KR100866516B1 - Large-sized food waste disposer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is to reduce the volume of food waste discharged by removing the salt and oil and then discharged in a dry state after cutting and crushing the incoming food waste to a degree that can be mainly used for commercial use as a device for processing It relates to a large-sized food waste disposal apparatus of size.

Large-capacity food waste treatment apparatus of the present invention for realizing this, the waterproof enclosure forming an appearance; An inlet formed at an upper portion of the waterproof enclosure to inject food waste into the waterproof enclosure; A crusher installed in communication with the inlet lower side and having a cutting unit configured to rotate integrally with a rotating shaft rotated by a motor; It accommodates food waste introduced through a connecting tube communicating with the lower side of the grinder, and connects the upper stirring tank which is widened toward the lower direction and the lower stirring tank which is narrowed toward the lower direction, and the upper stirring tank and the lower stirring tank. The part is a stirring tank consisting of a flat circumference; A plurality of stirring wings installed to protrude inward at regular intervals on an inner surface of the lower stirring tank; A plurality of discharge holes formed between the stirring blades and capable of opening and closing the cover; A discharge box installed at a lower side of the lower stirring tank to accommodate food waste discharged to the discharge hole; A power transmission unit for transmitting rotational power to the stirring tank; A heater rod inserted into a central portion of the lower stirring tank and connected to an external power source to generate heat; And a hot air fan installed in a lateral direction of the lower stirring tank; and a control box for controlling the supply amount of water into the waterproof enclosure, the rotation speed of the stirring tank, and the temperature of the heater rod.

According to the large-capacity food waste processing apparatus according to the present invention, the amount of food waste generated by food handling establishments with a large amount of food waste is minimized, and salt and oil contained in the food waste that may cause environmental pollution are removed as much as possible. Treating and discharging it has the advantage of preventing environmental pollution and reducing the cost required for the disposal of food waste.

Food waste disposal device, stirring tank, moisture drying, salt removal, grease removal.

Description

Large-sized food waste disposer

1 is an external perspective view of a large-capacity food waste processing apparatus according to the present invention;

Figure 2 is a front view schematically showing the internal configuration of a large-scale food waste processing apparatus according to the present invention,

3 is an internal configuration diagram of a grinder of the present invention,

Figure 4 is an installation state of the stirring tank and the heater rod of the present invention,

5 is a configuration diagram of a power transmission unit of the present invention.

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10: waterproof enclosure 15: inlet

20: grinder 30: stirring tank

35: stirring blade 40: reduction motor

50: power transmission unit 55: stirring tank support roller

60: heater rod 65: hot air fan

70: control box 85: discharge bin

100: large-capacity food waste disposal device

The present invention relates to a large-capacity food waste processing apparatus, and more particularly, by cutting and crushing incoming food waste to remove salt and oil and discharged in a dried state, thereby reducing the volume of food waste discharged and causing environmental pollution. The present invention relates to a large-scale food waste processing apparatus of a size that can be mainly used for a business as a processing apparatus so as not to be treated.

Food wastes emitted from ordinary restaurants are not only massive but also contain a lot of moisture, salt, and grease compared to general wastes. If they are released without any treatment, they cause environmental pollution.

Currently, food waste is collected and disposed of separately from general waste, but there is no change in the amount of food waste discharged from the food handling business, and if it is released as it is, there are various problems such as odor and corruption. It is advisable to reduce the volume with as little salt and oil as possible.

In order to solve the above problems, a drying apparatus for drying the moisture contained in the food waste or a crushing apparatus for reducing the volume of the food has been developed and used.

In the conventional food waste treatment apparatus, the drying apparatus is to dry the food waste by using high heat, so that the energy consumption of the drying process is high, the maintenance cost of the treatment apparatus is high, so that only the food waste can be dried only. In most cases, the food waste is not evenly dried due to local heating during the drying process.

In addition, it is configured to deodorize only water in the state that can not effectively remove the salt and oil contained in the food waste, or it is difficult to expect the reduction of the emissions by not minimizing the volume of food waste, so the cause of the environmental pollution still occurs after treatment There is a problem.

Accordingly, in the handling of food waste in food handling establishments with a large amount of food waste, the volume of food waste is minimized, and large-scale food waste that can be discharged by treating salt and oil as much as possible to remove environmental pollution. Development of a processing device is necessary.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, in processing and discharging food waste in a food handling establishment with a large amount of food waste discharge, minimize the volume of food waste discharge, the salt contained in the food waste It is an object of the present invention to provide a large amount of food waste disposal apparatus that can be discharged by treating and removing oil and oil as much as possible.

Large-capacity food waste treatment apparatus of the present invention for achieving the object as described above, the waterproof enclosure forming an appearance; An inlet formed at an upper portion of the waterproof enclosure to inject food waste into the waterproof enclosure; A crusher installed in communication with the inlet lower side and having a cutting unit configured to rotate integrally with a rotating shaft rotated by a motor; It accommodates food waste introduced through a connecting tube communicating with the lower side of the grinder, and connects the upper stirring tank which is widened toward the lower direction and the lower stirring tank which is narrowed toward the lower direction, and the upper stirring tank and the lower stirring tank. The part is a stirring tank consisting of a flat circumference; A plurality of stirring wings installed to protrude inward at regular intervals on an inner surface of the lower stirring tank; A plurality of discharge holes formed between the stirring blades and capable of opening and closing the cover; A discharge box installed at a lower side of the lower stirring tank to accommodate food waste discharged to the discharge hole; A power transmission unit for transmitting rotational power to the stirring tank; A heater rod inserted into a central portion of the lower stirring tank and connected to an external power source to generate heat; And a hot air fan installed in the lateral direction of the lower stirring tank; and a control box for controlling the supply amount of water into the waterproof enclosure, the rotational speed of the stirring tank, and the temperature of the heater rod.

It characterized in that it further comprises three to five stirring tank support rollers are installed in the waterproof enclosure so as to rotate in contact with the outer side downward direction of the center of the stirring tank.

It characterized in that a plurality of holes are formed on the peripheral surface of the lower stirring tank.

The discharge box is characterized in that the drawer is configured.

The upper side wall of the discharge box is characterized in that it further comprises an optical sensor.

The bottom of the waterproof enclosure is characterized in that it further comprises an ultrasonic vibrator.

It is characterized in that the transparent window is formed in the center of the upper surface of the waterproof enclosure.

The power transmission unit is composed of a worm gear connected to the reduction motor, a belt pulley connected through the worm wheel and the belt of the worm gear, characterized in that the worm wheel and the belt pulley is configured by varying the gear ratio.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is an external perspective view of a large-scale food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

Large-capacity food waste processing apparatus of the present invention is a food inflow inlet (15), the food grinder crushing the crusher 20, food waste mixed with water and a water-proof enclosure (10) for agitation, storing the dried food waste It is composed of a discharge box 85 and the side holder 45 to discharge.

Water is supplied to and discharged from the watertight enclosure 10 through the inlet 11 and the drainage hole 12 formed at one side of the watertight enclosure 10.

The upper surface of the waterproof enclosure (10) is provided with a waterproof enclosure cover 13, one side of which is coupled to the hinge to open the swing, the central portion of the waterproof enclosure cover 13 is provided with a transparent window 14, the waterproof enclosure from the outside It is a structure that can look inside the (10). One side of the waterproof enclosure lid 13 is provided with a handle 16 to facilitate opening and closing of the waterproof enclosure lid 13.

Figure 2 is a front view schematically showing the internal configuration of a large-scale food waste processing apparatus according to the present invention. As a partial detailed view of Figure 2, Figure 3 is an internal configuration of the crusher of the present invention, Figure 4 is a state diagram of the installation of the stirring tank and the heater rod of the present invention, Figure 5 shows a configuration diagram of the power transmission unit of the present invention, respectively.

