JPH06292877A - Garbage treating machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the garbage treating machine which crushes and dries crude refuse and enables easy opening of a cap by a simple operation at the time of charging the crude refuse. CONSTITUTION:A garbage treating machine body 19 for crushing and drying the crude refuse is provided with the cap 20 freely openably and closably via a hinge 21 and is provided with a cap opening/closing means consisting of a geared motor 26, etc., which automatically opens the cap 20 by unlocking of a locking means 23 of the cap 20.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a kitchen waste processing machine for processing kitchen waste such as household garbage.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional garbage treating machine, there are a disposer for crushing food waste and flowing it into sewage, and a food waste dehydrator for crushing and dehydrating food waste. Disposers pollute rivers in areas without sewage treatment plants and cause environmental pollution. On the other hand, since the raw garbage dehydrator collects dehydrated raw garbage, it does not directly cause environmental pollution. However, if the collected raw garbage is left as it is, it easily decomposes and produces a foul odor. Therefore, it is necessary to store the deodorized food waste at a low temperature or frequently send it to a public garbage collection site for disposal.

[0003]

The conventional garbage processing machine is
It caused environmental pollution and took a lot of time to process after treating with a processor.

The present invention solves the problems of the above-mentioned conventional kitchen waste disposal equipment. By crushing and drying food waste, the original volume and weight are reduced, and even if left unattended, it decomposes and molds. It is a first object of the present invention to provide a garbage disposal machine that does not generate waste, can easily open the lid when throwing in or taking out garbage, and does not require any trouble.

Further, when putting in or taking out dust, the lid can be easily opened and closed by a simple operation, and after closing the lid,
A second object is to provide a kitchen waste processing machine having an improved lid sealing property.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] A first means of the present invention for achieving the first object is to provide a heat insulating container provided in the main body of a garbage processing machine, a food waste container provided in the heat insulating container, and Grinding and stirring means for crushing and stirring raw garbage in the raw garbage storage container, raw garbage heating means for heating and drying the raw garbage in the raw garbage storage container, and raw garbage disposed on the outer peripheral portion of the heat insulating container The kitchen equipment is provided with a condensing section for condensing water vapor, and a lid is provided on the main body of the kitchen processing machine so as to be openable and closable via a hinge, and a lid opening and closing means is provided for automatically opening the lid by unlocking the locking means of the lid. It is a processing machine.

The second means of the present invention for achieving the second object is, in particular, a locking means for locking a lid provided on the main body of the garbage processing machine via a hinge so as to open and close, and a lid by unlocking the locking means. And a lid opening / closing means for automatically closing the lid by a lid closing operation in the lid opened state, and a fixing means for fixing the lid to the garbage processing machine body in a closed state when the lid is locked by the buckle means. It is a kitchen garbage processing machine.

[0008]

The first means of the present invention operates as follows. The food waste put in the food waste storage container is heated by the food waste heating means while being crushed and stirred. Water vapor containing odorous components emitted from food waste is condensed in the condensing section. On the other hand, the crushed and dried food waste remains in the food waste container, but the bulk is reduced, and since the water activity has decreased due to drying, even if it is put in the food waste container as it is, It will not rot or mold. Therefore,
Until the garbage storage container is full, dry garbage can be placed one on top of another and dried. Then, when throwing in or taking out the dust, the lid can be easily opened only by the unlocking operation of the buckle means, which saves the trouble.

The second means of the present invention has a device for fixing the buckling means, and the lid can be easily opened and closed by a simple operation when throwing in or taking out the dust, and the lid is closed. After that, the lid is automatically fixed through the buckling device of the lid to improve the sealing property of the lid.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a heat insulating container, and in the figure, as an example, a vacuum heat insulating container having an inner wall and an outer wall and having a space between them is made vacuum is used. Reference numeral 2 denotes a food waste storage container that is installed in the heat insulation container 1 so as to be freely taken out. A fixed blade 3 is provided in the raw garbage storage container 2 as a means for crushing and stirring the raw garbage.
A rotary blade 4 is provided. The fixed blade 3 is provided on the inner wall of the food waste storage container 2, and the rotary blade 4 is fixed to a rotary shaft 5 protruding from the bottom surface of the food waste storage container 2. Above the food waste container 2, a heater 6 is provided as food waste heating means,
A fan 7 is provided for evenly feeding the heat of the heater 6 into the food waste container 2. 8 is a fan motor.

