JPH06298302A - Garbage disposal system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a compact and inexpensive garbage disposal system which in ease of takeout handling of garbage and able to be easily set up beneath the sink even in a multiple dwelling house including condominiums and apartments and suchlike. CONSTITUTION:This garbage disposal system consists of a garbage crusher 2 to be installed in the lower part of a sink 4, a store 3 housing garbage crushed by this crusher 2 and hydrating it, and a transfer hose 20 running the garbage crushed by the crusher 2 into the storer 3 together with drainage. In succession, a garbage storing bag 16 being detachably installable in a tip of the transfer hose 20 and a dehydrating plate 24 compressing this storering bag 16 and dehydrating it by means of operations from the outside of a system both are installed in an inner part of the storer 3, and a garbage takeout port 14 for making the storing bag 16 retractable is installed in front of the storer 3 in addition.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a food waste processing apparatus for crushing, storing and dehydrating food waste generated in kitchens of ordinary households and kitchens of restaurants.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The method for treating food waste generated from kitchens of ordinary households and kitchens of restaurants has basically not advanced at all for decades. In the case of a household kitchen, put the garbage into a plastic bag, etc., drained with a wire mesh drain plug provided at the triangular corner of the sink or the drainage port of the sink, store it in a plastic bag, etc. and store it in each household until the garbage collection date. It is generally stored in.

Although a crusher called a temporary disposer has been used, the disposer finely crushes the input garbage and discharges it into the sewer as it is, so that the sewer pipe is clogged or the river is polluted. There is a concern about this, and now, the government agency is instructing to refrain from using it.

[0004] Therefore, there has been proposed a food waste processing apparatus which reduces the amount of food waste by finely crushing the food waste with a disposer, and then dehydrating and compressing the food waste, thereby facilitating storage until the garbage collection date ( For example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 3-2900
No. 0 and JP-A-3-11099).
However, with these devices, decay progresses during storage of food waste,
There was a drawback that bad habits were likely to occur. Especially in a detached house, even if it is possible to install a waste storage unit outdoors, in condominiums, apartments, and other housing complexes, the waste storage unit must be installed indoors in order to make the device compact, and a foul odor will develop in the kitchen. Not practical.

On the other hand, the inventor of the present invention has proposed a food waste device which can store food waste without generating such an offensive odor and completely dehydrate the food waste at the time of collection or disposal (Japanese Patent Application No. 4). -148108). This equipment crushes food waste with a disposer, stores it in a water-permeable storage bag, and constantly passes kitchen wastewater through the bag to suppress foul odors and to store it during collection and disposal. The bag is rotated by a motor for complete dehydration.

[0006]

However, according to this device, the water permeability becomes worse as the amount of food waste in the storage bag gradually increases. It may overflow. On the other hand, if the whole device is stored under the sink, it has a structure that the upper lid is opened and taken out when taking out the garbage storage bag from the dehydrator, so crouch down and open the upper lid, and then insert your hand from the side to store the bag. Even if you pull it out upwards and try to take it out from the top as it is, it will be caught in the ceiling under the sink, so it will be difficult to take out from the side, and even uncomfortable garbage disposal becomes even more troublesome. It can happen. Further, although the dehydration can be efficiently performed by using the motor for the dehydration, the cost of the motor becomes a problem when the entire apparatus is provided at a low cost.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object thereof is to provide a compact and inexpensive food waste processing apparatus which can be easily installed under a sink even in an apartment house such as an apartment or an apartment. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a device that facilitates processing such as taking out garbage.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a food waste processing apparatus according to the present invention comprises a food waste crusher attached to a lower portion of a sink and a food waste crushed by the food waste pulverizer. It consists of a storage machine that stores and dewaters, and a transfer hose that flows raw garbage crushed by the garbage crusher into the storage machine together with drainage. Inside the storage machine, it is detachable from the tip of the transfer hose An attachable food waste storage bag and a dehydration plate for squeezing and dehydrating the food waste storage bag by an operation from the outside of the device are provided, and the food waste for putting the food waste storage bag in and out of the front of the storage machine. It is characterized in that an outlet is provided.

