JP3782236B2 - Drying equipment for solid residue such as waste food - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an apparatus for adjusting a solid residue such as waste food generated in a convenience store, a canteen, a restaurant, etc. to a processed product that has been crushed and dried so as to be applicable to livestock feed.
[0002]
[Prior art and problems to be solved by the invention]
Conventionally, a large amount of waste food has been generated at convenience stores, cafeterias, restaurants, etc., and as an effective use of this, it can be used as feed for planting cattle, pigs, fish and fertilizers for plants. There are also some suppliers who collect waste food. In this case, if there is a lot of water in the waste food, the transportation efficiency will deteriorate during recovery, and spoilage bacteria will easily be mixed, so the waste food will rot quickly, especially in summer, and it will be inappropriate as a feed ingredient. There was a problem.
[0003]
The present invention was made to solve this problem, and this apparatus is installed in a convenience store where a food to be discarded is generated, a canteen, a restaurant, etc.
An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for drying a solid residue such as waste food, which can rapidly pulverize and dry the waste food to produce a processed product suitable for a feed raw material.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a drying apparatus for a solid residue such as waste food according to the first aspect of the present invention comprises a charging chamber provided with a charging port for a solid residue such as waste food and a pulverizer in a main body case. The drying chamber in which a horizontally long drying chamber below, a processed material accumulation chamber below the drying chamber, and a dry air generator are provided, and the solid residue placed in the charging chamber communicates with the charging chamber The drying treatment apparatus is configured to stir the solid residue with a stirrer in the drying chamber and circulate the dry air through an air passage connected between the drying chamber and the dry air generator. In addition, a shutter is provided between the charging chamber and the starting end side of the drying chamber to introduce the processed material pulverized in the charging chamber into the drying chamber at once, and a discharge portion on the lower surface side of the drying chamber; An open / close shutter is provided between the processing material storage chamber and the dry storage chamber. A plurality of feed valves are arranged on the bottom side of the room, and each rotary arm fixed to the rotary shaft of each feed valve on the bottom side outside the drying chamber and one operating rod are rotatably connected. The processed product that has been agitated and dried by the push-pull operation of the operating rod is sent in the direction of the open / close shutter and discharged .
[0005]
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, an embodiment embodying the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a drying processing apparatus of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side sectional view.
In this drying processing apparatus, an inlet 2 for a solid residue such as waste food is provided on one side upper part of the main body case 1, and the lower end edge of the inlet 2 and the lower end of the door 3 are connected by a hinge so as to be opened and closed. When the door 3 is opened, the upper end of the door 3 protrudes obliquely outward with respect to the side surface of the main body case 1, and the solid residue placed on the back surface of the door 3 slides down and enters the internal charging chamber. 4 to be guided to 4.
[0007]
In the main body case 1, a charging chamber 4, a drying chamber 5, a processed material storage chamber 6, and a dry air generator 7 are arranged. The charging chamber 4 is provided with a pulverizer 8 such as a cutter mill, and the pulverizer 8 is rotationally driven by a pulverization drive motor 9 to pulverize the solid residue in the charging chamber 4 to an intermediate level.
A slide-type opening / closing shutter 10 is provided between the lower end of the input chamber 4 and the upper end of the drying chamber 5, and the processed products pulverized in the input chamber 4 are introduced into the drying chamber 5 at once and the processed products are batch processed. It is the composition to do.
[0008]
A horizontally long rotating shaft 11a is pivotally supported inside a horizontally long cylindrical drying chamber 5, and a number of stirring blades 11b project from the rotating shaft 11a at appropriate intervals along the axis. A stirrer 12 configured to be rotationally driven by a stirring drive motor 13 provided outside the case 1 is disposed. On the lower surface side of the drying chamber 5 far away from the 10 shutters, a rotary opening / closing shutter 14 for the discharge unit is provided, and communicates with the processing product storage chamber 6 below the rotating chamber 14.
[0009]
A storage basket 15 is placed inside the treated product storage chamber 6, and a storage bag (not shown) made of synthetic resin is opened upward in the storage basket 15. An opening / closing door 16 that opens one side of the treatment product storage chamber 6 is provided on the side surface of the main body case 1, and the inside of the drying chamber 5 is opened from the outside on one side of the main body case 1 to clean the inside. A cleaning window 17 is provided for performing inspection and maintenance.
[0010]
As shown in FIG. 2, the dry air generator 7 for circulatingly supplying dry air into the drying chamber 5 includes an air filter 18, an air cooler 19, a heater unit 20, a blower 21, and an open / close state. A drying air pressure control valve 22 for the blast air, which is a shutter type, and is formed into a long shape along the longitudinal direction on the upper side of the drying chamber 5 from the discharge portion of the drying air generator 7 through the supply side air passage 23. It communicates with the supply port 24. Further, an upper outlet of the drying chamber 5 close to the opening / closing shutter 14 for the discharge portion is connected to an inlet of the dry air generator 7 through a reflux air passage 25. A lid plate 26 is provided on the side surface of the main body case 1 so that the side surface of the dry air generator 7 can be opened for maintenance such as replacement of the air filter 18.
[0011]
As shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 4, on the bottom side in the drying chamber 5, a plurality of processed products for which stirring and drying processing have been completed are sent in the direction of the opening / closing shutter 14 for the discharge section and discharged. The feed valve 27 is fixed to the rotary vertical axis 28, the lower end of the rotary vertical axis 28 extends out of the drying chamber 5, and the tip side of each rotary arm 29 fixed to the rotary vertical axis 28 is operated by one operation. It is connected to the collar 30 so as to be rotatable. When the operating rod 30 from the outside of the main body case 1 is pushed in, the feed valve 28 is inclined and opened in the direction of the opening / closing shutter 14 as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. In this configuration, the material accumulation chamber 6 can be smoothly discharged and sent. A drying processing operation panel (not shown) provided with an operation switch such as the drive motor and a timer is disposed on the outer surface of the main body case 1.
[0012]
The drying processing apparatus having the above-described configuration is installed in a convenient store, a restaurant, a restaurant, or the like where a food item to be discarded is likely to be generated or where it is easy to process. Then, the waste food is put into the input chamber 4 from the input port 2 periodically or at any time. In order to perform batch processing, it is preferable to close the opening / closing shutter 10 at the lower end of the input chamber 4 in advance so that the input chamber 4 accumulates a predetermined amount to be processed.
[0013]
When the driving motor 9 for pulverization is operated for a predetermined time, the processed material becomes finer, which is preferable because the time for the subsequent drying process can be shortened. Next, the opening / closing shutter 10 is opened to feed the processed material into the drying chamber. At this time, the opening / closing shutter 14 on the discharge part side is closed in advance, and the feed valve 27 is set to be perpendicular to the axis of the rotating shaft 11a. Next, the dry air generator 7 and the agitation drive motor 13 are operated for a predetermined time to circulate the dry air in the drying chamber 5, and the water content in the waste food to be processed is 10% or less (preferably 6% or less). To be.
[0014]
After the drying operation for a predetermined time, when the opening / closing shutter 14 on the discharge part side is opened, the operation rod 30 is pushed, the feed valve 28 is opened, and the agitator 12 is rotated, the processed material in the drying chamber 5 is dropped and processed. Since it is stored in the storage bag in the object discharge chamber 6, if a predetermined amount of processed material is accumulated, the operator may open the door 16 and take it out.
In addition, if the stirring blade 11b in the stirrer 12 is configured to be variable in inclination angle with respect to the axis of the rotating shaft 11a, it can be selectively executed for only stirring and discharging in the direction of the discharge portion. .
[0015]
Thus, if to reduce the water content of the waste in the food in advance in a predetermined ratio or less, it prevents the treated in luck搬中and storage is corrupt, no generation of bad smell. Furthermore, it becomes light at the time of transportation, and transportation efficiency improves. And there exists an effect that the adjustment work to a subsequent feed can also be simplified. Examples of the solid residue to be treated include uneaten food (residue rice), unsold food, and waste food materials (cut pieces, etc.) generated during cooking.
[0016]
【The invention's effect】
As described above in detail, the apparatus for drying a solid residue such as waste food according to the first aspect of the present invention has an input chamber provided with a main case and an inlet for a solid residue such as waste food and a pulverizer. And a horizontally long drying chamber below, a processed material storage chamber below the drying chamber, and a dry air generator, and the solid residue put in the charging chamber is communicated with the drying chamber A drying process configured to circulate dry air through an air passage connected between the drying chamber and the dry air generator while stirring the solid residue with a stirrer in the drying chamber. In the apparatus, a shutter is provided between the charging chamber and the starting end side of the drying chamber to introduce the processed material pulverized in the charging chamber into the drying chamber at once, and a discharge portion on the lower surface side of the drying chamber. An open / close shutter between the storage chamber and the processed material storage chamber A plurality of feed valves are arranged on the bottom side of the inside, and each rotary arm fixed to the rotary shaft of each feed valve on the bottom side outside the drying chamber and a single operation rod are rotatably connected. The processed product that has been agitated and dried by the push-pull operation of the operating rod is sent in the direction of the open / close shutter and discharged .
[0017]
With this configuration, solid residues such as waste foods are pulverized in advance so that they can be easily dried, and then stored in the accumulation chamber after the moisture content of the article to be processed by the stirring and drying operation for a predetermined time is reduced to a predetermined rate or less. Since the batch processing is performed, it is not necessary to operate the apparatus for a long time, and the energy efficiency is improved. And since the water | moisture content of a processed material is in the state with little water, it does not rot at the time of subsequent conveyance and storage, and there exists an effect that the thing suitable for a feed raw material can be supplied.
[0018]
In addition, since an open / close shutter is provided between the input chamber and the drying chamber and between the drying chamber and the processed material accumulation chamber, the previous stage processing is performed while performing the stirring / drying operation in the drying chamber. Since the material can be charged and pulverized, the processing operation is facilitated, and the batch processing can be smoothly performed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a drying processing apparatus.
FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of a drying processing apparatus.
3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 2;
4 is a view taken in the direction of arrows IV-IV in FIG. 3;
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body case 4 Input chamber 5 Drying chamber 6 Processed material storage chamber 7 Dry air generator 8 Crusher 12 Stirrer 10,14 Opening / closing shutter 23, 25 Air passage 24 Dry air supply port

Claims (1)

An input chamber provided with a solid residue input port such as waste food and a pulverizer in the main body case, a horizontally long drying chamber below the processing chamber, a processed material storage chamber below the drying chamber, and a dry air generator, The solid residue put in the charging chamber is introduced into the drying chamber communicated with the charging chamber, and the solid residue is stirred with a stirrer in the drying chamber, while the drying chamber and the dry air generator In a drying treatment apparatus configured to circulate dry air through an air passage connected therebetween,
A shutter is provided between the charging chamber and the starting end side of the drying chamber to introduce the processed material crushed in the charging chamber into the drying chamber at once. On the other hand, the discharge section on the lower surface side of the drying chamber and the processed material are provided. An open / close shutter is provided between the storage chamber and
A plurality of feed valves are arranged on the bottom side in the drying chamber,
Each rotary arm fixed to the rotary shaft of each feed valve on the bottom side outside the drying chamber and one operating rod are rotatably connected,
An apparatus for drying treatment of solid residue such as waste food , wherein the processed product that has been stirred and dried by the operation of pushing and pulling the operation rod is sent in the direction of the open / close shutter and discharged .

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