JPH1082587A - Garbage disposing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent misuse and to improve handling operability by providing a capacity excess-detecting means provided at a rear side of a cover, and a heat inhibiting means for inhibiting a heating operation by a disposal tank heater at the time of detecting by the detecting means. SOLUTION: A spindle 51 slidably provided through a fan cover 49 and a capacity excess switch 52 for turning off at the time of pressing the spindle 51 upward are provided in a fan case 44. A heater. section 60 has a heat collecting cap 63 for collecting heat of a disposal tank 10, a thermoswitch 64 provided at its inside, a spring 65 for pressing them upward, and a disposal tank switch 66 interlocked to the cap 63. The thermometal 64 is turned ON, OFF according to a bottom temperature of the tank 10 to hold a temperature in the tank 10 at about 120 deg.C by a disposal tank heater 61 interlocked to the thermometal 64. If the capacity excess switch 52 or the switch 66 is turned OFF, even if a drive starting operation is conducted, the heater 61 and a load of a fan motor 47 are not energized.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a garbage processing machine for processing garbage such as garbage in a dry state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, there has been known a garbage disposer in which garbage such as garbage is dried to prevent decay and odor components generated during treatment are deodorized. Generally, such kitchen waste disposal machines include a processing tank for storing garbage, a lid that opens and closes when the processing tank is taken in and out of the equipment, a heater for heating the air in the processing tank, and an air in the processing tank. And a catalyst unit for oxidizing and deodorizing the steam mixed with the odor component evaporated from the garbage by high-temperature heating and discharging the oxidized and deodorized steam to the outside of the apparatus. During the drying operation, the garbage is heated by heating the air in the processing tank with a heater and keeping the temperature in the processing tank uniform with a fan. The garbage is heated to evaporate the water, and the evaporated vapor and odor components flow to the catalyst section, where it is oxidized and deodorized by high-temperature heating and discharged outside the equipment.

[0003]

However, in such a configuration, there are some problems due to misuse by the user. First, there is a case where an excessive amount of garbage is put into the processing tank. In such a case, not only the heat from the heater is hardly transmitted, but also the volume for convection of the air by the fan is reduced, so that the drying ability is reduced and the sufficient drying process cannot be performed. Also, even if the amount of garbage is not so large, if garbage with an excessively large amount of water is thrown in, it takes time to dry it,
Sufficient drying cannot be performed. In addition, if the drying process is started with the processing tank forgotten to be stored in the equipment, the drying process cannot be performed, and the object to be heated (garbage)
There is a possibility that the user may be burned when opening the lid because the inside of the device is abnormally overheated due to the absence. If the drying process is performed with the lid open, the odorous components will escape. Also, if the garbage dried after the drying process is forgotten, it may be corroded again with water.

[0004] The kitchen waste treatment machine of the present invention solves the above problems,
An object of the present invention is to provide an easy-to-use kitchen waste disposal machine that prevents misuse.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a kitchen waste processing machine for storing kitchen waste such as garbage, and for heating the kitchen waste in the processing tank. A processing tank heater, a casing accommodating the processing tank,
In a garbage processing machine having a lid that opens and closes to put the processing tank in and out of the casing, an excess volume of garbage is stored by being provided on the back side of the lid and in contact with the garbage in the processing tank. Overheating detection means for detecting that the processing tank heater is being stored, and heating inhibition means for inhibiting the heating operation by the processing tank heater when the excessive volume of kitchen waste is detected by the overcapacity detection means. The gist is that it is provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a kitchen waste processing machine for storing kitchen waste such as garbage,
A treatment tank heater for heating the garbage in the treatment tank,
In a garbage processing machine including a casing for housing the processing tank and a lid that opens and closes to put the processing tank in and out of the casing, a processing tank that detects whether the processing tank is stored in the casing. The gist of the present invention is to provide a detecting means and a heating inhibiting means for inhibiting a heating operation by the processing tank heater when the processing tank detecting means detects that the processing tank is not housed.

[0007] According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a kitchen waste processing machine according to the second aspect,
Timer operating means for stopping the heating operation by the processing tank heater after a lapse of a predetermined time; and notifying means for notifying that the heating operation by the timer operating means has been stopped, and the notifying means is provided by the processing tank detecting means. The gist is to stop the notification operation when detecting that the processing tank has been removed.

