JP2002001278A - Garbage treatment apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a garbage treatment apparatus capable of simply attaching and detaching an on-off lid part at a necessarty time in spite of a simple structure. SOLUTION: In the garbage treatment apparatus (1) having a fermentation chamber (3) for treating garbage charged from an upper end opening part (2) with microorganisms, the fermentation container (8) surrounding the fermentation chamber (3) and the on-off lid part (4) joined to the fermentation container (8) by at least one hinge (33) disposed at the upper end edge (31) of the fermentation container (8) in order to open and close the upper end opening part (2), the hinge (33) includes the hinge shaft (35) arranged almost parallel to the upper end edge (31), a support piece (37) for supporting the hinge shaft (35) on the upper end edge (31) and the hinge piece (51) disposed at the side end on the side of the hinge 33 of the on-off lid part (4) and the hinge piece (51) is formed into such a shape that the hinge piece (51) can be inserted in and extracted from the gap between the upper end edge (31) and the hinge shaft (35) and is brought into contact with the upper end edge (31) and the hinge shaft (35) to prevent the extraction of the on-off lid part (4) at the time of opening and closing.

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 subjecting garbage discharged from homes and the like to a fermentation decomposition treatment utilizing microorganisms.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional garbage disposal apparatus, there is known an apparatus shown in FIG. Conventional garbage processing apparatus 101
A fermentation chamber 103 for treating garbage introduced from the upper end opening 102 with microorganisms;
3 and a fermentation vessel 104 made of synthetic resin,
And an opening / closing lid 107 connected by hinges 106 provided on an upper end edge 105 of the fermentation vessel 104 to open and close the fermentation vessel 104.

[0003]

The hinges 106, 106 of the above-mentioned conventional garbage disposal apparatus 101 have a complicated structure. After the lid 107 is attached to the fermentation vessel 104, it is removed. Was not easily removable. The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a garbage disposal apparatus having a simple structure and having a hinge that can be easily attached and detached.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the inventor has adopted the following configuration. It should be noted that the definition of terms used in the description of the invention in any claim is applied to the inventions in other claims to the extent possible in nature.

(Structure of the Invention of Claim 1) A garbage processing apparatus according to the invention of claim 1 (hereinafter referred to as "processing apparatus of claim 1") treats garbage introduced from an upper end opening with microorganisms. A fermentation chamber, a fermentation vessel surrounding the fermentation chamber, and an opening / closing lid connected by at least one hinge provided at an upper edge of the fermentation vessel to open and close the upper end opening. Have. The feature of the processing device of claim 1 is that the hinge is a hinge shaft arranged substantially parallel to the upper edge, a support piece for supporting the hinge axis on the upper edge, and a hinge of the opening / closing lid. A hinge piece provided at a side end on a hinge side, so that the hinge piece can be inserted and removed between the upper edge and the hinge shaft, and the hinge piece has the upper edge and the upper edge. In order to be able to insert and remove between the hinge axis,
In addition, the opening and closing cover is formed in such a shape as to come into contact with the upper end edge and the hinge shaft so as to prevent the opening and closing lid from coming off during opening and closing.

(Effects of the invention of claim 1) When the processing apparatus of claim 1 is used, garbage is processed by microorganisms in the fermentation chamber, and the upper end opening of the fermentation vessel surrounding the fermentation chamber is opened and closed by a lid. It is opened and closed. The opening / closing lid is attached to the upper end edge of the fermentation vessel by a hinge, and the hinge is assembled simply by inserting the hinge piece between the hinge shaft and the support piece. The inserted hinge piece abuts on the upper edge and the hinge, thereby preventing the opening / closing lid from coming off during opening / closing. The opening and closing lid can be removed from the fermentation vessel simply by removing a hinge piece from between the upper edge and the hinge shaft.

(Structure of the invention according to claim 2) The garbage processing apparatus according to the invention of claim 2 (hereinafter referred to as "processing apparatus of claim 2") is limited to the structure of the processing apparatus of claim 1,
The fermentation container, the hinge shaft and the support piece are made of a synthetic resin material and are integrally formed.

(Effect of the Invention of Claim 2) When the processing apparatus of claim 2 is used, in addition to the operation and effect of the processing apparatus of claim 1, the fermentation vessel, the hinge shaft, and the support piece are connected to the fermentation vessel (upper end). Since it is formed integrally with the rim, there is no need to perform a special assembly in the manufacture thereof, and there is no loss of parts.

