JP3509161B2 - 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 treating device for treating garbage such as garbage.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Disposers for smashing garbage and flowing it into sewage, and smashing garbage for conventional garbage disposal equipment
There is a garbage dehydrator that dehydrates and collects. Disposers pollute rivers in areas without sewage treatment plants and cause environmental pollution. On the other hand, since the raw garbage dehydrator collects dehydrated raw garbage, it does not directly cause environmental pollution. However, if the collected raw garbage is left as it is, it easily decomposes and produces a foul odor. Therefore, it is necessary to store the deodorized and collected food waste at a low temperature or frequently send it to a public waste collection place for disposal.

In order to solve this, means for drying food waste is also adopted, and a specific example thereof will be described below. In FIG. 4, reference numeral 1 is a food waste container arranged in the main body 2 so as to be freely taken out. A fixed blade 3 and a rotary blade 4 are provided in the raw garbage container 1 as means for crushing and stirring raw garbage. The fixed blade 3 is provided on the inner wall of the food waste storage container 1, and the rotary blade 4 is provided on the inner bottom portion of the food waste storage container 1 and is fixed to the rotary shaft 5 protruding from the bottom surface of the food waste storage container 1. . Above the food waste container 1, a heater 6 is provided as a food heating means, and a fan 7 for evenly feeding the heat of the heater 6 into the food waste container 1. 8 is a fan motor. A condensing unit 9 for condensing water vapor generated from raw garbage is arranged on the outer peripheral portion of the raw garbage container 1. A condensed water outflow pipe 11 and an exhaust pipe 12 are connected to the lower portion of the condenser section 9. A condensed water container 13 is detachably provided at the tip of the condensed water pipe 11. A deodorizing device 14 is provided on the other end side of the exhaust pipe 12. Reference numeral 15 is a lid for housing food waste heating means, which is a hinge 16
It is attached to the main body 2 of the garbage disposal device so that it can be freely opened and closed, and the lid 1
By sandwiching the packing 17 fixed to 5, the food waste container 1 is in a sealed state. Reference numeral 19 is a blower fan for cooling the condenser 9, reference numeral 20 is a heater protection cover, and reference numeral 22 is a heat insulating container provided on the outer peripheral portion of the food waste container 1.

The operation of the garbage processing apparatus configured as described above will be described. The raw garbage put in the raw garbage storage container 1 is heated by the heater 6, and the heat is evenly diffused into the raw garbage storage container 1 by the fan 7. The water vapor generated from the food waste passes through the gap on the upper end of the food waste storage container 1 and flows out to the condensation section 9 outside the food waste storage container 1. Then, the water vapor is cooled and condensed in the condensing section 9, and is accumulated in the condensed water container 13 through the condensed water outflow pipe 11.

On the other hand, the water vapor containing the uncondensed odorous component is introduced from the exhaust pipe 12 to the deodorizing device 14 and the odorous component is purified. The dried food waste remains in the food waste container, but it is less bulky and the water activity has decreased due to drying, so there is no spoilage or mold, so there is less waste and hygiene. It is to try to process it.

[0006]

However, in the above construction, when the end of the condensed water outflow pipe 11 is clogged or the condensing container 13 is filled with water and the condensed water outflow pipe 11 is flooded, the condensed water collected is The deodorizing device 14 is flooded through the exhaust pipe 12. In this case, not only the deodorizing performance 14 is deteriorated but also the deodorizing device 14 may be damaged.

As a means for solving this problem, it is conceivable to provide a check valve or the like in the middle of the exhaust pipe 11, but if a pressure loss body is provided in the exhaust pipe 11 which is a water vapor passage, it is difficult for the steam to escape and drying It has a problem of becoming insufficient. A method of electrically detecting the outflow of condensed water is also conceivable, but in this case, there is a problem that the structure becomes complicated and the failure rate and the cost increase.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the conventional garbage disposal device, prevents damage to the deodorizing device by water from the condensed water outflow pipe , and protects the deodorizing device with a simple structure. It is a first object to provide a reliable garbage disposal device.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a garbage disposal device for drying condensed water without blowing it to the deodorizing device even if the vapor pressure in the garbage container changes.

A third object is to ensure that the drying is carried out in a short time and prevent the accumulation of water in the exhaust pipe.

A fourth object is to inform the user with a simple structure that the condensed water outflow pipe is clogged.

Further, a fifth object is to inform the user only by adding a simple confirmation mechanism and prevent the reverse flow of water in the exhaust pipe.

