JP3253393B2 - 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 processing apparatus for processing garbage.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, composters have been widely used as this kind of kitchen waste disposal apparatus. The composter consists of a tubular body and a lid that covers the top opening of the tubular body.The tubular body is placed on the surface of the ground, and garbage is put into the tubular body through the top opening and composted. is there. However, composting was slow and there was a problem with processing capacity.

[0003] In addition, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-1569 discloses a method in which garbage is crushed and dehydrated, and the garbage is automatically discarded in a garbage bag.
No. 59 (B02C 21/00). However, in this method, it is necessary to dispose of the garbage stored in the garbage bag, etc.
It was also a problem from the viewpoint of environmental conservation.

In order to solve this problem, the applicant of the present invention has proposed in Japanese Patent Application No. 4-329338 a garbage disposal apparatus that can disassemble and dispose of garbage in a short period of time. This garbage disposal apparatus is installed on a kitchen sink. In this case, since the position of the garbage receiving portion with respect to the size of the sink varies depending on the type of the sink, there is a possibility that the material inlet of the crusher cannot be connected to the material discharge opening formed below the garbage receiving portion of the sink.

[0005] Further, the mounting angle between the crusher and the processing tank varies depending on the mounting angle of the material input port of the crusher to the material discharge opening, and there is a possibility that the processing tank cannot be installed in the sink.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned drawbacks, and has as its object to provide a garbage disposal apparatus that can disassemble garbage in a short period of time and can be installed on various sinks.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a transfer cylinder having a material input opening formed in a sink of a sink, a transfer means for transferring garbage input from the material input opening, and a transfer cylinder. And a processing device for receiving the garbage discharged from the tip of the processing device and processing the garbage, wherein the tip of the transfer cylinder is located in the processing device by penetrating through a connection port formed on one side of the processing device. An elastic material is interposed between the connection port of the processing device and the transfer cylinder.

In the present invention, the transfer cylinder is formed on the transfer cylinder,
It is preferable that the material inlet and the material inlet to which the garbage is supplied into the transfer cylinder be connected by an elastic material.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when arranging the processing apparatus, the crushing means, the processing apparatus and the crushing means are controlled by the connection angle between the material input opening formed in the sink and the material input port of the crushing means. Although the connection angle changes, the difference in the connection angle can be absorbed because the crushing means and the processing device are connected by an elastic material.

According to a second aspect of the present invention,
When connecting the material input opening formed in the sink and the material input port of the crushing means with an elastic material, the arrangement position of the material input opening varies depending on the type of the sink, but the material input opening and the crushing means Is connected by an elastic material, so that the difference in the connection angle can be absorbed by the connection portion, and the connection angle between the crushing means and the processing device changes depending on the connection angle between the material input opening and the material input port of the crushing means. Since the crushing means and the processing device are connected by an elastic material, the difference in the connection angle can be absorbed.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

1 is a sink, 2 is a sink, and has a kitchen waste receiving portion 4 at the bottom for removably storing the drainage basket 3. A drainage opening to which a drainage pipe 5 is connected and a material introduction opening 6 communicating with a material introduction opening 10 of a crusher 7 described later are formed on the bottom surface of the kitchen waste receiving portion 4. Numeral 6 is closed by installing the drain basket 3 so as to prevent water flowing into the garbage receiving portion 4 from flowing into the material input port 10 during cooking.

