KR101570305B1 - Agitator apparatus for disposer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a stirring device for a food waste disposer and, more specifically, to a stirring device for a food waste disposer, which is connected to a food waste disposer installed in a sink drain of a home or restaurant to decompose and dispose the food waste discharged from the food waste disposer by stirring the food waste; and efficiently decomposes the food waste by restirring the food waste which is not decomposed and disposed.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to an agitator for a food processor,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a stirrer for a food waste treatment apparatus, and more particularly, to a stirrer for a food waste treatment apparatus connected to a food waste treating apparatus installed in a sink outlet of a home or a restaurant, The present invention relates to a stirrer for a food waste disposal apparatus, and a food waste disposal apparatus.

In general, food waste such as fruit husks, fish bones, meat, vegetables, and other debris is discharged from households and restaurants in the process of cooking food. In addition, as a policy for environmental preservation, food waste is used as other general waste And the processing cost according to the amount of emission is differentiated and collected.

In the method of discharging food waste, a drain pipe is installed in a drain port of a sink, and water is drained to the drain, and food waste drained in the drain is discharged to a separate food waste collection container.

On the other hand, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2011-29860 discloses a garbage disposer for a kitchen sink.

However, since the conventional food waste grinding machine discharges the food waste introduced from the outside only in the first crushed state, there is a problem that it is difficult to expect the effect of decomposing the food waste.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2011-29860 (2013.08.22.)

Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem [8] Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a food waste disposal apparatus for a food waste disposal apparatus, The present invention also provides a stirrer for a food waste disposer to enable the disintegration of food wastes which can not be decomposed to be performed again.

The problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to those mentioned above, and other solutions not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

In order to accomplish the above object, the present invention provides a stirring device for stirring and discharging food waste together with water discharged from a food processor connected to a food processor, the casing comprising: a casing connected to the food processor; A drum disposed inside the casing for discharging food waste from the food processor and discharging the agitated food waste to the casing; An agitator for agitating the food waste introduced into the drum; And a discharge unit for discharging the food waste discharged to the casing to the outside.

An inlet pipe through which food waste is introduced into the drum from the food processor; And a water level control tube for allowing water to be overlapped in the drum to flow into the food processor, wherein the drum is opened at an upper portion thereof, and food wastes to be stirred at the stirring portion are discharged to a lower portion of the casing A plurality of overholes for discharging water overlapping along the upper periphery to the casing are formed, and the plurality of overholes are located above the level control pipe.

The stirring unit according to the present invention includes: a rotating body for stirring food waste introduced into the drum; And a driving unit for transmitting a rotational force to the rotating body, wherein the rotating body includes: a rotating bar connected to the driving shaft and rotated together with the driving shaft; And a plurality of blades radially provided on an outer circumferential surface of the rotary bar.

The plurality of blades according to the present invention may include a pair of lower blades provided at the lower portion of the rotating bar so as to be symmetrical in the left and right on the outer peripheral surface; And a pair of upper blades located on the upper portion of the pair of lower blades and staggered with the pair of lower blades on the upper outer circumferential surface of the rotary bar and not positioned on the same horizontal line. do.

The apparatus may further include a chamber for supporting the drum from an inner bottom surface of the casing and preventing food waste from flowing into the driving unit, wherein the driving unit includes a driving motor provided inside the chamber; And a lower end portion connected to the driving motor and having an upper end extending upwardly from the upper portion of the chamber and having a driving shaft for transmitting rotational force to the rotating body, A side plate that is formed to extend upwardly from the upper side and opens the upper side; An upper plate for blocking an upper portion of the opened side plate; And a preventive member extending upward from the upper plate and having a top and a bottom which are opened to connect the driving shaft to the inside, wherein the top and bottom are opened, And the agitating unit further includes a connecting unit for connecting the rotating body and the driving shaft so as to rotate together.

The apparatus may further include an elevating means provided on the inner bottom of the drum for moving the food waste upward and downward along with the rotation of the rotating body.

The elevating means according to the present invention includes: a ring-shaped plate that is seated on an inner bottom surface of the drum; And a plurality of lifting and lowering protrusions protruding upward from an upper surface of the plate, wherein the lifting and lowering protrusions are formed radially about a central portion of the plate, Is inclined upwards from one side to the other side with respect to the center, and downwardly inclined from the outside to the inside direction.

The discharging unit according to the present invention includes a settling tank in which food waste flowing from the casing is stored and a discharge port through which the stored food waste is discharged to the outside is formed; And a recirculation unit for allowing the food waste stored in the settling tank to be reintroduced into the drum.

The recirculation unit according to the present invention may further include: a recirculation pipe connecting the sedimentation tank and the drum; And a recirculating drive unit for allowing the food waste stored in the settling tank to be reintroduced into the drum through the recycle pipe, wherein the recycle driving unit is accommodated in the settling tank, and the food waste is caused to flow into the recycle pipe On the other hand, a recycle body for inducing decomposition by increasing the amount of dissolved oxygen of the food waste; And a recirculating motor located on the outer side of the settling tank for transmitting a rotational force to the recirculating rotation body.

According to the present invention, the food waste discharged from the food waste disposer can be agitated and decomposed by being connected to a food waste disposer installed in a sink outlet of a home or a restaurant.

In addition, by allowing the food waste that has not been subjected to the decomposition treatment to be agitated, it is possible to smoothly decompose the food waste into air.

The effects of the present invention are not limited to those mentioned above, and other solutions not mentioned may be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

1 and 2 are a vertical sectional view and a use state view showing a stirring apparatus for a food waste disposal apparatus according to the present invention.
3 is an exploded perspective view showing a stirring part in a stirring device for a food processor according to the present invention.
4 is a perspective view showing another example of the rotating body in the stirring apparatus for the food waste disposal apparatus according to the present invention.

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

1 to 4, a stirrer (hereinafter referred to as "stirrer") 1 for a food waste disposer according to the present invention is connected to a food waste disposer 100, (10) connected to the food waste disposal apparatus (100), a food waste disposal apparatus (100) located inside the casing unit (10) and discharging food waste from the food waste disposal apparatus A drum 20 for discharging the agitated food waste to the casing unit 10, a stirring unit 30 for agitating the food waste introduced into the drum 20, And a discharge unit 40 for discharging the food waste discharged to the outside.

Generally, food waste such as fruit husks, fish bones, meat, vegetables, and the like is discharged in a process of cooking food in a home, a restaurant, etc., and the food processor 100 is installed in a sink drain hole, The food waste is crushed and discharged along with the sewage to the sewer.

The stirrer 1 is connected to the food processor 100 so that the food waste to be crushed in the food processor 100 can be discharged through a stirring process before being discharged to the sewer.

Herein, the food waste is not only water which is discharged through the drain port of the sink in accordance with the washing of food such as dishes, fruits, vegetables, etc., but also the water supplied through the sink drain hole so that the food waste can be smoothly crushed And the like, into the drum 20. [0033]

Therefore, it can be understood that the food waste discharged to the casing 11 is discharged to the outside together with the water through the discharge portion 40 from the state of being stored together with the water.

The casing unit 10 includes a casing 11 having an open upper portion and a cover plate 12 covering an upper portion of the casing 11 opened.

The cover plate 12 may be detachably coupled to the casing 11 by means of a coupling member including bolts, screws, and the like.

The casing 11 may be formed in a polygonal or circular shape including a square or the like when viewed from above.

The stirring device 1 includes an inlet pipe 50 for allowing food waste to be crushed in the food processor 100 to be introduced into the drum 20 and water flowing in the drum 20, And a water level control pipe (60) for discharging the water to the sewer through the processor (100).

The stirring device 1 can be stably supported in the food processor 100 by the inlet pipe 50 and the water level control pipe 60.

The drum 20 may be formed in various shapes but has a cylindrical shape in which an upper part is opened. The drum 20 has a plurality of An exhaust hole 21 is formed.

The outer circumferential surface of the drum 20 is spaced from the inner circumferential surface of the casing 11 by an interval of 3 mm to 1 cm.

The drum 20 may have a plurality of overholes 22 along the upper periphery thereof and the plurality of overholes 22 may be positioned above the level control pipe 60.

Water overlapping in the drum 20 flows into the food processor 100 through the level control pipe 60 and is discharged to the lower portion of the casing 11 through the plurality of overholes 22. [

That is, the stirrer 1 can adjust the proper level of the drum 20 by the level control tube 60 according to the amount of water introduced from the food processor 100, ) Is higher than the level of the level-adjusting pipe (60), it can be adjusted through the plurality of overholes (22).

Thus, the stirring apparatus 1 can appropriately adjust the level of water flowing into the drum 20 from the food processor 100.

The stirring unit 30 includes a rotating body 31 located inside the drum 20 and stirring the food waste flowing into the drum 20, a rotating body 31 for transmitting rotational force to the rotating body 31, And a driving unit 32.

The stirring device 1 may further include a chamber 70 for supporting the agitating part 30 from an inner bottom surface of the casing 11.

The chamber 70 includes a side plate 71 extending upward from an inner bottom surface of the casing 11 and having an upper portion opened and an upper plate 72 blocking an upper portion of the opened side plate 71 can do.

The drive unit 32 includes a drive motor 33 and a lower end connected to the drive motor 33 and an upper end extending upwardly through the chamber 70, And a driving shaft 34 for transmitting a rotational force to the rotating body 31.

The driving motor 33 is generally in the form of being driven by receiving power from the outside. The driving motor 33 is located inside the chamber 70 and is prevented from coming into contact with the food waste discharged from the drum 20.

The rotary body 31 includes a rotary bar 35 coupled to the outer side of the drive shaft 34 and rotated together with the drive shaft 34 and a plurality of blades 33 disposed radially on the outer peripheral surface of the rotary bar 35 36).

The rotary bar 34 has upper and lower ends and is opened at its lower end and can be rotated together with the driving shaft 34 while being coupled to the outside of the driving shaft 34.

The plurality of blades 36 may be formed radially around the rotary bar 35 and may extend in the longitudinal direction of the rotary bar 35 or may extend along the longitudinal direction of the rotary bar 35, As shown in FIG.

For example, the plurality of blades 36 include a plurality of upper and lower blades 36a and 36b radially provided on upper and lower outer circumferential surfaces of the rotary bar 35, respectively.

The lower vanes 36b are formed as a pair and are formed symmetrically with respect to the rotary bar 35 about the rotary bar 35 in the left and right direction.

The upper wings 36a are formed as a pair and are connected to both sides of the rotary bar 35 on both sides and staggered from the plurality of lower wings 36b while being not positioned on the same horizontal line They form a staggered form.

It can be understood that the stirring of the food waste flowing into the drum 20 according to the driving of the driving motor 33 can be smoothly performed.

As a result, the food waste flowing into the drum 20 is repeatedly pivoted along with the rotation of the rotating body 31 and is disassembled together with stirring to be discharged through the plurality of discharge holes 21 to the inner bottom of the casing 11 .

The chamber 70 may further include prevention means 73 for preventing food waste from flowing into the driving unit 32.

3, the prevention unit 73 includes a prevention chamber 74 protruding upward from the upper plate 72 and having a through hole 74a communicating with the interior of the chamber 70, And a protection cover 75 extending upward from the through hole 74a and opened upward and downward to couple the drive shaft 34 to the inside.

The rotation bar 35 is coupled to the outer side of the protection cover 75 and the protection cap 35a coupled to the outer side of the prevention chamber 74 may be formed at a lower portion thereof.

As shown in FIG. 4, the prevention cap 35a may extend upwardly from the lower portion and may have the lower vanes 36b formed on the outer circumferential surface thereof.

The rotation body 31 may further include a prevention plate 35b extending outward from a lower portion of the protection cap 35a and seated on the upper portion of the chamber 70. [

The rotation bar 35 is spaced apart from the protection cover 75 and the agitation unit 30 further includes connection means 37 for connecting the drive shaft 34 and the rotation body 31 .

The connecting means 37 includes a finishing cap 37a coupled to an upper end of the opened rotary bar 35 and a finishing cap 37a coupled to the upper end of the finishing cap 37a, And a connection port 37b for connecting the connection port 34 to the connection port 37b.

The connecting hole 37b is formed by a pin having a generally threaded shape on the outer circumferential surface and both ends are screwed to the inside of the lower portion of the finishing cap 37a and the inside of the upper portion of the driving shaft 34, So that the rotating body 31 can be rotated.

The stirring device 1 may further include a lifting means 80 for lifting and lowering the food waste pivoted inside the drum 20 in accordance with the rotation of the rotating body 31.