A sixth object is to reduce the load on the deodorizing device even during normal use.

[0014]

[Means for Solving the Problems] A first means of the present invention for achieving the first object is a food waste container, and a food waste heating means for heating and drying the food waste in the food waste container,
Placed on the outer periphery of the garbage storage container and generated from garbage.
Condensation part for condensing water vapor, and water discharged from the condensation part
A condensation water container for accommodating
From the bottom of the exhaust pipe connected to the deodorizing device
Stand up to a position higher than the center of the condensation part to form a water accumulation part
It was done.

A second means of the present invention for achieving the second object is to provide a bypass for taking out the vapor in the condenser,
Place the ipas higher than the center of the condenser and raise the exhaust pipe.
It is in communication with the department .

The third means of the present invention for achieving the third object is to make the inner diameter of the bypass smaller than the inner diameter of the exhaust pipe.

A fourth means of the present invention for attaining the fourth object is to dispose the bypass at a position higher than the connecting portion with the exhaust pipe and to let the water in the bypass flow to the condensing portion or the exhaust pipe.

[0018] A fifth means of the present invention for achieving the fifth object is to provide a garbage disposal device in which the garbage storage arranged in the condensing part floats on the water accumulated in the condensing part.

A sixth means of the present invention for achieving the sixth object is to provide a garbage disposal device in which the water accumulating portion is formed of a transparent member .

[0020]

The first means of the present invention operates as follows. The raw garbage put in the raw garbage storage container is heated and dried by the heating means, and the steam generated from the raw garbage is condensed in the condensing section. The dried food waste remains in the food waste storage container, but since the volume is reduced, and since the water activity has decreased due to drying, even if it is put in the food waste storage container as it is, it will rot, No mold will occur.
Therefore, it is possible to put the raw garbage one after another on the dried garbage and perform the drying process until the raw garbage storage container becomes full. Furthermore, without noticing that the condensate container was full
Continue to use as it is, or spill from the garbage storage container
Trash clogging the condensed water outflow pipe and condensed water in the condensed water container.
Even if water does not flow and the condensation part collects water,
Up to a position higher than the center of the condensation part in the middle of the exhaust pipe to be connected
Since it stands up and forms a water storage part,
Condensed water can be prevented from flowing into the catalyst device side, which is the seed,
Obstacles such as damage to the catalytic device and shortening of life
Prevent harm.

According to the second means of the present invention, even if water is collected in the exhaust pipe, the steam escapes from the bypass to the exhaust section, so that the drying is performed normally and the steam does not leak to give a strange odor.

In the third and fourth means of the present invention, when the normal exhaust pipe is not clogged, the steam is discharged from the exhaust pipe, so that the steam in the condensing part circulates to the bottom surface of the condensing part and is cooled. Condensed water is quickly formed, drying is performed smoothly, and a sufficient drying process is performed in a short time. In addition, since the water in the bypass naturally flows into the condensing part or the exhaust pipe, even if dew condensation occurs in the tube, it does not collect and reliably acts as a bypass.

In the fifth means of the present invention, when the lid is opened, the container in the condenser part is lifted by the buoyancy, so that the abnormality can be immediately recognized.

The sixth means of the present invention is to provide an optical detection device.
Once connected, you can easily check that water is in the exhaust pipe .

[0025]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
Will be described. In FIGS. 1 and 2, 31 is a main body 32
It is a garbage storage container that can be freely taken out inside.
A fixed blade 33 and a rotary blade 34 are provided in the raw garbage container 1 as a means for crushing and stirring raw garbage. The fixed blade 33 is provided on the inner wall of the raw garbage storage container 31, the rotary blade 34 is provided on the inner bottom portion of the raw garbage storage container 31, and on the drive shaft 35 of the motor 40 protruding from the bottom surface of the raw waste storage container 31,
It is fixed to a rotating shaft 35b that is detachably connected.
A heater 36 as a food waste heating means and a fan 37 for evenly feeding the heat of the heater 36 into the food waste storage container 31 are provided above the food waste storage container 31. Three
8 is a fan motor.

A condensing section 39 for condensing water vapor generated from the raw garbage is arranged on the outer peripheral portion of the raw garbage container 31 with a gap. The condensed water outflow pipe 4 is provided below the condenser 39.
1. The exhaust pipe 42 is connected. Condensed water pipe 4
A condensing container 43 is detachably provided at the tip of 1. A deodorizing device 44 is connected to the exhaust pipe 42. The deodorizing device 44 has a honeycomb-shaped catalyst 44a and a catalyst heater 44b built therein. Reference numeral 44c is an odor intake pipe, and 44d is an odor exhaust pipe. Reference numeral 45 is a lid that stores the food waste heating means, and the hinge 46 is used to dispose of the garbage processing device 3
The garbage storage container 31 is hermetically closed by sandwiching a packing 47 fixed to the lid 2 so as to be openable and closable and fixed to the lid 45.