[0008] According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a kitchen waste treatment machine for storing kitchen waste such as garbage,
A treatment tank heater for heating the garbage in the treatment tank,
In a garbage processing machine provided with a casing accommodating the processing tank and a lid that opens and closes to put the processing tank in and out of the casing, a lid detecting unit that detects whether the lid is open, and the lid detection. The gist of the invention is to provide a heating prohibiting means for prohibiting a heating operation by the processing tank heater when the means detects that the lid is open.

[0009] According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, which solves the above-mentioned problems, a kitchen waste disposal machine comprises: a processing tank for storing kitchen waste such as garbage;
A treatment tank heater for heating the garbage in the treatment tank,
In a garbage processing machine provided with a casing accommodating the processing tank and a lid that opens and closes to put the processing tank in and out of the casing, the processing tank is supported below the processing tank, and the weight of the processing tank is The excess weight detecting means for detecting that excessive weight of garbage is stored by sliding according to the above, and detecting that excessive weight of garbage is stored by the excess weight detecting means. In some cases, the gist includes a heating prohibiting unit that prohibits the heating operation by the processing bath heater.

[0010] In the kitchen waste treatment machine according to the first aspect of the present invention having the above-mentioned structure, the processing tank containing the kitchen waste is stored in a casing with the lid open, and the lid is closed to close the processing tank. The kitchen waste is heated by a treatment tank heater to perform a drying process of evaporating water. If the drying process is performed in a state where excessive volume of garbage is stored in the processing tank, the heat from the processing tank heater will not be easily transmitted, and the drying capacity will decrease. By providing an over-detection means on the back side of the lid, if excessive volume of garbage is stored in the processing tank, it contacts the garbage to detect that the volume of garbage is excessive, Since the heating operation by the bath heater is prohibited, it is possible to prevent a problem that a sufficient drying process cannot be performed.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a kitchen waste disposal machine according to the second aspect of the present invention, wherein a processing tank containing kitchen waste is stored in a casing with the lid open, and the lid is closed to seal the processing tank. The kitchen waste is heated by a treatment tank heater to perform a drying process of evaporating water. In addition, a processing tank detecting means for detecting whether or not the processing tank is stored in the inner body is provided. If the processing tank is not stored, the heating operation by the processing tank heater is prohibited. Can be prevented.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a kitchen waste treatment machine according to the third aspect of the present invention, wherein the kitchen waste in the processing tank is heated by a processing tank heater to perform a drying process of evaporating water, and after a certain time, the processing tank heater is heated. Is stopped to notify that the drying process has been completed. Further, the notification operation is stopped when the processing tank detecting means detects that the processing tank has been removed, thereby preventing forgetting to throw away the dried garbage.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the kitchen waste disposal apparatus of the present invention has a processing tank in which kitchen waste is stored in a casing with the lid opened, and the lid is closed to seal the processing tank. The kitchen waste is heated by a treatment tank heater to perform a drying process of evaporating water. In addition, a lid detecting means for detecting the open / closed state of the lid is provided, and when the lid is detected to be open, the heating operation by the processing tank heater is prohibited. Problems such as leakage can be prevented.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a kitchen waste disposal machine according to the present invention, wherein a processing tank containing kitchen waste is stored in a casing with the lid open, and the lid is closed to close the processing tank. The kitchen waste is heated by a treatment tank heater to perform a drying process of evaporating water. If the drying process is performed in a state where excessive weight of garbage is stored in the processing tank, it takes a long time to dry due to a large amount of moisture. When heavy garbage is stored, it slides due to its gravity to detect that the garbage is excessively heavy, and prohibits the heating operation by the processing tank heater, so that sufficient drying processing cannot be performed. Failures can be prevented.

[0015]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION In order to further clarify the structure and operation of the present invention described above, a preferred embodiment of a kitchen waste disposal machine of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a kitchen waste treatment machine as a first embodiment of the present invention. This garbage processing machine is roughly divided into a pot-shaped processing tank 1 for storing garbage.
0, an inner shell 20 for accommodating the processing tank 10 in a cylindrical space, a lid 30 for blocking outside air at an upper part of the inner shell 20, a fan unit 40 provided at a lower part of the lid 30, and a processing tank 10 from below. It comprises a heater section 60 for heating and a catalyst section 80 for heating exhaust gas.