Hereinafter, the entire configuration will be described with reference to FIG. 2 according to the order of stirring and discharging from the input of food waste with respect to the configuration and operation of the large-capacity food waste processing apparatus 100 according to the present invention. This will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3, 4, and 5 together.

The food waste introduced through the inlet 15 is pulverized finely in the grinder 20 installed below the inlet 15. The crushing of the food wastes is made to finely cut the food wastes having different volumes, thereby facilitating subsequent processing and minimizing the volume of the finally released food wastes.

The structure inside the grinder 20 is demonstrated with reference to FIG.

The grinder 20 rotates together with the rotary shaft 27 rotating by the driving of the motor 28 and the blade guard 21 and the rotary blade 22 fixed integrally on the rotary shaft 27, and the rotary blade. Fixed blade plate 23 is installed in the downward direction of the (22), formed on the upper surface of the fixed blade plate 23, the fixed blade 24 of the transverse shape and the portion corresponding to the downward direction of the fixed blade 24 It is composed of a discharge groove (25). The blade guard 21 prevents damage of the rotary blade 22 that may occur when the food waste is directly hit the rotary blade 22, the blade guard 21 and the rotary blade 22 is slightly It is preferable to install at an angle. Cutting of the food waste is made by passing the rotary blade 22 passing through the fixed blade 24 fixed to the fixed blade plate 23, the cut food waste is discharged downward through the discharge groove 25 do.

Referring to Figure 2, the food waste discharged through the discharge groove 25 is transferred to the stirring tank (30; 30a, 30b, 30c) via a connecting pipe (29).

The stirring tank 30 will be described by dividing it into an upper stirring tank 30c, a lower stirring tank 30a, and an intermediate connecting portion 30b. The upper stirring tank 30c has a narrow upper portion and a wider lower portion, and the intermediate connecting portion 30b has a flat outer circumference, and the lower stirring tank 30a has a wide upper portion and a narrower lower portion.

When the stirring tank 30 is based on a horizontal plane, the central axis is installed in a form inclined about 15 ~ 30 °, the inclination angle is set in consideration of the space inside the waterproof enclosure 10, preferably It is preferable that the circumferential inclined surface of the lower stirring tank 30a and the bottom surface of the waterproof enclosure 10 are horizontal. This is because it becomes easy to discharge the food waste to the discharge bin 85 to be described later by leveling as described above.

On the inner surface of the lower stirring tank 30a, a plurality of stirring wings 35 protruding into the inside are installed in the vertical direction. The number of installation of the stirring blade 35 is installed at regular intervals in the range of 4 to 10 as an embodiment, it is possible to increase the number of installation of the stirring blade 35 according to the size of the stirring tank (30). Although the stirring blade 35 is mainly installed in the lower stirring tank 30a, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that if necessary, the stirring blade 35 may also be installed in the upper stirring tank 30c in order to obtain a larger stirring effect. The shape of the stirring blade 35 may also have a variety of forms.

A discharge hole 36 is drilled between the stirring blades 35, and has a discharge hole cover 37 for opening and closing the discharge hole 36. The discharge hole cover 37 is provided with a fastener such as a bolt. Are coupled to each other, and when the food is discharged after drying, the discharge hole cover 37 is opened.

A plurality of small holes 38 are drilled around the lower stirring tank 30a to allow water to enter and exit the stirring tank 30 through the holes 38.

A stirring tank support roller 55 fixed to the waterproof enclosure 10 is provided around the connection portion 30b of the middle portion of the stirring tank 30 to support the stirring tank 30, and the stirring tank support roller 55 ) Is preferably installed one by one on the bottom and both sides of the bottom of the stirring tank 30, the number can be increased or decreased as needed. 2 illustrates only the stirring tank support roller 55 installed on the bottom of the stirring tank 30.

