KR100825678B1 - Disposal apparatus for food waste - Google Patents

Abstract

An apparatus for treating food waste is provided to remove most of water from the food waste while the food waste is transported, thereby significantly shortening the time for dehydrating and drying the food waste. A transport unit(100) is connected to a sink ball to transport food waste toward a discharge unit(200). The discharge unit has one side connected to the transport unit through a transport pipe(400). The discharge unit removes water from the food waste while the food waste is transported by the transport unit. A drying unit(300) is connected to the other side of the discharge unit to dehydrate and dry the food waste. Further, a height of the transport pipe is higher than that of a discharge pipe(500).

Description

Food Waste Disposal Equipment {DISPOSAL APPARATUS FOR FOOD WASTE}

1 is a view showing a food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the drain of the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a view showing the main body of the drain portion constituting the present invention.

Figure 4 is a view showing a drain member of the drain constituting the present invention.

5 is a cross-sectional view of the drain of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main components of the drawings

100: transfer unit

200: drain

210: body

220: drain member

221: drain pipe

222: drainage hole

300: drying unit

400: transfer pipe

500: discharge pipe

600: sewer pipe

The present invention relates to a food waste treating apparatus, and more particularly, to a food waste treating apparatus for pulverizing and drying food waste to reduce its volume and weight.

In general, the food waste is disposed of or burned as a method for treating food waste generated at home or a restaurant. Alternatively, there is a method of fermenting food waste using microorganisms and then composting and recycling or decomposing the food waste, and there is also a method of physically compressing or pulverizing and drying.

However, when the food waste is directly buried or burned, the combustion of the food waste is delayed by the water contained in the food waste, and the soil and the water are polluted by the sewage introduced from the food waste.

In addition, among the methods of using microorganisms, the composting method requires separate management of microbial purchase, storage, and maintenance conditions, resulting in low productivity due to low productivity, odors in the manufacturing process, and high salt concentration. There was unrealistic.

Therefore, in order to process food waste, the present applicant has filed a patent application 2006-0015540 "food waste disposal apparatus".

However, although the food waste treatment device has an increased food waste treatment effect, the food waste is transported together with water in the process of transporting the food waste to the drying apparatus, and the water draining device is not provided separately. And it takes a long time in the drying process, the need for further improving the overall treatment efficiency has emerged.

An object of the present invention is to solve the problems as described above, to provide a food waste treatment apparatus that can reduce the dehydration and drying time by the water in advance in the process of transporting food waste.

Food waste processing apparatus of the present invention to achieve the above object is connected to the sink bowl and transporting the food waste to the drain portion; A drain connected to one side of the transfer unit through a transfer pipe, and draining water from the food waste to be transferred; It is connected to the other side of the drain via the discharge pipe, characterized in that it comprises a drying unit for dehydrating and drying the food waste.

The drainage portion may be detachable through a main body formed to protrude from the first connection part and the second connection part respectively connected to the transfer pipe and the discharge pipe on both sides facing each other, and an opening formed at another side of the main body. And a drainage member connecting the transfer pipe and the discharge pipe and discharging water from the food waste, and a connection tube formed on the lower surface of the main body and draining the water discharged from the food waste to the outside. It is done.

In addition, the drain member, the cover plate for closing the opening, the installation plate formed to protrude on both sides of the inner surface of the cover plate, is fixedly installed between the installation plate, both ends of the first connecting portion and the second, respectively Characterized in that consisting of a drain pipe connected to the connection.

In addition, the drain pipe is installed to be inclined toward the second connecting portion from the first connecting portion, characterized in that the lower side is formed with a drain hole so that water from the food waste.

In addition, the transfer pipe connecting the transfer portion and the drainage portion is characterized in that it is positioned higher than the discharge pipe connecting the drainage portion and the drying portion.

In addition, the discharge pipe is characterized in that it is installed inclined downward.

In addition, the inner surface of the main body guides the installation plate of the drain member is inserted through the opening, it characterized in that the fixing projection for maintaining the exact position is formed to protrude.

Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention Preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In addition, the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention will be described as an example that is installed in the sink as shown in the accompanying drawings, it will be found out that all applicable to the equipment capable of collecting food waste.

1 is a view showing a food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view of the drain of the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a view showing the main body of the drain constituting the present invention, Figure 4 is a view showing a drain member of the drain portion constituting the present invention, Figure 5 is a view showing a cross section of the drain portion of the present invention.

Food waste treatment apparatus of the present invention is installed on the lower side of the sink bowl formed in the sink to transfer the food waste to the drying unit 300, and is connected to the transfer unit 100, the food waste is transferred and drained Drainage 200 and the food waste transported through the drainage 200 is composed of a drying unit 300 to collect and dehydrate and dry.