(Structure of the Third Invention) The garbage processing apparatus according to the third invention (hereinafter referred to as the "third processing apparatus") is limited to the structure of the first or second processing apparatus. In addition, the upper edge is provided with a jaw projecting sideways, and when the opening / closing lid is opened, the open end of the hinge piece contacts the jaw from below to hold the opening / closing lid in an open state. It is characterized by being constituted.

(Effect of the invention of claim 3) When the processing apparatus of claim 3 is used, in addition to the operation and effect of the processing apparatus of claim 1 or 2, the opening / closing lid is brought into contact with the hinge piece against the jaw. Can be kept in an open state, which is very convenient when throwing garbage or cleaning the inside of the fermenter.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter, referred to as "the present embodiment") will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the garbage disposal apparatus, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of the fermentation container with the opening / closing lid removed. FIG. 3 is a side view of the fermentation vessel shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a rear view of the fermentation vessel. FIG. 5 is a plan view and a side view of the opening / closing lid, and FIGS. 6 and 7 are side views showing a state where the hinge is attached and detached. The fermentation vessel shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.

(Schematic Configuration of Garbage Disposal Apparatus) FIGS. 1 to 4
The schematic configuration of the garbage disposal apparatus will be described based on the above. The garbage disposal apparatus 1 includes a box-shaped fermentation vessel 8 having a rectangular upper end opening 2 and a fermentation chamber 3, an opening / closing lid 4 for opening and closing the upper end opening 2, and stirring provided in the fermentation chamber 3. A mechanism (not shown) is provided, and the opening / closing lid 4 is attached to the fermentation vessel 8 by a pair of hinges 33, 33 so as to be openable and closable. Reference numeral 9 in the drawing indicates a liquid receiving tray,
Similarly, reference numeral 5 denotes a lock mechanism for locking the opening / closing lid 4 to the fermentation vessel 8.

(Structure of Fermentation Vessel) The fermentation vessel 8 is made of a synthetic resin, and as shown in FIG.
The inner container 21 has a double structure composed of the outer container 1 and the outer container 23. The lower end of the inner container 21 is formed with a drain port 7 for draining water. The drain port 7 discharges a liquid generated during the fermentation treatment of garbage, and also has a role as a ventilation port for flowing air into the fermentation chamber 3. Drain port 7
The garbage and the like that are covered by the cover plate 25 are not directly discharged.

(Structure of Opening / Closing Cover) As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4, one end of the opening / closing cover 4 is connected to the upper end edge 31 of the fermentation vessel 8 by hinges 33, 33 and the upper end is opened. The part 2 is opened and closed. The opening / closing lid portion 4 includes a lid lower surface portion 41 (see FIG. 1) facing the upper end opening portion 2 when closed, and a synthetic resin upper surface cover portion 43 that covers the lid lower surface portion 41.
It has.

(Construction of Hinge) As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, each hinge 33 includes a synthetic resin hinge shaft 35 and a support piece 37 provided on the upper end edge 31 of the fermentation vessel 8, 4 on the hinge 33 side of the upper surface cover 43 provided in
4 hinge piece 51 also made of synthetic resin provided on the outer surface of 4
And In the present embodiment, the hinge piece 51
Is four, but there is no limit to this number. Both hinges 33,
33 and each hinge piece 51 are formed in the same shape as each other. Therefore, the following description will be made only for one hinge 33.

The hinge 33 includes a hinge shaft 35 arranged substantially parallel to the container upper edge 31 and support pieces 37, 37, 37 for supporting the hinge shaft 35 on the container upper edge 31.
, And each of the support pieces 37 supports three positions at both ends and a substantially central portion of the hinge shaft 35. The hinge shaft 35 and each support piece 37 are formed integrally with the fermentation container 8 (the upper end edge 31 of the fermentation container 8) for reasons such as saving assembling labor, and the radial cross section of the hinge shaft 35 is as shown in FIG. Are formed in a substantially circular shape.

The hinge piece 51 is also made of a synthetic resin. The hinge piece 51 is, as described above, a side end outer surface 44 on the hinge 33 side of the upper cover 43 constituting a part of the open / close lid 4.
The upper cover 43 is formed integrally with the upper cover 43.
As can be understood from FIG.
Has a width and a thickness that allow easy insertion and removal between the container upper edge 31 between 7 and 37 and the hinge shaft 35, and
As shown in FIG. 5, when viewed from the side, the upper surface is formed in a substantially L-shape with a gentle curved surface. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, the hinge piece 51 includes a mounting portion 52 connected to the side end outer surface 44 and a hooking portion 53 formed by bending a lower end portion of the hinge portion 52. Ribs 57 are provided. The reason why the hinge piece 51 is formed in an L-shape is to prevent the opening / closing lid part 4 from coming off at the time of opening / closing by coming into contact with the container upper edge 31 and the hinge shaft 35 when the hinge piece 51 is inserted. The reason why the upper surface is formed as a curved surface is to facilitate sliding (rotation while being in contact) with the hinge shaft 35 with opening and closing of the opening and closing cover 4 (see FIG. 6).

Further, as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. 7, when the opening / closing lid 4 is in the open state, the hooking portion 55 hooks from below on the upper end edge 31 of the fermentation container 8 projecting laterally from the fermentation container 8. It is formed into a shape, and the engagement also serves to hold the opening / closing lid 4 in an open state independently. Since the open / close lid 4 is independently supported, the user of the garbage disposal apparatus 1 does not need to hold down the open / close lid 4 when performing a processing operation, which is convenient.

(Attachment and Detachment of Opening / Closing Cover) The attachment / detachment of the opening / closing cover 4 to / from the fermentation vessel 8 will be described with reference to FIGS. In order to attach the opening / closing lid part 4, the engaging part 53 of the hinge piece 51 shown by a solid line is inserted between the hinge shaft 35 and the upper end edge 31 of the container, and then the opening / closing lid part 4 is closed (in the direction of arrow P in FIG. 6). ) To complete. At the time of this rotation (opening / closing), the engaging portion 55 (the hinge piece 5
1) abuts the container upper edge 31 and the hinge shaft 35 to prevent the opening / closing lid 4 from coming off. When the lid 4 is rotated in the opening direction (the direction of the arrow Q in FIG. 7), the tip of the engaging portion 55 comes into contact with the jaw 32 formed on the upper edge 31 of the container from below, and the lid 4 is moved to its position. To hold. On the other hand, removing the lid 4 from the fermentation vessel 8 is completed only by rotating the lid 4 to a position where the hook 55 can be removed, and then lifting it upward in that state.

By using the garbage disposal apparatus according to the present invention, the open / close lid can be easily attached / detached when necessary even though it has a simple structure.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a garbage processing apparatus.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the fermentation container with the opening / closing lid removed.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the fermentation vessel shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the fermentation vessel shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a plan view and a side view of the opening / closing lid.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a detached state of a hinge.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing a detached state of a hinge.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a conventional garbage processing apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Garbage disposal apparatus 2 Upper end opening part 3 Fermentation room 4 Opening / closing lid part 5 Lock mechanism 7 Drainage port 8 Fermentation container 9 Liquid tray 21 Inner container 23 Outer container 25 Cover plate 31 Container upper edge 33 Hinge 35 Hinge shaft 37 Supporting piece 41 Lid lower surface part 43 Upper surface cover part 44 Side outer surface 51 Hinge piece 53 Mounting part 55 Engagement part 57 Reinforcement rib

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A fermentation chamber for treating garbage introduced from an upper end opening with microorganisms, a fermentation vessel surrounding the fermentation chamber, and an upper end edge of the fermentation vessel for opening and closing the upper end opening. A garbage disposal apparatus having an openable / closable lid coupled by at least one hinge provided, wherein the hinge includes a hinge axis disposed substantially parallel to the upper edge and a hinge axis disposed on the upper edge. A support piece for supporting, and a hinge piece provided at a side end on the hinge side of the opening / closing lid portion, wherein the hinge piece can be inserted and extracted between the upper end edge and the hinge shaft. And a garbage disposal apparatus characterized in that the garbage disposal apparatus is formed in such a shape as to come into contact with the upper edge and the hinge shaft to prevent the opening / closing lid from coming off during opening / closing. 2. The garbage disposal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the fermentation vessel, the hinge shaft, and the support piece are made of a synthetic resin material and are integrally formed. 3. The open end of the hinge piece is opened when the open / close lid is opened, and the open end of the hinge piece contacts the jaw from below when the open / close lid is opened. The garbage disposal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus is configured to hold the garbage in a state.