JPH0494782A - Garbage disposer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To sufficiently enlarge the height of a garbage storage part while making the mass of garbage small by equipping an introduction port directly joined to a sink, a filter for dewatering which is provided to the bottom part of a cylindrical oblique conduit lengthened to the tilted upper part, a spiral screw lengthened in the axial direction through the oblique conduit and a garbage storage part directly joined to the upper part of the oblique conduit. CONSTITUTION:An introduction port 22 is directly joined to the drainage port 21a of a sink 21. The lower part of a cylindrical oblique conduit 23 lengthened to the oblique upper part is opened in this introduction port 22. Garbage is accumulated to the lower part of the oblique conduit 23. Water flows down along inclination and is discharged to sewage. When garbage is stored in the lower part of the oblique conduit 23, it is transferred to the upper part of the inside of the oblique conduit 23 while garbage is compressed and dewatered by a spiral screw 27. The mass thereof is made small and garbage is separated and allowed to fall into a storage vessel 34 from a discharge port 32 thereof. Thereby the height H is enlarged and the large storage space is obtained.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a kitchen waste processing device suitable for storage and storage, which is directly connected to a sink in a home or the like, and compresses and drains kitchen waste such as kitchen waste to reduce its bulk.

Conventional technology In recent years, kitchen waste processing equipment that is directly connected to a sink includes a disposer that crushes the kitchen waste and drains it together with water, and a processing equipment that drains the kitchen waste that has accumulated in the sink's drain port, separates it, and then converts it into a solid state. There are kitchen waste processing devices that pack food into bags or put it into containers. As a kitchen waste processing apparatus for processing kitchen waste in a solid state, a configuration as shown in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-242801 has been common.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the conventional kitchen waste processing apparatus will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

In FIG. 2, l is a sink, and an input port 2 is directly connected to a drain port 1a of the sink l. Below this inlet 2, as shown in FIG. 3, there are first and second side plates 3.
．． A processing chamber 5 having a generally fan-shaped shape in plan view is provided. A net-like draining plate 6 is arranged directly below the input port 2 on the lower surface of the processing chamber 5, and a drain pipe is connected to the bottom of the draining plate 6 via a truncated conical water receiving plate 7 whose lower diameter is smaller. There are 8 roads. A truncated cone-shaped kitchen waste receiving plate 9 is provided on the side of the draining plate 6 at the same height as the upper surface, and a kitchen waste storage section 11 is provided below this plate via a waste discharge port 10. The processing chamber 5 is provided with a rotating shaft 12 extending vertically.
First and second blades 13.14 are provided which are rotatable in the direction, and each blade 13.14 is rotated by a drive device 15.16 to convey the kitchen waste to the side of the kitchen waste receiving plate 9.

Note that 17 is a control device that controls the drive devices +1 and 12;
18 is an overflow pipe.

In the above configuration, when kitchen waste is thrown into the input port 2 from the sink 1, the kitchen waste is deposited on the draining plate 6 and drained.

The separated water flows down from the lower drain pipe 8 and is drained. Here, the drive device 15.16 is driven by the control device 17, and the first and second blades 13.14 are rotated to the position shown by the dotted line in FIG. The blades I3.14 move while holding the kitchen waste between them, drain the kitchen waste, and then convey the kitchen waste to the top of the kitchen waste receiving plate 9. At this time, by making the rotational speed of the first blade 13 slightly higher than the rotational speed of the second blade 14, the kitchen waste can be compressed by being pressed from both sides by the first and second blades 13 and 14. It is said that The compressed kitchen waste falls from the kitchen waste receiving plate 9 through the waste discharge port 10 into the kitchen waste storage section 11 and is stored therein.

Problems to be Solved by the InventionHowever, -F In the conventional kitchen waste processing apparatus, the processing chamber 5 is provided under the sink 1 in a limited space.
Furthermore, since the kitchen waste storage section 11 is arranged below this, there is a problem that the height h of the kitchen waste storage section 11 cannot be made very large, and the container for kitchen waste provided in the kitchen waste storage section 11 also becomes small. . As a result, kitchen waste had to be collected and stored in a separate kitchen waste disposal container until the garbage collection day, and kitchen waste had to be transferred by hand, which was an unsanitary task.

