JP2001225040A - Garbage disposal machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an easily usable garbage disposal machine wherein a drive shaft is disconnected from the a rotation shaft after completion of a garbage treatment, allowing a garbage storage vessel to be easily taken out. SOLUTION: The garbage disposal machine included an easily detachable storage part 3 for storing garbage, an agitating means 4 for agitating the garbage in the part 3, a drive means 7 for rotating the means 4, and a control means for controlling the drive means 7. After the disposal of garbage, the drive means 7 is rotated in a direction in opposition to the direction of rotation during the disposal of the garbage.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a kitchen waste treatment machine for drying kitchen waste.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional kitchen waste disposal machine will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 4 is an external view showing an example of a kitchen waste disposal machine.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an example of the internal configuration of the kitchen waste disposal machine. Reference numeral 1 denotes a garbage processing machine main body, 3 denotes a storage section for putting garbage to be dried, and a storage container detachable by a user. 2 denotes a lid of the garbage processing machine main body 1. Reference numeral 13 denotes a heating unit, and 14 denotes a blower motor that blows the heat generated by the heating unit 13 onto the garbage in the storage container 3 as warm air. Reference numeral 4 denotes a rotary blade 4 for stirring the garbage in the storage container 3 and is fixed to a rotary shaft 5. A drive motor 7 drives the drive shaft 6 to rotate. The rotating shaft 5 is fitted to the drive shaft 6 by the fitting portion 8, and is rotated in accordance with the rotation of the drive shaft 6, so that the rotating blade 4 is rotated.
Is rotated to stir the garbage in the storage container 3.

FIG. 6 shows an enlarged cross section of the fitting portion 8.
Reference numeral 9 denotes a drive shaft fitting portion, and reference numeral 10 denotes a rotary shaft fitting portion, which is hexagonal in this conventional example. The rotation centers of the drive shaft fitting portion 9 and the rotating shaft fitting portion 10 are the same center 11.

[0005]

By the way, when the drive motor 7 rotates, the drive shaft 6, that is, the drive shaft fitting portion 9 is moved to the position shown in FIG.
When rotated in the direction A, the rotating shaft fitting portion 10 also rotates with a delay of the angle α in the direction A. This is because a slight gap is provided in the fitting portion 8 in order to make the storage container 3 detachable. Therefore, the rotating shaft fitting portion 10 receives the force from the drive shaft fitting portion 9 at the action portion 12,
If, for example, a piece of dry garbage of kitchen garbage adheres to the action portion 12, it may be in a fixed state and may not be able to be taken out when the user attempts to take out the storage container 3.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and to provide a highly usable garbage disposer capable of easily removing the storage container 3 after processing the garbage. It is an object.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a detachable storage section for storing garbage, stirring means for stirring the garbage in the storage section, and rotating the stirring means. Driving means and control means for controlling the driving means, wherein after the garbage processing, the driving means is rotated in a direction opposite to an arbitrary rotation direction at the time of garbage processing, processing the garbage The agitation means to rotate in any direction, but by the control means, after processing the garbage,
By rotating the driving means in a direction different from an arbitrary rotation direction at the time of processing the garbage, fixation of the fitting portion can be avoided.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
A detachable storage unit for storing the garbage, a stirring unit for stirring the garbage in the storage unit, a driving unit for rotating the stirring unit, and a control unit for controlling the driving unit; It is arranged such that the driving means is rotated in a direction opposite to an arbitrary rotation direction at the time of processing, the stirring means for processing the garbage is rotated in any direction, but by the control means, after the garbage processing, By rotating the drive motor in a direction different from an arbitrary rotation direction at the time of garbage disposal, it is possible to avoid the fixation of the fitting portion.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, after processing the garbage by continuously rotating the driving means in an arbitrary direction, a predetermined time is provided in a direction opposite to the rotating direction. This is to rotate, and to disassemble the fitted portion after the garbage processing is completed so that the storage portion can be easily taken out.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in accordance with the first aspect of the present invention, after processing the garbage by continuously rotating the driving means in an arbitrary direction, the driving means is rotated at a predetermined angle in a direction opposite to the rotation direction. This is to rotate, and to disassemble the fitted portion after the garbage processing is completed so that the storage portion can be easily taken out.

The invention according to claim 4 of the present invention comprises: a detachable storage portion for storing the garbage; a stirring device for stirring the garbage in the storage portion; and a driving device for rotating the stirring device. A clutch mechanism is provided at a fitting portion between the agitating means and the driving means, so that the fitting portion fixed after the garbage treatment is disengaged so that the storage portion can be easily taken out.

[0012]

(Embodiment 1) Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The same components as those in the conventional example are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 2 shows an enlarged cross section of the fitting portion 8.
Reference numeral 9 denotes a drive shaft fitting portion, and reference numeral 10 denotes a rotary shaft fitting portion, which has a hexagonal shape. The rotation centers of the drive shaft fitting portion 9 and the rotating shaft fitting portion 10 are the same center 11. When the drive motor 7 rotates and the drive shaft 6, that is, the drive shaft fitting portion 9 rotates in the direction A in FIG. 2B, the rotary shaft fitting portion 10 also moves in the direction A by an angle α.
Only rotate with a delay. This is because a slight gap is provided in the fitting portion in order to make the storage container 3 detachable. Therefore, the rotating shaft fitting portion 10 receives the force from the drive shaft fitting portion 9 at the action portion 12.

