KR102431299B1 - Processing apparatus for used mask - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for treating a used mask, which performs disinfection and reprocessing to recycle the fiber of a used mask. The apparatus for treating a used mask according to the present invention comprises: a body unit in which the used mask is introduced; a support unit connected to the body unit and arranged in the body unit to support the used mask seated thereon upward; a disinfection unit connected to the body unit to perform disinfection on the used mask seated on the support unit with a liquid-type disinfectant; a freezing unit freezing the used mask disinfected by the disinfection unit; a guide unit extended downward from the body unit to guide the frozen used mask; a grinder disposed within the guide unit to grind the used mask frozen by the freezing unit; and a drying unit accommodating and drying the used mask ground by the grinder. Accordingly, the crushed fiber obtained by crushing the fiber of the used mask and attached to a crushing blade is removed to allow crushing performance of the used mask to be maintained for a long time, thereby enhancing user convenience and maintenance capacity.

Description

Waste mask processing device {PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR USED MASK}

The present invention relates to a waste mask processing apparatus, and more particularly, to a waste mask processing apparatus capable of collecting waste masks by crushing and disinfecting them, and maintaining the crushing performance of the waste masks for a long period of time.

As the COVID-19 pandemic prolongs, wearing a mask has become a necessity in everyday life, and the environmental damage caused by overflowing waste masks is emerging as an urgent social issue. In 2020, about 6.7 billion quasi-drug masks were produced, but they cannot be recycled due to concerns about the spread of infectious diseases, so they are incinerated or some are just thrown away around life or travel destinations, damaging the landscape of the country and accelerating environmental pollution. Regarding Corona 19 Recently, the world is entering the era of With Corona, but it is virtually difficult to return to an environment that does not use a mask, so it should be seen that the environmental problems related to the waste mask will continue. Therefore, since the problem is expected to become more serious if a solution is not provided in the future, it is a reality that a means for environmentally disposing of a waste mask or a means for recycling the waste mask is required.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 2017-0057663 (2017.05.25)

The present invention has been devised in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a waste mask processing apparatus capable of collecting waste masks by crushing and disinfecting them.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a waste mask processing apparatus in which the crushing performance of the waste mask can be maintained for a long period of time.

According to a feature for achieving the object as described above, the waste mask processing apparatus includes: a crushing unit having a crushing blade disposed in parallel at regular intervals to continuously crush a waste mask inserted into one side; a collecting unit disposed at the lower end of the crushing unit to collect the crushed material falling by being crushed in the crushing unit; and a disinfection unit installed adjacent to the collection unit to sterilize the shreds collected in the collection unit; a GPS receiver for confirming the installed location; and a wireless communication unit for transmitting the installed location to an administrator; It may further include; a collection amount confirmation sensor for measuring the amount of shreds collected in the collection unit, and an integrated management unit including a control unit for controlling to report it to the manager when the amount of the shreds reaches a set amount.

The crushing part includes an input part having an inclined surface narrowing to the bottom to guide the waste mask to the inlet, and a first roller disposed parallel to the lower end of the inlet so that the waste mask entering the inlet can be inserted therebetween; A crushing unit including a second roller and a crushing blade mounted on the outer surface of the first roller with a length reaching the outer surface of the second roller, and the first roller and the second roller in the input direction of the waste mask It includes a driving unit for rotating.

In this case, the first roller and the second roller each have a first rotation shaft and a second rotation shaft to rotate about each rotation shaft, and each rotation shaft is a mounting piece disposed at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the first roller and the second roller. Inserted into each mounting hole, the driving unit includes a motor, a driving gear mounted on a driving shaft of the motor, a first driven gear meshed with the driving gear and mounted on the first rotating shaft, and the first driven gear and a second driven gear meshed with and mounted on the second rotation shaft.

In addition, the drive shaft of the motor may be equipped with a cleaning roller in which a brush is disposed on the outer peripheral surface to remove the crushed fibers attached to the crushing blade mounted on the first roller.

At this time, it is preferable that the gear ratio of the driving gear and the first driven gear is set so that the cleaning roller rotates at a speed different from that of the first roller to which the crushing blade is attached.

And the outer surface of the second roller may be made of a material that can be elastically deformed when the crushing blade is in contact.

