JPH0745550Y2 - Composting container - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container used for making compost, and more particularly to a compost making container for making so-called raw garbage produced in a kitchen or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The fact is that the garbage produced at home is never left to the local government to recycle it. The main reason for this is that it is very troublesome to dispose of the food, and in particular, the decay of raw garbage is rapid in the summer, and if it is not discharged to the outside within a short period of time, it becomes a source of bad odor.

On the other hand, since garbage contains a large amount of nutrients, it can be sufficiently utilized as an effective resource, and various attempts have been made to produce compost from garbage. For example, it is practiced to put raw garbage in a certain closed space and use methane gas or the like generated from this as fuel, or to make compost as described above. However, in order to make such use, appropriate facilities are required, and it is difficult from the viewpoint of cost and place to use each home individually.

Therefore, the present inventors have conducted various studies on how to easily treat food waste at home, and as a result, use microorganisms represented by yeasts. The present inventor has completed the present invention by newly discovering that produces good results.

[0005]

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the problem to be solved is to dispose of garbage at home.

The object of the present invention is to easily treat domestic garbage generated at home by using microorganisms such as yeast, and the result of treatment is for flower beds. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a composting container with a simple structure, which can also produce the above-mentioned compost.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the means adopted by the present invention will be described with reference to the reference numerals used in the embodiments. A container used for making compost by throwing in raw garbage 20 produced in a kitchen or the like, which is a container body 1
0a is formed by constricting the lower part and divides the waste water reservoir 11 and the garbage storage portion 12, and the waste water reservoir 11 of the garbage 20 placed on the step portion 13 and thrown in. And a flexible lid 18 which is placed in a state in which the liquid 19 is injected onto the garbage 20 put on the saw 14 and covers the garbage 20 to cover the garbage 20. Composting container 1 characterized by
It is 0 ".

[0008]

The operation of the composting container 10 according to the present invention constructed as described above will be described below together with the mode of use thereof.

First, the composting container 10 is made of a synthetic resin material, but since it is a deep container having a waste water reservoir 11 and a garbage storage portion 12, it is formed by so-called blow molding. Is. At the time of this blow molding, as shown by the phantom line in FIG. 2, the opening 15 of the container body 10a is covered, and this portion is cut off as a sawtooth material 14a. To cut out again. Therefore, the manufacture of the composting container 10 is very easy and is performed without wasting the synthetic resin material.

Further, in the composting container 10 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the planar shape thereof is a fan shape having a central angle of 45 °, so that it is shown in FIG. 4, for example. As such, it can be placed in the corner of the kitchen so that it is not so disturbing. That is, as will be described later, the compost-making container 10 is for throwing in the garbage 20 from the kitchen every time, and is stored until the garbage 20 is completely composted by the action of the seed microorganisms 30. Therefore, it must be left in a corner of the kitchen for a certain period of time, but it does not interfere with the storage. Moreover, the timing of composting the raw garbage 20 may vary depending on the time when the raw garbage 20 is put in. However, as shown in FIG. The composting container 10 can be carried out without touching the other hand.

Now, the raw garbage 20 is composted by using the composting container 10. Before the raw garbage 20 is charged, as shown in FIG.
It is placed on the stepped portion 13 in 0a. This drainboard 1
No. 4 utilizes the sludge material 14a produced when the opening 15 is formed, and the step inner diameter b is made smaller than the opening inner diameter a.
4 is the stepped portion 1 without dropping into the waste water reservoir 11 below
It is placed on top of 3. Therefore, the garbage storage 12
When the raw garbage 20 is put into the inside, the raw garbage 20 is sequentially deposited on the sludge 14, and the water content of the raw garbage 20 is changed as shown by a solid arrow in FIG. From the gap between the part 13 and the drainboard 14, the raw garbage 20 on the drainboard 14 flows down through the gap between the drainboard 11 and the drainboard 11, and contains the appropriate amount of water for the seed microorganisms 30 typified by yeast to propagate. Of.

Immediately after the raw garbage 20 is put in, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the one containing the seed microorganism 30 represented by yeast is sprinkled on the upper surface of the raw garbage 20,
On top of that, the flexible lid 18 in which the liquid 19 is injected is placed. The flexible lid 18 is a simple one that can contain a liquid 19 such as a vinyl bag, is not decomposed by the seed microorganism 30, and has sufficient flexibility. . Moreover, since the liquid 19 is contained in the flexible lid body 18, as shown in FIG. 2, the entire raw garbage 20 in the raw garbage container 12 is covered. As a result, the flexible lid 18 allows the carbon dioxide gas generated from the garbage 20 by the action of the seed microorganisms 30 to come out from between the inner wall of the container body 10a and the outside, as indicated by the dotted arrow in FIG. However, the bad odor that tends to be emitted from the garbage 20 is prevented.

It is a matter of course that the liquid 19 is put in the flexible lid 18 so that the upper surface of the garbage 20 introduced by its gravity is completely sealed, and the temperature of the liquid 19 is kept. By setting the temperature at about 30 ° C. to 45 ° C., the growth of the seed microorganism 30 in the garbage 20 is promoted. It should be noted that the temperature of the liquid 19 may be changed depending on the season and the place of use, and in short, it is only necessary to form an environment in which the seed microorganisms 30 sprinkled on the upper surface of the garbage 20 can easily grow. In other words, the flexible lid 18 gives the heat of the liquid 19 to the seed microorganism 30 to accelerate the growth of the seed microorganism 30, resulting in the garbage 2
The speed of composting 0 is increased. Positively raising the temperature of the liquid 19 is important especially when the composting container 10 is used in winter.

By making the above-mentioned state, the microorganisms represented by yeast are easily proliferated in the garbage storing section 12 and the generation of methane gas or sulfide, which is the cause of the bad odor, occurs. No disassembly is possible. As a result, the raw garbage 20 is decomposed to produce carbon dioxide gas and water by the growth of the seed microorganisms 30, and it becomes a high-quality compost with fixed carbon and nitrogen contents. In this way, if the raw garbage 20 is composted, the amount thereof becomes small. Therefore, as shown in FIG. Lid 18
The seed microorganism 30 may be re-introduced as described above.

Although sewage containing organic matter is stored in the sewage reservoir 11, some of the seed microorganisms 30 fall into the sewage from above, so that the seed microorganisms 3
0 decomposes this organic matter to some extent, and this sewage itself also serves as a fertilizer for plants.

Therefore, according to this composting container 10,
The unpleasant odor emitted from the raw garbage 20 before decomposition is blocked by the flexible lid 18 containing the liquid 19, and the decomposition of the raw garbage 20 can be performed by the seed microorganism 30 to produce methane gas or sulfide. Since it is carried out in a state where there is no generation of garbage, and it does not disturb even if it is placed in one corner of the kitchen, composting using raw garbage 20 can be easily performed at home without producing a bad odor. .

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, the present invention will be described with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a composting container 10 according to the present invention.
Is shown, and the planar shape of the composting container 10 is a fan shape having a central angle of 45 °.
The container body 10a of the composting container 10 is integrally formed by so-called blow molding using a so-called synthetic resin material, except for the upper opening 15 formed by cutting the drainboard material 14a and the drainage port 16. Has no opening at all.

Further, the container body 10a has a structure shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 5, the stepped portion 13 is formed by constricting a part of the lower portion of the container body 10 a. It is divided into a garbage storage unit 12. Since the step portion 13 is for mounting a sludge 14 which will be described later, as shown by the dotted line in FIG.
An opening smaller than the opening 15 at the upper end is formed in the container body 10a.

A drainboard 14 placed on the stepped portion 13
As shown by the phantom line in FIG. 2, the sawdust material 1 cut out when the opening 15 for charging is formed in the upper portion of the container body 10a formed of a synthetic resin material in a balloon shape.
4a, the size of which is smaller than the opening inner diameter a of the opening 15 and larger than the step inner diameter b of the step 13. Drainboard 14 shown in the examples
Is a flat plate, but it may be formed to have unevenness in order to secure the rigidity when the garbage 20 and the like are placed on it, and a large number of It may be carried out so as to form pores.

In the container body 10a of this embodiment, a drainage port 16 communicating with the dirty water reservoir 11 is formed, and this drainage port 16 is closed by a cap as shown in FIG. The drainage port 16 is for draining the waste liquid accumulated in the wastewater reservoir 11, but is not always necessary. Further, in the container body 10a of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, a reinforcing step portion 17 is formed on the upper part of the container body 10a to ensure necessary and sufficient rigidity when the composting container 10 is used. However, the reinforcing step portion 17 is not always necessary depending on the shape of the container body 10a itself or the material and thickness of the synthetic resin material.

Now, regarding the flexible lid 18, the flexible lid 18 itself is flexible like a vinyl bag and also has corrosion resistance, so that it can store raw garbage. Any structure may be used as long as it can be freely deformed when placed on the garbage 20 in the portion 12. And
In order to give the flexible lid body 18 a weight as a lid, a liquid 19 is put in the flexible lid body 18 as shown in FIG. As the liquid 19, mere water is usually used, but when the temperature is extremely low or the temperature of the garbage 20 itself is extremely low, for example, in the winter, it is about 30.
Hot water of about 45 ° C to 45 ° C is used. That is, this warm water gives heat for assisting the growth of the seed microorganism 30 that decomposes the garbage 20.

By inserting the flexible lid 18 into which the liquid 19 is injected, for example, as shown in FIG.
The garbage 20 is arranged on the garbage 20 in the garbage storage unit 12, and as shown in FIG. 2, the surface of the garbage 20 is covered by the flexibility of the flexible lid 18 and the fluidity of the liquid 19. The flexible lid 18 contacts the inner wall of the garbage storage unit 12. As a result, the flexible lid body 18 becomes a complete lid body for the raw garbage 20 in the raw garbage container 12, and eliminates the need to close the opening 15 formed at the upper end of the container body 10a. Is. That is, the odor generated from the garbage 20 is confined by the flexible lid 18, and the carbon dioxide gas generated by the growth of the seed microorganism 30 is discharged as shown by the dotted arrow in FIG. Is as described above.

Seed microorganism 30 used in this embodiment
As the material, for example, a material mainly composed of yeast for fermenting the garbage 20 is adopted. This yeast is so-called anaerobic, and decomposes the raw garbage 20 by fermentation that generates carbon dioxide gas, and does not generate an offensive odor such as sulfide by fermentation. In order to decompose the raw garbage 20 while generating carbon dioxide gas, if the main purpose is to fix the nitrogen content of the raw garbage 20 mainly composed of organic matter, Azotobacter and Siudomonas, which are organic trophic microorganisms (heterotrophs). , Achromobacter, nocardia, pullularia and the like can also be used as the seed microorganism 30. Further, since the bacteria that decompose the garbage 20 prefer a neutral to weakly alkaline environment, it is preferable to mix the seed microorganism 30 into lime or the like and use it at a temperature of 20 ° C to 45 ° C. Therefore, the temperature of the liquid 19 to be injected into the flexible lid 18 is set higher than that of the surroundings in order to sufficiently promote the growth of the microorganism 30 of this species. It will be.

[0024]

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, in the present invention,
As illustrated in the above-mentioned embodiment, the sludge 14 is placed on the step portion 13 that divides the waste water reservoir 11 and the raw garbage storage portion 12, and the liquid 20 is placed on the surface side of the raw garbage 20 put on the sludge 14. The feature is that the flexible lid body 18 in which 19 is injected is arranged, which makes it possible to easily treat domestic garbage generated at home while using microorganisms such as yeast. It is possible to provide a composting container 10 that can be performed and can also produce compost for a flowerbed or the like as a result of the treatment with a simple configuration. Further, according to the composting container 10 of the present invention, since it has a substantially box-like shape with a compact appearance, it can be easily transported and moved, and as shown in FIG. It can be used even in so-called urban type homes, since there is no restriction that it must be used in outdoor places such as fields and gardens (there are concerns about dealing with rainfall). As well as disposing of garbage, composting can be done easily.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a composting container according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view when raw garbage is put into the composting container and awaiting its decomposition.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a state in which raw garbage is further put in and a flexible lid is put therein.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which two composting containers according to the present invention are arranged in a kitchen.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Composting Container 10a Container Main Body 11 Sewage Reservoir 12 Raw Garbage Storage Section 13 Step Section 14 Sunoko 15 Opening 16 Drainage Port 17 Reinforcing Step Section 18 Flexible Lid 19 Liquid 20 Raw Garbage 30 Species Microorganism

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A container which is integrally formed of a synthetic resin material and is used for producing compost by throwing in raw garbage generated in a kitchen or the like, which is formed by constricting a lower part of a container body. The stepped portion that separates the waste water reservoir and the garbage storage portion from each other, and the raw garbage that is placed on this stepped portion and prevented from falling into the waste water reservoir. A compost-making container, characterized in that it is constituted by a flexible lid which is placed in a state in which a liquid has been poured over the thrown raw garbage and covers the raw garbage.