JPH09323801A - Transportation device for sewage with crushed garbage - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the internal space of a sink cabinet from being reduced by disposing a storage part for storing a designated quantity of sewage with crushed garbage in such a manner as to be concealed in the interior of a sink cabinet. SOLUTION: A sink cabinet 18 comprises a sink 20 and a crushing device 22 disposed under the sink 20. The crushing device 22 is adapted to crush garbage and discharge the crushed garbage with sewage to the outside through a transport pipe 24A. A prescribed quantity of discharged sewage is once stored in a storage part unit 26 and discharged downstream by a vacuum generator connected to the downstream part of the transport pipe 24B. The storage part unit 26 is accommodated in the interior of the sink cabinet 18 and formed in such a manner that a pipe 38 of a storage part 30 substantially make a circuit in the interior of the sink cabinet 18. The storage part 30 is accommodated in the inside of a kick-in part 39 of the lower part of the sink cabinet 18.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a conveying device for crushing food waste.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art
There is known a crushing device which is attached to a lower part of a sink of a sink in a kitchen and crushes food waste introduced from a drain port of the sink and discharges it together with drainage. Conventionally, there is a transfer device that collects a certain amount of sewage containing crushed food waste crushed by this crushing device in a storage part such as a storage tank, and discharges it with forced discharge means when the storage amount reaches a certain amount. It is known.

By the way, when the sewage containing the crushed food waste is once stored in a storage part such as a storage tank, the location of the storage part becomes a problem. For example, if this storage section is installed inside the kitchen, there is an advantage that installation of the crushing device only requires indoor work. However, if such a storage section is installed inside the room, not only will the interior of the kitchen become smaller, , If the storage part is exposed to the outside, it naturally becomes unsightly.

On the other hand, when the storage section is installed outdoors,
When installing the crushing device, it is necessary to carry out indoor work and outdoor work, and even when the storage part is provided outdoors, securing the installation place becomes a problem.

[0005]

The transport apparatus of the invention of the present application was devised to solve such a problem. Thus, the transport device of the invention of the present application is a device for transporting crushed food waste by waste crushing device provided at the bottom of the sink in the sink of the kitchen as waste water together with drainage, and The storage part for storing a fixed amount is arranged in a concealed state inside the sink (claim 1).

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a conveying device according to claim 1, wherein the reservoir is housed inside a riser at the lower end of the sink (claim 2).

According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided the conveying device according to the first or second aspect, wherein the storage portion is formed of a pipe (claim 3).

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the conveying device according to the third aspect, wherein the storage portion is formed by bending the pipe.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a conveying device according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3 and 4, wherein the reservoir is provided on a drain passage including the reservoir to open and close the drain passage. The reservoir unit is configured with the opening / closing valve means
The storage unit is disposed inside the sink (claim 5).

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a conveying device according to the fifth aspect, wherein the reservoir unit is further provided with a reservoir amount detector for detecting a reservoir amount of the waste water inside the reservoir unit. A storage unit including a storage amount detector is disposed inside the sink (claim 6).

According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a conveying device according to any one of claims 5 and 6, wherein a vacuum generating device is provided in the drainage passage and at a downstream portion of the on-off valve means.
When the on-off valve means is opened, the waste water in the reservoir is forcibly discharged by the action of negative pressure, and the reservoir unit is operated when the negative pressure acts on the reservoir. An air valve for introducing air into the reservoir is provided, and the air valve is disposed inside the sink (claim 7).

[0012]

As described above, the invention of claim 1 is such that the storage portion for storing the crushed wastewater of food waste is accommodated in the sink in a concealed state. For example, the installation of the crushing device only requires indoor work, and the installation of the reservoir does not make the interior of the kitchen any smaller and does not impair the aesthetics.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the storage section is housed inside the sink and inside the riser section at the lower end of the storage section. According to the present invention, the conventional dead space is provided. The inner space of the riser can be used effectively,
In addition, when the reservoir is accommodated in the space inside the riser in this way, the inside of the cabinet, which is the body of the sink, that is, the substantial internal space of the sink is not narrowed by the reservoir, and It is possible to secure the accommodation amount in the same manner as in the conventional case.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the storage section is formed of a pipe. By doing so, the storage section can be satisfactorily accommodated in a narrow space inside the riser section.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the storage portion is formed by bending the pipe, and in this case, the required capacity can be easily obtained even in the limited narrow space inside the riser portion. It is possible to accommodate the reservoir of the.