As shown in FIG. 4, the heater rod 60 is inserted into the center portion of the lower stirring tank 30a. Outside the outer circumferential surface of the inserted heater rod 60 is provided with a waterproof socket 61 is provided in the interior of the lower stirring tank 30a in a shape corresponding to the heater rod 60, the heater rod 60 and waterproof A space of a predetermined interval is formed between the sockets 61. In addition, the outer surface of the waterproof socket 61 is provided with a heat transfer body 62 containing oil therein to effectively transfer the heat energy transmitted from the heater rod 60 into the stirring tank 30.

4 and 5, the transmission of the power for rotating the stirring tank 30 is the reduction motor 51 is connected to the worm gear 52 to reduce the rotational speed of the reduction motor 51. The worm wheel (first gear, 53) of the worm gear 52 is connected to the belt pulley (second gear, 54) using the timing belt 56 as a medium for power transmission, and the first gear 53 and the second gear. By changing the gear ratio of the gear 54, for example, when the gear ratio is 1: 3, the output of force as large as that ratio is obtained.

Therefore, through the structure of the power transmission unit 50 it is possible to rotate the stirring tank 30 with a large force at the same time as the rotational speed is reduced.

The belt pulley 54 is fixed to the outer circumferential portion of the hole of the waterproof socket 61 formed on the bottom surface of the flange 58 and the lower stirring tank 30a by bolting to one side, so that the belt pulley 54 and the stirring tank 30 are fixed. ) Rotates integrally. The outer circumferential surface of the connecting shaft of the belt pulley 54 and the flange 58 is provided with a bearing 57 connected to the bracket 59 fixed to the waterproof enclosure 10 to smoothly rotate the belt pulley 54.

Hereinafter, a description will be given of the processing of food waste.

When food waste is put in a predetermined amount into the stirring tank 30, water is supplied through the inlet 11 to fill the water with the water level of about 50% in the waterproof enclosure 10. The water level is preferably adjusted automatically by installing a level control sensor (not shown) on the side wall of the waterproof enclosure 10, for example.

Simultaneously with the above operation, the hot air fan 65 installed on one side of the heater rod 60 and the waterproof enclosure 10 is operated to heat the water so that the temperature of the filled water is about 10 ° C. By controlling the temperature of the water as described above, it is possible to promote the removal of oil contained in the food waste.

After the water is filled, by applying power to the ultrasonic vibrator 12 provided on the bottom of the waterproof enclosure 10 to generate vibration in the water it can promote the deodorization of oil and salt contained in the food waste. The operation of the ultrasonic vibrator 12 is set to operate only when the water is filled in the waterproof enclosure 10 and stops the operation when the water is discharged, and the operation time is adjusted to about 20 to 30 minutes. This is preferred.

In the state filled with water, the deceleration motor 51 is operated to rotate the stirring tank 30. The stirring tank 30 is rotated at a low speed of about 30 rpm so that the water is absorbed into the stirring tank 30 and mixed with the food waste evenly. The rotation direction of the stirring tank 30 is preferably set to cross at a predetermined recovery interval in the forward and reverse directions so that water and food waste are evenly mixed.

As described above, after filling the water in the waterproof enclosure 10 and rotating the stirring tank 30, the process of discharging water through the drain hole 12 is repeated 2 to 3 times.

After discharging the water through the above process, the heater rod 60 and the hot air fan 65 are operated again to adjust the temperature in the waterproof enclosure 10 to about 80 ° C., and the rotational speed of the stirring tank 30 is 60˜. The food waste stored in the stirring tank 30 is dried while rotating to 100 rpm. The drying time is adjusted differently according to the type of food waste, for example, about 3 hours in the case of the residue and about 1 hour in the case of vegetables.

After the drying process, the volume of food waste is significantly reduced, and the degree of volume reduction varies depending on the type of food waste, but is reduced to 40% or less on average.

Adjusting the temperature of the heater rod 60 and the hot air fan 65, the rotational speed and rotational direction of the stirring tank 30, the inlet and outlet of the water through the inlet 11 and the drain 12, ultrasonic vibrator 12 The operation time adjustment of) is all controlled by the operation of the control box 70.

After the drying process, the food waste is accommodated in the discharge box 85 provided on the bottom surface of the waterproof enclosure 10 in the lower stirring tank 30a. Opening the discharge hole cover 37 of the discharge hole 36, which is drilled at regular intervals around the circumference of the lower stirring tank 30a and rotates the stirring tank 30 to about 60 ~ 100rpm inside the stirring tank 30 The food waste stored in the dried state is rotated and falls into the discharge bin 85 in the downward direction.

When a certain amount of dried food waste is collected in the discharge bin 85 through the above process, the amount of food waste is sensed by an optical sensor (not shown) installed at an upper side of the discharge bin 85. When a certain amount of food waste accumulates, the control box 70 that receives a signal from the optical sensor generates an alarm signal. Preferably, the discharge bin 85 is configured as a drawer type, and the dried food waste accumulated in the discharge bin 85 may be removed using a tool such as a spatula after removing the discharge bin 85.

It is apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments and can be practiced in various ways without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. will be.

As described above in detail, according to the large-capacity food waste processing apparatus according to the present invention, the amount of food waste generated in a food handling establishment with a large amount of food waste is minimized, and the food waste contained in the food waste may cause environmental pollution. By discharging the salt and oil in the state removed as much as possible, there is an advantage that can prevent the environmental pollution and reduce the cost required for the disposal of food waste.

Claims (8)

A watertight enclosure forming an outline; An inlet formed at an upper portion of the waterproof enclosure to inject food waste into the waterproof enclosure; A crusher installed in communication with the inlet lower side and having a cutting unit configured to rotate integrally with a rotating shaft rotated by a motor; It accommodates food waste introduced through a connecting tube communicating with the lower side of the grinder, and connects the upper stirring tank which is widened toward the lower direction and the lower stirring tank which is narrowed toward the lower direction, and the upper stirring tank and the lower stirring tank. It is made of a middle connecting portion of the flat form, the outer peripheral surface of the stirring tank formed a plurality of holes; A plurality of stirring wings installed to protrude inward at regular intervals on an inner surface of the lower stirring tank; A plurality of discharge holes formed between the stirring blades and capable of opening and closing the cover; A discharge box installed at a lower side of the lower stirring tank to accommodate food waste discharged to the discharge hole; A power transmission unit for transmitting rotational power to the stirring tank; A heater rod inserted into a central portion of the lower stirring tank and connected to an external power source to generate heat; A hot air fan installed in a lateral direction of the lower stirring tank; An inlet provided at one side of the waterproof enclosure to supply water from the outside into the waterproof enclosure, a drain outlet for discharging water from the waterproof enclosure to the outside; and a supply amount of water introduced into the waterproof enclosure through the inlet and the stirring tank Large-scale food waste processing apparatus comprising a; control box for controlling the rotational speed and the temperature of the hittie. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising three to five stirring tank support rollers installed in the waterproof enclosure so as to be rotated in contact with an outer side downward direction of the center of the stirring tank. delete According to claim 1, The discharge bin is a large-capacity food waste disposal apparatus, characterized in that configured in the drawer type. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an optical sensor on an upper sidewall of the discharge bin. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an ultrasonic vibrator on a bottom surface of the waterproof enclosure. The large-capacity food waste disposal apparatus of claim 1, wherein a transparent window is formed at a central portion of the upper surface of the waterproof enclosure. According to claim 1, wherein the power transmission unit is made up of a worm gear connected to the reduction motor, and a belt pulley connected through the worm wheel and the belt of the worm gear, the worm wheel and the belt pulley is characterized in that the large capacity is configured by varying the gear ratio Food waste disposal device.

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