and the upper end of the rotating shaft (7) is provided with a second belt wheel; the first belt wheel is in transmission connection with the second belt wheel.
2. The biological processor for kitchen waste according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises a waste collection vessel (5) and a discharge pipe;
the garbage collection cylinder (5) is arranged at the right lower end of the stirring box (2) in the garbage treatment box (1); the discharge port is connected with a discharge pipe; the other end of the discharge pipe is connected with a feed port of the garbage collection cylinder (5), and a discharge valve is arranged on the discharge pipe.
3. The biological processor for kitchen waste according to claim 2, characterized in that the waste collection vessel (5) is slidably connected to the waste processing bin (1).
4. The biological processor for kitchen wastes according to claim 1, further comprising a gas purification box (4), an exhaust fan (10), an air inlet pipeline, an air outlet pipeline and an activated carbon plate (17);
an air outlet port is formed in the upper end face of the garbage treatment box (1), an installation block (18) is arranged in the gas purification box (4), and the upper end and the lower end of the gas purification box (4) are connected with the inner wall of the side face of the garbage treatment box (1); the active carbon plate (17) is connected with the mounting block (18); the peripheral surface of the exhaust fan (10) is connected with the end surface of the gas purification box (4) facing the stirring box (2), and the air inlet of the exhaust fan (10) is connected with the pipe orifice at one end of the air inlet pipeline; the other end of the air inlet pipeline is connected with an air outlet port; an air outlet of the exhaust fan (10) is connected with a pipe orifice at one end of an air outlet pipeline, and a pipe orifice at the other end of the air outlet pipeline is connected with an air inlet port of the gas purification box (4); an air outlet port of the gas purification box (4) is provided with an air guide pipe; the other end of the air duct extends out of the garbage disposal box (1).
5. The biological processor for kitchen waste according to claim 1, characterized in that a discharge valve (8) is provided on a feed pipe connecting the stirring tank (2) and the waste crushing barrel (3).
6. The biological processor for kitchen waste according to claim 1, characterized in that the front projection of the secondary crushing knife (21) is diamond-shaped.
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