The processing tank 10 is provided so as to be freely attached to and detached from the inner body 20, and has a handle 11 required for attachment and detachment. Also,
The processing tank bottom surface 10a has a substantially flat shape. Also,
As shown in FIG. 2, a gap 21 is formed between the processing tank side surface 10 b and the inner shell 20, and components of steam and odor generated from garbage in the processing tank 10 are removed from the inner shell 20 and the processing tank bottom surface. 10
a to the heater chamber 22 formed between the heater chamber 22 and the heater chamber 22. A heat insulating material 23 is provided on the outer periphery of the inner body 20 to prevent heat in the inner body 20 from escaping to the outside.

The lid 30 comprises a lid 31, a hinge 32 for rotatably supporting the lid 31, and a catcher 33 for engaging and holding the lid 31 in the closed position. The lid 31 is provided with an outside air vent 34 for taking in outside air. Further, the hinge section 32 is provided with a lid switch 35 which is turned on when the lid 31 is closed. Note that the lid switch 35 may be provided on the catcher section 33 instead of the hinge section 32.

If the drying process is performed while the lid 31 is open, not only a bad smell is leaked, but also a finger may be cut due to the rotation of the fan 48. To solve these problems,
When the lid switch 35 is OFF, that is, when the lid 31 is open, the load such as the processing tank heater 61 and the fan motor 47 is not energized even if the operation start operation is performed.

As shown in FIG. 3, the fan section 40
1 and a fan case mounting plate 43 which is fixedly fastened to the cover shaft 41 with a hexagon bolt 42.
A cylindrical fan case 44 screwed and fixed to the fan case mounting plate 43; a partition plate 45 welded inside the fan case 44; a fan motor 47 fixed to the partition plate 45 by the spacer 46; The fan 48 includes a fan 48 rotated by the driving of the motor 47 to blow air, and a disk-shaped fan cover 49 fastened and fixed to a lower portion of the fan case 44. In this manner, the lid shaft 41 is welded to the inside of the lid 31 so as to hang the fan portion 40, so that the lid 31
The screw head does not appear on the surface of the cover 31, and the aesthetic appearance of the lid 31 is not spoiled.

The fan 48 partially cuts and raises a disk into an L shape to form a plurality of blades 48a. By rotating such a fan 48, air is sucked in from the center and is discharged in the circumferential direction. Further, in order to more reliably create a negative pressure zone at the center of the disk, as shown in FIG. 4, if the two fans 48, 48 are back-to-back and integrally formed so that the cutout portion is hidden, a circle is formed. The blades 48a formed on both sides of the plate allow more air to be sucked from both sides.

The fan cover 49 is, as shown in FIG.
A plurality of suction ports 49a for sucking air in the processing tank 10 are provided near the center, and a plurality of outlets 4 for blowing air from the fan 48 into the processing tank 10 are provided on the outer periphery thereof.
9b is provided. In the lower part of the fan cover 49,
As shown in FIG. 6, a cylindrical guide wall 50 is provided which separates air flowing from the processing tank 10 to the suction port 49a and air flowing from the ejection port 49b to the processing tank 10. By providing such a guide wall 50, turbulence is prevented and convection efficiency in the processing tank 10 is increased. As shown in FIG. 7, a rectifying plate 44b cut and raised outward along the rotation direction of the fan 48, and a fan 48
And an ejection port 44a for ejecting air from the air. By cutting the straightening plate 44b along the rotation direction of the fan 48 in this manner, the air from the fan 48 is blown out smoothly, and the convection efficiency can be increased.
The ejection port 44a on the side of the fan case 44 is
8 may be cut inward along the rotation direction.

As shown in FIG. 8, the fan case 44 has a spindle 51 which is slidably provided through the fan cover 49 and a capacity which is turned off by pushing the spindle 51 upward. A switch 52 is provided. When garbage is on the heap, the garbage pushes the spindle 51 upward when the lid 31 is closed, so that the capacity over switch 52 is turned off.
F. The guide wall 50 may be slidable up and down instead of the spindle 51, and the capacity over switch 52 may be turned off when the guide wall 50 is pushed upward.

When a large amount of garbage is put into the processing tank 10, the heat from the processing tank heater 61 becomes difficult to be transmitted, and the volume for convection of the air becomes small. It is very inefficient because it takes time.
In addition, there is a possibility that garbage directly touches the fan cover 49 and the fan case 44 to cause clogging of the fan.
In order to solve such a problem, when the capacity over switch 52 is OFF, that is, when the spindle 51 is pushed upward by a large amount of garbage in the processing tank 10, an operation start operation is performed. Also, the power is not supplied to loads such as the processing tank heater 61 and the fan motor 47.

