JPH08199646A - Drainage system for sink - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To surely prevent garbage from passing through a clearance between a draining vessel and a refuse basket and flowing out of the refuse basket by blocking the clearance with a filter body having good water permeability. CONSTITUTION: In a drainage system for sink constituted in such a manner that the contained moisture of garbage in a refuse basket 6 rotatably supported and arranged in a draining vessel 1 is separated and removed by the rotating centrifugal force of the refuse basket 6, a filter body 9 having good water permeability is provided between the upper end part periphery of the refuse basket 6 and the upper part inner circumferential surface of the draining vessel. The clearance between the draining vessel 1 and the refuse basket 6 is blocked by the filter body 9.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an improvement of a drainage device for a sink, and more specifically, to separate and remove water content of kitchen waste in a garbage basket arranged in a drainage container by a rotating centrifugal force of the garbage basket. The present invention relates to improvement of the drainage device of the sink.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, by separating and removing the water content of the garbage in the garbage basket of this kind, the sanitary condition in the garbage basket is kept good and the garbage collected in the garbage basket is easily discarded. For the purpose, electrically rotate the garbage basket at high speed, and to separate and remove water by the rotating centrifugal force, as a means for rotating the garbage basket, the rotating shaft of the motor can be directly or indirectly the rotating shaft of the garbage basket. A means for rotating the garbage basket by connecting to the same or a means for rotating the garbage basket by a linear motor system is well known.

[0003]

As described above, in order to smoothly rotate the garbage basket disposed in the drainage container, the garbage basket placed in the container and the inner wall of the container are in contact with each other. Since it is necessary to provide a required space between both members so that they do not come into contact with each other, in any of the above-mentioned conventional examples, a part of the kitchen waste from the kitchen passes through this space and the garbage basket There is a problem in that it is unavoidable that the water flows into the outside and accumulates at the bottom of the drainage container and the bent portion of the drainage pipe, which may cause a great obstacle to the drainage function.

The present invention has been researched and developed with the object of solving the above-mentioned problems, and by covering the space between the drainage container and the garbage basket with a filter having good water permeability, garbage can be removed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a drainage device for a sink that can reliably prevent the dust from passing through the gap and flowing into the outside of the garbage basket.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] As a means for solving the above problems and achieving the object, the present invention provides a garbage basket containing water contained in kitchen waste in a garbage basket rotatably supported in a drainage container. In the drainage device of the sink configured to be separated and removed by the rotating centrifugal force of, by surrounding a filter body of good water permeability between the upper end peripheral edge of the garbage basket and the upper inner peripheral surface of the drainage container,
Disclosed is a drainage device for a sink, characterized in that the filter body covers a gap between a drainage container and a garbage basket.

Further, according to the present invention, in the sink drainage device configured as described above, a sink drainage device in which a filter with good water permeability is attached to the garbage basket side, and a filter with good water permeability on the drain container side are provided. And a sink drainage device in which a filter having good water permeability is constituted by a brush, a split tongue piece, a net, and other members each formed in a ring shape.

[0007]

The present invention is configured as described above, and the space between the waste basket 6 and the drainage container 1, which is essential for smoothly rotating the waste basket 6 in the drainage container 1 at high speed, is good. Since it is covered with a water-permeable filter body 9, the kitchen waste and the liquid discharged to the sink are separated by this filter body 9, and the liquid flows into the space, but the kitchen waste flows into the space. Without
Therefore, there is an action of surely preventing the garbage from accumulating at the bottom of the drainage container 1 and the bent portion of the drainage pipe.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The sink drainage device according to the present invention is roughly divided into a drainage container 1 and a drainage container 1 in this embodiment as shown in FIG. ,
It is composed of a garbage basket 6 which is removably arranged in the drainage container 1, a rotation drive mechanism 11 for rotating the garbage basket 6 in the drainage container 1 at high speed, and an opening / closing lid 16 of the drainage container 1. There is.

Thus, the drainage container 1 is provided with a known attachment member 2 for attaching the sink S of the sink to the periphery of the upper opening, and a known deodorizer 3 and drainage port 4 in the lower portion. A protrusion 5 for supporting the rotation of the dust basket 6 described below is provided at the center of the upper surface of the top plate of the deodorizer 3 so as to be provided.

