JP2003340404A - Garbage treating apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a garbage treating apparatus in which an upper side plate and a lower side plate resulting in bisecting a side plate body above and below are arranged with bearing insertion parts formed, the lower side plate is inserted in a groove part arranged in the inside end part of a garbage treating tank, the upper side plate is inserted in another groove part above the lower side plate inserting groove part to freely turnably fix an agitation shaft to a bearing, so that the assembling work of the agitation shaft and the bearing is simplified and the strength of each of the agitation shaft and the bearing is made higher. <P>SOLUTION: The agitation shaft 5 to which a freely turnable agitation blade 4 is fixed is arranged in the garbage treating tank 6 between the face-to-face side plates 2 of a tank body 1 of the tank 6 by supporting both ends of the shaft 5 by the bearings 3. A microbe-contributed garbage treating material 7 is contained in the tank 6. Garbage 8 is agitated by the blade 4 together with the material 7 and decomposed by fermentation. The upper side plate 9a and the lower side plate 9b resulting in bisecting the side plate body 9 above and below are arranged with the bearing insertion parts 10a, 10b formed. The side ends of the plates 9a and 9b are inserted in the groove parts 11 arranged in the inside end parts of the tank 6, respectively. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for treating food waste, which performs fermentation decomposition treatment by stirring a microbial treatment material with microorganisms together with garbage with a stirring blade.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, side plates for inserting and mounting bearings 23, 23 through which agitation shaft 22 can pass between side plate bodies 21, 21 of food waste processing tank main body 20 facing each other. 24, 24 are arranged, and the stirring shaft 22 is inserted into the opening holes 25, 25 of the side plates 24, 24, and the flange portions 26, 26 provided on the main body 20 of the garbage disposal are temporarily fixed with screws. Then, the entire side plate was welded to assemble the garbage processing device.

At this time, since the weight of the stirring shaft 22 is about 100 kg, it is necessary to fix the side plates 24, 24 while suspending them in the state of suspending them with a crane.
In addition, after the side plates 24, 24 are welded to the side ends of the garbage processing tank body 20, the bearings 2 are attached to both sides of the stirring shaft 22.
It was necessary to insert the screws 3 and 23 and fix the bearings 23 and 23 from the side with screws, which made assembly work very difficult.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems by providing an upper plate and a lower plate having a bearing insertion portion for dividing the side plate body into upper and lower parts. Inserting the side plate into a groove provided at the inner end of the garbage processing tank, and further inserting the upper plate onto the lower plate through the groove to fix the stirring shaft to the bearing rotatably. Accordingly, the assembling work of the agitation shaft and the bearing is simple and the strong garbage processing device is provided.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a food waste disposer including a stirring shaft having a stirring blade fixed between rotatable side plates and facing each other. In a food waste processing device that stores a food waste processing material in which microorganisms contribute in a waste processing tank, and stirs the food waste processing material together with the food waste with a stirring blade to perform fermentation decomposition treatment, the side plate body is vertically divided into two parts. An upper plate and a lower plate, each of which has a bearing insertion portion to be divided, are provided, and side ends of the upper plate and the lower plate are inserted into a groove portion provided in an inner end portion of the food waste disposal tank and the bearing is inserted. The stirring shaft is rotatably fixed to the shaft.

Therefore, an upper plate and a lower plate having a bearing insertion portion that divides the side plate body into upper and lower parts are provided, and the lower plate is inserted into a groove portion provided at an inner end of the garbage disposal tank. By further inserting the upper side plate on the lower side plate through the groove and fixing the stirring shaft to the bearing in a rotatable manner,
Assembling work of the stirring shaft and the bearing is simple and strong.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the garbage disposal, the lower side of the upper side plate and the upper side of the lower side plate, which are obtained by dividing the side plate body according to the first aspect into two parts, are screwed together via the flange portion. It is characterized by.