A condenser 9 is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the heat insulating container 1, and a blower fan 10 is provided outside the condenser 9. The rotating means of the rotary blade 4 includes a drive motor 11, a reduction gear 12, and a drive shaft 1.
3, the coupling 14 and the like. The raw garbage storage container 2 can be taken out freely, but when installed in the heat insulating container 1, it is fixed in the circumferential direction. The bottom of the heat insulating container 1 is engaged with and fixed to the bottom of the condenser 9. Drive shaft 13
Are engaged with the rotary shaft 5 by a coupling 14.
A condensed water outflow pipe 15 and an exhaust pipe 16 are provided below the condensing unit 9. A condensed water container 17 is provided at the tip of the condensed water outflow pipe 15. A deodorizing device 18 is provided on the exhaust pipe 16. Reference numeral 19 is a main body of the garbage disposer equipped with various parts such as the heat insulating container 1 inside, 20 is a lid supported by a hinge 21 and can be opened and closed on the main body 19 of the garbage disposer, and is locked to the main body 19 of the waste disposer by a buckling means 23. In the opened state, the packing 22 is sandwiched, and the food waste storage container 2 is in a sealed state. Reference numeral 24 is a button for manually releasing the engagement between the buckling means 23 and the garbage processing machine main body 19.

2 and 3 show a lid opening / closing means for automatically opening the lid 20 by releasing the buckling means 23.
0 is configured to be supported by a stay 25 to open and close. A rack gear is formed on one surface of the stay 25, and is engaged with a pinion gear 27 provided on a drive shaft of a guard motor 26. 28 is a pressing roller for pressing the stay 25 toward the pinion gear 27, 29a is a limit switch for detecting the moving distance of the stay 25, and 29b is a limit switch for detecting opening / closing of the lid 20 depending on the presence or absence of the buckling means 23. When the guard motor 26 is driven, the stay 25 moves and the lid 20 automatically opens.

The operation of the garbage processing machine configured as described above will be described. The raw garbage put in the raw garbage storage container 2 is crushed between the rotary blade 4 and the fixed blade 3. At the same time, it is heated by the heater 6, and the fan 7 evenly diffuses the heat into the food waste container 2. Water vapor containing odorous components is generated from the garbage and flows into the condensing unit 9, is cooled by the blower fan 10 and condensed, and is collected in the condensed water container 17 by the condensed water outflow pipe 15. On the other hand, the water vapor containing the odorous components that cannot be completely condensed is discharged from the exhaust pipe 16 to the deodorizing device 18
The odorous components are purified. The crushed and dried food waste remains in the food waste container 2, but the bulk is reduced, and since the water activity is reduced due to drying, it is putrefaction even if it is put in the food waste container 2 as it is. It does not cause mold or mold. Therefore, until the raw garbage storage container 2 is full, the raw garbage can be put on the dried raw garbage one by one and dried.

Button 2 is used for loading and unloading garbage.
When 4 is pressed, the buckle means 23 is disengaged, and at the same time, the stay 25 is moved by the guard motor 26 and the lid 20 is opened,
The limit switch 29a detects the fully opened state and the guard motor 26 stops. In this state, the food waste container 2 is taken out of the heat insulating container 1 and the food waste therein is discharged.
When closing the lid 20, the lid 20 is pushed down by hand and the buckling means 23 is engaged. In this way, the lid can be easily opened by simply operating the button when throwing in or taking out the dust, which saves time and trouble.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show examples of the buckling means 23 and its fixing means. The buckling means 23 is operated by an electromagnetic solenoid 37, and the fixing means includes a gear motor 30, a worm gear 31, and a screw shaft. 32, a worm wheel 33, a substantially U-shaped movable member 34 that engages with the screw shaft 32 and is locked by the buckling means 23, a guide frame 35,
It is composed of limit switches 36a, 36b and the like.