The heater section 60 includes a processing tank heater 61 having a circular cross section and electrically heating the processing tank, and a notch 62a formed in an L-shaped plate to form the processing tank heater 61 into the notch. 62a, a heater support plate 62 supported by line contact from below, a heat collecting cap 63 for collecting heat in the processing tank 10, a thermo switch 64 provided inside the heat collecting cap 63, a heat collecting cap 63 and a thermo switch 64. And a processing tank switch 66 that is turned on / off in conjunction with the heat collecting cap 63.

The thermoswitch 64 is turned ON / OFF according to the bottom surface temperature of the processing tank 10 and turns ON / OFF the processing tank heater 61 in conjunction therewith, thereby keeping the temperature inside the processing tank 10 at around 120 ° C.

The heat collecting cap 63 is provided so as to be slidable up and down as shown in FIG. 9. When the processing tank 10 is not set, it is pushed upward by a spring 65 and the processing tank switch 66 is turned off. I do. When the processing tank 10 is set, the processing tank 10 is pushed downward by its gravity, and the processing tank switch 66 is turned on.
I do.

If the erroneous operation of starting the drying process is performed even though the processing tank 10 is not set on the inner cylinder 20, not only the garbage cannot be dried, but also the garbage in the inner cylinder 20 without the heating medium. May abnormally overheat and cause burns when the lid 31 is opened. Further, when the processing tank 10 is set, but its position is shifted, the heat of the processing tank heater 61 is not transferred to the processing tank 10 reliably, and the heating efficiency is deteriorated. In order to solve such a problem, when the processing tank switch 66 is turned off, that is, when the processing tank 10 is not correctly placed, the processing tank heater 61 and the fan motor 4 are not operated even if the operation start operation is performed.
7 is not energized.

Since the processing tank heater 61 is in line contact with the heater support plate 62, the amount of heat transfer from the processing tank heater 61 to the heater support plate 62 can be reduced, and the shape of the heater support plate 62 is lower than that of the processing tank heater 61. Thus, the thermal efficiency to the processing tank 10 is improved by a structure in which the processing tank 10 is directly mounted on the heater. If the cross section of the processing bath heater 61 is, for example, an inverted triangle, the contact area between the processing bath heater 61 and the processing bath 10 is increased, and the thermal efficiency is improved. Further, the contact area may be widened by providing a concave portion on the bottom surface 10a of the processing tank so as to be fitted with the processing tank heater 61.

The processing tank heater 61 and the inner body 20 are
The processing bath heater 61 is sealed with a rubber bush 67 by a insulator portion 61a serving as a plug of an insulator MgO. Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the heater support plate 62 is provided with a sliding portion 70 that can be slightly slid according to the weight of the processing tank 10 at the lower portion thereof. The sliding portion 70 includes the heater support plate 6.
2, a spindle 72 that moves to a position where the gravity corresponding to the weight of the processing tank 10 and the elastic force of the spring 71 balance, and a spindle 72 that weighs more than a predetermined value.
Weight switch 73 that turns off when is pressed down
Consists of

Even when the amount of dust in the treatment tank 10 is not large, it takes a long time to evaporate and dry if the water content is large. The switch 52 cannot detect it. In order to solve such a problem, when the weight switch 73 is OFF, that is, when the weight of the garbage in the processing tank 10 is equal to or more than a predetermined value, the processing tank heater 61 is operated even if the operation start operation is performed. And the load such as the fan motor 47 is not energized.

As shown in FIG. 11, the catalyst section 80 has a cylindrical catalyst heater 81, a collar 82 provided on the outer periphery of the catalyst heater 81 except for an intermediate portion thereof, and is provided on the outer periphery of an intermediate portion of the catalyst heater 81. A catalyst 83; a heat insulating material 84 provided on an outer periphery of the catalyst 83; and a steam suction pipe 85 serving as a flow path for steam and odor components from the heater chamber 22 to the catalyst section 80.
A tube 86 provided coaxially with the catalyst heater 81 and serving as a flow path for flowing steam and odor components through the catalyst 83; a cover plate 87 provided above and below the tube 86; and a heat insulating material 88 provided on the outer periphery of the tube 86. , A steam release pipe 89 that serves as a steam outlet
Consists of

The steam suction pipe 85 is formed of a pipe having good heat conductivity such as a pipe made of metal (for example, stainless steel or brass), and both ends thereof are provided near the processing tank heater 61 and the catalyst heater 81, respectively. In addition, as shown in FIG. 12, the length of the steam suction pipe 85 is shortened by providing the inner body 20 and the catalyst unit 80 close to each other. Therefore, when the heaters 61 and 81 are operated, the temperature is maintained at the dew point or higher by the heat transfer from the heaters 61 and 81.