In addition, even if you want to directly discharge kitchen waste such as banana peels that do not need to be drained into the kitchen waste storage section, this kitchen waste must be thrown into the drain of the sink. Sometimes it was discharged into the storage section.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and aims to provide a kitchen waste disposal device that is directly connected to a sink, compresses and drains kitchen waste to reduce its bulk, and allows the height of the kitchen waste storage section to be sufficiently large. A further object of the present invention is to provide a kitchen waste disposal device that can efficiently discharge kitchen waste that does not require draining into a kitchen waste storage section.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the first means of the present invention is to provide an input port directly connected to the drain port of the sink, and a cylindrical shape that is opened at the lower part of the input port and extends obliquely upward. a draining filter disposed at the bottom of the inclined conduit, a drain line connected to the lower end of the inclined conduit, and a rotatable helical screw extending in the axial direction within the inclined conduit. The apparatus includes a driving device for driving the helical screw, a kitchen waste discharge port opened at the upper part of the inclined conduit, and a kitchen waste storage section directly connected below the kitchen waste discharge port.

Further, a second means of the present invention provides an intermediate hopper directly connected to a midway point of the inclined conduit in the first means described above;
This intermediate hopper is equipped with a water supply valve for washing connected to the intermediate hopper.

Operation With the above configuration, when kitchen waste is thrown into the input port from the sink, the kitchen waste is deposited at the bottom of the inclined pipe, water flows down along the slope of the inclined pipe, and is drained from the drain pipe to the sewer through the filter. . Furthermore, by driving a spiral screw within the inclined conduit, the kitchen waste is compressed and drained while being transferred to the upper part of the inclined conduit, and the kitchen waste transferred upward passes through the kitchen waste discharge port opened at the upper part of the inclined conduit. The waste is then dropped into the garbage storage area. Since the kitchen waste storage section is connected to the upper part of the inclined conduit through the kitchen waste discharge port, its height can be increased and a sufficient storage space can be obtained.

In addition, by providing an intermediate hopper directly connected to the middle of the inclined conduit, unnecessary kitchen waste can be efficiently discharged to the kitchen waste storage area without having to drain water or go through the drain outlet of the sink. By opening the cleaning water supply valve, the interior of the intermediate hopper and the inclined conduit can be cleaned.

Example Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained based on the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, an inlet 22 is directly connected to the drain 21a of the sink 21, and the inlet 22 has an opening at the bottom of a cylindrical inclined conduit 23 extending obliquely upward. A draining filter 24 is arranged at the bottom of the inclined conduit 23, and a drain pipe 25 is connected to the lower end.

On the other hand, a drive device 26 connected to a control device 36 is disposed at the upper end of the inclined conduit 23, and the drive device 26 has a helical screw 2 extending in the axial direction inside the inclined conduit 23.
7 is installed. The upper end of the helical screw 27 is rotatably supported by a bearing member 28, and the lower end of the helical screw 27 is rotatably supported by the filter 24. An intermediate hopper 30 opened to the worktop 29 of the sink 21 is directly connected to the intermediate portion of the inclined conduit 23, and a cleaning water supply valve 31 is connected to the intermediate hopper 30. Further, a kitchen waste discharge port 32 is opened at the upper part of the inclined conduit 23, and a kitchen waste storage chamber 33 is directly connected below the kitchen waste discharge port 32. A storage container 34 is removably housed in the kitchen waste storage chamber 33, and the lower end of the kitchen waste discharge port 32 and the upper opening of the kitchen waste storage chamber 33 are in close contact with each other, so that the rotten smell of the stored kitchen waste does not leak out. It is kept in a sealed state. 35 is an overflow pipe, and the connection point X between the overflow pipe 35 and the input port 22 is located lower than the lowest point y of the connection between the garbage discharge port 32 and the inclined conduit 23. Even when water overflows, the overflow water is removed from the kitchen waste outlet 3.
2 into the storage container 34.

In the above configuration, when kitchen waste is put into the input port 22 from the sink 21, the kitchen waste is deposited at the lower part of the inclined conduit 23, and water flows down along the slope of the inclined conduit 23, and flows from the drain line 25 through the filter 24. Drained into sewer.

