JPH03161061A - Garbage disposer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the lowering of dehydrating efficiency to the maximum possible extent, even if a dehydration space is plugged up with garbage upon dehydration, and the garbage from springing out with the water by providing a lid with an auxiliary dehydration hole formed inwardly of the dehydration space. CONSTITUTION:The container 13 having garbage received therein and its top opening covered with a lid 17 is rotated by a driving means so as to expel the water in the container 13 from a dehydration space 27 formed between the opening edge part of the container 13 and the outer peripheral part 22 of the lid 17. The lid 17 is also provided with a filter 20 formed inwardly of the dehydration space 27 to serve as an auxiliary dehydration hole. As a result, the lowering of the dehydrating efficiency can be prevented to the maximum possible extent, even if the dehydration space is plugged up with the garbage upon dehydration and the garbage is also prevented from springing out with the water.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a kitchen waste processing machine that dehydrates kitchen waste from a kitchen or the like using a centrifugal dehydration method.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, kitchen waste has been processed using a centrifugal dehydration method, in which a container with an open top and a number of dehydration holes formed in the peripheral wall is placed below the sink of a sink, and the inside of the container is There is a device in which the container containing kitchen waste is rotated at high speed, and the moisture in the container is released from the dehydration hole by centrifugal force, thereby dehydrating the kitchen waste.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In the conventional structure described above, if the kitchen waste contains relatively soft and viscous materials such as bread dough, noodles, or rice, it may cause damage to the surrounding wall of the container. The dehydration hole is easily clogged, and if it becomes clogged, the dehydration efficiency will decrease, so it is necessary to remove it. However, the kitchen waste cannot be easily removed because it is clogged in the dewatering hole, and the removal process is very troublesome.

Therefore, by using a container without dehydration holes in the surrounding wall, attaching a lid with an input port to the top opening of the container, and rotating the container at high speed with kitchen waste stored in the container, the contents of the container can be removed. It is also conceivable to release moisture from a dehydration gap formed between the opening edge of the container and the outer periphery of the lid, thereby dehydrating the kitchen waste. According to this, even if kitchen waste becomes clogged in the dewatering gap between the container and the lid, the clogged kitchen waste can be easily removed by removing the lid from the container.

However, in this case, if the dewatering gap is clogged with kitchen waste during dewatering, the dewatering efficiency will be reduced and there is a risk that the kitchen waste may fly out of the lid's inlet along with water.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to release the moisture in the container through the dehydration gap between the container and the lid, so that even if the dehydration gap is clogged with kitchen waste during dehydration, the dehydration process will still be possible. To provide a kitchen waste disposal machine which can prevent a decrease in efficiency as much as possible and also prevent kitchen waste from flying out together with water.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) The kitchen waste processing machine of the present invention has a lid attached to the top opening of the container, and the container is moved by a driving means with kitchen waste stored in the container. By rotating the container, the moisture in the container is released from a dehydration gap formed between the opening edge of the container and the outer periphery of the lid, and the lid has a dehydration gap formed between the opening edge of the container and the outer periphery of the lid. The feature is that the auxiliary dehydration hole is located on the inner periphery of the gap.

(Function) According to the above-described means, even if the dehydration slot between the container and the lid becomes clogged with kitchen waste, the clogged kitchen waste can be easily removed by removing the lid from the container. Also,
During dewatering, if the dewatering gap is clogged with kitchen waste, dewatering is performed through the auxiliary dewatering hole located on the inner periphery of the dewatering gap, so it is possible to suppress the decrease in dewatering efficiency as much as possible, There is no risk of kitchen waste flying out with the water.

(Example) Hereinafter, a first example of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

First, in FIG. 2 showing the overall configuration, an opening 2 is formed at the bottom of a sink 1 of a sink, and a mounting frame 3 is inserted into this opening 2. The upper part of the water receiver case 4 placed below the sink 1 is attached to the outer periphery of the mounting frame 3 by screwing, and the bottom of the water receiver case 4 is formed with a drain port 5. A filter 6 is provided at the port 5, and a drain hose 7 is connected. A motor 8 serving as a driving means is supported at the bottom of the water receiving case 4 via a vibration-proofing spring 9 with its rotating shaft 8a facing upward. A bearing 10 is located at the center of the bottom of the water receiving case 4.
A bellows 11 made of an elastic body having
The rotation transmitting member 12 is fixed thereto.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a container with an open top, and the bottom part is removably fitted into the rotation transmission member 12 in the water receiving case 4, and the rotation shaft 8a is tightened with a knob 14 on the tip of the rotation shaft 8a passing through the bottom part. It is connected to 8a,
Thus, it is rotated by the motor 8. This container 13 has a plurality of ventilation holes 15 formed in the lower end of the peripheral wall and the bottom wall, but is not otherwise formed as a dehydration hole. A non-porous garbage bag 16 such as a plastic bag is stored in the container 13, and the upper part of the garbage bag 16 is set in a folded state outside the opening edge of the container 13.

