JPH08281240A - Organic matter treating device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To compost the org. matter, such as garbage, charged into a treating vessel without unevenness by agitating the org. matter by an agitating body, composting the org. matter with microorganisms, etc., and uniformly heating the org. matter in the treating vessel by the heating means installed in both side positions of an opening for discharging the org. matter. CONSTITUTION: A control circuit energizes an electric motor and the agitating body 34 rotates to mix carriers and the garbage when the garbage is charged from a charge opening 47 into the treating vessel 1 and a cap 49 is closed. The air in the treating vessel 1 is circulated by driving of a fan 18, by which the moisture is evaporated and the moisture content of the carriers is maintained in a range adequate for activation of the microorganisms, etc., and simultaneously, the necessary oxygen is supplied. The air is partly discharged from the rear of a discharge cylinder 13 via a discharge path 14 and a discharge port 15 to the outside of a main body case to prevent the carriers from attaining an overmoist state. On the other hand, the outdoor air is sucked from a suction port formed at a lower case 4 into the main body case and is heated by a surface heater 2. This outdoor air is mixed with the air circulating in the treating vessel 1. A shutter 41 is mounted to close the opening 3 when a container 44 gets full.

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 for treating organic substances such as garbage with microorganisms.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, JP-A-5-57265 (B09B 3/00)
There is known an organic matter treatment apparatus in which an organic matter such as kitchen waste is put into a treatment tank and the organic matter is stirred by a stirring mechanism while being heated to be composted. This organic matter processing apparatus supplies hot air heated by a heating source to a heating chamber formed at the bottom of the processing tank to heat the processing tank from the bottom, and also supplies hot air toward the organic matter from the upper part inside the processing tank. However, the inside of the treatment tank is maintained at an optimum temperature for activating microorganisms and the like, and the composting is promoted. In addition, in order to improve the workability of taking out the composted organic matter, an opening for taking out the organic matter is formed on the bottom of the processing tank, and a shutter that opens and closes this opening is provided, and the shutter is opened to compost from the opening. It is designed to discharge the generated organic matter.

However, since the opening for taking out the organic matter is formed near one side of the bottom surface of the processing tank,
The heating chamber for heating the bottom of the processing bath will be formed closer to the other side where the opening on the bottom of the processing bath is not formed,
There is a problem in that the heating of the treatment tank becomes uneven, and the temperature distribution in the treatment tank varies greatly, resulting in a decrease in the efficiency of treating organic substances.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide an organic substance processing apparatus capable of improving the organic substance treatment efficiency.

[0005]

According to the structure of claim 1 of the present invention, a treatment tank for accommodating organic matter and having a substantially arcuate bottom surface, and an opening for discharging organic matter formed on the bottom surface of the treatment tank are provided. A shutter that opens and closes the opening, a stirring body that stirs the organic substance in the processing tank, and a drive mechanism that drives the stirring body are provided, and the opening is formed at a substantially lowermost position on the bottom surface of the processing tank. At the same time, heating means are arranged outside the bottom surface of the processing tank at positions on both sides of the opening.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a processing tank for accommodating organic substances and having a substantially arc-shaped bottom surface, an organic material discharge opening formed on the bottom surface of the processing tank, and the opening can be opened and closed freely. A shutter, a stirring body that stirs the organic substance in the processing tank, and a drive mechanism that drives the stirring body,
While forming the opening at the substantially lowermost position of the bottom surface of the processing tank,
The heating means is arranged outside the bottom surface of the processing tank at a substantially target position with respect to the opening.

[0007]

According to the first means of the present invention, the organic substances such as kitchen waste and the like put into the treatment tank are agitated by the stirrer, composted by microorganisms, etc., and the opening of the bottom of the treatment tank is opened by opening the shutter. Emitted from. When composted by microorganisms or the like, the organic matter in the treatment tank is uniformly heated by the heating means provided on both sides of the organic matter discharge opening, and is composted evenly.

