JP2525209Y2 - Garbage processing machine - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

The present invention relates to a garbage disposal machine.
In particular, the present invention relates to a heater mounting arrangement in a garbage disposer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A household garbage disposer is provided by mixing garbage (organic waste) generated in a home kitchen or the like into a microorganism medium (composting base) such as aerobic bacteria, stirring the mixture, and mixing it with air. It promotes fermentation and decomposition and performs composting. Conventionally, household garbage disposers using this type of aerobic bacteria have the advantage of being compact and can be installed in gardens, etc., but the capacity of the composting treatment is limited due to the small internal volume of the treatment container. Have been. However, in the midnight and winter months when the temperature is low (especially in cold regions), the activity of microorganisms is significantly reduced, so that the fermentation and decomposition of garbage are not continuously promoted, and the garbage disposal is reduced.

A garbage disposal apparatus disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 1-124284 is known in order to prevent the temperature inside the processing vessel from dropping. In this garbage disposal apparatus, a stirrer rotated by an electric motor is mounted in a stainless steel container into which garbage and bacteria are put, and a heater is provided in a space between the container and the main body to provide a heater at the bottom of the container. The back surface is heated.

[0004]

However, the above-mentioned fixed garbage processing apparatus of the processing container has the following problems.

Since the back side of the processing vessel is heated by a heater, the front side of the processing vessel is not sufficiently heated unless a heater having a considerable output is used, and the temperature of garbage and the like in the processing vessel rises. Difficult to do. Drying wet garbage is quite difficult. When the temperature of the processing container rises, garbage or the like that comes into contact with the container dries and sticks, and immediately forms a kind of heat-insulating layer, so that thermal conductivity decreases. No matter how high the power of the heater is used, the thermal conductivity will be lowered immediately and there will be no sustained heating effect.

[0006] Since the heat insulation layer of the garbage and the like that has adhered develops until it is scraped off by the tip of the stirrer, it is conceivable to set a small gap between the tip of the stirrer and the surface of the processing vessel. If the length is too narrow, garbage and the like may be caught in the garbage and may cause an overload state of the motor driving the stirrer. Therefore, since the scraping effect by the stirrer cannot be expected, it is not practical to arrange the heater on the back side of the processing container.

[0007] Instead of such an external indirect heating method, an internal direct heating method in which a heater is arranged on the surface of the container can be considered. However, it is necessary to lay the heater so as not to obstruct the stirrer, There is a possibility that the side may be excessively heated, so that the garbage and the like in the container cannot be efficiently heated as a whole, and the conclusion is that the garbage is not practical.

[0008] In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a garbage disposer that can efficiently heat garbage and the like in a processing container as a whole even with a low-output heater. It is in.

[0009]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a garbage disposer according to the present invention comprises a processing container rotatable around a fixed support shaft penetrating therethrough, and a fixed container in the processing container. A garbage disposer comprising a pair of left and right fixed downward stirring members protruding downward from a support shaft, comprising an embedded heater horizontally mounted on the pair of left and right fixed downward stirring members along a reinforcing beam. The cord wire of the embedded heater is wired through a hollow portion of the fixed support shaft. This embedded heater is desirably a pair of bar heaters facing each other in parallel. It is desirable that the embedded heater has a thermostat.

[0010]

In such a garbage disposal machine, since the embedded heater is located in a suspended state between the fixed support shaft and the bottom of the processing container, a small amount of garbage deposited on the bottom of the rotary processing container. Even in such a case, the embedded heater is in a buried state, and it is possible to directly heat the garbage with a lot of moisture around the heater, as well as rising the gap of the garbage where the heated air and the warm air of the steam are deposited, The garbage and the like are discharged into the upper undeposited space in the processing container while heating. The synergistic effect of direct heating (mainly radiant heat) to garbage and the like and indirect heating (mainly convection heat) by warm air can heat the garbage and the like in the processing container as a whole. In particular, in the present invention,
The embedded heater is provided horizontally across the pair of downward fixed stirring members, and the warm air rises upward from the entire bottom surface of the processing container, so that overall efficient heating is achieved. Therefore, it is possible to use a heater having a low output. And, since the embedded heater is laid horizontally along with the reinforcing beam, when rotating the processing container, the reinforcing beam performs a function of relatively stirring garbage and the like,
Relieves stress on the embedded heater and helps prevent damage to the heater. Further, since the embedded heater is wired with the cord wire of the heater through the hollow portion of the fixed support shaft, even if the processing container is rotated to relatively stir the sediment with the fixed stirring member, the cord wire is not removed. It can be covered and protected by a fixed support shaft.