7 is stored in the lower space of the sink 1,
The crusher supported by the support 8 connects the material input port 10 of the transfer cylinder 9 to the material input opening 6 of the garbage receiving unit 4 with an elastic material 11, and the support 8 sets the sink 1. It is fixed to. The crusher 7 is pivotally supported on the support base 8 so as to be swingable, and is fixed by tightening a screw 12 disposed near the swing shaft. Reference numeral 13 denotes a handle attached to the swing shaft of the crusher 7, and the handle 13 is rotated to swing the crusher 7 with respect to the support table 8.
Reference numeral 14 denotes a spiral body disposed in the transfer cylinder 9 and driven to rotate by an electric motor 15. 17
Is a fixed tooth attached to the tip of the transfer cylinder 9, and the garbage supplied from the material input port 10 is transferred to the tip of the transfer cylinder 9 by rotation of the spiral body 14, and is crushed by the rotating teeth 16 and the fixed teeth 17. It is supposed to be.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a cylindrical processing tank, which is formed of a corrosion-resistant material such as synthetic resin and stainless steel. Reference numeral 19 denotes a connection port formed on one side of the processing tank 18, the tip of the transfer cylinder 9 penetrating through an elastic material 20, and the garbage crushed by the crusher 7 is supplied to the processing tank 18. 18 to be supplied. The connection port 19 is formed substantially at the center in the depth dimension of the sink 1.

Reference numeral 21 denotes a stirring blade which is rotatably disposed in the processing tank 18 and has a spiral shape formed of a linear body made of a corrosion-resistant material such as a synthetic resin or stainless steel.
The garbage, which is rotatably driven by an electric motor 24 fixed to the upper surface of the processing tank 18 and is fed from the crusher 7, is supported by a bearing 23 provided at a lower portion, and mixes a processing medium 29 described later. The stirring blade 21 may have a surface coated with a corrosion-resistant material such as a synthetic resin.

Numeral 25 denotes a drain portion formed at the bottom of the processing tank 18 and is partitioned by a drain plate 26 provided with a large number of small holes so that a processing medium 29 described below does not leak.
29 is designed to discharge water and carbon dioxide gas generated by decomposing kitchen garbage. The water discharged to the drain 25 is discharged to the drain pipe 5 through the connection pipe 27. Has become.

Reference numeral 28 denotes an opening / closing door which opens and closes an opening formed in the processing tank 18, and opens and closes the opening / closing door 28 to check a processing medium 29 which will be described later. A vinyl or the like that cannot be decomposed by bacteria is taken out, and the crusher 7 is maintained and inspected.

A processing medium 29 is accommodated in the processing tank 18. The processing medium 29 is a wood flake such as sawdust, rice husk, rice bran, a microorganism culture substrate such as soil, and in this example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 2-3679 (C02F 11/02) The microorganism culture substrate shown in "Microbial treatment method" is used. When the garbage is put into the processing medium 29 and mixed, can bacteria and cocci are generated, the cans are corroded by the cans, and the cocci eat and are decomposed into water and carbon dioxide gas to extinguish the garbage.

When the kitchen waste disposal apparatus is installed on the kitchen sink 1, the ordinary kitchen waste receiving portion disposed on the lower surface of the sink 2 is removed, and the drainage opening and the material input opening 6 are connected. The formed garbage receiving section 4 is provided. The drainage pipe 5 is connected to the drainage opening, and the material injection port 10 formed in the transfer cylinder 9 of the crusher 7 is connected to the material injection opening 6 with the elastic material 11. The position where the kitchen waste receiving unit 4 is disposed differs depending on the type of the sink, but since the material input opening 6 and the crusher 7 are connected by the elastic material 11, the difference in the connection angle can be absorbed by the connection portion. When the processing tank 18 is disposed in the sink 1, the connection between the crusher 7 and the processing tank 18 depends on the connection angle between the material input opening 6 of the kitchen waste receiving unit 4 and the material input port 10 of the crusher 7. Although the angle changes, the connection port between the crusher 7 and the processing tank 18
Since the elastic member 20 is provided on the member 19, the difference in the connection angle can be absorbed.

At the time of cooking, the drainage basket 3 is mounted on the garbage receiving section 4 and the material input opening 6 is closed. In this state, water from the sink 2 is drained to the drain pipe 5 via the drainage basket 3.

When processing the garbage, the drainage basket 3 is removed, and the electric motor 15 is driven by the operation of a switch (not shown) to rotate the spiral 14 while the material is supplied through the material input opening 6 of the garbage receiving portion 4. Put garbage in mouth 10. The garbage put into the crusher 7 from the material input port 10 is transferred to the tip side of the transfer cylinder 9 by the spiral body 14, crushed by the fixed teeth 17 and the rotating teeth 16, and discharged to the treatment tank 18.

