JPH0884973A - Installation structure of garbage disposal device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To improve workability at the time of throwing away garbage. CONSTITUTION: Garbage is decomposed by microbes in a garbage disposal device. A disposal device main body 1 is stored and disposed removably in a cabinet 3. A cover 15 to be opened and closed freely is provided on the upper section of the disposal device main body 1 provided with a disposal tank 2 inside. A cover opening and closing means 4 for opening and closing the cover 15 in communication with the removal and installation of the disposal device main body 1 is provided between the cabinet 3 and the disposal device main body 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a food waste processing apparatus for decomposing food waste generated in a kitchen or the like by utilizing the force of microorganisms.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various types of food waste processing devices for decomposing food waste by utilizing microorganisms have been provided. Most of these devices are porous wood particles as a food waste treatment material in which microorganisms called horror agents are parasitic (for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 2-10398 and Japanese Patent Publication No. 2-307).
No. 60, No. 3-22385) are used, and the wood chips are packed and arranged in the treatment tank. And
Raw garbage is put into the treatment tank from the input port provided in the upper part of the treatment tank, and the wood debris as raw garbage processing material in which microorganisms parasitize is mixed with the garbage, and air is contacted to bring the garbage into wood. It was made to decompose by the microorganisms parasitizing the strips and at the same time evaporate water.

By the way, it is desired to install these devices in the vicinity of the kitchen for the purpose of promptly disposing of the garbage without carrying the garbage when carrying out the garbage disposal. , It may be placed in the kitchen cabinet so that it can be put in and taken out freely. In the case where the garbage is stored in the cabinet in such a manner that it can be freely taken in and out, when the garbage is thrown into the processing apparatus main body, the processing apparatus main body is slid forward and pulled out from the cabinet, and then the processing apparatus. The lid provided on the upper part of the main body is opened to put food waste into the processing tank in the main body of the processing apparatus.

[0004]

However, in the conventional example as described above, when the garbage is thrown in, the processing apparatus main body is pulled out forward from the cabinet and then the lid is opened to put the raw garbage in the processing tank. This is to throw in garbage, and when throwing in garbage, it is necessary to perform two operations of pulling out the processing apparatus main body forward and opening a lid provided on the upper side of the processing apparatus main body in the pulled out state. When storing the processing equipment body in the cabinet after throwing in the food waste, it is necessary to push the processing equipment body in the cabinet after closing the lid. There is a problem that the user needs to open and close the lid, and the workability in dumping food waste is poor.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an installation structure of a food waste processing apparatus which has good workability when dumping food waste.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the invention of claim 1, there is provided a food waste processing apparatus for decomposing food waste by microorganisms, and the processing apparatus main body can be freely drawn into a cabinet 3. A lid 1 that can be opened and closed on the top of a processing apparatus main body 1 having a processing tank 2 inside.
5 is provided, and a lid opening / closing means 4 for opening / closing the lid 15 is provided between the cabinet 3 and the processing apparatus main body 1 in conjunction with the insertion / removal of the processing apparatus main body 1.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the lid opening / closing means 6 for electrically opening / closing the lid 15 by the opening / closing detection means 5 for detecting the loading / unloading of the processing apparatus main body 1 into / from the cabinet 3 is provided. It is a feature. A third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that an electric loading / unloading means C for electrically loading / unloading the processing apparatus main body 1 is provided by operating the operation switch 50 in the first aspect.

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the lid 15 is opened by pulling out the processing apparatus main body 1 from the cabinet 3 by the lid opening / closing means 4, the processing apparatus main body 1 is pulled out from the cabinet 3 in one operation to throw in garbage. In addition, the lid 15 can be closed in association with the operation of housing the processing apparatus main body 1 in the cabinet 3.
The lid 15 can be opened and closed without touching the lid 15 simply by taking in and out.