Reference numeral 49 is a blower fan for cooling the condenser 39, 48 is a heater protection cover, and 52 is a heat insulating container provided on the outer peripheral portion of the garbage storage container 31. Exhaust pipe 4 2 consists exhaust pipe front 42 a and exhaust pipes rear 42b, between the two is provided with a auxiliary tank 50 is water storage unit. A bypass tube 51, which is a bypass, is connected to the auxiliary tank 50, and the tip on the opposite side communicates with the inner surface of the lid 45. The auxiliary tank 50 is the condensing unit 3
9, the height of the connecting portion of the exhaust pipe rear portion 42b is set higher than the center of the condensing portion 39.

The operation of the garbage processing apparatus having the above-described configuration will be described. The raw garbage put in the raw garbage storage container 31 is stirred by the rotary blade 34 and
It is crushed by the rotary blade 34 and the fixed blade 33. Fan 37
The hot air generated by the heater 36 circulates in the space formed by the lower surface of the lid 45 and the food waste container 31 to heat the food waste while stirring the air in the space. Water vapor is generated from the heated garbage and flows out to the condensing unit 39 through the gap between the upper end of the garbage container 31 and the lower surface of the lid 45. Then, the water vapor is cooled and condensed in the condensing unit 39, and is accumulated in the condensed water container 43 through the condensed water outflow pipe 41.

On the other hand, the water vapor containing the odor component that has not been condensed is introduced from the exhaust pipe 42 to the deodorizing device 44, where the odor component is purified and discharged to the outside. The dried food waste remains in the food waste storage container 31, but the volume is reduced, and since the water activity is reduced due to drying, the food waste may be put into the food waste storage container 31 as it is, and may be putrefaction. No mold will be generated. Therefore, until the garbage storage container 31 is full, the garbage can be put on the dried garbage one by one and dried. Then, the dried food waste remaining in the food waste storage container 31 and the condensed water accumulated in the condensed water container 43 are periodically collected and discarded.

However, the condensate water container 43 may be continuously used without noticing that the condensate water container 43 has become full, or the condensed water outflow pipe 41 may be clogged with refuse that has accidentally spilled from the food waste container 31 into the condensed water container 43. When the condensed water stops flowing, water accumulates in the condenser 39. In the conventional case, the water easily flows into the deodorizing device 44 from the exhaust pipe 42, and damages the catalyst 44a and the catalyst heater 44b, and shortens the life of the catalyst.

However, in the above embodiment, the condensed water container 43
Even if water collects in the auxiliary tank 50, it temporarily collects in the auxiliary tank 50.
You can store water in it. Since the height of the exhaust pipe rear portion 42b is set higher than the center of the condenser 39, even if a large amount of water enters the condenser 39, the water does not flow into the deodorizing device, and the user is abnormal by that time. Notice. Because the heat insulation container 52 or the food waste storage container 31 has a large volume due to its own weight, if water is collected in the condenser 39, the heat insulation container 52 or the food waste storage container 31 is covered with the lid 45.
This is because the buoyancy lifts when you open the.

When water is collected in the exhaust pipe 42, the condenser 39
It becomes difficult for the vapor in the inside to escape, resulting in incomplete drying, and the air pressure inside the condensing section 39 becomes higher, and the packing 4
However, since the bypass tube 51 is provided in the present embodiment, even if water is collected in the exhaust pipe front portion 42a, steam escapes from the bypass tube 51 to the exhaust pipe rear portion 42b. Therefore, it is dried normally and does not give off an offensive odor.

The inner diameter of the bypass tube 51 is set smaller than the inner diameter of the exhaust pipe 42, and steam is discharged from the exhaust pipe 42 when the normal exhaust pipe is not clogged. Therefore, the vapor in the condensing part circulates to the bottom surface of the condensing part 39 and is cooled and quickly becomes condensed water.
The drying is performed smoothly, and the drying process is sufficiently performed in a short time.

