JPH10316994A - Method for recycling edible oil waste - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a recycling apparatus for edible oil waste wherewith a used edible oil waste occurring from a fryer, etc., in a kitchen can be easily recovered, settled, and separated and the resultant supernatant oil can be separated from the settled oil and can be returned to the fryer, etc. SOLUTION: This apparatus comprises a waste oil recovery vessel 3 and a pump 4, both installed on a cart 1. The vessel 1 has a supernatant oil discharge port 7 at the position corresponding to the boundary line between the supernatant oil and the settled oil at the time when the vessel contains a specified amt. of the oil waste, and the vessel also has a settled oil discharge port 8 at the bottom 3b. The suction end and the delivery end of the pump can be switched, and hoses 11, 12 with specified lenghts are connected individually to the ends.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an edible waste oil recycling apparatus which collects edible waste oil and allows the supernatant oil obtained by sedimentation and separation to be reused.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, edible waste oil discharged from cooking rooms of companies, schools, stores, hospitals and the like is stored in drums and the like, which is collected by a collecting company and subjected to sedimentation separation processing and heating processing. A recycling system to be delivered to reusers is being established.

[0003]

However, waste oil generated from a fryer in a cooking room such as a school or a hospital can be reused sufficiently by self-collection and sedimentation. It was avoided because of the cumbersome work of sedimentation and separation and returning the supernatant oil to a fryer or the like.

According to the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, used edible waste oil generated from a fryer or the like in a cooking chamber can be easily recovered and settled and separated, and the supernatant oil is separated from the settled oil and taken out. It is an object of the present invention to provide an edible oil reuse device that can be easily returned to a fryer or the like.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a waste oil collecting tank and a pump installed on a trolley, wherein the waste oil collecting tank is equipped with a supernatant when a predetermined amount of waste oil is stored. A supernatant oil outlet is provided at a position corresponding to a demarcation point where oil and sedimentation oil are separated, and a sedimentation oil outlet is provided at the tank bottom, and the pump is switchable between a suction end and a discharge end. In addition, a hose of a predetermined length is connected to each end.

According to the present invention, as described above, the nozzle moves to the vicinity of a fryer or the like that needs to collect waste oil while freely traveling in the cooking chamber, and a nozzle is provided at the tip of a hose connected to one end of a mounted pump. Into the waste oil, such as a fryer, and a nozzle connected to the end of a hose connected to the other end of the pump. When operated to discharge to the waste oil recovery tank side, the waste oil in the fryer is easily and quickly recovered into the waste oil recovery tank.

[0007] The waste oil collected in the waste oil recovery tank is settled and separated in the tank when left as it is for a predetermined time. Thereafter, the end of the hose connected to one end of the pump is connected to the supernatant oil discharge port of the recovery tank, and the nozzle is connected to the end of the hose connected to the other end of the pump to the empty fryer. When the pump is inserted and operated to suck the waste oil from the waste oil recovery tank and discharge it to the fryer side, the supernatant oil in the recovery tank can be easily returned to the fryer.

Thus, the tip of the hose connected to one end of the pump is connected to the settling oil discharge port provided at the bottom of the recovery tank, and the nozzle is connected to the tip of the hose connected to the other end of the pump. When the pump is inserted into the mouth of the drum and the pump is operated so as to be sucked from the waste oil collecting tank and discharged to the drum, the settled oil is discarded into the drum. Of course, the oil that has settled to the bottom of the tank is repeatedly used several times together with the waste oil discharged from the fryer, and is discarded as described above only for those that are sufficiently fatigued.

Further, the invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the waste oil recovery tank is provided with a means for filtering inflow waste oil, and a solid content contained in waste oil to be stored in the tank is removed in advance. The sedimentation and separation efficiency can be further improved.