According to the invention of claim 2, the main body 1 of the processing apparatus.
It is possible to electrically open and close the lid 15 without the force for opening and closing the lid 15 in and out of the cabinet 3 from acting on the processing apparatus main body 1. Claim 3
According to the invention, the processing apparatus main body 1 can be easily put in and taken out by simply operating the button of the operation switch 4 without using labor for pulling out the processing apparatus main body 1.

[0010]

The present invention will be described below in detail based on the illustrated embodiments. The garbage processing device according to the present invention is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1, a processing tank 2 having an upper opening is housed in a case 1a as a processing apparatus main body 1 having an upper opening, and a stirring means 12 having a stirring blade 11 is rotated in the processing tank 2. The main body is composed by freely decorating. An openable / closable lid 15 is provided on the top of the processing apparatus main body 1, and the lid 15 can be opened / closed by using a shaft attachment portion 15a at the rear end as a fulcrum.

The stirring means 12 is rotated by a motor 13, and the rotation of the motor 13 is controlled by the control unit 1.
4 is controlled. An air passage 16 is provided at the opening edge of the upper end of the case 1a. One end of the air passage 16 is open to the outside of the case 1a, and the other end is opened to the upper opening of the processing tank 2. There is. An air supply fan 17 and a heater 18 are installed in the air supply passage 16, and the air supply fan 17 and the heater 18 are controlled by a signal from the control unit 14. An exhaust passage 19 is provided in the case 1a. One end of the exhaust passage 19 is open to the upper end opening of the processing tank 2, and the other end is opened to the outside of the case 1a. An exhaust fan 20 is installed in the exhaust passage 19, and the exhaust fan 20 is controlled by a signal from the control unit 14.

In the treatment tank 2, a refuse treatment material 10 made of porous wood particles 10a in which microorganisms are parasitic is housed. As the raw garbage processing material 10, conventionally known wood strips 10a (for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 2-10398, Japanese Patent Publication No. 2-30760, and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-22385) can be used. The processing apparatus main body 1 is housed and arranged in a cabinet 3 such as a kitchen cabinet. Storage stand 21 that can be freely put in and taken out from the cabinet 3.
And the processing apparatus main body 1 is installed on the storage table 21.

The storage base 21 is provided with a front plate 24 standing upright on the front end of a support base 23 having casters 22 at the bottom, and a riser plate 25 is mounted on the front end of the support base 23 so as to be positioned below the front plate 24. Installed. Guide rails 26 are attached to both side surfaces of the support base 23, and the guide rails 26 are engaged with guide bodies provided on the inner wall of the storage portion 3b of the cabinet 3. A handle 27 is provided on the front surface of the upper portion of the front plate 24, and the handle 27 is grasped and the storage base 21 is slid forward and backward to be pulled out from the storage portion 3b of the cabinet 3 or pushed into the storage portion 3b. Is able to.

A lid opening / closing means 4 is provided between the cabinet 3 and the processing apparatus main body 1 to open / close the lid 15 in conjunction with the insertion / removal of the processing apparatus main body 1. This lid opening / closing means 4
Has a strip plate member 4a, one end of which is axially attached to the lower surface of the top plate 3a of the cabinet 3 and the other end of which is axially attached to the lid 15, and the other end is formed with a long hole 4b along the longitudinal direction. The engaging projections 15b projecting from both ends of the lid 15 are slidably engaged in the elongated hole 4b.

Therefore, from the storage state shown in FIG.
2 (b) (c), the lid 15 is opened by the band plate member 4a as the lid opening / closing means 4 as the processing apparatus main body 1 moves forward as shown in FIGS.
The lid 15 is opened only by pulling out the processing apparatus main body 1, and garbage can be put into the processing tank 2 at the same time when the lid 15 is pulled out. Further, when the processing apparatus body 1 is pushed back into the cabinet 3 together with the storage table 21, the pulling force of the cover plate 4a on the lid 15 is released in reverse to the movement of the processing apparatus body 1 into the cabinet 3. Therefore, the lid 15 is lowered downward by its own weight, and when the storage in the storage portion 3b of the cabinet 3 is completed, the lid 15 is closed as shown in FIG. 2 (a). That is, when the garbage is thrown in, the processing apparatus main body 1
The lid 15 can be closed only by returning the inside of the cabinet 3 to the inside of the cabinet 3.
It is not necessary to perform the work of opening and closing the lid 15 separately from the operation of taking in and out.