According to the second means of the present invention, the organic matter such as kitchen waste that has been put into the treatment tank is agitated by the stirrer, composted by microorganisms and the like, and the shutter is opened to open the bottom of the treatment tank. Emitted from. When composted by microorganisms or the like, the organic matter in the treatment tank is uniformly heated by the heating means provided at the target position of the organic matter discharge opening, and is composted evenly.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a treatment tank having a top opening for accommodating a carrier made of wood chips such as sawdust and activated carbon. The bottom portion has a substantially semicircular cross section, and a planar heater 2 is attached to the outer surface of the treatment tank 1. An opening 3 is formed at the bottom of the bottom surface of the processing tank 1, and has an opening edge extending downward. A suction port (not shown) is formed on the upper surface of the processing tank 1 in the vicinity of a front portion of a discharge tube 13 described later.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a lower case made of synthetic resin, on which the processing tank 1 is placed, and the upper case 45 described later constitutes a main body case. Reference numeral 5 is a leg portion formed on both sides of the lower case 4. The leg portion 5 forms a space between the bottom surface of the lower case 4 and the installation surface, and the leg portion 5 is provided with an opening 3 on the bottom surface of the processing tank 1. The corresponding position is opened.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a metal first reinforcing plate which is mounted on one side surface of the processing tank 1. The upper end bent to the processing tank 1 side is screwed to the upper surface of the processing tank 1 and is fixed to the processing tank 1. The lower end bent to the opposite side is screwed to the lower case 4. Reference numeral 7 denotes a metal second reinforcing plate fixed to the other side surface of the processing tank 1 opposite to the one side surface, and the lower end thereof is screwed to the lower case 4 by screwing. The processing tank 1 and the lower case 4 are fixed by screwing the second reinforcing plate 7 to the lower case 4.

Reference numeral 8 denotes the first reinforcing plate 6 and the second reinforcing plate 6 of the processing tank 1.
Reinforcing the treatment tank 1 with a first reinforcement frame fixed to the first reinforcement plate 6 and the second reinforcement plate 7 with a first reinforcement frame fixed to approximately the center of both side surfaces adjacent to the both sides where the reinforcement plate 7 is mounted. The side wall of the processing tank 1 is prevented from expanding outwardly by agitation of an agitator 34 described later. The heaters 2 are provided on both sides of the opening 3 of the processing tank 1, one end of the planar heater 2 is sandwiched by the first reinforcing frame 8, and the other end is between the reinforcing rib 9 of the lower case 4. It is sandwiched and provided along the outside of the bottom surface of the processing tank 1. Reference numeral 10 denotes a second reinforcing frame arranged at the lower part of the front side of the processing tank 1, which is fixed to the first reinforcing plate 6, the second reinforcing plate 7 and the lower case 4, and fixed to the lower case 4 of the processing tank 1. Is supposed to do.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a processing tank 1 on the upper rear wall of the processing tank 1.
In the recess formed in the left-right direction, a suction cylinder 12 and a discharge cylinder 13 communicating with the processing tank 1 are extended downward at both ends of the recess 11. The discharge tube 13 is divided into front and rear by a rear wall of the processing tank 1, a front part of the rear wall communicates with the inside of the processing tank 1 and constitutes a part of a circulation path described later, and a rear part of the rear wall is An exhaust passage 15 formed on the back surface of the processing tank 1 communicates with an exhaust port 15 formed in the lower case 3.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a substrate housing case which covers the upper portion of the recess 11 in a state where a space is formed between the recess 11 and the bottom surface thereof, and is screw-fixed to the recess 11, the planar heater 2 and a fan 18 described later. , A control board 17 on which a control component for controlling energization of the heater 19 and the electric motor 22 is placed, and the space between the recess 11 and the board storage case 16, the intake cylinder 12 and the discharge cylinder 13 are housed. A circulation path for circulating the air in the processing tank 1 is formed by the front part of the.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a fan mounted on the discharge tube 13,
The air in the processing tank 1 is sucked from the suction cylinder 12 by driving the fan 18, and is discharged from the discharge cylinder 13 through the space between the recess 11 and the substrate storage case 16. Since it is divided into front and rear by the rear wall of the processing tank 1, the intake cylinder 12
The air sucked from the air circulates in the processing tank 1 through the circulation path, and a part of the air is exhausted from the rear portion of the discharge tube 13 through the exhaust path 14 to the outside through the exhaust port 15.