The rotation direction of the guard motor 30 is controlled by operating the button 24 via a control circuit. The worm gear 31 provided on the drive shaft of the gear motor 30 meshes with the worm wheel 33 provided on the screw shaft 32, and the rotation of the screw shaft 32 causes the movable member 34 to move up and down along the guide frame 35. Both ends of the movable member 34 are engaged with the buckling means 23, and when the movable member 34 moves downward, the packing 22 is compressed and the lid 20 and the garbage processing machine main body 19 are sufficiently airtight. Limit switch 36
Reference characters a and 36b detect the rising and falling positions of the movable member 34, respectively. The electromagnetic solenoid 37 pulls the buckle means 23,
It is for releasing the engagement of the buckling means 23.

The lid opening / closing means shown in FIG. 4 is the locking means 23 by the electromagnetic solenoid 37 after the button 24 is operated.
The gear motor 26 rotates so that the lid 20 is automatically opened by the release operation of the button 2 and the button 2 in the lid open state is opened.
The operation (4) (closing operation of the lid) causes the guard motor 26 to rotate in the reverse direction to automatically close the lid 20.

In this structure, when the dust is thrown in or taken out, the control circuit is activated by pressing the button 24, the guard motor 30 is rotated, the movable member 34 is raised, and the limit switch 36a is stopped at the activated position. Then, the electromagnetic solenoid 37 is moved to unlock the locking means 23, and the lid 20 is opened in the same manner as in the previous embodiment. When closing the lid 20, when the button 24 is pushed, the guard motor 26 rotates in the reverse direction, the stay 25 is pulled down, the lid 20 is closed, and the buckling means 23 and the movable member 34 are engaged. Next, the movable member 3
4 descends and stops at the position where the limit switch 36b is activated. In this way, you can easily open and close the lid with a button operation when putting in or taking out the garbage, and after closing the lid, the lid is automatically and firmly fixed via the buckle means. To do.

[0019]

With the above construction, the first means of the present invention operates as follows. The raw garbage put in the raw garbage storage container is heated by the heating means while being crushed and stirred. Water vapor containing odorous components from food waste is condensed in the condensing part. On the other hand, the crushed and dried food waste remains in the food waste storage container, but the bulk is reduced, and since the water activity has decreased due to drying, it remains spoiled even if it is put in the food waste storage container as it is. It does not cause mold or mold. Therefore, the garbage can be put on the dried garbage and dried until the garbage container is full. When the dust is put in or taken out, the lid can be easily and automatically opened by unlocking the buckle means, which saves time and trouble.

The second means of the present invention has a buckling means and its fixing means, and can easily and automatically open and close the lid when throwing in or taking out the dust, Further, after closing the lid, the buckling means of the lid was fixed to improve the sealing property of the lid.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a state in which a lid is opened according to the first means of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a state in which a lid is closed according to the first means of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a state in which a lid is closed according to the second means of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the essential portions of the second means of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Heat Insulation Container 2 Raw Garbage Storage Container 3 Fixed Blade 4 Rotating Blade 6 Raw Garbage Heating Means (Heater) 9 Condensing Section 19 Garbage Disposer Main Body 20 Lid 21 Hinge 23 Tail Lock Means 24 Button 26, 30 Gear Motor 37 Electromagnetic Solenoid

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A heat-insulating container provided in the main body of the garbage processing machine, a food waste container provided in the heat-insulating container, a crushing and stirring means for crushing and stirring the food waste in the food waste container, and the food waste. A food waste heating means for heating and drying food waste in a storage container, and a condensing unit arranged on the outer peripheral portion of the heat insulating container for condensing water vapor generated from the food waste are provided, and a hinge is provided to the main body of the garbage disposal machine. A garbage disposal machine provided with a lid that can be opened and closed freely, and a lid opening and closing means that automatically opens the lid by unlocking the locking means of the lid. 2. A heat-insulating container provided in the main body of the garbage processing machine, a food waste container provided in the heat-insulating container, a crushing and stirring means for crushing and stirring the food waste in the food waste container, and the food waste. A garbage heating means for heating and drying the garbage in the storage container, and a condensing portion arranged on the outer peripheral portion of the heat insulating container for condensing water vapor generated from the garbage, and a hinge to the garbage disposal body via a hinge. A lid that can be opened and closed, a locking means that locks the lid on the main body of the garbage processing machine, and a lid that is automatically opened by unlocking the locking means and that is closed by a lid closing operation in the lid opened state. A garbage disposal device provided with a lid opening / closing means and a fixing means for fixing the lid to the garbage disposal body in a sealed state when the lid is locked by the buckle means.