The catalyst 83 is heated by the catalyst heater 81 and heats steam and odor components flowing from below to oxidize and deodorize. By flowing from the lower part to the upper part, it passes through the catalyst part 80 using the draft force to perform oxidative deodorization.

The collar 82 positions the catalyst 83 and prevents the heat of the catalyst heater 81 from directly heating the parts other than the catalyst 83.

As shown in FIG. 13, the vapor release pipe 89 discharges the oxidized and deodorized vapor out of the apparatus. The steam release pipe 89 has a shape whose tip is inclined downward from horizontal. A steam lid 90 is provided outside the steam release pipe 89.

Next, the operation of the kitchen waste disposal machine will be described. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the operation of the kitchen waste disposal machine. FIG. 15 is a connection diagram in which a timer switch 92, a processing tank switch 66, a lid switch 35, a capacity over switch 52, and a weight switch 73 are connected in series, respectively. It is designed to be energized. The temperature fuse 9 is located near the processing tank heater 61 and the catalyst heater 81.
4 and 95, respectively, and are configured to be cut off when abnormal overheating is performed and cut off the power supply to the respective heaters 61 and 81.

When the processing time is set by the ON / OFF-linked timer switch 92 (S1), the operation lamp 93 is turned on at the same time, and the processing tank heater 61 and the catalyst heater 81 are energized to generate heat. In addition, the fan motor 47 is energized to rotate the fan 48 (S2), and the air in the processing tank 10 is convected and agitated to make the temperature uniform. In addition, fan 4
When a negative pressure band is formed between the fan 48 and the partition plate 45 by the rotation of the fan 8, a negative pressure band is formed from a central hole of the partition plate 45 through an external air vent 34 provided in the lid 31 via a fan motor 47. Is supplied with outside air. Thus, the fan motor 4
By taking in the outside air through 7, the oxidation reaction in the catalyst section 80 is improved and the fan motor 47 is cooled. Further, since the outside air is taken in by creating a negative pressure zone by the fan 48, the fan motor 4
Air does not flow to the 7 side, so that odor components can be prevented from going outside, and corrosion of the fan motor 47 can be prevented to improve durability.

The processing tank 10 is directly heated by the processing tank heater 61 which generates heat, and heats the garbage in the processing tank 10. At this time, the thermoswitch 64 in contact with the processing tank bottom surface 10a is turned on so that the temperature in the processing tank 10 becomes about 120 ° C.
Repeat / OFF. Here, the temperature in the processing tank 10 is set to 1
The reason why the temperature is kept at about 20 ° C. is to evaporate the moisture of the garbage and to prevent the generation of toxic gas from vinyls. However, since the drying treatment is performed at a temperature of about 120 ° C. in this manner, when the oily garbage such as fish is dried, there is an inconvenience that the oil is accumulated on the bottom surface 10a of the processing tank and sticks to make it difficult to remove. . In order to solve such a problem, an oil-absorbing paper is laid on the processing tank bottom surface 10a when garbage with a high oil content is introduced. In this embodiment, since the bottom surface 10a of the processing tank is formed to be substantially flat, oil blotting paper can be easily spread, and even when dust is taken out after the completion of the drying process, the dust can be cleaned without sticking to the processing tank 10. You can throw it away. If thick filter paper or drawing paper is used as such oil absorbing paper, oil is easily absorbed.

When the drying process is continued, the moisture contained in the garbage starts to evaporate due to the temperature in the processing tank 10, and the odor component of the garbage is also generated. Since the pressure in the inner shell 20 is increased by the steam pressure and the outside air is taken in by the fan 48, the expanded steam is removed from the processing tank 10 and the inner shell 20.
And flows into the heater chamber 22 through the gap 21 formed between them.

When the steam generated from the garbage is cooled and dewed, the odorous component which easily dissolves in the dew condensation water cannot be sufficiently deodorized.
Since the steam and odor components flowing into the heater chamber from the inside are reheated by the processing tank heater 61, the generated steam can be maintained at a temperature at which dew condensation does not occur. Further, a steam suction pipe 85 serving as a steam flow path from the heater chamber 22 to the catalyst section 80 is provided.
However, since the temperature is maintained at the dew point temperature or higher by the heat transfer from the processing tank heater 61 and the catalyst heater 81, it is possible to prevent vapor dew condensation on the way to the catalyst unit 80.

With the structure in which the steam and the odor component are directly heated by the processing tank heater 61, the odor component stays around the processing tank heater 61, so that the odor in the inner body 20 does not leak out. There is a need to. When the hole through which the processing tank heater 61 is passed through the inner body 20 is sealed with a rubber bush 67, the processing tank heater 61 generates heat, so that the temperature of the metal part seal increases and the heat resistance of the rubber bush 67 becomes a problem. With a configuration such as sealing 61a,
The processing tank heater 61 can be sealed.

The steam and the odor component that have passed through the steam suction pipe 85 flow from the lower portion to the upper portion of the catalyst 83 heated by the catalyst heater 81, and pass through the catalyst 83 by using the draft force, thereby performing oxidative deodorization.

After the deodorized steam is discharged from the steam release pipe 89, it is diffused by the steam lid 90. At the time of discharge from the steam release pipe 89, steam condenses due to the outside air temperature. When the dew water enters the catalyst 83, the durability of the catalyst 83 deteriorates due to heat shock. In addition, the same phenomenon occurs even when rain enters, but due to the shape in which the tip of the steam release pipe 89 is tilted downward from the horizontal direction, dew condensation water is generated by the catalyst 83.
And prevents rain from entering. The steam release pipe 89 has a high temperature, and the discharged steam has a high temperature. Therefore, there is a risk of burns. In addition to preventing direct contact with 89, it prevents rain or the like from entering the steam release pipe 89.

When the set processing time has been reached (S3),
Processing tank heater 61, catalyst heater 81, fan motor 4
7. Turn off the operation lamp (S4), sound a buzzer for a certain period of time, and notify that the process is completed.

As described above, according to the kitchen waste treatment machine of the first embodiment, the following effects are produced. 1. Since the bottom surface 10a of the processing tank 10 has a substantially flat shape, even when drying garbage with a large amount of oil, it is possible to easily spread oil blotting paper, and when removing garbage after the drying process, Since the garbage can be discarded cleanly without sticking to the processing tank 10, it is easy to use. 2. By reheating steam and odor components flowing from the processing tank 10 into the heater chamber 22 by the processing tank heater 61,
The generated steam can be maintained at a temperature at which no dew condensation occurs, and further, by maintaining the steam suction pipe 85 at a temperature equal to or higher than the dew point temperature, dew condensation of the steam can be prevented even in the middle of being sent to the catalyst unit 80. Good. 3. By not performing the drying process when the lid 31 is open, it is possible to prevent the odor from leaking and to prevent the finger from being cut by the fan 48, which is safe. 4. By forming a structure in which the fan shaft 40 is hung by welding the cover shaft 41 to the back side of the cover 31, a screw head does not appear on the surface of the cover 31 and the aesthetic appearance of the cover 31 is not spoiled. 5. By providing the guide wall 50 below the fan cover 49, convection efficiency is improved and drying performance is improved. 6. The fan 48 is inserted into the ejection port 44a on the side of the fan case 44.
Rectifying plate 44b cut outwardly along the rotation direction of
Is formed, convection efficiency is improved, and drying performance is improved. 7. In a state in which an excessive volume of garbage is stored in the processing tank 10, by inhibiting the drying process, it is possible to prevent the drying ability from being reduced and a sufficient drying process from being unable to be performed. 8. By keeping the temperature in the processing tank 10 at around 120 ° C,
Moisture can be evaporated while suppressing generation of toxic gas. 9. When the processing tank 10 is not set, the drying process is not performed, so that forgetting to set the processing tank 10 can be prevented, so that the safety is high. 10. Since the processing tank heater 61 is supported by the heater support plate 62 in line contact and is in direct contact with the processing tank 10, the heat of the processing tank heater 61 can be efficiently discharged.
Can be told. 11. The processing tank heater 61 and the inner body 20 are connected to the processing tank heater 6.
By sealing with the first insulator portion 61a, the inner body 20 is sealed.
Can prevent the smell from leaking. 12. In a state in which an excessive weight of garbage is stored in the processing tank 10, by inhibiting the drying process, it is possible to prevent that a sufficient drying process cannot be performed. 13. Since the tip of the steam release pipe 89 is inclined downward from the horizontal direction, dew condensation, rain, etc., can be caused by the catalyst 83.
Since it can be prevented from entering, the durability is improved. 14． The fan 48 stirs the air in the processing tank 10 and takes in the outside air, so that the oxidation reaction in the catalyst 83 improves, and the fan motor 47 can be cooled by taking in the outside air through the fan motor 47. it can. 15. Since the outside air is taken in by creating a negative pressure zone with the fan 48, no air flows from the processing tank 10 side to the fan motor 47 side, so that odor components can be prevented from going outside. Corrosion can be prevented and durability can be improved. 16. By providing the steam lid 90, the user can be prevented from directly touching the steam release pipe 89 and the discharged steam, which is safe. Also, since rain or the like can be prevented from entering the steam release pipe 89. The durability is improved. 17． After completion of the drying process, the notification is performed, so that the usability is good.

