JPH06218349A - Garbage disposer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To decompose garbage for disposal in a short time and safely check the inside of a disposal tank by providing a garbage grinding means, a disposal tank, a treating medium, a mixing means and a cutout switch for stopping the grinding means and the mixing means when a freely opening and closing door is opened. CONSTITUTION:In garbage disposing operation, a helical body 12 is rotated to send garbage through a garbage entrance opening 10 to the forward end of a transfer cylinder 9 to grind up the garbage by fixed teeth 11 and rotating teeth 14 and the ground garbage is discharged therefrom into a disposal tank 15. The ground garbage in the disposal tank 15 is mixed with treating medium 33 by rotation of a stirring blade 16 and is eliminated by decomposition into water and carbon dioxide by the bacillus and coccus naturally occurring in the treating medium 33. In case the garbage incapable of being decomposed by the treating medium 33 should be placed into the disposal tank 15 by mistake or the transfer cylinder 9 of a grinding machine should be clogged up, when the door of the disposal tank 15 is opened, a cutout switch is activated to prevent the operation of a grinding machine driving motor 13 and of a stirring blade driving motor 19, even if a switch is turned on, thereby making a safe operation possible.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a garbage disposal device for treating garbage.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a composter has been widely used as this type of garbage processing device. The composter consists of a tubular body and a lid that covers the top opening of the tubular body. The composer is placed on the surface of the ground, and garbage is thrown into the tubular body through the top opening for composting. is there. However, the speed of composting was slow, and there was a problem in processing capacity.

[0003] Further, one that crushes garbage to dehydrate it and automatically discards it in a garbage bag or the like is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-1569.
It is proposed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 59 (B02C 21/00). However, in this method, it is necessary to dispose of the kitchen waste stored in the garbage bag and the like, and it takes time and effort to dispose of it.
It was also a problem from the viewpoint of environmental conservation.

In order to solve this problem, the applicant of the present invention has proposed in Japanese Patent Application No. 4-329338 a kitchen waste processing apparatus capable of processing kitchen waste in a short period of time. In this kitchen processing apparatus, the processing medium is decomposed. It is necessary to inspect the inside of the processing tank when something that cannot be processed is thrown in or for maintenance of the crusher.

However, if the power is mistakenly turned on during the inspection of the inside of the processing tank, there is a problem that the processing tank rotates or the stirring blade in the processing tank is driven, which is dangerous.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide a garbage disposal device capable of disassembling garbage in a short period of time and safely inspecting the inside of a processing tank. .

[0007]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a crushing means for crushing kitchen waste thrown in from a material charging port, a processing tank for receiving the kitchen waste discharged from the crushing means, and a storage tank housed in the processing tank. And a processing medium for decomposing the garbage, and a mixing means for mixing the garbage and the processing medium in the processing tank, and forming an opening / closing door that opens and closes an opening formed in a part of the processing tank. In addition, a safety switch for stopping the crushing means and the mixing means when the opening / closing door is opened is formed.

Further, according to the present invention, a crushing means for crushing the garbage thrown from the material charging port, a processing tank for receiving the kitchen waste discharged from the crushing means, and a kitchen tank housed in the processing tank to store the kitchen waste An opening formed in a part of the processing tank, which includes a processing medium to be decomposed and a stirring blade that is disposed in the processing tank and is driven to rotate by a driving unit to mix the garbage and the processing medium in the processing tank. And a safety switch for stopping the crushing means and the driving means when the opening / closing door is opened.

Further, according to the present invention, a crushing means for crushing the garbage thrown through the material charging port, a processing tank for receiving the kitchen waste discharged from the crushing means, and a storage tank housed in the processing tank,
A treatment medium for decomposing the garbage, a driving means for rotating the treatment tank to mix the garbage and the treatment medium in the treatment tank,
An opening and closing door that opens and closes an opening formed in a part of the processing tank is formed, and a safety switch that stops the crushing means and the driving means when the opening and closing door is opened is formed. To do.

