KR101240760B1 - A food trash control device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a food waste treating apparatus, comprising: a housing having a tubular drying unit and a lid installed to open and close at an upper end of the drying unit; The drying container is inserted into the drying unit of the housing so as to be detachable, and is disposed to be inclined to the front side, and has a pulverization stir blade which is pulverized while stirring the food waste put into the lower end, and a drying guide provided with a transfer guide for transferring food waste to the inner circumferential surface thereof. ; And a driving unit to rotationally drive the drying bin and the pulverizing stir blade to stir and crush the food waste introduced into the drying bin. And it comprises a heating unit for heating and drying the food waste inside the drying bin. This configuration enables long-term storage through volume and weight loss due to drying of food waste, and allows for rapid processing and saving of operating costs by crushing and stirring food waste, and equipment generated during the disposal of solid food waste. To solve the problem of malfunction.

Food Waste, Drying, Grinding, Stirring, Transfer, Storage, Discharge

Description

A food trash control device

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

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

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the cut part of the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

4 is a cross-sectional view of the food waste treating apparatus according to the present invention.

5 is a view showing a drive unit of the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

Figure 6 is a sectional view showing a drive unit of another embodiment of the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

7 is a perspective view showing a drying unit of the food waste treating apparatus according to the present invention.

Description of the Related Art [0002]

1: housing 2: drying section

10: drying container 11: hinge part

12: lid 16: heat insulation layer

20: grinding stir blade 30: transfer guide

31: spiral rib 32: step

40: drive part 41,41-1,41-2: motor

44: first drive shaft 45: second drive shaft

46: planetary gear 47: carrier

50: heating unit 51: first heating unit

52: second heating portion 53: suction port

54: blower fan 55: air circulation duct

56: heater 57: hot air outlet

59: exhaust duct 60: storage unit

70: temperature and humidity sensor 80: temperature sensor

The present invention relates to a food waste processing apparatus which can dry food waste and sanitarily store it. More particularly, the food waste is heated by stirring and pulverizing the food waste, drying it with hot air, and removing the odor generated by providing a deodorizing device. The present invention relates to a food waste processing apparatus for storing and discharging processed food waste.

In general, food wastes are easily decomposed at room temperature to give off odors, and means for solving them are being developed. Most means are processing devices for fermenting food wastes to be used as fertilizer or animal feed.

Conventionally, a method of fermenting food waste by using microorganisms to compost or decompose and treat, physically compress or pulverize and dry treatment, and a simple desorption treatment apparatus has been used.

However, the method using the microorganisms has disadvantages such as restrictions on the properties of food and the conditions of purchasing, storing, and maintaining microorganisms, and the method of compressing and crushing and drying the fabrication process is performed due to the mechanical complexity of the realization device and It has the disadvantage of frequent failures, the hot air drying method has the disadvantage of undried portion and volume loss of the lower part of the drying tank, the simple dehydration method is discharged together with the fine particles of food waste during the treatment process or gaps of the dehydration structure Remaining in between causes new odors or was inconvenient to clean.

An object of the present invention for solving the problems as described above, by drying the food waste is possible long-term hygiene storage through weight loss and weight loss, and can be quickly processed by grinding and stirring the food waste, as well as reducing operating costs This is possible, and to provide a food waste processing apparatus that can solve the problem of failure by the crushing and discharge transport of solid food waste, such as bone.

Food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention for achieving the object as described above, the housing having a tubular drying unit, the housing is provided with a lid to open and close to the top of the drying unit; In the drying unit of the housing is inserted and detachably mounted, disposed to be inclined to the front, a grinding stir blade for grinding while stirring the food waste put into the lower end is installed, the drying guide is installed on the inner peripheral surface to transfer the food waste barrel; A driving unit to rotationally drive the drying bin and the pulverizing stir blade to stir and crush the food waste introduced into the drying bin; And it comprises a heating unit for heating and drying the food waste inside the drying bin.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings a preferred embodiment of the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

1 is a schematic configuration sectional view of a food waste processing apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a housing of the food waste processing apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a drying container of the food waste processing apparatus according to the present invention. 4 is a perspective view of a partially cut-out appearance of the food waste treating apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 5 is a detailed cross-sectional view of the food waste treating apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a food waste treating apparatus according to the present invention. Figure 7 is a view showing a drive unit, Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a drive unit of another embodiment of the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention for drying and disposing of food waste sanitarily, the drying container (10) detachably mounted to the housing (1) and the housing (1) ). The drying bin 10 is provided with a grinding stir blade 20 for stirring and pulverizing food waste and a transfer guide 30 for transporting food waste therein. Food waste processing apparatus includes a drive unit 40 for rotating the drying bin 10 and the pulverization stir blade 20, and a heating unit 50 for drying the food waste, furthermore the dried food waste is transported It includes a storage unit 60 to be stored.

