KR101479874B1 - Food waste inducing hopper for waste-disposal device and Inducing apparatus having the hopper - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a hopper for guiding food wastes and a food waste guiding apparatus having the same. The hopper includes a hopper part installed in a basin of a sink connected to a foot waste disposal apparatus, and receiving food waste from the basin to guide it to a downstream side; and a straight pipe formed integrally with a lower end of the hopper part. If the hopper at cannot be mounted to the basin because of the large diameter thereof, the hopper part is formed with a plurality of linear cut groove to cut a given portion of a frame in a radius direction. The hopper is detachably mounted to the basin, the food waste can be smoothly moved down to the disposal apparatus below the basin. It is possible to prevent chopsticks or forks from coming in a cut blade of the disposal apparatus, thereby preventing the cut blade from being damaged. Operating noise of the cut blade is not generated from an upper portion of the sink. Since the diameter of the hopper can be adjusted in line with the inner diameter of the basin, the hopper can be applied to various basins.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a food waste induction hopper and a food waste inducing hopper,

The present invention relates to a food garbage induction hopper and a food garbage induction device having the same.

Abandoned food wastes are pollutants themselves, causing pollution of the atmosphere, soil or groundwater, causing a variety of environmental damages such as generating odors and causing breeding of insects. The bigger problem is that the amount of food waste is enormous. Especially, food waste from large apartment complexes, restaurants, or military bases is difficult to handle.

In order to solve the problems caused by such food waste, various types of food waste processing apparatuses have been developed and distributed. Recently, food waste disposal apparatuses have been widely used in general households.

Most household garbage disposal apparatuses are installed in the lower part of the sink ball, and the garbage coming from the sink ball is crushed to reduce or dry the volume of the garbage. For example, the food waste disposal apparatus of Korean Patent No. 879400 has a structure which is installed at the lower part of the sink and grasps various kinds of food waste discharged through the drainage basket mounted on the sink ball.

However, the above-mentioned garbage disposal apparatus is troublesome to install once. In order to install the food garbage disposing device, the drain hole fixed to the sink ball must be removed, and the inlet of the treatment device must be aligned with the drain hole. This installation work is not easy because of the waterproofing between the inlet of the processing unit and the sink ball.

In addition, the inlet of the treatment device has a larger inner diameter than the existing drainage basket to more rapidly discharge the food waste, extends in the vertical direction, and the pulverizing blade is positioned directly below the inlet, so that the mechanical noise immediately rises In particular, there was a risk of safety accidents. For example, a finger may be thrown into a shredding cutter while pushing food waste into a drainage hole or taking out a fork or chopstick that has been mixed with food waste and descended to the shredding cutter. It goes without saying that the metal chopsticks, forks, or the upper blade may break or break the milling blade if it enters the milling blade, and the garbage disposal apparatus may fail at all.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and a method for disposing a food wastes, It is possible to prevent the occurrence of safety accidents and breakage of the crushing blade and to prevent the operation noise of the crushing blade from rising to the upper part of the sink. Especially, since the diameter of the crushing blade can be adjusted according to the inner diameter of the drainage can, And to provide a food waste induction hopper and a food waste induction device having the same.

