JPH0919677A - Vessel for charging crude refuse - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vessel for charging refuse for preventing the adhesion of the crude refuse on the inside surface of a chute connected to a treating vessel. SOLUTION: The bottom of a cylindrical vessel body 1 of a size to allow the insertion into the chute is provided with a freely openable and closable bottom cap 2. This bottom cap 2 is provided with a cap closing means for holding the bottom cap normally closed and a cap opening means for opening the bottom cap by releasing the holding of the cap by the cap closing means when prescribed external force is applied thereon. The vessel is thus so constructed that the bottom cap 2 may be opened in the state of pushing the entire part of the vessel for charging into the chute.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a food waste container used when food waste is put into a food waste processing apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, a device for primary treatment of food waste at home, for example, a food waste treatment device for performing freezing treatment and drying treatment, has been developed, and further, incineration and landfilling of garbage in each municipality. For the purpose of reducing the burden, a processing device of a type in which food waste is decomposed by microorganisms has also been developed.

As an apparatus for decomposing such garbage, as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-96262, a microbial medium for inhabiting the microorganism and the microorganism are placed in a stirring tank (treatment tank). There is a structure in which the garbage stored in the tank is stirred with a microbial medium to enzymatically decompose the garbage.

In addition, in this type of food waste processing apparatus, a type which is attached to the outer wall of the kitchen has also been put into practical use. It is used by connecting the mouth and the processing tank of the garbage processing device with a chute.

In the type in which the indoor-side inlet and the processing device are connected by a chute, when raw garbage is thrown into the chute from the inlet as it is, a part of the garbage adheres to the inner surface of the chute. In order to prevent this, the attached substances become a source of offensive odors and sanitary pests.
Uses a dedicated bag for throwing.

[0006]

By the way, since a bag for use in a food waste treatment apparatus needs to be decomposed by microorganisms, a paper bag or a bag made of biodegradable plastic is conventionally used. However, the paper bag is not waterproof, and when a biodegradable plastic bag is used, there is a problem that the time required for the decomposition is too long at the current technical level.

Furthermore, even if the manufacturer prepares these bags for loading, there is no guarantee that the user will always use them. The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances,
An object of the present invention is to provide a food waste container for preventing food waste from adhering to the inner surface of a chute connected to a processing tank.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a method of degrading food waste with microorganisms in the processing tank, in which microorganisms and their media and garbage are put. In the processing device, a container used when throwing food waste into the processing tank through a chute having one end connected to the processing tank, and having a size that allows insertion into the inside of the chute from the other end side of the chute. And a cylindrical container main body with an open bottom, a bottom cover that closes the bottom opening of the container main body, a lid closing means that holds the bottom cover in a normally closed state, and when a predetermined external force is applied. It is characterized by being provided with a lid opening means for releasing the holding of the lid by the lid closing means to open the bottom lid.

With the above structure, for example, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 which are drawings showing an embodiment, when the charging container S is inserted into the chute 104, the lid is opened. If a member (projection 7) that gives an operating force to the means (lid opening lever 4) is provided in the upper part of the processing tank 101, the bottom lid of the loading container S can be simply pushed into the chute 104. 2 open automatically.

In this way, the charging container S is placed in the chute 10.
Since the food waste can be thrown into the processing tank 101 from the bottom of the container while still being inserted in the container 4,
Becomes a wall, and the garbage hardly comes into contact with the inner surface of the chute 104.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, the garbage processing device is shown in FIG.
As shown in the overall structural diagram of FIG. 1, the processing tank 101, the stirring blades 102 arranged in the tank, a motor (not shown) for giving its rotational movement, an exhaust fan 103, etc. When the microbial medium (including microorganisms) B is previously stored in the tank 1 and the decomposition treatment is performed,
This is a processing device of a type that throws food waste, which is an object to be processed, into the processing tank 101, and one end of a chute 104 is connected to the upper part of the processing tank 101, and the other end of the chute 104 is a wall surface of a kitchen or a bay window. It is connected to an input port (not shown) provided in the counter.