Therefore, since the screws can be attached via the flange portion, the connection between the lower portion of the upper plate and the upper portion of the lower plate becomes simple.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a garbage disposal device, wherein the bearing insertion portions provided on the upper plate and the lower plate of the first or second aspect are provided with side plate fitting grooves formed outside the bearing. It is characterized in that the stirring shaft is fitted and fitted into the hole of the bearing.

Therefore, the side plate fitting groove formed on the outside of the bearing can be inserted into the bearing insertion portion provided on the side plate, so that the bearing can be easily and surely firmly fixed.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for treating food waste which is elastic to the flange portion and the bearing insertion portion provided on the upper and lower plates according to any one of the first to third aspects. The material is fixed or applied.

Therefore, since the flange portion and the bearing insertion portion are brought into close contact with each other with the elastic material, the strength of the side plate is strong and the sealing performance is improved.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a food waste disposal device, which is a bearing to be fitted into the bearing insertion portions provided on the upper plate and the lower plate according to any one of the first to fourth aspects. Characterized in that a plurality of mounting holes are formed at a position higher than the bottom surface of the side plate fitting groove from the side end face direction of the bearing, and are screwed to the side surfaces of the upper plate and the lower plate through the mounting holes of the bearing. Is.

Therefore, the bearing is fixed to the side plate fitting groove and a position higher than the bottom surface of the side plate fitting groove by a plurality of mounting holes from the side end face direction of the bearing, so that there is no displacement and the construction is simple and strong. Will be things.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the food waste processing apparatus, the side plate fitting groove of the bearing is inserted into the bearing insertion portion of the upper plate according to any one of the first to fifth aspects. It is characterized in that the stirring shaft is fitted in the bearing and is fitted in the side plate fitting groove of the bearing in the bearing fitting portion of the lower plate.

Therefore, the side plate fitting groove of the bearing is fitted in the bearing fitting part of the upper plate, and the stirring plate is fitted in the bearing, and the side plate fitting groove of the bearing is fitted in the bearing fitting part of the lower plate. Therefore, the number of assembling steps is reduced, which simplifies the process.

[0017]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION As shown in FIGS. 1 to 9, a food waste processing apparatus A according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The garbage processing device A is a garbage processing tank main body 1
A food waste treatment material in which microorganisms contribute to a food waste treatment tank 6 in which a stirring shaft 5 having a stirring blade 4 fixed rotatably via bearings 3 is provided between side plates 2 and 2 facing each other. 7 is accommodated, and this food waste treatment material 7 is stirred together with the food waste 8 by the stirring blades 4 to perform the fermentation decomposition treatment. At this time, the upper plate 9a and the lower plate 9b having the bearing insertion portions 10a and 10b for dividing the side plate body 9 into upper and lower parts are provided, and the side ends of the upper plate 9a and the lower plate 9b are disposed at the garbage disposal tank 6. It is adapted to be inserted into the groove portions 11, 11 provided at the inner end portion of the inside. Further, the stirring shaft 5 is rotatably fixed to the bearings 3, 3.

This garbage processing device A discards raw vegetables, fish, etc., which are used at home and during school lunches and are discharged as waste, into the garbage processing tank 6, and the garbage processing material 7 contributed by microorganisms such as sawdust. At the same time, it is stirred for a predetermined time through the stirring shaft 5 to which the stirring blades 4 are fixed, and the fermentation decomposition treatment is performed to reduce the volume of food waste. Then, this volume-reduced food waste is used for compost or the like or discarded.

At this time, the opposing side plates 2 and 2 of the garbage processing tank body 1 are screwed with the screws 13 via the flange portions 12a and 12b provided on the upper plate 9a and the lower plate 9b. Therefore, since the lower part of the upper plate 9a and the upper part of the lower plate 9b can be easily connected, the work of attaching the stirring shaft 5, which is a heavy object, becomes simple. Further, the side plate fitting grooves 14, 14 formed outside the bearings 3, 3 are fitted and inserted into the bearing fitting portions 10a, 10b provided on the upper side plate 9a and the lower side plate 9b, and the hole portions of the bearings 3, 3 are inserted. The agitating shaft 5 is rotatably fitted to the parts 15 and 15. By doing this,
Since the side plate fitting grooves 14, 14 formed on the outside of the bearings 3, 3 can be inserted into the bearing insertion portions 10a, 10b provided on the side plates 2, 2, the bearing can be easily and surely strong. Can be fixed.

