JPH04110146U - Kitchen waste processing equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a kitchen waste processing device that is easier to use and safer. [Structure] A removable input port guard (filter) is provided at the kitchen waste input port at the bottom of the sink where kitchen waste is input. Kitchen waste is crushed by a screw driven by a motor, drained and packed into garbage bags. For example, in the kitchen waste inlet,
A switch 16 and a switch 17 are provided which are turned off when the input port guard is removed from the kitchen waste input port. Switch 17 is OFF
When F, the microcomputer 23 becomes the triac circuit 21
is controlled to stop the rotation of the motor 7. Switch 16 is OFF on the power supply line connecting AC power supply 18 and motor 7
A relay 20 is provided to open the power supply line when this happens. With such a control circuit, even if the microcomputer 23 goes out of control, the motor 7 will stop because the relay 20 will open the power supply line. 22 is a triac circuit for rotating the motor 7 in reverse.

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea]

0001

[Industrial application field]

This invention drains the kitchen waste from the kitchen and dumps it directly into kitchen waste containers such as garbage bags. Regarding kitchen waste processing equipment (disposer) that can be disposed of, for more details, Concerning measures to increase its safety.

0002

[Conventional technology]

Many kitchen waste processing devices that crush and dehydrate kitchen waste have already been proposed. Examples include Publication No. 59-26345 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 62-234555. That is, this In these conventional examples, there is a casing connected to the bottom of the kitchen waste inlet of the sink. A crushing blade and a dewatering basket are installed coaxially, and the kitchen waste to be thrown away is crushed by the crushing blade and After dehydrating the water contained in it in a dehydration basket that rotates at high speed, it is placed in a dust box. We are trying to collect it within the designated area. However, in such kitchen waste processing equipment, First of all, there is a safety issue. In other words, it is basically the same as a mixer. Therefore, if you put your hands into it, there is a risk of serious injury. To prevent such accidents requires double or triple safety measures, and an increase in costs is unavoidable. Also, by mistake If you throw away metal objects such as spoons and knives, the grinding blades may chip or the utensils may become damaged. It also has drawbacks such as scratches. Furthermore, both the crushing blade and the dewatering basket rotate at high speed. This causes a lot of noise.

0003 Therefore, the applicant has proposed a kitchen waste disposal service such as Japanese Patent Application No. 1-126182 to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks. An application has been filed for a medical device. This kitchen waste disposal device is a kitchen waste disposal device installed at the bottom of the sink. A cylindrical kitchen waste receiving container having an input port, and a predetermined angle from the bottom of this kitchen waste receiving container. It rises upwards with a kitchen waste inlet at its lower end, and has a kitchen waste intake port at its upper end. A conveying pipe in which a kitchen waste discharge port is formed is connected to the bottom of the kitchen waste receiving container, and the same is connected to the bottom of the kitchen waste receiving container. A drainage pipe that discharges wastewater in the kitchen waste container and a pipe that is inserted into the above-mentioned transport pipe. Controls the screw, the motor that rotates the screw, and this motor, etc. and control means.

0004 Then, when kitchen waste is input from the kitchen waste input port, this kitchen waste is wound around the screw. It is injected and crushed. This crushed kitchen waste is transported by the rotation of the screw. It is conveyed to the upper end of the conveying pipe and drained. Also, the above Since a kitchen waste bag (garbage bag) is attached to the waste outlet, the drained kitchen waste can be is stored in a garbage bag through the kitchen waste outlet. In addition, the above kitchen waste inlet is used during operation. Hands may be accidentally inserted into the container, or metal items such as spoons or knives may be thrown away. A slot guard is provided to prevent This inlet guard is removable. When it is removed, the inlet guard detection switch is activated and the motor rotation is stopped. It is designed to stop the rotation.

[0005]

[Problem that the idea aims to solve]

However, as mentioned above, it is necessary to install an inlet guard on the kitchen waste inlet or to guard the inlet. Even if safety has been improved by installing a guard detection switch, screen The motor that rotates the switch is now controlled by a microcomputer. Therefore, if the microcomputer malfunctions (runs out of control), it will become uncontrollable. ,It is a danger. Therefore, the present invention can also deal with such situations. The purpose is to provide a highly safe kitchen waste processing device.

[0006]

[Means to solve the problem]

This invention was made to solve the above problem, and is installed at the bottom of the sink. A cylindrical kitchen waste receiving container with a kitchen waste inlet that can be drained, and a bottom part of this kitchen waste receiving container. It rises upward at a predetermined angle and has a kitchen waste intake port at its lower end. In addition, there is a conveyor pipe with a kitchen waste outlet formed at the upper end, and a conveyor pipe that is inserted into the conveyor pipe. The kitchen waste taken in from the kitchen waste intake port is crushed and drained while the kitchen waste is A screw that transports the material to the discharge port and a reversible motor that rotates the screw. , a control means for controlling the motor, etc., and a bag for bagging the kitchen waste discharged from the kitchen waste discharge port. a kitchen waste container chamber for storage, and an input port guard that is removably attached to the kitchen waste input port. and a first projection for detecting the presence or absence of the input port guard in the kitchen waste receiving container. A kitchen waste processing device comprising an entrance guard detection means and controlling the above-mentioned control means. At the same time, a second projection is installed in the kitchen waste container to detect the presence or absence of the inlet guard. In addition to providing an inlet guard detection means, the second The input port guard is activated via a relay that operates in conjunction with the operation of the input port guard detection means. When removed from the kitchen waste inlet, the power supply line is opened.

