KR100856890B1 - Basket assembly of food waste processing equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

A basket assembly of a food waste disposer is provided to increase pulverization capacity of food waste in a basket, and perform a drying process promptly by blowing heat with a high temperature sucked in from a heating chamber to food waste consistently. A basket assembly of a food waste disposer comprises: a basket(40) having a food waste housing chamber(40a) opened in the upward direction, a connecting port(41) that stands upright on a central bottom part of the housing chamber, and a handle part(44) formed on one side thereof; and an agitation vane(30) inserted onto the connecting port within the housing chamber and connected to a rotary shaft of a drive motor, wherein the agitation vane includes an inner drum part to which the rotary shaft is connected, an outer drum part(32) which surrounds the inner drum part, and has a plurality of ejection holes(32a) formed therein to permeate exhaust gas flown into the connecting port into food garbage contained in the basket, and vane parts(33) connected to the outer drum part. The housing chamber has irregularities(43) formed on an inner wall thereof to prevent food waste from rising to a predetermined height or higher. The housing chamber has cutting blades(42) formed on a bottom face thereof to cut food waste by approaching the vane parts of the agitation vane.

Description

Basket assembly of food waste processing equipment

The present invention relates to a food waste disposer, and more particularly, to a basket assembly of a food waste disposer which improves the crushing capacity of the food waste in the basket and continuously blows high heat sucked from the heating chamber into the food waste so that the drying proceeds quickly. will be.

Food waste emitted from homes and restaurants must be collected and disposed of separately from ordinary waste by generating moisture and odors. Therefore, the current apartment is to be thrown away in a separate food waste bin, otherwise it is to be discarded in a garbage bag after removing the moisture.

However, even in the apartment trash bin, as well as the food container, the surrounding area becomes dirty due to the food plastic bag, especially a lot of bad smells occur on a hot day. In addition, even when thrown away in the garbage bag is not completely dried, so when the garbage bag bursts leachate and odor is generated.

Therefore, Patent No. 10-0675592 describes a method for obtaining deodorization by installing an ozone generating unit and a catalyst filter in an odor discharge tube, and Patent No. 10-0691526 stirs food waste with a stirring blade, and heats a heater. A system for drying furnace food waste is described.

However, the former has a deodorizing effect of removing the smell of the exhaust gas by the ozone generating unit, while stirring while putting air there is a problem in that the drying process takes a long time. In addition, in the latter case, it is easy to put food waste, but it is simply dried depending on the heat of the heater, which not only takes a long drying time but also exhausts the odor as it is. There is.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and improves the crushing capacity of food waste in the basket and continuously blows the high temperature sucked in the heating chamber into the food waste to allow the food waste treatment to proceed quickly. In providing a basket assembly.

Specific means of the present invention for achieving the above object,

In the food waste drying basket assembly accommodated in the food waste processor removably,

A basket having a food waste storage chamber opened upward, a connection port placed at the bottom center of the storage chamber, and a handle portion provided at one place;

It is characterized in that it comprises a stirring blade which is inserted into the storage chamber is inserted into the connection port and connected to the rotating shaft of the drive motor.

Also according to the invention,

The stirring blade includes an inner cylinder portion to which the rotating shaft is connected, an outer cylinder portion surrounding the inner cylinder portion and having a plurality of injection holes for injecting exhaust gas introduced into the connection port into food waste contained in the basket, and a wing portion connected to the outer cylinder portion. do.

Also according to the invention,

The inner wall of the storage compartment is characterized in that irregularities are formed to suppress the rise of food waste above a certain height.

Also according to the invention,

The bottom surface of the storage compartment is characterized in that the cutting blade for cutting food waste in close proximity to the wing of the stirring blade.

Also according to the invention,

The wing portion is characterized in that the inclination is formed in the width direction in order to drop the food waste to the rear of the wing when rotating the blade.

According to the basket assembly of the food waste processor of the present invention, the high temperature sucked in the heating chamber is continuously blown into the food waste through the stirring blade, the drying proceeds quickly, and the sterilization ability can be improved.

In addition, the stirring blade rotates in the basket, and the stirring progresses, and cutting force is generated between the cutting blades, thereby improving the crushing ability of food waste.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a system configuration diagram of a food waste processor including a basket assembly according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view of a food waste processor in a state in which the basket according to the invention is taken out, 'K of FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the basket assembly according to the present invention, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is a plan view of the basket assembly according to the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 20 denotes a 'container' of the food waste processor.

