JPH09152270A - Raw refuse treating apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To eliminate the offensive odor generated from the treated refuse even if the cover is opened to discard the treated refuse. SOLUTION: The raw refuse treating apparatus comprises a drying section having a drying pan 3 having an agitating blade 6 therein and a heating unit 5 having a heater 5a, thereby drying and comminuting to treat the raw refuse in the pan 3 of the drying section. In this case, the apparatus comprises offensive odor sucking means for deodorizing the odor in the section via a deodorizer having a fan 29 for sucking the odor in the section and discharging it out of the apparatus when the cover of the section is opened.

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 heating and drying food waste generated from general households or restaurants.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional garbage disposal of this type, for example, a dry garbage disposal, is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-17.
The invention disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 7182 is proposed, and the present invention relates to a heat-insulating raw garbage container and a heater provided in the raw garbage container for heating the raw garbage contained in the garbage container. And a flow path for water vapor generated from heated garbage,
Having a cooling means for cooling at least a part of the flow path and a condensing part of the cooled water vapor, and sucking the odor of the exhaust gas during drying with a suction fan to deodorize it through a deodorizer. Is.

[0003]

With the conventional food waste treatment apparatus having the above-described structure, all the operations are completed after the drying is completed, and the garbage after the completion is also left unchanged. There was a problem that an odor was accumulated in the dry part, and when the lid was opened to dispose of the treated dust, an odor was emitted from the treated dust, which made the user feel uncomfortable.

Further, it is necessary to circulate the air in order to eliminate the odor in the drying section even after the processing is completed, but there is a problem that it is difficult to seal it during the drying, and the dust is transferred from the processing apparatus to the trash box or the like. There was a problem that the odor diffused due to the movement of the drying pan when throwing it away.

In addition, in the case of adding new raw garbage to the treated garbage, the raw garbage is put in immediately after opening the lid, and when the treated garbage is discarded, the lid of the drying section is opened. Also, there is a problem that the odor is diffused because there is no pot lid, and further, when the odor is sucked from the entire circumference when the lid is opened, there is a problem that the closer to the suction fan, the stronger the suction force and the uniform suction cannot be performed. In addition, there is a problem that the odor cannot be sucked in time when the lid is rapidly opened.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The food waste treating apparatus of the present invention solves the above-mentioned various problems, and the invention of claim 1 provides a drying pot and a heater having a stirring blade inside. In a food waste treatment device for drying and crushing food waste in a drying pot having a heating section provided with, there is provided an odor sucking means that does not give off an odor even if the lid is opened to treat the waste after the treatment. It will be done.

Further, the invention according to claim 2 has a drying pan having a stirring blade inside and a heating section provided with a heater for drying and crushing the garbage in the drying pan. In the above, there is provided suction fan driving means for operating the odor suction fan when the lid is opened even a little.

The invention according to claim 3 has a drying pan having a stirring blade inside and a heating section provided with a heater for drying and crushing the garbage in the drying pan. In (1), it has a sealing means for sealing the drying part when the lid is closed.

Further, the invention according to claim 4 has a drying pan having a stirring blade inside and a heating part provided with a heater, for drying and crushing the garbage in the drying pan. In the apparatus, a lid is provided on the drying pot, and a pot lid means is provided for sealing the drying part by the lid, and a pot lid means for keeping the odor out even when the drying pot is taken out.

Further, the invention according to claim 5 has a drying pan having a stirring blade inside and a heating section provided with a heater for drying and crushing the garbage in the drying pan. In the above, when the drying section lid is opened, a pan lid selecting means for selecting whether to open the lid of the drying pan at the same time or to open only the drying section lid leaving the lid of the drying pan is provided. .

Furthermore, the present invention according to claim 6 has a drying pan having a stirring blade inside and a heating part provided with a heater, for drying and crushing the garbage in the drying pan. The apparatus is provided with uniform suction means for uniformly sucking odors from the entire circumference by changing the size of the odor suction ports provided on the entire circumference of the drying pan.

Further, the invention according to claim 7 has a drying pan having a stirring blade inside and a heating part provided with a heater, for drying and crushing the garbage in the drying pan. In order to suck the odor in the drying section until the drying section lid is completely opened, a constant speed lid opening means for opening the lid at a constant speed by an electric motor or a damper is provided.

The garbage disposal of the present invention has the above-mentioned structure.
According to the first aspect of the invention, even if the lid is opened after the treatment, the odor does not leak to the outside of the apparatus, the odor is not trapped in the room, and the unpleasant odor is not inhaled, so that the user does not feel uncomfortable. Further, according to the second aspect of the invention, since the suction fan is automatically driven by opening the lid, the function of odor suction can be exhibited by the operation of opening the lid without the user's intention. Therefore, there is no discomfort caused by forgetting the suction operation.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the lid is closed, the odor suction port is closed and the drying section is closed, so that odor leakage during processing can be prevented. Further, according to the invention of claim 4, by providing the lid for the drying pan, the drying pan can be sealed and the odor can be prevented from leaking from the pan when the drying pan is taken out.