Reference numeral 19 denotes a heater disposed in the circulation path of the discharge tube 13 for heating the air blown by the fan 18 and supplying hot air into the processing tank 1. The heater 19 and the planar heater 2 are designed to maintain the inside of the processing tank 1 at 50 to 60 degrees Celsius based on a signal from a temperature detecting means such as a thermostat (not shown) arranged in the processing tank 1. .

Reference numeral 20 denotes a filter mounted on the suction port 12 to prevent inconveniences such as dust or the like rising due to stirring of a stirring body 34, which will be described later, adhering to the fan 18 or the heater 19.

Reference numeral 21 designates a concave portion formed in the upper portion of the processing tank 1 so as to be adjacent to the suction cylinder 12, and an electric motor 22 is arranged therein. The electric motor 22 is fixed to the first reinforcing plate 6, the rotating shaft is projected outward from the first reinforcing plate 6, and the pulley 23 is fixed to the rotating shaft.

Reference numeral 24 denotes a pulley mounted on the side surface of the first reinforcing plate 6 facing the processing tank 1, and a belt 25 is installed between the pulley 23 of the electric motor 22 and the pulley 24.
Gears 26, 27, 28 are meshed with the gear portion provided in the motor, and the rotation of the electric motor 22 is decelerated by the speed reduction mechanism including the pulleys 23, 24 and the gears 26, 27, 28 to rotationally drive the agitator 34 described later. It has become. The pulley 24 and the gears 26, 27,
28 is a material having wear resistance, high durability and a low friction coefficient,
In this example, Duracon resin is used. The pulley 24 and the gears 27, 28 are rotatably supported by shafts 29, 30, 31 whose one ends are caulked and fixed to the first reinforcing plate 6.

Since the speed reducing mechanism has a speed reducing mechanism portion which is the highest speed, the belt 25 is installed between the pulley 23 and the pulley 24 provided on the rotating shaft of the electric motor 22 to reduce the speed. Is suppressed. Further, since the pulley 24 and the gears 26, 27 and 28 are formed by using Duracon resin having a low friction coefficient, the gear portion of the pulley 24 and the gear 2
The noise due to the meshing of 6, 27 and 28 can be suppressed to a relatively low level. These electric motors 22, pulleys 23, 24,
Belts 26, 27, 28, etc. are referred to as a speed reduction mechanism.

32 is the pulleys 23, 24 and the gears 26, 27,
Synthetic resin cover covering 28, metal reinforcement plate 33 on the outer surface
The pulley 24 and the gears 26, 27 by the reinforcing plate 33.
The other ends of the shafts 29, 30, 31 are supported. The cover 32 allows the pulleys 23, 24 and the gears 26, 27, 28.
By covering the gear, leakage of gear meshing sound is suppressed.

Reference numeral 34 designates an agitator which is rotatably disposed in the treatment tank 1 and which penetrates both side surfaces of the treatment tank 1 and rotates on a bearing 35 fixed to the first reinforcing plate 6 and the second reinforcing plate 7. A stirring shaft 36 freely supported and a plurality of stirring blades 37 fixed to the stirring shaft 36.
It consists of and.