As shown in the structural views of FIGS. 2 and 3, the charging container S is a cylindrical container body 1 having an opening at the top and bottom, and a bottom lid 2 having a shape closing the opening at the bottom. Is equipped with. The bottom lid 2 is rotatably supported on the lower end of the container body 1 via a hinge 3.

A lid opening lever 4 is integrally formed on the bottom lid 2 at the end on the hinge 3 side. The lid opening lever 4
A compression coil spring 5 is provided between the above and a support member 1a provided on the side portion of the container body 1 above the compression coil spring 5. Due to the elastic force of, the bottom cover 2 is always given a rotational force in the “closed” direction.

Further, the bottom cover 2 is provided with a pair of magnets 6a and 6b at the end opposite to the hinge 3.
The bottom cover 2 is always kept in the "closed" state by the magnetic force (attractive force) that interacts between the magnets 6a and 6b. The magnets 6a and 6b are fixed to the inner surface of the container body 1 and the upper surface of the bottom cover 2, respectively.

On the other hand, a protrusion 7 is provided on the upper portion of the processing tank 101 at a position below the lid opening lever 4. The protrusion 7 is a member for hitting the lid opening lever 4 when the charging container S is inserted into the chute 104 and pushing up the lever 4 against the attractive force between the magnets 6a and 6b. The lid opening lever 4 is attached to the protrusion 7.
When it hits and rotates, the bottom cover 2 opens, the pair of magnets 6a and 6b separates, and the holding force is lost, and
The bottom cover 2 is fully opened with the charging container S completely entering the chute 104 (see FIG. 1).

Next, the method of use will be described. First, the input container S having the above structure is usually placed in a suitable place near the sink, and the garbage generated in the kitchen is appropriately put therein. When the amount of the stored garbage becomes an appropriate amount (full), or when it is desired to process the garbage even if the stored amount is small, the entire container S for inputting is chute from an input port provided in the kitchen. Push it into 104.

At this time, the loading container S is lifted up, and the bottom cover 2 of the container is provided with a pair of magnets 6a and 6b.
Since the closed state is held by the bottom lid 2, the bottom lid 2 does not easily open even when the garbage storage capacity is full.

When the charging container S is pushed into the chute 104 as described above, when the bottom surface of the charging container S reaches the upper portion of the processing tank 101, the lid opening lever 4 causes the protruding portion 7 provided on the upper portion of the processing tank 101. Upon hitting, the bottom lid 2 is opened by this, and the food waste inside is dropped and stored in the processing tank 101. At this time, since the container main body 1 exists in the chute 104 to the lower end thereof and moreover, the garbage is dropped from the bottom of the container body 1, the kitchen garbage hardly contacts the inner surface of the chute 104.

Then, when the loading container S is pulled up after the completion of loading the garbage, the lid opening lever 4 causes the processing tank 101 to move.
At the same time when the lid opening lever 4 is pushed downward by the compression coil spring 5 and the bottom lid 2 is closed to be in a usable state, the lid opening lever 4 is placed in an appropriate place near the sink again. Used to collect food waste.

Here, in this type of food waste processing apparatus, it is difficult to grasp the amount of food waste input by the bag used conventionally, but the use of the input container S as in the present invention. As a result, since it is possible to make the input amount constant, by setting the internal volume of the input container S to a volume (for example, 2 liters) suitable for the processing capacity of the food waste processing device, the raw material exceeding the processing capacity can be obtained. It is possible to prevent the input of dust.

4 and 5 show another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, as means for applying a rotational force in the closing direction to the bottom lid 12 of the container body 11, that is, means for pressing the lid opening lever 14 downward,
A torsion coil spring 15 is used in place of the above compression coil spring, and a lid holding lever 16 is used in place of the above magnet as a means for holding the closed bottom lid 12.