[0007]

[Effect]

With the above configuration, the kitchen waste dumped into the kitchen waste receiving container will be removed by the rotation of the screw. The kitchen waste is taken into the conveying pipe from the intake port, and the kitchen waste is taken in by the same screw. The waste is transported towards the waste discharge port. During this transportation process, the water contained in the kitchen waste is Drained. After that, the kitchen waste is set in advance from the kitchen waste outlet to the same kitchen waste outlet. It is discharged into the garbage bag that is placed inside. Also, if the inlet guard is removed during operation, the The input port guard detection means of No. 1 controls the control means to control the motor and screw. Stop rotation. Further, the second inlet guard detection means is configured to supply power to the motor. A relay provided in the line is controlled to open the power supply line. child In this state, the motor will not start even if you press the start button.

[0008]

【Example】

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Shown in Figure 1 This kitchen waste processing device has a kitchen waste inlet 2 provided at the bottom of the sink 1. The kitchen waste receiving container 3 has a cylindrical shape, and the kitchen waste inlet 2 has a removable inlet gar. It is equipped with a card 2a. The inside of this kitchen waste container 3 is made of metal or synthetic resin. A drainer basket 4 is removably housed. At the bottom of the kitchen waste container 3, there is a A conveying pipe 5 is provided that stands up diagonally upward at a predetermined angle. transportation A kitchen waste intake port 5a that opens at the bottom of the kitchen waste receiving container 3 is formed at the lower end of the feed pipe 5. Furthermore, a kitchen waste outlet 5b is provided at the upper end of the conveying pipe 5. Ru. According to this embodiment, the bottom of the colander 4 fits around the kitchen waste intake port 5a. It has become so.

[0009] A screw 6 is rotatably inserted into the conveying pipe 5. Also, transportation A motor 7 for rotating a screw 6 is attached to the lower end of the pipe 5. . However, the motor 7 may be provided on the upper end side of the conveying pipe 5. conveyor pipe Although 5 itself is not shown in detail, it is used to efficiently drain water from the kitchen waste. , the volume inside the conveying pipe 5 gradually decreases toward its upper end. Ru. The method is to adjust the diameter of the conveying pipe 5 and screw 6 upwards. Therefore, the diameter of the shaft of the screw 6 may be gradually reduced or the diameter of the shaft of the screw 6 may be increased. Furthermore, there is a method of increasing the helical pitch of the screw 6. This example smell In addition, the conveying pipe 5 is provided with a pipe for efficiently returning the drained water to the kitchen waste receiving container 3. Both act as resistance to the kitchen waste rotating integrally with the screw 6. A suitable number of slit grooves are formed along the axial direction.

0010 For example, a garbage bag 8 made of a resin film is placed at the garbage discharge port 5b of the conveying pipe 5. It is attached by a cylindrical fitting 9. In this device, garbage bag 8 is an example. For example, it is placed in a case 10 provided in front of the sink 1; A magnetic plate 11 is provided on the upper part of the back side of the base 10, and a magnetic plate 11 is provided on the upper part of the back side of the base 10. The magnet 12 with the plate 11 as its partner and the case 10 turn on and off depending on the inclination angle. A weight detection switch (for example, a microswitch) 13 is arranged. Also, At the bottom of the kitchen waste receiving container 3 described above, although not shown, the waste water inside the container can be seen. A drainage pipe is connected to discharge the water. Furthermore, this kitchen waste processing equipment is capable of inputting kitchen waste. A slot guard that detects the presence or absence of a slot guard 2a that is detachably attached to the slot 2 It is equipped with two sets of detection means. Figure 2 shows an example of this. The means are magnets 14 and 15 provided on the side of the input port guard 2a, and the same magnets 14 and 15. The input port guard detection switch ( (magnetic proximity switch) 16, 17, whichever switch operates will cause the motor to go to motor 7. The power supply will be cut off.

[0011] Figure 3 shows the motor 7 and input port gate of the control circuit used in this kitchen waste processing device. This figure is limited to the relationship with the code detection switches 16 and 17, and 18 is an AC power source (commercial). 19 is a power supply circuit that converts the AC power into DC power (Va, Vb, Vc), 20 is a relay that opens and closes the power supply line connecting the AC power supply 18 and the common side of the motor 7 The winding side is turned off when the input port guard 2a is removed from the kitchen waste input port 2. It is coupled in series with the input port guard detection switch 16. Control for controlling motor 7 The means includes a triac circuit 21 for rotating the motor 7 in the forward direction, and a triac circuit 21 for rotating the motor 7 in the forward direction. A triac circuit 22 for reverse rotation and a microcomputer that controls these. It consists of data 23, etc. In addition, the input port guard 2a is removed from the kitchen waste input port 2. Another inlet guard detection switch 17, which turns off when a and a predetermined input terminal of the microcomputer 23.

