JP2002028519A - Disposer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a disposer which effectively uses overflowing water from a sink by simplifying the layout of piping for draining the overflowing water into sewerage, and also a pipe protecting device. SOLUTION: A water conveyance aperture 12 opened in the inner wall of a crushing chamber 7 is provided in the disposer 1 to be installed in a water drainage hole 4 in the sink 2, and a flexible pipe 13 originating from an overflowing water hole 14 of the sink 2 is connected to the water conveyance aperture 12. The overflowing water from the sink 2 is drained into the crushing chamber 7 through the water conveyance aperture 12 and thereby, the upper area of a rotary blade plate 8 and a gap between the blade plate 8 and an outer peripheral fixed blade 9 in the crushing chamber 7 are cleaned. Further, a baffle plate 15 with a water passage hole 15a is formed in the water conveyance aperture 12 and the pipe 13 is protected so that a garbage or a foreign substance is prevented from entering the pipe 13 from the crushing chamber 7.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a disposer for discharging water overflowing from a sink through a crushing chamber of a disposer attached to a drain hole of the sink.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a small-sized disposer, especially for home use, has a mounting pipe fixed to a drain hole of a sink in a water-tight manner and an inlet at an upper end of the disposer connected by a rubber connecting pipe for vibration isolation. When mounting and dumping garbage,
After removing the faucet from the drain hole, the garbage was put together with the water through the drain hole into the crushing room whose surroundings were closed through the inlet, and crushed by the rotating blade plate at the bottom of the crushing room. At the same time, it is discharged to the sewage from the discharge pipe of the disposer. However, sinks are not only used to wash and dispose of such garbage, but there is also a method of using a faucet such as rubber in the drain hole of the sink to store water and wash it. In a sink with a flood hole on the side wall to prevent overflow of the accumulated water, the water overflowing from the flood hole is separated from the drain by a flexible pipe connected to the overflow hole separately from the disposer attached to the drain hole. Has been discharged.

[0003]

For this reason, there are two drainage systems from the sink to the sewage system, the drainage system below the sink is complicated, and the piping work is troublesome. It is discharged into sewage without being used. The present invention provides a disposer in which water overflowing from a sink is introduced into a crushing chamber, the inside of which is washed, and discharged from a common drainage pipe for garbage disposal.

[0004]

A charging port connected to a drain hole of a sink, a crushing chamber following the charging port, a rotary blade plate provided below the crushing chamber, and a discharge chamber below the rotary blade plate. In the disposer in which a discharge pipe is connected to the discharge chamber, a water inlet opening to the inner wall of the crushing chamber is provided, and water is supplied from the water inlet to the crushing chamber. For this reason, in a sink provided with an overflow hole, the overflow hole and the water inlet are connected by a pipe. In addition, a partition plate having a water passage hole is provided at the lower part of the water inlet, separating the crushing chamber and the pipe.

[0005]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A charging port connected to a drain hole of a sink via a mounting pipe, a crushing chamber following the charging port, a rotary blade plate below the crushing chamber, and crushing from around the rotary blade plate. In a disposer for discharging the garbage with water into a lower discharge chamber together with water and discharging the garbage to the sewage through a drain pipe connected to the discharge chamber, a water inlet opening on the inner wall of the crushing chamber is provided. From the sink, through the pipe and water inlet, to allow the overflow from the sink to flow into the crushing chamber, and from above the rotary blade plate, the surrounding rotary blade and the fixed blade on the inner circumference of the casing. Through the gap to the discharge chamber and drain through the discharge pipe.

When connecting to a sink having no overflow hole and not allowing the overflow of the sink to flow, a connection portion between the water inlet and the pipe may be capped. In addition, when a pipe connecting this water inlet and the overflow hole of the sink is provided, and the overflow of the sink is caused to flow to the disposer, a partition plate having a water hole at a lower portion between the crushing chamber and the pipe, for example, a lower portion, is provided. In addition, a packing with water holes and a check valve that opens only on the side of the crushing chamber are provided to protect the pipe from intrusion of garbage and foreign matter from the crushing chamber into the pipe.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The embodiment shown in FIG. 1
Is a disposer, 2 is a sink, 3 is a sink drain hole 4
The mounting tube 5 is fixed to the disposer by a fastening screw via a packing. Reference numeral 5 denotes a loading port at the upper part of the disposer. Reference numeral 6 denotes a connecting pipe connecting the mounting pipe 3 and the loading port 5, and is formed of an elastic material such as rubber. 7 is a crushing chamber, 8 is a rotary blade plate at the bottom of the crushing chamber, 9 is a fixed blade, 10 is a discharge chamber, 11 is a discharge pipe connected to the discharge chamber, and 12 is an opening in a part of the inner wall of the crushing chamber 7. The water introduction port is formed integrally with the casing in the figure, but may be separately installed outside the crushing chamber. 1
3 is a bellows-shaped pipe connecting the water inlet 12 and the overflow hole 14 of the sink 2, 15 is a partition plate provided in the water inlet 12,
Reference numeral 15a denotes a water passage hole, and 16 denotes a faucet of the drain hole 4.