Enclosure 20 is manufactured to withstand the high temperature of 200 ℃ or more inside. The enclosure 20 is provided with a heating chamber 21 in a space in which a basket 40 can be stored. The enclosure 20 is provided so that the door 22 which opens and closes the basket 40 easily can be opened and closed. At this time, it is preferable that the circumference of the heating chamber 21 is heat-insulated with a heat insulating material.

In this embodiment, the door 22 is located in the front of the enclosure 20 is connected to the hinge is installed to open and close to one side. Therefore, it is convenient to open and close the door 22 forward.

The exhaust gas inlet port 24 is provided at the bottom of the enclosure 20, and the rotary shaft 102 of the drive motor 100 installed at the lower side of the enclosure 20 is inserted into the exhaust gas inlet port 24. The rotary shaft 102 is located at the center of the exhaust gas inlet port 24.

The housing 20 is to receive a basket assembly consisting of a basket 40 and the stirring blade 30.

The basket 40 includes a food waste storage chamber 40a opened upward as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, a connection port 41 installed at the bottom center of the storage chamber 40a, and a handle provided at one place. It has a portion 44. In addition, the inner wall of the storage chamber 40a is formed with the unevenness 43 which suppresses the rise and fall of food waste above a certain height.

The bottom surface of the storage chamber 40a is provided with a cutting blade 42 for cutting food waste in close proximity to the wing 33 of the stirring blade 30. Cutting blade 42 may be configured by protruding the bottom surface of the basket 40 or by installing a separate metal member.

The exhaust gas inlet port 24 and the connection port 41 are seated in the conical surface so that the basket 40 is simply seated in the exhaust gas inlet port 24.

The basket 40 has a stirring blade 30 fastened to the rotary shaft 102 of the drive motor 100. The stirring blade 30 is located at the center of the basket 40 and is detachably connected to the rotation shaft 102 of the drive motor 100.

The stirring blade 30 wraps around the inner cylinder portion 31 and the inner cylinder portion 31 to which the rotating shaft 102 of the driving motor 100 is connected as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, and flows into the connection port 41. The outer cylinder part 32 which has many injection hole 32a which injects the waste gas into the food waste contained in the basket 40, and the wing part 33 connected to the outer cylinder part 32 are provided. Preferably, the wing 33 is inclined in the width direction as shown in Figure 5 in order to drop the food waste to the rear of the wing 33 during the rotation of the stirring blade (30).

At this time, the coupling of the inner cylinder portion 31 and the rotating shaft 102 of the stirring blade 30 is spline coupling to be detachable or multi-face coupling or cam groove coupling (can be seen in the wing shaft coupling portion of the existing mixer) Can be

The heating unit 50 is provided above the enclosure 20 to heat the heating chamber 21 to form a high temperature atmosphere. The heating unit 50 includes a carbon heater 52. Preferably, the carbon heater 52 is located above the basket 40 so that far infrared rays act directly on the food waste contained in the basket 40. The reason for using the carbon heater 52 is to enable high temperature heat generation above 800 ° C., low power consumption, long life, no fear of electric leakage, and suppress the generation of electromagnetic waves harmful to the human body. In addition, when the carbon heater 52 is used, sterilization and deodorization effects can be enhanced by radiation of far infrared rays generated during heating.

At this time, the injection nozzle 58 connected to the heating circulation pipe 92 may be further installed above the carbon heater 52.

The enclosure 20 is provided with a plasma generator 60 that generates plasma to decompose gaseous compounds generated during food waste treatment. The plasma generator 60 is provided in the outside air inlet duct 62 having the outside air inlet 62a.

The suction fan 70 is provided above the enclosure 20. The suction fan 70 sucks and discharges gas containing various compounds generated in the food waste treatment process in the basket 40.

A deodorization filter 80 made of a physical deodorant such as activated carbon, charcoal, silica gel, alumina gel, or other chemical or biological deodorant is connected to the exhaust port side of the suction fan 70, and the deodorization filter 80 is connected to the housing 20. It is located in the deodorizing filter cover 82 mounted on the rear side.