0012 Although not shown, the microcomputer 23 controls the operation of the motor 7. It serves as the central control unit that controls the sealing device that seals the garbage bags into which kitchen waste is placed. In addition to the input port guard detection switch 17 mentioned above, there is also a switch that instructs forward rotation of the motor 7. A switch, a switch to instruct reverse rotation, a switch to instruct garbage bag sealing, etc. combined. By the way, while the motor 7 is operating, the input port guard 2a is closed to the kitchen waste input port. 2 and the input port guard detection switch 17 is turned off, the microcomputer The triac circuit 21 for forward rotation (reverse rotation if reverse rotation is instructed) The triac circuit 22) is controlled to stop the operation of the motor 7. Also, above When the input port guard 2a is removed from the kitchen waste input port 2, the input port guard detection switch 16 is also activated. Since the relay 20 is turned off, the contacts of the relay 20 are opened and power is not supplied to the motor 7. supply is cut off. Therefore, even if microcomputer 23 goes out of control, However, if you remove the input port guard 2a from the garbage input port 2, the rotation of the motor 7 can be stopped. It can be stopped.

[0013] Next, to explain the function of this kitchen waste processing device in a little more detail, we will start with case 10. Open the lid 10a and attach the garbage bag 8 to the kitchen waste outlet 5b of the conveying pipe 5 using the fixture 9. and close the lid 10a. At this time, since almost no weight is applied to case 10, , the case 10 is held in its normal position by the magnet 12, and the microswitch 13 is on. This state is maintained until a predetermined weight of kitchen waste is accumulated in the garbage bag 8. held. Insert kitchen waste from the kitchen waste input port 2, and rotate the screw 6 by the motor 7. Then, the kitchen waste is transported through the transport pipe 5 by the screw 6, and along the way, After being drained, the garbage is discharged into the garbage bag 8 from the garbage discharge port 5b. big kitchen waste is finely pulverized by the kitchen waste intake port 5a and the blade of the screw 6, and is transported into the conveying pipe 5. be taken in. In this way, the kitchen waste is discharged from the kitchen waste outlet 5b into the garbage bag 8. However, as the weight increases, the case 10 resists the attraction force of the magnet 12. The device tilts toward you. Then, microswitch 13 turns off and motor 7 stops. Although not shown, a notification means such as a buzzer indicates that the garbage bag 8 is full. Let me know what happened.

[0014]

[Effect of the idea]

If the kitchen waste processing equipment is as explained above, it will be based on a screw. This makes it safer and quieter than conventional crushing blades. addition Therefore, in this device, the operation can be stopped when the inlet guard is removed. Two systems of inlet guard detection switches are provided, so if the operation control Even if the microcomputer used goes out of control, there is sufficient Safety is ensured. Furthermore, kitchen waste can be automatically processed without human intervention. The effects are remarkable.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of essential parts showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a control circuit diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 sink 2 Kitchen waste inlet 3 Kitchen waste container 4 Draining basket 5 Transport pipe 5a Kitchen waste intake 5a Kitchen waste outlet 6 screw 7 motor 8 Garbage bag 14 magnet 15 magnet 16 Inlet guard detection switch (magnetic proximity switch) 17 Inlet guard detection switch (magnetic proximity switch) 19 Power circuit 20 relay 21 Triac circuit 22 Triac circuit 23 Microcomputer (central control section)

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Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Claim 1: A cylindrical kitchen waste receiving container provided at the bottom of a sink and having a kitchen waste inlet; a cylindrical kitchen waste receiving container that rises upward from the bottom at a predetermined angle, has a kitchen waste inlet at its lower end, and has a kitchen waste inlet at its upper end; A conveyor pipe is formed with a kitchen waste discharge port, and the conveyor pipe is inserted into the conveyor pipe.
A screw that conveys the kitchen waste taken in from the kitchen waste intake port to the kitchen waste discharge port while crushing and draining it, a reversible rotary motor that rotates the screw, a control means that controls the motor, etc. A first input device comprising a kitchen waste container chamber for bagging the discharged kitchen waste, and an input port guard detachably attached to the kitchen waste input port, and detecting the presence or absence of the input port guard in the kitchen waste receiving container. In the kitchen waste processing apparatus, the kitchen waste receiving container is provided with a second inlet guard detection means for detecting the presence or absence of the inlet guard, and the kitchen waste receiving container is provided with a second inlet guard detection means for detecting the presence or absence of the inlet guard. A relay is connected to the power supply line of the motor and is activated in accordance with the operation of the second input port guard detection means, so that the power supply line is opened when the input port guard is removed from the kitchen waste input port. A kitchen waste processing device characterized by: