CN216689621U - Garbage disposer for kitchen sink - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a garbage disposer for a kitchen sink, which comprises a shell, wherein the top of the shell is provided with a feeding hole; one end of the connecting flange is connected with the feeding port, and the other end of the connecting flange extends into the water tank and is connected with a water falling port of the water tank; and the state display unit is arranged at one end of the connecting flange, which extends into the water tank, and is used for visually displaying the running state of the garbage disposer. According to the garbage disposer, the state display unit is arranged at one end, extending into the water tank, of the connecting flange, so that the problem that a user of the traditional water tank type garbage disposer cannot check the running state of the garbage disposer or cannot check the running state conveniently is solved, the state display unit is located in the water tank, the user can obtain the running state information of the garbage disposer more intuitively and conveniently, and the use feeling of the user is improved.

Description

Garbage disposer for kitchen sink

Technical Field

The utility model belongs to the technical field of garbage treatment, and particularly relates to a garbage disposer for a kitchen sink.

Background

Along with the improvement of the living standard, the garbage disposer is more and more popular as a kitchen appliance capable of treating kitchen waste, a user can directly pour the kitchen waste into the garbage disposer, and the garbage disposer grinds and crushes the garbage into fine particles and then discharges the fine particles through a sewer, so that the kitchen waste treatment process is greatly simplified, but in the use process, the specific running state of the garbage disposer is difficult to judge, and inconvenience is caused to the use of the user.

Chinese patent with application number CN202010496414.3 discloses a garbage disposer, including the casing and locate grinding chamber and solution tank in the casing, be equipped with the signal inductor in grinding chamber and the solution tank respectively, be equipped with liquid crystal digital display screen at the front end of casing, signal inductor and liquid crystal digital display screen are connected with garbage disposer's control circuit board electricity respectively, control garbage disposer through control circuit board, show garbage disposer's user state through liquid crystal digital display screen, for example, whether solution in the solution tank is sufficient, whether garbage disposer is working etc.. However, the garbage disposer is generally installed in a cabinet below the sink, which makes it very inconvenient for a user to obtain the running state information of the garbage disposer through a liquid crystal digital display screen arranged at the front end of the housing, and the use experience is very poor.

The present invention has been made in view of this situation.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims to overcome the defects of the prior art, provides a garbage disposer for a kitchen sink, solves the problem that a user of the traditional sink type garbage disposer cannot check the running state of the garbage disposer or cannot check the running state of the garbage disposer conveniently, enables the user to obtain the running state information of the garbage disposer more intuitively and conveniently, and improves the use experience of the user.

In order to solve the technical problems, the utility model adopts the technical scheme that:

a waste disposer for a kitchen sink, comprising:

the top of the shell is provided with a feeding port;

one end of the connecting flange is connected with the feeding port, and the other end of the connecting flange extends into the water tank and is connected with a water falling port of the water tank;

and the state display unit is arranged at one end of the connecting flange, which extends into the water tank, and is used for visually displaying the running state of the garbage disposer.

Furthermore, the connecting flange comprises a cylindrical flange body, and one end of the flange body, which is connected with the water falling port of the water tank, is provided with an annular connecting flange;

the connection flange is clamped on the water falling port, and the state display unit comprises an indicator lamp assembly arranged on the connection flange.

Further, pilot lamp subassembly is including setting up the mount pad and installing the pilot lamp on the mount pad of connecting the turn-ups below, it can supply to be equipped with on the turn-ups connect the mouth of dodging that the pilot lamp passed.

Further, the mount pad is an annular lamp stand, pilot lamp subassembly includes a plurality of pilot lamps that set up along the circumference interval of annular lamp stand, it dodges the mouth to connect correspondingly to be equipped with a plurality ofly on the turn-ups.

Further, annular lamp stand includes that one establishes the annular lamp plate between connection turn-ups and basin diapire, and is a plurality of the wiring end of pilot lamp respectively with the annular lamp plate is connected, the annular lamp plate is connected with garbage disposer's the control unit.

Further, pilot lamp subassembly still includes the terminal, terminal one end is connected with the annular lamp plate, and the other end passes through the connecting wire to be connected with garbage disposer's the control unit, the control unit control the pilot lamp shows garbage disposer's running state.

Further, the mount pad is still including dressing the outer sealed cushion of annular lamp plate, sealed cushion centre gripping forms sealedly between connecting turn-ups and basin diapire.

Furthermore, the garbage disposer also comprises a grinding assembly arranged inside the shell and connected with the control unit for grinding the garbage in the shell, and the running state of the garbage disposer comprises the running direction of the grinding assembly.

Further, the control unit controls the indicator lamps to be alternately turned on and off for displaying in the same direction as the running direction of the grinding assembly.

Further, the connecting flange is provided with direction marks including a clockwise arrow and/or a counterclockwise arrow for indicating the running direction of the grinding assembly.

After the technical scheme is adopted, compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects.

The garbage disposer for the kitchen sink is provided with the state display unit at one end connected with the sink, and alternately turns on and off in the same direction as the running direction of the grinding assembly by controlling the indicator lamp, so that a user can more directly and conveniently obtain the real-time working state of the garbage disposer and correspondingly fill kitchen waste or shut down related operations by observing the state display unit in the sink, and the use experience of the user is greatly improved.

The running state of the garbage disposer is displayed through the indicator light, so that the production cost of the garbage disposer is greatly reduced on the basis of fully displaying running state information; the display lamp passes through the arrangement of the avoiding opening on the connecting flange, so that a user can observe the running state of the garbage disposer more easily, and the process is more convenient.

According to the utility model, the display unit is arranged at one end of the garbage processor which is clamped with the water falling port of the water tank, the connection flanging at the clamped end is provided with the avoidance port for the indicator lamp to pass through, the position and the structure of the connection flanging are fully utilized, and a user can directly acquire the information of the state display unit on the basis of not increasing more structures and occupying more space, so that the structural design is simple and reasonable, and the practicability is high.

According to the utility model, the sealing rubber pad is wrapped outside the annular lamp panel, so that the gap between the connecting flange and the bottom wall of the water tank can be sealed, the sealing property is ensured, the isolation between the annular lamp panel and water is also ensured, the annular lamp panel is prevented from being corroded by water, the reliability and the stability of the device are improved, the friction of the bottom wall of the water tank and the connecting flange on the annular lamp panel in the using process is reduced, and the durability of the device is improved.

The following describes embodiments of the present invention in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the utility model, are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the utility model and together with the description serve to explain the utility model without limiting the utility model to the right. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments, and that for a person skilled in the art, other drawings can be derived from them without inventive effort. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a waste disposer embodying the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the garbage disposer of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the garbage disposer of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the garbage disposer of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a top view of the waste disposer of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the construction of the annular lamp base of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of the annular lamp base of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of an orientation mark in the present invention;

FIG. 9 illustrates a method of controlling the garbage disposer of the present invention;

in the figure: 1. a housing; 2. a feeding port; 3. a connecting flange; 301. connecting the flanging; 4. an indicator light; 5. an annular lamp holder; 6. a control unit; 7. sealing the rubber gasket; 8. a motor assembly; 9. a grinding assembly; 10. a binding post; 11. a connecting wire; 12. a sewage discharge pipe.

It should be noted that the drawings and the description are not intended to limit the scope of the inventive concept in any way, but to illustrate it by a person skilled in the art with reference to specific embodiments.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and the following embodiments are used for illustrating the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, but do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to examples.

As shown in fig. 1 to 9, the utility model provides a garbage disposer for a kitchen sink, which enables a user to directly obtain an operation state of the garbage disposer in the sink by arranging a state display unit at one end of the garbage disposer extending into the sink, thereby effectively improving the user experience.

Example one

As shown in fig. 1 to 8, the garbage disposer for a kitchen sink in the present embodiment includes a housing 1, wherein a feeding port 2 is disposed at a top of the housing 1; one end of the connecting flange 3 is connected with the feeding port 2, and the other end of the connecting flange 3 extends into the water tank and is connected with a water falling port of the water tank; and the state display unit is arranged at one end, extending into the water tank, of the connecting flange 3 and is used for visually displaying the running state of the garbage disposer.

Kitchen for basin garbage disposer in the existing market generally locates in the cupboard of basin below, when needing to know garbage disposer's running state, hardly direct observation arrives, garbage disposer in this embodiment is through setting up state display element in the basin, make the user need not to open the cupboard, the running state of garbage disposer can be known to the information through the state display element who observes in the basin, the observation mode is more convenient, directly perceived, the user of being convenient for goes to carry out for example to continue to fill operation such as rubbish from cooking or shutdown according to the running state of the garbage disposer who acquires, user's use experience has been promoted greatly.

In the above scheme, the state display unit may be any one of an electronic display screen, an LED lamp, an OLED lamp, or a combination of several kinds of photoelectric devices, and may display the operation state of the garbage disposer, which is not limited herein.

As shown in fig. 2, in this embodiment, the connecting flange 3 includes a cylindrical flange body, and an annular connecting flange 301 is disposed at one end of the flange body, which is connected to the water falling port of the water tank; the connecting flange 301 is clamped on the water falling port, and the state display unit comprises an indicator lamp 4 assembly arranged on the connecting flange 301. Through setting up the state display element on connecting turn-ups 301, the fine position that has utilized flange 3 on the one hand makes the user can be more convenient learn the running state of garbage disposer, and on the other hand abundant utilization flange 3's structure, set up the display element on connecting turn-ups 301, need not to increase more structures, need not to occupy more spaces, can come out the information transfer of state display element, and structural design is more reasonable, and the practicality is stronger.

As shown in fig. 2, in this embodiment, the indicator lamp 4 assembly includes a mounting seat disposed below the connecting flange 301 and an indicator lamp 4 mounted on the mounting seat, and the connecting flange 301 is provided with an avoiding opening for the indicator lamp 4 to pass through.

Because the running state of garbage disposer is generally comparatively simple, selects to adopt pilot lamp 4 to show the running state of garbage disposer, can be on the basis of abundant demonstration running state information, greatly reduced state display element's cost, and then reduce garbage disposer's manufacturing cost, the practicality is stronger.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 2, the indicator light 4 passes through the avoidance port, and a part of the structure protrudes out of the avoidance port in the horizontal direction, so that light emitted by the indicator light 4 can be transmitted to the outside of the connecting flange 3 more directly, and observation by a user is facilitated.

Or, in another embodiment, the roof of pilot lamp 4 is smooth plane, and with the upper surface looks parallel and level of connecting turn-ups 301, the external diameter of the 4 lateral walls of pilot lamp cooperatees with the internal diameter of dodging the mouth, and pilot lamp 4 installs in dodging the mouth, under this kind of structure, can guarantee to be difficult to remain thin surplus rubbish residue in kitchen around the pilot lamp 4, guarantees to connect the cleanliness factor of turn-ups 301 department, promotes the user and uses the impression.

Or, in another embodiment, connect turn-ups 301 dustcoat and be equipped with the protective housing of transparent material, the light that pilot lamp 4 sent can pass through the protective housing and see out, and the protective housing can better avoid the residue of kitchen garbage to remain in the gap of pilot lamp 4 with the junction of connecting turn-ups 301, guarantees to connect turn-ups 301's cleanliness factor to make the integration degree after garbage disposer and the basin are connected stronger, more possess the aesthetic property.

Or, in another embodiment, the mount pad is fixed to be set up and is connected turn-ups 301 top, and pilot lamp 4 installs in the mount pad, and under this kind of structure setting, the light that pilot lamp 4 sent is difficult for receiving the sheltering from more, makes the more clear, accurate information of observing the status display element of user.

In this embodiment, the mount pad is an annular lamp stand 5, the 4 subassemblies of pilot lamp include a plurality of pilot lamps 4 that set up along the circumference interval of annular lamp stand 5, it dodges the mouth to be equipped with a plurality of on the connection turn-ups 301 correspondingly. Through pilot lamp 4 shows garbage disposer's running state, specifically can be through one or several kinds of combinations in pilot lamp 4's the demonstration order, show quantity, display frequency, demonstration luminance and demonstration colour, the running state of corresponding garbage disposer is corresponded to the display mode of difference, and the user confirms running state and carries out corresponding operation through the display mode of observing pilot lamp 4, and is simple convenient, and humanized degree is high.