Reference numeral 17 denotes a lid of the container 13, and in this case, as shown in FIG. 1, it is composed of first and second lid portions 18 each having a flat circular container shape. As shown in FIG. 3, the first lid part 18 includes a filter 20 made of stainless steel mesh, for example, which is located at the bottom and functions as an auxiliary dehydration hole, and a filter 20 that is located at the bottom and functions as an auxiliary dehydration hole. Inner frame 21 and outer frame 22 made of synthetic resin and having a cylindrical shape are positioned.
In this case, the inner frame 21 and the outer frame 22
are integrally molded with a filter 20 interposed therebetween, and the opening of the inner frame 21 at the center serves as the input port 21a. Outer frame 22
, an outer flange 22b and an inner flange 22c are formed on the outer periphery of the upper end and the inner periphery of the lower end of the peripheral wall 22a, and a plurality of convex portions 23 and 24 are formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the outer flange 22b. is radially shaped, and
Several convex portions 25 are formed radially on the upper surface of the inner flange 22c. Then, the second lid part 19 is removably fitted to the upper surface of the first lid part 18, and in this fitted state, the above-mentioned An auxiliary dewatering channel 26 is formed by the convex portions 23 and 25. The M17, which is formed by fitting the first and 12!2 lid parts 18 and 19, is removably attached to the upper opening of the container 13 by an engaging means (not shown), and in the attached state, the The convex portion 24 contacts the upper end of the container 13 via the garbage bag 16, and a gap 27 for dewatering is formed between the opening edge of the container 13 and the outer surface of the outer frame 22 of the first lid portion 18. Therefore, the filter 20 serving as an auxiliary dehydration hole is located closer to the inner periphery than the dehydration gap 27.

An upper lid 28 having a cylindrical input portion 28a corresponding to the input port 21a of the lid 17 is removably attached to the mounting frame 3, and an input portion lid 29 for opening and closing the input portion 28a is attached to the upper lid 28. It is placed in a removable manner. Furthermore, an outlet 28b is formed on the peripheral edge of the upper lid 28 to guide water from the sink 1 into the water receiving case 4.

Next, the operation of the above structure will be explained.

When dehydrating kitchen waste, first, as shown in FIG. 1, the garbage bag 16 is set in the container 13, the lid 17 is attached, and the upper lid 28 and the input part M29 are attached. In this state, the input section lid 29 is removed, and the kitchen waste is introduced from the input section 28a through the input port 21a into the garbage bag 16 in the container 13 and stored therein. At this time, water also flows into the garbage bag 16 along with the kitchen waste.

When the amount of kitchen waste in the garbage bag 16 reaches an appropriate amount, the motor 8 is energized by operating a dewatering switch (not shown).
The motor 8 rotates the container 13 at high speed for a predetermined period of time. The rotation of the container 13 causes a centrifugal force to act on the kitchen waste and water inside the garbage bag 16, and accordingly, the kitchen waste and water rise along the inner surface of the container 13, and only the water is mainly connected to the container 13 and the lid. 17 through the dehydration gap 27 between the first
The water is discharged to the outside as shown by arrow A in the figure, thereby dehydrating the kitchen waste. The water discharged to the outside is received by the water receiving case 4 and is discharged from the drain port 5 through the drain hose 7 to the sewer or the like. By dehydrating in this manner, the water content and volume of kitchen waste are significantly reduced.

By the way, during this dehydration, if noodles, rice, coffee powder, etc. are included as kitchen waste, they will be removed from the dehydration gap 27, especially the lower part 27a of the gap 27 (the first lid part 1).
8 between the lower outer surface of the outer frame 22 and the inner peripheral surface of the container 13). When such a blockage occurs, almost no water is released from this area, which lowers the dewatering efficiency in the conventional method, and there is a risk that water that is not released from the dehydration gap may come out of the inlet in the center of the lid along with kitchen waste. was there. In this regard, according to this embodiment, since the lid 17 is provided with a filter 20 that functions as an auxiliary dehydration hole in addition to the dehydration gap 27, the water that is not released from the dehydration gap 27 is removed as indicated by the arrow B. The filter 20 as shown
The water is then discharged to the outside through the trapping and dehydration channel 26, thereby minimizing deterioration in dewatering efficiency. Also, at this time, only water passes through the filter 20,
Since kitchen waste does not pass through, there is no chance of kitchen waste flying outside.

