JPH11309435A - Garbage disposal device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a garbage disposal device simple in structure, reduced in the number of parts, capable of being manufactured at a low cost and being quietly and safely operated, and capable of satisfactorily performing the maintenance management and work of a decomposing disposal vessel. SOLUTION: This garbage disposal device is constituted of a decomposing disposal vessel 3 for housing garbage and also housing a porous body 9 on which effective bacteria are stuck, an agitating means 11 installed in the decomposing disposal vessel 3, and a driving motor 13 for driving the agitating means 11. In this case, the decomposing disposal vessel 3 is provided with a garbage feeding port 3a communicating with a drain opening Sa of a sink S and also with a solid-liquid branch part 2 having a moving gate 6. This branch path 2 is intended for, on garbage discharge, opening the garbage feeding port 3a and at the same time, blockading a drainage 5 to sewage, and for, sewage or flowing water discharge, shielding the garbage feeding port 3a and at the same time, opening the drainage 5 to sewage.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a garbage disposal apparatus used for reducing or composting garbage by subjecting the garbage to microbial decomposition using effective bacteria, and more particularly to a household garbage disposal apparatus. It is about.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various garbage treatment apparatuses for decomposing garbage into carbon dioxide and water using effective bacteria have been proposed from commercial use to home use. These conventional apparatuses are provided with a decomposition treatment tank for accommodating a porous material to which effective bacteria are fixed in advance as a processing medium, for example, a porous wood chip such as sawdust to which the effective bacteria are fixed, and the decomposition treatment tank is provided in the decomposition treatment tank. In many cases, the basic structure is provided with a stirring means for mixing the wood chips in the tank and the raw garbage after the garbage is charged.

For example, as this type of apparatus conventionally used for homes, a garbage inlet is connected to a drain opening of a sink, and garbage introduced through the drain opening is crushed by a crusher such as a disposer. After solid-liquid separation, the solid is stored in a decomposition treatment tank, mixed with a processing medium, and subjected to decomposition treatment (for example, disclosed in JP-A-6-170350). .

[0004]

However, if extremely hard solids are accidentally introduced into the crusher, or if crushing of the solids becomes impossible due to an abnormality in the crusher, the garbage is transferred to the decomposition tank. It may not be able to be conveyed, and the decomposition process itself may not be possible. Further, since the decomposition treatment tank is fixed, there is a problem that workability of maintenance and maintenance and inspection work is poor. The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the related art, and has a simple structure, requires a small number of parts, can be manufactured at low cost, is quiet and safe, and can perform good maintenance and maintenance of a decomposition treatment tank. It is an object of the present invention to provide a garbage disposal device.

[0005]

For this reason, the garbage disposal apparatus of the present invention has a decomposition tank for storing garbage and a porous body to which effective bacteria are fixed, and is provided in the decomposition tank. In the garbage disposer provided with a stirring means provided and a drive motor for driving the stirring means, while providing a garbage input port communicating with the drainage opening of the sink in the decomposition treatment tank, when discharging garbage, A solid-liquid branch with a movable gate plate that opens the garbage input port and simultaneously closes the garbage input port and opens the drainage path to sewage when the wastewater or running water is discharged It is characterized by having.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a state in which the garbage disposal apparatus according to the present invention is attached to a sink.
2 is a front view of the garbage disposal apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 3 is a left side view of FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a plan view of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a main part side view for explaining the movement of the gate plate. .

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As shown in FIG. 1, the garbage disposal apparatus of the present invention is installed in an empty space below a sink S, and is provided with a drainage opening Sa of the sink S on a flat base 1. A solid-liquid branch 2 having an upper opening 2a communicating therewith;
A decomposition treatment tank 3 having a garbage input port 3a communicating with the solid-liquid branch path 2 is provided.

The solid-liquid branch channel 2 is formed in a rectangular long box shape having a circular upper opening 2a, and a drain pipe 5 communicating with a sewer pipe is connected through a drain plate 2b from the bottom. In the solid-liquid branch passage 2, a rectangular flat gate plate 6 is provided.
5 is provided so as to be tiltable with its lower side 6a serving as a support shaft. As shown in FIG. 5 (a), the coil spring 7a provided on a link mechanism 7 normally connected to the gate plate 6 stands substantially vertically. And the garbage inlet 3a of the decomposition tank 3 to be described later is shielded so that only flowing water and sewage discharged from the sink S can pass through the drain pipe 5.

As shown in FIG. 5B, when discharging only solid garbage, a wire 8 is connected to the link 7.
The gate plate 6 is tilted by stepping on the foot switch 8 connected through the a.
And the garbage input port 3a of the decomposition treatment tank 3 is opened. At this time, the gate plate 6 becomes an inclined surface,
The garbage is smoothly put into the decomposition tank 3.

The disassembly tank 3 is removably housed in a rectangular box-shaped outer case 4 having a door 4a which is hingedly openable and closable. In this case, the work can be easily performed by pulling out only the decomposition treatment tank 3 from the outer case 4. That is, the decomposition treatment tank 3 can be washed in a round manner, and can be used hygienically. In addition, the replacement operation of the biochip 9 described later can be easily performed.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG.
Is made of stainless steel, is formed in a square shape having a curved bottom, and can accommodate therein a porous body 9 (hereinafter referred to as a biochip 9) to which effective bacteria are fixed. Then, as shown in FIG. 1, the inside of the decomposition treatment tank 3 is kept at a constant temperature by a sheet-like rubber heater 10 mounted outside the bottom of the decomposition treatment tank 3, and the effective bacteria adhered to the biochip 9. Breeding is good. Thus, the rubber heater 10 is used as a heat-retaining heat source of the decomposition treatment tank 3.
By adopting, an electric circuit or the like is not required separately, and the device can be simplified and downsized.

Inside the decomposition tank 3, both side plates 3b, 3b
A stirring paddle 11 is provided between c and c, so that the solids of the raw garbage and the biochip 9 can be stirred and mixed. The shaft 11a of the stirring paddle 11 is mounted by bearing both ends of both side plates 3b and 3c of the decomposition treatment tank 3, and three T-shaped stirring rods are mounted in mounting holes formed in the shaft 11a. 12 is attached by bolting. These stirring rods 12 are attached to be inclined at an arbitrary angle with respect to the longitudinal direction of the shaft 11a, and when the stirring paddle 11 is rotated, the garbage and the biochip 9 stored in the decomposition treatment tank 3 are removed. Can be stirred over the entire area.

A stirring paddle 11 is provided near the outer case 4.
A drive motor 13 for rotating the motor is mounted, and a rotation shaft of the drive motor 13 is connected to a driven sprocket 16 to which an end of a shaft 11a of the stirring paddle 11 is fitted via a drive sprocket 14 and a chain 15. Be linked. Further, a dozen or more pores 3d are formed on the bottom surface of the decomposition treatment tank 3 so that sewage flowing into the decomposition treatment tank 3 at the time of adding garbage and water generated during the decomposition treatment can be discharged. . The sewage and water are discharged from the drain pipe 5 to the sewage through a branch drain pipe 5 a communicating with the bottom of the side surface of the outer case 4.

An exhaust duct 17 communicating with the inside of the exterior case 4 of the decomposition processing tank 3 by a branch drain pipe 5a is mounted in the middle of the drain pipe 5, and this duct 17 is located above the decomposition processing tank 3. Is connected via a motor fan 19 to an exhaust port 18 installed in the air conditioner. Further, carbon dioxide, water vapor, and malodorous components generated in the decomposition treatment tank 3 can be exhausted.

In using the garbage disposal apparatus of this embodiment constructed as described above, only the wastewater is drained before the solid garbage scattered in the sink S is put into the decomposition tank 3. When the water runs out to some extent, the foot switch 8
, The gate plate 6 is operated, and the drainage channel is closed, and at the same time, the garbage input port 3a is opened and garbage is input into the decomposition treatment tank 3. As described above, the apparatus of the present embodiment performs solid-liquid separation of garbage without using a crusher such as a disposer, so that the apparatus can be manufactured at a low cost with a simple structure and a small number of parts. Also, silence and safety are high. In addition, in the decomposition treatment tank 3, the stirring paddle 11
For example, it is only necessary to rotate the garbage and the biochip 9 by stirring for about 5 minutes at intervals of one hour, for example, and there is almost no problem of noise due to vibration or the like.

[0016]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, the structure is simple, the number of parts is small, it can be manufactured at low cost, it is quiet and safe, and the maintenance and maintenance work of the decomposition treatment tank is performed well. There is an excellent effect that you can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a state in which a garbage disposal apparatus according to the present invention is attached to a sink.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the garbage disposal apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a left side view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a plan view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a main part side view for explaining the movement of the gate plate.

[Explanation of symbols]

 S sink Sa drainage opening 1 gantry 2 solid-liquid branch path 2a upper opening 3 decomposition treatment tank 3a garbage inlet 3b side plate 3c side plate 3d pore 4 outer case 4a outer case door 5 drain pipe 5a branch drain pipe 6 gate plate 6a Lower side of gate plate 7 Link mechanism 7a Coil spring 8 Foot switch 8a Wire 9 Biochip 10 Rubber heater 11 Stir paddle 11a Shaft 12 Stir bar 13 Drive motor 14 Drive sprocket 15 Chain 16 Drive sprocket 17 Exhaust duct 18 Exhaust port

[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] April 16, 1999

[Procedure amendment 1]

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[Correction target item name] Claim 1

[Correction method] Change

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[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0005

[Correction method] Change

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[0005]

For this reason, the garbage disposal apparatus of the present invention has a decomposition tank for storing garbage and a porous body to which effective bacteria are fixed, and is provided in the decomposition tank. In the garbage disposal apparatus provided with a stirring means and a drive motor for driving the stirring means, while providing a garbage input port communicating with the drainage opening of the sink in the decomposition treatment tank, at the time of garbage discharge, A box-shaped solid-liquid branch with a movable gate plate that opens the garbage input port and simultaneously closes the garbage input port while opening the garbage input port, blocking the garbage input port when sewage or running water is discharged. A movable path, and the movable gate plate stands substantially vertically in the solid-liquid branch path.
And tiltable with its lower side as a pivot.
It is characterized by being able to do so.

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[Correction target item name] 0016

[Correction method] Change

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[0016]

According to the present invention, as described above , the movable gate plate is
It is urged to stand almost vertically in the box-shaped solid-liquid branch road, and
The lower side of the arm is used as a pivot so that it can be tilted.
When garbage is discharged with the movable gate plate tilted,
The solid waste garbage falls into the decomposition tank
It is thrown in below. Therefore, do not use a crusher.
Ku, it is possible to perform solid-liquid separation of food waste, can be manufactured at low cost requires to less number of parts simple structure, such as the vibration
It is quiet and safe without the problem of noise caused by the above, and has an excellent effect that the maintenance and maintenance work of the decomposition treatment tank can be satisfactorily performed.

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing from the front page (71) Applicant 598075262 Akira Fukuhara 1501-10 Kawanishi, Yoshimatsu-cho, Aira-gun, Kagoshima Prefecture 329-6, Mizobe-cho, Tokushige 102, Tokushige, Katsuyuki Komine, Inventor 4345, Kiba, Kurino-cho, Aira-gun, Kagoshima Prefecture (72) Akira Fukuhara, 1501-1010 Kawanishi, Yoshimatsu-cho, Aira-gun, Kagoshima, Japan

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A decomposition tank for accommodating garbage and a porous body to which effective bacteria are fixed, a stirring means provided in the decomposition processing tank, and a drive motor for driving the stirring means. In the garbage disposal apparatus provided with, a garbage input port communicating with the drainage opening of the sink is provided in the decomposition treatment tank, and when the garbage is discharged, the garbage input port is opened and the drainage path to the sewage is closed. A garbage disposal apparatus characterized by having a solid-liquid branch having a movable gate plate for shielding the garbage input port and opening a drain for sewage at the time of discharging waste water or running water.