JP3232215B2 - Garbage processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a garbage disposal apparatus which can be freely inserted and removed under a counter such as a kitchen cabinet such as a sink or a counter.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art There has been known a garbage disposal apparatus which fills a garbage disposal tank with a garbage disposal material and decomposes the garbage put in the garbage disposal tank with the garbage disposal material. I have. In this garbage processing apparatus, bacteria inhabit the garbage processing material, and the garbage is decomposed by the activity of the bacteria. And the garbage processing apparatus of the said structure is conventionally arrange | positioned and used outdoors.

[0003]

By the way, when the garbage disposal device is installed outdoors as described above, the garbage generated in the kitchen must be brought to the garbage disposal device installed outdoors and discarded. It is not troublesome. For this reason, it is conceivable to use the garbage disposal apparatus indoors and use it. However, when installing the garbage disposal apparatus indoors as it is, the indoor space becomes narrower and the appearance becomes unsightly. Therefore, it is conceivable to store the garbage disposal device under a counter such as a kitchen counter. In this case, it is easy to put in the garbage, or easy to maintain and inspect the garbage disposal device. Resolving these and other issues is an important issue when installing indoors.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and an object thereof is to input garbage even though the garbage processing apparatus is stored below the counter. Another object of the present invention is to provide a garbage disposal apparatus which is easy to remove and which is easily pulled out of the garbage disposal apparatus for maintenance and inspection.

[0005]

The garbage processing apparatus of the present invention is a garbage processing apparatus 2 which is disposed below a counter 1 so as to be freely taken in and out, wherein the garbage processing apparatus 2 comprises a slider support member 12 and The processing tank 8 is configured to be able to be pulled out from the slider supporting member 12 by a predetermined length via the slider device 13. The slider supporting member 12 can be freely inserted and removed from below the counter 1, and the slider supporting member 12 is moved by the stopper member 20. The drawer cannot be pulled out in the locked state.

[0006] A moving roller 14 that can roll on the floor is mounted on a base 15 that constitutes a main body of the slider supporting member 12.
Is also preferable. Also, the slider support member 1
Kitchen cabinet 1 with counter 1 on top
It is also preferable to be configured so as to be able to be pulled out to the side plate 41 through the rail 40 so as to be freely drawn out.

[0007]

According to the present invention having the above-described structure, the garbage disposal apparatus 2 is disposed below the counter 1 so that the garbage can be put in and taken out. The garbage can be put into the garbage inlet 10 of the tank 8, and after the garbage is put in, the garbage can be stored by pushing it down below the counter 1 so as not to be exposed to the outside. The garbage disposal device 2 is composed of a slider support member 12 and a processing tank 8 that can be drawn out by a fixed length from the slider support member 12 via the slider device 13. Since the slider support member 12 can be freely taken out from below and cannot be pulled out while the slider support member 12 is locked by the stopper member 20, the slider support member 12 cannot be pulled out forward by the stopper member 20, so that the processing is usually performed. The processing tank 8 can be pulled out from the counter 1 by a certain length set by the slider device 13 in the tank 8, so that the input of garbage can be performed without any trouble. By setting the drawer length for feeding the garbage at the normal time by the drawer length by the slider device 13, the processing tank 8 is not drawn out more than necessary, and the most suitable drawer length for the input of the garbage is provided. Is what you can do. In maintenance and inspection of the garbage disposal device 2, the stopper member 20 is unlocked from the slider support member 12, and the slider support member 12 is pulled out to maintain and check the length of the drawer from the counter 1. The required length of the drawer can be used.

[0008] A moving roller 14 which can roll on the floor is mounted on a base 15 which constitutes a main body of the slider supporting member 12.
Is provided, the slider support member 12 can be easily pulled out. In addition, the slider support member 12 can be easily pulled out by supporting the slider support member 12 on the side plate of the kitchen cabinet 19 provided with the counter 1 on the upper surface via a rail 40 so that the slider support member 12 can be pulled out.

[0009]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, a garbage disposal device 2 is disposed below a counter 1 (that is, a kitchen counter) such as a kitchen cabinet such as a sink or a cooking table so as to be freely taken in and out. The garbage processing apparatus 2 includes, as shown in FIGS.
It comprises a slider supporting member 12, a processing tank 8 which is attached to the slider supporting member 12 via a slider device 13 so as to be able to be pulled out, and an exhaust hose 7 connected to the processing tank 8.

[0010] As shown in FIG.
One of the inner and outer rail portions 17a and the other rail portion 1
When the rail portion 17b is pulled out to a certain length with respect to the rail portion 17a, it cannot be further pulled out by a stopper (not shown). As shown in FIGS. 6 and 9, the slider supporting member 12 is configured by providing slider mounting brackets 16 on both sides of a base 15 having rollers 14 for movement.
Is mounted on one of the rail portions 17a. The processing tank 8 is mounted on a processing tank mounting table 18.
The other rail portions 17b of the slider device 13 are attached to both end portions of the slider device 13, respectively. Therefore, the processing tank 8 attached to the processing tank mount 18 can be pulled out of the slider support member 12 via the slider device 13.