[0010]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the opening / closing door of the processing tank is opened, the safety switch is turned off and the crushing means and the mixing means are stopped. Therefore, the crushing means and the mixing means do not operate even if the power is accidentally turned on with the open / close door opened when inspecting the inside of the processing tank.

According to the second aspect of the present invention,
When the opening / closing door of the processing tank is opened, the safety switch is turned off, and the driving means for driving the crushing means and the stirring blade are stopped. Therefore, the crushing means and the stirring blade do not operate even if the power is accidentally turned on with the opening / closing door opened when inspecting the inside of the processing tank.

Further, according to the third aspect of the present invention, the safety switch is turned off when the opening / closing door of the processing tank is opened.
Then, the crushing means and the driving means for rotating the processing tank are stopped. Therefore, when the inside of the processing tank is inspected and the opening / closing door is opened, even if the power is accidentally turned on, the crushing means does not operate and the processing tank does not rotate.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

Reference numeral 1 is a sink, 2 is a sink, and has a kitchen waste receiving portion 4 for detachably accommodating a drainage basket 3 at the bottom. A drainage pipe 5 is connected to the bottom surface of the garbage receiving portion 4, and an opening communicating with a material input port 10 of a crusher 7 described later is formed in the bottom surface of the garbage receiving portion 4, and the opening is the drainage basket. It is blocked by attaching 3 to prevent water flowing into the garbage receiving portion 4 from flowing into the material input port 10 during cooking. Reference numeral 6 denotes a material pressing rod which is inserted into a material input port 10 of the crusher 7 which will be described later through an opening on the bottom surface of the garbage receiving portion 4. When the kitchen waste is processed, the drainage basket 3 is removed and the material is input from the material input port 10. It is designed to push in the kitchen waste.

7 is stored in the lower space of the sink 1,
The material input port 10 of the transfer cylinder 9 is connected to the opening of the garbage receiving portion 4 and the fixed tooth 11 is attached to the tip end of the crusher supported by the support base 8. Reference numeral 12 denotes a spiral member that is disposed in the transfer cylinder 9 and is driven to rotate by an electric motor 13. The spiral member 12 has rotating teeth 14 at its tip, and the material supplied from the material feeding port 10 is rotated by the spiral member 12 to reach the tip. It is adapted to be transferred and crushed by the rotary teeth 14 and the fixed teeth 11.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a cylindrical processing tank, which is formed of a corrosion-resistant material such as synthetic resin or stainless steel. The kitchen waste crushed by the crusher 7 is supplied into the processing tank 15.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a stirring blade which is rotatably disposed in the processing tank 15 and has a spirally formed wire rod made of a corrosion-resistant material such as synthetic resin or stainless steel.
A shaft 18 is supported by a bearing 18 provided in the lower part, and is driven to rotate by an electric motor 19 fixed to the upper surface of the processing tank 15 to mix the kitchen waste fed from the crusher 7 with a processing medium described later. The stirring blade 16 may have a surface coated with a corrosion resistant material such as synthetic resin.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a draining portion formed at the bottom of the processing tank 15, which is partitioned by a draining plate 21 provided with a number of small holes to the extent that the processing medium 33 described later does not leak.
Water and carbon dioxide gas generated by decomposing the garbage by 33 are discharged, and the drain pipe 5 is connected to the water drain portion 20, and the water from the drain pipe 5 passes through the water drain portion 20 and is discharged. It is supposed to be done. 22 is a brush that is integrally attached to the rotating shaft 17 of the stirring blade 16 that penetrates the draining plate 21, rotates with the rotation of the stirring blade 16, and molds, microorganisms and the like that adhere to the back surface of the draining plate 21. It is supposed to be removed.