FIG. 4 shows another embodiment in which a lid opening / closing means 4 for opening / closing the lid 15 is formed by the cord-like body 7 in association with the insertion / removal of the processing apparatus main body 1. There is. As the lid opening / closing means 4, the illustrated embodiment shows a case where one end is connected to the lower surface of the top plate 3a of the cabinet 3 and the other end is a chain 7a connected to the side end of the lid 15. It may be a string or the like.

Even in this case, the lid 15 is opened by the cord 7 by pulling out the processing apparatus main body 1, and the lid 15 is closed by returning the processing apparatus main body 1 into the cabinet 3. Therefore, it is not necessary to perform an operation of opening and closing the lid 15 separately from the operation of taking in and out the processing apparatus main body 1 when dumping food waste. 5 and 6
Shows yet another embodiment, in which a lid opening / closing means 6 for electrically opening / closing the lid 15 by an opening / closing detection means 5 for detecting the loading / unloading of the processing apparatus main body 1 into / from the cabinet 3 is provided. I have it.

A fan-shaped first gear 29 centering on the hinge pin 28 is provided at the rear portion of the lid 15 that can be opened and closed, and the first gear 29 is a rotary shaft 31 of a drive motor 30.
Meshes with the second gear 32 attached to the. 33,
Reference numerals 34 are limit switches, respectively. The limit switch 33 is turned on when the lid 15 is closed by the arm 35 provided on the rear portion of the lid 15, and the limit switch 34 is turned on when the lid 15 is fully opened. The limit switches 33 and 34 are connected to the control unit 14 described above. As in the above-described embodiment, the processing apparatus main body 1 is placed on the storage table 21. A limit switch 36 is attached to the rear of the right side surface of the support table 23 that constitutes the storage table 21, and the storage section of the cabinet 3 is turned on so that the limit switch 36 is turned on when the processing apparatus main body 1 is pulled out together with the storage table 21. An operation protrusion 37 is attached to the inner wall of 3b. The limit switch 36 is also connected to the control unit 14, and the lid opening / closing means 6 is controlled by the gears 29, 32, the drive motor 30, and the limit switches 33, 34.
Further, the limit switch 36, the operation protrusion 37, and the operation switch 38 constitute the open / close detection means 5.

When the limit switch 36 is turned on while the limit switch 33 is turned on, the drive motor 30 rotates forward, the lid 15 moves in the opening direction, and the drive motor 30 is turned on when the limit switch 34 is turned on. Stops, and the lid 15 is opened. Next, when the limit switch 34 is ON (the lid 15 is open) and the operation switch 38 provided on the front surface of the front plate 24 is pressed, the drive motor 30 is reversed and the lid 1 is opened.
5 moves in the closing direction and stops when the limit switch 33 is turned on, whereby the lid 15 is closed.

In this case, the lid 15 can be automatically opened by electric power without touching the lid 15 only by pulling out the processing apparatus main body 1 together with the storage table 21, and when the lid 15 is closed, the operation switch 38 is also provided. The lid 15 can be closed without touching the lid 15 by only operating the button, and the force for opening and closing the lid 15 when the processing device main body 1 is taken in and out of the cabinet 3 is the processing device main body 1.
The lid 15 can be opened and closed electrically without affecting the operation of the lid 15, and the opening and closing operation of the lid 15 can be performed more easily.

FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 show the above-mentioned respective embodiments.
The processing apparatus main body 1 is electrically operated by operating the operation switch 50.
It is equipped with an electric loading / unloading means C for loading and unloading. The electric loading / unloading means C is a support base operated by a drive motor 53 having a pinion 52 attached to a rotary shaft 51, a rack 54 meshing with the pinion 52, and an operation protrusion 55 attached to an inner wall surface of the storage section 3b. Limit switches 56 and 57 mounted before and after 23 and the front plate 2 of the storage stand 21
4 is composed of operation switches 50 arranged on the front surface.