In addition, the first rotating shaft has a key protruding in the longitudinal direction, and the first roller is a disk having a predetermined thickness having an insertion hole corresponding to the cross section of the first rotating shaft and the key so that the first roller can be mounted on the first rotating shaft. It includes a shredding blade having a shape of a spacing plate, an insertion hole identical to the insertion hole of the spacing plate, and being inserted into the first rotational shaft to protrude between the spacing plate and the spacing plate.

In addition, the disinfection unit may include a disinfection structure combining one or more of ultraviolet sterilization, ozone sterilization, photocatalytic sterilization, microwave sterilization, disinfectant spray sterilization, and high temperature sterilization.

According to the waste mask processing apparatus according to the present invention, since the waste mask can be crushed and disinfected and collected, the amount of fibers in the waste mask crushed in the waste mask crushing and disinfection device can be checked and collected at an appropriate time, thereby crushing and disinfecting the waste mask. It has the effect of increasing the recycling rate of waste mask fibers while increasing the operation rate of the device.

In addition, according to the present invention, there is an advantage in that the shredding performance of the waste mask is maintained for a long period of time by removing the shredded fibers attached to the shredding blade while crushing the waste mask fibers, thereby increasing ease of use and maintenance.

1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a waste mask processing apparatus according to the present invention;
2 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a state in which the input part is removed from the waste mask processing apparatus according to the present invention;
3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A' in FIG. 1;
4 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the first roller according to the present invention;
5 is a view showing the configuration of an integrated management unit according to the present invention;
In addition, Figure 6 is a view showing the operation of the waste mask processing apparatus according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a waste mask processing apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a state in which the input part is removed from the waste mask processing apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. -A' is a cross-sectional view, Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the first roller according to the present invention, Figure 5 is a view showing the configuration of the integrated management unit according to the present invention. In addition, Figure 6 is a view showing the operation of the waste mask processing apparatus according to the present invention.

As shown, the waste mask processing apparatus according to the present invention is largely configured to include a crushing unit 10 , a collecting unit 70 , a disinfecting unit 80 , and an integrated management unit 90 .

The crushing unit 10 is to crush the waste mask (M) to make small crushed materials (P), and crushing blades ( 34) is provided. In more detail, the crushing unit 10 includes an inlet 20 having an inclined surface narrowing to the bottom so as to guide the waste mask M to the inlet 21 , and the inlet 21 entering the inlet 21 . The first roller 31 and the second roller 35 arranged parallel to the lower end of the inlet 21 so that the waste mask M can be put therebetween, and reaching the outer surface of the second roller 35 A crushing unit 30 including a crushing blade 34 mounted on the outer surface of the first roller 31 in length, and the first roller 31 and the second roller 35 are combined with the closed mask (M) It includes a driving unit 40 for rotating in the input direction of the.

Here, the metal may be removed from the waste mask M prior to supplying the waste mask M. In this case, a configuration in which the metal is separated from the waste mask may be preceded. The metal is a configuration that is plastically deformed to correspond to the face shape when the mask user wears it, but a material other than metal (paper or fiber, etc.) may be used. If it is made of a material that can be crushed other than metal, it may not be necessary to remove the metal.

Separation of these metals is performed as a process of separating or aligning the waste mask M containing the metal by approaching the magnet or electromagnet to which the magnetism is applied from the waste mask M to make the magnet of the waste mask M stick. Furthermore, only the metal may be removed so that only the fiber portion of the waste mask is transferred to the crushing unit 10 . Of course, since the separation of the metal is optional, the removal of the metal may be performed through an automated system, or it may be removed by manpower. can

The first roller 31 is provided with a first rotation shaft 32 in the center to rotate about the rotation axis, and the second roller 35 also has a second rotation shaft 36 in the center to rotate about the rotation axis. rotate to Each of these rotation shafts is an angle of the mounting piece 50 disposed at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the first roller 31 and the second roller 35 so that the first roller 31 and the second roller 35 are arranged in parallel. It is inserted into the mounting hole (51). At this time, each mounting hole 51 may be provided with a bearing so that each rotational shaft is rotatable.

