JP2000308870A - Garbage disposal device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily discharge used carrier for bacteria and the remains of decomposed garbage from a disposal tank. SOLUTION: In a housing part 3 of a device body 1, a freely attachable/ detachable disposal tank 28 is installed, and on an output shaft 6 of an electric motor 4 fixed to the housing part 3, a driving side rotary joint 9 is formed, and also on a rotating shaft 33 of an agitating blade 36 pivotally supported on the treating tank 28, a driven side rotary joint 34 is formed, and the driving side rotary joint 9 and the driven side rotary joint 34 are engaged with each other to transmit the rotation of the electric motor 4 to the agitating blade 36. When discharging the contents of the disposal tank 28, by separating the driving side rotary joint 9 from the driven side rotary joint 34, the disposal tank 28 can be removed from the housing part 28 and the contents in the disposal tank 28 can be easily discharged.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a garbage disposal apparatus for decomposing garbage with aerobic bacteria in ordinary households and the like.

[0002]

Conventionally, this type of garbage disposal apparatus is generally of the structure described in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-136618. In this method, a stirring blade is provided in a processing tank, and the garbage introduced into the processing tank is stirred by rotating the stirring blade, and decomposed by aerobic bacteria. By using these garbage disposal devices, not only the amount of garbage can be reduced, but also the decomposed garbage can be reused as fertilizer, so these garbage disposal devices gradually spread to ordinary households. Have been doing.

[0003] However, in these garbage disposal apparatuses, the rotating shaft of the stirring blade is generally provided in a horizontal direction, so that the old bacteria carrier and the decomposed garbage debris are removed. In order to discharge the contents, a discharge port is formed at the bottom of the processing tank, and the contents are discharged from the discharge port. Therefore, the contents are spilled and the workability is poor.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide a garbage disposal apparatus capable of easily performing maintenance.

[0005]

A garbage disposal apparatus according to the present invention has an apparatus main body, an electric motor provided in the apparatus main body, and a stirring mechanism driven by the electric motor, and is housed in the apparatus main body. In a garbage disposal apparatus for stirring and decomposing garbage with a carrier of aerobic bacteria, a housing section is provided in the apparatus main body, a processing tank is detachably attached to the housing section, and the stirring mechanism is A drive transmission unit provided in the storage unit and the processing tank and capable of engaging with each other, a rotation shaft connected to the drive transmission unit and provided in the processing tank, and a stirring blade attached to the rotation shaft. It is composed of

According to the present invention, the garbage and the carrier are stirred by rotating the stirring blades, and the garbage and the carrier are stirred by rotating the stirring blades. Decompose garbage by bacteria. Then, when the contents consisting of the old bacterial carrier and the decomposed garbage debris are discharged and a new carrier is inserted, the treatment tank is taken out of the apparatus main body so that the treatment tank can be easily maintained. It can be carried out.

[0007] The garbage disposal apparatus of the present invention is characterized in claim 1.
In the garbage disposal apparatus, the stirring blade is detachably attached to a rotating shaft provided in the treatment tank.

According to the present invention, by removing the stirring blade from the processing tank, the contents accumulated in the shaded portion of the stirring blade can be discharged more easily and reliably. Can be.

[0009]

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described.
This will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 is an apparatus main body,
The apparatus main body 1 has a housing 3 having an opening 2 at the top.
Are formed. An electric motor 4 and a reduction mechanism 5 for reducing the rotation of the electric motor 4 are provided at a lower portion in the apparatus main body 1. The output shaft 6 of the reduction mechanism 5
Protrudes into the housing 3 through a through hole 7 formed at the center of the bottom of the housing 3, and a drive-side rotary joint 9 forming a drive transmission unit 8 is attached to the tip of the output shaft 6. ing. A heat storage section 10 having a double structure is provided on the side wall and the bottom of the housing section 3, and a heat storage material 11 of liquid such as water is sealed in the heat storage section 10. A planar heater 12 is attached to a lower portion of the heat storage unit 10.

Further, in the opening 2, an air supply port 14 having an air supply fan 13 and an air intake port 16 having an intake fan 15 are formed facing the housing section 3. Further, a circulation path 17 from the intake port 16 to the air supply port 14 is provided in the apparatus main body 1. A heating unit 18 for heating the circulating air and a deodorizing unit 19 for deodorizing the circulating air are provided in the middle of the circulation path 17. The circulation path 17 branches off downstream of the heating section 18 and the deodorizing section 19, and one of the branches reaches an exhaust port 21 formed at the bottom of the apparatus main body 1 as an exhaust path 20. The exhaust path 20
Is formed thin with respect to the circulation path 17. An exhaust fan 22 and a deodorizing unit 23 are attached to the exhaust port 21. On the other hand, an introduction hole 24 for introducing outside air is formed on the upstream side of the air supply fan 13. In addition,
A hinge 25 is provided at an upper portion of the apparatus main body 1, and the hinge 25 supports a lid 26 so as to be freely opened and closed with respect to the opening 2 of the apparatus main body 1. Below the lid 26, a guide portion 27 for guiding an air flow at least facing the air supply port 14 is provided. Further, the guide portion 27 is integrally formed with a protrusion 27A for guiding the warm air blown from the air supply port 14 to the lower side of the housing portion 3.

A processing tank 28 is detachably accommodated in the accommodating section 3. The processing tank 28 is formed in a cylindrical shape with a bottom, and a handle 30 is pivotally attached to an upper opening 29. A cylindrical receiving portion 31 is formed in the center of the bottom of the processing tank 28 in the vertical direction, and a shaft hole 32 is formed in the center of the cylindrical receiving portion 31. A rotating shaft 33 is vertically and rotatably attached to the shaft hole 32.
At the lower end of 33, the drive transmission section 8 is formed, and when the processing tank 28 is inserted into the accommodation section 3, the drive-side rotary joint 9
And a driven-side rotary joint 34 that engages with the motor. A mounting portion 35 is formed above the rotating shaft 33, and a stirring blade 36 is detachably mounted on the mounting portion 35.

Reference numeral 37 denotes a mounting member for the stirring blade 36. The mounting member 37 has a hollow cylindrical portion 37A fitted with the mounting portion 35, and an inverted bowl shape from the lower portion of the cylindrical portion 37A. It is composed of a curved portion 37B that protrudes and accommodates the cylindrical receiving portion 31 of the processing tank 28, and a flange-shaped grip portion 37C that protrudes outward from the upper end of the cylindrical portion 37A. Further, a pair of radially projecting blades 38 is fixed to the lower portion of the curved portion 37B, and a spiral portion 39 extending obliquely upward from the pair of blades 38 is integrally formed. The drive transmission unit 8 including the drive-side rotary joint 9 and the driven-side rotary joint 34, the rotation shaft 33, and the stirring blade 36 constitute a stirring mechanism 40. Reference numeral 41 denotes a carrier in which aerobic bacteria are carried on fine wood chips or the like.

Next, the operation will be described. First, the processing tank 28 is inserted into the storage section 3 of the apparatus main body 1, so that the drive-side rotary joint 9 and the driven-side rotary joint 34 are engaged, and
Attach the attachment member 37 of the stirring blade 36 to the attachment portion 35 of. Then, an appropriate amount of the carrier 41 is accommodated in the processing tank 28, and the heater 12 is energized, and the air supply fan 14, the intake fan 16 and the exhaust fan 22 are driven to energize the heating unit 18. At this time, the heat generated by the heater 12 is absorbed by the heat storage material 11 in the heat storage unit 10, and the heat storage material 11 convects to heat the entire heat storage material 11 in the heat storage unit 10 appropriately. The air in the processing tank 28 is also circulated from the intake fan 16 to the air supply fan 14.
The heating unit 18 in 17 is appropriately heated. As a result,
The temperature in the treatment tank 28 rises appropriately, and an environment in which the bacteria carried on the carrier 41 can be actively activated is provided. A part of the air passing through the circulation path 17 is sucked by the exhaust fan 22 and diverted to the exhaust path 20, and is discharged from the exhaust port 21 to the outside of the apparatus main body 1. External air corresponding to the amount is introduced into the circulation path 17 from the introduction hole 24 and sent into the processing tank 28 from the air supply port 14 by the air supply fan 13. As a result, oxygen is supplied into the processing tank 28, and the activity of bacteria becomes active. In this state, when the garbage is put into the treatment tank 28 and the electric motor 4 is driven to rotate the stirring blade 36, the garbage and the carrier 41 are stirred and mixed, and the bacteria carried on the carrier 41 are turned into garbage. It adheres and decomposes garbage, generating carbon dioxide, water (steam) and a small amount of malodorous substances. Note that these bacteria are aerobic, and when the stirring blades 36 are rotated to mix the garbage and the carrier 41, the air in the processing tank 28 is mixed and actively activated, and the garbage is removed. Decompose. The carbon dioxide, water,
The air containing the offensive odor substance is sucked from the intake port 16 by the intake fan 15, passes through the circulation path 17, and passes through the air supply fan 13.
As a result, circulation is performed returning from the air supply port 14 into the processing tank 28. At this time, the offensive odor substance is removed by the deodorizing section 19 while circulating through the circulation path 17, and is also removed by the deodorizing section 23 when being discharged from the exhaust port 21 to the outside of the apparatus main body 1. And
After the operation for a predetermined time, the garbage put in is broken down,
It is extinguished leaving a small amount of debris made of inorganic substances.

When the garbage is treated in this way,
Since debris such as inorganic substances are accumulated in the processing tank 28, it is necessary to discharge the processed material once every several months. Discharge of the processed material is performed by opening the lid 26, grasping the handle 30 of the processing tank 28, and taking out the processing tank 28 from the apparatus main body 1. Then, the contents consisting of the old carrier 41 and the garbage debris are discharged from the processing tank 28 taken out, and a new carrier 41 is introduced. In particular, in the case where all of the contents are replaced, the contents can be easily discharged from the processing tank 28 by holding and tilting the processing tank 28 (points of discarding the contents of the bucket) while stirring. Since the blade 36 is configured to be detachable from the mounting portion 35 of the rotating shaft 33, the above-mentioned contents and the like accumulated in the shaded portion of the stirring blade 36 can be easily discharged. After the treatment of the treatment tank 28 is performed in this manner, the treatment tank 28 is again placed in the apparatus main body 1.
Can be inserted into the accommodating section 3 to process garbage. The discharged contents can be reused as fertilizer.

As described above, according to the present invention, the processing tank 28 is removably attached to the accommodating section 3 provided in the apparatus main body 1, and the processing tank 28 is driven by the electric motor 4 provided in the apparatus main body 1 via the drive transmission section 8. Since the rotating shaft 33 provided in the rotating shaft 33 and the stirring blade 36 attached to the rotating shaft 33 are rotated to stir the garbage and bacterial carriers 41 to decompose the garbage, the processing tank 28 In the case where the contents are discharged and the carrier 41 is replaced, the treatment tank 28 can be removed and the maintenance can be performed.Therefore, the maintenance is easy, especially when the entire contents are exchanged. The contents can be easily discharged from the processing tank 28 by holding and tilting down, and the maintenance is easier.

Further, since the stirring blade 36 is detachable with respect to the rotating shaft 33 in the processing tank 28, the stirring blade 36 stays behind the stirring blade 36 when all the contents are replaced. The above-mentioned contents and the like can be easily discharged, and the care is further facilitated.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the gist of the invention. For example, in the present embodiment, the processing tank is configured to be inserted into a storage portion formed in the apparatus main body, but a structure in which the processing tank is exposed may be used as long as the processing tank can be kept warm.

[0018]

The garbage disposal apparatus of the present invention has an apparatus main body, an electric motor provided in the apparatus main body, and a stirring mechanism driven by the electric motor. In a garbage disposal apparatus which stirs and decomposes together with a carrier of aerobic bacteria, a storage section is provided in the apparatus main body, a processing tank is detachably attached to the storage section, and the stirring mechanism is connected to the storage section and processing section. A drive transmission unit provided in the tank and engageable with each other;
A rotary shaft connected to the drive transmission unit and provided in the processing tank, and a stirring blade attached to the rotary shaft. The treatment tank can be taken out of the apparatus main body, for example, when the contents composed of debris are discharged and a new carrier is charged, so that the treatment tank can be easily maintained.

The garbage disposal apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that:
In the above, the stirring blade is removably attached to a rotating shaft provided in the processing tank, and by removing the stirring blade from the processing tank, a portion behind the stirring blade is formed. The accumulated contents can be more easily and reliably discharged.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a state where the processing tank is taken out.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Apparatus main body 3 Housing part 4 Electric motor 8 Drive transmission part 9 Drive-side rotary joint 28 Processing tank 33 Rotating shaft 36 Stirring blade 40 Stirring mechanism 41 Carrier

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An apparatus having an apparatus main body, an electric motor provided in the apparatus main body, and a stirring mechanism driven by the electric motor, wherein the garbage contained in the apparatus main body is stirred together with an aerobic bacterial carrier. In the garbage disposal apparatus for disassembling, a housing section is provided in the apparatus main body, and a processing tank is detachably attached to the housing section, and the stirring mechanism is provided in the housing section and the processing tank to engage with each other. A garbage disposal apparatus, comprising: a possible drive transmission unit; a rotation shaft connected to the drive transmission unit and provided in the processing tank; and a stirring blade attached to the rotation shaft. 2. The garbage disposal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the stirring blade is detachably attached to a rotating shaft provided in the processing tank.