Next, a description will be given of kitchen waste processing using microcomputer control as a second embodiment. Although the basic configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, the control processing is different, a processing tank thermistor 98 for detecting the bottom surface temperature of the processing tank 10 without using the thermoswitch 64 is provided, The difference is that a catalyst thermistor 99 for detecting a temperature is provided. The connection diagram is as shown in FIG. The same reference numerals are given to other configurations and overlapping operations, and description thereof will be omitted.

Next, the operation of the kitchen waste disposal machine will be described. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the operation of the kitchen waste disposal machine. When the processing time is set by a timer switch (not shown) (S1) and the operation switch 96 is turned on (S2), the drying processing can be started by the processing tank switch 66, the lid switch 35, the capacity over switch 52, and the weight switch 73. Check whether it is in status (S
3, S4, S5, S6). If any one of them is OFF, an abnormality is notified (S7), and the drying process is not performed. If everything is ON and the drying process can be started, the operation lamp 93 is turned on (S8), and the catalyst heater 81 is energized to generate heat (S9). Catalytic thermistor 9
When it is detected that the catalyst temperature has reached the predetermined temperature by step 9 (S10: YES), the fan motor 47 is energized to rotate the fan 48 (S11), and the processing tank heater 61 is energized to generate heat (S12). ) At the same time, the timer is started (S13).

During the drying process, the bottom temperature of the processing bath 10 is detected by the processing bath thermistor 98, and the processing bath heater 61 is turned ON and OFF so that the temperature inside the processing bath 10 becomes about 120 ° C.
OFF control. When the lid switch 35 is turned off during the drying process (S14: NO), that is, when the lid 31 is opened, the processing tank heater 61, the catalyst heater 81,
The fan motor 47 is turned off to stop the drying process (S15), and an abnormality is notified (S16).

When the set processing time has been reached, the processing tank heater 61, the catalyst heater 81, and the fan motor 47 are turned off (S18, S19, S20), and the cooling timer is started (S21). After a predetermined time by the cooling timer has elapsed (S22: YES), the operation lamp 93 is turned off.
FF is set (S23), and the buzzer sounds for a certain period of time to notify that the processing is completed (S24). Here, in order to prevent the user from forgetting to take out the dust in the processing tank 10 after the completion of the drying process, the lamp is blinked until the processing tank switch 66 is turned off by performing an operation of taking out the processing tank 10 to notify (S25). When it is detected that the processing tank switch 66 has been turned off (S26: YES), the notification by blinking the lamp is stopped (S27).

As described above, according to the kitchen waste treatment machine of the second embodiment, the drying process in the treatment tank 10 is started after the temperature of the catalyst heater 81 has reached a predetermined value or higher. Since the temperature is not sufficiently raised, it is possible to prevent a problem that the odorous component is directly discharged without being deodorized. In addition, since the notification is made after the temperature in the processing tank is reduced after the drying process is completed, it is safe because it is possible to prevent a user from being burned when removing dust. Further, by continuing to notify until the processing tank switch 66 is turned off, it is possible to prevent the user from forgetting to take out the dust, so that the usability is good.

In the second embodiment, the cooling was performed with the full load turned off after the drying process was completed.
Alternatively, the processing tank 10 may be cooled while performing the deodorizing operation while the fan 1 and the catalyst heater 81 are kept ON while turning 1 off. After the catalyst thermistor 99 reached a predetermined temperature, the drying process was performed by the processing tank heater 61.
The drying process may be performed after a lapse of a predetermined time from the start of the heating operation of the catalyst heater 81.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above.
The present invention is not limited to these embodiments at all, and it goes without saying that the present invention can be implemented in various modes without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, the heater is not limited to an electric heater, and may be a type of heating by gas combustion.