Referring to the drawings, the housing 1 of the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention is configured to accommodate the drying container 10 therein. The housing 1 includes a drying unit 2 in which the drying container 10 is accommodated, and the drying unit 2 is disposed to be inclined to the front so that the drying container 10 mounted to the drying unit 2 is inclined. Consists of. A lid 12 is provided on an upper surface of the drying unit 2, and the lid 12 is hinged to the outer wall 3 of the housing 1 and is configured to be opened and closed downward by the hinge portion 11. . The lid 12 forms a food waste inlet.

The heat insulating layer 16 is formed on the outer wall of the housing 1 so that the thermal energy formed by the heating unit 50 to be described below is not leaked to the outside, thereby improving thermal efficiency.

The supporting roller 4 is freely installed on the inner side lower side wall of the drying unit 2 in the front of the housing 1 to support the rotation of the drying cylinder 10 mounted inside the drying unit 2.

The drying bin 10 of the food waste treating apparatus according to the present invention is inclined at a predetermined angle so as to increase the dry cross-sectional area of the food waste and to allow the processed food waste to be discharged to the storage unit 60 by the transfer guide 30. It is detachably mounted in the inside of the drying part 2 of (1). Food waste is input through the lid 12 while the drying container 10 is mounted, or after separating the drying container 10 from the housing 1 and directly supplying the food waste to the drying container 10 again, It is possible to mount on the housing 1. Therefore, the lid 12 serves as an inlet for the food waste and at the same time as the installation port of the drying bin (10). Since the drying bin 10 is disposed to be inclined at a predetermined angle, the food waste during rotation may be transferred through the transfer guide 30, and may move toward the lower surface where the grinding stir blade is installed by gravity.

The inner bottom surface of the drying container 10 is provided with a grinding stir blade 20 for grinding and stirring food waste, the inner peripheral surface is provided with a transfer guide (30). The drying cylinder 10 and the grinding stir blade 20 are configured to be rotatable in opposite directions by the driving unit 40 through a drive shaft formed on the lower surface of the drying unit 2.

The grinding stir blade 20 is bent in two stages by the upper end 22 and the lower end 24 so that the lower end 24 is sheared by the shear force of the lower and inner sides of the drying container 10 and the upper end 22 is crushed on the inner side. While the food waste is crushed by the wing, the stirring of the food waste is configured to be activated by the height difference between the upper end 22 and the lower end 24.

The transport guide 30 functions to agitate the food waste supplied to the drying bin 10, and to transport the food waste into and out of the drying bin 10. The conveyance guide 30 is formed of ribs 31 extending in a spiral shape from the lower portion of the inner circumferential surface of the drying vessel 10 to the upper portion, and the stepped portions 32 are formed in the spiral ribs 31 at predetermined intervals.

The spiral rib 31 has a predetermined amount of steps 32 continuously at predetermined intervals along the extending direction, so that food waste to be transported along the spiral rib 31 when the drying container 10 is driven in the reverse direction. It prevents the reverse transfer to the inner bottom surface to increase the dry cross-sectional area by spreading food waste inside the drying bin (10). In the forward driving of the drying bin 10, the food waste is transported into the drying bin 10 along the spiral rib 31 and is evenly stirred at the lower part of the drying bin 10. In the discharge mode in which the reverse drive is continuously performed, the food waste is transported along the spiral ribs 31 and discharged and stored in the storage unit 60 positioned below through the lid 12 and the gap.

Storage unit 60 is made of a tub, located in the lower portion of the drying tank 10 serves to store and store the food waste discharged through the transfer guide 30, the front side of the drying unit (2) The lower side wall of the length is formed shorter than the front upper side wall in contact with the lid 12 so that a constant gap (g) can be formed between the lid (12). Therefore, the food waste transported upward by the transfer guide 30 in the drying container 10 may be dropped into the lower part through the gap g between the lid 12 and may be stored in the storage part 60. . The storage unit 60 is carried out to the outside through a front cover (not shown) formed in the housing 1 under the lid 12.