Reference numeral 23 denotes an opening / closing door that opens and closes the opening formed in the processing tank 15, and the processing medium 33 described later is inspected by opening the opening / closing door 23 and generated in the processing medium 33 described later. It is designed to take out vinyl or the like that cannot be decomposed by bacteria and to perform maintenance and inspection of the crusher 7. The opening is formed on the front side of the sink 1 of the processing tank 15.

Reference numeral 24 denotes an engaging portion formed on the opening / closing door 23, and 25
Is a locking hole formed in the processing tank 15 so as to correspond to the engaging portion 24, and is locked by inserting the engaging portion 24 into the locking hole 25 and rotating. There is. 26 is the locking hole 25
The engaging ribs 24 are formed on the opening edge on the inner surface side of the processing tank 15 so that the engaging portion 24 can rotate only in one direction.
Reference numeral 27 is a normally-open safety switch disposed on the inner surface of the processing tank 15. By rotating the engaging portion 24, the engaging portion 24 comes into contact with the safety switch to turn it on. The electric motor 13 for driving the machine 7 and the electric motor 19 for driving the stirring blade 16 are energized and driven. When the engaging portion 24 is operated to open the opening / closing door 23, the safety switch 27 turns off.
At F, the electric motor 13 for driving the crusher 7 and the electric motor 19 for driving the stirring blade 16 are stopped.

28 is an exhaust port formed in the upper part of the processing tank 15,
It communicates with a drainage passage arranged in the wall surface of the house through an exhaust pipe 29, supplies air into the treatment tank 15 through an intake port 30 formed in the treatment tank 15, and blows air from a blower 31. The air in the processing tank 15 is exhausted to the outside, and the malodor in the processing tank 15 is exhausted to the outside.

Reference numeral 32 denotes an air intake portion, the opening of which faces the inside of the sink 1 and communicates with the exhaust pipe 29.
By the air blow of the blower 31, the malodor leaked into the cabinet of the sink 2 is exhausted to the outside through the exhaust passage together with the air in the treatment tank 15.

A processing medium 33 is stored in the processing tank 15. The treatment medium 33 is a wood strip such as sawdust, a chaff, a rice bran, a microbial culture substrate such as soil, in this example, Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 2-34679 (C02F 11/02) `` Wood sludge sludge. The microbial culture substrate shown in "Microbial treatment method" is used. When kitchen waste is put into this processing medium 33 and mixed, bacilli and cocci are generated, and the bacillus corrodes the kitchen bacillus, and the cocci eat and decompose into water and carbon dioxide gas to eliminate the kitchen waste.

Reference numeral 34 is a water storage portion having one end connected to the drainage portion 20, and the other end has a drainage port for draining water from the drainage portion 20 to the outside of the room.
It is connected to a drainage pump 36 that pumps to 35. Denoted at 37 is a drainage detection sensor arranged so as to face the inner surface of the water storage section 34. The drainage detection sensor 37 detects the drainage from the drainage section 20,
It is designed to drive 36.

Next, the circuit diagram shown in FIG. 5 will be described.

A control circuit 38 energizes a crusher drive unit 41 for driving the crusher 7 and a stirring blade drive unit 42 for driving the stirring blade 16 based on signals from a switch circuit 39 and a safety switch circuit 40. It is supposed to do.

During cooking, the drainage basket 3 is attached to the kitchen waste receiving portion 4 as shown in FIG.
Block the opening. In this state, the water from the sink 2 is drained to the drainage pipe 5 via the water drainage basket 3 and flows to the water storage portion 34 via the water drainage portion 20. At this time, this drainage 22
Rotates to remove mold, microorganisms and the like attached to the back surface of the draining plate 21 of the draining section 20.

When the kitchen waste is processed, the water drainage basket 3 is removed, and the electric motor 19 is driven by the operation of a switch (not shown) to rotate the spiral body 16 while the material pressing rod 6 opens the material through the opening of the kitchen receiving portion 4. Put kitchen waste in the opening 10. The kitchen waste put into the crusher 7 through the material input port 10 is a spiral body.
It is transferred to the tip side of the transfer cylinder 9 by 12, and fixed teeth 11 and rotary teeth
It is crushed by 14 and discharged into the processing tank 15.

