JPH1133515A - Garbage disposer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a garbage disposer in which constitution of a cover part is miniaturized and the cover part is made lightweight and leak of stream is prevented and drying performance is excellent. SOLUTION: The garbage disposer is arranged with a garbage-storing vessel 12, a cover 24, a heater 20 heating garbage, a rotary blade 14 stirring garbage and a blast fan 43 disposed on the cover 24. The lightweight and thin-sized cover is formed by driving the fan 43 through a coil body 37 which is disposed on the body side and generates rotary magnetic properties and handling is made easy. Further, steam is prevented from leaking through an axial part 26 by forming the axial part 26 of the fan 43 without perforating a back cover 27.

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 and the like generated in a kitchen.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Among conventional kitchen garbage disposal machines employing a drying method, a method in which warm air is mainly sent into a drying chamber (warm air method), and a method in which the drying chamber is heated and the inside of the drying chamber is heated. There were two types of systems. In particular, as shown in FIG. 2, the hot air system employs a system in which a heater 4 and a blower fan 2 are provided above a drying cabinet 5 and hot air is diffused into the drying cabinet 5 from above. In this case, the configuration of the lid 1 that covers the upper part of the drying cabinet 5 becomes large and requires strength, so that the entire lid 1 becomes heavy and a burden is imposed on the opening and closing work. Further, there is a problem that dust adheres to the shaft portion 3 of the fan 2 to hinder rotation, and steam generated in the drying chamber 5 leaks from the shaft portion 3.

[0003] On the other hand, in a system in which the drying cabinet is heated from the outside (no air blowing means), heat is transmitted to the refuse in contact with the surface of the drying cabinet, but the heat is transmitted to the garbage in a portion remote from the drying cabinet surface. The drying time tended to be longer than that of the hot air system. However, the configuration of the lid was simple and light, and the operability and size were superior to the hot air system.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the invention] As described above,
In order to accelerate drying, a combination of a heating means and a blowing means is effective, but it is necessary to reduce the size and weight of the blowing means, and a configuration which does not hinder dust adhesion, steam leakage, and the like is required. Was.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a garbage disposer excellent in drying performance, in which steam does not leak from a shaft portion of a fan.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a lid for covering an opening of a drying cabinet, heating means for heating garbage, etc., and a rotating shaft provided in the drying cabinet. Equipped with a freely mounted fan, which rotates the fan by the magnetic force of the rotating magnetic generator, so that a shaft portion that supports the fan can be provided without penetrating the lid, thereby eliminating steam leakage from the shaft portion. be able to.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
A drying cabinet for accommodating a storage container for garbage, a lid for covering an opening of the drying cabinet, a heating unit for heating garbage and the like in the storage container, and a rotation for stirring the garbage and the like in the container. Body, and a fan rotatably mounted on a shaft provided in the drying cabinet, wherein the fan is rotated by the magnetic force of a rotating magnetic generator. According to this configuration, the fan is driven by a motor. On the other hand, since a fan is rotatably mounted on a shaft provided on the lid and can be driven by a rotating magnetic generator provided on a member other than the lid, the shaft portion has been generated in a configuration in which the shaft penetrates the back cover. This eliminates the problem of steam leakage from the container, eliminates the failure of parts inside the lid caused by the steam leakage, and provides a high-quality kitchen waste disposal machine.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the rotating magnetic generator is disposed on the side of the main body that is housed in a drying cabinet, and the lid is thin and lightweight only by mounting a fan. Therefore, it is possible to provide a kitchen waste disposal machine having a small-sized lid with good operability.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the fan is made of stainless steel, and a rotating magnetic generator for driving the fan generates an electromagnetic force for generating heat from the fan. At the same time, the temperature of the hot air for stirring the inside of the refrigerator rises by causing the fan to generate heat, so that it is possible to provide a kitchen waste treatment machine that dries in a short time.

The invention according to claim 4 of the present invention switches the rotation direction of the fan during drying and during cooling. During the drying, air is blown to the garbage so that heat is efficiently circulated and drying is performed efficiently. At the same time, the back lid is dried during cooling, so that no dew drops even when the lid is opened, and the main body is not stained.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. In the drawing, reference numeral 12 denotes a garbage storage container into which garbage and the like are put, and the container 12 is stored in a drying container 11. A fixed blade 13 is provided on the inner wall of the garbage container 12, and a rotary blade 14 that rotates while intersecting with the fixed blade 13 is connected to a center shaft 16. The center shaft 16 is detachably connected to a rotating shaft 18 by a connecting device 17 provided at the bottom of the drying container 11.
Are driven by a rotary motor 15.

The fixed blade 13 and the rotary blade 14 constitute crushing and stirring means for crushing and stirring garbage in the garbage container 12. Reference numeral 20 denotes a heater for heating the garbage container 12, which is arranged below the garbage container 12. Reference numeral 24 denotes a lid provided on the kitchen waste processing machine main body so as to be openable and closable, and the opening of the garbage container 12 is sealed by a packing 25 attached to the lid 24. The back cover 27 inside the cover 24
The back cover 27 is provided with an air inlet 26 for introducing outside air.

Reference numeral 30 denotes a discharge port formed in the garbage container 12, and a rib 31 is provided on the outer periphery. The upper end of the rib 31 is pressed against the packing 25, and an exhaust slit 34 is provided on the side of the rib 31. The outside of the discharge port 30 is in contact with a ring-shaped small packing 32, and the small packing 32
An air passage is formed by the exhaust hose 33 from the exhaust gas to the deodorizing device 22.

The exhaust side of the deodorizing device 22 is provided with a suction means comprising a fan 41 and a motor 42, and the steam in the garbage container 12 is sucked, so that the outlet 30 is provided.
To the deodorizer 22 and discharged to the outside.

The back cover 27 is formed of a synthetic resin, and a fan shaft 35 is integrally formed at the center thereof.
A propeller fan 36 having magnetism is rotatably attached to 5 by a stopper 43. A coil body 37 formed in a ring shape is provided on the upper part of the drying container 11 to generate rotational magnetism. Reference numeral 38 denotes a control circuit 3 for controlling the temperature of the heater 20 and the rotation of the motor 15.
9 is a circuit case accommodating 9.

The operation of the kitchen garbage disposer configured as described above will be described. The garbage put into the garbage container 12 is stirred by the rotary blade 14 and crushed by the rotary blade 14 and the fixed blade 13. The garbage container 12 heated by the heater 20 heats garbage and the like, and steam is generated from the heated garbage and the like. The steam containing the generated odor is discharged from the exhaust slit 34 in the upper part of the garbage container 12 through the outlet 30.

The discharged water vapor is sucked by suction means comprising a fan 41 and a motor 42, and after the odor is removed by a deodorizing device 22, it is discharged to the outside. Fresh air is always sucked into the garbage container 12 from the air inlet 26, and steam during drying is smoothly sucked to the deodorizing device side, so that re-adherence of odor to the dried garbage is suppressed. Therefore, there is no off-flavor during drying, and crushed and dried garbage etc.
It is easy to discard and dry and has low water activity, so it does not rot or mold. Therefore, until the garbage container 12 is full, the garbage can be put on top of the dried garbage one after another and dried, and the garbage is converted into garbage that is easier to handle and smaller in amount than the garbage. be able to.

Here, by generating rotational magnetism in the coil body 37 disposed above the drying container 11, the magnetic propeller fan 36 located inside the rotor rotates along the rotational magnetism, and The air in the garbage container 12 is stirred. Therefore, warm air is blown to the garbage and the like, and the drying is performed in a shorter time.

Since the shaft of the propeller fan 36 is integrally protruded from the back cover 27, the problem of steam leakage from the shaft portion, which has conventionally occurred when the shaft penetrates the back cover 27, is eliminated. The resulting failure of components inside the lid is also eliminated.

Further, since the lid 24 can be made thin and light only by mounting the propeller fan 36, it is possible to provide a lid that is small and has good operability.

Further, since the propeller fan 36 is made of stainless steel, an internal current is generated by receiving the electromagnetic force of the coil body 37 and heat is generated by self-resistance. The temperature easily rises and drying can be performed in a shorter time.

The control circuit 39 rotates the rotating direction of the propeller fan 36 in a direction in which air blows downward during the drying process, and blows the air on the side surface of the heated garbage container 12 to the garbage. As a result, heat is efficiently circulated, so that drying is performed efficiently. After the drying is completed, in the cooling step, the rotation of the propeller fan 36 is reversed so that the air rises upward, and the air is blown to the back cover 27 to prevent the back cover 27 from being exposed to dew. As a result, even when the lid 24 is opened, no dew drops and the main body is not stained.

[0023]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
Since the shaft of the fan can be attached without penetrating the lid, the problem of steam leakage from the shaft portion, which has conventionally occurred with the configuration in which the shaft penetrated the back cover, is eliminated, and parts inside the lid resulting from steam leakage Is eliminated, and a high-quality kitchen waste disposal machine can be provided.

According to the invention of claim 2 of the present invention, the lid can be made thin and light only by mounting a fan. Can be provided.

According to the invention of claim 3 of the present invention, the fan is made of stainless steel and is heated by the electromagnetic force of the coil body, so that the temperature of the hot air for stirring in the refrigerator rises.
It is possible to provide a garbage disposal machine that dries in a short time.

According to the invention of claim 4 of the present invention, heat is efficiently circulated to blow air to the garbage during drying, so that the heat is efficiently dried and the back cover is dried during cooling, Even if the lid is opened, there will be no dew and no contamination of the body.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a kitchen waste treatment machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional kitchen waste treatment machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Drying cabinet 12 Garbage storage container 20 Heater (heating means) 37 Coil body (rotating magnetic generator) 39 Control circuit

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A drying cabinet for accommodating a container for storing garbage and the like, a lid for covering an opening of the drying cabinet, heating means for heating garbage and the like in the container, and a garbage in the container. A garbage disposer comprising a rotating body for stirring the components, a fan rotatably mounted on a shaft provided in the drying cabinet, and rotating the fan by the magnetic force of the rotating magnetic generator. 2. The garbage disposal machine according to claim 1, wherein the rotating magnetic generator is disposed on a main body side that houses the drying cabinet. 3. The garbage disposer according to claim 1, wherein the fan is formed of stainless steel, and the rotating magnetic generator generates an electromagnetic force for generating heat. 4. The kitchen waste treatment machine according to claim 1, wherein the direction of rotation of the fan during drying and during cooling is switched.