[0010]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a truck having running wheels 2 on the lower surface, and a waste oil recovery tank 3 and a pump 4 capable of switching between a suction end and a discharge end are installed on the upper surface of the truck 1. The pump 4 obtains electric power by inserting a plug 5 into an outlet (not shown) provided in a cooking chamber or the like. A direct generator is mounted on the carriage 1 and electric power is obtained from the direct generator. You may do so.

In the embodiment, the waste oil recovery tank 3 has a cylindrical shape with an open upper surface, and has an opening / closing lid 3a on the upper surface. It is preferable that the opening / closing lid 3a can be sealed so that the waste oil collected during the movement of the carriage 1 does not overflow.

The waste oil recovery tank 3 is prepared in several types having different capacities according to the capacity of the fryer 6 in the cooking chamber. Thus, for each waste oil recovery tank 3, a demarcation point P that will separate into a supernatant oil component and a sedimentation oil component when a predetermined amount of waste oil is stored is defined, and a position corresponding to the demarcation point P is defined. A supernatant oil outlet 7 is provided.

The bottom 3b of the waste oil recovery tank 3 is formed in a funnel shape, and a settling oil discharge port 8 is provided on the outer wall of the tank via a hose 3c from the bottom end. Cocks 7a and 8a are provided in the supernatant oil discharge port 7 and the settling oil discharge port 8, and can be selectively opened and closed.

A filtering means 9 such as a mesh for filtering the inflowing oil is provided at the opening of the waste oil recovery tank 3 so that coarse solid content of particles contained in the waste oil can be removed in advance.

The pump 4 is not limited in its structure, but is preferably a gear pump, a vane pump, a screw pump, etc. since it is intended for edible waste oil. The pump 4 can be switched between a suction end and a discharge end by operating a hand controller 10.

To both ends 4a and 4b of the pump 4, hoses 11 and 12 each having a predetermined length are connected.
At the end of each of the hoses 11 and 12, there is provided a coupling 13 which can be connected to the supernatant oil outlet 7 and the settling oil outlet 8.
Is provided. The coupling 13 is capable of male and female coupling (pipe joint) with the outlets 7 and 8.
Both are capable of bonding both sexes. Preferably, the male and female connections are of a one-touch type.

One side of the end portion 15 of the nozzle 14 is engaged with the opening edge 16 of the waste oil recovery tank 3 or the opening edge 16 of the fryer (equipment such as cooking oil tank using cooking oil) 6. Supportable locking means 17 are provided.

If all or part of the hoses 11 and 12 are formed of a transparent material, the supernatant oil or the sedimentation oil can be easily visually recognized from the outside depending on the color of the waste oil passing through the hoses. It is.

The apparatus of the present invention shown in the above embodiment is a truck 1
To move the waste oil recovery tank 3 and the pump 4 to the vicinity of the fryer 6 or the like in the cooking chamber. Next, as shown in FIG. 2, the end 15 of the nozzle 14 is connected to a fitting 13 provided at the tip of a hose 11 connected to one end 4 a of the pump 4 and inserted into the waste oil of the fryer 6, while the pump 4 A coupling 1 provided at the tip of a hose 12 connected to the other end 4b
The end 15 of the nozzle 14 is connected to the opening 3 and is locked to the opening edge of the waste oil recovery tank 3.

Thereafter, the hand controller 10 is operated to suck the pump 4 from the fryer 6 side and the waste oil collecting tank 3
When operated so as to be discharged to the side (arrow A), the waste oil in the fryer 6 is easily and rapidly recovered into the waste oil recovery tank 3. In this case, the suction port of the nozzle 14 inserted into the waste oil of the fryer 6 may be manually moved as the oil level descends, or a long nozzle may be used in advance.

The waste oil collected in the waste oil recovery tank 3 is filtered through a filtering means 9 to remove coarse solids in advance, and is dropped into the tank as shown by arrows. When the collected waste oil is allowed to stand for a predetermined time, the collected waste oil is settled and separated into a supernatant oil component A and a settled oil component B in the tank as shown in FIG.