When dehydration is completed, remove the two input section lids and the top lid 28,
After this, M17 is removed from the container 13. At this time, container 1
Even if the dewatering gap 27 between the 3 and the lid 17 is clogged with kitchen waste, it can be easily removed by removing the lid 17.

Then, the garbage bag 16 containing the dehydrated kitchen waste is taken out from the container 13 by stretching the end of the garbage bag 16, and the garbage bag 16 is carried to a predetermined place and thrown away.

After that, a new garbage bag 16 is set in the container 13 and the lid 17 is attached, and the upper lid 28 and the input part M29 are attached to prepare for the next dehydration.

In this first embodiment, the lid 17 is connected to the first lid part 18.
and one second lid part, but the second lid part 19
is not necessarily necessary, and may be provided as necessary.

4 and 5 show a second embodiment of the present invention, and this second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in the structure of the lid. That is, the M30 is composed of a first lid part 32 made of so-called punching metal, for example, in which a large number of holes 31 are formed in an iron plate, and a second lid part 33 made of synthetic resin. The first lid part 32 has a convex part 34 extending in the vertical direction and projecting outward on the peripheral wall part 32a thereof.
A plurality of protrusions 35 are formed on the flange 32b formed on the outer periphery of the upper end of the peripheral wall portion 32a, and a protrusion 35 that extends radially and protrudes downward in succession with the protrusion 34 is formed on the flange 32b formed on the outer periphery of the upper end of the peripheral wall portion 32a. A circular opening 36 is formed in the center. Further, the second lid portion 33 is integrally formed with convex portions 37 and 38 that extend radially and project downward on the lower surface of the bottom and the lower surface of the flange 33a, and an input port 39g is formed in the center of the bottom. A cylindrical portion 39 for use is formed. A second lid part 33 is attached to the top surface of the first lid part 32.
are removably fitted, and in this fitted state, the convex portions 37 and r:j are formed between the first lid portion 32 and the second lid portion 33.
38 forms an auxiliary dewatering channel 40. Then,
The M30, which is formed by fitting the first and second lid parts 32 and 33, is removably attached to the upper opening of the container 13 by an engaging means (not shown).
5 comes into contact with the inner peripheral surface and upper end of the container 13 via the garbage bag 16, and a gap 41 for dewatering is formed between the opening edge of the container 13 and the outer surface of the first lid 32. There is. Moreover, in this case, the hole 31 at the bottom of the first lid part 32 in the lid 30 functions as an auxiliary dehydration hole.

In this second embodiment, during dehydration, the water in the garbage bag 16 is mainly drained into the container 13 and the lid 30 as shown by arrow C in FIG.
Dehydration is performed by releasing water from the dehydration gap 41 between the water and the water. During this dehydration, the dehydration gap 4
1 is clogged with kitchen waste, the water that is not released from the dehydration gap 41 is drained into the dehydration gap 41 as shown by arrow D.
Pass through the hole 31 at the bottom of the first lid part 32 on the inner peripheral side,
It is now discharged to the outside through the auxiliary dewatering channel 40,
Therefore, a decrease in dewatering efficiency can be suppressed as much as possible. Also, at this time, only water passes through the hole 31, and no kitchen waste passes through, so no kitchen waste will fly out to the outside.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above description, according to the kitchen waste processing machine of the present invention, the moisture inside the container is released from the dehydration gap between the container and the lid. By forming an auxiliary dehydration hole in the lid that is located on the inner periphery of the dehydration gap, even if the dehydration gap becomes clogged with kitchen waste during dehydration, it is possible to prevent the dehydration efficiency from decreasing as much as possible, and to prevent water from dehydrating as much as possible. It also has the excellent effect of preventing kitchen waste from flying out.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the main part, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the whole, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the first lid part. It is a diagram. 4 and 5 show a second embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a diagram equivalent to FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is a diagram equivalent to FIG. 3. In the drawing, 1 is a sink, 4 is a water receiving case, 8 is a motor (driving means), 13 is a container, 16 is a garbage bag, 17 is a lid, 18
is a first lid part, one is a second lid part, 20 is a filter (auxiliary dehydration hole), 26 is an auxiliary dehydration channel, 27 is a gap for dehydration,
30 is a lid, 31 is a hole (auxiliary dehydration hole), 32 is a first lid portion, 33 is a second lid portion, 40 is an auxiliary dehydration channel, and 41 is a gap for dehydration.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. By attaching a lid to the top opening of the container and rotating the container with food waste stored in it using a driving means, moisture in the container is removed from the opening edge of the container and the outer periphery of the lid. The kitchen waste is discharged from a dehydration gap formed between the lid and the lid, and the lid has an auxiliary dehydration hole located on the inner periphery of the dehydration gap. Machine.