In order to achieve the above object, the food waste induction hopper of the present invention is installed in a sink ball drainage box to which a food waste disposal apparatus is connected and guides the food waste discharged in the drainage tank to the food waste disposal apparatus, A hopper part having an upper edge portion thereof abutting against the inner wall surface of the drain tank and receiving food waste coming into the drain tank and guiding the food waste to the lower portion; And a straight pipe portion integrally formed at a lower end of the hopper portion and connected to a discharge port of the drain pipe and discharging food waste that has passed through the hopper portion through a discharge port, A plurality of linear cut-away grooves are formed in the hopper so as to cut off the edge portion of the hopper portion by a predetermined width in the radial direction when the diameter of the hopper portion can not be mounted in the drain tube, And a plurality of latching jaws for supporting the lower end of the missing rod-like member and for preventing the rod-like member from falling into the straight pipe-shaped portion are formed.
Also, the linear resection groove may comprise: The hopper is formed in such a manner that it extends along the circumferential direction of the hopper portion on the inward side of the hopper portion and has both ends thereof meet with each other, and a plurality of the hopper portions are formed parallel to each other.
In addition, the latching jaws are formed on the upper and lower portions of the linear resection grooves and extend along the circumferential direction of the hopper portion.
The bottom of the drain can further include a trap tube of a predetermined diameter extending to an upper portion of the bottom and having a drain hole at a lower end thereof and the straight pipe portion is supported at the bottom of the trap tube or the drain tube .
In order to attain the above object, the present invention provides a food waste guiding apparatus including: a drain passage fixed to a sink ball and connected to a food waste disposal unit at a lower end thereof, through a food waste discharged from a sink ball to the processing unit; And a food waste disposed in the drain canister to guide the food waste discharged to the drain canister to the processing apparatus. The food waste is in the form of a funnel. The upper end of the food waste contacts the inner wall surface of the drain bowl. A hopper portion for guiding the molten metal to the lower portion; And a straight pipe portion integrally formed at a lower end of the hopper portion and connected to a discharge port of the drain pipe and discharging food waste that has passed through the hopper portion through a discharge port, And an induction hopper in which a plurality of linear excavation grooves are formed so that the rim portion of the hopper portion can be excluded by a predetermined width in the radial direction when the hopper portion can not be mounted in the drainage bottle due to the relatively large diameter, Is characterized in that a plurality of latching jaws for supporting the lower end portion of the rod-like member dropped in the drain canister to block the rod-like member from falling into the straight pipe portion are formed.
In addition, the linear resection groove may comprise: The hopper is formed in such a manner that it extends along the circumferential direction of the hopper portion on the inward side of the hopper portion and has both ends thereof meet with each other, and a plurality of the hopper portions are formed parallel to each other.
Further, the catching jaws are formed on the upper and lower portions of the respective linear excavation grooves and extend along the circumferential direction of the hopper portion.
The bottom of the drain can further include a trap tube of a predetermined diameter extending to an upper portion of the bottom and having a drain hole at a lower end thereof and the straight pipe portion is supported at the bottom of the trap tube or the drain tube .

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The food waste induction hopper thus constructed is detachably mounted in the conventional drainage can, so that the food waste can be smoothly descended to the side of the treatment device in the lower part of the drainage cistern, and the chopsticks or the fork can be prevented from entering the crushing blade of the treatment device It is possible to prevent the occurrence of safety accidents or breakage of the crushing blade and to prevent the operation noise of the crushing blade from rising to the upper part of the sink. Especially, since the diameter of the crushing blade can be adjusted according to the inner diameter of the drainage can, You can customize it.

1 is a view showing an example of application of a food garbage inducing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a perspective view of a food waste induction hopper according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a sectional view taken along the line III-III in Fig.
4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an internal structure of a food garbage induction apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating another example of a food garbage inducing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a sectional view showing still another example of a food garbage inducing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a perspective view showing another example of the induction hopper according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing the structure of the food waste guiding apparatus to which the induction hopper shown in FIG. 7 is applied.
9 is a perspective view showing still another example of the induction hopper according to the embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a sectional view showing an internal structure of an induction device to which the induction hopper shown in FIG. 9 is applied.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view showing an application example of a food garbage inducing device 15 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Basically, the food garbage inducing device 15 according to the present embodiment is for smoothly guiding the movement of food garbage to the food garbage disposing device 31 installed in the lower space of the sink 11. That is, the food waste discharged from the sink ball 13 to the drain hole, to the processing device 31 quickly.

As shown in the drawing, the food garbage inducing device 15 according to the present embodiment includes a drain tank 17 fixed to the bottom of the sink ball 13, an induction pipe 17 detachably installed in the drain tank 17, And a hopper 19.

The induction hopper 19 is formed by molding a synthetic resin. The induction hopper 19 is detachably mounted in the drain tube 17. The induction hopper 19 receives various kinds of waste coming from the upper part, and transfers the waste to the food waste disposal apparatus 31. Particularly, the upper edge portion of the induction hopper 19 is set so as to be in close contact with the inner wall surface of the drain tube 17, so that the trash is not scattered out of the induction hopper 19.

The food waste having passed through the induction device 15 enters the crushing blade 31a inside the processing device 31 through the connecting portion 17a and is crushed. The crushing blade 31a crushes various kinds of food waste pouring to reduce the volume of trash.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a food waste induction hopper 19 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III of FIG.