Reference numeral 38 is a synthetic resin guide member fixed to the lower case 4, and is formed in a substantially L shape. Reference numeral 39 is a first guide portion formed between the guide member 38 and the edge of the opening 3 of the processing tank 1, and holds the side edge of the shutter 41, which will be described later. Reference numeral 40 denotes a second guide portion formed on the guide member 38 so as to support a flange portion of a container 44, which will be described later. The second guide portion 40 has its front end portion at the front end portion of the leg portion 5. It is located rearward of the front end face.

Reference numeral 41 denotes a shutter which is slidably mounted on the first guide portion 39 and which opens and closes the opening 3 on the bottom surface of the processing tank 1, and is a flat plate made of a highly corrosion-resistant metal material, in this embodiment stainless steel. It is composed of a closed block 42 and a handle 43 made of synthetic resin, which is screwed and fixed to the block 42.

Reference numeral 44 designates the processing tank 1 by the second guide portion 40.
The container is made of a transparent synthetic resin and is supported below the opening 2 so that organic matter in the processing tank 1 can enter when the shutter 41 is opened.

Reference numeral 45 designates an upper case made of synthetic resin covering the processing tank 1, and the lower parts of both side surfaces and the lower part of the rear surface are screwed to the lower case 4 so that the lower case 4 and the upper case 45 form a main body case. It has become.

Reference numeral 46 denotes a handle portion mounted on the upper case 45, which is screwed to the processing tank 1 and the cover 32. Reference numeral 47 denotes a charging opening formed on the upper surface of the upper case 45, the opening edge of which extends into the processing tank 1. Reference numeral 48 denotes a seal body attached to the opening edge of the upper surface of the processing tank 1, which is made of foamed resin,
It abuts the edge of the opening 47 to prevent leakage of offensive odors and invasion of insects.

Reference numeral 49 denotes a lid body which is swingably supported on the upper surface of the upper case 45, and is adapted to openably and closably close the insertion opening 47. 50 is a sealing body made of foamed resin mounted on the back surface of the lid body 49, which abuts on the periphery of the charging opening 47 on the top surface of the upper case 45, so that the malodor in the processing tank 1 leaks to the outside through the charging opening 47. Insects are prevented from entering the processing tank 1 through the input opening 47.

Reference numeral 51 denotes an operating portion formed on the upper surface of the upper case 45, which includes the electric motor 22, the planar heater 2, the heater 19 and the fan 18.
Is controlled and the operating states of the electric motor 22, the fan 18, etc. are displayed.

Then, the lid 49 is opened, and the garbage is thrown into the processing tank 1 through the feeding opening 47 to close the lid 49. Lid 49
The detection means (not shown) detects the closing, and the control circuit energizes the electric motor 22, and the stirring body 34 rotates to mix the carrier and the garbage. Garbage is decomposed into carbon dioxide and water by microorganisms cultured on a carrier and composted.

By driving the fan 18, the air in the treatment tank 1 circulates through the circulation path, vaporizes the water generated by the decomposition of the garbage, and maintains the water content of the carrier in the optimum range for activating microorganisms and the like. At the same time, it supplies oxygen necessary for activation of microorganisms. A part of the air circulating in the processing tank 1 is discharged to the exhaust pipe 13
It is prevented that the air in the processing tank 1 is exhausted to the outside of the main body case through the exhaust passage 14 and the exhaust port 15 from the rear part of the tank and the moisture removal efficiency in the processing tank 1 is improved. , To improve the efficiency of garbage disposal by activating microorganisms.

As the air in the processing tank 1 is exhausted to the outside, the outside air is sucked into the main body case from the intake port formed in the lower case 4, and the processing tank is supplied from the suction port formed in the upper surface of the processing tank 1. It is inhaled into 1. The air sucked into the main body case is heated by the planar heater 2 mounted on the outer surface of the processing tank 1, and is mixed with the air circulating in the processing tank 1. It does not significantly lower the temperature and does not adversely affect the garbage disposal efficiency. Further, since the planar heater 2 is attached substantially symmetrically to both sides of the opening 4 of the processing tank 1, the inside of the processing tank 1 can be uniformly and entirely heated, so that there is no unevenness in the heating temperature and the efficiency is high. Can be used for garbage processing.

