KR102415861B1 - Device for removing residue of food-waste - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a food waste removal apparatus for effectively discharging remaining food residues generated during food waste treatment and discharging. a housing having a discharge unit; and a cleaning unit movably located within the housing, wherein, according to this, the food waste discharged from the crushing unit such as the food waste treatment device remains after being discharged to the post-treatment device such as the drying furnace and the fermentation unit. It is possible to easily solve the unsanitary problems caused by the occurrence of bad odors caused by food waste and the propagation of bacteria.

Description

Device for removing residue of food-waste

The present invention relates to an apparatus for removing food waste, and more particularly, to a food waste removal apparatus for effectively discharging remaining food residues generated during food waste treatment and discharging.

Food waste generated from households or restaurants can be an economic problem, but in recent years, environmental pollution problems due to insufficient separation and treatment of food waste will be more serious.

Accordingly, as a means for efficiently disposing of this, Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 2015-0024293 discloses a food waste treatment apparatus that crushes food waste using a screw and transports the crushed waste to a drying furnace for drying and processing. .

However, when the garbage crushed from the crusher including the screw is put into the drying furnace, food waste remains in the passage between the crusher and the drying furnace. It has several unsanitary problems, including odor generation.

KR 2015-0024293 A

Accordingly, the present invention has been devised to solve the problems of the prior art, and effectively removes the food residues remaining in the post-processing apparatus such as the food waste crusher and the drying furnace to solve the unsanitary problem. An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for removing food waste residues to solve the problem.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a housing having an input unit located on one side, and an outlet unit located on the other side; and a cleaning unit movably positioned within the housing.

The cleaning unit preferably includes a cleaning wall that is perpendicular to the bottom surface of the housing.

It is preferable that the cleaning unit is capable of hinge movement about an axis located on one side of the cleaning wall.

The cleaning wall, the other side is in contact with the inner wall of the housing, it is preferable to perform the hinge movement.

The cleaning wall is located on one side of the outer periphery of the input unit at the first position within the housing of the cleaning unit and is located on the discharge unit side at the second position within the housing of the cleaning unit, the cleaning wall includes , according to the hinge movement from the first position of the cleaning unit, scraping the food residues in the housing while discharging the scraped food residues to the discharge unit, and the movement of the cleaning unit to the second position is completed Accordingly, it is preferable to close the discharge part.

The cleaning unit may further include a stopper extending vertically from one side of the cleaning wall and positioned parallel to the bottom surface of the housing.

The stopper is located on one side of the housing at the first position in the housing of the cleaning unit, and is located on the side of the input unit at the second position in the housing of the cleaning unit, and the stopper includes the cleaning unit According to the hinge movement from the first position of the cleaning portion is preferably disposed in the second position to close the input portion.

As described above, according to the food waste removal apparatus according to the present invention, the food waste remaining after the food waste discharged from the crushing unit of the food waste treatment apparatus is discharged to the drying furnace and the fermentation unit, which are post-treatment devices. It is possible to easily solve the unsanitary problems caused by the occurrence of bad odors and the propagation of bacteria.

1 is an overall perspective view of an apparatus for removing food waste residues according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an exploded perspective view of an apparatus for removing food waste residues according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a side view of an apparatus for removing food waste residues according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
4 shows the inside of the housing of the food waste removal apparatus according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and shows the first position of the cleaning unit.
5 shows the inside of the housing of the food waste removal apparatus according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and shows the second position of the cleaning unit.

The above objects, features and other advantages of the present invention will become more apparent by describing preferred embodiments of the present invention in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this process, the thickness of the lines or the size of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated for clarity and convenience of explanation. In addition, the terms to be described later are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, which may vary according to the intention or custom of the user or operator. Therefore, definitions of these terms should be described based on the content throughout this specification.

In addition, the described embodiments are provided by way of example for the description of the invention, and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention.

Each of the components constituting the food waste removal apparatus of the present invention may be used integrally or separately used as needed. In addition, it is possible to omit some components depending on the use form.

