JPS607804Y2 - Kitchen waste processing machine - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a kitchen waste processing machine that is installed under a water tank of a sink in a home kitchen or the like and crushes and dehydrates kitchen waste.

Conventionally, this type of kitchen waste processing machine has an outlet for discharging crushed and dehydrated kitchen waste between an input port for receiving kitchen waste into the main body and a drain port for draining water from the main body. .

In addition, the input opening is larger than the drainage opening, so it is necessary to prevent the water that has flowed into the main body from coming out from the kitchen waste outlet, and the kitchen waste input opening is provided with a lid that can throttle and adjust the amount of discharge.

This lid is also necessary when storing water in the aquarium.

The lid is equipped with an operating knob for adjusting the amount of water squeezed out, but if this knob is always protruding from the bottom of the tank, dishes, etc. submerged in the tank may become difficult to handle when washing with water stored in the tank. This is inconvenient because it can get stuck on the surface and become unsteady, or get caught on the knob.

Furthermore, if the knob is always located below the bottom surface of the water tank, there is a drawback that when draining the stored water, the kitchen waste inlet is blocked by the bottom of the pot, plate, etc., and drainage is obstructed.

The purpose of this invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, and to provide an easy-to-use kitchen waste disposal machine in which the height of the operating knob is set below the bottom of the tank when storing water, and higher than the bottom of the tank when draining water. shall be.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a kitchen waste processing machine that has a kitchen waste crushing device and a dewatering device inside the main body, and discharges the crushed kitchen waste from the kitchen waste outlet of the main body. A kitchen waste input port which is provided and communicates with the main body is provided with a lid having a cylindrical bearing part in the center and a through hole for discharging on the outer periphery, and a cylindrical part with an upper end closed that fits around the bearing part of the number difference. A closing plate portion capable of closing the through hole is provided on the outer circumferential portion of the operating knob, a cam ridge is provided at the upper end of the bearing portion, a rib is provided on the inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion of the operating knob, and a cam ridge is provided in opposition to the cam ridge. A tension shaft passing through the upper end wall of the bearing portion is provided at the axial center of the cylindrical portion, and a spring is provided between the tension shaft and the bearing portion to bias the operating knob toward the lid. As a result of rotation, the operating knob moves upward from the bottom of the water tank via a rib that contacts the cam ridge to open the hole, and to a position where it recesses from the bottom of the water tank to close the hole. When storing water, the rib on the operating knob side is positioned circumferentially away from the cam ridge on the lid side, and the closing plate of the operating knob closes the through hole. It is actively maintained in this state by the biasing force of the spring, and when draining water, the operating knob is rotated so that the rib rides on the cam crest to open the through hole and the upper end of the operating knob projects upward from the bottom of the water tank. This eliminates inadvertent clogging of the through hole caused by a plate or the like resting on the operating knob, thereby improving the usability of the kitchen waste disposal machine.

One embodiment will be described below based on the drawings.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a water tank such as a sink, 2 a kitchen waste inlet attached to the water tank 1, and a main body 3 of the kitchen waste disposal machine is fixed to the lower part by a fastening rubber 4.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a crushing chamber provided inside the main body 3, the lower end of which is formed into a bottomless cylindrical shape, and a fixed blade 6 is provided at the lower end.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a rotary blade that rotates in accordance with the inner circumferential surface of the fixed blade 6, and its rotation is transmitted by a rotary shaft 10 from a motor 8 through a speed reduction device 9.

The fixed blade 6 and the rotary blade 7 constitute a crushing device 37.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a dewatering device, that is, a dewatering spinner, which is fixed to the rotating shaft 10 and rotates, and is formed in an inverted conical shape. It faces the formed kitchen waste outlet 14.

15 is a rotary arm that rotates in synchronization with the rotary blade 7 and the dewatering spinner 11.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a fixed arm fixed to a part of the main body 3 and disposed close to the inner circumferential surface of the dewatering spinner 11.

17 is a drain opening opened at the bottom of the main body 3, and the trap 1
It is connected to the sewer through 8.

Reference numeral 19 denotes a kitchen waste storage box connected to the kitchen waste outlet 14, which is removably attached to the main body 3 with a locking part 20 formed in a container shape at the bottom of the kitchen waste outlet 14 and a buckle 21.

Reference numeral 22 denotes a lid detachably attached to the kitchen waste inlet 2, with a cylindrical bearing portion 23 protruding from the upper surface of the central portion, and a through hole 24 for drainage provided on its outer periphery.

The upper end of the bearing portion 23 is closed, and a cam ridge 2 is provided at the upper end.
5 is provided.

Reference numeral 26 designates an operating knob that is rotatably and axially movably fitted into the bearing portion 23, and has a cylindrical portion 27 whose upper end is closed and a closing plate portion 28 which closes the through hole 24 provided on the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 27. There is.