Further, according to the invention of claim 5, when new raw garbage is added to the treated garbage for drying treatment, it is convenient to open the pot lid together with the drying lid. If you take out the pot and throw away the processing waste, it is more convenient if the pot lid remains in the pot even if you open the drying part lid, because there is no odor diffusion and you can select according to the time.
Furthermore, in the invention according to claim 6, since the odor is uniformly sucked from the entire circumference of the drying pan by changing the size of the odor suction port, there is no odor leakage. Further, in the invention according to claim 7, since the lid of the drying unit is opened at a constant speed, the odor can be sucked before the lid is completely opened.

[0016]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the garbage processing apparatus of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a garbage processing device of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a main body of the garbage processing device. Reference numeral 2 denotes a heat insulating section of the drying section, which prevents the heating section 5 from releasing heat. Reference numeral 3 is a drying pot in which raw garbage is dried. Further, the main body 1 has a stirring blade 6 located in the drying pot 3 and a connecting portion 7 incorporated therein. A connecting portion connected to a stirring motor (not shown) is connected to the connecting portion 7, and the stirring blade 6 is connected by the stirring motor.
Is rotated.

Reference numeral 4 is a drying unit cover having a heat insulating structure. 4a is a packing attached to the drying unit lid 4, which seals the odor suction port to seal the drying unit. Reference numeral 5 denotes a heating unit, which incorporates a heater 5a and heats the drying pot 3. Reference numeral 8 denotes a condenser, which cools the steam discharged from the drying section to convert it into condensed water. 9 is a separator, which discharges the condensed water coming from the condenser 8 to the drain pipe 27,
The gas is sent to the deodorizer 26 via the exhaust pipe 24.

Reference numeral 12 is a cooling air guide for cooling the condenser 8, and 13 is a drying portion supporting plate for supporting the drying portion. 14
Is an exhaust fan that sucks the gas from the separator 9 through the deodorizer 26 and exhausts the hot air in the garbage processing device to the outside of the garbage processing device, and 15 is an exhaust fan motor of the exhaust fan 14, Reference numeral 16 is an exhaust fan propeller of the exhaust fan 15, and 17 is an exhaust fan guide thereof.

Reference numeral 18 is an exhaust duct, 19 is a front panel, and 28 is a deodorizing element and a heater incorporated in the deodorizer 26. 29 is an odor suction fan, and 29a is a pipe connecting the odor suction port and the odor suction fan 29. Reference numeral 30 denotes a deodorizer for sucked odor.

FIG. 2 is a detailed view of the drying section lid. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 31 is an odor suction port, which is arranged all around the drying pot 3. The odor suction port 31 is closed by the packing 4a of the drying unit lid 4 when the drying unit lid 4 is closed, and prevents vapor and odor from leaking from the drying unit during the heating and drying process. . Odor suction port 31 is a drying pot 3
Odor sucking fan 2 through pipe 29a
9 is connected. Reference numeral 34 denotes a detection switch that detects that the drying unit lid 4 has been opened.
The odor suction fan 29 is driven by the detection of 4.
Reference numeral 10 denotes a drying part sealing packing for sealing the drying pan 3 and the drying part, which prevents leakage of steam or the like to the parts other than the condenser 8. The connecting portion of the condenser 8 with the lid is made of a flexible material so as not to interfere with the opening and closing of the lid. The other parts are metal.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view when a pan lid is provided. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 32 denotes a pot lid, and by setting the pot lid 32, the odor suction port is sealed by the pot lid packing 32a. 32b is a discharge pipe for discharging the steam of the drying pot 3 to the condenser 8. 32 c is a totte for attaching the pan lid 32 to the drying unit lid 4. By inserting the Totte 32c into the drying unit lid 4, the Totte 32c does not fall from the drying unit lid 4 and the position and direction are fixed. A release mechanism 33 automatically removes (releases) the fixed pan lid 32, and uses a solenoid as an example.

FIG. 4 shows an embodiment in which the lid is opened electrically, and the embodiment in FIG. 4 is an example in which the drying unit lid 4 is automatically opened by a lid motor (not shown) and is connected to the lid motor. The drying unit lid 4 is opened at a constant speed through the shaft 35C, the motor gear 35B integrated with the shaft 35C, and the lid gear 35a attached to the drying unit lid 4.

FIG. 5 is a top view of the main part of the drying pot. In FIG. 5, the odor suction port 31 has a smaller diameter as it is closer to the suction pipe 29a and a larger diameter as it is further away, and the odor is evenly distributed over the entire circumference. Can be sucked.

Next, an outline of the operation flow of the embodiment of the garbage disposal according to the present invention until the processing of garbage is completed will be described. First, raw garbage is put into the drying pot 3 and the drying unit lid 4 is closed. Then, when the process is started, the heating heater 5a, the deodorizing heater in the deodorizing device 26, and the cooling fan are turned on. The stirring motor is rotated at appropriate times to improve the drying efficiency. The vapor generated from the garbage is discharged through the condenser 8, liquefied in the condenser 8 and discharged as a condensate.

The uncondensed gas passes through the deodorizer 26 and is discharged with no odor. When the drying is completed, the decrease in the temperature of the condensing pipe is detected and the completion is notified. The above is a series of schematic operations. The treated waste has a low water content and can be treated as general waste or fertilizer. Regarding the odor suction function, not only the method of the heating unit according to the embodiment of the present invention but also the hot air drying method in which the heating heater and the blowing fan are provided in the drying unit may be used.

Next, an embodiment of the above-mentioned food waste processing apparatus of the present invention will be described in association with the invention of each claim. First,
An embodiment of the odor suction means of the invention according to claim 1 will be described. As shown in the embodiment of FIG. 1, an odor suction port is provided along the circumference of the brim portion of the drying pot 3 of the present invention.

By opening the drying unit lid 4, the odor suction port is opened and the odor suction fan 29 is driven to suck the odor in the drying pan 3 from the entire circumference, and the deodorizer 3
No odor is leaked to the outside because it is deodorized and exhausted through 0. Since the odor suction fan 29 is driven by the detection switch 34 by opening the drying unit cover 4, suction is started when the drying unit cover 4 is slightly opened, and odor is not leaked to the outside.

Next, an embodiment of the suction fan driving means according to the invention will be described. Detection switch 3
The odor suction fan 2 detects the opening of the drying unit lid 4.
9 is driven. The detection switch 34 is installed so that it is turned on when the lid is unlocked and is opened a little (about 5 degrees in angle). This is because the closed packing 4a of the odor suction port is released at this angle, and the odor filled in the drying section is prevented as much as possible from leaking from the gap of the drying section lid 4. In this case, the detection switch 34 may be provided in the lock portion and the odor suction fan 29 may be driven when the lock is released.

Next, an embodiment of the sealing means of the invention described in claim 3 will be described. As shown in the embodiment of FIG. 2, a packing 4a for sealing the odor suction port is attached to the drying unit lid 4 of the present invention, and by closing the drying unit cover 4, the odor suction port is closed by the packing 4a. The
The drying section is in a closed state, and the vapor generated in the drying section is discharged from the drying section only via the condenser 8. Therefore, no steam or odor leaks from the drying section. This packing 4
a has a circular shape, and seals the brim portion of the drying pot 3 including the odor suction port over the entire circumference, and seals the entire drying portion during the drying process.

Next, an embodiment of the pot lid means of the invention according to claim 4 will be described. As shown in the embodiment of FIG. 3, the pot lid 32 has a different structure from the drying unit lid 4, and can be fixed to or separated from the drying unit lid 4. Pot lid 3
A packing 32a is provided on the outer periphery of the hood 2, and the odor suction port and the drying pan 3 are closed by closing the pan lid 32. The steam generated in the drying pan 3 is discharged through the discharge pipe 32b. Therefore, the packing 32a of the pan lid 32 has the same function as the packing 4a of the drying section lid 4.

Next, an embodiment of the pan lid selecting means of the present invention will be described. As shown in the embodiment of FIG. 3, the pot lid 32 has a structure in which it is fixed by being inserted into the drying unit lid 4 by the Totte 32c. The drying unit cover 4 has a function of holding the tottette 32c by the action of a spring or the like when it is inserted.

If the drying unit lid 4 is opened without doing anything, the pot lid 3
2 also opens together with the drying unit lid 4. However, if you press the pan lid release button and open the drying unit lid 4, the pan lid release mechanism 3
The totte 32c of the pan lid 32 is released from holding by 3,
Only the drying part lid 4 is opened. It is convenient to open the pan lid 32 together with the raw garbage when starting the processing, and when discarding the garbage after processing, release the pan lid 32 and remove only the drying section lid 4. Open and dry pan 3 with the pan lid 32 attached
If the odor is taken out and taken to a trash box or the like, where the drying unit lid 4 is removed and the trash is thrown away, the internal odor is not diffused during movement, which is very effective for a processing device installed indoors.

Next, an embodiment of the uniform absorbing means of the present invention will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 3 and FIG. 5, the odor suction fan 29 sucks from one location, so when sucking from the entire circumference of the drying pan 3, the odor suction fan 29 must have the same size. Since the odor suction port closer to is closer to the odor suction port than the distant odor suction port, uniform suction cannot be performed and odor leakage occurs. Therefore, by reducing the diameter of the odor suction port closer to the odor suction fan 29 and changing the diameter of the odor suction port so that the odor can be sucked uniformly over the entire circumference, odor leakage can be prevented by uniform suction.