The elevating means 80 includes a ring shaped plate 81 seated on the inner bottom surface of the drum 20 and a plurality of elevating protrusions 82 protruding upward from the upper surface of the plate 81 .

The prevention plate 35b is inserted into the inside of the plate 81 and is adjacent to the inner circumferential surface of the plate. Thereby cutting off the food waste that is drawn into the inside of the plate 81.

The plurality of lower vanes 36b are adjacent to the plurality of elevation protrusions 82 and the plurality of upper vanes 36a are adjacent to the drum 20. [ That is, the lower blade 36b is located inside the plurality of lift projections 82 and has a shorter length than the upper blade 36a.

Preferably, the plurality of lifting and lowering projections 82 are formed radially around the center of the plate 81.

The upper surface of each of the plurality of lifting and lowering projections 82 may be inclined upward from one side to the other side with respect to the rotation direction of the drive shaft 34 while sloping downward from the outer side to the inner side.

The plurality of lifting and lowering protrusions 82 are repeatedly lifted and lowered along the upper surface of the plurality of lifting and lowering protrusions 72 to thereby improve the stirring efficiency as the food waste turned by the rotation of the rotating body 31 rotates.

Therefore, the agitation device 1 can raise the food waste that has not been disassembled in accordance with the rotation of the rotating body 31 to be agitated, thereby allowing the food waste to be smoothly discharged to the plurality of discharge holes 21 .

The discharge unit 40 includes a settling tank 41 in which food waste flowing from the casing 11 is stored and an outlet 41a through which the stored food waste is discharged is formed, And a recirculation unit 43 for allowing the food waste stored in the settling tank 41 to be reintroduced into the drum 20 through the recycle pipe 42. [

The sedimentation tank 41 is connected to the other side of the casing 11 so as to communicate with the lower portion of the casing 11 so that food waste flows from the casing 11 and the discharge port 41a is formed on the other side.

The lower end of the recycling pipe 42 is connected to the settling tank 41 and the upper end of the recycling pipe 42 is connected to the inside of the drum 20 through the casing 11.

The recycle pipe 42 allows the food waste to be re-introduced into the drum 20 to be disintegrated due to friction as the recycle unit 43 is driven, while the dissolved oxygen amount DO . This can be understood to facilitate smooth decomposition of organic matter by microorganisms.

The recycling unit 43 includes a recycling rotating body 44 accommodated in the settling tank 41 and a recirculating motor 45 disposed at an outer side of the settling tank 41 and transmitting rotational force to the recycling rotating body 44 ).

The recycling rotating body 44 includes a rotating shaft 46 whose lower end is located inside the settling tank 41 and whose upper end extends upward to be connected to the recycling motor 45, And a plurality of recirculating blades 47 connected to the recirculating blades.

The recirculation rotary body 44 maintains the state of being stored in the sedimentation tank 41 and is rotated by the recirculation motor 45 so that oxygen can be generated.

Accordingly, the recycle rotary body 44 can generate oxygen in the sedimentation tank 41, thereby increasing the amount of dissolved oxygen in the food waste so that decomposition by microorganisms can be smoothly performed.

In addition, the recycling rotator 44 repeatedly contacts the food waste with the oxygen according to the rotation so that the disposal of the food waste can be smoothly performed.

The food waste contained in the settling tank (41) The food waste that is discharged to the discharge port 41a and discharged to the outside through the discharge port 41a and accumulated in the sedimentation tank 41 is discharged to the outside of the recycling rotating body 44, And flows back into the drum 20 through the recirculation pipe 42 in accordance with the rotation of the drum 44.

The food waste re-introduced into the drum 20 is agitated by the agitator 30 and is decomposed and discharged to the casing 11 through the plurality of discharge holes 21. [

 The food waste discharged into the casing 11 flows into the sedimentation tank 41 and is discharged to the outside through the discharge port 41a.