Further, the garbage basket 6 is composed of a basket having a large number of pores 7 for dehydration, and as shown in FIG. 2 on an upper surface or a lower surface of an outwardly facing flange 8 provided on an upper peripheral edge thereof. Is provided with a ring-shaped filter body 9 having good water permeability formed by densely and radially projecting a large number of short-length brushes 9a in the horizontal direction, and the drainage is provided at the center of the outer bottom. A fitting portion 10 for fitting the protrusion 5 of the container 1 is provided. In place of the filter body 9 composed of the brush 9a,
As shown in FIG. 3, a filter body 9 having good water permeability, which is formed by continuously providing a large number of split tongue pieces 9b on a ring-shaped rubber thin plate, may be used.

Further, the rotation drive mechanism 11 of the dust basket 6 described above.
In this embodiment, a so-called magnetic levitation type linear motor is used. Specifically, a ring-shaped magnet is fixed to the circumferential surface of the dust basket 6 so as to form a concentric circle with the dust basket, and the movable member 12 is provided. And a fixed member 15 in which a coil 14 is wound around a large number of annular yokes 13 is fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the drainage container 1 facing the movable member 12, and is not shown. However, when the switch is turned on and the power is turned on, the garbage basket 6 in the drainage container 1 is floated while rotating in one direction, and the centrifugal force of the rotation separates and removes the water from the kitchen waste, and then reversely rotates the garbage basket 6. It is configured to stop the rotation after scraping off the garbage attached to the inner surface.

Further, the opening / closing lid 16 of the drainage container 1 has a double structure of upper and lower in this embodiment, and an upper lid 16a for covering the opening of the drainage container 1 and a ball at the center of the lower surface thereof. It is composed of a slightly smaller diameter lower lid 16b which is rotatably attached via a rotary bearing 17 made of a bearing, and the lower lid 16b is arranged concentrically with the dust basket 6 and at the lower peripheral edge thereof. A ring-shaped lateral shake prevention wall 18 having an outer diameter slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the opening of the dust basket 6 for inserting into the opening of the dust basket 6 and preventing lateral shake during rotation of the dust basket 6. Is installed vertically.

Therefore, the lower lid 16b is a garbage basket 6
During rotation of the dust basket 6, it rotates together with the dust basket 6 via the rotary bearing 17 or rotates with a slight delay, and does not impede the rotation operation of the dust basket 6 at all, and It is possible to reliably prevent the lateral shake of the upper lid 16
It can be removed from the drainage container 1 together with a.

Next, the use state of the embodiment constructed as described above will be described. When a considerable amount of garbage is accumulated in the garbage basket 6, the rotary drive mechanism 11 is turned on to turn the garbage basket 6 on. When is rotated at a high speed, the water contained in the kitchen waste is centrifuged and drained into the drainage container 1, keeping the sanitary condition of the dehydrated kitchen waste good and stopping the rotation of the garbage basket 6. The garbage in the garbage basket 6 can be easily and hygienically discarded.

Further, since the dust basket 6 does not shake laterally as described above even when it is rotated at a high speed, it smoothly rotates to maintain a desired dewatering effect and produces less noise.

Further, the space between the waste basket 6 and the drainage container 1 which is indispensable for the smooth rotation of the waste basket 6 is arranged in a horizontal radial pattern on the outward flange 8 at the upper peripheral edge of the waste basket 6. Since it is covered and closed by the ring-shaped filter body 9 having a good water permeability composed of a large number of protruding brushes 9a, a part of the kitchen waste thrown away in the sink passes through the above-mentioned interval carelessly inside the drainage container 1. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent kitchen waste from accumulating in the bottom portion of the drainage container 1, the bent portion of the drainage pipe, and the like, and there is an effect that the drainage function can always be kept good.

FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 respectively show other arrangements of the well-permeable water filter in the sink drainage device according to the present invention. FIG. 4 shows a large number on the inner peripheral surface of the upper part of the drainage container 1. FIG. 5 shows an arrangement of a ring-shaped filter body 9 having good water permeability formed by densely and horizontally inwardly projecting the short-sized brush 9a of FIG. Arrangement of a ring-shaped filter body 9 having good water permeability, which is formed by continuously providing a large number of split tongue pieces 9b on a ring-shaped rubber thin plate on the inner peripheral surface of the upper portion of the drainage container 1 instead of 9a. It shows the mode, and in any case, these filter bodies 9 are dimensioned and arranged so that the space between the drainage container 1 and the garbage basket 6 can be covered.

FIG. 7 shows another embodiment of the opening / closing lid 16 described in the above embodiment. What is different from the above embodiment is that a ball bearing is provided at the center of the lower surface of the upper lid 16a. Without a rotating bearing 17
7a is used and the lower lid 16b is rotatably attached.

Although the main embodiments of the present invention have been described above in detail, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For example, as the rotary drive mechanism 11 of the dust basket 6, the rotary shaft of a normal motor is used. May be directly or indirectly connected to the rotary shaft of the dust basket 6, and as a means for preventing the rotation vibration of the dust basket 6, the lateral shake prevention wall 18 of the lower lid 16b of the opening / closing lid 16 is removed. A means to be fitted on the outside of the opening of the basket 6 may be adopted. In short, various design changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention and the object of the invention. is there.

[0020]

As described above, the present invention provides a sink drainage device configured to separate and remove water content of garbage in a garbage basket rotatably supported in a drainage container by the centrifugal force of rotation of the garbage basket. It is characterized in that a good water-permeable filter is surrounded between the upper edge of the basket and the peripheral surface of the upper part of the drainage container, and the space between the drainage container and the garbage basket is closed by the filter. The drainage device for the sink, which is essential for smooth rotation of the garbage basket at high speed in the drainage container, the space between the garbage basket and the drainage container is a well-permeable filter. Since it is covered, the kitchen waste and the liquid thrown away in the sink are separated by the filter body, and the liquid flows into the interval and flows out from the drain port of the drainage container, but the kitchen waste stays in the interval. Since it does not flow in, the kitchen waste will not be trapped at the bottom of the drainage container or the bent part of the drainage pipe The-obtained reliably prevented for, there are great advantages to always be maintaining good drainage function of the drainage device,
Therefore, there is an advantage that complicated labor required for cleaning the drainage container and the drainage pipe can be omitted.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional front view of an entire apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a garbage basket.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing another example of a garbage basket.

FIG. 4 is a simplified plan view showing a state in which a filter body is attached to the drain container side.

FIG. 5 is a simplified plan view showing a state in which another example of the filter body is attached to the drain container side.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged vertical front view of an opening / closing lid.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged vertical front view showing another example of the opening / closing lid.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Drain Container 2 Mounting Member 3 Deodorizer 4 Drainage Port 5 Rotation Supporting Protrusion 6 Garbage Basket 7 Pore 8 Flange 9 Filter 9a Brush 9b Split Tongue Piece 10 Fitting Part 11 Rotation Drive Mechanism 12 Movable Member 13 Yoke 14 Coil 15 fixing member 16 open / close lid 16a upper lid 16b lower lid 17 rotary bearing 17a loose fitting structure 18 lateral shake prevention wall S sink

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A sink drainage device configured to separate and remove water content of garbage in a garbage basket rotatably supported in a drainage container by a rotating centrifugal force of the garbage basket, and an upper end portion of the garbage basket. A sink characterized in that a filter body having good water permeability is surrounded between the peripheral edge and the inner peripheral surface of the upper part of the drainage container, and the space between the drainage container and the garbage basket is closed by the filter body. Drainage device. 2. The sink drainage device according to claim 1, wherein a good water-permeable filter is attached to the garbage basket side. 3. The sink drainage device according to claim 1, wherein a good water-permeable filter is attached to the drainage container side. 4. The drainage device for a sink according to claim 1, wherein a filter having good water permeability is constituted by a brush, a split tongue piece, a net, and other members each formed in a ring shape. .