Next, the work of replacing the carrier will be described. When the shutter 41 is pulled forward and the opening 3 at the bottom of the processing tank 1 is opened, the carrier drops from the opening 3 into the container 44 and is stored.

When the container 44 is full, the shutter 41 is attached and the opening 3 is closed.

At the time of throwing in the garbage, there is a risk of accidentally throwing in unprocessable substances such as beer lids, and those requiring time to process beef or pork bones, etc. Is gradually moved to the bottom of the processing tank 1 by the rotation of the agitator 34. Since the edge of the opening 3 at the bottom of the processing tank 1 is extended downward, a space is formed between the rotation locus of the stirring blade 37 and the periphery of the opening 3, and the hardly decomposable foreign matter is stored in this space.

Since the hardly decomposable foreign matter is first discharged from the opening 3 when the shutter 41 is opened, almost no foreign matter is mixed in the carrier discharged thereafter, and it can be used as it is as a compost. it can.

[0038]

According to the configuration of claim 1 of the present invention, a treatment tank for accommodating organic matter and having a substantially arc-shaped bottom surface, an organic matter discharge opening formed on the bottom surface of the treatment tank, and the opening are provided. A shutter that opens and closes freely, a stirrer that stirs the organic matter in the treatment tank, and a drive mechanism that drives the stirrer are formed, and the opening is formed at a substantially lowermost position on the bottom surface of the treatment tank. On the outside of the bottom surface of the treatment tank, heating means are provided at both sides of the opening, so that when treating organic matter, the heating means provided at both sides of the organic matter discharge opening uniformly heat the organic matter in the treatment vessel. , Evenly composted.

According to the structure of claim 2 of the present invention, a treatment tank for accommodating organic substances and having a substantially arc-shaped bottom surface, an organic substance discharge opening formed on the bottom surface of the treatment tank, and the opening can be freely opened and closed. A shutter that closes the processing tank, a stirring body that stirs the organic substance in the processing tank, and a drive mechanism that drives the stirring body, and the opening is formed at a substantially lowermost position on the bottom surface of the processing tank. Since the heating means is disposed on the outer side of the bottom surface at a substantially target position with respect to the opening, when processing the organic matter, the organic matter in the processing tank is uniformly heated by the heating means provided at the target position of the organic matter discharge opening, It is composted evenly.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the same main part.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view seen from the other direction.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the same.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the same.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Processing tank 3 Opening 41 Shutter 34 Stirrer 22 Electric motor 23 Pulley 24 Pulley 25 Belt 26 Gear 27 Gear 28 Gear 29 Gear 2 Gear heater

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Kazutoyo Takama 2-5-5 Keihan Hondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A treatment tank for accommodating organic matter and having a substantially arc-shaped bottom surface, an organic matter discharge opening formed on the bottom surface of the treatment tank, a shutter for opening and closing the opening, and a treatment tank inside the treatment tank. Of the agitator for agitating the organic substance and a drive mechanism for driving the agitator, the opening is formed at a substantially lowermost position of the bottom surface of the processing tank, and both sides of the opening are located outside the bottom surface of the processing tank. An organic substance processing apparatus, characterized in that a heating means is provided in the. 2. A treatment tank for accommodating organic substances and having a substantially arc-shaped bottom surface, an organic substance discharge opening formed on the bottom surface of the treatment tank, a shutter for opening and closing the opening, and a treatment tank inside the treatment tank. A stirring body for stirring the organic substance and a driving mechanism for driving the stirring body, the opening is formed at a substantially lowermost position on the bottom surface of the processing tank, and is substantially symmetrical to the opening outside the bottom surface of the processing tank. An organic matter processing apparatus, characterized in that a heating means is disposed at a position.