Here, the transfer unit 100 is installed on the lower side of the sink bowl, the upper side is formed to be opened to allow the input of food waste, the inside is provided with a transfer wing to transfer the food waste to the drying unit 300 One side wall is provided with a strainer 140 or a strainer so that food waste does not flow straight into the sewer. The strainer 140 or the strainer so that food waste is filtered out and only water can escape.

In addition, the cover 110 is provided in the upper inlet of the open transfer unit 100 to enable the opening and closing of the transfer unit 100.

A limit switch (not shown) for operating the transfer part 100 is installed at the inlet of the transfer part 100. The limit switch is turned on / off by closing or opening the lid 110 at the inlet of the transfer part 100. When the limit switch is turned on (on), the motor 130 connected to the transfer blade (not shown) is operated to transfer the food waste.

A controller (not shown) is connected to the limit switch, and when the cover 110 is not properly closed and the limit switch is operated, a warning sound sounds and the feed wing does not operate.

The food waste collected by the transfer unit 100 is transferred to the drainage unit 200 through a transfer pipe 400 formed on one side of the transfer unit 100 together with water, and when the transfer unit 100 is not operated, transfer The water is discharged through the sewage pipe 600 formed on the other side of the pipe 400. To this end, the transfer pipe 400 and the sewage pipe 600 are each provided with a valve (not shown) that is selectively opened and closed by the controller.

2 and 3, the drain portion 200 is connected to the transfer portion 100 via a transfer pipe 400, the box-shaped main body 210 of the upper side is open, Opening and closing through the body cover 214.

Both sides of the main body 210 are formed with a first connection portion 211 connected to the transfer pipe 400 and a second connection portion 212 connected to the discharge pipe 500 described later. In addition, the lower side of the main body 210 is connected to the connecting pipe 213 and the sewer pipe 600.

Here, the transfer pipe 400 and the discharge pipe 500 and the connecting portions 211 and 212 are assembled through the fastening nuts 410 and 510.

On the other hand, the first connection portion 211 connected to the transfer pipe 400 of the transfer unit 100 side of the two connection portions 211, 212 is a second connection portion connected to the discharge pipe 500 of the drying unit 300 side It is preferable to make food waste more smoothly by making it higher than 212.

An opening 215 into which the drain member 220 to be described later is inserted into a drawer is formed at the front of the main body 210, and fixing protrusions for inducing and fixing the drain member 220 are formed at both sides of the inner side. 216, the fixing protrusion 216 is provided to protrude in the upper and lower sides of the inside of the main body 210 to correspond to the height of the installation plate 222 of the drain member 220 and the connection portion (211, 212) and The positional deviation of the drain pipe 223 will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 4, the drain member 220 includes a cover plate 221 having a fixing part 225 to be inserted into and fixed to the opening 215 of the main body 210, and the cover plate. The installation plate 222 of the drain pipe 223 is formed to protrude on both inner surfaces of the 221. Here, the end of the installation plate 222 is formed to be round so that it is easily inserted without interference when inserted into the opening 215.

The drain pipe 223 is installed to be inclined in a direction in which food waste is transported between the installation plates 222, and the same surface as the drain pipe 223 is provided on the surface of the installation plate 222 where the end of the drain pipe 223 is located. When a hole having a size is formed to insert the drain member 220 into the opening 215 of the main body 210, both ends of the drain pipe 223 are connected to the first connection portion 211 and the second connection portion 212. Make sure they are connected in close relationship.

In addition, the drain pipe 223 has a diameter larger than the connection portion 211, 212 to facilitate the movement of the crushed food waste.

Here, the drain pipe 223 is formed at a lower interval to form a drain hole 224 at a predetermined interval so that water from the food waste passing through the drain pipe 223, but is formed in a narrow width so as not to fall out food waste.

The lower side of the main body 210 of the drain portion 200 is provided with a connection pipe 213 is integrated with the sewer pipe 600 so that the water from the drain hole 224 is discharged to the sewer, the integrated pipe is Make connections to sewers. Here, the drain member 220 is inserted into the opening 215 of the main body 210 to fix the fixing part 225 with a bolt 226.

At this time, both ends of the drain pipe 223 are closely connected to the first connecting portion 211 and the second connecting portion 212, respectively.

On the other hand, the other end of the discharge pipe 500 connected to the second connection portion 212 is connected to the drying unit 300. Here, by shortening the length of the discharge pipe 500 by placing the drain 200 and the drying unit 300 adjacent to the food waste it is difficult to remain in the discharge pipe 500, food waste.

In addition, the discharge pipe 500 may be formed such that its end portion is inclined downward toward the drying part 300, that is, the inclined surface of the drain pipe 223 (see FIG. 5 (b)).

