JPH08103751A - Apparatus and method for treating organic matter - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To accomplish the labor saving in the treatment of org. matter by rapidly converting org. waste to fertilizer or feed with high quality and performing crushing, kneading and ageing processes by one apparatus. CONSTITUTION: An org. matter raw material and a fermentation promoter are supplied into a drum 1 from a charging port 2 and air is supplied to the raw material so as to correspond to the action of the fermentation promoter added to the raw material and the raw material is brought into contact with the supplied air while crushed, kneaded, stirred and agitated to accelerate the action of the fementation promoter to perform fermentation and ageing and discharged from the discharge port 3 of the drum 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an organic substance treating apparatus and method for easily converting organic waste into fertilizer, microbial cells or feed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in the treatment of organic waste such as leftover food, vegetables and fish scraps, from the standpoint of environmental protection and resource reuse, fermented fertilizers and feeds are used. Therefore, so-called automatic mechanization such as rapid composting device is used for composting.

This product is manufactured, for example, by preliminarily depositing organic waste in a predetermined manner, performing a turning-back operation of the deposited raw material by a turning-back mechanism at regular intervals, and fermenting and drying.

Therefore, since it is not equipped with a crushing means, it takes a long time to ferment and requires a long aging period.
Inability to control or manage the fermentation of the raw materials causes unstable operation, resulting in deterioration of quality and insufficient aging for fertilization.

Further, the heat of fermentation was lost, and wasted energy was apt to be consumed. There were various problems such as.

[0006]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the fermentation is carried out by supplying an organic material raw material and a fermentation accelerator from the inlet of the drum and adding the raw material to the raw material. Air is supplied to the raw material so as to match the function of the accelerator, and the raw material is exposed to the supply air while stirring and scattering the raw material to promote the function of the fermentation accelerator to cause fermentation and aging. By taking out the raw materials from
The organic waste treatment device and method are achieved in which the manure and feed of organic waste are rapidly processed with high quality, and the processes of crushing, kneading, and aging are performed by one device, and labor saving is achieved. It is intended to be provided.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems The means of the present invention for achieving the above-mentioned object are a drum rotatably suspended on a machine base by a driving means at a substantially horizontal or predetermined inclination, and one side of this drum. And an input port and an exhaust port for the organic raw material provided on the other side, a transport unit disposed substantially in the center of the drum to transport the raw material from the input port to the exhaust port while stirring. Rotating means associated with the conveying means, crushing means protruding from the outside of the conveying means, air feeding means for injecting air into the drum in association with each other, and exhaust means for ejecting air from the drum in association with the inside of the drum. And a raw material take-out means linked to the carrying means.

Then, a predetermined amount of the organic material raw material and the fermentation accelerator are supplied from an input port provided on one side of the drum, and air is supplied to the raw material so as to match the function of the fermentation accelerator added to the raw material. Then, the raw material is agitated and scattered by the rotation of the drum and the conveying means to be brought into contact with the supply air to accelerate the action of the fermentation promoter and mature, and the raw material is taken out from the discharge port on the other side of the drum. There is an organic matter treatment method.

After crushing into powder, it is taken out from the discharge port.

[0010]

The present invention configured as described above has the following effects.

The drum and the conveying means are intermittently or continuously rotated in opposite directions.

A predetermined amount of the organic material raw material supplied from the charging port on one side of the drum is agitated by the conveying means and loosened and gradually sent out to the other side. , Activate the fermentation promoter added to the raw material to promote fermentation and ripen.

Further, the exhaust gas in the drum is forcibly or naturally exhausted by the exhaust means linked to the drum, and the temperature in the drum is maintained at a predetermined level.

Then, the conveying means automatically performs the turning back action, and the crushing means projecting outside the conveying means crushes and kneads the raw material to proceed the fermentation and aging.

The powdered raw material that has been fermented and aged for a predetermined period is used as a fertilizer / feed or microbial cell, and is taken out from the discharge port on the other side of the drum by the operation of the take-out means linked to the conveying means. Be done.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the organic substance processing apparatus and method according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, A is an organic matter treating apparatus adopting the method of the present invention, which is used as a raw material b for organic waste such as leftover rice, vegetables and fish scraps to be made into fertilizers, cells and feeds. It measures and reuses effectively.

To the raw material b, a fermentation accelerator, for example, a fermenting bacterium composed of a microorganism, an aerobic bacterium, an anaerobic bacterium or the like, or a breeding accelerator for these, is added in advance or during the introduction of the raw material. To be done.

Then, in this apparatus A, the drum 1
And an inlet 2 and an outlet 3 for the raw material b provided on the drum 1.
Basically, it is composed of a conveying means 4, a rotating means 5, a crushing means 6, an air feeding means 7, an exhausting means 8 and an extracting means 9.