When the embedded heater is a pair of bar heaters facing each other in parallel, even if the deposits such as garbage are small and deviated, one of the bar heaters is independent of the rotation direction of the processing container. Buried inside,
Burial heating can be guaranteed. When the amount of the deposit increases, both rod-shaped heaters are buried, and the heating area can be shared.

Further, when a thermostat is provided, the heater can be automatically controlled to be turned on and off in accordance with the temperature of garbage or the like or the environment, so that temperature control can be automated and power consumption can be reduced. be able to.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of the garbage disposer according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a garbage disposer according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 2A and 2B are partial cross-sectional views illustrating the configuration of the same-size garbage disposal machine. 3 (a) to 3 (c) are explanatory views showing a heater used in the same-size garbage disposal machine and a mounting structure thereof.

In these figures, the garbage disposer 10 of the present embodiment is provided with an organic waste such as garbage introduced into a treatment container by an aerobic bacterium that ferments, decomposes, and composts garbage. Is a compact size household processor that processes
Since the inside of the processing container 21 has the heater 40, the inside of the processing container can be appropriately heated as needed, and the activity of the aerobic bacteria is maintained in an active state even at a low temperature such as winter. And good garbage disposal throughout the year.

The garbage disposal machine 10 has a form in which a drum-shaped treatment container 21 made of resin is held on an iron leg 30 at the center of the side surface. An opening having a large opening area is formed in an upper part of the processing container 21.
There is a lid 22 that can close this opening. The lid 22 is connected to the processing container 21 on one side thereof, and has a latching relationship between a ratchet 23 provided on the other side and a hook 24 provided at a position corresponding to the ratchet 23 of the processing container 21. , The lid 22 can be opened and closed freely. Further, the processing container 21 has a ventilation window 28 having a mesh-like sheet fixed to the upper portion on both side surfaces thereof, and a mesh-like window provided below the processing portion 21 so as to penetrate the container from one side to the other side. Three ventilation pipes 29 made of sheets are arranged in parallel. Further, inside the processing container 21, there is provided a fixed support shaft 31 penetrating the inside of the container from one side to the other side.
Are projecting outward from the processing container 21. The fixed support shaft 31 is connected to the leg 30 outside the processing container 21.
It is connected to. The fixed support shaft 31 has three stirring blades 32 radially extended from the fixed support shaft 31 inside the processing container 21, and these stirring blades 32 are different from the adjacent stirring blades 32 by 90 degrees. It extends toward the direction. The garbage disposer 10 of the present embodiment is characterized by having three heaters 40 attached to the stirring blades 32 using the brackets 33. Here, the heater 40 and its attachment structure will be described. The heater 40 used in the garbage disposer 10 of the present embodiment is a water-resistant heater 40 having a rod shape, using a conductive carbon resin as a heating element, and coating the periphery of the surface with a cross-linked polyethylene resin. This heater 40
Is made of carbon resin for its heating element, so there is no risk of oxidation or disconnection, and it has moderate flexibility, so it is hard to be damaged by stress such as pressurization. It demonstrates. The three heaters 40 are provided with waterproof connectors 42 provided at both ends.
Connected through. Such a heater 40 is
Stirring vanes 32 facing each other on both sides of the fixed support shaft 31
Is fixed by a sealing material to a heater fixing bar 34 welded and fixed to an end of a T-shaped bracket 33 screwed to the bracket. The cord 41 of the heater 40 is wired via the fixed support shaft 31. That is, the fixed support shaft 3
Reference numeral 1 denotes a pipe having a hollow inside and open at both ends. A wiring hole 35 penetrating from the outside to the inside of the fixed support shaft 31 is provided near the stirring blade 32. One is formed on each of the one side and the other side. For this reason, the cord 41 passes through the inner cavity from the opening at the end of the fixed support shaft 31, is drawn out from the wiring hole 35 into the processing container 21, and is connected to the heater 40 via the connector 42. Further, a reinforcing bar 36 is welded and fixed to the fixed support shaft 31 side of the stirring blade 32 to which the bracket 33 is attached.