The slider supporting member 12 is stored on the floor below the counter 1 and is not pulled out forward by a stopper member 20 rotatably mounted on the kitchen cabinet 19 with the rollers 14 mounted on the floor. When the stopper member 20 is rotated to release the engagement, the slider support member 12 can be pulled out of the counter 1.

FIG. 10 shows another embodiment. In this embodiment, the slider support member 12 is configured by providing a slider mounting bracket 16 on a frame-shaped base 15. Then, the fitting portion 30 of the base 15 is provided with a rail 40 provided at the lower end of the side surface of the side plate 41 of the kitchen cabinet 19.
It is slidably fitted in. At the front end of the rail 40, a stopper member 20 rotatably provided on a mounting bracket 42 attached to the side plate 41 is freely movable in and out. When the stopper member 20 protrudes into the front end of the rail 40, the base is in a state. The front end of the fitting portion 30 of the base 15 cannot be pulled out by hitting the stopper member 20. By rotating the stopper member 20 so as not to protrude into the front end of the rail 40, the fitting portion of the base 15 is 30 can be pulled out forward with respect to the rail 40. Also in this embodiment, one rail portion 17a of the slider device 13 is mounted on the slider mounting bracket 16, and the other rail portion 17b of the slider device 13 is provided at both ends of the processing tank mounting table 18 on which the processing bath 8 is mounted. Installed. Therefore, the processing tank 8 attached to the processing tank mount 18 can be pulled out of the slider support member 12 via the slider device 13.

The front portion of the processing tank 8 or the processing tank mounting base 18
The door 21 of the kitchen cabinet 19 as shown in FIG.
The front plate 22 is provided with the same appearance as that of the kitchen cabinet 19 in a state where the garbage processing apparatus 2 is stored below the counter 1. . A casing 3 protrudes from one side of the upper part of the treatment tank 8, and the control unit 4 of the garbage disposal device 2 and the fan 5 are arranged on the casing 3. Therefore, a space 6 is formed below the casing 3 as shown in FIGS. The exhaust hose 7 is accommodated in the space 6 below the casing 3.

The exhaust hose 7 is formed of a flexible hose, one end of which is connected to an exhaust port 23 of an exhaust path formed in the casing 3 as shown in FIG. The exhaust hose 7 is connected to the exhaust hole 25, and has a sufficient length so as not to hinder the drawing out of the garbage disposal apparatus 2. The garbage disposal apparatus 2 is stored below the counter 1. In this state, the exhaust hose 7 is accommodated in the space 6 below the casing 3 in a loosened state.

One end of the exhaust passage formed in the casing 3 is open to the upper side in the processing tank 8, and the other end is a discharge port 23 provided on the lower surface of the casing 3 as described above. It opens downward. The fan 5 is arranged in the middle of the exhaust path formed in the casing 3.
Is composed of a sirocco fan that draws in air from the side and exhausts it downwards. With a simple configuration, the odor is discharged from the processing tank 8 in the direction from the side of the casing 3 to the exhaust hose 7 below the casing 3 in a fan path. 5 allows exhaust.

As shown in FIG. 3, a filter 9 is provided at a position in front of the fan 5 composed of a sirocco fan in the intake path.
The filter 9 is detachable from the upper part of the casing 3. The filter 9 is for trapping fine garbage and garbage processing material to be filled in the processing tank 8 described below so as not to be released outside. However, the filter 9 may be provided with an odor preventing function. is there.

A food waste inlet 10 is formed in the upper surface of the processing tank 8, and a lid 26 is attached to the rear end side of the food waste inlet 10 by a pivot 25 so as to be openable and closable. A hanging piece 11 projecting downward as shown in FIG. 8 hangs down the entire periphery of the garbage input port 10 provided at the upper part of the processing tank 8, and when the odor flows in the processing tank 8, As shown by the arrow in FIG. 8, the odor that has risen along the inner wall of the treatment tank 8 is changed in flow downward along the hanging piece 11, and is less likely to leak from the garbage inlet 10.

A stirring member (not shown) is provided in the processing tank 8, and the stirring member is driven by driving means such as a motor. In the treatment tank 8, a garbage treatment material such as sawdust-like woody chips called a biochip in which microorganisms have inhabited is placed. As this garbage disposal material, conventionally known woody flakes (for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 2-10398)
No. 2, Japanese Patent Publication No. 2-30760, and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-22385).

When dumping garbage, the garbage disposal apparatus 2 constructed as described above draws the garbage disposal apparatus toward the front side of the counter 1, opens the lid 26, and opens the garbage input port 10. Then, the garbage is put into the processing tank 8, and when the garbage is finished, the lid 26 is closed and the garbage processing apparatus 2 is stored below the counter 1. In this case, the slider support member 12 is normally prevented from being pulled forward by the stopper member 20, and the processing tank mounting table 18 to which the processing tank 8 is mounted is pulled out via the slider device 13.

In the processing of the garbage, the stirring member is driven to mix the garbage processing material and the inputted garbage in the processing tank 8 to mix the garbage with the microorganisms which are parasitic on the garbage processing material. To be decomposed. here,
The odor and moisture generated in the process of garbage disposal are exhausted to the outside through the exhaust hose 7 from the treatment tank 8 through the exhaust path of the casing 3 by operating the fan 5.

By the way, in order to put garbage in daily use, the garbage should be pulled out to the position indicated by A in FIG. 7, and the length of the drawer by the slider device 13 is determined based on this. However, during the maintenance and inspection of the garbage disposal device 2, it is difficult to remove the processing tank 8 or to perform maintenance by drawing out only the dimension A.
For this reason, in order for the processing tank 8 to completely exit, it is necessary to pull out the dimension A + B to the position indicated by b. For this reason, during maintenance and inspection of the garbage processing apparatus 2, the engagement of the slider support member 12 with the stopper member 20 is released, and the slider support member 12 is pulled forward, so that A dimension + B
The dimensions can be pulled out. By doing so, maintenance and inspection can be easily performed.

When the processing tank 8 is pulled out from below the counter 1 and the lid 26 is opened, the fan air volume is stored below the counter 1 so that the odor does not diffuse from the garbage inlet 10. The control is performed by the control unit 4 so as to be larger than the time when it is performed. In this case, when the lid 26 is opened separately from the fan 5, another fan that is driven in conjunction with the opening operation of the lid 26 is provided to control the exhaust amount to be increased, or When the lid 26 is opened by duty control of the operation, the fan 5
Is controlled so as to increase the number of revolutions and increase the displacement.

[0023]

According to the invention of the first aspect of the present invention, since the garbage disposal device is disposed below the counter so as to be freely taken in and out, when putting in the garbage, the garbage should be pulled out before the counter. A garbage can be put in the garbage inlet of the treatment tank, and after the garbage is put in, it can be pushed down below the counter and stored so that it is not exposed to the outside. In addition, in disposing the garbage disposal device below the counter in this manner, the garbage disposal device is configured such that the garbage disposal device can be pulled out of the slider support member via the slider device by a fixed length. The slider support member can be freely inserted and removed from below the counter, and the slider support member cannot be pulled out with the slider support member locked by the stopper member. Since the slider member is not allowed to be pulled out forward by the stopper member, the processing tank can be normally pulled out from the counter by a certain length set by the slider device. Injection of garbage can be done without hindrance.Also, for maintenance and inspection of the garbage disposal device, unlock the slider support member by the stopper member and pull out the slider support member,
The length of the drawer from the counter can be set to the required drawer length for maintenance and inspection. Maintenance and inspection of the garbage disposer can be easily performed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the first aspect of the present invention, a moving roller which can roll on the floor is provided on a base constituting a main body of the slider supporting member. Since it is provided, even if the garbage disposal apparatus is heavy, it can be easily pulled out with a small force during maintenance and inspection. According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the first aspect of the present invention, the slider support member is supported via a rail on a side plate of a kitchen cabinet provided with a counter on the upper surface so as to be able to be pulled out. Even if the garbage disposal device is heavy,
It can be easily and accurately pulled out during inspection.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main part of the above.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the garbage processing apparatus of the above.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the garbage processing apparatus of the above.

FIG. 6A is a front view of a portion where a processing tank mounting base is attached to a slider support member via a slider device, and FIG. 6B is a schematic diagram of the slider device.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a drawer of the garbage disposal device of the above, which is drawn forward of a counter.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of a garbage input port portion of the above.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view of an embodiment of the base.

FIG. 10 is a front view of a portion where a processing tank mounting base is attached to a slider support member of another embodiment of the above via a slider device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Counter 2 Garbage processing apparatus 8 Processing tank 12 Slider support member 13 Slider apparatus 14 Roller 15 Base 20 Stopper member 19 Kitchen cabinet 40 Rail 41 Side plate

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Kaoru Yamashita 1048 Kadoma, Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. Takashi Kazuma, Kazuma, Osaka 1048, Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. (72) Inventor Masakatsu Nakamura 1048, Kadoma, Kazuma, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. Document JP-A-6-335669 (JP, A) JP-A-6-107301 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B09B 3/00 B09B 3/00 303

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A garbage disposal device which is disposed below a counter so as to be freely taken in and out, wherein the garbage disposal device is capable of being pulled out by a fixed length to the slider support member via the slider support member. A garbage disposal apparatus comprising a processing tank, wherein the slider support member can be freely inserted and removed from below the counter, and the slider support member is locked by a stopper member and cannot be pulled out. 2. The garbage disposal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a moving roller that can roll on the floor is provided on a base constituting a main body of the slider supporting member. 3. The kitchen garbage disposal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the slider supporting member is supported by a side plate of a kitchen cabinet provided with a counter on the upper surface so as to be able to be pulled out via a rail.