On the other hand, the suction fan 70 is connected to the distribution duct 72 for discharging the discharge gas into the upper and lower layers by specific gravity, the upper passage of the distribution duct 72 is connected to the deodorizing filter 80, The lower passage of the distribution duct 72 is connected to the drying circulation passage 90 and the heating circulation passage 92.

The discharge port of the drying circulation passage 90 is connected to the inlet side of the discharge gas inlet port 24, and the heating circulation passage 92 is connected to the injection nozzle 58.

Therefore, a part of the exhaust gas discharged from the suction fan 70 is introduced into the basket 40 through the drying circulation passage 90, and another part of the gas discharged from the suction fan 70 is heated in circulation. It is supplied to the heating part 50 through the conduit 92.

Not described '210' is a 'timer' for controlling the operating time, '212' is a 'temperature sensor' for detecting the temperature of the heating chamber (21).

The operation of this embodiment configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 8. 7 is a control block diagram of a food waste processor applied to the present invention, Figure 8 is a flow chart of the food waste processor applied to the present invention.

First, as shown in FIG. 2, the food waste is contained in the basket 40 in the basket 40 in the state in which the door 22 is opened. At this time, the stirring blade 30 fitted into the connection port 41 of the basket 40 is inserted and coupled to the rotary shaft 102 of the drive motor 100.

When power is applied through the control unit 200 in this state, the carbon heater 52, the plasma generator 60, the suction fan 70, and the driving motor 100 operate. In the plasma generator 60, plasma is generated (S10).

The interior of the heating chamber 21 in the enclosure 20 by heating the carbon heater 52 is heated (S12) to form a high temperature atmosphere. In addition, by the suction and blowing force of the suction fan 70, the odor gas in the heating chamber 21 is discharged and deodorized (S22) through the distribution duct 72 to the deodorizing filter 80, a part of which is a drying circulation pipe ( 90 is supplied to the discharge gas inlet port 24 (S18) and at the same time the remaining portion is supplied to the heating unit 50 through the heating circulation pipe 92 (S20). The deodorizing filter 80 is supplied with a discharge gas having a specific gravity smaller than that of the heating circulation pipe 92.

At this time, the negative pressure is generated in the heating chamber 21 by the amount of exhaust discharged through the deodorizing filter 80, and the outside air is introduced into the heating chamber 21 through the outside air inlet duct 62.

In this state, the stirring blade 30 is rotated to stir and crush the food waste contained in the basket 40 (S14). At this time, the heating gas introduced into the in-port 24 via the heating circulation pipe 92 is injected through the exhaust hole 32a and blown between the food wastes agitated in the basket 40.

Therefore, the food waste contained in the basket 40 is sterilized and heated and dried rapidly by stirring, crushing and hot air. At this time, the food waste coming up on the inner wall of the basket 40 is restrained by the unevenness 43.

In addition, the moisture generated from the food waste does not escape to the exhaust gas inlet port 24 because the connection port 41 protrudes to a certain height from the bottom surface of the basket 40.

On the other hand, various compounds generated from the food waste subjected to hot air drying in the basket 40 are decomposed by the plasma generated through the plasma generator 60. That is, compounds such as sulfurous acid gas, nitrogen compounds, carbon monoxide, etc. generated from food waste are decomposed to remove odors.

That is, when the plasma generator 60 applies a negative boltage to a pointed needle, the energy such that electrons with negative electrons from the tip of the needle may cause ionization by a high energy process. It is released at high speed and collides with molecules and compounds in the air in the heating chamber 21 to form anions, thereby decomposing odors by decomposing dust, various harmful gases and compounds in the heating chamber 21.

Therefore, as the drying time elapses, the gas from which the odor is removed is sucked into the suction port of the suction fan 70.

On the other hand, a part of the gas sucked by the suction fan 70 (S16) is supplied to the injection nozzle 58 through the heating circulation pipe (92) (S20), various exhaust gases passing through the injection nozzle 58 and The compound is sterilized and deodorized by far infrared rays while passing through the carbon heater 52.

Therefore, in the heating chamber 21, various compounds generated in the basket 40 by the plasma generator 60 and the carbon heater 52 are decomposed and odors are removed, and as much as the amount discharged through the odor filter 80 is removed. By introducing the outside air through the outside air inlet duct 62, the load of the deodorizing filter 80 is reduced. In particular, the deodorizing filter 80 is further reduced in the deodorizing load by exhausting in a low density layer at the outlet of the suction fan 70 to improve the service life.