The storage section can be configured as a storage section unit together with opening / closing valve means for opening and closing a drainage passage including the storage section. In this case, the storage section unit is accommodated inside the sink in a concealed state. By doing so, the installation work of the on-off valve means can be facilitated, and the maintenance work of the on-off valve means together with the reservoir inside the sink can be performed (claim 5).

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a storage amount detector for detecting the storage amount of waste water in the storage unit is also configured as a storage unit unit, and the storage unit is housed in the sink. In this case, the storage amount detector can be easily installed, and the maintenance work can be performed inside the sink. The accumulated amount detector may be configured to open the on-off valve means when the accumulated amount of waste water in the reservoir reaches a certain amount.

According to a seventh aspect of the invention, the stored liquid (sewage) in the storage section is forcibly discharged by the action of negative pressure, and
The storage unit is provided with an air valve so that it can be stored inside the sink. In this case, the waste water stored inside the storage unit in the storage unit is automatically discharged when the waste water reaches a certain amount. That can be sucked out to the outside, and that the storage unit including the storage unit, the opening / closing valve unit, the storage amount detector, and the air valve can be easily installed and maintained, and the interior of the kitchen is complicated. Nor.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, a sink 18 is provided with a sink 18, and a crushing device 22 is provided under the sink 20. The crushing device 22 is for crushing food waste, and the food waste crushed here is discharged to the outside as waste water together with waste water through the transport pipe 24A.

The discharged wastewater is temporarily stored in the storage unit 26.
Is stored in a predetermined amount and is discharged to the downstream side by a suction force of a vacuum generator 28 connected to a downstream portion of the vacuum type transfer pipe 24B, and is collected in a water collecting portion provided in the vacuum generator 28 and the like. After the water is collected, it is sent to the subsequent processing equipment.

The storage unit 26 is provided with a wastewater storage unit 30.
A vacuum valve 32 as an on-off valve means for connecting or shutting off the waste water transport passage, a storage amount detector 34 for detecting the storage amount of the waste water in the reservoir 30, and a negative pressure on the reservoir 30 And an air valve 36 for introducing air into the storage portion 30 when the dirty water flows into the storage portion 30. The air valve 36 keeps the passage closed at other times to prevent the odor from the reservoir 30 from flowing back to the sink 20 side.

The storage unit 26 is housed inside the sink 18 and its concrete structure is shown in FIGS. As shown in these figures, in this example, the storage section 30 is configured such that the pipe 38 is bent around the sink 18 about once.
However, it is stored in a hidden state inside the riser 39 at the bottom of the sink 18.

The storage section 30 formed of this pipe 38 is
As shown in FIG. 4, in the unfolded state, the total length L is about 1200 mm and the capacity is about 5.3 liters. Both ends of the storage portion 30 formed of the pipe 38 are arranged at the rear position inside the sink 18, and each end portion is formed in a curved shape in a rising shape. The rising portions 40 and 42 are connected to the transport pipes 24A and 24B, respectively.

From the oblique rising portion 40 at one end of the storage portion 30, a rising portion 44 which branches further straight and upward.
Is formed, and the air valve 36 is provided at an upper position thereof. On the other hand, the rising portion 46 is also formed in the intermediate portion of the storage portion 30 so as to communicate with the inside of the pipe 38, and the storage amount detector 34 is provided at the upper portion thereof. Further, in the vicinity of the rising portion 42 at the other end of the storage portion 30, the vacuum valve 32 is provided on the transfer pipe 24B.
Is provided. These air valve 36, storage amount detector 3
4. The vacuum valves 32 are all located at the rear position inside the sink 18.

