JPH0716494A - Garbage dehydrating device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a safe garbage dehydrating device with which the rotational driving power of a draining cage is stopped or the rotation of the draining cage is stopped when the cap of the draining cage is disengaged or removed during running. CONSTITUTION:This garbage dehydrating device is arranged in the sink of a kitchen and is used to dehydrate crude refuse by ejecting high-pressure water flow from an inner wall 20a of a housing case 20 for housing the draining cage 10 by a water flow ejection nozzle 60 facing the inside thereof, thereby rotating the draining cage 10. An inside cylinder 70 which is held energized upward at all times by a spring 80 and is pushed down against the spring 80 when a cap 50 of the draining cage is put on is disposed on the inner side of the housing case 20. This inside cylinder 70 is provided with a water flow hole 71 which aligns to the position of the ejection port of the water flow ejection nozzle 60 only in the state that the inside cylinder 70 is pushed clown by the cap 50 of the draining cage 10.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a kitchen dewatering device for dewatering food waste generated in a kitchen sink or the like and facilitating the subsequent processing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A device described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 57-17753 is provided as a device for dehydrating food waste generated in a kitchen or the like by putting it in a draining basket that is rotated by a high-pressure water stream. ing. The conventional device described above, the draining basket contained in the case is rotated by rotating the water wheel on the draining basket side by the high-pressure water flow from the tap water, thereby rotating the drainer basket from the garbage stored in the draining basket. This is a device for centrifugal dehydration.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional apparatus, even when the lid of the drainage basket is removed or removed, the rotation drive of the drainage basket by the high-pressure water flow is stopped accordingly. It is not dangerous and is dangerous.

Therefore, the present invention solves the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, and when the lid of the drainage cage is removed or removed during operation, the rotational driving force of the drainage cage is stopped or the rotation of the drainage cage is stopped. The present invention aims to provide a safe kitchen waste dehydrator.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a kitchen dewatering device of the present invention is disposed in a kitchen sink, and a water jet nozzle that faces the inside from the inner wall of a storage case for storing a drainage basket. Is a kitchen dewatering device that ejects a high-pressure water stream to rotate the drainage basket, thereby dehydrating the food waste contained in the drainage basket, and is always spring-loaded upward inside the storage case. In the state where the inner cylinder body is pushed down against the spring by the lid of the drainage basket being pushed down, and the inner cylinder body is pushed down by the lid of the drainage basket. The first feature is that the jet water passage hole is provided so as to coincide with the position of the jet port of the water jet nozzle. In addition to the first characteristic, the kitchen waste dehydrator of the present invention has a second characteristic that the lower portion of the inner cylinder body below the water passage hole is inclined inward downward. In addition to the first feature, the kitchen waste dewatering device of the present invention is provided with a water flow guide for guiding the water flow from the water flow ejection nozzle upward on the outer surface of the inner cylinder below the water passage hole. It has the third feature. In addition to the kitchen waste dehydrator of the present invention, in addition to any one of the above first to third characteristics,
A fourth feature is that a brake disc is provided on the rotating shaft of the drainage basket, and a brake piece that comes into contact with the brake disc by a spring when the lid of the drainage basket is removed is provided on the housing case side.

[0006]

According to the first feature of the present invention, when the garbage is stored in the drainage basket and the lid is closed, the inner cylinder is pushed down by the lid against the biasing spring, and the water in the inner cylinder is removed. The through hole corresponds to the position of the jet outlet of the water jet nozzle that faces the inside from the inner wall of the housing case. Then, high-pressure water is supplied by opening a water source such as tap water, and a high-pressure water stream is jetted from the jet outlet of the water jet nozzle, discharged through the water passage hole of the inner cylinder, and is discharged inside to remove the drain basket. Rotate. As a result, the food waste in the drainage basket is centrifugally dehydrated. On the other hand, when the lid is removed or comes off during operation, the inner cylinder body that was pushed down by the lid is pushed up by the biasing spring, and the position of the water passage hole of the inner cylinder body becomes the position of the jet outlet of the water jet nozzle. The position does not match, and the high-pressure water flow ejected from the ejection port is blocked by the inner cylinder. In this state, since the high-pressure water flow is no longer provided as the rotational driving force of the drainage basket, the rotation of the drainage basket can be easily stopped when the hand or the like enters the drainage basket. According to the second feature of the present invention, in addition to the function of the first feature, when the lid is removed or comes off during operation, the inner cylinder is pushed up by the biasing spring, and The portion inwardly inclined below the water passage hole is located at a position corresponding to the jet outlet of the water jet nozzle. Therefore, the jetted water flow is guided downward in the inclined portion and is smoothly discharged. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the operation of the first aspect, the lid is removed during operation,
Alternatively, when it is disengaged, the inner cylinder is pushed up by the urging spring, and the water flow guide on the outer surface below the water passage hole of the inner cylinder comes to a position corresponding to the jet outlet of the water jet nozzle.
Then, the jetted water flow is guided upward by the water flow guide, and the water flow becomes an upward swirling flow to wash the space between the inner cylinder and the housing case to the upper part. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the operation according to any one of the first to third aspects, when the lid is removed or comes off during operation, the brake piece is urged by the biasing spring to cause the drain cage to operate. It comes into contact with the side brake disc and stops the rotation of the drainage basket by friction. As a result, the drainage basket will be stopped early and more safety will be ensured.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a first embodiment of a kitchen waste dehydrator according to the present invention, FIG.
FIG. 6 shows a second embodiment of the kitchen refuse dehydrator of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional configuration diagram, FIG. 4 is a detailed view of an essential part of FIG. 3, FIG. 6 is a development view of the inner cylindrical body.

In the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2,
Reference numeral 10 denotes a draining basket of the kitchen waste dehydrator, which is provided in the housing case 20. Then, the storage case 20 is installed in the sink 1 such as a water tank of a kitchen sink or a waste treatment tank. The drainage basket 10 may be formed of a cage having a large number of holes formed on the side peripheral wall thereof, a mesh cage or the like. A plurality of water receiving blades 11 are provided on the bottom rear surface of the container-shaped draining basket 10.
Further, a shaft rod 12 extending downward from the center of the bottom portion is fixed. The housing case 20 is formed in a container shape, and a cylindrical drain port 21 protruding upward is formed at the center of the bottom portion thereof. The drain basket 10 is arranged in the upper half of the inner space of the housing case 20, and the bearing body 30 for bearing the shaft rod 12 is arranged in the lower half of the inner space of the housing case 20.

A brake disc is attached to the shaft rod 12 of the drainage basket 10.
41 is fixed. Further, the lid 50 of the drainage basket 10 is detachably mounted on the stepped portion 23 of the upper end opening of the storage case 20. One or a plurality of water jet nozzles 60 are provided facing the inside at a height position corresponding to the water receiving blades 11 of the drainage basket 10 on the inner wall 20a of the housing case 20. The water jet nozzle 60 is provided at a position slightly recessed from the wall surface of the inner wall 20a of the case. The number of water jet nozzles 60 is, for example, four around the housing case 20.
They can be provided at regular intervals. High-pressure water is supplied from a water source (not shown) and a high-pressure water stream is jetted from the water jet nozzle 60, so that the water stream hits the water receiving blade 11 and the drain basket 10 rotates.

The bearing body 30 has a base 31 supported in the housing case 20 by a mounting piece 22 from the inner wall of the housing case 20, and a shaft rod of the draining basket 10 via a spring 32 on the base 31. A pedestal 33 for rotatably receiving the 12 is provided. The pedestal 33, the spring 32, and the like are covered with a waterproof rubber 34 on the base 31.

An inner cylinder 70 is arranged inside the housing case 20. The lower end of the inner cylinder 70 is
By being received by the upper surface of the inner tubular body receiving member 81 provided above via the spring 80, the inner tubular body receiving member 81 is always supported upward in a spring-biased form. The inner cylindrical body receiving member 81 may be provided on the entire circumference, or a plurality of inner cylindrical body receiving members 81 may be provided on the inner circumference of the housing case 20 at equal intervals. The upper end of the inner tubular body 70 is bent slightly inward so that the lid 50 is pushed down by the lid 50. A water passage hole 71 is provided at a position of the inner tubular body 70 corresponding to the jet outlet of the water jet nozzle 60 when the inner tubular body 70 is pushed down by the lid 50. The size of the water passage hole 71 is such that almost all the water flow ejected from the water flow ejection nozzle 60 can pass through the hole 71. Further, the water passage hole of the inner cylindrical body 70
A portion below the position where 71 is provided is an inclined portion 72 that is inclined inward downward.

A brake piece 81a is integrally formed with the inner cylindrical body receiving member 81 urged by the spring 80, or a separate body is fixedly provided. When the lid 50 is removed from the brake piece 81a, the spring 80 works and the brake disc 81a
Abut 41.

Next, the operation will be described. Now, when the garbage 50 is put in the drainage basket 10 and the lid 50 is put on and the operation is started, the supplied water becomes a high-pressure water flow from the water flow jet nozzle 60, as shown in FIG. Is ejected.
The jetted high-pressure water flow passes through the water passage hole 71 of the inner cylindrical body 70, hits the water receiving blade 11, and rotates the water draining basket 10. As a result, the water attached to the food waste in the drainage basket 10 is centrifugally dehydrated. On the other hand, when the lid 50 is removed or removed during the operation, the inner cylinder 70 is pushed upward by the spring 80 via the inner cylinder receiving member 81 as shown in FIG. As a result, the water passage hole 71 of the inner tubular body 70 escapes upward, and instead the inclined portion 72 corresponds to the jet outlet of the water jet nozzle 60. Therefore, the water flow ejected from the water flow ejection nozzle 60 is blocked by the inner cylindrical body 70, guided downward along the inclined portion, and discharged. In addition, the inner tubular body receiving member 81 has a spring 80.
Since it is pushed up by the brake disc 81a, the brake disc 81a comes into contact with the brake disc 41 and brakes the rotation of the drainage basket 10. This causes the drainage basket 10 to stop.

A second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. In this embodiment, the structure of the inner cylinder 70 is different from that of the first embodiment, but the other structures are the same as those of the first embodiment, and therefore the members and elements that perform the same function are described above. The same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment are given and the description thereof is omitted. The inner cylindrical body 70 in the present embodiment does not have the inclined portion 72 provided in the lower portion as in the first embodiment, but instead has the water flow guide 90 provided on the outer surface below the water passage hole 71. The water flow guide 90 is provided so as to project from the outer surface of the inner cylindrical body 70, and is provided in an obliquely inclined state.
When the inner cylinder body 70 is pushed up by the above, it is configured to guide the water flow ejected from the water flow ejection nozzle 60 obliquely upward along the outer surface of the inner cylinder body 70. The water flow guide 90 is provided corresponding to each water flow nozzle 60, as shown in FIG.

Now, when the garbage 50 is put in the drainage basket 10 and the lid 50 is put on and the operation is started, as shown in FIG. 3, the supplied water has a high pressure from the water jet nozzle 60. It becomes a stream of water and is ejected. The jetted high-pressure water flow passes through the water passage hole 71 of the inner cylindrical body 70 and the water receiving blade.
Rotate the draining basket 10 at 11. As a result, the water attached to the food waste in the drainage basket 10 is centrifugally dehydrated. On the other hand, if the lid 50 is removed or comes off during operation,
As shown in FIG. 4, the inner tubular body 70 is pushed upward by the spring 80 via the inner tubular body receiving member 81. As a result, the water passage hole 71 of the inner tubular body 70 escapes upward, and the water flow guide 90 instead corresponds to the jet outlet of the water jet nozzle 60. Therefore, the water flow ejected from the water flow ejection nozzle 60 is shielded by the inner cylindrical body 70, and is guided obliquely upward by the water flow guide 90 to be a swirl upward flow (FIGS. 5 and 6). As a result, the space between the inner cylinder 70 and the housing case 20 reaches the upper part,
To be washed. In addition, since the inner cylinder body receiving member 81 is pushed up by the spring 80, the brake piece 81a is attached to the brake disc 41a.
Abut and brake the rotation of the drainage basket 10. This causes the drainage basket 10 to stop.

[0016]

As described above, the present invention has the above-mentioned structure and operation. According to the kitchen waste dehydrator of the first aspect, the drainage basket lid is always biased upward inside the storage case. An inner cylinder body that is pushed down against the spring by arranging the inner cylinder body, and the inner cylinder body is pushed down by the lid of the drainage basket. Since the water passage hole that corresponds to the position is provided, if the lid is removed during operation, or if it comes off, the high pressure water flow ejected from the ejection port can be blocked by the inner cylinder, and rotation with respect to the drain basket can be performed. The driving force can be stopped. Therefore, even if a hand or the like enters the drainage basket, the rotation of the drainage basket is already low at that time, and the rotation is easily stopped by the contact with the hand, which is safe. Further, according to the kitchen waste dehydrator of claim 2, in addition to the effect of the configuration of claim 1, the lower part of the inner cylinder body below the water passage hole is inclined inward downward. When the lid is removed during operation, or when it comes off, the unnecessary jet water flow can be smoothly guided downward and discharged. According to the kitchen waste dewatering device of claim 3, in addition to the effect of the configuration of claim 1, the water flow from the water flow jet nozzle is directed upward to the outer surface below the water through hole of the inner cylindrical body. Since a water flow guide is provided to guide the inner cylinder and the housing case, the lid is removed during operation, or if the lid is removed during operation, the water flow is no longer required as the rotational drive force for the drainage basket. The space between and can be washed to the top. It is possible to keep the dirty spots clean. According to the kitchen garbage dehydrator of claim 4, in addition to the effect of the configuration of any one of claims 1 to 3, a brake disc is provided on the rotating shaft of the drainage basket, and the drainage basket is provided on the accommodation case side. Since a brake piece that comes into contact with the brake disc by a spring when the lid of is removed is provided, it is possible to forcibly stop the rotation of the drainage basket early when the lid is removed or comes off during operation. , Can be more secure.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional configuration diagram showing a first embodiment of a kitchen refuse dehydrator of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a detailed view of a main part of FIG. 1, showing a state where a lid is removed.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional configuration diagram showing a second embodiment of the kitchen waste dehydrator of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a detailed view of a main part of FIG. 3, showing a state where the lid is removed.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

6 is a development view of the inner cylinder of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Draining basket 20 Storage case 41 Brake disc 50 Lid 60 Water jet nozzle 70 Inner cylinder 71 Water passage hole 72 Sloping part 80 Spring 81 Inner cylinder receiving member 81a Brake piece 90 Water flow guide

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A high-pressure water stream is jetted by a water jet nozzle, which is disposed in a sink of a kitchen and faces the inside from an inner wall of a storage case for storing a drain basket, thereby rotating the drain basket to rotate the drain basket. A kitchen dewatering device for dewatering food waste contained in the storage case, which is always urged upward by a spring and the lid of the draining basket is formed against the spring inside the storage case. An inner cylinder body to be pushed down is arranged, and a water passage hole is provided in the inner cylinder body, which coincides with the position of the jet outlet of the water jet nozzle only when the inner cylinder body is pushed down by the lid of the drainage basket. A kitchen waste dehydrator characterized in that. 2. The kitchen waste dewatering device according to claim 1, wherein the lower portion of the inner cylinder body below the water passage hole is inclined downward inward. 3. The kitchen waste dewatering device according to claim 1, wherein a water flow guide for guiding the water flow from the water flow jet nozzle upward is provided on the outer surface of the inner cylinder below the water passage hole. 4. A brake disc is provided on the rotating shaft of the drainage basket, and a brake piece that comes into contact with the brake disc by a spring when the lid of the drainage basket is removed is provided on the housing case side. The kitchen waste dehydrator according to any of the above.