Further, the bearings 3 and 3 have side plate fitting grooves 14 and 1, respectively.
4 and the side plate fitting grooves 14, 14 are fixed at a position higher than the bottom surface 16 of the side plate fitting grooves 14 by a plurality of mounting holes 17 from the side end face direction of the bearings 3, 3, so that there is no displacement and the construction is simple and strong. Becomes

Further, the flange portions 12a and 12b provided on the upper plate 9a and the lower plate 9b and the bearing insertion portions 10a, 1
An elastic material 18 made of a foam material such as rubber or styrofoam is adhered to the contact surface of 0b with a tape shape and fixed, or an elastic paint such as urethane resin or acrylic resin is applied and screwed with a screw 13. It may be done.

Therefore, since the flange portions 12a and 12b and the bearing insertion portions 10a and 10b are closely adhered by the elastic material 18, the side plates 2 and 2 are strong and the sealing performance is improved. 12b and bearing insertion part 10
There is no leakage from a or 10b.

Furthermore, the bearing insertion portion 10 of the upper plate 9a
a and 10b, the side plate fitting grooves 14 and 14 of the bearings 3 and 3 are fitted and the stirring shaft 5 is fitted to the bearings 3 and 3, and the bearings 3 and 3 are fitted to the bearing fitting portions 10a and 10b of the lower plate 9b. Three
The side plate 2, which is fitted into the side plate fitting grooves 14, 14 of
2 may be fixed.

Hereinafter, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 9, the assembled state of the garbage disposal A according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention will be described.

Like the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the food waste processing apparatus A has a bearing between the side plates 2 and 2 of the food waste processing tank body 1 which face each other. The raw garbage treating material 7 contributed by microorganisms is housed in a raw garbage treating tank 6 in which a stirring shaft 5 to which a stirring blade 4 is fixed so as to be rotatable via 3, 3 is arranged. Is stirred with the garbage 8 by the stirring blade 4 to perform fermentation decomposition treatment.
Then, a bearing insertion portion 10 for vertically dividing the side plate body 9 into two parts.
a and 10b are formed on the upper plate 9a and the lower plate 9b,
The side edges 2 and 2 of the upper side plate 9a and the lower side plate 9b are arranged in the groove portions 11 and 11 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 provided at the inner end portion in the garbage processing tank 6 as shown in FIG. The lower side plate 9b is inserted first.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 6 (a), 6 (b) and 6 (c), the side plates 2 of the food waste processing tank body 1 which face each other.
The side end portion of the lower plate 9b is fitted into the groove portions 11, 11 into which 2 is inserted. After that, on the flange portion 12b of the lower side plate 9b and the bearing insertion portion 10b, a sheet shape made of a foam material such as rubber or styrofoam is attached to the contact surface of the flange portion 12a of the upper side plate 9a and the bearing insertion portion 10a. The elastic material 18 is adhered and fixed. The elastic material 18 increases the strength of the side plate 2 and improves the sealing performance.

After that, the bearing insertion portion 10b of the lower plate 9b.
The side plate fitting groove 1 provided in the bearing 3 shown in FIG.
Insert 4. At this time, with the stirring shaft 5 fitted between the bearings 3 and 3, the side plate fitting groove 14 is fitted and rotatably fixed. Further, on the flange portion 12b of the lower side plate 9b and the bearing insertion portion 10b, the side end of the upper side plate 9a is provided with the groove portion 11 provided at the inner end portion in the garbage processing tank 6.
The upper plate 9a and the lower plate 9b are brought into contact with each other by sliding them downward while inserting them via 11. At this time, the bearing insertion portion 10b of the upper plate 9a is fitted into the side plate fitting groove 14 of the bearing 3. afterwards,
Flange portions 12a and 12b of the upper plate 9a and the lower plate 9b
And are fixed by screws 13 through the screw holes. The screw holes of the flange portions 12a and 12b may be fixed with bolts and nuts instead of the screws 13.

