JP3092047B2 - Sink device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sink device provided with a garbage disposal device that can crush food garbage and then decompose the crushed garbage into a soil conditioner having a fertilizer effect. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional garbage disposal apparatus of this type is generally installed outdoors, and garbage such as vegetable waste generated during cooking is removed from the garbage disposal apparatus. The garbage is dropped into the garbage storage part, and the shaft is rotated at regular intervals, and the decomposition medium material composed of bacteria and wood chips (sawdust) stored in the garbage storage part is stirred and mixed with the garbage to generate carbon dioxide gas. And it is configured to decompose into water.

[0003] However, in the above-mentioned conventional garbage disposal apparatus, for example, since it is installed outdoors such as a veranda, garbage generated in a kitchen sink is removed each time.
It must be transported to a garbage disposal apparatus, and this operation is very complicated, and sewage is dropped on floors and the like during transportation of the garbage, which is unsanitary. In addition, in the conventional garbage processing apparatus, since it is configured to process drained garbage, there is inconvenience that garbage that has not been drained generated in a sink or the like cannot be processed as it is. After draining the garbage in a plastic bag etc. in advance, the drained garbage should be taken out of the plastic bag that cannot be decomposed by bacteria and put into a garbage disposal, and the used plastic bag must be treated separately. , Such work is very complicated, time-consuming and inconvenient,
Had the problem that

As a method for solving such a problem, a method of attaching a kitchen garbage disposal apparatus to a kitchen sink is conceivable. However, a conventional kitchen garbage processing apparatus has a shape in which the kitchen garbage is generated in a kitchen sink or a dining table. In other words, since it is put into the garbage disposal device in a non-pulverized state, a large amount of sawdust is required to decompose the garbage, and the amount of generated steam and carbon dioxide gas also increases. Means for exhaust must also be provided, which increases costs and
There was a problem that the sink became large.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to efficiently decompose garbage with a small amount of decomposing medium and to increase the size of the apparatus. -It is an object to provide a sanitary and easy-to-use sink device that can be attached to a sink because the cost is not increased.

[0006]

To achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a garbage storage section provided at a bottom of a sink, and a garbage crusher provided in the garbage storage section. A blade, a motor for crushing the garbage crushing blade,
A technology of a sink device comprising: a water separation unit in which garbage crushed by the crushing blade is sent together with sewage; and a garbage decomposing unit that decomposes garbage dewatered in the water separation unit. It is assumed that the sink is connected to a flowing water channel for supplying water stored in the tank into the sink, and a shaft rotatably connected to the operating shaft of the motor is provided in the middle of the flowing water channel. By disposing a supported water-supplying blade, and automatically supplying water into the sink by rotating the water-supplying blade in synchronization with the operation of the garbage crushing blade, the crushed garbage is supplied to the sink. The water is sent to the water separation section together with the water.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to an embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a sink device according to this embodiment includes a sink 10, a garbage storage unit 11 disposed at the bottom of the sink 10, and an inside of the garbage storage unit 11. Garbage crushing blade 12 disposed in the
, A pump operating shaft 14 coaxially connected to the motor 13, a pump 15 operated by rotation of the pump operating shaft 14, a flowing water channel 16 in which the pump 15 is provided, An operation switch 17 for controlling on / off of the motor 13 and a bypass pipe 22 for transporting the garbage crushed by the garbage crushing blade 12 to the garbage processing section 30 together with the sewage are constituted.

The sink 10 is attached to a cooking washer portion W provided on the top plate 18 of the sink cabinet and in parallel with the sink S for the sink, and the washing water supplied from the peripheral wall of the sink 10 is supplied to the bottom of the sink 10. The garbage storage section 11 is configured to flow from a drain port 21 opened at 20 to the garbage storage section 11. In addition, the code | symbol 19 in FIG. 1 is a faucet.

An upper portion of the garbage storage section 11 is connected to a drain port 21 of the sink 10, and a garbage crushing blade 12 is rotatably disposed inside the garbage storage section 11.

The garbage crushing blade 12 is connected to an operating shaft 23 of a motor 13, and the motor 13 is liquid-tightly housed in a motor housing 24 attached to a lower portion of the garbage housing 11. ing.

When the operation switch 17 is turned on, the motor 13 housed in the motor housing 24 is rotated to thereby rotate the garbage crushing blade 1.
2 is configured to rotate at a high speed to pulverize the garbage in the garbage storage unit 11 and turn off the garbage, thereby stopping the operation of the motor 13. Of course, by configuring the operation time of the motor 13 by a timer (not shown), the motor 13 can be automatically stopped.

The operating shaft 23 of the motor 13 extends below the motor 13 to constitute the pump operating shaft 14. The pump operating shaft 14 has
5 are connected to form the pump 15.