The lid pressing lever 16 has a claw portion 16a having a shape hooked on the lower surface of the end portion of the bottom lid 12, and the claw portion 16a.
Is provided with a compression coil spring 16b for pressing toward the end of the bottom lid 12. Further, an inclined step portion 16c is provided on a portion of the lid pressing lever 16 on the spring 16b side,
When the lever opening protrusion 18 provided on the inner surface of the chute 114 hits the inclined step portion 16c, the claw portion 16a of the lid pressing lever 16 is disengaged from the end portion of the bottom lid 12 and the bottom lid 12 is removed.
Is unlocked.

The position of the lever-opening protrusion 18 in the height direction is such that the lever-opening lever 14 is opened immediately before the lid-opening lever 14 hits the lid-opening protrusion 17 when the charging container is inserted into the chute 114. It is preferable that the projection 18 be in a position where it contacts the inclined step portion 16c.

FIGS. 6 and 7 are views showing another embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 differs from the structure shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 only in the means for applying an operation force to the lid opening lever 4.

That is, in the structure of FIG.
A solenoid 27 is arranged at a position below the lid opening lever 4 at the upper part of the table, a reed relay 28 for detecting that the bottom lid 2 has reached the inside of the processing tank 101, and a drive power supply operated by the output ON. 29, the solenoid 27 is actuated when the charging container S is completely pushed into the chute 104, and the plunger 27a of the solenoid 27 operates to open the lid opening lever 4.
The bottom lid 2 is opened by pushing up.

In the structure shown in FIG. 6, the reed relay 28 may be replaced by another known position sensor such as a micro switch or a photoelectric switch, and the solenoid 27 may be replaced by an air cylinder or the like. Other actuators may be used.

On the other hand, in the structure shown in FIG. 7, a pull rod 37 is attached to the lid opening lever 4 and the bottom rod 2 is opened by pulling the pull rod 37 from the input port side of the kitchen. . In this case, the length of the pull rod 37 is set to be several cm longer than the entire length of the chute 104.

As a method of opening the bottom cover 2 by operating the stick from the input port side of the kitchen as described above, a method of using a push rod instead of the above-mentioned pull rod 37 can be considered. .

Here, in the embodiment described above, the container body 1 has a cylindrical shape, but when the chute connected to the processing tank 1 has a rectangular cross-sectional shape, the container body has a rectangular shape accordingly. It may be processed into.

[0030]

As described above, according to the garbage throwing container of the present invention, the bottom lid can be opened while being pushed into the chute directly connected to the processing tank, so that the garbage on the chute inner surface can be opened. It is possible to prevent dust from adhering and improve hygiene.

Further, since the raw garbage can be put into the processing tank as it is, an extra material such as a paper bag or a bag made of biodegradable plastic does not enter the processing tank unlike the conventional case.
There is no problem that it takes extra time to disassemble the garbage.

Further, there is an advantage that the input container itself can be used as a container for collecting garbage, and by using it as such a container for collecting garbage, it is possible to ensure that the container for inputting garbage is put into the container. Since it is used, there is no need to throw food waste directly into the chute.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall structural diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a main part structure of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a view taken in the direction of arrows AA in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a view taken along the line BB of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing still another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 S Input container 1 Container body 2 Bottom lid 3 Hinge 4 Lid opening lever 5 Compression coil springs 6a, 6b Magnet 7 Projection portion 101 Processing tank 102 Stirring blade 103 Exhaust fan 104 Chute

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A treatment apparatus of a type in which microorganisms, a medium thereof, and food waste are placed in a treatment tank, and the food waste is decomposed by microorganisms in the treatment tank, and raw food is introduced through a chute having one end connected to the treatment tank. A container used when throwing refuse into a treatment tank, having a size such that it can be inserted into the inside of the chute from the other end side of the chute, and a cylindrical container body having an open top and bottom, A bottom lid that closes the bottom opening of the container body, a lid closing means that holds the bottom lid in a normally closed state, and a lid that is released by the lid closing means when a predetermined external force is applied. A container for throwing food waste, comprising a lid opening means for opening a bottom lid. 2. When the container main body is inserted to a predetermined position inside the chute, an external force is applied to the lid opening means by a member provided on the upper portion of the processing tank or the chute, and the bottom lid is closed. The food waste container according to claim 1, which is configured to open.