As shown in the drawing, the induction hopper 19 according to the present embodiment includes a funnel-shaped hopper portion 19a which becomes narrower toward the bottom and an open pipe portion 19b integrally formed at the lower end of the hopper portion 19a . The induction hopper 19 is formed of a synthetic resin and forms a single body, and may have flexibility depending on the case.

First, the hopper portion 19a is a downward inclined portion from the rim toward the center, and in particular, a plurality of linear excavation grooves 19d are formed on the inward surface thereof.

The linear excavation groove 19d is a groove extending along the circumferential direction of the hopper portion 19a and having both ends thereof engaged with each other, and a plurality of the linear excavation grooves 19d are formed parallel to each other. As seen from the plane of the hopper 19a, the plurality of linear excavation grooves 19d are concentric.

The linear excavation groove 19d is a perforation line that is split when the rim of the hopper portion 19a is torn. For example, when the upper edge portion of the hopper portion 19a is physically pulled, the linear cutout groove 19d is broken and one outermost column of the hopper portion 19a is cut off. The diameter of the edge portion of the hopper portion 19a can be reduced by cutting the rim portion of the hopper portion 19a by a predetermined width in the radial direction.

The reason why the plurality of linear excavation grooves 19d are applied to the hopper portion 19a is that the diameter D of the upper edge of the hopper portion 19a relative to the inner diameter of the drainage tube 17 is relatively large, The hopper portion 19a can not be inserted into the hopper portion 19a.

As is known in the art, the drain canister 17 is produced in a wide variety of sizes depending on the model and type.

If the diameter of the induction hopper 19 can not be controlled as described above, the induction hoppers 19 corresponding to the various sizes of the drainage bottles should be provided for each size. However, it is very unreasonable to produce an induction hopper that meets the size of many kinds of drainage baskets, because it involves a huge amount of mold costs and thus raises the product price.

On the other hand, in the case of the induction hopper 19 according to the present embodiment, one type of induction hopper can cover the drainage tubes 17 of all sizes, so that the cost is low.

On the other hand, according to the embodiment, the linear cutout groove 19d may be formed on the outer surface of the hopper portion 19a, or may be formed on the inner surface and the outer surface at the same time.

A plurality of latching protrusions 19e are formed on the inward surface of the hopper portion 19a. The latching jaw 19e extends in the circumferential direction of the hopper portion 19a and is in parallel with the linear resectioning groove 19d and takes the form of a step as a whole.

As shown in Fig. 4, the latching jaw 19e supports a chopstick, a fork, a spoon or the like (hereinafter referred to as a "bar-shaped member") dropped in the drain box 17 and the lower end of the rod- To be sucked into the grinding blade 31a of the processing apparatus through the discharge port 17k of the processing apparatus.

If the catching jaw 19e is not provided, for example, the chopsticks mixed in the food waste slip on the inward surface of the hopper portion 19a and immediately fall into the crushing blade 31a in the process of lowering the food waste.

It goes without saying that the height H between the width w of the latching jaw 19e and the upper and lower latching jaws 19e can be varied in various ways.

The straight pipe portion 19b is a pipe-shaped member having a predetermined diameter, and the waste having passed through the hopper portion 19a is transferred to the discharge port (17k in Fig. 4).

4 is a sectional view showing the internal structure of the food waste guiding apparatus 15 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the drawing, the water drain canister 17 takes the form of a cylinder and has a trap pipe 17d and a connecting portion 17a at its bottom 17f.

The trap tube 17d serves as a cylindrical portion protruding upward from the bottom of the drain tube 17 to support the induction hopper 19. [ In fact, the trap pipe 17d is for sealing the sealed water to the outside of the trap pipe 17d. However, since the induction device 15 of the present embodiment uses the existing drain pipe 17, the trap pipe 17d is not removed But as a support structure.

A plurality of drain holes 17e are formed at the lower end of the trap tube 17d. The drain hole 17e is a passage for discharging water generated in the side space 17c between the outer side of the induction hopper 19 and the inner wall surface 17g of the drain tube 17. [ Moisture may be generated in the side space 17c depending on a difference in humidity with the outside air or for other reasons. The side space 17c can be always kept in a dry state by applying the drain hole 17e.