On the other hand, if kitchen waste accumulates at the bottom of the inclined conduit 23,
A helical screw 27 is actuated and rotated by a drive device 26. As a result, the kitchen waste is compressed and drained by the spiral screw 27 while being transferred to the upper part of the inclined conduit 23 to be reduced in volume, and separated and dropped from the kitchen waste outlet 32 into the storage container 34.

At this time, the sewage from the kitchen waste that is generated flows down the inclined conduit 23,
Drained into the sewer. In the storage container 34, sufficiently drained solid kitchen waste is stored and stored. The kitchen waste storage chamber 33 in which this storage container 34 is provided is provided below the kitchen waste discharge port 32 which is opened at the top of the inclined conduit 23 that extends obliquely upward from the input port 22, so the height H is increased. This results in a large storage space. Therefore, the unsanitary conventional work of frequently transferring kitchen waste by hand is no longer necessary, and this kitchen waste storage room 33
It is also possible to install a refrigeration device or a deodorizing device inside the room, and the installation of such devices will further improve the odor control effect and make it sanitary.

In addition, kitchen waste can also be thrown into the workpieces 1 to 29 from an intermediate hopper 30 whose upper end is open, and the thrown kitchen waste is introduced into the middle part of the inclined conduit 23 through the intermediate hopper 30, and is spirally shaped. After being compressed and drained by the screw 27, it is transferred to the upper part of the inclined conduit 23, and separated and dropped from the kitchen waste discharge port 32 into the storage container 34. Note that by putting kitchen waste such as banana peels that do not need to be drained into the intermediate hopper 30, the kitchen waste can be discharged into the storage container 34 without getting wet due to water entering the drain port 21a.

Additionally, a cleaning water supply valve 31 connected to the intermediate hopper 30
By appropriately opening the intermediate hopper 30, the inclined conduit 23, and the spiral screw 27, kitchen waste residues can be washed away, thereby preventing the generation of putrid odor in the introduction route to the storage container 34.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, a cylindrical inclined conduit that is opened at the bottom and extends diagonally upward is provided at the input port directly connected to the drain port of the sink, and a cylindrical inclined conduit is provided inside the inclined conduit. A spiral screw is provided, and the spiral screw compresses and drains the kitchen waste before transferring it to the upper part of the inclined conduit, and the kitchen waste transferred upward is passed through the kitchen waste discharge port opened at the upper part of the inclined conduit. Since it is made to fall into the kitchen waste storage section, the height of the kitchen waste storage section can be increased, and a sufficient storage space can be obtained. In addition, kitchen waste is thoroughly drained and its bulk is reduced, making it convenient and sanitary to dispose of it outside the home. Furthermore, by providing an intermediate hopper that is directly connected to the middle of the inclined conduit, unnecessary kitchen waste can be efficiently discharged to the kitchen waste storage area without having to drain water or go through the drain outlet of the sink, and it is also connected to this intermediate hopper. By opening the water supply valve for cleaning, the inside of the intermediate hopper and the inclined conduit can be cleaned, and the generation of putrid odor in the introduction route to the storage container can be prevented.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a kitchen waste processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional kitchen waste processing device, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a processing chamber of the conventional kitchen waste processing device. be. 21... Sink, 21a... Drain port, 22... Inlet, 23... Inclined conduit, 24... Filter, 25
... Drainage pipe line, 26 ... Drive device, 27 ... Spiral screw, 30 ... Intermediate hopper 31 ... Water supply valve for cleaning, 32 ... Kitchen waste outlet, 33 ... Kitchen waste storage room.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An input port directly connected to the drain of the sink, a cylindrical inclined conduit whose lower part is opened at the input port and extends obliquely upward, and an inclined conduit disposed at the bottom of the inclined conduit. a drainage pipe connected to the lower end of the inclined conduit; a rotatable helical screw extending in the axial direction within the inclined conduit; a drive device for driving the helical screw; A kitchen waste processing device comprising a kitchen waste discharge port opened at the top of a conduit and a kitchen waste storage section directly connected below the kitchen waste discharge port. 2. An intermediate hopper directly connected to the middle of the inclined conduit,
The kitchen waste processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a washing water supply valve connected to the intermediate hopper.