The stirring device 1 can perform the decomposition of food waste smoothly by repeating this process.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but may be modified in various ways within the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims below. It will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

1: stirring device 10: casing part
11: casing 20: drum
21: Exhaust hole 22: Overhole
30: stir part 31: rotating body
32: drive unit 33: drive motor
34: drive shaft 35: rotary bar
35a: anti-cap 36: wing
36a: Upper blade 36b: Lower blade
37: connecting means 37a: closed cap
37b: connection port 40: recirculation part
41: settling tank 41a: outlet
42: recirculation pipe 43: recirculation part
44: recirculating rotating body 45: recirculating motor
46: rotating shaft 47: recirculating blade
50: inlet pipe 60: water level control pipe
70: chamber 71: side plate
72: upper plate 73: preventing means
74: Prevention chamber 75: Prevention cover
80: lifting means 81: plate
82: elevating projection 100: food processor

Claims (9)

An agitation apparatus for agitating and discharging food waste together with water discharged from a food waste treatment apparatus connected to a food waste treatment apparatus,
A casing unit including a casing connected to the food processor;
A drum disposed inside the casing for discharging food waste from the food processor and discharging the agitated food waste to the casing;
An agitator for agitating the food waste introduced into the drum;
A discharge unit for discharging the food waste discharged to the casing to the outside;
An inlet pipe for allowing food waste to flow into the drum from the food processor; And
And a water level control tube for allowing water, which is overlapped in the drum, to flow into the food processor,
The drum
And a plurality of overholes for discharging the food waste to be agitated in the agitating portion to the lower portion of the casing and for discharging water overlapping the upper circumference to the casing, Formed,
The plurality of overholes
Wherein the water level adjusting pipe is located above the level adjusting pipe. delete The method according to claim 1,
The stirring unit
A rotating body for stirring the food waste introduced into the drum;
And a driving unit for transmitting a rotational force to the rotating body,
The rotating body includes:
A rotating bar connected to the driving unit and rotated; And
And a plurality of blades radially provided on an outer circumferential surface of the rotary bar. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the plurality of blades
A pair of lower blades provided at the lower portion of the rotating bar so as to be symmetrical in the left and right on the outer peripheral surface; And
And a pair of upper blades located above the pair of lower blades and staggered with the pair of lower blades on an upper outer circumferential surface of the rotary bar and not positioned on the same horizontal line. Agitation device for food processor. The method of claim 3,
Further comprising a chamber for supporting the drum from an inner bottom surface of the casing and preventing food waste from being introduced into the driving unit,
The driving unit includes:
A driving motor provided inside the chamber; And
A lower end portion connected to the driving motor, an upper end portion extending upwardly from the upper portion of the chamber, and a driving shaft for transmitting rotational force to the rotating body,
The chamber may comprise:
A side plate extending upward from an inner bottom surface of the casing and having an upper portion opened;
An upper plate for blocking an upper portion of the opened side plate; And
And prevention means extending upward from the upper plate and having a top cover and a bottom cover which are opened and the driving shaft is coupled to the inside,
The rotation bar
The upper and lower portions are opened to be coupled to the outside of the protection cover,
The stirring unit
Further comprising connecting means for connecting the rotating body and the drive shaft so as to rotate together. The method of claim 3,
Further comprising an elevating means provided on an inner bottom of the drum for raising or lowering the food waste along with the rotation of the rotating body. The method according to claim 6,
The elevating means includes:
A ring-shaped plate that is seated on an inner bottom surface of the drum;
And a plurality of elevating protrusions protruded upward from an upper surface of the plate,
Wherein the plurality of lifting /
Wherein the upper surface is inclined upwards from one side to the other side with respect to the rotation direction of the rotating body and downwardly inclined from the outside to the inside direction, Agitation device for food processor. The method of claim 3,
The discharge portion
A sedimentation tank in which food waste flowing from the casing is stored, and a discharge port through which the stored food waste is discharged to the outside is formed; And
And a recirculation unit for recycling the food waste stored in the settling tank to the drum. 9. The method of claim 8,
The recirculation unit
A recirculation pipe connecting the settling tank and the drum; And
And a recirculation driving unit for allowing the food waste stored in the settling tank to be reintroduced into the drum through the recycle tube,
The recirculating drive unit includes:
A recirculating rotating body accommodated in the settling tank and allowing the food waste to flow into the recirculation tube in accordance with the rotation and to increase the amount of dissolved oxygen in the food waste to induce decomposition; And
And a recirculating motor located at an outer side of the settling tank for transmitting a rotational force to the recirculating rotation body.

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