The electric motor 19 for rotating the agitating blade 16 starts rotating at the same time in synchronization with the electric motor 13 of the crusher 7,
The kitchen waste discharged from the tank is treated by the rotation of the stirring blade 16.
Mixed with 33. At this time, with the rotation of the stirring blade 16,
The brush 22 rotates to remove mold, microorganisms and the like on the back surface of the draining plate 21.

The garbage in the treatment tank 15 is decomposed into water and carbon dioxide gas by the naturally occurring bacillus and cocci in the treatment medium 33 and disappears. Since the kitchen waste supplied to the processing tank 15 is crushed by the crusher 7, the kitchen waste decomposes and disappears in a relatively short time.

The water generated by decomposing the garbage by the naturally occurring bacteria in the treatment medium 33 passes through the draining plate 21 and the draining section 20,
And to the water reservoir 34. At this time, the drainage pump 36 is driven by the signal from the drainage sensor 37 disposed in the water storage unit 34, and the drainage is pumped up to the drainage port 35 and discharged.

When the garbage has been charged into the material charging port 10, the switch (not shown) is operated to stop the operation. However, the garbage remains in the crusher 7 and the kitchen rots in the crusher 7. In order to prevent this, after the switch is stopped, the electric motor 13 of the crusher 7 is stopped after a sufficient time has passed for the kitchen waste in the crusher 7 to be discharged into the processing tank 15. Further, in order to sufficiently mix the kitchen waste supplied from the crusher 7 with the processing medium 33, the stirring blade 16 rotation electric motor 19 is stopped after a predetermined time has passed since the operation of the electric motor 13 of the crusher 7 was stopped.

In addition, when the processing bag 33, such as a vinyl bag, which cannot be decomposed is mistakenly inserted, or when the transfer cylinder 9 of the crusher 7 is clogged with garbage, the opening / closing door 23 of the processing tank 15 is opened. Foreign matter in the processing tank 15 is taken out, and maintenance and inspection of the crusher 7 are performed. At this time, the safety switch 27 is turned off by operating the engaging portion 24 of the opening / closing door 23 to disengage it from the locking hole 25 of the processing tank 15, and the electric motor 13 for driving the crusher 7 and
The electric motor 19 for driving the stirring blade 16 stops.

With this configuration, the opening / closing door 23 of the processing tank 15 is opened when a material such as a vinyl bag that cannot be decomposed into the processing medium 33 is mistakenly inserted, or when the transfer cylinder 9 of the crusher 7 is clogged with garbage. Even if the switch is accidentally turned on during the work, the electric motor 13 for driving the crusher 7 and the electric motor 19 for driving the stirring blade 16 are not driven, and the work can be performed safely.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
However, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

A treatment tank 43 is rotatably supported on a support base 44 through a pair of bearings 45 and 46.
A plurality of ribs 47 are formed toward the inside. The tip of the transfer cylinder 9 penetrates through a bearing 45 that axially supports one side of the processing tank 43, and one side of the processing tank 43 and the transfer cylinder 9 of the crusher 7 are supported by a support base 44 that supports the bearing 45. ing. A drive shaft 48 is fixed to the other side of the processing tank 43, and a sprocket 49 is fixed to the drive shaft. 50 is an electric motor, and a sprocket 51 is fixed to its rotating shaft, and a chain 52 is installed between the sprockets 49, 51.
The processing tank 43 is rotated via the. Reference numeral 53 denotes a small hole formed in the treatment tank 43, which is formed to have a size such that the treatment medium 33 does not leak out, and water and carbon dioxide gas generated when the treatment medium 33 decomposes garbage are treated in the treatment tank 43. It is designed to be discharged to the outside. Reference numeral 54 denotes a drain pan disposed below the treatment tank 43, which receives water discharged from the treatment tank 43 and drains it to the drain pipe 5 through a drain pipe 55.

Reference numeral 56 is an opening / closing door that opens and closes the opening formed in the processing tank 43. The opening / closing door 56 is opened to inspect the processing medium 33, and the bacteria generated in the processing medium 33 are decomposed. It is designed to take out vinyl and the like that cannot be carried out and to perform maintenance and inspection of the crusher 7.

The safety switch 27 and its operating mechanism of the first embodiment are formed on the opening / closing door 56, and when the opening / closing door 56 is opened, the crusher 7 driving electric motor 13 and the processing tank 43 rotation electric motor 50 stop operating. It is supposed to do.

[0039]

According to the structure of claim 1 of the present invention, since the safety switch is formed so that the crushing means and the mixing means are stopped when the opening / closing door of the processing tank is opened, the opening / closing door is opened when inspecting the inside of the processing tank. Even if the power is accidentally turned on in the opened state, the crushing means and the mixing means do not operate, so that the work can be performed safely.

According to the second aspect of the present invention,
Since the safety switch that stops the crushing means and the driving means that drives the stirring blades when the opening / closing door of the processing tank is opened, the power is accidentally turned ON with the opening / closing door opened when inspecting the inside of the processing tank. Even if the crushing means and the stirring blade are not driven, the work can be performed safely.

Further, according to the third aspect of the present invention, since the safety switch for stopping the crushing means and the driving means for rotating the processing tank when the opening / closing door of the processing tank is opened, the inside of the processing tank is inspected. Even when the power is accidentally turned on while the door is open, the crushing means is not driven and the processing tank does not rotate, so that the work can be performed safely.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a garbage processing device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the processing tank.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the relevant part.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of the main part viewed from another direction.

FIG. 6 is a circuit diagram of the same.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a transverse sectional view of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

 7 Crusher (crushing means) 15 Processing tank 16 Stirring blade 19 Electric motor for driving stirring blade (driving means) 23 Opening / closing door 27 Safety switch 33 Processing medium 43 Processing tank 50 Electric motor for driving processing tank (driving means) 56 Opening / closing door

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Akihiro Fukumoto 2-18 Keihan Hondori, Moriguchi City, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kenji Aida 2-Chome Keihan Hondori Moriguchi, Osaka Sanyo Denki Incorporated (72) Inventor Hiroyuki Sasakura 2-18 Keihan Hondori, Moriguchi City, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A crushing means for crushing the garbage thrown through the material charging port, a processing tank for receiving the kitchen waste discharged from the crushing means, and a treatment for decomposing the garbage stored in the processing tank. A medium is provided with a mixing means for mixing the kitchen waste in the processing tank with the processing medium, and an opening / closing door for opening and closing the opening formed in a part of the processing tank is formed, and the opening / closing door is opened. A garbage disposal device, characterized in that a safety switch for stopping the crushing means and the mixing means is formed. 2. A crushing means for crushing the garbage thrown through the material charging port, a processing tank for receiving the kitchen waste discharged from the crushing means, and a treatment for decomposing the garbage stored in the processing tank. A medium and a stirring blade that is disposed in the processing tank and is driven to rotate by a driving unit to mix the kitchen waste and the processing medium in the processing tank, and an opening formed in a part of the processing tank can be freely opened and closed. A garbage disposal device, characterized in that a closing switch is formed, and a safety switch that stops the crushing means and the driving means when the opening / closing door is opened is formed. 3. A crushing means for crushing the garbage thrown from the material charging port, a processing tank for receiving the kitchen waste discharged from the crushing means, and a treatment which is housed in the processing tank and decomposes the garbage. A medium and a drive means for rotating the processing tank to mix the kitchen waste and the processing medium in the processing tank, and an opening / closing door that opens and closes an opening formed in a part of the processing tank, A garbage disposal device, characterized in that a safety switch is formed to stop the crushing means and the driving means when the opening / closing door is opened.