In addition, as a preferred embodiment, the present specification describes as an example that the removal device is provided in a food waste treatment apparatus having a crushing unit for crushing food waste, but is not limited thereto, and a flowable solid material is provided. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the following description that it can be used by being provided with a device to be discharged.

Hereinafter, an apparatus for removing food waste residues (hereinafter, simply referred to as a 'removing apparatus' for convenience of explanation and understanding of the invention) according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying FIGS. 1 to 3 . .

As shown in FIG. 1 , the removal device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention may include a housing 100 and a cleaning unit 200 .

The housing 100 has a shape in which a predetermined space is provided therein, and an input part 130 (see FIG. 3 ) on one side and an exhaust part 120 on the other side are provided, and the housing body 110 and the cover 140 are provided. can be made with

The input unit 130 is connected to one side of a crushing unit (not shown) of the food waste treatment apparatus, and the food waste that is crushed and discharged from the crushing unit is put therein. For example, the crusher may include a blade, a screw, etc. to crush food waste and discharge it to the input unit 130 .

The discharge unit 120 causes the food waste input to the input unit 130 to flow out. That is, the food waste input through the input unit 130 is discharged through the discharge unit 120 . The waste inputted to the discharge unit 120 may simply be discharged to the outside, or the food waste is discharged to the drying furnace or fermenter by connecting the discharge unit 120 to a drying furnace (not shown) or a fermenter (not shown). It can be dried or fermented and finally processed. In addition, the odor discharge unit 121 is located on one side of the discharge unit, so that, when a drying furnace or a fermentation unit is connected to the discharge unit, odors generated during drying and fermentation can be discharged through the odor discharge unit 121 .

Since the food waste crushed by the crusher has a semi-solid property having a viscosity, the food waste is put in through the input unit 130 and discharged to the discharge unit 120 inside the housing 100, input Residue that is adhered to the unit 130 and the discharge unit 120 and has not been completely discharged may remain.

The cleaning unit 200 is movably located inside the housing 100 , and may include a cleaning wall 210 , a stopper 220 and a reinforcing unit, and preferably a shaft hole provided on one side of the cleaning unit 200 . It may be positioned to be hinged about the shaft 103 of the housing 100 connected to one side of the 230 , and this hinge motion is performed between the other side of the shaft hole 230 and the cover 140 . It can be made according to the operation of the driving unit 300 connected through the through hole 141 formed therein.

The cleaning wall 210 is positioned in the form of a partition wall to be perpendicular to the bottom surface of the housing 100 (the surface on which the input unit 130 is positioned), and the shaft hole 230 is positioned on one side. In addition, it is preferable that the other side of the cleaning wall 210 is positioned so as to be in contact with the side wall of the housing 100 , and accordingly, the cleaning wall 210 is positioned on the side wall of the housing 100 according to the hinge movement of the cleaning unit 200 . It may be preferable that one side of the side wall of the housing 100 forms an arc shape so as to move in contact.

The stopper 220 extends from one side of the cleaning wall 210 , preferably from the lower end side of the cleaning wall 210 (the bottom side of the housing 100 ) to form perpendicular to the cleaning wall 210 . In other words, the stopper 220 may be positioned to extend parallel to the bottom surface of the housing 100 . As will be described later, the cleaning wall 210 is positioned so as to be able to open and close the input unit 130 according to the hinge movement of the cleaning unit 200 .

The reinforcing unit is interposed between the cleaning wall 210 and the stopper 220 to reinforce the space between the cleaning wall 210 and the stopper 220, and is applied to the cleaning wall 210 when the cleaning unit 200 moves. It prevents the cleaning wall 210 from being bent or damaged by the falling pressure.

Hereinafter, the operation of the removal device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with further reference to the accompanying FIGS. 4 to 5 .

As shown in Figure 4, the cleaning unit 200, the cleaning wall 210 in the interior of the housing 100 may be located on one side of the outer periphery of the input unit 130, and thus the stopper 220 is cleaned It becomes a state extending from the lower end side of the wall 210 toward the side farther from the input unit 130, and this state is hereinafter referred to as a 'first position'.