Next, an end portion 15 of the nozzle 14 is connected to the connecting member 13 provided at the tip of the hose 11 connected to the one end 4a of the pump 4 (the connecting portion 13 may be left as it is when the waste oil is collected) and an empty fryer is formed. 6 and the pump 4
A coupling 13 provided at the end of a hose 12 connected to the other end 4b of the waste oil recovery tank 3 is connected to the supernatant oil outlet 7 of the waste oil recovery tank 3 to open the cock 7a.

Next, by operating the hand controller 10 to operate the pump 4 so as to suck the waste oil from the waste oil recovery tank 3 and discharge it to the fryer 6 side (arrow B), the supernatant oil A in the recovery tank 3 becomes It will be returned to the flyer 6.

In order to discard the finally settled oil B remaining on the tank bottom 3b of the waste oil recovery tank 3 as shown in FIG. 4, a hose 11 connected to one end 4a of a pump 4 is provided. The end portion 15 of the nozzle 14 is connected to the connecting member 13 (it may be kept connected after collecting waste oil or returning to the fryer) and inserted into the mouth 19 of the drum 18 while being connected to the other end 4 b of the pump 4. The connecting member 13 provided at the end of the hose 12 is connected to the settling oil discharge port 8 of the waste oil recovery tank 3 to open the cock 8a.

Next, the hand controller 10 is operated to suck the pump 4 from the waste oil recovery tank 3 and the drum 1
When the operation is performed so as to be discharged to the side 8 (arrow B), the sedimented oil B in the collection tank 3 is discarded in the drum 18. Of course, the oil that has settled at the bottom of the tank is repeatedly regenerated and used until it is sufficiently fatigued.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention, a waste oil recovery tank and a pump are installed on a trolley, and the waste oil recovery tank separates a supernatant oil component and a settled oil component when a predetermined amount of waste oil is stored. A supernatant oil outlet is provided at a position corresponding to the demarcation point, and a sedimentation oil outlet is provided at the bottom of the tank. The pump is switchable between a suction end and a discharge end, and has a predetermined length at each end. Since it is characterized by connecting hoses having the following characteristics, used edible waste oil generated from a fryer in a cooking chamber can be easily recovered and settled and separated, and the supernatant oil can be separated from the settled oil. This has an excellent effect that it can be taken out, easily returned to a fryer or the like and reused.

[0027] The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the waste oil recovery tank is provided with a means for filtering inflow waste oil, and a solid content contained in waste oil to be stored in the tank is removed in advance. Thus, an excellent effect that the sedimentation separation efficiency can be further improved can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory view of the entire apparatus of the present application.

FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory view showing a state in which a pump is operated to collect waste oil in a fryer into a waste oil recovery tank.

FIG. 3 is a schematic explanatory view showing a state in which a supernatant oil content in a waste oil recovery tank is returned to a fryer by operating a pump.

FIG. 4 is a schematic explanatory view showing a state where a settled oil component in a waste oil recovery tank is discarded into a drum can by operating a pump.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 cart 2 wheels 3 waste oil recovery tank 3a open / close lid 3b tank bottom 4 pump 4a, 4b both ends of pump 5 plug 6 fryer 7 supernatant oil outlet 8 sedimentation oil outlet 9 filtration means 10 hand controller 11,12 hose 13 coupler 14 Nozzle 15 Nozzle end 16 Opening edge of waste oil collecting tank or fryer 17 Locking means 18 Drum can 19 Drum can A

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A waste oil recovery tank and a pump are installed on a trolley, and the waste oil recovery tank is located at a position corresponding to a demarcation point where a predetermined amount of waste oil is separated into a supernatant oil and a settled oil. The supernatant oil outlet is provided with a sedimentation oil outlet at the bottom of the tank, and the pump is switchable between a suction end and a discharge end, and each end is connected to a hose having a predetermined length. An edible waste oil recycling apparatus, characterized in that: 2. The edible waste oil recycling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the waste oil recovery tank is provided with a means for filtering inflow waste oil.