The connecting portion 17a is a pipe formed at a vertically lower portion of the trap pipe 17d, and is formed with a male thread on the outer circumferential surface thereof. The connection portion 17a is a portion for connecting the drain box 17 to the inlet of the food waste disposal apparatus 31. [ The inner diameter of the connecting portion 17a is equal to the inner diameter of the trap tube 17d and forms one outlet 17k.

On the other hand, the induction hopper 19 is mounted in the inner space 17b of the drain tube 17. Particularly, the edge portion of the hopper portion 19a of the induction hopper 19 is in close contact with the inner wall surface 17g of the drain tube 17. Since the rims are in close contact with the inner wall surface 17g in this way, there is no possibility that the garbage to be processed enters the side space 17c.

Reference symbol A denotes a cutaway portion of the hopper portion 19a. In other words, it means a place where the rim of the hopper portion 19a removed to match the hopper portion 19a with the inner diameter of the drain canister 17 is present.

And the straight pipe portion 19b is fitted into the trap pipe 17d. The straight pipe portion 19b is press-fitted into the outer circumferential surface of the trap pipe 17d to maintain a firm connection. At this time, it is needless to say that the lower end of the straight pipe portion 19b is separated from the bottom 17f and does not block the drain hole 17e of the trap pipe 17d.

One of the plurality of latching jaws 19e formed in the hopper portion 19a is hooked on the lower end of the rod member B so that the rod member B is slid downward It is blocking the going down. The bar member (B) is a concept that includes a chopstick or a spoon or a fork, a transitional or supine leg, and the like.

In any case, if there is no hooking jaw 19e, the rod member B slides down into the crushing blade 31a as described above. Usually, the bar member does not almost vertically fall down from the vertical portion of the discharge port 17k. As shown in FIG. 4, since the bar member is inclined sideways in a state of being dropped in the drain box 17, It must be caught by the catching jaw 19e. By forming the catching jaws 19e as described above, for example, the stainless chopsticks can not be caught by the crushing blade 31a, and thus the treatment device 31 can be used safely.

5 is a sectional view showing still another example of the food garbage inducing device 15 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the same reference numerals as those of the above-mentioned reference numerals denote the same members having the same function.

Referring to the drawing, it can be seen that a support protrusion 19f is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the straight pipe portion 19b. The support projection 19f protrudes from the inner peripheral surface of the straight pipe portion 19b and is caught by the upper end of the trap pipe 17d.

The support projection 19f is formed on the inner circumferential surface of the straight pipe portion 19b and the support projection 19f is engaged with the trap pipe 17d so that the straight pipe portion 19b It is not necessary to press-fit, so that the introduction and removal of the induction hopper 19 can be implemented more easily.

6 is a sectional view showing still another example of the food garbage inducing device 15 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

As shown. The straight pipe portion 19b may be inserted into the trap pipe 17d. That is, the diameter of the straight pipe portion 19b may be made smaller than that of FIG. 5 so that the outer peripheral surface of the straight pipe portion 19b is opposed to the inner peripheral surface of the trap pipe 17d. At this time, it is not necessary to press the straight pipe portion 19b into the trap pipe 17d.

This is because the outer circumferential surface of the hopper portion 19a is bent with respect to the outer circumferential surface of the straight pipe portion 19b and the bent portion 19g is caught by the trap pipe 17d. Since the straight pipe portion 19b is not press-fitted into the trap pipe 17d, it is very easy to attach and detach the induction hopper 19 to the drain pipe 17.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing another example of the induction hopper 19 according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the structure of the food waste guiding apparatus 15 to which the induction hopper shown in FIG. Sectional view.

Referring to the drawing, it can be seen that a plurality of long hole-shaped through holes 19k are formed in the straight pipe portion 19b. The through hole 19k is an upwardly and downwardly extending hole, and a plurality of holes are arranged in an equiangular manner along the circumferential direction of the straight pipe portion 19b.

In addition, the straight pipe portion 19b contacts the bottom 17f with the trap pipe 17d received therein. And the lower end of the straight pipe portion 19b abuts on the bottom 17f to provide a supporting force directly from the bottom portion.

As described above, the straight pipe portion 19b is in contact with the bottom 17f while accommodating the trap pipe 17d. However, since the through hole 19k is formed, the drain pipe 17d of the trap pipe 17d, There is no fear that the shield 17e is blocked. Rather, since the upper end of the through hole 19k is formed higher than the height of the trap pipe 17d, the communication area between the side space 17c and the inner space of the induction popper 19 is larger. The inside of the side space 17c can be dried more quickly.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing still another example of the induction hopper according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a sectional view showing the internal structure of the induction device to which the induction hopper shown in FIG. 9 is applied.

As shown in the drawing, a plurality of through holes 19m are formed in the straight pipe portion 19b. The through holes 19m are formed in the longitudinal direction and the circumferential direction of the straight pipe portion 19b.

In addition, the straight pipe portion 19b is in contact with the bottom 17f while the lower end portion of the straight pipe portion 19b accommodates the trap pipe 17d. As in Fig. 8, the induction hopper 19 can be supported on the bottom 17f.

Furthermore, since the through hole 19m is located at a position higher than the height of the trap pipe 17d, the moisture in the side space 17c is very high It can be discharged quickly.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

11: sink 13: sinkball 15: induction device
17: drain pipe 17a: connecting portion 17b: inner space
17c: side space 17d: trap pipe 17e: drain hole
17f: bottom 17g: inner wall 17k: outlet
19: induction hopper 19a: hopper portion 19b: straight pipe portion
19d: linear ablation groove 19e: engaging jaw 19f: support projection
19g: bent portion 19k: through hole 19m: through hole
31: Waste processing device 31a: Crushing blade

Claims (10)

The food garbage disposal apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the food garbage disposal apparatus is installed in a sink ball drainage tank connected to the food waste disposal apparatus,
A hopper part in the form of a funnel, an upper rim of which is in contact with an inner wall surface of the drain pan, receives food waste coming into the drain pan and guides the food waste to the lower part;
And a straight pipe portion integrally formed at a lower end of the hopper portion and connected to a discharge port of the drain pipe to discharge the food waste passed through the hopper portion through the discharge port,
The hopper is provided with a plurality of linear cut-offs, each of which allows cutting of the edge portion of the hopper portion in the radial direction when the diameter of the upper end of the hopper portion relative to the inner diameter of the drain can be relatively large, Grooves are formed,
Wherein a plurality of catching jaws are formed on the inward surface of the hopper part to support the lower end of the rod-shaped member dropped in the drainage tub to prevent the rod-shaped member from falling into the straight pipe. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the linear resection groove comprises:
Wherein the hopper is formed in such a manner that the hopper part extends along the circumferential direction of the hopper part on the inward side of the hopper part so that both ends thereof meet each other and a plurality of the hopper parts are formed parallel to each other. delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the catching jaws are formed at the upper and lower portions of the respective linear cutout grooves and extend along the circumferential direction of the hopper portion. The method according to claim 1,
The bottom of the drain can further include a trap tube of a constant diameter extending to the top of the bottom and having a drain hole at a lower end thereof,
And the straight pipe portion is supported at the bottom of the trap pipe or the drain pipe. A drain passage fixed to the sink ball and connected at its lower end to the food garbage disposal apparatus, through the food waste discharged from the sink ball to the processing apparatus;
And a food waste disposed in the drain canister to guide the food waste discharged to the drain canister to the processing apparatus. The food waste is in the form of a funnel. The upper end of the food waste contacts the inner wall surface of the drain bowl. A hopper portion for guiding the molten metal to the lower portion; And a straight pipe portion integrally formed at a lower end of the hopper portion and connected to a discharge port of the drain pipe and discharging food waste that has passed through the hopper portion through a discharge port, And an induction hopper in which a plurality of linear excavation grooves are formed so that a rim portion of the hopper portion can be excluded by a predetermined width in a radial direction when the diameter of the hopper portion is not large enough to accommodate the hopper portion,
Wherein a plurality of catching jaws are formed on the inward surface of the hopper portion to support the lower end of the rod-shaped member that is dropped in the drainage tube to block the rod-shaped member from falling into the straight pipe portion. The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the linear resection groove comprises:
Wherein the hopper has an inner surface extending along the circumferential direction of the hopper and having opposite end portions joined to each other, wherein a plurality of the hopper portions are formed parallel to each other. delete The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the catching jaws are formed at upper and lower portions of the linear excavation grooves and extend along the circumferential direction of the hopper portion. The method according to claim 6,
The bottom of the drain can further include a trap tube of a constant diameter extending to the top of the bottom and having a drain hole at a lower end thereof,
And the straight pipe portion is supported at the bottom of the trap pipe or the drain pipe.

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