Here, in the garbage disposer 10 of this embodiment, a drum rotating section 26 is disposed on one side surface of the processing vessel 21, and the rotating handle 20 is turned to rotate the processing vessel 2.
1 can be rotated about the fixed support shaft 31 as a center of rotation. That is, while a large-diameter gear is fixed to one side surface of the processing container 21, a small-diameter gear is connected to the base of the rotary handle 20, and these two gears are interlocked via a chain. It is configured as follows.

In the garbage disposer 10 having such a configuration, first, about 40% of the volume of sawdust is put into the treatment vessel 21 to prepare a base for aerobic fermentation. Put garbage into the garbage. After putting the garbage, the lid 22
With the lid closed, and turning the rotary handle 20 to turn the processing container 2
1 is rotated 1-2 times. At this time, the stirring blade 32 extending from the fixed support shaft 31 exerts a stirring action on the substrate.
Thereafter, fermentation and decomposition by aerobic bacteria are performed inside the processing container 21, and fish and meat disappear in their original form in about 10 days, and thereafter are composted. Here, the aerobic bacteria are active and the garbage disposal is preferably performed. In this case, the base temperature inside the processing vessel 21 is preferably 30 ° to 40 °. Then, even when the temperature is low in winter, the power of the heater 40 is turned on to heat the base, and the base temperature can be raised by about 35 ° with respect to the outside temperature. For example, when the outside temperature is 0 ° The substrate temperature can be set to 35 °, and favorable substrate conditions for aerobic bacteria can be obtained. Therefore, the garbage disposal function is also improved, and garbage introduced daily can be treated one after another. Here, a ventilation window 28 in the upper part of the side surface of the processing container 21 and a ventilation pipe 29 in the lower part of the processing container 21.
Has the effect of taking in air into the inside of the processing vessel 21 to aerate the substrate and activating the function of the aerobic bacteria.

In this embodiment, the heater 40 is mounted on the fixed support shaft 3.
1 and the bottom of the processing container 21, the embedded heater 40 is buried in a floating state even with a small amount of garbage or the like deposited on the bottom of the rotary processing container 21. In addition to directly heating the surrounding garbage, the gaps between the heated air and the garbage on which the warm air of water vapor has accumulated rises, and the inside of the processing vessel 21 is heated while heating the garbage and the like above. Will be released to the upper undeposited space. The synergistic effect of the direct heating of the garbage and the like and the indirect heating by the warm air enables uniform heating of the garbage and the like in the processing container as a whole. In particular, the embedded heater 40 is provided laterally to the pair of downward stirring blades 32, and the warm air rises upward from the entire bottom surface of the processing container 21, so that overall and uniform heating is achieved. Efficiently achieved. Therefore, it is possible to use a low-power heater 40 such as a carbon heater. Since the code wire 41 of the heater 40 is wired through the hollow portion of the fixed support shaft 31, even if the deposit is relatively stirred by the stirring blade 32 by rotating the processing vessel 21, the code wire 41 Fixed shaft 31
Can be covered and protected.

In this embodiment, since a pair of bar heaters 40 facing each other are disposed in parallel, even if the amount of deposits such as garbage is small and skewed, one of them is independent of the rotation direction of the processing container 21. Is buried in the sediment, and the burial heating can be guaranteed. When the amount of the deposit increases, both rod-shaped heaters 40 are buried, and the heating area can be shared.

As described above, the garbage disposer 10 of the present embodiment has the heater 40 capable of heating the substrate inside the treatment container 21, so that the substrate can be aerobic even at low temperatures such as winter. Since the bacterium can be heated to an appropriate temperature at which the function of the bacterium becomes active, the processing of garbage can be performed well. Therefore, an excellent treatment effect can be exhibited throughout the year. Here, in the garbage processing machine 10 of the present embodiment, since the water-resistant heater 40 is used, there is no damage by garbage moisture or rainwater. Also, the code 41 of the heater 40
Is a fixed support shaft 31 fixed to the rotating processing container 21.
Thus, even when the processing container 21 is rotated, the cord 41 is not wound or entangled even when the processing container 21 is rotated. Then, the processing vessel 21 is fixed by the bracket 33 to which the heater 40 is attached.
Since the agitating action of the substrate during the rotation of the garbage is further increased, the processing capacity of garbage is further improved. Here, in the garbage disposal machine 10 of the present example, since the heater 40 is attached to the tip side of the stirring blade 32 via the bracket 33, the resistance applied to the stirring blade 32 when the processing container 21 is rotated. However, since the reinforcing bar 36 is provided on the base side (the fixed support shaft 31 side) of the stirring blade 32, the structure is sufficiently durable against stress during the rotation of the processing container. Also, as for the method of fixing the heater 40, since the heater 40 is attached to the heater fixing bar 34 formed integrally with the bracket 33, durability against stress during rotation of the processing container can be maintained.