The driving unit 40 of the food waste treating apparatus according to the present invention rotates the drying barrel 10 and the grinding stir blade 20 in opposite directions to agitate and pulverize the food waste using the power of the driving motor. (10) The main body and the grinding stir blade 20 are rotationally driven at different rotational speeds.

To this end, a first driving shaft 44 for rotating the drying container 10 and a second driving shaft 45 for rotating the grinding stir blade 20 are provided on the bottom surface of the drying unit 2 of the housing 1. Exposed through), each of which is connected to the shaft and the shaft of the grinding stir blade 20 formed in the drying barrel 10 body. The shaft of the grinding stirring blade 20 is freely supported by the drying cylinder 10 main body, and the drying cylinder 10 and the grinding stirring blade 20 are different from each other by the first driving shaft 44 and the second driving shaft 45. It can be rotated and rotated in opposite directions.

The drive unit 40 is driven by a drive motor 41, a drive pulley 42b driven by a belt connected to the transmission pulley 42a arranged on a rotation shaft of the drive motor 41, and the drive pulley 42b. It includes a plurality of gears including a rotating gear 43, and a planetary gear 46. A plurality of gear devices including a driving pulley 42b and a rotary gear 43 that rotates by receiving rotational force of the driving pulley 42b perform deceleration and power transmission functions. The rotary gear 43 transmits a rotational force to the planetary gear 46 through the gear device, and the first drive shaft 44 and the second drive shaft 45 connected to the planetary gear 46 are the drying cylinder body and the grinding stir blade. Is connected to provide rotational force.

The second drive shaft 45 is connected to the sun gear of the planetary gear 46 (not shown, which is located below the carrier 47 in FIG. 6 and engaged with the pinion gear 48-2), and thus the grinding stir blade 20. The first drive shaft (44) is connected to the carrier (47) connected to the pinion gear (48-2) which rotates and rotates in engagement with the outer circumferential surface of the sun gear and the inner circumferential surface of the ring gear (48-1). Rotate That is, the drying cylinder 10 and the grinding stir blade 20 are rotated by decelerating the first driving shaft 44, which rotates the drying cylinder 20 by the planetary gear 46, relative to the second driving shaft 45. To be rotated at different rotational speeds.

On the other hand, as another embodiment of the drive unit 40, as shown in Figure 6, the first motor (41-1) for driving the drying tank 10 and the agent for driving the grinding stirring blade 20 By providing two motors (41-2) separately to control the rotation can be configured to rotate the drying barrel 10 and the grinding stir blades 20 at different speeds.

By the driving unit 40, the drying barrel 10 and the grinding stir blade 20 are pulverized and agitated food waste while driving in opposite directions at different speeds.

The heating unit 50 of the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention is configured to heat-dry food waste that is pulverized and stirred in the drying bin 20. The heating unit 50 heats the circulated air to dry the food waste in the drying bin 10 and the second heating to dry the food waste by heating the drying bin 10. It is made of a portion 52.

The first heating unit 51 is configured to include an air flow path circulating in the drying container 10, and the air introduced through the suction port 53 formed on the outer wall of the drying unit 2 of the housing 1 is provided. It is discharged through the hot air outlet (57) includes an air circulation duct 55 to guide the drying tank 10 again. The inlet 53 is formed in communication with the outer wall of the housing, and the hot air outlet is formed in communication with the center of the lid 12 so as to blow air into the drying container 10. The air circulation duct 55 includes a portion 55-1 extending along the outer surface of the housing 1 and a portion 55-2 extending along the upper surface of the lid 12. It is connected to each other in a closed state and configured to communicate air. The blower fan 54 is provided in the air circulation duct 55 adjacent to the inlet 53, and the exhaust duct 59 is formed in communication with the rear side thereof. Therefore, while the blower fan 54 is driven, air is sucked through the inlet 53 and flows along the air circulation duct 55 in the direction of the hot air outlet 57, so that the exhaust duct 59 is in communication. Due to the blowing pressure of the blower fan 54, some air is discharged through the exhaust duct 59, and the remaining air is circulated along the air circulation duct 55. And the air circulation duct 55 is provided with a heater 56 to the rear of the communication position of the exhaust duct 59 to heat the air flowing toward the hot air outlet.