The electric motor 24 for rotating the stirring blades 21 starts rotating simultaneously with the electric motor 15 of the crusher 7 and starts rotating simultaneously.
The garbage discharged from the processing medium is processed by the rotation of the stirring blades 21.
Mixed with 29.

The garbage in the treatment tank 18 is decomposed into water and carbon dioxide by can bacteria and cocci which naturally occur in the treatment medium 29 and disappear. Since the garbage supplied to the processing tank 18 is crushed by the crusher 7, the garbage is eliminated in a relatively short time.

Water generated by the decomposition of kitchen garbage by bacteria naturally occurring in the processing medium 29 flows through the draining plate 26 to the draining section 25, and is discharged from the drain pipe 5 through the connecting pipe 27.

When the input of the garbage into the material input port 10 is completed, the operation is stopped by operating a switch (not shown). However, the garbage remains in the crusher 7 and the garbage rots in the crusher 7. In order to prevent this, after the switch is stopped, the electric motor 15 of the crusher 7 is stopped after a lapse of time sufficient for the garbage in the crusher 7 to be discharged to the treatment tank 18. Further, in order to sufficiently mix the garbage supplied from the crusher 7 with the processing medium 29, the motor 24 for rotating the stirring blade 21 is stopped a predetermined time after the operation of the motor 15 of the crusher 7 is stopped.

In the case where a material such as a plastic bag or the like which cannot disassemble the processing medium 29 such as a plastic bag is mistakenly input, or when the transfer cylinder 9 of the crusher 7 is clogged with kitchen waste, the opening / closing door 28 of the processing tank 18 is opened. The crusher 7 is disposed so as to be swingable with respect to the support table 8 and the transfer cylinder 9 and the processing tank 18 are removed. Connection port 19
Are connected by the elastic material 20, the screw 12 is loosened, the handle 13 of the crusher 7 is operated, and the maintenance and inspection is performed in a state where the opening of the transfer cylinder 9, that is, the kitchen waste outlet is fixed upward. I can do it.

[0027]

According to the structure of the first aspect of the present invention, the elastic material is interposed between the connection port of the processing apparatus and the transfer cylinder, so that the difference in the connection angle can be absorbed by the elastic material. There are effects such as installation on various sinks regardless of the position of the opening.

According to the structure of the second aspect of the present invention, since the material charging opening and the material charging port are connected by the elastic material, the difference in the connection angle can be absorbed by the connecting portion, and the material charging opening of the material charging opening can be absorbed. It has the effect that it can be installed on various sinks regardless of its position.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a kitchen waste treatment apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the garbage disposal device when a crusher is inspected.

FIG. 4 is a top view showing a state where the mounting angle of the support is changed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sink 2 Sink 4 Garbage receiving part 6 Material input opening 7 Crusher (crushing means) 10 Material input port 11 Elastic material 18 Processing tank 20 Elastic material 29 Processing medium

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-4-338246 (JP, A) JP-A-4-120326 (JP, A) JP-A-56-53762 (JP, A) 75402 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B09B 3/00-5/00 B02C 18/42 C02F 11/02 C05F 9/02

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A material input opening formed in a sink of a sink, and a garbage input from the material input opening is transferred.
Transfer cylinder having a transfer means, and discharge from the tip of the transfer cylinder
And a processing device for receiving the kitchen waste and processing the kitchen waste,
Connect the tip of the transfer cylinder to a contact formed on one side of the processing device.
Through the connection opening, it is located in the processing equipment and
An apparatus for treating garbage , wherein an elastic material is interposed between a connection port of the apparatus and a transfer cylinder . 2. A kitchen garbage formed in the transfer cylinder, wherein the kitchen waste is contained in the transfer cylinder.
Material inlet and material inlet are supplied with elastic material
The kitchen waste disposal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus is connected.