KR19980029699A - Multi-layered Food Waste Disposal Device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a multi-layered food waste treatment apparatus.

The food waste processing apparatus is provided with an opening door 31 which is openable and sealed in an open upper part, and forms a fermentation chamber inside to ferment and decompose food waste introduced into the food waste by the microorganisms introduced therein, A deodorizer 35 and an exhaust fan 36 are attached to deodorize and discharge the generated gas. A drain pipe 39 and a drain valve 38 for discharging the liquid substance, which is mainly water, generated during decomposition are attached to the lower sidewall. Body case 30 is attached; A plurality of multi-layered partitions 33 fixedly and staggered alternately inside the body case 30; And a microorganism storage box 42 detachably mounted on the uppermost multilayer partition 33 in the vicinity of the feed dog 31.

Accordingly, even in a small size, the space of the fermentation chamber can be fully utilized, and the activity and proliferation of aerobic microorganisms can be increased and fermented efficiently and actively to effectively ferment and decompose food waste without a separate stirring device and an intake fan. It works.

Description

Multi-layered Food Waste Disposal Device

The present invention relates to a multi-layer liquid food waste treatment apparatus, more specifically, the interior is separated by a multi-layer partition 33 in a multi-layer can be in contact with the air in a large area in a narrow space, thereby improving the fermentation efficiency It relates to a multi-layer liquid food waste disposal apparatus that can be.

In general, a large amount of food waste is discharged daily in each home or restaurant, and the food waste is collected as it is, used as livestock feed, or filtered through only simple filtering means, and then treated as garbage. Such food waste increases the amount of garbage collection, and if it is not thrown away frequently, it causes bad smells and pollutes the surrounding air.

In order to solve this problem, a food waste disposal apparatus has been developed, and an example of the conventional food waste disposal apparatus is shown in FIG. 1.

In FIG. 1, the food waste treating apparatus is provided with a door 11 for injecting food waste on an upper portion of a case 10 of a main body made of a heat insulator so as to be opened and closed, and a stirring treatment chamber 12 inside the case 10. ) Is detachably installed. The board 11 is provided with a circuit board 22 and an operation panel 23 for controlling and manipulating the food waste treatment device, and the deodorizing device 20 is opened or removable together when the door 11 is opened. do. In the stirring processing chamber 12, a stirrer 13 is rotatably installed by a motor and a speed reducer (not shown) to agitate and infiltrate the garbage, and an inlet 14 is provided on one sidewall of the stirring processing chamber 12. And an exhaust port is formed at a side wall facing the opposite side, and an intake fan 16 and a heater 15 are installed in the intake port 14, and an exhaust fan 21 is installed in the exhaust port 19, and the lower portion of the stirring process chamber 12 is formed. The heater 17 is installed on the bottom of the outer surface. In addition, a temperature sensor 23 is installed on one inner wall of the stirring chamber 12 to control the heaters 15 and 17 to maintain a predetermined optimum fermentation temperature range.

In the operation of the food waste treatment apparatus of the above-described structure, first, the food waste is put into the stirring treatment chamber 12 through the door 11, and the operation switch of the operation panel 23 is turned on. 13) is rotated and the injected food waste is agitated with the aerobic fermentation agent 18 to easily decompose organic matter, which is food waste, into water, water vapor and gas through many contact with fermentation microorganisms.

In order to keep the fermentation conditions of the aerobic microorganisms in the agitating chamber thus treated, in particular, the temperature and oxygen amount of the agitating chamber 12 in an optimal state, the agitating chamber 12 is heated by the temperature sensor 21 and the heaters 15, 17. The temperature of the gas is controlled and the outside air is introduced by the intake fan 16 and the exhaust fan 21, and the internally generated steam and gas are deodorized through the deodorizer 20 and discharged. In this way, the food waste is decomposed and discharged into gas and steam, and the remaining residues are collected by separate removal means from the bottom of the stirring chamber 12 or the door 11 is opened, and the case of the stirring chamber 12 is removed. It is used for desorption, waste collection and disposal or composting.

However, the above-mentioned small household waste disposal apparatus for home use mechanically agitated and fermented, so that the efficiency of fermentation can be shortened and the processing time can be shortened. Compared to the active activity and growth growth, the area in contact with air is only the cross-sectional area of the case, and there is a problem in that the intake fan alone cannot greatly expect the active growth and degradation of the microorganism.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a multi-layered food waste treatment apparatus capable of increasing the proliferation and action of aerobic microorganisms in contact with air in a large area.

1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view schematically showing the configuration of a conventional food waste treatment apparatus;

Figure 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing the configuration of a multi-layer food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention,

Explanation of Signs of Major Parts of Drawings

10, 30: main body case 11, 31: door 12: stirring treatment chamber

13: agitator 14: inlet 15, 17: heater

16: intake fan 18: aerobic fermentant 19: exhaust port

20, 35: deodorizer 21, 36: exhaust fan 22: circuit board

23: Operation panel

32: microbial container 33: multi-layer partition 34,37: exhaust pipe

38: drain valve 39: drain pipe 40: air injection nozzle

41: compressor

Multi-layer liquid food waste processing apparatus of the present invention for achieving this object, in the food waste processing apparatus for fermenting, decomposing and discharging the food waste: an open door is installed in the open top and is closed and closed The fermentation chamber is formed to ferment and decompose the food waste introduced into the inside by the microorganisms inserted therein, and a deodorizing device and an exhaust fan are attached to the upper sidewall to deodorize and discharge the generated gas. A main body case to which a drain pipe and a drain valve for discharging the liquid substance which is mainly water are attached; A plurality of multi-layered partitions are fixed to each other inclined and inclined to each other inside the main body case; And a microorganism storage box detachably mounted in the vicinity of the input door above the multilayer partition at the top of the multilayer partition.

An air spray pipe is fixed to the bottom of the main body case to satisfy the fermentation conditions by blowing air into the internal fermentation chamber, and a heater may be installed as necessary.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing in detail the configuration of a multi-layered food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

The multi-layer liquid food waste treatment apparatus of the present invention shown in FIG. 2 is basically a main body case 31, a plurality of multi-layer partitions 33, a microorganism storage box 42, and an air spray pipe 40 at the bottom of a normal heat insulating material. And a deodorizer 35 and an exhaust fan 36.

The main body case 30 is usually made of a heat insulator, the upper portion of the main body case 31 is installed to be opened and closed to inject food waste, the inside of the main body case 31 constitutes a fermentation chamber, The fermentation chamber comprises a plurality of layers of fermentation chambers in which a plurality of multi-layer partitions 33 are alternately attached to each other and are inclined to each other. The angle of inclination is determined by the length and fermentation time of the multi-layer partition 33 so that the food waste flows slowly.

The upper sidewall of the main body case 30 is attached to the deodorizing device 35 and the exhaust fan 36 for deodorizing and discharging the generated gas, the drainage pipe for discharging the liquid material that is mainly water generated by decomposition 39 and the drain valve 38 are attached.

The microbial container 32 is detachably mounted on the uppermost multi-layer partition 33 of the multi-layer partition 33 in the vicinity of the input door 31, and the microbial container 42 is provided with food microorganisms entering or exiting the food waste. It is formed into a network structure to allow liquid to enter and exit therein, and the microorganisms are wrapped in a microorganism preservation member such as a mesh and stored therein.

In addition, an air injection pipe 40 may be fixed and installed at the bottom of the main body case 30. The air injection pipe 40 may be provided with a plurality of fine injection nozzles so that the compressed air is supplied to the compressor 41. Is connected, and the compressor 41 is installed at the outside and the bottom of the main body case 30. Therefore, the operation of the compressor 41 is configured to blow air through the air injection pipe 40 to the internal fermentation chamber.

Operation of the multi-layer liquid food waste treatment apparatus according to the configuration of the present invention described above is as follows.

First, in FIG. 2, the dosing 31 is opened, and microorganisms are stored in the microbial container 32, suspended by a bar or a string, and put on the innermost multi-layer partition 33, and then food waste is introduced. In this way, after the food waste is put into operation, when the compressor 41 installed at the bottom is operated, air is ejected from the fine nozzle of the air injection pipe 40 to the upper part, and the food is brought into contact with food waste and microorganisms through which the air is fermented. Or action is further increased. The food waste thus introduced gradually flows as shown by the arrows along the plurality of multi-layer partitions 33 and fermentation occurs over a long time. As such a plurality of multi-layered partitions 33 flow, a large area is exposed to the outside to come into contact with air, and acts to increase the action and proliferation of aerobic microorganisms.

On the other hand, the gas generated by the operation of the exhaust fan 36 installed on the upper side wall passes through the deodorizer 35 and is discharged through the exhaust pipes 34 and 37, and when the fermentation and decomposition are completed in the fermentation chamber, the compressor 41 is completed. The operation of the food waste is terminated by stopping the operation and opening the drain valve 38 to discharge the decomposed liquid material through the drain pipe 39. The discharged liquid substance can be used as a good liquid ratio and can be discharged through disinfection or deodorization to avoid contamination of the water environment.

In this way, one cycle is completed and the next cycle is waited. It is also possible to operate the microcomputer by connecting the operation so that the operation is performed completely automatically according to a predetermined program. In order to operate automatically as described above, a sensor such as a micro switch may be installed in the dosing device 31 and a sensor having a temperature or humidity may be installed inside the fermentation chamber to receive an input signal therefrom and be controlled by a predetermined program. In this case, the internal temperature may be supplied to the fermentation chamber by heating the air supplied from the compressor 41 through a separate heater.

According to the configuration and operation of the multi-layered food waste treatment apparatus according to the embodiments of the present invention described above, the multi-layer partition 33 can fully utilize the space of the fermentation chamber even on a small scale, without food and a separate stirring device and intake fan In order to effectively ferment and decompose wastes, the activity and proliferation of aerobic microorganisms are increased, so that the waste can be fermented efficiently and actively.

While the invention has been shown and described with reference to certain preferred embodiments, it will be appreciated that the invention can be modified and modified in various ways without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as set forth in the claims below. One of ordinary skill in the art will readily know.

Claims (2)

In the food waste treatment apparatus for fermenting, decomposing and discharging food waste: A microorganism in which food waste introduced into the food waste is introduced into the food waste by inserting a door 31 which is openable and sealed in an open upper portion and forms a fermentation chamber. By fermentation and decomposition, and a deodorizing device 35 and an exhaust fan 36 for deodorizing and discharging the generated gas are attached to the upper sidewall, and a drain pipe for discharging the liquid substance, which is mainly water generated by decomposition, on the lower sidewall. A main body case 30 to which the 39 and the drain valve 38 are attached; A plurality of multi-layered partitions 33 fixedly and staggered alternately inside the body case 30; And a microbial storage box (42) detachably mounted on the top of the multi-layer partition (33) in the vicinity of the feed dog (31). The compressor (41) of claim 1, wherein an air spray pipe (40) is fixed to the bottom of the main body case (30) to blow air into the internal fermentation chamber, and to supply compressed air to the air spray pipe (40). ) Is installed in the lower portion of the main body case 30, multi-layer liquid food waste disposal apparatus.