However, when the operation switch 50 is operated while the limit switch 56 is ON, the drive motor 53 rotates, and the processing apparatus main body 1 is electrically withdrawn from the storage portion 3b of the cabinet 3 and the storage portion 3b. When the rear limit switch 57 hits the operation protrusion 55 protruding from the inner wall surface and is turned on, the drive motor 53 stops. In this state, the lid 15 is opened by the lid opening / closing means 4. Also, limit switch 5 on the rear
When the operation switch 50 is pressed while 7 is ON, the drive motor 53 is reversed, the processing apparatus main body 1 is housed and moved in the cabinet 3, and the front limit switch 56 is operated by the operation protrusion 55.
When turned on, the processing apparatus main body 1 is stored in the storage portion 3b, and the processing apparatus body 1 is stored and arranged in the storage portion 3b with the lid 15 closed. Then, the operation device 50 can be simply operated to open and close the processing apparatus main body 1 and to open and close the lid 15 associated with the insertion and removal of the processing apparatus main body 1 without labor.

[0023]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the processing apparatus main body is housed and arranged in the cabinet so that it can be drawn out freely, and an openable lid is provided on the upper portion of the processing apparatus main body provided with the processing tank. Since the lid opening / closing means for opening / closing the lid in conjunction with the insertion / removal is provided between the cabinet and the processing apparatus main body, the processing apparatus main body is opened so that the lid opening / closing means opens the lid by the processing apparatus main body. Garbage can be thrown in with one operation of pulling out from the cabinet, and the lid is closed in conjunction with the operation of storing the main body of the processing device in the cabinet, so that you do not have to touch the lid just by taking in and out the main body of the processing device. The lid can be opened and closed.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a lid opening / closing means for electrically opening / closing the lid by the opening / closing detecting means for detecting whether the processing apparatus main body is taken in or out of the cabinet in the first aspect. In addition to the effect, the lid can be easily opened and closed electrically without applying a force for opening and closing the lid when the processing apparatus main body is taken in and out of the cabinet.

According to the invention of claim 3, in addition to the effect of claim 1, the button of the operation switch is provided, since the invention is provided with an electric loading / unloading means for electrically loading / unloading the processing apparatus main body by operating the operation switch. The processing apparatus main body can be easily put in and taken out without any labor for putting the processing apparatus main body in and out.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention in a pulled-out state.

2 (a), (b) and (c) are partially omitted sectional views showing the same operation.

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing an internal configuration of the above.

FIG. 4 is a partially omitted cross-sectional view showing another embodiment in a pulled-out state.

FIG. 5 is a partially omitted perspective view showing a further embodiment in a pulled-out state.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of the above.

FIG. 7 is a partially omitted perspective view showing a further embodiment in a pulled-out state.

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view of the above.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Processing device main body 2 Processing tank 3 Cabinet 3a Top plate 4 Lid opening / closing means 5 Opening / closing detecting means 6 Lid opening / closing means 7 Cord 15 15 Lid 15a Shaft attachment part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A food waste processing apparatus for decomposing food waste by microorganisms, wherein the processing apparatus main body is housed and arranged in a cabinet so as to be freely drawn out, and the processing apparatus main body having a processing tank inside can be opened and closed freely. And a lid opening / closing means for opening / closing the lid in association with the loading / unloading of the main body of the processing apparatus is provided between the cabinet and the main body of the processing apparatus. 2. A lid opening / closing means for electrically opening / closing the lid by means of an opening / closing detecting means for detecting whether the processing apparatus main body is taken in or out of the cabinet.
Installation structure of the garbage processing device described. 3. The installation structure of a food waste processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an electric loading / unloading means for electrically loading / unloading the processing apparatus main body by operating an operation switch.