JP2002126706A - Organic matter treating device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an organic matter treating device which enables a loading aperture of even a large-sized version for industrial use to be laid out at a low elevation and ensures the safe and easy loading operation. SOLUTION: This organic matter treating device comprises a treatment tank 2 for treating an organic matter such as loaded garbage, a stirring means (a stirrer 5) for stirring the organic matter loaded into the treatment tank 2, an outer shell casing 21 which houses the treatment tank 2 and has the loading aperture 7 to the treatment tank 2 formed and a loading lid 8 for opening/ closing the loading aperture 7. In addition, the outer shell casing 1 has an inclined surface 1a formed, sloping from the upper face to the lower part of the casing 11 and also the loading aperture 7 formed on the inclined surface 1a.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an organic substance processing apparatus for treating organic substances such as garbage, and more particularly to a large-sized and large-capacity organic substance processing apparatus used for business use.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an organic material treatment apparatus for treating organic matter such as garbage, a carrier for microorganisms that decompose organic matter (for example, wood chips such as sawdust) is stored in a treatment tank, and the activity of microorganisms in the treatment tank is increased. There is a method in which fermentation is performed at a temperature of about 60 ° C. to decompose organic substances by fermentation, and a method in which organic substances in a treatment tank are heated and dried at a higher temperature without using microorganisms.

FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view showing an example of a large-sized and large-capacity organic substance processing apparatus used for business purposes in a convenience store or the like as the above-mentioned organic substance processing apparatus of the microbial decomposition treatment system.

In this organic material processing apparatus, a processing tank 2 having a substantially U-shaped side section is accommodated in an outer case 1.
The processing tank 2 is provided with a stirring body 5 having a plurality of stirring blades 4 standing on a stirring shaft 3 laid between left and right side walls, and is periodically driven to rotate by a stirring motor 6. At the same time, it is also driven to rotate immediately after the input of the garbage and at the time of discharging the processed material.

[0005] On the upper surface of the outer case 1, there is formed an input port 7 for inputting microorganism carriers, garbage and the like into the processing tank 2, and this input port 7 is configured to be openable and closable by a hinge or the like. A loading lid 8 is provided.

A discharge port 9 for discharging a processed material is formed on a front side wall of the processing tank 2. A discharge shutter 11 is attached to the discharge port 9 so as to be movable up and down on sliding frames 10 formed on both side edges thereof.
1 can be opened and closed.

[0007]

However, in such a large-sized organic substance processing apparatus, the height of the apparatus main body is high, and the position of the inlet 7 is high at the upper surface of the main body. Therefore, at the time of garbage input work, it is necessary to enter a garbage by climbing up a stair or a step platform with a heavy bucket containing garbage and opening a heavy input lid of an input port. As described above, there is a problem in safety because the heavy work requires labor in high places.

In the large-capacity organic material processing apparatus as described above, it is difficult to discharge the processed material by hand. Therefore, the stirrer 5 is used as shown in FIG. Is rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow, so that the processed material is scraped up to the discharge port 9 side and allowed to flow naturally from the discharge port 9, thereby reducing the discharge operation.
In addition, the processed material scooped up by the stirring body 5
In order to be efficiently discharged from the discharge port 9, a discharge auxiliary plate 13 bent in a substantially U-shaped cross section is fixed to the inner wall of the processing tank 2 by welding or screw, and is protrudingly provided at an upper portion of the discharge port 9, The processed material that is scraped up above the discharge port 9 is guided to the discharge port 9 so as to be blocked, so that more processed material is discharged from the discharge port 9 in a short time.

However, according to the above configuration, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a hard material such as a spoon 14 erroneously charged together with garbage is sandwiched between the stirring blade 4 and the discharge auxiliary plate 13. This may cause the stirring motor 6 to lock, or cause the stirring blade 4 to bend or break.

Further, since the discharge auxiliary plate 13 is mounted so as to protrude from the inner wall of the processing tank 2, even during normal operation other than the discharge of the processed material, it becomes a resistance at the time of stirring, and a load is applied to the stirring motor 6. .

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and provides an organic material processing apparatus in which even a large-scale one for business use can have a low input port, and the input operation is safe and easy. The purpose is to do so.

Further, even if a hard material such as a spoon is put into the garbage and the like, the stirring motor is prevented from being locked, and the stirring blade is prevented from being bent or broken. It is an object of the present invention to provide an organic material processing apparatus capable of reducing a motor load.

[0013]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a processing tank for processing organic substances such as garbage to be charged, and stirring the organic substance charged in the processing tank. A stirrer, an exterior case accommodating the processing tank and having an inlet for the processing tank formed therein, and a charging lid for opening and closing the inlet, wherein the outer case is inclined downward from the upper surface thereof. An inclined surface is formed, and the inlet is formed on the inclined surface.

Further, a charging operation section operated before charging the organic substance, a charging instruction section for instructing whether or not the organic substance can be charged, and a stirring means for controlling the stirring means in the processing tank based on an operation output of the charging operation section. And a control means for instructing the input instructing section to permit the input after the object is driven in a direction in which the input port side is lowered.

Further, the control means is characterized in that, during stirring during normal operation, the stirring means is driven mainly in a direction in which the material to be processed in the processing tank becomes lower in the inlet side.

Further, the invention is characterized in that a lock mechanism is provided for locking the charging lid of the charging port in a closed state.

Further, the control means locks the loading lid in a closed state by the lock mechanism until the loading instruction section gives a loading permission instruction.

On the other hand, a processing tank for processing organic matter such as garbage to be charged, a stirring means for stirring the organic substance charged in the processing tank, and an inlet for accommodating the processing tank and for charging the processing tank are provided. An exterior case to be formed, comprising an input lid for opening and closing the input port, the exterior case is formed with an inclined surface inclined downward from the upper surface thereof, and is opened below the inclined surface at the time of discharge of the processed material. And a control means for driving the agitating means in a direction in which the processed material is scraped to the discharge port side when the processed material is discharged, and wherein the processed material scraped up beyond the discharge port is inclined. It is characterized in that it is configured to be guided to the discharge port by a surface.

Further, the inlet is formed on the inclined surface.

[0020] Further, the invention is characterized in that a lock mechanism is provided for locking the charging lid of the charging port in a closed state.

Further, the control means locks the charging lid in a closed state by the lock mechanism when the processing object is discharged.

[0022]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 5 show, as an embodiment of the present invention, the constitution and operation of a main part of a large-scale and large-capacity organic substance processing apparatus used for business use in a convenience store, for example, in a microbial decomposition treatment system. FIG.
8 indicate the same or corresponding parts.

In this organic material processing apparatus, a processing tank 2 having a substantially U-shaped side section is accommodated in an outer case 1.
In the exterior case 1 of the present embodiment, an inclined surface 1a that is inclined downward from the upper surface toward the front side is formed, and the front wall side of the processing tank 2 is formed correspondingly lower.

In the processing tank 2, there is provided a stirring body 5 in which a plurality of stirring blades 4 are erected in a spiral manner on a stirring shaft 3 laid between left and right side walls. , And is also driven to rotate immediately after putting in the garbage and also when discharging the processed material.

On the inclined surface 1a of the outer case 1, there is formed an inlet 7 for charging a microorganism carrier or garbage into the treatment tank 2, and an upper portion of the inlet 7 is provided with a hinge or the like. An opening lid 8 configured to be openable and closable is provided.

Further, a discharge port 9 for discharging a processed material is formed on a front side wall of the processing tank 2. A discharge shutter 11 is attached to the discharge port 9 so as to be movable up and down on sliding frames 10 formed on both side edges thereof.
1 can be opened and closed. Further, when discharging the processed material, the stirring blade 4 is rotated in a direction in which the processed material is scraped up toward the discharge port 9, so that the processing is performed on the front surface of the outer case 2 from the opened discharge port 9 via the discharge chute 15. Things can be taken out. In FIG. 2, the discharge port 9 to the discharge chute 15 are 2
Although not shown, since it is not directly related to the present invention, the processing tank 2 is divided into left and right tanks by a partition plate formed at the center, and is divided into a left tank and a right tank. In addition, the garbage generated every day is alternately put into the left tank and the right tank every day so that it can be efficiently treated.

On the other hand, on the inclined surface 1a of the exterior case 2, an input button 20 operated by a user before inputting garbage.
And a turn-on lamp 21 for notifying the user that turn-on is possible.

A magnet 22 for a reed switch is attached to the peripheral edge of the back side of the loading lid 8. Corresponding to this, the opening and closing of the loading lid 8 is performed by the magnetic force of the magnet 22 on the peripheral edge of the loading port 7. A reed switch 23 for detecting a state is provided.

Further, on the lower side 7a side of the insertion port 7, two lock claws 24 for locking the insertion lid 8 in a closed state are exposed on both sides so as to be vertically movable. The lock claw 24 is attached via a coil spring 26 to an electromagnetic solenoid 25 provided in the outer case 2. When the electromagnetic solenoid 25 is energized, the lock claw 24 moves downward against the urging force of the coil spring 26 and engages with the folded portion 8a formed on the lower edge of the loading lid 8 as shown in FIG. Then, the charging lid 8 is locked with the charging port 7 closed. On the other hand, when the energization of the electromagnetic solenoid 25 is stopped, the lock claw 24 moves upward by the urging force of the coil spring 26 as shown in FIG. Then, the locked state of the loading lid 8 is released.

The above-described agitating motor 6 and throwable lamp 2
1 and the electromagnetic solenoid 25 are controlled by the discharge shutter 1
A control unit comprising a microcomputer or the like for controlling the entire apparatus based on the output of a reed switch (not shown) for detecting the open / close state of the device 1 and the reed switch 23 for detecting the open / close state of the input cover 20 and the input button 20. It is executed by

Although not shown, the apparatus has a blower for ventilating the inside of the processing tank 2 by sucking and discharging the exhaust gas generated by the decomposition treatment by microorganisms in the processing tank 2 to the outside. Also, a heating means or the like for maintaining the inside of the treatment tank 2 at the activation temperature of microorganisms (for example, about 60 ° C.) is provided, and these are also controlled by the control unit.

In the above configuration, during normal operation of the present apparatus, as shown in FIG. 3, the locking lid 24 is engaged with the folded portion 8a of the loading lid 8 with the loading claw 24 closed with the loading port 7 closed. The discharge shutter 11 is also in the discharge port 9
Is closed.

In this state, the stirrer 5 is periodically driven in forward and reverse rotations to stir and mix the garbage and the microorganism carrier.
The fresh air taken in by the blower is supplied to the microorganisms to be cultured on the carrier, and the evaporation of excess water heated by the heating means is promoted, so that the inside of the treatment tank 2 becomes an environment suitable for activating the microorganisms. maintain.

When the stirring blade 4 is driven to rotate in the direction shown by the arrow in FIG. 3 during the forward and reverse rotation of the stirring body 5, the processed material in which the garbage and the microorganism carrier are mixed is lifted to the inlet 7 side. Then, pressure is applied to the loading lid 8 by reaching the lower side 7a, but since the loading lid 8 is locked by the lock claw 24 in addition to its own weight, it is possible to reliably prevent the loading lid 8 from opening. it can.

As described above, the processed material in the processing tank 2 can be processed without overflowing from the inlet 7 even if the height of the processed material in the processing tank 2 is higher than the lower side 7a. Even if it is formed, the processable capacity of the processing tank 2 is not reduced than before, and a large amount can be processed.

On the other hand, at the time of putting garbage, first, the putting button 20 is pressed by the user. When the input button 20 is pressed, the stirring unit 5 is rotated by the control unit for several tens of seconds in the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. 4, and the processed material is biased so that the input port 7 is lower and the inner side is higher. Let

When the drive time elapses, the control section stops the power supply to the electromagnetic solenoid 25, so that the lock claw 24 is pushed upward by the coil spring 26, and the locked state of the closing lid 8 is changed. At the same time, the closing lamp 21 is turned on.

The user can put in the garbage by confirming the lighting of the put-in lamp 21 and opening the dosing lid 8 as shown by the two-dot broken line in FIG. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, the processed material in the processing tank 2 does not overflow because the input port 7 side is at a position lower than the lower side 7a.

As described above, the garbage can be charged from the charging port 7 formed at a lower position of the lower side 7a without overflowing the processed material in the processing tank 1, so that the charging operation can be performed safely and easily. be able to.

When the input lid 8 is closed after the input of the garbage, the reed switch 23 provided at the corresponding position on the input port 7 side is turned on by the magnetic force of the magnet 22 attached to the peripheral edge of the input lid 8. Become. When the controller detects this, the electromagnetic solenoid 25 is energized to pull the lock claw 24 and engage with the folded portion 8a of the insertion lid 8, thereby locking the insertion lid 8 with the insertion port 7 sealed and Then, the stirrer 5 is immediately rotated forward and backward for a certain period of time to stir and mix the added garbage, and thereafter, the stirrer 5 is periodically driven to rotate forward and backward as shown in the normal operation described above.

Incidentally, the normal and reverse rotations during the normal operation are shown in FIG.
Mainly in the direction indicated by the arrow, that is, the rotation direction in which the processed material on the input port 7 side is lowered (for example, 30 seconds / 1
Minute), the reverse rotation, that is, the rotation in which the processed material on the input port 7 side becomes higher as shown by the arrow in FIG. 3, is set to a minimum necessary to prevent the processed material from sticking to the inner surface of the processing tank 2 (for example, 5 seconds / 1 minute).

In this way, the processing object can be prevented from hitting the input lid 8 or can be reduced in hitting, so that damage to the input lid 8 and the lock mechanism can be suppressed.

On the other hand, at the time of discharging the processed material, the discharge opening 9 is opened by operating the discharge shutter opening / closing lever 12 to move the discharge shutter 11 upward as shown in FIG.

When the discharge shutter 11 moves upward, the control section detects this by a reed switch or the like (not shown) and rotates the stirring member 5 in the direction shown by the arrow in FIG.

When the stirrer 5 is driven to rotate in the above-mentioned direction, the processed material is scraped up to the discharge port 9 side, and the processed material scraped up above the discharge port 9 is inclined inside the input lid 8. As a result, the processed material can be efficiently discharged from the discharge port 9 in a short time.

At the time of this discharge, the loading lid 8 remains in the locked state in which the loading port 7 is closed by the lock claw 24 as shown in FIG. 5, so that the scraped-up processed material hits the inner surface of the loading lid 8. However, the charging lid 8 is not opened, and the processed material does not overflow from the charging port 7.

Therefore, a large amount of processed material can be efficiently discharged in a short time without projecting the discharge assisting member into the processing tank 2 as in the prior art. Even if a hard object is supplied, the stirring motor 6 can be prevented from being locked, and the stirring blade 4 can be prevented from being bent or broken, and the motor load during normal stirring processing can be reduced.

In the above-described embodiment, the lock mechanism for the charging lid 8 is provided. However, if the weight of the charging lid 8 is increased so that the charging lid 8 does not open even if the pressure of the processed material due to stirring is applied, the locking mechanism may be used. Can be omitted to reduce the cost. If the lock mechanism is eliminated, there is a possibility that the user may open the loading lid 8 without checking the loading possible lamp 21 before the processed material does not become lower than the lower side 7a of the loading port 7 when the garbage is loaded. The rotation in the direction in which the processed material becomes higher may be suppressed to the minimum necessary to prevent the processed material from sticking to the inner surface of the processing tank 2, or may be performed only at midnight when there is no risk of introducing garbage.

In the above-described embodiment, the electric lock mechanism controlled by the control unit is provided. However, a manual lock mechanism is provided. The mechanism may be released so that the charging lid 8 can be opened.

In the above embodiment, the inclined surface 1
a was formed over the entire width of the outer case 2,
Only the inlet 7 may be inclined.

In the above embodiment, the charging port 7
Although the discharge port 9 is formed below, the discharge port 9 may be formed at a position shifted from each other.

In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to an organic matter treatment apparatus of a microbial decomposition treatment system. However, the present invention is also applied to an apparatus for treating organic matter such as garbage by heating and drying without using microorganisms. It is possible.

[0054]

As described above, according to the present invention, a processing tank for processing organic substances such as garbage to be charged, a stirring means for stirring the organic substances charged in the processing tank, and a processing tank are accommodated. An outer case in which an input port to the processing tank is formed, and an input lid for opening and closing the input port are provided.
By forming an inclined surface which is inclined downward from the upper surface thereof and forming an inlet in the inclined surface, the inlet can be lowered even for a large-sized one for business use, so that the charging operation is safe and easy.

Further, a charging operation section operated before charging the organic substance, a charging instruction section for instructing whether or not the charging of the organic substance is possible,
Control means for instructing the input instructing unit to inject after injecting the stirring means based on the operation output of the input operation unit and driving the processed material in the processing tank in the direction in which the input port side is lowered,
Even if the processing object is stored up to a position higher than the lower side of the input port, the processing object can be prevented from overflowing at the time of input, even if the processing port is inclined as described above. Can be processed in a large amount without being reduced as compared with the conventional case.

Further, the control means drives the stirring means mainly in a direction in which the processing object in the processing tank becomes lower in the charging port at the time of stirring during the normal operation. Since it can be prevented from hitting or the hitting can be reduced, damage to the loading lid and the lock mechanism can be suppressed.

Further, by providing a lock mechanism for locking the charging lid in a closed state, it is possible to reliably prevent the charging lid from opening even if the pressure of the processing object is applied to the charging lid.

Further, the control means locks the charging lid in the closed state by the lock mechanism until the charging instruction is given to the charging instructing section, so that even if the pressure of the processing object is applied to the charging lid, It is possible to reliably prevent the loading lid from being opened, and to prevent the user from opening the loading lid without checking the loading instruction unit before the processed object is lower than the lower side of the loading port.

On the other hand, a processing tank for processing organic substances such as garbage to be charged, a stirring means for stirring the organic substances charged in the processing tank, a processing tank, and an inlet for the processing tank are formed. An exterior case, and an input lid for opening and closing the input port. The exterior case is formed with a slope inclined downward from the upper surface thereof, and a discharge port opened when discharging the processed material is provided below the slope. A control means is provided for driving the stirring means in a direction in which the processed material is scraped to the discharge port side when the processed material is discharged, and the processed material scraped over the discharge port is guided to the discharge port by the inclined surface. With this configuration, many processed materials can be efficiently discharged in a short time without projecting the conventional discharge assisting member into the processing tank. Hard thing is thrown in Even, or lock the stirring motor, bent or agitating blades can be prevented from being broken or, also, may reduce the motor load in normal agitation.

Further, by forming the charging port on the inclined surface, in addition to the above-described effects, the charging port can be lowered even for a large-sized one for business use, so that the charging operation is safe and easy.

Further, by providing a lock mechanism for locking the charging lid in a closed state, it is possible to reliably prevent the charging lid from opening even if pressure is applied to the charging lid when the processing liquid is discharged. it can.

Further, the control means locks the charging lid in a closed state by the lock mechanism when the processing object is discharged, so that even if the pressure of the processing object is applied to the charging lid when discharging the processing object, It is possible to reliably prevent the charging lid from being opened, and to prevent the user from inadvertently opening the charging lid while the processing object is hitting the charging lid.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an organic material processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view similarly showing the internal configuration of a main part by a broken line.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing a state during normal operation.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing a state at the time of putting garbage.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing a state at the time of discharging a processed material.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional organic substance processing apparatus.

FIG. 7 is a schematic sectional side view for explaining the problem of the conventional example.

FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view for explaining the problem of the conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Outer case 1a Inclined surface 2 Processing tank 3 Stirrer shaft 4 Stirrer blade 5 Stirrer 6 Stirrer motor 7 Input port 7a Lower side 8 Input lid 8a Folding part 9 Drain port 11 Drain shutter 12 Drain shutter opening / closing lever 20 Input button 21 Input possible Lamp 22 Magnet 23 Reed switch 24 Lock claw 25 Electromagnetic solenoid 26 Coil spring

Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Yasuhiro Ishida 2-5-5 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Inside Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Tsutomu Sozuka 2-5-2 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka No. 5 Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. F term (reference) 4D004 AA03 BA04 CA04 CA15 CA19 CA48 CB02 CB06 CB13 CB28 CB32 CB42 CB43 CC08 DA02 DA04 DA11 4G078 AB20 BA01 DA03

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A processing tank for processing organic matter such as garbage to be charged, a stirring means for stirring the organic substance charged in the processing tank, and an inlet for accommodating the processing tank and for charging the processing tank. An outer case to be formed, comprising: an input lid for opening and closing the input port, wherein the external case has a slope inclined downward from an upper surface thereof, and the input port is formed on the inclined surface. Organic matter processing equipment. 2. An input operation unit that operates before inputting the organic substance, an input instruction unit that instructs whether or not the organic substance can be input, and a processing unit that controls the stirring unit in a processing tank based on an operation output of the input operation unit. 2. The organic substance processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising control means for instructing the input instruction section to permit input after the object is driven in a direction in which the input port side is lowered. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the control unit performs a stirring operation during a normal operation.
The organic substance processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the stirring means is driven mainly in a direction in which a processing object in the processing tank becomes lower on an input port side. 4. The organic substance processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a lock mechanism for locking the input lid of the input port in a closed state. 5. The organic substance processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the control means locks the charging lid in a closed state by the lock mechanism until the charging instruction section instructs charging permission. apparatus. 6. A processing tank for processing organic matter such as garbage to be charged, a stirring means for stirring the organic substance charged in the processing tank, and an inlet for accommodating the processing tank and charging the processing tank. An outer case formed, and an input lid for opening and closing the input port, wherein the outer case has an inclined surface that is inclined downward from an upper surface thereof, and is opened below the inclined surface when discharging a processed material. And a control means for driving the agitating means in a direction in which the processed material is scraped to the discharge port side when the processed material is discharged, and wherein the processed material scraped up beyond the discharge port is inclined. An organic matter processing apparatus characterized in that the surface is guided to an outlet. 7. The organic matter processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the inlet is formed on the inclined surface. 8. The organic matter processing apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising a lock mechanism for locking the input lid of the input port in a closed state. 9. The organic substance processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the control means locks the charging lid in a closed state by the lock mechanism when the processing object is discharged.