The storage amount detector 34 is the start-up unit 4 here.
It is supposed to operate based on the fluctuation of the air pressure inside 6. Specifically, when the amount of waste water stored in the storage section 30 increases and the air pressure inside the rising section 46 rises, it is operated by the increase in the air pressure, and the carrier pipe 2
4B communicating with 4B and conduit 5 communicating with vacuum valve 32
The negative pressure is introduced into the vacuum valve 32 by making 0 and the communication state with each other, and this is opened.

On the other hand, when the amount of dirty water in the storage section 30 decreases and the air pressure in the rising section 46 decreases, the conduit 48
The vacuum valve 32 is closed by disconnecting the communication between 50 and 50.

Further, the storage amount detector 34 includes an air valve 36.
Is also communicated via the conduit 52, and when the negative pressure acts on the reservoir 30, the air valve 36 is opened to actuate the reservoir 30.
Introduce air inside.

FIG. 5 shows a specific structure of the vacuum valve 32. As shown in the drawing, the vacuum valve 32 includes a valve body 54 that opens and closes a wastewater transfer passage inside a casing 56. A rod 58 that moves integrally with the valve body 54 extends from the valve body 54, and the tip end of the rod 58 is connected to a diaphragm 62 that defines a negative pressure action chamber 60 inside the casing 56.

The negative pressure working chamber 60 has a negative pressure inlet 64, to which the conduit 50 is connected.
Further, inside the negative pressure action chamber 60, a spring 66 for urging the valve body 54 in the valve closing direction is arranged.

A negative pressure outlet 68 is provided in the conveying pipe 24B at the downstream side of the opening / closing portion formed by the valve body 54,
The conduit 48 is connected here.

In this example, the sink 20 of the sink 18 is
The raw garbage put in through the drainage port is crushed by the crushing device 22, and the crushed wastewater of the raw garbage flows into the storage section 30 together with the drainage. When the amount of raw garbage sewage that has flowed into the storage section 30 reaches a certain amount, the storage amount detector 34 detects this and opens the vacuum valve 32.

Then, the vacuum (negative pressure) generated by the vacuum generator 28 is applied to the inside of the storage section 30, and the storage section 3
The waste water stored in 0 is discharged to the downstream side by the vacuum suction force. At this time, the air valve 36 is actuated to introduce air into the reservoir 30. Therefore, according to this example, the dirty water in the reservoir 30 is smoothly discharged to the downstream side, and the drain port of the sink 20 is discharged. A negative pressure is prevented from acting on.

In this way, when the waste water in the storage section 30 is discharged to the outside and the storage amount in the storage section 30 decreases,
The vacuum valve 32 is closed by the operation of the storage amount detector 34, and the action of negative pressure on the storage portion 30 is stopped.

As described above, in this embodiment, the storage portion 30 for storing the ground waste sewage is stored in the sink 18 in a concealed state. According to this embodiment,
When installing the crushing device 22, only indoor work is required,
Moreover, the installation of the storage unit 30 does not make the interior of the kitchen narrower and does not impair the aesthetics.

Further, in this embodiment, since the storage section 30 is accommodated inside the sink 18 and inside the kicking section 39 at the lower end, the inside of the kicking section 39, which has conventionally been a dead space, is stored. The space can be effectively used, and in addition, by accommodating the storage part 30 in the inner space of the riser part 39 in this way, the inside of the cabinet as the main body of the sink 18, that is, the substantial inside of the sink 18 is stored in the storage part. It is possible to secure the storage amount inside the sink 18 as in the conventional case without narrowing by 30.

Further, since the storage section 30 is formed by bending the pipe 38, the storage section 30 having a required capacity can be accommodated in a narrow space inside the riser section 39.

In this embodiment, the reservoir 30 is configured as a reservoir unit 26 together with the vacuum valve 32, the reservoir amount detector 34, and the air valve 36, and is accommodated in the sink 18 in a concealed state. The vacuum valve 32, the storage amount detector 34, and the air valve 36 can be easily installed, and the vacuum valve 32, the storage amount detector 34, and the air valve 36 are installed in the storage section 30 inside the cabinet inside the kitchen.
With this, maintenance work can be easily performed.

FIG. 6 shows another embodiment. In this embodiment, the storage section 30 is constituted by a straight pipe 38 arranged on the rear side of the sink 18 and inside the riser section 39. Here, the length of the pipe 38 is about 1200 mm as in the above embodiment, and the capacity thereof is about 5.3 liters. In this example, the rising portion 46 is composed of a main portion 46A extending straightly upward and a branch portion 46B branched therefrom, and the storage amount detector 34 is provided above the branch portion 46B. The other points are the same as those of the above-described embodiment, and a more detailed description will be omitted.

In this embodiment as well, the same effects as in the above-mentioned embodiment can be obtained, and in particular, in the case of this embodiment, since the pipe 38 has a straight shape, the inside of the reservoir 30 There is an advantage that the flow resistance at the time of discharging the collected wastewater can be further reduced.

In the case of the above-described embodiment, since the pipe 38 is bent to form the storage portion 30, the riser portion 39, which is limited even in the short-length (horizontal direction) sink 18, is provided.
The required amount of storage can be ensured in a narrow space inside the container. However, in the case of the present embodiment, since the pipe 38 has a straight shape and the storage portion 30 is configured by this, the length in the left-right direction is set. Is particularly suitable for long sinks 18 of.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, this is merely an example, and the present invention may be configured such that the waste water storage portion is formed in the form of a tank and accommodated in the sink. For example, it can be configured in a form in which various changes are made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram of a wastewater transporting device that is an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the storage unit in FIG. 1 stored in a sink.

3A and 3B are a side view and a front view showing a state in which the storage unit in FIG. 1 is stored inside a sink.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a state in which a pipe forming the storage portion in FIGS. 2 to 3 is linearly expanded.

5 is a diagram showing an internal structure of the vacuum valve in FIGS. 2 to 4. FIG.

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

[Explanation of symbols]

 18 Sink 20 Sink 22 Crushing device 24A, 24B Conveying pipe 26 Reservoir unit 28 Vacuum generator 30 Reservoir 32 Vacuum valve 34 Reservoir amount detector 36 Air valve 38 Pipe 40, 42, 44, 46 Start-up part 48, 50, 52 conduit

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A device for transporting crushed food waste as sewage together with drainage by a crushing device for trash provided at the bottom of a sink in a kitchen sink, and having a storage section for storing a predetermined amount of crushed sewage of the garbage. A conveying device for crushed food waste, which is arranged in a concealed state inside. 2. The apparatus for conveying crushed food waste according to claim 1, wherein the reservoir is housed inside a riser at the lower end of the sink. 3. The transport device for crushed food waste according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the reservoir is formed of a pipe. 4. The transport apparatus for crushed food waste according to claim 3, wherein the storage section is formed by bending a pipe. 5. The reservoir unit according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3 and 4, wherein the reservoir is provided on a drainage passage including the reservoir and is provided with an on-off valve means for opening and closing the drainage passage. A transporting device for crushed food waste, characterized in that the storage unit is disposed inside the sink. 6. The storage unit according to claim 5, further comprising a storage amount detector for detecting a storage amount of waste water in the storage unit, the storage unit unit including the storage amount detector. Is disposed inside the sink, the apparatus for transporting ground waste sewage. 7. The vacuum generating device according to claim 5, wherein a vacuum generator is provided in the drainage passage and at a downstream portion of the on-off valve means, and when the on-off valve means opens, The waste water is forcibly discharged by the action of negative pressure, and the reservoir unit is provided with an air valve for introducing air into the reservoir when the negative pressure acts on the reservoir. In addition, the air valve is disposed inside the sink, and a conveying device for crushing food waste sewage.