[0053]

As described in detail above, claim 1 of the present invention
According to the described garbage processing machine, in a state where an excessive amount of garbage is stored in the processing tank, the heating operation by the processing tank heater is prohibited, so that the drying capacity is reduced and sufficient drying processing cannot be performed. It is easy to use because it can be prevented.

Further, according to the garbage processing machine according to the second aspect of the present invention, when the processing tank is not stored in the inner body, the heating operation by the processing tank heater is prohibited, so that the processing tank is forgotten to be stored. It is convenient because it can prevent

Further, according to the kitchen garbage processing machine of the third aspect of the present invention, a notification is made after the drying process is completed, and the notification operation is stopped when it is detected that the processing tank has been removed. It is easy to use because you can avoid forgetting to dispose of the processed kitchen waste.

Further, according to the garbage disposer according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, when the lid is open, the heating operation by the treatment tank heater is prohibited, so that the odor component is removed from the equipment due to forgetting to close the lid. Since it is possible to prevent a problem such as leakage, it is easy to use.

Further, according to the garbage processing machine according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the heating operation by the processing tank heater is prohibited in a state where excessive weight of garbage is stored in the processing tank.
Since it is possible to prevent that a sufficient drying process cannot be performed, it is convenient to use.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a kitchen waste disposal machine as a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a positional relationship between a processing tank and an inner body.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing components of a fan unit.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a back-to-back fan.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of a fan cover.

FIG. 6 is a schematic view showing a guide wall.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a fan case.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a capacitance over switch.

FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing a processing tank switch.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing a weight switch.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view of a catalyst unit.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram illustrating a positional relationship between a catalyst unit and an inner body.

FIG. 13 is an external view of a kitchen waste disposal machine.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the operation of the kitchen waste disposal machine of the first embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a connection diagram of the kitchen waste treatment machine of the first embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a connection diagram of the kitchen waste disposal machine of the second embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the operation of the kitchen waste disposal machine of the second embodiment.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the operation of the kitchen waste treatment machine of the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference numeral 10: treatment tank, 20: inner body, 30: lid, 34 ...
Outside air vent, 40: fan unit, 44: fan case,
48 fan, 49 fan cover, 60 heater section, 61 processing tank heater, 62 heater support plate, 8
0: Catalyst part.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A processing tank for storing kitchen garbage such as garbage, a processing tank heater for heating the kitchen garbage in the processing tank, a casing for storing the processing tank, and the processing tank being put in and out of the casing. A garbage disposal machine having a lid that opens and closes in order to detect that an excessive volume of garbage is stored when the garbage is provided on the back side of the lid and comes into contact with the garbage in the processing tank. Detecting means, and heating prohibiting means for prohibiting the heating operation by the processing tank heater when the excess capacity detecting means detects that an excessive amount of garbage is stored. Garbage processing machine. 2. A processing tank for storing garbage such as garbage, a processing tank heater for heating the garbage in the processing tank, a casing for storing the processing tank, and a processing tank that is put in and out of the casing. A garbage processing machine having a lid that opens and closes in order to perform processing, wherein a processing tank detecting means for detecting whether the processing tank is stored in the casing, and the processing tank is stored by the processing tank detecting means. And a heating prohibiting means for prohibiting the heating operation by the processing tank heater when detecting that there is no waste. 3. A timer operating means for stopping the heating operation by the processing tank heater after a lapse of a predetermined time; and a notifying means for notifying that the heating operation by the timer operating means has been stopped. 3. The garbage processing machine according to claim 2, wherein the notification operation is stopped when the tank detecting means detects that the processing tank has been removed. 4. A processing tank for storing kitchen garbage such as garbage, a processing tank heater for heating the kitchen garbage in the processing tank, a casing for storing the processing tank, and a processing tank being put in and out of the casing. A garbage disposer provided with a lid that opens and closes in order to detect whether the lid is open, and when the lid detection means detects that the lid is open, A garbage processing machine comprising: a heating prohibition unit for prohibiting a heating operation by a processing tank heater. 5. A processing tank for storing garbage such as garbage, a processing tank heater for heating the garbage in the processing tank, a casing for storing the processing tank, and a processing tank being put in and out of the casing. A garbage processing machine having a lid that opens and closes to support the processing tub below the processing tub, and slides in accordance with the weight of the processing tub to store excess weight of garbage. Over-detection means for detecting that the processing tank heater is heated when the excessive-weight kitchen waste is stored by the over-weight detection means. A garbage processor equipped with: