KR102451977B1 - A food waste treater that discharges food waste powder using a vertical open type opening and closing means - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a food waste processor configured to dry and pulverize food waste to form food waste powder, and discharge the food waste powder using a vertically open type opening and closing means. The food waste processor configured to discharge food waste using a vertically open type-opening and closing means, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a body; a crushing container mounted on the body, accommodating food waste therein, provided with a heater and a crushing blade to dry and pulverize the food waste accommodated therein to powder, and having an outlet on one side thereof; and a vertically open-type opening and closing means opening or closing the outlet while reciprocating in a vertical direction from the outlet. When the outlet of the vertically open type-opening and closing means is opened, food waste powder is pushed by the crushing blade and discharged through the outlet.

Description

A food waste treater that discharges food waste powder using a vertical open type opening and closing means}

The present invention relates to a food processor, and more particularly, to a food processor configured to dry and pulverize food waste to form food waste powder, and to discharge the food waste powder using a vertically open opening/closing means.

In general, a food processor that pulverizes food waste or processes it to decompose it with microorganisms is installed in a sink as disclosed in Korean Patent No. 10-0792024 'Food Waste Treatment Device for Sink', or Korean Patent Registration No. 10- As disclosed in No. 1625958 'food processor set', it is sealed by a casing and can be divided into a form that can be placed in various positions and used.

Among them, the food processor installed in the sink, such as Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0792024, is provided with a drain pipe so as not to restrict the function of discharging water through the drain, which is the original function of the sink, so as to discharge a portion of the treated food with water. However, in a food processor sealed by a casing as in Korean Patent No. 10-1625958, there is no separate discharge space, so the food waste powder is stored inside the food waste disposal container where food waste is crushed or decomposed. It is common to separate the food waste powder that has been separately pulverized or decomposed to dispose of the food waste powder, or to separate and throw away only the pulverized or decomposed food waste powder while the food waste container is fixed.

However, when the food processor sealed by the casing is configured to process food waste by grinding, a grinding blade is provided inside the food processing bin, and the grinding blade is generally configured to be connected to a motor installed outside the food processing bin. Bar, in order to remove the food processing bin, the food processing bin and the motor had to be disassembled, and in order to separate only the food waste powder without removing the food processing bin, it is inconvenient and safe to separate the grinding blade or shake it off without removing the grinding blade. didn't

In particular, if the food waste powder is not thrown away, there is a problem in that the food processor cannot be used.

The present invention is proposed to solve the above problems, in a food processor having a structure in which a crusher for crushing food is mounted inside a body and sealed to the outside, an outlet is formed on one side of the crusher, and the outlet is vertical A food processor for discharging food waste powder using a vertically open opening/closing means configured to open and close the food waste powder by opening and closing the opening and closing means without removing the grinder from the body or separating the grinding blade provided inside the grinder. The purpose is to provide

According to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the above problems, a food processor for discharging food waste powder using a vertically open opening/closing means includes: a body; It is mounted on the body and accommodates food waste inside, and a heater and a grinding blade are provided to dry and pulverize the food waste accommodated therein into a powder, but a grinding box having an outlet on one side and a vertical direction at the outlet and a vertically open opening/closing means for reciprocating and opening or closing the outlet, and when the outlet of the vertically open opening/closing means is opened, the food waste powder may be pushed to the grinding blade and discharged to the outlet.

Here, the vertically open opening/closing means may include a driving motor mounted with a worm gear or a spur gear to drive the worm gear or the spur gear to rotate; A worm screw configured to rise or fall in a vertical direction according to the rotational direction of the worm gear or spur gear while rotating while meshing with the worm gear or spur gear, and a worm screw provided at an end of the worm screw in a vertical direction according to the operation of the worm screw It may include an opening/closing door configured to slide and open or close the outlet.

In addition, the vertically open opening/closing means further includes a door guide provided to be symmetrical to both sides in front of the outlet in a 'a'-shaped guide piece forming a length along the height direction, the opening and closing door is inside the door guide It can be configured to slide in.

In addition, the vertically open opening/closing means provides a closed space except for a space in which the food waste powder is introduced or discharged, and blocks the opening/closing door and the door guide from the outside, and the worm screw penetrates vertically It may further include a blocking box configured to mesh with the driving motor from the outside.

In addition, the vertically open opening/closing means includes a connecting plate connecting the opening and closing door and the worm screw, and ends are respectively fixed to a fixing plate for fixing the driving motor, a plurality of rotations for guiding the opening and closing door to move without distortion It may further include a prevention guide.

In addition, the food processor for discharging the food waste powder by using the vertically open opening/closing means may further include an induction discharge pipe configured to guide the food waste powder discharged through the outlet in a downward or lateral direction to discharge it.

In addition, the food processor for discharging the food waste powder using the vertically open opening/closing means is disposed at the end of the induction discharge pipe and configured to receive the food waste powder being discharged, and is mounted on the body, but is not bound to the body. It may further include a powder tray formed to be easily separated from the body.

In addition, the food processor for discharging food waste powder by using the vertically open opening/closing means is mounted on the body, the deodorant is accommodated therein, and is connected to the crusher by a connection pipe to crush the deodorizing smell of the deodorant. It may further include a deodorant supply box configured to supply.

In addition, the food processor for discharging food waste powder using the vertically open opening/closing means may further include a moisture filtering box mounted on the body to filter moisture generated from the crusher and discharge to the outside.

The food processor for discharging food waste powder using a vertically open opening/closing means according to an embodiment of the present invention forms an outlet on one side of the grinder, and the outlet opens and closes with a vertically open opening and closing means to remove or remove the grinder from the body. It has the advantage of improving ease of use and safety by being configured to process food waste powder without removing the grinding blade provided inside.

In addition, the food processor for discharging food waste powder using a vertically open opening/closing means according to an embodiment of the present invention further includes a deodorant supply box and a moisture filter box to remove odors and moisture generated from food waste. There is this.

On the other hand, the food processor for discharging food waste powder by using the vertically open opening/closing means according to an embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the contents described in the above-mentioned effects, and may further include all effects predictable from the specification and drawings. have.

1 is a perspective view of a food processor discharging food waste powder using a vertically open opening/closing means according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a rear projection perspective view of the food processor of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 3 is a side cross-sectional view of the food processor of FIG. 1 .
4 (a) and (b) are views showing in detail the closing and opening process of the outlet using the vertical opening type opening and closing means.
FIG. 5 is a view showing separately each of the housings included in the food processor of FIG. 1 .

Hereinafter, the description of the present invention with reference to the drawings is not limited to specific embodiments, and various modifications may be made and various embodiments may be provided. In addition, it should be understood that the content described below includes all transformations, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

In the following description, terms such as 1st, 2nd, etc. are terms used to describe various components, meanings are not limited thereto, and are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from other components.

Like reference numbers used throughout this specification refer to like elements.

As used herein, the singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In addition, terms such as "comprises", "comprises" or "have" described below are intended to designate that the features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification exist. It should be construed as not precluding the possibility of the presence or addition of one or more other features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

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

1 is a perspective view of a food processor discharging food waste powder using a vertically open opening/closing means according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the food processor of FIG. 1 , and FIG. 3 is the food of FIG. It is a cross-sectional side view of the processor.

In addition, FIGS. 4(a) and 4(b) are views showing in detail a process of closing and opening an outlet using a vertical opening type opening/closing means, and FIG. 5 is a view showing each of the enclosures configured in the food processor of FIG. 1 separately.

1 to 5 , the food processor for discharging food waste powder using a vertically open opening and closing means according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a body 10 , a crusher 20 and a vertically open opening and closing means 30 . It may be composed of

Specifically, the body 10 may provide a space in which the components of the food processor according to the present invention are embedded or mounted therein, and may be formed as a rectangular enclosure as shown in the drawings. However, it is natural that the shape of the body 10 is merely exemplary and may be formed in various shapes such as a cylindrical shape and a polygonal shape.

The upper end of the body 10 is provided with a crushing box mounting groove (not shown) that forms a depth downward, the crusher box 20 can be mounted. At this time, a seating jaw (not shown) protruding inwardly or forming a depth to the outside may be provided at the upper end of the crusher box mounting groove, and the crusher 20 is provided with a protruding jaw (not shown) protruding outward, By allowing the protruding jaw to be seated on the seating jaw, the crusher 20 can be mounted on the body 10 .

At this time, in the case of the seating jaw, the protruding jaw may be formed at a position forming a predetermined depth downward from the top of the body 10 so that the protruding jaw is not exposed to the top of the body 10, preferably when the protruding jaw is seated on the seating jaw, the body It may be a position coincident with the top surface of (10), but it does not matter whether it is positioned to form a height lower than the top surface.

The protruding jaw is seated on the seating jaw to block the grinding box 20 mounted on the body 10 from the outside to increase safety during grinding operation and to prevent food waste from flowing backward. A cover 11 may be provided.

The cover 11 may be configured in various opening/closing methods, such as, but not limited to, folding type, sliding type, rotation type, etc., but is preferably provided in a rotation type to increase space utilization in the body 10 . Here, the cover 11 is interlocked with the switch 12 protruding to the outside of the body 10 so that opening and closing can be made by the switch 12 , and the cover 11 closes the upper end of the body 10 . In one case, a locking module (not shown) for locking the switch 12 may be provided.

On the other hand, the body 10 may be formed such that the lower end of the one side is opened for the mounting of the powder receiver 50, which will be described later, a description thereof will be described once more while explaining the powder receiver 50.

The crusher 20 may be configured to be mounted on the body 10 . In addition, the crusher 20 is provided with a space therein to accommodate food waste, and provided with a heater (not shown) and a grinding blade 21 to dry and pulverize the food waste accommodated therein.

At this time, the heater and the crushing blade 21 may be provided at the bottom of the crushing box 20 in order to greatly represent the drying efficiency and the crushing efficiency, respectively, but are not limited thereto and may be provided at various heights of the crushing box 20 . have.

A rotary motor 22 for rotationally driving the crushing blade 21 may be mounted at the lower end of the crushing box 20 , and the rotation motor 22 transmits power and a plurality of gear combinations 23 for setting the rotation ratio ) may be connected to the grinding blade 21 through the medium to rotate the grinding blade 21 .

In addition, an outlet 24 may be formed at one side of the crusher 20 . Here, the outlet 24 is provided with a vertically open opening/closing means 30 capable of opening or closing the outlet 24, and the vertically open opening/closing means 30 is the outlet 24 at the moment when the food waste is dried and pulverized. While closing, it can be induced to be discharged to the outlet 24 by opening at the moment when the food residues are pulverized and turned into powder.

At this time, the grinding blade 21 may be operated to continue to rotate even at the moment when the vertically open opening/closing means 30 opens the outlet 24, rather than stopping the operation, and accordingly, the grinding blade 21 turns the food waste powder ( FWP) can be guided to be discharged to the outlet (24) by pushing the outlet (24).

The vertically open opening/closing means 30 may be configured to reciprocate in a vertical direction at the outlet 24 to open or close the outlet 24 . To this end, the vertically open opening/closing means 30 may include a driving motor 31 , a worm screw 33 , and an opening/closing door 34 .

Specifically, the driving motor 31 is equipped with a worm gear or a spur gear 32 and may be driven to rotate the worm gear or the spur gear 32 . At this time, the driving motor 31 is not limited, but is installed in the vertical direction as shown in the drawing, and the worm gear or the spur gear 32 is mounted on the lower end of the driving motor 31 installed in the vertical direction and rotates forward in the left or right direction. Or it can be reversed.

The driving motor 31 may be coupled to the crusher 20 or mounted and fixed with a fixed plate 31a integrally formed with the crusher 20, and the worm gear or spur gear 32 is mounted to the lower side of the fixed plate 31a. It can be configured to be exposed.

The worm screw 33 is installed vertically and can be rotated by meshing with the worm gear or spur gear 32, and rises in the vertical direction from the installed position during rotation by the tooth structure meshed with the worm gear or the spur gear 32. or may be configured to descend.

As described above, a connecting plate 33a is formed at the end of the worm screw 33 moved to ascend or descend in the vertical direction, and the connecting plate 33a is an opening/closing door 34 capable of opening or closing the outlet 24 . ) to connect between the worm screw 33 and the opening/closing door 34 .

That is, the opening/closing door 34 is connected to the worm screw 33 through the connecting plate 33a and slides in a direction closer to or away from the outlet 24 according to the vertical rise or fall of the worm screw 33 . The outlet 24 may be closed or open.

On the other hand, when the opening/closing door 34 slides to open or close the outlet 24, the vertically open opening/closing means 30 may further include a door guide 35 so as to slide stably. have.

The door guide 35 is a means for guiding the opening/closing door 34 to slide only in the vertical direction, and two guide pieces (not shown) of the 'L' shape forming a length along the height direction are installed in front of the outlet. It may be provided to be symmetrical to both sides, but this is only an example and the shape of the door guide 35 is not limited.

At this time, the opening/closing door 34 is configured to slide inside the door guide, so that it can be moved only in the vertical direction without leaving the door guide 35 .

In addition, the vertically open opening/closing means 30 may be configured to further include a blocking box 36 . The blocking box 36 may be formed in front of the outlet 24 and may be configured to be connected to the outlet 24, and may provide a closed space except for a space in which food waste powder is introduced or discharged. At this time, the blocking box 36 may block the opening/closing door 34 and the door guide 35 from the outside in front of the outlet.

In addition, the blocking box 36 may be configured such that the worm screw 33 penetrates vertically so that the worm screw 33 meshes with the driving motor 31 from the outside of the blocking box 36 . Through the blocking box 36 , it is possible to prevent the food waste powder from being scattered to various positions inside the body 10 , and to prevent the driving motor 31 from coming into contact with the food waste powder.

However, the above is not necessarily limited, and the worm screw 33 may be configured to mesh with the driving motor 31 inside the blocking box 36 . In this case, it is preferable to provide a separate housing for the driving motor 31 to protect it from coming into contact with food waste powder.

In addition, the vertically open opening/closing means 30 may be configured to further include a plurality of anti-rotation guides 37 to prevent distortion when the opening and closing door 34 slides and to further increase the stability of movement.

The plurality of anti-rotation guides 37 are configured such that the ends are respectively fixed to the connecting plate 33a connecting the opening/closing door 34 and the worm screw 33 and the fixing plate 31a for fixing the driving motor 31 . can be Through this, the connecting plate 33a connecting the opening/closing door 34 and the worm screw 33 may be moved while preventing rotation along the plurality of anti-rotation guides 37 .

In this case, the anti-rotation guide 37 is preferably disposed in a direction symmetrical to each other with respect to the center of the connecting plate 33a in order to move the connecting plate 33a in a balanced manner, but is not necessarily limited thereto.

The outlet 24 can be opened or closed by the vertically open opening/closing means 30 as described above, and the food waste powder can be separated from the body 10 by removing the crusher 20 from the body 10 or directly from the crusher 20 . It can be processed without taking out the dregs powder.

On the other hand, the food processor for discharging food waste powder by using the vertically open opening/closing means according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include an induction discharge pipe 40 for stably discharging the food waste powder discharged to the outlet 24 . have.

The guide discharge pipe 40 may extend from the outlet 24 or the blocking box 36 to form a length toward the lower side of the body 10 as shown in the drawing. On the other hand, although not shown in the drawing, the guide discharge pipe 40 may extend from the outlet 24 or the blocking box 36 to form a length on the side of the body 10 .

That is, the induction discharge pipe 40 may extend from the outlet 24 or the blocking box 36 to form a length toward the lower side or the side of the body 10, and through this, the food waste powder discharged to the outlet 24 is removed. It can be directed downward or laterally to be discharged.

At this time, the induction discharge pipe 40 penetrates the body 10 and protrudes to the outside, or a powder tray 50 is placed at the end of the induction discharge pipe 40 so that the food waste powder is discharged to the outside of the body 10 or the powder tray ( 50) can be accommodated.

The powder receiver 50 is mounted on the body 10 and may be disposed at the end of the induction discharge pipe 40 . At this time, the powder receiver 50 is not bound to the body 10 so that it can be easily separated from the body 10 . can be formed with

The powder receiver 50 may be provided with a handle 55 in a shape that a user's hand can hold in order to be more easily separated from the body 10. The shape of the handle 55 is not limited, but preferably the body ( 10) As shown in the drawing, it may be provided with a groove-type handle that can be gripped with a finger so as not to protrude from the outer surface.

In addition, the food processor for discharging food waste powder using a vertically open opening/closing means according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a deodorant supply box 60 .

The deodorant supply box 60 is a housing in which the deodorant is accommodated, is mounted on the body 10 and may be connected to the crusher 20 by a connecting pipe (not shown). At this time, the deodorant of the deodorant contained in the deodorant supply box 60 may be supplied to the crusher 20 through a connection pipe (not shown) to deodorize the inside of the crusher 20 . The connection pipe may be provided with an injection pump (not shown) to move the deodorant, and an on/off valve (not shown) capable of opening and closing the connection pipe may be provided.

In addition, the food processor for discharging food waste powder using a vertically open opening/closing means according to an embodiment of the present invention may further include a moisture filtering box 65 .

The moisture filtering box 65 is mounted on the body 10 and may be configured to receive moisture generated from the crusher 20 . In addition, the moisture filtering box 65 may be configured to filter the moisture transferred from the crusher 20 to discharge to the outside.

At this time, the moisture filtering box 65 may filter moisture by providing one or more of the filters 65a having various functions, such as a trapping filter for collecting moisture from moisture, a pre-filter, an antibacterial filter, a deodorizing filter, and the like. This can prevent too much moisture from being generated to the outside or the generation of bad odors.

In addition, the food processor for discharging food waste powder using a vertically open opening/closing means according to an embodiment of the present invention includes not only the above-described powder receiver 50, but also a crusher 20, a deodorant supply box 60, and a moisture filter box ( 65) All may be formed so as to be separated from the body 10, on the other hand, some of them may be configured to be fixed and only a part to be separated.

And, although not described, the food processor for discharging food waste powder by using the vertically open opening and closing means according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a control unit (not shown), and includes the vertically open opening and closing means 30 or the crusher 20 . It may be configured to control the operation of the grinding blade 21 and the like, and since this is obvious in the art, a detailed description of the control unit will be omitted.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can implement the present invention in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. you will be able to understand Accordingly, the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive.

10: body
11: cover
12 : switch
20: crushed
21: grinding blade
22: rotation motor
23 : Gear Combination
24: outlet
30: vertical open opening and closing means
31: drive motor
31a: fixed plate
32: worm gear or spur gear
33: worm screw
33a: connecting plate
34: opening and closing door
35: door guide
36: blocked
37: anti-rotation guide
40: guide discharge pipe
50 : dust bowl
55: handle
60: deodorant supply box
65: moisture filter
65a: filter
FWP: food waste powder

Claims (9)

body;
It is mounted on the body and accommodates food waste inside, and a heater and a grinding blade are provided to dry and pulverize the food waste accommodated therein into a powder, but a pulverizing box having an outlet on one side;
It reciprocates in the vertical direction at the outlet and includes a vertically open opening/closing means for opening or closing the outlet,
The vertical opening type opening and closing means,
In order to discharge the food waste powder moving along the grinding blade while the grinding blade of the grinding box rotates and operates by opening the outlet,
a drive motor equipped with a worm gear or a spur gear to drive the worm gear or spur gear to rotate;
a worm screw configured to vertically rise or fall according to the rotational direction of the worm gear or spur gear while meshing with the worm gear or spur gear; and
An opening and closing door provided at the end of the worm screw and configured to open or close the outlet by sliding in a vertical direction closer to or away from the outlet as the worm screw ascends or descends in the vertical direction;
a door guide for guiding the opening and closing door to slide only in the vertical direction, provided that the 'a'-shaped guide piece forming the length along the height direction is symmetrical to both sides in front of the outlet; and
A connection plate connecting the opening and closing door and the worm screw, and ends are respectively fixed to a fixing plate for fixing the driving motor, and preventing rotation of the connection plate to guide the opening and closing door to move without distortion A food processor for discharging food waste powder using a vertically open opening/closing means, further comprising a guide.
delete delete The method of claim 1,
The vertical opening type opening and closing means,
A closed space is provided except for the space in which the food waste powder is introduced or discharged, the opening and closing door and the door guide are blocked from the outside, and the worm screw penetrates vertically to engage the driving motor from the outside. A food processor for discharging food waste powder using a vertically open opening/closing means, further comprising a blocking box.
delete The method of claim 1,
The food processor,
and a guide discharge pipe configured to guide and discharge the food waste powder discharged through the outlet in a downward or lateral direction.
7. The method of claim 6,
The food processor,
Vertically open opening/closing means disposed at the end of the induction discharge pipe and configured to receive the food waste powder to be discharged, and further comprising a powder receiver mounted on the body, which is not bound to the body and is formed so as to be easily separated from the body A food processor that disposes of food waste powder.
The method of claim 1,
The food processor,
Food waste using a vertically open opening and closing means, further comprising a deodorant supply box mounted on the body and accommodating the deodorant therein, connected to the pulverizer by a connecting pipe, and configured to supply the deodorant of the deodorant to the pulverizer Food processor that discharges powder.
The method of claim 1,
The food processor,
The food processor for discharging food waste powder by using a vertically open opening/closing means, further comprising a moisture filtering box mounted on the body and filtering moisture generated from the crushing box and discharging to the outside.

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