In addition, the hot air is circulated into the basket 40 (S18) and blown around the stirring blade 30 to further accelerate the drying speed of the food waste.

As described above, the basket assembly applied to the food waste disposal system of the present invention blows hot air into the inside of the basket 40, and the hot air contains negative ions so that drying and deodorization are performed together. In addition, the stirring wing 30, the stirring and pulverization is made at the same time.

In addition, since the odor generated from the food waste is sterilized and decomposed by the carbon heater 52 and the plasma generator 60 and discharged to the filter 80, there is no concern about the occurrence of the odor to the outside. In particular, by recycling a portion of the gas discharged through the drying circulation pipe 90 and the heating circulation pipe 92 can be maximized the drying and deodorizing action.

After the complete drying process of the food waste by the timer 210 is completed, the carbon heater 52 and the plasma generator 60 is stopped, only the suction fan 70 is operated for a predetermined time so that the temperature of the heating chamber 21 is Significantly lower. After that, the door 22 is opened and the basket 40 is taken out. Therefore, the food waste contained in the basket 40 is drastically reduced in volume and is completely dried without smell, and thus can be disposed of as general waste.

Therefore, the basket assembly of the food waste disposal system of the present invention is excellent not only in the processing of general food waste, but also particularly in processing of odorous meat or fish waste. In addition, the high temperature sucked in the heating chamber 21 is continuously blown into the food waste through the stirring blade 30, the drying proceeds quickly, can increase the sterilization ability. In addition, the stirring blade 30 is rotated in the basket 40 while the stirring progresses, and cutting force is generated between the cutting blades, thereby improving the crushing ability of the food waste.

As described above, although the present invention has been described by way of limited embodiments and drawings, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the technical idea of the present invention and the following by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Of course, various modifications and variations are possible within the scope of equivalents of the claims to be described.

The following drawings, which are attached in this specification, illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention, and together with the detailed description of the present invention, serve to further understand the technical spirit of the present invention. It should not be construed as limited to.

1 is a system configuration of a food waste processor including a basket assembly according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of a food waste processor in a state in which the basket is taken out according to the present invention.

An enlarged view of the 'K' part of FIG.

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of the basket assembly according to the present invention.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG.

6 is a plan view of a basket assembly according to the present invention.

7 is a control block diagram of a food waste processor applied to the present invention.

8 is a flow chart of a food waste processor applied to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

20: enclosure

22: door

24: connection port

30: rotary blade

31: inner tube

32: outer tube

32a: vent hole

40: Basket

41: connection port

43: unevenness

44: handle

33: wing

50: heating unit

52: carbon heater

60: plasma generator

70: suction fan

80: deodorizing filter

90: drying circulation pipe

92: heating circulation pipe

100: drive motor

200: control unit

Claims (5)

In the food waste drying basket assembly accommodated in the food waste processor removably, A basket 40 having an upwardly open food waste storage chamber 40a, a connection port 41 installed at the bottom center of the storage chamber 40a, and a handle portion 44 provided at one place; It includes a stirring blade 30 is inserted into the storage chamber (40a) is inserted into the connection port 41 and connected to the rotary shaft 102 of the drive motor 100, The stirring blade 30 surrounds the inner cylinder portion 31 to which the rotary shaft 102 is connected, and the exhaust gas introduced into the connection port 41 to surround the inner cylinder portion 31 to the basket 40. Basket assembly of a food waste processor, characterized in that it comprises an outer cylinder portion 32 having a plurality of injection holes (32a) to infiltrate into the food waste contained therein, and a wing portion (33) connected to the outer cylinder portion (32). delete The method according to claim 1, The basket assembly of the food waste processor, characterized in that the inner wall of the storage chamber (40a) is formed with an unevenness (43) to suppress the rise of food waste above a certain height. The method according to claim 1, Basket assembly of the food waste processor, characterized in that the bottom surface of the storage chamber (40a) is provided with a cutting blade (42) for cutting food waste in close proximity to the wing portion (33) of the stirring blade (30). The method according to claim 1, The wing portion 33 is the basket assembly of the food waste processor, characterized in that the inclination is formed in the width direction in order to drop the food waste to the rear of the wing portion 33 during the rotation of the stirring blade (30).

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