Further, since the bypass tube 51 rises vertically from the lower surface of the lid 45 and is located above the auxiliary tank 50 so that water will naturally flow thereinto, even if dew condensation is accumulated inside the bypass tube. It surely acts as a bypass. Furthermore, in normal use, the exhaust pipe 42
The steam entering the inside is not uniform and varies in amount and temperature, whereas the auxiliary tank 50 functions as a damper,
By making the load on the deodorizing device 44 uniform, the deodorizing effect can be enhanced and the life can be extended.

[0035] Note that it is effective to form the exhaust pipe front 42a of a transparent member, by connecting the optical sensing device such as a full Otokapura, can detect that it contains the water easily in the exhaust pipe, to notify an abnormality The control can be realized with a simple structure.

FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3
In, the second bypass tube 53 is connected to the side surface of the condenser 39. With this configuration, the same effect as that of the above-described embodiment can be obtained with a simpler structure than that of the above-described embodiment (excluding the effect of the damper), and it is possible to provide a low-cost garbage disposal device.

[0037]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the invention, the dried food waste remains in the food waste container, but the volume is reduced, and the water activity after drying is decreased. Even if it is put in the garbage storage container as it is, it does not decompose or mold. Therefore, it is possible to put the raw garbage one after another on the dried garbage and perform the drying process until the raw garbage storage container becomes full . Further condensed water container
Continued to be used without noticing that the
Or the spilled garbage from the garbage storage container will
Clogged up in the ip and the condensed water does not flow into the condensed water container.
Even if water accumulates on the exhaust pipe,
Raise the inside to a position higher than the center of the condensation part, and
Since it is formed, it is a type of deodorizing device on the side of the catalyst device.
You can prevent the inflow of condensed water, damage the catalytic device,
It is possible to prevent troubles such as shortening the life.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, even if water is accumulated in the exhaust pipe, the steam is drained from the bypass to the exhaust section so that the drying is performed normally, and the steam is not leaked to give off a strange odor.

In the third and fourth aspects of the invention, when the ordinary exhaust pipe is not clogged, the steam is discharged from the exhaust pipe, so that the steam in the condensation section circulates to the bottom surface of the condensation section and is cooled and quickly condensed. It becomes water and is dried smoothly, and the drying process is sufficiently performed in a short time. Also,
Since the bypass water naturally flows into the condensing part or the exhaust pipe, even if dew condensation occurs in the bypass tube, it does not accumulate and reliably functions as a bypass.

According to the fifth aspect of the invention, when the lid is opened, the container in the condensing section is lifted by the buoyancy, so that the abnormality can be immediately recognized.

[0041] In the invention of claim 6 can detect that it contains the water easily in the exhaust pipe by connecting the optical and detection system, it is realized in a simple structure a control for notifying the abnormality it can.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a main part of a garbage processing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the garbage processing apparatus showing the same embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a cutaway side view of a main part of a garbage processing apparatus showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a conventional garbage processing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

31 Garbage storage container 36 Heater (food waste heating means) 37 fan (garbage heating means) 39 Condensing part 42 Exhaust pipe 43 Condensed water container 44 Deodorizer 50 damper 51 Bypass tube (bypass) 52 Thermal insulation container (container)

Front page continuation (72) Inventor Katsuyuki Ishibashi 1006 Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (56) References JP 5-185060 (JP, A) JP 2-21983 (JP , A) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B09B 3/00 F26B 9/06

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A food waste storage container, a food waste heating means for heating and drying the food waste in the food waste storage container , and water vapor generated from the food waste disposed on an outer peripheral portion of the food waste storage container.
Condensing part that condenses air and water that comes out of the condensing part is stored
Equipped with a condensed water container and a deodorizing device,
From the exhaust pipe connecting the deodorizing device to the condenser section
A kitchen waste processing device that has risen to a position higher than the center to form a water storage part . 2. A bypass is provided to take out vapor in the condenser.
Install the bypass at a position higher than the center of the condenser and the exhaust
The kitchen waste disposal apparatus according to claim 1, which is communicated with the rising portion of the ip . 3. A bypass claim 2 Symbol placement of garbage processor internal diameter and smaller than the inner diameter of the exhaust pipe. 4. The garbage disposal according to claim 2 or 3 , wherein the bypass is arranged at a position higher than a connecting portion with the exhaust pipe, and water in the bypass is caused to flow to the condensing portion or the exhaust pipe. 5. A food waste container provided in the condenser section ,
Serial mounting of garbage processing apparatus any one of claims 1 to 4 which float on the water collected in said condensing portion. 6. A garbage processing device mounting serial any one of claims 1-5 for water storage portion is formed of a transparent member.