KR100792024B1 - A kitchen waste pulverizer of sink - Google Patents

Abstract

A food garbage disposer for a sink is provided to dispose food garbage promptly and simply and reduce the discharge amount of the entire food garbage considerably by injecting food garbage into a drainpipe, automatically pulverizing food garbage in a pulverizer, supplying the pulverized food garbage to a dewaterer through a connecting pipe, and automatically dewatering the pulverized food garbage. A food garbage disposer for a sink comprises: a pulverizer(2) including a cylindrical supporting pipe(20) connected to a lower part of a drainpipe(12), serrated cutting blades(21) fixed to an inner peripheral surface of the supporting pipe, a first motor(22) connected to a lower part of the supporting pipe, a rotary plate(23) fixed to a rotary shaft of the first motor, and cutters(24) connected to an outer side of the rotary plate by pins(24a), wherein the cutters come close to the cutting blades to pulverize food garbage by centrifugal force when the rotary plate rotates; and a dewaterer(3) including a case(30) laid down on the bottom of the sink, a second motor(31) vertically mounted on an inner part of the case, a waterproofing cover(32) covered on an outer part of the second motor and fixed to a rotary shaft of the second motor, a rotary body(33) which has an inner diameter of a shape corresponding to the cover, and which is covered on the cover, a cylindrical mesh(34) assembled on the periphery of a lower flange of the rotary body and rotated together with the rotary body, and a discharge pipe(35) connected to the case and a drain of the sink, wherein one end of a connecting pipe is connected to a discharge port(25) formed in one side of a lower part of the supporting pipe, and the other end of the connecting pipe is penetrated into a top face of the case to supply pulverized food garbage into the mesh. Further, an inner cover(50) is connected inside the drainpipe.

Description

Food waste treatment device for sinks {a kitchen waste pulverizer of sink}

1 is a perspective view illustrating an embodiment of the present invention,

2 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is an exploded cross-sectional view illustrating a grinder according to the present invention;

5 is an exploded cross-sectional view illustrating a dehydrator according to the present invention;

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the use of the present invention,

7 is a plan sectional view illustrating a state in which the cutter according to the present invention is close to the cutting blade while being rotated.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

1: sink 2: grinder

3: dehydrator 10: water tank

11: drain hole 12: drain pipe

12a, 20a: spiral portion 13: cover

20: support tube 21: cutting blade

22: first motor 23: rotating plate

24: cutter 24a: pin

25 outlet 30 case

31: second motor 32: cover

33: rotating body 33a: flange

34: mesh 35: discharge pipe

36: handle 40: connector

50: inner lid 51: coupling tube

52: opening and closing plate 52a: horizontal plane

52b: slope 53: guide pin

54: weight

The present invention relates to a device for simplifying the disposal of food waste discharged from the sink, and more particularly, to minimize the amount of food waste generated by mounting a food grinder and dehydrator in the drain of the sink, the environment of the soil It relates to an invention so as to prevent contamination.

In general, food waste is eaten and thrown away at home or in restaurants, and the amount of food waste that is thrown away in one day nationwide is 1,75 tons, which is 1,880 8-ton trucks, corresponding to 31.6% of the total household waste generation. As much food waste is generated as possible.

In particular, since the disposal of food waste in Korea mostly depends on landfilling, discarding the leftovers of food as it is is worsening the living environment due to unsanitary treatment.

Moreover, our situation is difficult to purchase land for the construction of landfills, but the residents who live nearby do not want to be affected by odors, dust, leachate pollution, and various pests, so they often exercise resistance. Construction emerged as a social problem.

Therefore, while developing an environmentally friendly and economical waste disposal method, a fundamental solution for reducing the absolute amount of waste discharged is urgently required.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a food waste treatment apparatus for a sink that can minimize the amount of food waste generated by mounting a food grinder and a dehydrator in a drain hole of the sink.