Exhaust duct 59 is connected to the outside through a flexible hose, etc. to become a passage for discharging odor and moisture generated in the drying container 10 to the outside. Due to the forced blowing pressure by the blower fan 54, some of the air inside the food waste processing apparatus is discharged to the outside in a state containing odor and moisture, so that a negative pressure is formed inside the food waste processing apparatus. Accordingly, the air is introduced into the interior through the gap of the food waste processing apparatus from the outside, but it is possible to prevent the air from leaking to other portions other than the exhaust duct 59. This serves to prevent odors inside the food waste disposal device from leaking out of the device and contaminating indoor air. According to the capacity of the food waste treatment apparatus, an air suction duct may be formed separately. In this case, it is preferable to design the duct so that a negative pressure is formed inside the food waste treatment apparatus.

Air reheated by the heater 56 is blown into the interior by the blowing pressure from the upper surface of the drying tank 10 through the hot air outlet (57) formed in the lid, the grinding and stirring inside the drying tank 10 The food waste to be heated is dried. The heated air blown through the hot air outlet 57 flows outward along the inner surface of the drying container 10 to flow between the drying unit 2 and the drying container 10, and then is sucked back through the suction port 53. do.

The second heating unit 52 is installed on the bottom of the drying unit 2 of the housing 1 to provide heat to the lower part of the drying container 10 to serve to heat and dry the lower part of the food waste. Since the food waste is concentrated on the lower surface of the drying container 10, the drying efficiency by the heating air provided by the first heating unit 51 is relatively low. This portion is supplemented by direct heating of the lower surface of the drying barrel 10 by the second heating portion 52 to increase the drying efficiency of the food waste and shorten the drying time.

Food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention includes a temperature and humidity sensor and a temperature sensor.

The temperature and humidity sensor 70 is installed at the inlet of the exhaust duct 59 connected to the air circulation duct 55 to sense the air and sense the temperature and humidity inside the drying container 10. In this way, the on / off of the first heating unit 51 and the second heating unit 52 is controlled, and the air efficiency of the blower fan 54 is adjusted to increase energy efficiency. Measure the temperature and humidity inside the drying tank 10 to control the operation of the first heating unit 51, the second heating unit 52 and the blower fan 54, and determine the completion of drying of food waste to handle food waste Allows you to control the operation of the device automatically.

In addition, the temperature sensor 80 is installed on the heating inner wall of the second heating unit 52 to sense the temperature of the heating inner wall to control on / off of the second heating unit 52 to improve the efficiency of overheat prevention and drying performance. It is configured to increase.

Looking at the operating state of the food waste processing apparatus according to the present invention made of a configuration as described above are as follows.

First, the drying and grinding mechanism of food waste is as follows.

The drying container 10 is inserted into the drying container 10 through the lid 12, or the drying container 10 is mounted to the drying unit 2 of the housing 1 in a state in which food waste is introduced.

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In order to stir, pulverize, and dry the food waste, the drying bin 10 and the pulverizing stir blade 20 are driven in an opposite direction to each other.

While driving the drying barrel 10 and the grinding stir blade 20 as described above, the air heated by the first heating unit 51 is circulated to flow to the surface of the food waste, and the second heating unit ( 52) to directly heat food waste at the bottom of the drying container (10). This improves the drying performance by increasing the partial pressure difference between the circulation air and food waste steam.

In addition, by stirring the food waste with the grinding stir blade 20 to increase the flow of food inside the food to increase the heat energy transfer efficiency to the food waste, so that the heat energy is uniformly transmitted to all the food waste.

In addition, by rotating the drying barrel 10 and the grinding stirring blade 20 at different speeds through the drive unit 40 to maximize the vertical flow of the food waste inside the drying container 10 it is possible to grind more effectively do.

Next, the discharge mechanism of the stirred / crushed and dried food waste is as follows.

The drying bin 10 is installed at an angle at a predetermined angle so that the stirred / crushed and dried food waste can be easily discharged as described above, and the spiral rib 31 is fixed along the inner surface of the drying bin 10. The inclination with respect to the horizontal plane of the spiral rib 31 is made larger than the angle of repose of the processed food waste in the negative direction so that the processed food waste can be transferred to the front surface.

In addition, by forming the step 32 in the spiral rib 31 at predetermined intervals, the food waste is prevented from being transported backward, so that the discharge is better.

And, by rotating the grinding stirring blade 20 faster than the drying bin 10 to transfer the processed food waste in the lower drying bin 10 through the spiral rib 31, the spiral rib 31 Through the storage unit 60 to be discharged through.