A backing 29 is provided on the outer periphery of the lower surface of the closing plate portion 28 .

A rib 30 corresponding to the cam ridge 25 of the bearing part 23 is provided on a part of the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical part 27 in the circumferential direction.

A tension shaft 31 passing through the upper end wall of the axial center portion 23 of the cylindrical portion 27
is provided in a protruding manner, and a spring 32 is interposed between the lower end of the tension shaft 31 and the upper end wall of the bearing portion 23 .

To explain the operation of the above-mentioned configuration, kitchen waste generated in the kitchen or the like is charged into the grinding chamber 5 through the kitchen waste input port 2.

By driving the motor 8, the rotary blade 7, dewatering spinner 11, and rotary arm 15 rotate simultaneously.

Kitchen waste is crushed by a fixed blade 6 and a rotating blade 7, and is blown to a dewatering spinner 11 by centrifugal force.

Water is separated by a kitchen waste slit 12 containing a large amount of water that is pressed against a dewatering spinner 11, and the water is drained into a drain port 1.
7 and are flushed into the sewer.

The dehydrated kitchen waste is scooped up by the fixed arm 16,
Further, it is flipped up by the rotating arm 15 and reaches the upper surface of the dewatering spinner 11.

The kitchen waste that has reached the upper surface of the dewatering spinner 11 is discharged by the blade 13 from the kitchen waste discharge port 14 into the kitchen waste storage box 19 and stored therein.

Next, the function of the lid 22 of the kitchen waste inlet 2 will be explained.

When storing water, the rib 30 of the operating knob 26 is in a position offset from the cam ridge 25 of the bearing part 23 in the circumferential direction, and the backing 2
9 closes the through hole 24.

(The state shown in FIG. 1) At this time, the upper end surface of the operating knob 26 is located below the bottom surface 1a of the water tank 1.

Therefore, there is no problem of dishes etc. wobbling or getting caught during washing work in the water tank 1.

When the operation knob 26 is rotated during drainage, the rib 30 is lifted by the cam ridge 25 of the bearing part 23 and is held in the position where it rides on the upper end of the tapered part 25 (the state shown in Fig. 2). .

As a result, the backing 29 leaves the top surface of the lid 22 and the through hole 2
4 is opened and drained.

At this time, the upper end of the operating knob 26 protrudes higher than the bottom surface of the water tank 1.

Therefore, even if the bottom of the pan M, a plate, etc. are placed on the kitchen waste inlet 2, water can be drained from the surrounding area.

As explained above, according to the present invention, the height of the operating knob is set so that it is below the bottom of the tank when storing water, and is higher than the bottom of the tank when draining, thereby preventing dishes etc. from wobbling during washing work when storing water. The practical value of the dog is that it can prevent the food from getting caught, and the food waste inlet will not be blocked by a pot or the like when draining water, improving usability.

Furthermore, since the lid is biased in the closing direction by the spring, the through hole is strongly closed by the closing plate, which has the advantage of improving water storage performance.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a kitchen waste processing machine, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a kitchen waste inlet. 1... Water tank, 2... Kitchen waste inlet, 3.
・The main body of the garbage disposal machine, 6...Fixed blade, 7...
... Rotating blade, 11 ... Dehydration spinner, 14.
...Kitchen waste outlet, 17...Discharge port, 19
...Kitchen waste storage box, 22... Old book, 23...
... Bearing part, 24 ... Through hole, 25 ... Curved cam ridge, 26 ... Operation knob, 29 ...
・Backing, 3°...Rib, 32...
・Spring, 37...Crushing device.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a kitchen waste processing machine that has a kitchen waste crushing device and a dewatering device inside the main body and discharges the crushed kitchen waste from the kitchen waste discharge port of the main body, a kitchen waste input port provided at the bottom of the water tank and communicating with the main body, A cylindrical bearing part is provided in the center, a lid with a through hole for drainage is provided on the outer periphery, and the said through hole is provided in the outer periphery of the operating knob, which has a cylindrical part with a closed upper end that fits onto the outer periphery of the bearing part. A closing plate portion that can be closed is provided, a cam crest is provided at the upper end of the bearing portion, a rib opposing the cam ridge is provided on the inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion of the operating knob, and the cam ridge is provided at the axial center of the cylindrical portion. A tension shaft passing through the upper end wall of the bearing is provided, and a spring is provided between the tension shaft and the bearing to bias the operating knob toward the lid, and rotation of the operating knob causes a rib to come into contact with the cam ridge. The operating knob is configured to be movable between a position where it protrudes upward from the bottom of the aquarium to open the through hole and a position where it recesses from the bottom of the aquarium and closes the through hole. Characteristic kitchen waste processing machine.