As shown in fig. 6 and 7, the annular lamp holder 5 includes an annular lamp panel disposed between the connection flange 301 and the bottom wall of the water tank, the connection terminals of the plurality of indicator lamps 4 are respectively connected with the annular lamp panel, and the annular lamp panel is connected with the control unit 6 of the garbage disposer.

Specifically, the control unit 6 is connected with the annular lamp plate, converts the real-time running state of garbage disposer into signal transmission to the annular lamp plate, controls what the annular lamp plate can be better to control a plurality of pilot lamps 4 to show garbage disposer's running state.

As shown in fig. 2, the indicator light 4 subassembly still includes terminal 10, terminal 10 one end is connected with the annular lamp plate, and the other end passes through connecting wire 11 to be connected with garbage disposer's the control unit 6, the control unit 6 control the running state of garbage disposer is shown to indicator light 4.

Specifically, when garbage disposer installs, basin diapire relevant position is equipped with an open structure, terminal 10 passes open structure, realizes being connected between annular lamp plate and the control unit 6. As shown in fig. 2, 11 one ends of connecting wires link to each other with terminal 10, and inside the other end stretched into casing 1, passed at casing 1 and the clearance of grinding between the chamber, and the control unit 6 of locating the 1 bottom of casing links to each other, and control unit 6 supplies power and sends control signal to annular lamp plate for annular lamp plate through connecting wires 11, and the annular lamp plate is according to the display mode of received control signal control pilot lamp 4.

In another embodiment, annular lamp plate fixed connection makes being connected between state display element and flange 3 more stable in connecting turn-ups 301 below, guarantees device operation in-process state display element's steadiness, and fixed connection's state display element and flange 3 make refuse treatment ware's integration degree stronger, convenient and fast more when installing with the basin.

In this embodiment, the mount pad further includes the sealed cushion 7 of dressing outside the annular lamp plate, sealed cushion 7 centre gripping is in connecting between turn-ups 301 and the basin diapire, forms sealedly.

Specifically, by arranging the sealing rubber gasket 7, on one hand, a gap between the connecting flange 301 and the bottom wall of the water tank can be sealed, so that water in the water tank is prevented from flowing out of the gap, and the sealing property is ensured; on the other hand, sealed cushion 7 can also guarantee that annular lamp plate and aqueous phase are kept apart, prevents that the water in the basin from corroding annular lamp plate, influences state display element's normal use, hoisting device's reliability and stability.

More specifically, sealed cushion 7 is for having certain elastic material, when the annular lamp plate is being applied in wrapping up in, can also prevent annular lamp plate and basin diapire and connect turn-ups 301 direct contact and produce the friction, reduces the loss of annular lamp plate in the use, hoisting device's durability.

In this embodiment, the garbage disposer further includes a grinding assembly 9 disposed inside the housing 1, connected to the control unit 6, and configured to grind garbage in the housing 1, where the operation state of the garbage disposer includes the operation direction of the grinding assembly 9.

Further, refuse treatment ware still includes motor element 8, motor element 8 provides power for grinding element 9, and grinding element 9 includes the abrasive disc, and motor element 8 drive abrasive disc rotates, is equipped with grinding teeth on the abrasive disc, parts such as grinding blade, and under the rotation of abrasive disc, to the rubbish after cooking cutting, friction, operation such as grinding, make the volume reduction of rubbish after cooking, final processing is the granule about diameter 2mm, directly arrange into the sewer through blow off pipe 12, saved the loaded down with trivial details process to the rubbish after cooking among the daily life.

Further, when the garbage disposer operates, rubbish from cooking gets into inside the casing 1 from pan feeding mouth 2, grinding component 9 is rotatory, rubbish to in the casing 1 cuts, rub and grind, when grinding component 9 meets the resistance, grinding component 9 changes the direction of operation, handle rubbish from another direction, can prevent that grinding component 9 from being blocked, guarantee the normal operating of garbage disposer, and change grinding component 9's direction of operation, make rubbish receive the processing of equidirectional not, can make the rubbish granule after handling littleer, promote the effect that the rubbish from cooking was handled.

Furthermore, the control unit 6 further comprises a reset switch, when the temperature of the garbage disposer is overheated during the operation process, the reset switch is switched off, the motor assembly 8 stops providing power for the grinding assembly 9, and the device enters a power-off self-protection state.

In this embodiment, when the grinding assembly 9 is in operation, the control unit 6 controls the indicator lamp 4 to alternately turn on and off for display in the same direction as the running direction of the grinding assembly 9. Specifically, the operation direction of the grinding assembly 9 includes clockwise rotation and counterclockwise rotation, and when the grinding assembly 9 rotates, the indicator lights 4 installed on the annular lamp panel are alternately turned on and off in the same direction as the rotation direction of the grinding assembly 9, i.e., clockwise or counterclockwise direction, under the control of the control unit 6. This alternate on and off manner can reflect the direction of motion of the grinding assembly 9 in real time,

it should be understood that the above-mentioned alternate on/off includes two ways, alternate on/off, where the alternate on specifically means that the indicator lamps 4 are turned on one by one or in a group in a clockwise/counterclockwise direction, and when the next indicator lamp or the next indicator lamp group 4 is turned on, the previous indicator lamp or the previous indicator lamp group 4 is turned off and kept in an off state, so as to form an effect of turning on clockwise/counterclockwise; correspondingly, the alternate turning-off means that the indicator lamps 4 are turned off one by one or in a group in a clockwise/counterclockwise direction, and when the next indicator lamp 4 or the next indicator lamp 4 is turned off, the previous indicator lamp 4 or the previous indicator lamp 4 is turned on and keeps a turned-on state, so that a clockwise/counterclockwise turning-off effect is formed; the alternate lighting and the alternate extinguishing can achieve the clockwise/anticlockwise pointing effect, and a proper mode can be selected according to different conditions and requirements.

Further, the connecting flange 3 is provided with direction marks, as shown in fig. 8, the direction marks in this embodiment include a clockwise arrow and/or a counterclockwise arrow for indicating the operation direction of the grinding assembly 9.

When the indicator light 4 lights out with clockwise or anticlockwise in turn, the user can judge the running direction of the grinding assembly 9 more directly, more intuitively and more quickly under the cooperation of the direction mark and the indicator light 4, and the humanized degree is higher.

Example two

As shown in fig. 9, the present embodiment provides a control method of a garbage disposer, which controls the garbage disposer in the above embodiments, and when the garbage disposer operates, the control state display unit displays an operating state of the garbage disposer.

Specifically, the control indicator lamp 4 is alternately turned on and off in the same direction as the running direction of the grinding assembly 9. The operation directions of the grinding assembly 9 comprise clockwise rotation and anticlockwise rotation, and when the grinding assembly 9 rotates clockwise, the indicator lamp 4 is controlled to be alternately turned on and off in the clockwise direction; when the grinding assembly 9 rotates counterclockwise, the control indicator lamp 4 is turned on and off alternately in the counterclockwise direction. The method for controlling the display mode of the indicator light 4 to be the same as the running direction of the grinding assembly 9 is more in line with the habits of users in daily life, so that the users can accept and understand the display mode more easily, and the indicator light 4 which is alternately turned on and off enables the intelligent degree of the garbage disposer in operation to be higher in use and appearance, and more in line with the requirements of modern families on the intellectualization of household appliances.

The kitchen sink garbage disposer on the market at present generally includes direct current garbage disposer, alternating current garbage disposer and frequency conversion electric garbage disposer, when carrying out garbage disposal, the noise of three is all close 90 decibels, the user can discern whether the device is in operating condition according to the sound is obvious this moment, when grinding assembly 9 carries out idle operation, direct current garbage disposer noise is about 60 decibels, alternating current garbage disposer is about 50 decibels, frequency conversion electric garbage disposer's noise is about 30 decibels, and because garbage disposer generally installs in the cupboard of basin below, sound is difficult to see through, especially frequency conversion electric garbage disposer, the noise that sends under this kind of condition is very little, the user is difficult to judge whether garbage disposer is in operating condition through the noise, use experience is relatively poor.

When the garbage disposer is used, if a user cannot obviously hear the operation sound of the garbage disposer from the outside, but the indicator lamp 4 keeps on alternately turning on and off in the clockwise direction/the counterclockwise direction, the garbage disposer is in an idle state at the moment, the user can select to pour kitchen garbage to be treated into the garbage disposer, or the garbage disposer is turned off when the garbage is not required to be treated continuously, the judging method is simple and convenient, unnecessary loss of the grinding assembly 9 caused by overlong idle time of the grinding assembly 9 is prevented, and the durability of the device is improved.

More further, the running state of the garbage disposer also includes a stop state of the grinding assembly 9, in the stop state, the indicator lights 4 are all in an off state, at this time, a user judges the running state of the garbage disposer by observing the on-off condition of the garbage disposer and the state of the indicator lights 4, and when the switch is in an on state and the indicator lights 4 are all in the off state, the grinding assembly 9 can be judged to be in the stop state.

Or in another embodiment, the indicator light 4 is controlled to display and remain constant at a low intensity when the abrading assembly 9 is in the off state, wherein the low intensity is a slightly darker intensity than the light in the on state. When the user observes that the indicator lights 4 are all in the low brightness state, the grinding assembly 9 is judged to be in the stop state.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model as defined by the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A waste disposer for a kitchen sink, comprising:

the top of the shell is provided with a feeding port;

one end of the connecting flange is connected with the feeding port, and the other end of the connecting flange extends into the water tank and is connected with a water falling port of the water tank;

and the state display unit is arranged at one end of the connecting flange, which extends into the water tank, and is used for visually displaying the running state of the garbage disposer.

2. The waste disposer of claim 1, wherein the connecting flange comprises a cylindrical flange body, and an annular connecting flange is arranged at one end of the flange body connected with the water falling port of the sink;

the connection flange is clamped on the water falling port, and the state display unit comprises an indicator lamp assembly arranged on the connection flange.

3. The garbage disposer of claim 2, wherein the indicator light assembly comprises a mounting seat arranged below the connecting flange and an indicator light arranged on the mounting seat, and the connecting flange is provided with an avoiding opening for the indicator light to pass through.

4. The waste disposer of claim 3, wherein the mounting base is an annular lamp base, the indicator light assembly comprises a plurality of indicator lights spaced circumferentially around the annular lamp base, and the connection flange is correspondingly provided with a plurality of avoidance openings.

5. The garbage disposer of claim 4, wherein the annular lamp holder comprises an annular lamp panel arranged between the connecting flange and the bottom wall of the sink, the wiring terminals of the indicator lamps are respectively connected with the annular lamp panel, and the annular lamp panel is connected with the control unit of the garbage disposer.

6. The garbage disposer of claim 5, wherein the indicator light assembly further comprises a terminal, one end of the terminal is connected with the annular lamp panel, the other end of the terminal is connected with a control unit of the garbage disposer through a connecting wire, and the control unit controls the indicator light to display the running state of the garbage disposer.

7. The waste disposer of claim 6, wherein the mounting base further comprises a sealing rubber gasket wrapped around the annular lamp panel, the sealing rubber gasket being clamped between the connecting flange and the bottom wall of the sink to form a seal.

8. A waste disposer according to claim 7, further comprising a grinding assembly disposed within the housing and connected to the control unit for grinding waste within the housing, the operating condition of the waste disposer including the direction of travel of the grinding assembly.

9. The waste disposer of claim 8, wherein the control unit controls an indicator light to alternately turn on and off for display in the same direction as the direction of operation of the grinding assembly.

10. A waste processor according to any one of claims 8 or 9, wherein the attachment flange is provided with directional indicia, including a clockwise arrow and/or a counter-clockwise arrow, indicating the direction of operation of the grinding assembly.

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