A heater for heating the inside of the storage unit 60 may be additionally installed for further drying of the food waste discharged to the storage unit 60. The dried food waste stored in the storage unit 60 is taken out to the outside through the front cover (not shown) together with the storage unit 60.

In the above described and illustrated with respect to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, the technical field to which the present invention belongs without departing from the spirit of the invention claimed in the claims Anyone of ordinary skill in the art of various modifications can be made, as well as such changes are within the scope of the claims.

By using the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention as described above, long-term hygiene storage is possible through volume reduction and weight loss by drying the food waste, and rapid processing and reduction of operating costs by grinding and stirring the food waste It is possible to obtain an effect that solves the problem of failure due to the crushing and discharge of solid food waste such as bone.

In addition, the processed food waste can be conveniently discharged by the consumer, it is possible to obtain the effect of reducing the post-treatment costs by weight loss.

In addition, by heating the food waste through the upper heating by the hot air and the lower heating by the conduction of the heater heat, it is possible not only to increase the drying efficiency but also to shorten the drying time.

Claims (15)

A housing having a tubular drying part, the housing having a lid open and closed at an upper end of the drying part; The drying container is inserted into the drying unit of the housing so as to be detachable, and is disposed to be inclined to the front side, and has a pulverization stir blade which is pulverized while stirring the food waste put into the lower end, and a drying guide provided with a transfer guide for transferring food waste to the inner circumferential surface thereof. ; A driving unit to rotationally drive the drying bin and the pulverizing stir blade to stir and crush the food waste introduced into the drying bin; And It includes a heating unit for heating and drying the food waste inside the drying bin, The driving unit includes a driving motor for providing a driving force, a rotary gear that rotates by receiving the driving force of the driving motor, and a planetary gear connected to the rotary gear, The planetary gear includes a sun gear positioned at the center, a ring gear positioned at an outer circumferential side, and a carrier coupled to the pinion gear engaged with the ring gear and the sun gear inside the ring gear. A first driving shaft for rotating the drying barrel and a second driving shaft for rotating the grinding stirring blade are connected to the sun gear and the carrier of the planetary gear, respectively, so that the drying barrel and the grinding stirring blade are configured to rotate in opposite directions to each other. Food waste disposal device. The method of claim 1, The conveying guide is a food waste processing apparatus, characterized in that made of a spiral rib formed in a spiral shape from the upper side of the inner side of the drying vessel in a spiral shape. The food waste treating apparatus of claim 2, wherein a step is formed in the spiral rib at predetermined intervals. The food waste treatment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the pulverized stir blade has a two-stage bending shape of an upper end and a lower end, and is configured such that the upper end and the lower end have a height difference. The method of claim 1, The pulverized stir blade and the drying barrel body is characterized in that the food waste processing apparatus is rotated at different rotation speeds. delete delete delete The method of claim 1, wherein the heating unit, An air circulation duct connected to a suction port formed through the outer wall of the drying unit of the housing and a hot air discharge port formed on an upper surface of the lid to blow heating air into the drying container; A blower fan installed in the air circulation duct adjacent to the inlet port to provide a forced blowing pressure to generate an air flow toward the hot air outlet port; And Food waste treatment apparatus comprising a first heating unit including a heater installed in the air circulation duct to heat the air. The food waste treatment apparatus according to claim 9, wherein an exhaust duct (59) through which the air flowing by the blower fan (54) is partially communicated with the air circulation duct (55). The method of claim 10, Food waste disposal apparatus characterized in that the inlet of the exhaust duct communicating with the air circulation duct is provided with a temperature and humidity sensor for sensing the temperature and humidity in the drying bin. 12. The method of claim 11, And when a part of the air in the air circulation duct is discharged through the exhaust duct by the blower fan, negative pressure is formed in the housing of the food waste processing apparatus. The method according to claim 1 or 9, The heating unit, And a second heating unit installed on a bottom surface of the drying unit of the housing to heat the lower portion of the drying container. The method of claim 13. Food waste treatment apparatus characterized in that the temperature sensor for sensing the temperature of the second heating unit is installed on the heating inner wall. The method of claim 1, The housing is provided with a storage unit for storing the food waste to be transported and discharged by the transfer guide of the drying container is located below the front end of the drying unit, The shear lower side wall of the drying unit is formed to have a length shorter than the shear upper side wall in close contact with the lid to allow the food waste conveyed by the drying bin to be discharged downward through the gap between the lid and the drying bin. Food waste disposal apparatus characterized in that.

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