Next, an embodiment of the constant velocity lid opening means of the present invention will be described. The embodiment shown in FIG. 4 is electric, and the lid motor is rotated by pressing the lid opening button, and the lid motor is attached to the shaft 35c, the motor gear 35b, and the drying portion lid. The lid gear 35a rotates and the drying unit lid 4
Opens at a constant speed. The speed needs to be set so that the odor filled in the pan can be reliably sucked in.If opened too fast, the lid may be opened before the suction is completed and the odor may leak out. You can open it with.

[0035]

Since the garbage processing apparatus of the present invention has the above-mentioned configuration, the invention according to claim 1 sucks odor from the drying section when the lid is opened by the odor suction means and passes through the deodorizer. Since it is deodorized and exhausted to the outside of the apparatus, great effects can be expected for eliminating the discomfort of the user and for the garbage processing apparatus used indoors.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since suction is started at the same time when the lid is opened by the suction fan driving means, the garbage disposal device used indoors without leaking odor due to forgetting operation by switch operation. Can be expected to have a great effect. The invention according to claim 3 is used indoors without leaking steam or odor during the drying process because the odor suction port is automatically closed by closing the lid by the sealing means and the drying part is closed. A great effect can be expected for the garbage disposal. and again,
According to the invention described in claim 4, even when the pot is taken out by the pot lid means and the dust is discarded, a great effect can be expected without spreading the odor into the room. Further, according to the invention of claim 5, the pot lid selecting means can save a double operation of opening the lid of the drying section at the time of throwing in the garbage and then opening the pot lid, and a great effect can be expected for a simple operation.

Furthermore, in the invention according to claim 6, since the uniform suction means uniformly sucks the odor from the entire circumference of the pan to prevent the odor from leaking, it is very effective for the domestic garbage disposal device. Can be expected. Further, according to the invention of claim 7, the constant speed lid opening means prevents the leakage of odor due to insufficient odor suction due to the rapid opening of the lid, so that a great effect can be expected for the garbage disposal device used indoors.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a garbage processing device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional configuration diagram of essential parts showing an embodiment of the garbage processing device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional configuration diagram of a main part of a pan lid showing an embodiment of the garbage disposal according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional configuration diagram of an essential part of the electric opening / closing mechanism of the drying unit lid showing the embodiment of the garbage treatment device of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged top view of an essential part of an odor suction port of a drying pot for implementing the garbage processing device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Processing Device Main Body 2 Heat Insulation Section of Drying Section 3 Drying Pan 4 Drying Section Lid 4a Drying Section Lid Packing 5 Heating Section 5a Heating Heater 6 Stirring Blade 7 Coupling Section 8 Condenser 9 Separator 10 Drying Section Sealing Packing 12 Cooling Air Guide 13 Drying part support plate 14 Exhaust fan 15 Exhaust fan motor 16 Exhaust fan propeller 17 Exhaust fan guide 24 Exhaust pipe 26 Deodorizer 29 Odor suction fan

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A drying pan having a stirring blade inside, a heating part provided with a heater, etc., and drying and crushing raw garbage in the drying pan of the drying part. In the garbage processing device for processing, when the lid of the drying part is opened, the garbage is provided with an odor suction means for deodorizing it through a deodorizer having a fan for sucking the odor in the drying part and discharging it to the outside of the device. Garbage disposal equipment. 2. The garbage processing device according to claim 1, further comprising a suction fan drive means for operating an odor suction fan when the lid is slightly opened. 3. The food waste processing device according to claim 1, further comprising a sealing means for closing the odor suction port with a packing attached to the lid when the lid is closed to seal the drying section. The garbage processing equipment to be. 4. The food waste processing device according to claim 1, wherein a lid of the drying section has a removable pan lid, and a packing of the pan lid closes an odor suction port to seal the drying section. An apparatus for treating food waste, comprising means. 5. The garbage processing device according to claim 4, further comprising a pan lid selecting means for selecting whether to open only the drying part lid or the pan lid together when the drying part lid is opened. A garbage disposal device characterized by the above. 6. The garbage processing device according to claim 1 or 4, wherein a plurality of odor suction ports are provided around the drying section, and the odor suction port closer to the suction port of the fan has a smaller diameter. The farther the odor suction port is from the fan suction port,
An apparatus for treating garbage according to claim 1, which has a uniform suction means for increasing the diameter and uniformly sucking odor over the entire circumference of the drying section. 7. The garbage disposal according to claim 1, further comprising a constant speed lid opening means for opening the lid at a slow and constant speed by means such as an electric motor or a damper.
A garbage processing device that sucks off odors in the drying section until it is completely opened.