In a state in which the cleaning unit 200 is disposed in the first position, the crusher operates, and the crushed food waste is fed into the housing 100 through the input unit 130 and discharged to the discharge unit 120 . In this first position, as the cleaning wall 210 is positioned on the outer periphery of the injection unit, the food waste injected into the input unit 130 does not flow in any other direction and is smoothly discharged to the discharge unit 120 . . That is, the cleaning wall 210 forms one side of the passage through which the food waste can flow. In addition, a packing member 150 is provided between the stopper 220 and the bottom surface of the housing 100 so that the flowing food waste does not flow through the gap between the stopper 220 and the bottom surface of the housing 100 . may be interposed (see FIG. 5 ).

In this way, the operation of the driving unit 300 may be appropriately controlled so that the cleaning wall 210 is accurately positioned on the outer periphery of the input unit 130 , and preferably, the stopper 220 is the input unit 130 . By having the same size as the distance between the outer periphery and one side of the inner wall of the housing 100 , the position of the cleaning wall 210 can be accurately positioned.

On the other hand, the cleaning unit 200 is located inside the housing 100 so that the cleaning wall 210 is located on the discharge unit 120 side to cover and close the discharge unit 120 , and in this case, the stopper 220 is the input unit (130) is positioned to cover and close the input unit 130, this state is hereinafter referred to as a 'second position'.

If the operation of the cleaning unit 200 is described continuously, when the operation of the crushing unit is completed at the first position shown in FIG. 4, the cleaning unit 200 hinges from the first position to the second position through the driving unit 300, Accordingly, the other side of the cleaning wall 210 in contact with the inner wall of the housing 100 scrapes off food debris attached to the inner wall of the housing 100 , and the lower end of the cleaning wall 210 is food debris on the bottom surface of the housing 100 . , and move the scraped-out food waste toward the discharge unit 120 to be discharged to the discharge unit 120 .

And, when the cleaning unit 200 is hinged and positioned at the second position, the cleaning wall 210 closes the discharge unit 120 , and the stopper 220 closes the input unit 130 .

In addition, a packing member 131 may be additionally positioned on the outer periphery of the input part 130 to have airtightness in the closed state of the discharge part 120 and the input part 130 (refer to FIG. 4 ). Although not done, it goes without saying that the packing member may also be located on the outer periphery of the discharge unit 120 .

As described above, according to the removal device according to the present invention, the food waste discharged from the crushing unit of the food waste treatment device, etc. is discharged to the drying furnace, the fermentation unit, etc., which are the post-processing devices, and then becomes the remaining food waste. It is possible to easily solve unsanitary problems caused by the occurrence of bad odors and bacterial propagation.

Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above. That is, a person of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can make numerous changes and modifications to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims, and all such appropriate changes and modifications are possible. Equivalents are to be considered as falling within the scope of the present invention.

100: housing
103: axis
110: housing body
120: discharge unit
121: odor discharge unit
130: input unit
131: packing member
140: cover
141: through hole
150: packing member
200: scavenger
210: cleaning wall
220: stopper
230: shaft hole
240: reinforcement
300: drive unit

Claims (7)

a housing 100 having an input unit 130 located on the bottom surface, and an outlet unit 120 located on a side wall; and
and a cleaning unit 200 movably located within the housing 100;
The cleaning unit 200,
a cleaning wall 210 that is perpendicular to the bottom surface of the housing 100 and has one side in contact with the inner wall of the housing 100; and
and a stopper 220 extending vertically from one side of the cleaning wall 210 and positioned parallel to the bottom surface of the housing 100;
The cleaning unit 200 is relatively rotatable with respect to the housing 100 between the first position and the second position about the axis 103 located on the other side of the cleaning wall 210,
In the first position, the cleaning wall 210 is located on one side of the outer periphery of the input unit 130 , and the stopper 220 does not cover the input unit 130 ,
In the second position, the cleaning wall 210 covers the discharge unit 120 , and the stopper 220 covers the input unit 130 ,
As the cleaning unit 200 rotates from the first position to the second position, one side of the cleaning wall 210 in contact with the inner wall of the housing 100 scrapes away food debris from the inner wall of the housing 100 and moves while discharging the scraped-out food waste to the discharge unit 120,
Food waste waste removal device.
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