A characteristic of the present invention for achieving the above object, the drain pipe 12 is coupled to the drain hole 11 drilled in the water tank 10 of the sink 1, the lower portion protrudes to the lower portion of the drain hole 11, the drain pipe Serrated cutting blades 21 are fixed to the inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical support tube 20 coupled to the lower portion of the 12, and a rotating plate is provided on the rotation axis of the first motor 22 coupled to the lower portion of the support tube 20. When the 23 is fixed, and the cutters 24 are coupled to the pins 24a on the outer side of the rotating plate 23 so that the rotating plate 23 is rotated, the cutters 24 are close to the cutting edges 21 by centrifugal force. A crusher 2 for crushing food waste; The second motor 31 is vertically mounted inside the case 30 placed on the bottom of the sink 1, and a waterproof cover 32 is covered on the outside of the second motor 31 to be fixed to the rotating shaft. A rotating body 33 having an inner diameter corresponding to that of 32 is covered on the cover 32, and a cylindrical mesh 34 is coupled around the lower flange 33a of the rotating body 33 to form the rotating body 33. Rotated with, the case 30, the dehydrator (3) is coupled to the discharge pipe 35 is connected to the drain of the sink (1); One end of the connecting pipe 40 is connected to the outlet 25 formed at one side of the lower support pipe 20 of the grinder 2, and the other end of the connecting pipe 40 is disposed on the upper surface of the case 30 of the dehydrator 3. It can be achieved by the food waste treatment apparatus for the sink, characterized in that through the food waste crushed to be fed into the mesh 34 of the dehydrator (3).

Hereinafter, described in detail by the accompanying drawings a preferred embodiment for achieving the above object is as follows.

1 to 6, the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention is a crusher 2 coupled to the water tank 10 of the sink 1 and a dehydrator 3 installed at the bottom of the sink 1. Consists of

That is, a drain pipe 12 is coupled to the drain hole 11 drilled in the water tank 10 of the sink 1, and a spiral portion 12a is formed on the lower outer circumferential surface of the drain pipe 12 to form a lower portion of the drain hole 11. Protrudes.

A cylindrical support tube 20 is coupled to the lower portion of the drain pipe 12, and the spiral portion 20a formed on the upper inner circumferential surface of the support tube 20 is screwed to the spiral portion 12a of the drain pipe 12.

On the inner circumferential surface of the cylindrical support tube 20, a band-shaped cutting blade 21 having a sawtooth shape is fixed.

The first motor 22 is coupled to the lower portion of the support tube 20, and the rotating plate 23 is fixed to the rotation shaft of the first motor 22.

Cutters 24 are coupled to the pins 24a and rotatably mounted on the outer side of the rotating plate 23. When the rotating plate 23 is rotated, the cutters 24 are close to the cutting edges 21 by centrifugal force. It is configured to crush food waste.

As shown in FIG. 7, the cutter 24 is coupled to the pin 24a at the outside of the rotating plate 23 so that when the rotating plate 23 is rotated, the cutter 24 is spread outward by the centrifugal force, thereby cutting the blade 21. When the food waste is crushed while being rotated in proximity to the blades, and the particles come into contact with large and hard waste, the food is rotated to the inside of the rotating plate 23 around the pins 24a, so that the cutters 24 and the cutting blades 21 While preventing damage, it is designed to be crushed in stages by continuously hitting hard waste.

The above-described configuration is a pulverizer 2 for crushing food wastes coupled to the water tank 10 of the sink 1.

A case 30 is placed at the bottom of the sink 1, and a second motor 31 is vertically mounted inside the case 30.

The outer cover of the second motor 31 is covered with a waterproof cover 32, the upper portion of the cover 32 is fixed to the rotation shaft of the second motor 31 is configured to be rotated at high speed.

The cover 32 is covered with a rotating body 33 having an inner diameter corresponding to that of the cover 32, and a cylindrical mesh 34 is coupled to a circumference of a flange 33a formed at a lower portion of the rotating body 33. It is configured to be rotated together with the rotating body 33.

A flexible discharge pipe 35 is coupled to one lower portion of the case 30, and the discharge pipe 35 is connected to the sewer of the sink 1 so as to discharge water generated when dewatering.

The above-described configuration is a dehydrator 3 installed at the bottom of the sink 1.

A discharge port 25 is formed at one lower side of the support tube 20 of the crusher 2, and one end of the flexible connection pipe 40 is connected to the discharge port 25, and the other end of the connection pipe 40 is The food wastes that are crushed and penetrated through the upper surface of the case 30 of the dehydrator 3 are configured to be supplied into the mesh 34 of the dehydrator 3.

In the figure, reference numeral 13 is a cover for opening and closing the drain pipe 12 coupled to the water tank 10 of the sink 1, and reference numeral 36 is a handle coupled to the rotor 33 and the rotor 33 It is configured to easily lift the net body 34 together.

According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, after opening the cover 13 of the drain pipe 12 and putting food wastes so that the food wastes are placed on the rotating plate 23, the switch is turned on and the first motor 22 is turned on. When the cutter 24 is rotated at high speed together with the rotating plate 23, the food waste is pulverized finely while passing between the cutter 24 and the cutting blade 21, and the ground food waste is discharged from the support pipe 20. It is supplied into the mesh 34 of the dehydrator 3 through the 25 and the connection pipe 40.