Here, control means (not shown) for controlling the drive of the drive motor 7 outputs a drive control signal to the drive motor 7 as shown in FIG. In the present embodiment, in order to stir the garbage, a forward rotation signal is output to the drive motor 7 for N hours, and the garbage is agitated by the forward rotation drive. At the completion of the processing after the elapse of the N time, the drive control means sends a reverse rotation signal to the drive motor 7 at M
Output only the time. This M time is for reversely rotating the drive shaft 6 in the direction B by the angle α shown in FIG.
This is for dissociating, for example, those in which the dried garbage pieces of kitchen garbage adhere to the action section 12 and are in a fixed state.

In this embodiment, the drive motor 7 is always rotated forward during the processing of the garbage. However, even if the drive motor 7 alternately repeats the normal rotation and the reverse rotation, it is in the opposite direction to the direction immediately before the completion at the time of the processing completion. It is also possible to drive the drive motor 7 for M hours, which has the same effects as those described above. The same effects as described above can be obtained even when the arrangement relationship between the inside and outside of the drive shaft fitting portion 9 and the rotary shaft fitting portion 10 is opposite to that of the present embodiment.

(Embodiment 2) Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The same components as those in the conventional example are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 3A is a top view of a drive shaft 6 of a drive motor 7 serving as a drive means, and FIG. 3B is a view showing a drive shaft 6 of the drive motor 7 serving as the drive means. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a fitting configuration of a fitting portion 9 and a rotating shaft fitting portion 10. The fitting portion between the drive shaft 6 and the drive shaft fitting portion 9 is fitted in a D-cut shape, and the upper portion of the drive shaft 6 above the D-cut shape fitting portion is within the D-cut shape. Are formed in a substantially circular shape in the range formed by

The operation and operation of the above configuration are as follows. The drive shaft 6 is rotated by driving the drive motor 7 which is a drive unit, and the drive shaft 6 and the drive shaft fitting portion 9 are fitted in a D-cut shape, thereby driving the drive shaft 6. The shaft fitting portion 9 also rotates, and the rotating shaft fitting portion 10 also rotates. At this time, after the garbage processing is completed, as described in the first embodiment, when the dry garbage pieces or the like of the garbage adhere to the drive shaft fitting portion 9 and the rotating shaft fitting portion 10, they are fixed. In the example, the upper portion of the D-cut shape fitting portion of the drive shaft 6 with the drive shaft fitting portion 9 has a substantially circular shape within a range formed in the D-cut shape, so that the user can use When the storage container 3, which is a storage unit for putting in garbage, is lifted upward, the drive shaft fitting portion 9 becomes rotatable at a substantially circular portion above the D-cut shape of the drive shaft 6, as described above. By providing such a clutch mechanism, the drive shaft fitting portion 9
The fixing of the rotating shaft fitting portion 10 to the rotating shaft 10 is released, so that the user can easily take out the storage container 3. In addition,
The same effects as those described above can be obtained even when the arrangement relationship between the inside and outside of the drive shaft fitting portion 9 and the rotary shaft fitting portion 10 is opposite to that of the present embodiment.

[0019]

According to the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, it is possible to avoid the fixation of the fitting portion between the drive shaft and the rotating shaft after processing the garbage, so that the storage portion can be easily taken out. It is possible to provide a highly usable garbage disposal machine that can be used.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a timing chart showing an operation of a control signal of a garbage processing machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2A is a cross-sectional view of a fitting portion between the drive shaft and the rotating shaft of the kitchen waste treatment machine. FIG. 2B is a partially enlarged sectional view of a fitting portion between the drive shaft and the rotating shaft.

FIG. 3 (a) is a sectional view of a drive shaft of a garbage disposal machine showing a second embodiment of the present invention, and (b) is a sectional view of a fitting portion between the drive shaft and a rotating shaft.

FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a conventional kitchen waste treatment machine.

FIG. 5 is an internal configuration diagram of a conventional garbage processing machine.

6A is a sectional view of a fitting portion between the drive shaft and the rotating shaft. FIG. 6B is a partially enlarged sectional view of a fitting portion between the drive shaft and the rotating shaft.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Garbage processing machine main body 2 Lid 3 Storage container 4 Rotary blade 5 Rotary shaft 6 Drive shaft 7 Drive motor 8 Fitting part 9 Drive shaft fitting part 10 Rotary shaft fitting part 11 (Rotation) center 12 Working part

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Tadashi Matsushiro 1006 Kazuma Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. 72) Inventor Hidetoshi Imai 1006 Kazuma Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Inside Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A detachable storage unit for storing garbage, a stirring unit for stirring the garbage in the storage unit, a driving unit for rotating the stirring unit, and a control unit for controlling the driving unit, A garbage processing machine wherein after the garbage processing, the driving means is rotated in a direction opposite to an arbitrary rotation direction at the time of the garbage processing. 2. The garbage processing machine according to claim 1, wherein the garbage is processed by continuously rotating the driving means in an arbitrary direction and then rotating the garbage in a direction opposite to the rotation direction for a predetermined time. 3. The garbage processing machine according to claim 1, wherein the garbage is processed by continuously rotating the driving means in an arbitrary direction, and then rotating the garbage by a predetermined angle in a direction opposite to the rotation direction. 4. A detachable storage unit for storing the garbage, a stirring unit for stirring the garbage in the storage unit, and a driving unit for rotating the stirring unit, the fitting of the stirring unit and the driving unit. Garbage disposal machine with a clutch mechanism in the section.