The above-mentioned drum 1 is formed in a tubular shape, and a supporting member 11 such as a roller provided on the machine base 10 is provided at several positions in front of and behind the drum 1 at a predetermined inclination (may be horizontally laid horizontally). ) Is rotatably supported, and is continuously or intermittently rotated in one direction or forward / reverse by driving means 14 such as a motor 13 engaged with a ring gear 12 provided around the drum 1.

An input port 2 for the organic raw material b is provided on one side of the drum 1, that is, the starting end side, and the treated raw material b is on the other side of the drum 1, that is, the end side. A discharge port 3 is provided respectively.

The inlet 2 uses the opening of the drum 1 and may be opened during processing, but it is preferably closed by a detachable lid 15.

The above-mentioned conveying means 4 is disposed in the drum 1 at substantially the center thereof and transfers the raw material b from the inlet 2 to the outlet 3 while stirring, and the main body 16 is formed in a substantially conical shape. The sharp end of the bearing is directed toward the inlet 2 and the other end is attached to the bearing body 18 in a cantilevered state by the support shaft 17,
A large number of transfer blades 19 are attached to the peripheral surface portion at a predetermined pitch so as to be orthogonal to the axis or inclined at a predetermined inclination. In some cases, part or all of the raw material b is once returned in the drum 1 to perform stirring or fermentation.

Then, the support shaft 17 is continuously or intermittently rotated by the rotating means 5 such as a motor (not shown) with a speed reducer.

The raw material b to be transferred is the transfer blade 1
The rotation of 9 causes stirring, that is, the action of turning back is performed, and the activity of the fermentation accelerator described above is improved,
The organic substance is decomposed and fermented, and the operation of the carrier means 4 is appropriately controlled in the processing state of the raw material b.

The above-mentioned crushing means 6 is for crushing or crushing the raw material b put into the drum 1, and uses a large number of projections protruding at a predetermined interval on the outer periphery of the conveying means 4, and if necessary, The raw material b is crushed in a short period of time by meshing with the receiving body 20 provided with a large number on the inner peripheral edge of the drum 1.

The crushing or crushing step of the raw material b is also carried out by the crushed pieces 21 projecting at a predetermined pitch on the other side of the main body 16 of the conveying means 4 at the peripheral side thereof.

The above-mentioned air feeding means 7 is a means for interlocking with the inside of the drum 1 and blowing in predetermined air to advance the action of a fermentation promoter such as a fermenting bacterium. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. A discharge frame 22 attached to the discharge port 3 provided on the drum 1.
The air supply part is exposed and the air is continuously or intermittently supplied from the navel, and the opening and closing is appropriately controlled by the control means (not shown) from the delivery pipe 24 to the discharge frame 22 by the blower 23. Air is supplied through the open / close valve 25.

The air supplied by the air supply means 7 is as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG.
It is fed into the drum 1 from between 1.

The air blown by the air supply means 7 is natural air or hot air whose temperature has been converted to a predetermined temperature by the heat exchanger 26 is sent by the air blower 23. This warm air is shown in the figure. The control means does not control the operation of the on-off valve 25 based on the fermentation / ripening state in the drum 1 and various fermentation conditions.

The exhaust means 8 is connected to the inside of the drum 1 to appropriately discharge the air inside the drum 1 to suppress the temperature rise inside the drum 1 and to improve the air flow between the raw materials b. That is, it is performed by the blower 28 connected to the discharge pipe 27 attached to the lid 15.

The air supply means 7 and the exhaust means 8 are shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG.
In some cases, the air blown out by the blower 23 is blown into the inside of the main body 16 from a plurality of blowout ports 29 provided on the outer periphery of the main body 16. In this example, it is expected that the air blowout efficiency is greatly improved. The exhaust means 7 is driven by the exhaust fan 28 from the exhaust pipe 27 attached to the lid 15 as in the above-described example.

Further, in the case shown in FIG. 4, the operation reverse to that of the example shown in FIG. 1 is performed, and when air is sent by the blower 23 to the delivery pipe 24 attached to the lid 15, the inside of the drum 1 is Is discharged from the exhaust pipe 27 of the exhaust frame 22 adjacent to the exhaust port 3 by the air blower 28. Depending on the type of the raw material b, the promotion state of drying and fermentation changes. Therefore, it is properly selected.

The above-mentioned take-out means 9 takes out the raw material b from the discharge port 3 in association with the carrying means 4, and as shown in FIG. 1, the lower part of the bearing body 18 in the carrying means 4 is provided on the machine base 10. A moving piece 31 which is engaged with the moving guide 30 so as to move back and forth and has a screw for attaching to the bearing body 18.
The screw shaft 32 is screwed onto the screw shaft 32, and the screw shaft 32 is rotated by the moving means 34 such as a motor, so that the main body 1 is moved in the range from the position shown in FIG. 3 (a) to the position shown in FIG. 3 (b).
6 moves.