Subsequently, when the wastes crushed into the mesh body 34 of the dehydrator 3 are supplied, the second motor 31 is driven to rotate the mesh body 34 at high speed together with the rotor 33 so that the water contained in the food wastes. When these are discharged through the mesh 34 by the centrifugal force and dropped into the case 30, it is discharged to the sewer through one side discharge pipe 35 of the case 30.

Then, the handle 36 coupled to the rotating body 33 is lifted up and the mesh body 34 is easily separated from the waterproof cover 32 together with the rotating body 33 and dehydrated to minimize food waste. It can be processed by pouring it in the inside of 34).

Therefore, when food waste is put into the drain pipe 12 and the switch is turned on, the food waste is automatically crushed in the grinder 2 and then supplied to the dehydrator 3 through the connecting pipe 40. Dehydration takes place, so food waste can be easily and quickly processed. At the same time, if food waste is finely crushed and dehydrated, the amount of waste is minimized, which reduces the amount of food waste. It is possible to prevent, and to reduce the cost of construction of landfills, such as to increase the external competitiveness of the food waste treatment apparatus as possible, and the like.

On the other hand, the inner lid 50 is coupled to the inside of the drain pipe 12, the inner lid 50 is the opening and closing plate 52 having a horizontal surface 52a and the inclined surface 52b inside the cylindrical coupling pipe 51 ) Are coupled to each other, guide pins 53 protruding from both sides of the opening and closing plate 52 are installed to be rotatably coupled to the coupling pipe 51, and the weight body 54 is formed on the bottom of the horizontal surface 52a. It is composed.

Accordingly, when food waste is dropped into the drain pipe 12 and dropped on the large inclined surface 52b, the inclined surface 52b is rotated downward with respect to the guide pin 53 due to the weight of the garbage so that the garbage is rotated. 23) Falling up, the opening and closing plate 52 is reversed again by the weight of the weight body 54 of the horizontal plane 52a to block the inlet of the drain pipe 12, so that when the food waste is crushed very safe This can effectively prevent their scattering.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments without departing from the spirit of the present invention as claimed in the claims. Various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art, and such modifications are intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims.

According to the present invention as described above, when the food waste is put into the drain pipe 12 and the switch is turned on, the food waste is automatically crushed in the grinder 2 and then dehydrator through the connecting pipe 40. (3) It is supplied to (3) automatically dehydration, so there is an advantage that the disposal of food waste can be done quickly and easily. Since it can reduce the environmental pollution of the land, and can reduce the cost required for the construction of landfills, there is an advantage such as to increase the external competitiveness of the food waste treatment apparatus.

Claims (2)

A drain pipe 12 is coupled to the drain hole 11 drilled in the water tank 10 of the sink 1 so that the lower part protrudes to the lower part of the drain hole 11, and the cylindrical support pipe 20 coupled to the lower part of the drain pipe 12. The saw blade-shaped cutting blades 21 are fixed to the inner circumferential surface of the), and the rotating plate 23 is fixed to the rotating shaft of the first motor 22 coupled to the lower portion of the support tube 20, and the outer side of the rotating plate 23 When the cutters 24 are coupled to the pins 24a and the rotary plate 23 is rotated, the cutters 24 are close to the cutting blades 21 by the centrifugal force to crush the food wastes; The second motor 31 is vertically mounted inside the case 30 placed on the bottom of the sink 1, and a waterproof cover 32 is covered on the outside of the second motor 31 to be fixed to the rotating shaft. A rotating body 33 having an inner diameter corresponding to that of 32 is covered on the cover 32, and a cylindrical mesh 34 is coupled around the lower flange 33a of the rotating body 33 to form the rotating body 33. Rotated with, the case 30, the dehydrator (3) is coupled to the discharge pipe 35 is connected to the drain of the sink (1); One end of the connecting pipe 40 is connected to the outlet 25 formed at one side of the lower support pipe 20 of the grinder 2, and the other end of the connecting pipe 40 is disposed on the upper surface of the case 30 of the dehydrator 3. Food waste processing apparatus for a sink, characterized in that the food waste crushed to be fed through the mesh body 34 of the dehydrator (3). The method of claim 1, The inner lid 50 is coupled to the inside of the drain pipe 12, The inner lid 50 is coupled to the opening and closing plate 52 having a horizontal surface (52a) and the inclined surface (52b) inside the cylindrical coupling tube 51, the guide pins 53 protruding on both sides of the opening and closing plate (52) They are penetratingly coupled to the coupling pipe 51 is rotatably installed, the food waste processing apparatus for a sink, characterized in that the weight body 54 is formed on the bottom surface of the horizontal surface (52a).

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