The pump 15 includes a water pumping blade 25 rotatably housed in a pump housing 26 formed in the middle of the water passage 16 and directly below the motor housing 24. One end 16a of the water passage 16 is disposed on the peripheral side wall 10a of the sink 10, and the other end 16b of the water passage 16 is provided.
Is connected to the tank 27. The one end 16a of the water passage 16 has a height such that the water jetted from the one end 16a reaches the entire range of the bottom 20 of the sink 10 and the water is jetted widely. In addition, for example, it is desirable to form a shower head. Of course,
One end 16a of the water channel 16 may be branched into a plurality of branches, and these branched ends may be arranged at predetermined intervals on the peripheral side wall of the sink 10 so that water is supplied over a wide range. .

Incidentally, the tank 27 is provided with the sink 10.
Is used to temporarily store water for letting the garbage dropped into the garbage storage unit 11 flow down. When water from the water supply is supplied into the tank 27 and the float switch 28 fills up the water, Is configured to be automatically stopped.

The water level in the tank 27 is controlled by a water level switch 29 provided in the tank 27.
As shown in FIG. 2, when the water level in the inside falls so as to adversely affect the operation of the pump 15, the operation switch 17 is opened to release the energized (on) state of the operation switch 17, and the operation of the motor 13 is forcibly performed. It is configured to stop.

Further, the operation switch 17 controls on / off of the motor 13, and is attached to, for example, a front upper portion of a sink cabinet as shown in FIG.

The garbage is pulverized by the garbage crushing blade 12, and the crushed garbage is conveyed to the garbage processing section 30 through the bypass pipe 22 together with the water flowing into the garbage storage section 11. Is done.

As shown in FIG. 2, the garbage processing unit 30 includes a water separating unit 32 and a garbage
And 0.

The water separating section 32 is provided with a motor 3 with a transmission.
3, a blower 35 disposed at a communication portion between the water separation unit 32 and the garbage decomposing unit 40, and a carbon dioxide gas generated in the garbage decomposing unit 40 by rotating the blower 35. Blower motor 3 for exhausting air to drain pipe 36 connected to the bottom of water separation section 32
7, and the motor 33 and the blower motor 37 are turned on and off in conjunction with the operation switch 17.
It is connected so as to be controlled off.

The spiral rod 34 is rotatably supported and accommodated in a cylindrical casing 32A. The lower cylindrical portion of the casing 32A facing the water treatment section 32 is provided with dewatered wastewater. Is formed of a wire mesh 32B for flowing the water to the water treatment section 32.

The end of the bypass pipe 22 is connected to the lower end of the casing 32A. The crushed garbage and sewage supplied from the bypass pipe 22 are passed upward by the spiral rod 34. It is conveyed while being compressed and dehydrated.

Further, in the illustrated example, the blades 34B spirally formed on the outer periphery of the shaft portion 34A of the spiral rod 34 are described as being formed at the same interval in the illustrated example. In such a case, it is desirable that the gap be gradually narrowed from bottom to top.

Therefore, the garbage and sewage supplied to the lower end of the casing 32A by the bypass pipe 22 are sent to the upper part of the casing 32A by the rotating spiral rod 34, and during this transfer, the garbage is The dewatered sewage is compressed and dewatered, and the dewatered sewage is
The water flows down from 2B to the water treatment section 32 and is drained.

The garbage thus dewatered is then dropped from the upper end opening 32C of the casing 32A to the garbage processing section 40.

In the garbage decomposing section 40, a required amount of a decomposition medium 41 formed of bacteria and wood chips (sawdust) is stored in advance, and the decomposition medium 41 is intermittently driven by a stirring motor 42. Rotating fork shaft 43
The steam and carbon dioxide gas generated by being decomposed by the decomposition medium material 41 are sucked by the blower 35 to the drain pipe 36 from the water separation unit 32. Is discharged.

The bottom of the garbage decomposing section 40 and the bottom of the water separating section 32 are made of a bottom plate 3 made of, for example, a very fine wire mesh or a filter material having excellent air permeability and water permeability.
8, sewage oozing out of the decomposition medium material 41, sewage and odor (steam and carbon dioxide gas) of the water separation unit 32
Along a saucer 39 arranged below the bottom plate 38,
The water is discharged to the drain pipe 36 connected to the receiving tray 39.

FIG. 3 shows an example of an electric circuit diagram of a sink device having the above configuration. In this example, the sink device is
AC power supply 44 and switch contact 4 of operation switch 17
, A stirring motor 42 connected in parallel between the switch contacts 45 and 46, a garbage crushing motor 13,
The operation is controlled by a motor 33 and a blower motor 37, and a garbage crushing switch 47 provided between the connection contacts of the stirring motor 42 and the garbage crushing motor 13. I have.

Therefore, according to this example, the operation switch 1
When the switch 7 is turned on, only the stirring motor 42 is operated to intermittently rotate the fork shaft 43 every required time to stir and mix the decomposition medium 41. This stirring and mixing operation is continued unless the operation switch 17 is turned on.

In this state, for example, when the garbage crushing switch 47 arranged on the upper front side of the sink cabinet is turned on, the garbage crushing motor 13 and the motor 33 are turned on.
And the blower motor 37 operates synchronously. These operations turn off the garbage crush switch 47, or
The operation can be stopped by turning off the operation switch 17.