And the first rotation shaft 32 and the second rotation shaft 36 are provided with a key protruding in the longitudinal direction, and each rotation shaft is inserted into the first roller 31 and the second roller 35 to rotate and Correspondingly, a structure in which the roller can be rotated is provided.

In addition, the first roller 31 has an insertion hole corresponding to the cross section of the first rotation shaft 32 and the key so that it can be mounted on the first rotation shaft 32, and has a disk-shaped spacing plate having a predetermined thickness ( 33) and the same insertion hole as the insertion hole of the spacing plate 33, and is inserted into the first rotation shaft 32 and protrudes between the spacing plate 33 and the spacing plate 33 It includes a crushing blade 34 disposed to be.

At this time, the crushing blade 34 according to the present embodiment is not arranged in a helical direction, but is arranged in a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis, which is in consideration of the characteristics of the waste mask fiber. That is, since the waste mask fiber is made of the same material as the nonwoven fabric, the cutting is not performed smoothly due to resistance when cutting in a diagonal shape. will be.

In addition, it is preferable that the second rotation shaft 36 is inserted into the second roller 35 and the outer surface of the second roller 35 is made of a material that can be elastically deformed when the crushing blade 34 comes into contact. Alternatively, the outer surface of the second roller 35 may be made of a material having a relatively lower strength than the crushing blade 34 so that the crushing blade 34 partially penetrates and crushes the waste mask M.

The driving unit 40 includes a motor 41 , a driving gear 43 mounted on the driving shaft 42 of the motor 41 , and the first rotating shaft 32 meshing with the driving gear 43 . It includes a first driven gear 44 mounted to the, and a second driven gear 45 meshed with the first driven gear 44 and mounted on the second rotation shaft 36 . Accordingly, when the motor 41 is driven and the drive shaft 42 rotates in one direction, the first driven gear 44 meshed with the drive gear 43 rotates in the other direction, and meshed with the first driven gear 44 . The second driven gear 45 to be rotated in one direction.

And on the drive shaft 42 of the motor 41, a cleaning roller 46 in which a brush is disposed on the outer circumferential surface to remove the shredded fibers P attached to the crushing blade 34 mounted on the first roller 31. can be installed. At this time, when the cleaning roller 46 rotates differently from the rotation speed of the first roller 31 , the crushed fibers P attached to the first roller 31 can be more easily removed. For example, the gear ratio between the driving gear 43 and the first driven gear 44 is such that the cleaning roller 46 rotates relatively quickly compared to the first roller 31 to which the crushing blade 34 is attached. can be set, and vice versa.

Next, the collecting unit 70 is configured as a container disposed at the lower end of the crushing unit 10 to collect the crushed material P that is crushed and dropped in the crushing unit 10 . The collection unit 70 may be inserted in a slide manner from the lower end of the waste mask processing device, and wheels may be mounted on the lower portion for convenience of movement.

A guide plate 60 for guiding the falling fiber shreds P is mounted on the upper end of the collection unit 70, and a disinfection unit 80 for disinfecting the shredded material P is mounted on the rear side of the guide plate 60. can be The disinfection unit 80 may be configured in various forms, and may include a disinfection structure 81 that combines one or more of ultraviolet sterilization, ozone sterilization, photocatalytic sterilization, microwave sterilization, disinfectant spray sterilization, and high temperature sterilization. The disinfection structure 81 shown in FIG. 3 of the present invention shows an ultraviolet sterilization device as an example.

The integrated management unit 90, the GPS receiver 91 for confirming the installed location, the wireless communication unit 92 for transmitting the installed location to the manager, and the amount of the shreds (P) collected in the collection unit 70 It includes a collection amount confirmation sensor 93 to measure, and a control unit 94 for controlling the amount of the shredded material (P) to be reported to the manager when it reaches a set amount.

The integrated management unit 90 may be applied to a processing device that crushes a large amount of the waste mask M, and may be omitted in a small-scale processing device such as home use. However, if the recycling market using waste mask fibers is activated and a business model for collection and recycling of waste masks is established, integrated management of the entire treatment system, including households, may be possible. In particular, even if we enter the With Corona era, it is almost impossible to take off the mask, so the use of the mask will continue, and the amount will be maintained at almost the same level as now. Therefore, if the concerns about the waste mask and the desire for recycling increase and are implemented as an actual business model, the amount of waste mask shreds P collected in each collection unit 70 by the integrated management unit 90 in real time or periodically Understanding may be required.