In this way, the agitation shaft 5 between the bearings 3 is provided.
Can be rotatably assembled.

Therefore, the upper plate 9a having the bearing insertion portions 10a and 10b for dividing the side plate body into upper and lower parts and the lower plate 9b are provided, and the lower plate 9b is provided at the inner end of the garbage processing tank 6. By inserting the upper plate 9a on the lower plate 9b via the groove 11, 11 and rotatably fixing the stirring shaft 5 to the bearings 3, 3. Assembling the stirring shaft 5 and bearings 3, 3 is simple,
Moreover, it becomes strong

Further, FIGS. 8 and 9 show a food waste processing apparatus B according to a second embodiment of the present invention, in which the side plate fitting groove 14 of the bearing 3 is inserted into the bearing insertion portion 10a of the upper plate 9a. With the stirring shaft 5 fitted to the bearing 3, the lower plate 9
The side plate fitting groove 14 of the bearing 3 is fitted in the bearing fitting portion 10b of b. At this time, the bearing 3 fitted into the side plate fitting groove 14 of the bearing 3 has a plurality of mounting holes 17 at a position higher than the side plate fitting groove 14 and the bottom surface 16 of the side plate fitting groove 14 from the side end surface direction of the bearing 3. Since it is fixed with screws, it is easy to install and strong with no displacement. At this time, the side plate fitting groove 14 of the bearing 3 may be formed in a square shape, a semicircular shape, or the like. In short, the bearing 3 may have any shape so that it can be easily attached to the upper and lower side plates 9a and 9b.

[0032]

As described above, in the food waste disposing apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, the food waste disposing the agitating shaft to which the agitating blades are rotatably mounted via bearings is disposed between the opposite side plates. In the garbage treatment device that stores the garbage treatment material in which microorganisms contribute in the garbage treatment tank and stirs this garbage treatment material together with the garbage with the stirring blade to perform the fermentation decomposition treatment, the side plate body is vertically divided into two parts. An upper plate and a lower plate having a bearing insertion portion for division are provided, and side ends of the upper plate and the lower plate are inserted into a groove portion provided at an inner end portion of the food waste disposal tank, and the bearing is inserted. Since the stirring shaft is rotatably fixed to the upper side plate, the upper side plate and the lower side plate with the bearing insertion part that divides the side plate main body into upper and lower parts are provided, and the lower side plate is provided at the inner end of the garbage processing tank. Insert it into the groove, and then insert the upper plate onto the lower plate through the groove. And by rotatably fixing the stirring shaft bearing, the assembly work of the stirring shaft and bearing it becomes strong simple and strength.

In the food waste processing apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention, the lower part of the upper plate and the upper part of the lower plate, which are obtained by vertically dividing the side plate body into two parts, are screwed together via the flange part. Since it can be screwed through the upper plate, the lower part of the upper plate and the upper part of the lower plate can be easily connected.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the food waste disposer according to the third aspect of the present invention has side plate fitting grooves formed outside the bearing fitted in the bearing fitting portions provided on the upper plate and the lower plate, and agitated in the hole of the bearing. Since the shaft is fitted, the side plate fitting groove formed on the outside of the bearing is fitted to the bearing fitting portion provided on the side plate, so that the bearing can be easily and surely secured with high strength.

In the food waste processing apparatus according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the elastic material is fixed or applied to the flange portion and the bearing insertion portion provided on the upper side plate and the lower side plate. The attachment part is adhered by the elastic material, and the strength of the side plate is strong and the sealing property is improved.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the garbage disposal, the side end face direction of the bearing is located at a position higher than the bottom surface of the side plate fitting groove of the bearing fitted in the bearing insertion portions provided in the upper plate and the lower plate. Since a plurality of mounting holes are formed from, and the side surfaces of the upper plate and the lower plate are screwed through the mounting holes of this bearing,
There is no positional displacement, the construction is easy and the strength is strong.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the garbage disposal, the bearing of the lower plate is fitted with the side plate fitting groove of the bearing in the bearing fitting portion of the upper plate and the stirring shaft fitted in the bearing. Since the side plate insertion groove of the bearing is fitted in the insertion part, the side plate insertion groove of the bearing is inserted in the bearing insertion part of the upper plate, and the bearing insertion plate of the lower plate is inserted with the stirring shaft inserted in the bearing. Since the fitting portion is fitted into the side plate fitting groove of the bearing, the number of assembling steps is reduced, which is simple.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a food waste processing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of an essential part in which one side of the food waste processing device of the present invention is enlarged.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of an essential part of one side end of the food waste processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective cross-sectional view of the food waste processing device showing the X-X cross section of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a lower side plate of the food waste processing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 6A is a perspective view of a main part showing a state in which an elastic material is fixed on the lower plate of the present invention, and FIG. 6B is a perspective view of a main part showing a state in which a bearing is fixed to the stirring shaft. (C) is a side sectional view in which the upper plate of (a) is dropped and fixed.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a main part of a bearing showing a bearing of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of a food waste processing device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a main part of a food waste processing device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a main part of a conventional food waste processing device.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a state in which a side plate of a conventional food waste processing device is disassembled.

[Explanation of symbols]

A, B garbage processing equipment 1 garbage processing tank body 2 side plates 3 bearings 4 stirring blades 5 stirring shaft 6 garbage processing tanks 7 garbage processing materials 8 garbage 9 Side plate body 10 Bearing insertion part 11 groove 12 Flange 13 screws 14 Side plate fitting groove 15 holes 16 Bottom 17 mounting holes 18 Elastic material

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A garbage treatment in which microorganisms contribute to the inside of a garbage treatment tank in which a stirring shaft having a stirring blade fixed rotatably through a bearing is disposed between opposed side plates of the garbage disposal tank main body. In a food waste processing apparatus that stores a material and performs fermentation decomposition processing by stirring the food waste processing material together with food waste with a stirring blade, an upper plate having a bearing insertion portion that divides the side plate body into upper and lower parts. A lower side plate is provided, and side edges of the upper side plate and the lower side plate are inserted into a groove portion provided at an inner end portion in the food waste treatment tank, and a stirring shaft is rotatably fixed to the bearing. The garbage processing equipment to be. 2. The food waste processing device according to claim 1, wherein a lower part of an upper plate and an upper part of the lower plate, which are obtained by vertically dividing the side plate body into two parts, are screwed to each other via a flange portion. 3. A side plate fitting groove formed outside the bearing is fitted into a bearing fitting portion provided in the upper plate and the lower plate, and a stirring shaft is fitted in a hole portion of the bearing. Item 1
Alternatively, the garbage processing device according to claim 2. 4. The elastic material is fixed or applied to the flange portion and the bearing insertion portion provided on the upper plate and the lower plate, according to any one of claims 1 to 3. Raw garbage processing equipment. 5. A plurality of mounting holes are formed from a side end surface direction of the bearing at a position higher than a bottom surface of a side plate fitting groove of a bearing to be fitted and inserted into a bearing insertion portion provided on the upper plate and the lower plate. 5. The screw is attached to the side surface of the upper plate and the lower plate through a mounting hole of the bearing, as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4.
The garbage processing device according to the item. 6. The side plate fitting groove of the bearing is fitted into the bearing fitting part of the upper plate, and the side plate fitting groove of the bearing is fitted into the bearing fitting part of the lower plate with the stirring shaft fitted in the bearing. The raw garbage disposal device according to claim 1, wherein the raw garbage disposal device is worn.