The drying unit 300 is connected to the discharge pipe 500, the heater 330 is installed on the upper side of the body 310 and the basket 320 is provided on the inside, the upper portion of the basket 320 is discharge pipe To be located below 500.

In addition, an opening and closing door 311 is installed at the front of the drying unit 300 to collect the food waste accumulated in the basket 320.

The basket 320 is provided with a driving motor (not shown) and a rotating member (not shown) rotated by the driving motor to rotate the food waste in the basket 320 to promote dehydration of the food waste, and dehydrated food. Garbage is dried by the heater 330 installed above the drying unit 300.

Here, the power switch for supplying power to the drying unit 300 may be installed in the drying unit or separately installed in the sink.

Referring to the operation of the food waste treatment apparatus configured as described above are as follows.

Since the valve of the conveying pipe 400 is normally closed and the valve of the sewage pipe 600 is open, the food waste introduced into the conveying part 100 installed in the sink ball is filtered through the strainer 140 or the strainer, so that only the water sewage pipe ( Through 600).

When the food waste is loaded in the conveying part 100 more than a predetermined time, the valve 110 on the conveying pipe 400 is opened, and the water is supplied into the conveying part 100 in a state in which the valve of the sewage pipe 600 is closed, and then the cover 110 is closed. When closing the limit switch is turned on (on) to operate the motor 130 installed in the transfer unit 100, the transfer blade connected to the motor 130 is rotated to move the food waste with water toward the transfer pipe 400 Transfer it.

Food waste introduced into the delivery pipe 400 passes through the drain pipe 223 in the drain 200, and water is firstly removed through the drain hole 224, and the separated water is disposed below the drain 200. It is discharged to the sewage pipe 600 through the connecting pipe 213, the food waste is transferred to the drying unit 300 via the discharge pipe (500).

Here, since the drain pipe 223 is fixed to the drain member 220 that is detachably installed in the drain 200, when the waste water is processed, it is necessary to clean the drain pipe 223 and the like. After removing the drain member 220 from the drain 200, it can be easily cleaned.

In addition, the discharge pipe 500 is shortened and inclined so that the food waste does not remain in the discharge pipe 500 by the force of conveying the food waste and is introduced into the basket 320 installed in the drying unit 300 as it is. In 300, when the inflow of food waste into the basket 320 is completed, drying is performed with dehydration.

When the food waste is completed to dry, the opening and closing door 311 of the drying unit 300 is opened to take out the basket 320 and discard the food waste, thereby completing the processing of food waste.

On the other hand, after the disposal of food waste, the transfer pipe 400 side valve is closed again and the sewage pipe 600 side valve is in an open state, the cover 110 of the transfer unit 100 is separated to the normal use state, that is, , The food waste introduced into the transfer unit 100 is filtered through the strainer 140 or the strainer groove is discharged through the sewage pipe 600 only water.

As described above, according to the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention, since most of the water is removed in the process of transporting food waste, the dehydration and drying work time can be greatly shortened to increase the treatment efficiency of food waste.

Claims (7)

A transfer unit connected to the sink bowl to transfer the food waste toward the drainage unit; A drain connected to one side of the transfer unit through a transfer pipe, and draining water from the food waste to be transferred; Food waste treatment apparatus characterized in that it is connected to the other side of the drain via the discharge pipe, the drying unit for dehydrating and drying the food waste. The method of claim 1, The drain portion may include: a main body formed to protrude from the first connection part and the second connection part respectively connected to the transfer pipe and the discharge pipe on both sides facing each other; A drain member detachably installed through an opening formed at another side of the main body, connecting the transfer pipe and the discharge pipe and discharging water from food waste; Is formed on the lower surface of the main body, food waste processing apparatus comprising a connecting pipe for draining the water discharged from the food waste to the outside. The method of claim 2, The drain member includes a cover plate for closing the opening, an installation plate formed to protrude on both sides of the inner side of the cover plate, and fixedly installed between the installation plates, both ends of which are respectively connected to the first connection portion and the second connection portion. Food waste processing apparatus, characterized in that consisting of a drain pipe connected. The method of claim 3, wherein The drain pipe is installed inclined toward the second connecting portion from the first connecting portion, the food waste treatment apparatus, characterized in that the drain hole is formed in the lower side so that water from the food waste. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, And a conveying pipe connecting the conveying part and the draining part to a higher position than a discharging pipe connecting the draining part and the drying part. The method of claim 5, The discharge pipe is a food waste treatment device, characterized in that installed inclined downward. The method according to claim 3 or 4, Food waste disposal apparatus, characterized in that formed on the inner side of the main body to guide the installation plate of the drain member inserted through the opening, the fixing projection for maintaining the position accurately.

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