In the above example, when the operation switch 17 is turned on, only the stirring motor 42 is operated. However, in order to prevent the odor from flowing back indoors, the stirring motor 42 and the blower motor 37 may be configured to operate whenever the AC power supply 44 is energized, regardless of whether the operation switch 17 is on or off.

Next, a case will be described in which garbage is pulverized by the sink device configured as described above, and the pulverized garbage is decomposed into a soil conditioner having a fertilizer effect.

When the operation switch 17 is turned on in a state in which the tank 27 is full of water, only the stirring motor 42 is operated to rotate the fork shaft 43 intermittently every required time, and Stir and mix 41.

When the garbage crushing switch 47 is turned on from this state, the motor 13 is operated to rotate the water supply blades 25 of the pump 15, and the water in the tank 27 passes through the flowing water channel 16 and the peripheral side wall of the sink 10. The water supplied into the sink 10 flows through the bottom 20 of the sink 10 and causes the garbage dropped into the sink 10 to flow into the garbage storage 11.

At this time, since the garbage crushing blade 12 is also rotating by operating the motor 13, the garbage in the garbage storage section 11 is crushed by the garbage crushing blade 12, and The crushed garbage is stored in the above garbage storage unit 1
The water that has flowed into the container 1 is conveyed through the bypass pipe 22 into the casing 32A of the garbage processing unit 30. Of course, when the water in the tank 27 is insufficient, even if the operation switch 17 is turned on, the contact of the water level switch 29 is separated, so that the motor 13 does not operate.

The crushed garbage and sewage conveyed into the casing 32A of the garbage processing section 30 are dehydrated by the rotating spiral rod 34 when the garbage crush switch 47 is turned on, and the dewatered water is removed. The garbage is supplied to the garbage decomposing unit 40, and the dewatered sewage is drained to the drain pipe 36.

The garbage introduced into the garbage decomposing unit 40 is stirred and mixed with the decomposition medium material 41 by a fork shaft 43 intermittently rotated by a stirring motor 42 at required time intervals to form steam and carbon dioxide gas. Is decomposed into

The water vapor or carbon dioxide gas generated by the decomposition is sucked by the blower 35 and
The garbage is discharged to the drain pipe 36 after a predetermined time, and the garbage becomes a soil conditioner having a fertilizer effect.

In the above-described embodiment, the garbage storage unit 11 having the garbage crushing blade 12 is installed in the sink 10 such as a cooking washer or the like, which is provided in parallel with the sink S for sink.
However, the present invention is not limited to this case. For example, a garbage storage unit having a garbage crushing blade is formed in a sink S for a sink. May be.

[0040]

As described above, in the sink device according to the present invention, when the motor is operated, the garbage is pulverized by the garbage crushing blade and sent to the garbage decomposition section in a dehydrated state. Therefore, the contact surface area with the decomposition medium material is increased, so that the amount of generated steam and carbon dioxide gas can be significantly suppressed, and the crushed garbage is dewatered and then brought into contact with the decomposition medium material. The decomposition efficiency of garbage can be greatly improved even with a small amount of decomposition medium material, and as a result, the apparatus can be made very small, and the user can use it in a kitchen or the like. Garbage generated in the garbage storage section as it is,
Since the garbage crushing blade is configured so that water is automatically supplied into the sink by the water supply blade in synchronization with the garbage crushing operation of the garbage, the crushed garbage is reliably sent to the water separation unit. The garbage remaining in the sink can be automatically drained to the garbage storage section, so that there is no need for labor and it is very sanitary. Because the garbage crushing blade motor is used in common, many excellent effects can be obtained, such as a small number of parts and a low-cost sink device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing a configuration of a sink device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view schematically showing a configuration of the sink device.

FIG. 3 is an example of a switch circuit of the sink device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 sink 11 garbage storage unit 12 garbage crushing blade 13 motor 16 flowing water channel 22 bypass pipe 30 garbage processing unit 32 water separation unit 34 spiral rod 35 blower 40 garbage decomposition unit 41 decomposition medium material

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B09B 3/00, 5/00 B02C 18/42 B65F 1/00 C05F 9/02

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] And 1. A garbage storage portion disposed on the bottom of the sink, and garbage pulverizing blade disposed in biological waste storage portion, this
A motor for crushing the garbage crushing blade, and a water separation unit in which garbage crushed by the crushing blade is sent together with sewage,
Decomposing garbage decomposing unit garbage dewatered in the water separation section, in the sink device in which is constructed a, the
In the sink, the water stored in the tank is poured into the sink.
And a flowing water channel that feeds the water, and in the middle of the flowing water channel
Is a water supply blade rotatably supported by the operating shaft of the motor.
Arrange the roots and synchronize with the operation of the garbage crushing blade.
Rotate the water supply blade to automatically supply water into the sink
By mixing the crushed garbage with the water that has been sent,
A sink device configured to be sent to a water separation unit .