In this embodiment, the garbage disposer having three heaters has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
The number of heaters depends on the capacity of the processing vessel,
Of course, it may be increased or decreased according to the region. Further, in the garbage disposer of this example, in addition to garbage discharged from homes, pet excrement and dead leaves can be similarly decomposed. Also, when a thermostat is provided in the processing machine,
Since excessive heating is not required, power can be saved and the system is economical. In addition, a driving source such as a motor can be used as a method for rotating the processing container, and a method having an intermittent function is effective. In the garbage disposer, a solar battery can be used as a power source for the heater and a power source for the rotation driving source for the processing container.

[0023]

As described above, the garbage disposer according to the present invention employs a garbage disposer having a rotary processing container and is embedded in a pair of left and right downward fixed stirring members along with reinforcing beams. The embedded heater is arranged horizontally, and the cord wire of the embedded heater is wired through a hollow portion of a fixed support shaft. Therefore, the following effects are obtained.

Since the embedded heater is suspended between the fixed support shaft and the bottom of the processing container in a suspended state, even if there is little garbage or the like deposited on the bottom of the rotary processing container, the embedded heater is buried. Therefore, it is not only possible to directly heat the garbage with a lot of moisture around the heater, but also to raise the gap between the garbage and the like in which the heated air and the warm air of the steam are accumulated, and to heat the garbage and the like, and the processing container is heated. It will be released to the upper undeposited space inside. The synergistic effect of the direct heating of the garbage and the like and the indirect heating by warm air can heat the garbage and the like in the processing container as a whole.

The embedded heater is provided horizontally across the pair of downward fixed stirring members, and the warm air rises upward from the entire bottom surface of the processing container, so that overall efficient heating is achieved. Is done. Therefore, it is possible to use a heater having a low output.

Since the embedded heater is horizontally mounted along the reinforcing beam, when rotating the processing container, the reinforcing beam performs a function of relatively stirring garbage and the like, and at the same time, stress on the embedded heater is increased. To help prevent damage to the heater.

Furthermore, since the embedded heater is wired with the cord wire of the heater through the hollow portion of the fixed support shaft, even if the processing container is rotated to relatively stir the sediment with the fixed stirring member, The cord can be protected by covering it with a fixed support shaft.

When the embedded heater is a pair of bar-shaped heaters facing in parallel, even if the amount of deposits such as garbage is small and uneven, regardless of the rotation direction of the processing container, either one of the bar-shaped heaters can be It becomes buried inside, and buried heating can be guaranteed. When the amount of the deposit increases, both rod-shaped heaters are buried, and the heating area can be shared.

Further, in the case of having a thermostat, automatic control of turning on and off the heater can be performed according to the temperature of garbage or the like or the environment, so that temperature control can be automated and power consumption can be reduced. be able to.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a garbage disposer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b) are partial cross-sectional views illustrating the configuration of a coexisting garbage disposal machine.

3 (a) to 3 (c) are explanatory views showing a heater used in the same-size garbage disposal machine, where (a) is a perspective view showing the heater, and (b) and (c) are heaters thereof. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Rotary garbage processing machine 20 ... Rotary handle 21 ... Rotary processing container 22 ... Lid 23 ... Ratchet 24 ... Hook 26 ... Drum rotating part 28 ... Vent window 29 ... Vent pipe 30 ... Leg 31 ... Fixed support shaft 32 ... stirring blades 33 ... brackets 34 ... heater fixing bars 35 ... wiring holes 36 ... reinforcing bars 40 ... heaters 41 ... cords 42 ... connectors.

Claims (3)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A garbage disposal comprising a processing container rotatable around a fixed support shaft penetrating therethrough, and a pair of left and right fixed downward stirring members protruding downward from the fixed support shaft in the processing container. A buried heater that is laid horizontally along the reinforcing beam on the pair of left and right downward fixed stirring members, and a cord wire of the buried heater passes through a hollow portion of the fixed support shaft. A garbage disposer characterized by being wired. 2. The garbage disposal machine according to claim 1, wherein the embedded heater is a pair of bar heaters facing in parallel. 3. The garbage disposal machine according to claim 1, wherein the embedded heater has a thermostat.