[0009]

The kitchen garbage generated in the kitchen is crushed by the crusher, flows into the container with the transfer hose together with water, and is stored in the kitchen garbage bag attached to the tip of the transfer hose. Since this food waste bag has water permeability, the water naturally dehydrated from the food waste is discharged from the drainage pipe to the sewer through the drainage passage portion attached to the bottom surface of the container. For this reason, since water passes through the storage bag each time new food waste flows in, it is possible to reduce the amount of food waste and store it until the garbage collection date, while preventing the generation of offensive odors. Further, the inner surface of the container and the dehydration plate is made of copper or has a copper coating film formed on the surface,
Providing a drainage passage with multiple pipes joined to the bottom of the container is effective in preventing foul odors and the growth of bacteria.

On the garbage collection day, the dehydration plate is operated from the outside of the container to dehydrate the bag together, and the dehydrated garbage bag is taken out from the garbage extraction port provided on the front of the container and is a plastic bag. You can just send them out for collection. In this case, if the storage bag attached to the tip of the transfer hose is removable by a socket, or if a cradle is provided on the outer surface of the storage machine to temporarily store the food waste storage bag, The recovery process becomes easy.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a food waste processing apparatus according to the present invention mounted under a sink. FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the food waste processing apparatus according to the present invention.

A food waste processing apparatus 1 according to the present invention comprises a food waste crusher 2 and a container 3 which are attached to a lower portion of a sink 4.

The raw garbage crusher 2 is provided with an upper raw garbage crushing section 6
And a lower motor installation portion 7, and is divided into two parts by a bottom plate 9.

At the upper part of the garbage crushing section 6, a garbage input port 5 is provided.
When the food waste is not crushed, a cap 23 made of a wire net or a plastic net is fitted into the food waste input port 5 so that the drainage flows, but the dishes etc. fall into the food waste crushing section 6. I try to prevent it. When crushing the food waste, the cap 23 is removed and the food waste is put in from the food waste input port 5.

A motor 10 is provided in a motor installation portion 7 below the food waste crushing unit 6, and a cutter 8 for crushing food waste is rotated by the motor 10.

Since the raw garbage passage port 29 is formed on the side wall of the raw garbage crushing unit 6 just below the cutter 8 and is connected to one end of the transfer hose 20, the raw garbage crushed by the cutter 8 is It is discharged together with the drainage from here. When the food waste is not crushed, the drainage from the ordinary sink is drained from the drainage pipe 21.

The other end of the transfer hose 20 is guided to the inside of the garbage container 3, and as shown in FIG. 3, a take-out socket 13 to which a garbage bag 15 can be attached by a fastener 18 at its tip. It is formed so that it can be fitted.

As the waste bag 15, a fine net-shaped plant such as hemp is used. The reason why the vegetable containing bag is used as described above is that the vegetable fiber absorbs oil, detergent components, and the like to reduce the discharge of organic components and reduce water pollution. Further, if the bag is made of a plant, even if it is buried in the soil, it is easily decomposed in the soil and there is no risk of environmental pollution.

A raw garbage outlet 14 is provided on the outer side surface on the front side of the container 3, and a water distribution passage 26 is provided on the bottom side.
Is provided. The water distribution passage portion 26 is formed by joining a large number of copper pipes having a diameter of about 5 mm and a length of about 5 cm, and the drainage naturally dehydrated from the waste bag 15 passes through the water distribution passage portion 26 and drains from the drain pipe 19 to the sewer. To be done. When a copper material is used for the water distribution passage portion 26 as described above, a very small amount of copper ions dissolve in the waste water when passing through it, and the bactericidal action of microorganisms is performed, so that water pollution can be reduced.

On the other hand, every time the food waste is crushed, the food waste flows into the accommodating bag 15 together with the wastewater, and the wastewater passes through the accommodating bag 15, so that the stored garbage is prevented from producing an offensive odor. However, the deodorant container 12 is further provided near the garbage passage port 29 of the crusher 2 and a commercially available so-called toilet deodorant is added to ensure deodorization.

Dewatering plates 23 and 24 (shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B) are provided inside the container 3, and the dehydrating plate 23 is operated on the side surface of the container 3. A dehydration lever 22 is provided for this purpose (see FIG. 1). The dehydration plate is preferably a metal frame fitted with a metal mesh plate.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a mechanism for dehydrating the inside of the container 3. FIG. 4A is a cross-sectional view of the inside of the container 3 as seen from the front of the apparatus, that is, from the direction of the garbage extraction port, and FIG. 4B is a perspective view of the dehydration plates 22 and 24. When the dehydration lever 22 is pushed down in the direction of the arrow as indicated by the dashed line in FIG. Is a dehydration plate 23 and a dehydration plate 24
It can be sandwiched and squeezed to easily dehydrate food waste. In addition, by making the inner surface of the container 3 and the dehydration plate made of copper or forming a copper coating film on the surface, it is possible to prevent the propagation of various bacteria by the action of copper ions dissolved in a very small amount in water, It is possible to prevent the slime that usually adheres to the plastic or stainless steel dust container, and prevent the clogging of the mesh and the generation of odor.

After the dehydration, the garbage bag 15 is taken out together with the socket 13 from the garbage outlet 14 and housed in the plastic bag 16 provided on the plastic bag holder 17, and the accommodation bag tightening tool 18 is loosened to open the socket. After removing it, put out the plastic bag for garbage collection. Therefore, even if the entire apparatus is installed in the lower part of the sink, the dust bag together with the socket can be taken out from the front side, so that the bag can be taken out easily even in the middle waist position and the hands are not soiled.

When the plastic bag pedestal 17 is not used, the plastic bag pedestal 17 can be tilted down to the container 3 side and fixed by a stopper plate 28.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention, the amount of raw garbage can be reduced and stored until the garbage collection date without producing a bad odor. It can be quickly and hygienically taken out without being contaminated.

Further, since the structure of the entire apparatus is simple, it can be manufactured at low cost and can be installed in an apartment house without taking up space.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a food waste disposal device according to the present invention mounted under a sink.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of a food waste processing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a socket portion for taking out a garbage bag of a garbage processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 4A is a cross-sectional view of a food waste container according to the present invention, and FIG. 4B is a perspective view of a dehydrating plate inside the container.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Garbage Disposal Device 2 Crusher 3 Container 4 Sink 13 Outgoing Socket 14 Garbage Outlet 15 Garbage Storage Bag 17 Plastic Bag Holder 20 Transfer Hose 22 Dehydration Lever 23 Dehydrator 24 Dehydrator

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A food waste crusher attached to a lower part of a sink, a storage device for storing and dewatering food waste crushed by the food waste crusher, and a food waste crushed by the food waste crusher. It consists of a transfer hose that flows into the container together with drainage, and inside the container the garbage bag that can be detachably attached to the tip of the transfer hose, and the garbage bag by the operation from outside the device. A food waste processing device, comprising: a dehydration plate that is squeezed and dehydrated, and a food waste outlet for inserting and removing the food waste storage bag is provided in front of the storage machine. 2. The raw food according to claim 1, wherein a cradle for temporarily storing the dehydrated raw garbage storage bag taken out from the storage machine is provided on the outer surface of the storage machine near the raw food discharge port. Garbage disposal equipment. 3. The food waste disposer according to claim 1, wherein the dehydration plate is moved by a lever that can be operated from outside the device. 4. The food waste disposing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the inner surface of the container and the dehydrating plate are made of copper or have a copper coating film formed on the surface. 5. The food waste processing device according to claim 1, wherein a drainage passage portion, in which a large number of copper pipes are joined, is provided on the bottom surface of the container. 6. The food waste processing device according to claim 1, wherein the food waste storage bag is attached to and detached from a tip of the transfer hose by a socket. 7. The garbage processing device according to claim 1, wherein a deodorant container is provided in the middle of the transfer hose.