JPH07136618A - Garbage disposer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a garbage disposer in which the safety is high and offensive odor is difficult to leak to the outside by introducing garbage to the culture base material added with aerobic bacteria and together agitating garbage by an impeller and performing volume reduction. CONSTITUTION:The introduction port 20 of a garbage disposer is doubly covered with an outer cover 21 and an inner cover 22. When the outer cover 21 is opened to some angle, a motor 5 is stopped by a door switch. Packings are interposed among the door switch, the inner cover 22 and the introduction port 20. When the outer cover is opened, the motor 5 is automatically stopped because the outer cover 21, the inner cover 22 and the door switch are provided. Such a trouble is eliminated that a user touches an impeller 2 being rotated. Furthermore offensive odor is prevented from being leaked to the outside by means of the packings.

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 machine of a type which decomposes food waste generated in a kitchen of a general household by using bacteria to reduce the amount.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A technique for decomposing and reducing food waste by utilizing aerobic bacteria is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4084/1992.

In this food waste disposing machine, a culture substrate (herein referred to as a microbial implantation agent) is put in a processing tank having a stirring blade and a ventilation device, and the crushed food waste is put into the processing tank through a shredder. , A method of stirring a culture substrate and food waste is shown.

[0004]

However, a drawback of the above-mentioned food waste disposer is that when the food waste is thrown in, the rotating stirring blade may be accidentally touched by the hand. Up until now, the garbage processor has been used only for business purposes, but when it becomes popular for general household use, it is necessary to take sufficient safety measures against erroneous operation.

Further, although the food waste disposer is generally installed outdoors, no consideration has been given to the invasion of insects and rainwater. In addition, the garbage disposal using aerobic bacteria always produces more or less odor during the decomposition process of the garbage, but no consideration is given to this odor. There were drawbacks such as.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The above-mentioned object is to make the food waste input port of the food waste disposer of the food waste disposal machine doubly covered by an outer lid and an inner lid so that the food waste can be put in a random manner at the time of the operation of putting in the food waste. This is achieved by providing a structure in which the rotating stirring blade cannot be touched by the hand even when the operation is performed unconsciously. Further, other purposes can also be achieved by providing a packing structure for preventing invasion and odor emission, a deodorizing device, a device for introducing a fungicide, etc. by utilizing this double lid structure.

[0008]

According to the present invention, the safety is ensured for anyone, and the invasion of insects and rainwater and the release of the odor of the processing tank to the outside of the machine are prevented, and the deodorizing device reduces the malodor. ，
It is possible to improve the operability by using a device for introducing a fungus agent or the like.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view for explaining the principle of the food waste disposer of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts thereof. 3 and 4 are a perspective view and a cross-sectional view of a main part showing another embodiment.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a food waste treatment tank having a stirring blade 2 in the center, and a culture substrate 3 is contained therein. The culture substrate is sawdust, rice husk, etc. whose main component is fibrin that is difficult to biodegrade, such as lignin and cellulose, and each grain is porous, has water absorption and voids, and has a complicated grain shape, A large void is formed in the.

The shaft 4 of the stirring blade 2 is rotated by a driving motor 5 via a transmission mechanism 6 such as a chain or a belt. A ventilation fan 10, an intake port 11, and an exhaust port 12 are provided in the upper part of the processing tank 1. By rotating the fan 10, fresh air is sucked into the processing tank through the intake port 11, and the inside of the processing tank is closed. Of the gas is discharged to the outside of the machine through the exhaust port 12. Filters are attached to the intake port 11 and the exhaust port 12, respectively.

A discharge port 15 for the contents is provided at the bottom of the processing tank 1, and is normally shielded by an outlet cover 16 having 16 and a drawer type shutter 17. Take 16
When the outlet cover 16 and the shutter 17 are pulled out by hand, the contents of the processing tank 1 fall into the discharge passage 18 from the discharge port 15, so that the contents can be taken out of the machine simply by scraping.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a raw garbage input port to the processing tank 1, which is doubly covered by an outer lid 21 and an inner lid 22.

A door switch (not shown) is provided on the outer lid 21.
When the outer lid 21 is opened to a certain angle, a door switch (not shown) is opened to turn off the power of the motor 5 and stop the stirring blade 2. Outer lid 21
Even if the door switch is turned off to turn off the power to the motor 5, the motor 5 does not stop immediately because of inertia. However, even if you try to put your hand in a hurry, the inner lid 22 is attached to the rotating stirring blade 2 It has a safe structure that will prevent you from touching and injuring yourself.

A flexible packing 24 is provided between the inner lid 22 and the top cover 23 that forms the upper surface of the machine body to prevent insects and rainwater from entering and to prevent the odor in the processing tank 3 from outside. To prevent it from leaking. The packing 24 may be provided on the outer lid 21 and the upper surface of the machine body.

Inside the inner lid 22, a deodorizing device 25 is provided as shown in FIG. As the deodorizing device 25, there are an adsorbent for the activated carbon itself, a masking agent for canceling offensive odors due to external odors, and a deodorizing catalyst for adsorbing odor molecules and decomposing them by the action of the catalyst to eliminate the odors. These deodorants will eventually expire and lose their effectiveness and must be replaced. At this time, since it is set in the inner lid 22, there is an advantage that it is extremely easy to exchange. Further, since the user always opens and closes the inner lid 22, there is an advantage that the life of the deodorizing device 25 can be judged.

Further, FIG. 3 shows an embodiment in which the inner lid 22 is used as a medicine injection device 26. It is necessary to put various chemicals into the garbage device. Bacterial agents (powder or liquid containing aerobic bacteria), fungal nutrients, insecticides, etc. In the present invention, a loading device 26 is provided which stores these in the inner lid 22 and can automatically load a fixed amount by button operation. As a result, there is an advantage that the medicine can be put in without mistakes when the hands are not soiled. There is also an advantage that these drugs are not stored in storage places.

[0018]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, in a food waste disposer using aerobic bacteria and having a stirring blade, the upper and lower inlets for taking food in and out of the processing tank are doubled with an outer lid and an inner lid. It can be used safely by opening and closing the lid and opening and closing the motor power supply in conjunction with the outer lid. Further, by providing a packing for keeping the space between the double lids and the upper surface of the machine body confidential, it is possible to prevent unpleasant insects from entering, which is the biggest problem of the garbage processing machine. Further, even outdoors, rainwater is prevented from entering the treatment tank. Further, it is possible to prevent the malodor generated in the processing tank from leaking out of the machine.

Further, paying attention to the fact that the inner lid directly covers the upper surface of the processing tank, and by providing a deodorizing device therein, deodorization can be performed efficiently. In addition, the life of the deodorizing device can be easily determined and the replacement work can be easily performed.

Furthermore, by using the inner lid as a loading device for various chemicals required for the food waste processing machine, a food waste processing machine that does not get dirty in the hands, does not get messed up, and does not get stuck in the storage place is provided. can do.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an overall configuration of a food waste processing machine that is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main part showing another embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Garbage treatment tank, 2 ... Stirring blade, 3 ... Culture substrate, 4 ...
Rotating shaft, 5 ... Motor, 21 ... Outer lid, 22 ... Inner lid, 24 ...
Packing, 25 ... Deodorizing device, 26 ... Drug input device.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A processing tank having a stirring blade and a ventilation device,
Agar is decomposed by the action of aerobic bacteria by adding culture media such as sawdust and rice husks and aerobic bacteria, and adding kitchen waste such as cooking waste and leftover food and stirring them together. In the garbage treating machine of the type that treats and significantly reduces the amount, raw garbage is characterized in that the upper inlet for introducing the garbage into the treatment tank is double-coated with an outer lid and an inner lid. Garbage processor. 2. A door switch is provided on the outer lid, and when the outer lid is opened, an electric circuit of a motor for driving the stirring blade in the processing tank is cut off to stop the stirring blade. A food waste processing machine characterized by that. 3. A flexible packing according to claim 1, wherein flexible packing is provided between the outer lid and the inner lid with the upper surface of the body to prevent insects and rainwater from entering and to prevent odor from leaking. A food waste processing machine characterized by that. 4. The food waste processing machine according to claim 1, wherein a deodorizing device is housed in the inner lid to remove a bad odor generated in the processing tank. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein a fungus agent (powder containing aerobic bacteria, etc.), a nutrient for fungus, etc. are stored in the inner lid and the opening / closing mechanism is operated to put the fungus in the treatment tank. A food waste disposer that is equipped with a device for introducing chemicals.