When processing garbage, the faucet 16 is removed, the garbage and water are poured from the sink 2 into the inlet 5, and the rotary blade 8 is rotated by a motor (not shown) to be crushed. Cutting and crushing are performed between the surrounding rotary blade and the fixed blade 9, dropped into the discharge chamber 10 and discharged from the drain pipe 11. In addition, when storing water in the sink 2, the drain hole 4 is closed by the faucet 16 and the water is stored in the sink 2.
2 and flows into the crushing chamber 7 through the water holes 15 a of the partition plate 15. The water from the water inlet 12 is supplied to the rotary blade plate 8
Is washed into the discharge chamber 10 while washing between the fixed blade 9 and the periphery of the rotary blade plate 8, and is discharged from the discharge pipe 11 in the same manner as the kitchen waste processing.

The water inlet 12 is formed in the inner wall of the crushing chamber 7 with a size of, for example, 4 to 5 cm. Therefore, when the garbage is crushed, the garbage that scatters due to the rotation of the rotary blade plate 8 is removed. , Foreign objects put into the kitchen garbage, such as metal foreign objects such as forks or shards of pottery,
As shown in FIG. 6, there is a risk of intrusion into the pipe from the water inlet, and if a sharp foreign matter 20 made of metal enters the pipe 13, the pipe 13 may be damaged. Then, when the water overflows next time, it flows out. However, if the water accumulates in the recess of the pipe, it is difficult to flow out and it is easy to become dirty.

For this reason, at the end of the water introduction port 12 between the crushing chamber 7 and the pipe 13, as shown in FIG.
Are fastened together with the mounting portion 13a of the pipe 13 by the screw portion 17 and the nut 18. FIG.
(A) is an example in which one water passage hole is provided, and (b) is a case in which many small water passage holes are provided. Therefore, overflow from the sink flows into the crushing chamber 7 through the water passage hole 15a, but kitchen garbage and foreign matter from the crushing chamber 7 during the crushing process are
It is blocked by the partition plate 15 and does not invade the pipe 13 from the small water hole 15a.
Prevents pipe damage due to foreign matter.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show another example of the partition plate 15, in which a water hole 15a is enlarged so that a large amount of overflow can pass therethrough, and a valve plate 15b which opens only on the crushing chamber 7 side is provided. During the crushing process, the water hole 15a is closed so that kitchen waste and foreign matter from the crushing chamber side do not enter through the water hole 15a. The position of the partition plate is not limited to the end of the water inlet 13 shown in the figure, but this position is easy to attach.

[0012]

According to the present invention, the disposer attached to the sink is provided with a water inlet opening to the inner wall of the crushing chamber.
This water inlet is connected to the overflow hole of the sink with a pipe, and the overflow from the sink flows into the crushing chamber, so the pipe from the overflow hole can be connected to the water inlet of the disposer attached to the drain hole. In addition to simplifying drainage pipes and using common drainage pipes for kitchen waste treatment, water flowing into the crushing chamber cleans the inside of the crushing chamber, especially the upper surface of the rotary blade plate and between the fixed blades, and effectively overflows water. Can be used.

[0013] Further, by providing a partition wall plate having a water passage hole at the water inlet, it is possible to prevent kitchen waste from splashing into the crushing chamber during the processing of kitchen waste into the pipe. There is an effect that can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of the present invention, a part of which is shown in cross section.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing an example of a partition plate.

FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged cross section showing another embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a side view taken along the line AA in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view showing an embodiment without a partition plate.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Disposer 2 Sink 3 Mounting pipe 4 Drain hole 5 Input port 6 Connecting pipe 7 Crushing chamber 8 Rotating blade plate 9 Fixed blade 10 Drain chamber 11 Drain pipe 12 Water introduction port 13 Pipe 13a Mounting part 14 Overflow hole 15 Partition plate 15a Water hole 15b Valve plate 16 Water faucet 17 Screw part 18 Nut

Claims (4)

[Claims] An input port attached to a drain hole of the sink;
A disposer having a crushing chamber following the inlet, a rotary blade plate provided at the bottom of the crushing chamber, and a discharge chamber below the rotary blade plate, and a drain pipe connected to the discharge chamber, has an opening on the inner wall of the crushing chamber. A disposer characterized by providing a water inlet for the disposer. 2. An input port attached to a drain hole of the sink,
A disposer having a crushing chamber following the inlet, a rotary blade plate provided at the bottom of the crushing chamber, and a discharge chamber below the rotary blade plate, and a drain pipe connected to the discharge chamber, has an opening on the inner wall of the crushing chamber. A pipe connecting the water inlet and the overflow hole of the sink, and a water inlet between the crushing chamber and the pipe, a partition plate having a water hole at a lower portion is provided. Disposer characterized. 3. The disposer according to claim 2, wherein the partition plate is a packing having a water passage hole at a lower portion. 4. The disposer according to claim 2, wherein the partition plate is a check valve that opens only to the crushing chamber side.