As a result, when the main body 16 is located at the position shown in FIG. 3 (a), the raw material b in the drum 1 is stagnant inside and dried and fermented, so that it is located at the position shown in FIG. 3 (b). When it moves, it overflows from between the crushed pieces 21 and is discharged from the discharge pipe 35 of the discharge frame 22 by operating the valve 36.

Therefore, according to the apparatus A of this embodiment, a predetermined amount of the organic material raw material b supplied from the charging port 2 provided on one side of the drum 1 is rotated at a high speed by the driving means 14 of the drum 1 and is conveyed. While the means 4 is rotated in the opposite directions by the rotation of the rotation means 5, the crushing means 6 finely grinds, kneads with the fermentation promoter, and stirs back. It is gradually sent to the other side, and fermentation heat is given by the decomposition action of microorganisms.

When the raw material b is crushed to some extent and becomes finer, the conveying means 4 stops its rotation, but the drum 1 rotates at a predetermined speed, so that the receiving member attached to the inner periphery of the drum 1 is rotated. As shown in FIG. 2, the raw material b at the bottom of the drum 1 is scooped up by 20, and the raw material b reaches the upper portion.
Loses the supporting force of the receiving body 22 and falls to the bottom of the drum 1 again, and drying and aging progress while contacting the air (warm air) supplied during this period.

Incidentally, the rotation of the drum 1 is stopped, and
As shown by the phantom line x, as shown in phantom line x, fermentation may be carried out in the state of being temporarily stored at the bottom of the drum 1, that is, fermentation heat of a predetermined temperature may be generated, and the drum may be adjusted according to the fermentation state. 1 may be appropriately intermittently rotated.

During this transfer, air having a required temperature, which is blown into the drum 1 by the air supply means 7, for example, warm air of about 50 to 80 ° C., is added to the raw material b to promote fermentation. Invigorate the body to promote fermentation and raw material b
Mature.

Further, the exhaust air in the drum 1 is forcibly or naturally exhausted by the exhaust means 8 linked to the drum 1, so that the temperature in the drum 1 is maintained at a predetermined or good condition.

Raw material b which has aged and reached the vicinity of the discharge port 3
As shown in FIG. 3 (a), is processed into a single powder by a large number of crushed pieces 21 provided around the main body 16,
This powdery raw material b is removed by the operation of the extracting means 9
6 moves and, as shown in FIG. 3B, each crushed piece 21
It is taken out into the discharge frame 22 through the discharge port 3 from between.

As described above, if the raw material that has been fermented and aged to a certain degree is a general organic waste, it is converted into fertilizer / feed or microbial cells in about 48 hours. Thus, a predetermined amount is sequentially taken out from the discharge port 3 provided on the other side of the drum 1.

[0043]

As described above, the apparatus for treating organic matter of the present invention automatically and mechanically and organically treats organic waste without manpower to produce high-quality fertilizer, microbial cells, and feed. It is possible to obtain a simplified product.

Particularly in the present invention, the steps of crushing, kneading and aging the raw materials can be carried out in series by one machine, and moreover, the manpower is required only at the time of feeding the raw materials before the treatment. Labor saving, and during work,
Pollution problems due to bad odors can be reduced as much as possible, and hygienic treatment can be performed. And so on.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional front view showing the outline of a first embodiment of an organic matter processing apparatus adopting a method according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical side view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of stagnation and discharge state in the drum of the processed raw material in FIG.

4 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing another example of the air supply and exhaust means in FIG.

5 is a sectional view of a main part showing still another example of the air supply and exhaust means in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 b Organic Material 1 Drum 2 Input Port 3 Discharge Port 4 Conveying Means 5 Rotating Means 6 Crushing Means 7 Air Supply Means 8 Exhaust Means 9 Ejection Means

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A drum suspended rotatably by a drive means on a machine base at a substantially horizontal or predetermined inclination, an organic material feed port and an organic port provided on one side and the other side of the drum, and the inside of the drum. A transporting means disposed substantially at the center of the feeding means for transporting the raw material from the feeding port to the discharging port while stirring, a rotating means linked to the transporting means, and a crushing means projecting outside the transporting means. An air supply unit that blows air into the drum in cooperation with each other, an exhaust unit that discharges air from the drum in cooperation with the drum, and a raw material take-out unit linked to the conveying unit. An organic matter treatment device characterized by: 2. A predetermined amount of an organic material raw material and a fermentation accelerator are supplied from an input port provided on one side of the drum, and air is supplied to the raw material so as to match the function of the fermentation accelerator added to the raw material. Then, the raw material is agitated and scattered by the rotation of the drum and the conveying means to be brought into contact with the supply air to accelerate the action of the fermentation promoter and mature, and the raw material is taken out from the discharge port on the other side of the drum. An organic matter treatment method characterized by the above. 3. The method for treating an organic substance according to claim 2, which is crushed into a powder form and then taken out from the discharge port.