As described above, the rights of the present invention are not limited to the embodiments described above, but are defined by the claims, and those of ordinary skill in the art may make various modifications and adaptations within the scope of the claims. It is self-evident that you can

10: crushing part
20: input unit 21: input port
30: crushing unit 31: first roller
32: first rotation shaft 32a: key
33: spacing plate 33a: insertion hole
34: crushing blade 34a: insertion hole
35: second roller 36: second rotation shaft
40: drive unit 41: motor
42: drive shaft 43: drive gear
44: first driven gear 45: second driven gear
46: cleaning roller
50: mounting piece 51: mounting hole
60: guide plate
70: collection unit
80: disinfection unit 81: disinfection structure
90: integrated management unit 91: GPS receiver
92: wireless communication unit 93: collection amount confirmation sensor
94: control unit
M: lung mask
P: shreds

Claims (9)

a crushing unit 10 having crushing blades 34 disposed in parallel with a predetermined interval to continuously crush the waste mask M inserted into one side;
a collecting unit 70 disposed at the lower end of the crushing unit 10 so as to collect the crushed material P that is crushed and dropped in the crushing unit 10; and
and a disinfection unit 80 installed adjacent to the collecting unit 70 to sterilize the shredded material P collected in the collecting unit 70;
The crushing unit 10,
An input unit 20 having an inclined surface narrowing to the bottom to guide the waste mask M to the inlet 21, and
The first roller 31 and the second roller 35, and the second roller disposed in parallel at the lower end of the inlet 21 so that the waste mask M, which has entered the inlet 21, can be inserted therebetween. A crushing unit 30 including a crushing blade 34 mounted on the outer surface of the first roller 31 with a length reaching the outer surface of (35);
and a driving unit 40 for rotating the first roller 31 and the second roller 35 in the input direction of the waste mask M;
The first roller 31 and the second roller 35 are provided with a first rotation shaft 32 and a second rotation shaft 36, respectively, and rotate about each rotation axis,
The crushing blade 34 is disposed in a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis,
The outer surface of the second roller 35 is made of a material that can be elastically deformed when the crushing blade 34 comes into contact,
Each of the rotation shafts is inserted into each mounting hole 51 of the mounting piece 50 disposed at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the first roller 31 and the second roller 35,
The driving unit 40 includes a motor 41 , a driving gear 43 mounted on the driving shaft 42 of the motor 41 , and the first rotating shaft 32 meshed with the driving gear 43 . and a first driven gear 44 mounted on the
The drive shaft 42 of the motor 41 has a cleaning roller 46 having a brush disposed on its outer circumferential surface to remove the shredded fibers P attached to the crushing blade 34 mounted on the first roller 31 . is mounted,
The gear ratio of the driving gear 43 and the first driven gear 44 is set so that the cleaning roller 46 rotates at a speed different from that of the first roller 31 to which the crushing blade 34 is attached,
The first rotating shaft 32 has a key protruding in the longitudinal direction,
The first roller 31 has an insertion hole corresponding to the cross-section of the first rotation shaft 32 and the key so as to be mounted on the first rotation shaft 32, and has a disk-shaped spacing plate 33 having a predetermined thickness. ), and having the same insertion hole as the insertion hole of the spacing plate 33 and inserted into the first rotation shaft 32 to protrude compared to the spacing plate 33 between the spacing plate 33 Waste mask processing apparatus, characterized in that it comprises a crushing blade (34) disposed.
According to claim 1,
A GPS receiver 91 for confirming the installed location, a wireless communication unit 92 for transmitting the installed location to the manager, and a collection amount confirmation sensor 93 for measuring the amount of shredded material P collected in the collecting unit 70 ) and an integrated management unit (90) including a control unit (94) for controlling the amount of the shredded material (P) to be reported to a manager when the amount reaches a set amount;
delete delete delete delete delete delete According to claim 1,
The disinfection unit 80 includes a disinfection structure 81 that combines one or more of ultraviolet sterilization, ozone sterilization, photocatalytic sterilization, microwave sterilization, disinfectant spray sterilization, and high temperature sterilization.

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