JPH01181078A - Garbage receiving case - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent offensive smell, by a method wherein a sensor is provided in a drainage unit to drain water, produced by defrosting, and drip of garbage by a pump, operated in conjunction with the sensor, into a sewerage when the water, produced by defrosting, and drips of garbage have been accumulated more than a given amount. CONSTITUTION:A sensor 16, being put ON when water has invaded into a drain tube 14, is inserted into the drain tube 14 while the sensor 16 is connected electrically to a pump 15. When garbage 5 is received, drips of the garbage, which did not enter through the opening of a garbage receiving vessel 6, adhere to the inner wall of the case 4 and they also adhere to the frost on an inner case 7. Water, produced by defrosting, is mixed with drips of the garbage 5 and is guided to the lower part of the inner case 7, then, enters into a drain 11. When the water, produced by defrosting, enters into a drain tube 14 through th. drain 11, the sensor 16 is put ON, the pump 15 is operated and the water, produced by defrosting and stagnated in the drain tube 14 under a condition that it is mixed with the drips of the garbage 5, is passed through the tube 17 and is discharged into a public sewerage. When moisture is eliminated in the sensor unit, the sensor is put OFF and the pump 15 is stopped.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a kitchen waste storage cabinet equipped with a refrigerator for storing food waste.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Conventionally, food waste freezers have been used in places where food waste is generated, such as in restaurants and kitchens of households, to prevent the smell of putrefaction.

The conventional kitchen waste storage as described above will be explained below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a conventional kitchen waste storage.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a main body of the kitchen waste storage, on which a door 3 is attached via a guide rail 2 so as to be freely openable and closable in the front and rear directions. A kitchen waste storage container 6 having an open top surface is detachably attached to the inside 4 side of the door 3 to store food waste 6. The interior 4 of the kitchen waste storage is cooled by an evaporator 9 and a compressor 10 attached to the heat insulating material 8 side of the inner box 7. The lower part of the inner box 7 includes a drain 11 for draining defrosting water, an evaporation plate 12 for receiving water from the drain 11, and a hot plate 13.

The function of the kitchen waste storage constructed as described above will be explained below.

Food waste 6 generated during cooking or as leftover food in restaurants and home kitchens is prone to decomposition and generate bad odors in hot and humid environments such as Japan. Therefore, the raw garbage 6 is stored at a low temperature such as in a frozen state to prevent decomposition until the garbage collection day by a public organization or the like. Also, the inner box 7 is frosted during cooling operation, and during defrosting, the defrosting water is led to the evaporating dish 12 through the drain 11 at the bottom of the inner box 7 and evaporated by the heat of the hot plate 13.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, with the above configuration, only the water in the droplets of garbage is evaporated, but the garbage accumulated in the evaporating dish may become a source of bad odors, or the garbage may become a source of bad odor. There was a problem in that it stuck to the evaporating dish and was difficult to clean.

In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a kitchen waste storage that prevents foul odors by draining splashes of kitchen waste and frost water into public sewers without evaporating them.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the kitchen waste storage of the present invention includes:
A sensor is installed in the drain section, and when a certain amount of defrost water and garbage droplets accumulate, a pump linked to the sensor discharges the defrost water and garbage droplets to the public sewage system.

Function: With the above-described configuration, the present invention uses a motor to directly drain splashes of defrosting water and food waste into public sewers without evaporating them, thereby preventing the occurrence of bad odors due to rotting food waste and water. Become.

EXAMPLE Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

1 is the main body of the kitchen waste storage, 2 is the guide rail, 3 is the door,
4 is the inside of the refrigerator, 6 is the kitchen waste storage container, 7 is the inner box, 8 is the insulation material,
9 is the evaporator, 1o is the compressor, 11 is the drain, and the above are the second
Since the configuration is the same as that of the conventional example shown in the figure, detailed explanation thereof will be omitted.

A drain tube 14 has one end connected to the drain 11 and the other end connected to the pump 16. A sensor 16 is inserted into the drain tube 14, and the sensor 16 becomes zero when water enters the drain tube 14, and the sensor 1e is electrically connected to the pump 16. Also, a drain tube 14 and a tube 17 are connected to the pump 16.
The other end of tube 17 is connected to a public sewer (not shown).

The function of the kitchen waste storage constructed as described above will be explained below.

First, the door 3 is opened when storing raw garbage 6 generated in a restaurant, a general household kitchen, etc. in a kitchen waste storage.

A kitchen waste storage container 6 is attached to the inside 4 side of the door 3, and its opening is located on the top surface. Splashes of dust 5 adhere to the inner wall of the chamber interior 4, and this also adheres to the frost on the inner box 7. Next, when the frost melts during defrosting, the defrosting water mixed with the splashes of garbage 6 is guided to the lower part of the inner box 7 and drain 11
Go inside. When defrosting water mixed with splashes of food waste 5 enters the drain tube 14 from the drain 11, the sensor 16 turns ON), the pump 16 operates, and the splashes of food waste 6 in the drain tube 14 are removed. The mixed defrost water is drained through tube 17 to the public sewer (not shown). When defrosting water and splashes of garbage are discharged and a portion of the sensor is devoid of moisture, the sensor is turned off and the pump 16 is stopped.

Therefore, since the defrosting water mixed with splashes of food waste is discharged to the public sewer, no bad odor is generated and there is no need to clean the evaporation tray.

In addition to the effects of the invention, the present invention uses a pump to directly drain the defrosting water and splashes of garbage adhering to the inner walls of the refrigerator into the public sewage system, so there is no generation of bad odors, and there is almost no need for cleaning. None.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a kitchen waste storage according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view of an embodiment of a conventional example. 1...Main body, 3...Door, 4...
・Inside the warehouse, 6... Kitchen waste storage container, 1o...
・Freezer, 16...Pump, 16...
sensor. Name of agent: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao and one other person (L'y)L/)

Claims (1)

[Claims] The main unit is equipped with a refrigerator, a kitchen waste storage container with an opening on the top for storing food scraps, a door that is removably attached to the inside of the refrigerator, and a sensor attached to the drain that drains the defrosting water inside the refrigerator. and a pump operated by a signal from this sensor, and the kitchen waste storage is characterized in that the defrosting water is drained by the pump.