KR19980041082U - Food Waste Disposal Equipment With Agitator With Mobile Stirrer Structure - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a food waste processing apparatus having a stirrer having a movable stirring blade structure.

The food waste treating apparatus is a food waste treating apparatus having a stirrer (16) for deodorizing and discharging steam and gas generated by fermenting and decomposing food waste and collecting and removing remaining residues. A: Rotating shaft 35 rotatably supported by the fermentation tank 11 to rotate forward and reverse by power transmission from the outside, and stirring connected to the rotating shaft to rotate and move together when the rotating shaft rotates. It is characterized by having a blade.

As a result, the movable stirring blades 41 to 44 or the sliding stirring blades 51 to 54 can be efficiently stirred through the whole food waste put into the fermentation tank 11, so that the inside of the fermentation tank has a simple structure. By stirring the whole smoothly, there is an effect of effectively fermenting and decomposing food waste.

Description

Food Waste Disposal Equipment With Agitator With Mobile Stirrer Structure

The present invention relates to a food waste processing apparatus having a stirrer having a movable stir blade structure, and more particularly, to heat and stir the food waste that is disposed of at home and ferment the waste gas and steam to be discharged after deodorizing, and the residue In the food waste processing apparatus for collecting and discarding or composting, the food waste processing apparatus having a stirrer having a movable stirring blade structure to efficiently ferment and decompose the food waste by agitating the inside of the fermentation tank smoothly with a simple structure It is about.

In general, each home or restaurant, such as the leftover (food waste) is discharged every day, such leftover is used as a livestock feed or is simply discarded after draining through the strainer. These residue treatment methods increase the amount of food waste in the total amount of waste, and if the food waste is not disposed of smoothly, it causes odors and contaminates the surrounding drinking water or air. have.

In the example of the food waste treatment apparatus shown in FIG. 1, an input door 12 for injecting the residue and a discharge door 21 for removing the residue after treatment are formed outside the main body of the food waste treatment apparatus made of a heat insulating material. The inside of the main body is provided with a fermentation tank 11 for processing the residue and a deodorizer (not shown) for removing odor generated during the residue treatment process. The fermentation tank 11 is detachably installed in the main body so as to be detachable when the residue is removed or configured to remove the residue through the opening / closing door 22.

Inside the fermentation tank 11, the stirrer 16 is rotatably mounted, and the residue is decomposed and processed by stirring and fermenting the fermentation agent and the residue introduced from the outside. The stirrer 16 is rotated in the forward and reverse direction by receiving a driving force by the electric mechanism 13, such as a chain, a timing belt, etc. which are provided in the fermentation tank 11, and the motor 14, such as an AC induction system.

On the other hand, the upper part of the food waste treatment apparatus is installed intake and exhaust fan 19 for sucking and discharging the outside air, the suction fan and the heater 15 installed therein is heated by the outside air if necessary by a kind of fan heater function. The exhaust fan deodorizes the gas (including water vapor) generated inside through the deodorizer and discharges it to the outside. Conventional deodorizers are devices for adsorbing odors using activated carbon and are installed in the upper exhaust passage of the food waste disposal apparatus.

The motor 14, the heater 15, the suction fan and the exhaust fan 19 and the like are connected to the control panel 20 using a microcomputer, so that the operation of the food waste processing apparatus can be controlled by a predetermined procedure or program. It may also be configured to. The control panel 20 may control the operation of the food waste treatment apparatus by sequential or manual operation according to the set operation mode, and under the pressure of the temperature sensor 17 and the humidity sensor 18 installed inside the drying vessel, the fermentation tank 11 ) The operation of the food waste disposal system may be controlled depending on the internal temperature and humidity conditions. One example is shown in FIG.

In FIG. 2, if the microcomputer 20a is input from the temperature sensor 17 and the humidity sensor 18 via the A / D converters 20a and 20c, the heater 15 is passed through the driving units 20d and 20e by a predetermined program. ), The motor 14, the suction fan and the exhaust fan 19 to adjust the temperature and humidity, and the stirrer 16 is intermittently forward and reverse rotation to maintain the optimum food waste fermentation or decomposition conditions.

3, the structure of the stirrer 16 is shown in detail. Here, the stirring shaft 18 is supported and rotated in the fermenter 11 case, the stirring blades 30 to 33 are arranged at different circumferential angles at a distance from each other and fixed to the stirring shaft 35. Also, the cross sections of the stirring blades 30 to 33 are V-shaped as shown in FIG. 4 as an example, and the blades 30 'and 33' for the stirring blades 30 and 33 as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4D. And wings 30 and 33 are attached to both ends of the stirring shaft 35 to flow food waste from the fermenter 11 case wall side inward as indicated by the arrow when rotating in the A or B direction, FIG. 4B. And in the case of the stirring blades 31 and 32 in FIG. 4C, the blade walls 31 and 32 'and the blades 31 and 32 are rotated in the A or B direction as shown by the arrows. Attached to the stirring shaft 35 to flow the food waste back to the side, it is configured so that the stirring of food waste in the fermentation tank 11 can be easily made when necessary.

However, the food waste treatment apparatus of the above-described structure is mechanically forced to agitate and ferment, thereby increasing the efficiency of the fermentation and shortening the processing time. However, only the narrow width or the axial stirring of the rotating shaft is made between the lower and upper portions. Not only agitation is not performed, because the food waste is generally viscous, so that the flow does not easily occur, there is a problem that the flow or stirring in the direction of the rotation axis does not occur properly.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, the food waste treatment apparatus having a stirrer of a movable stirring blade structure capable of fermenting and decomposing food waste efficiently by agitating the inside of the fermentation tank smoothly with a simple structure. The purpose is to provide.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing the configuration of a main part of a conventional food waste processing apparatus;

2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an operating system of the food waste treating apparatus of FIG. 1;

3 is a front view showing in detail the stirrer of the food waste processing apparatus of FIG.

4a to 4d is a partial cross-sectional view showing in detail the cross section of the stirring blade of the stirrer of Figure 3 and its working relationship,

5 is a front view of a stirrer similar to FIG. 3 showing an embodiment of the movable stirring vane of the food waste treating apparatus according to the present invention;

6 is a front view of a stirrer similar to FIG. 3, showing in detail another embodiment of the movable stirring blade;

7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 7-7 of FIG. 6;

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

11: Fermentation tank 12: Input door

13: Power transmission mechanism 14: Motor

15: heater 16: stirrer

17: temperature sensor 18: humidity sensor

19: Intake and exhaust fan 20: Control panel

21: discharge door 22: opening and closing door

30, 31, 32, 33: stirring blade 35: rotating shaft

41 to 44: rotating stirring blade 46: hinge

51 to 54: sliding stirring blade 56: slider

In order to achieve this object, the present invention has a fermentation tank for fermenting and decomposing food waste, and a stirrer for promoting this during fermentation decomposition, and deodorizing and discharging the generated steam and gas, and collecting and removing the remaining residue. In the food waste treatment apparatus having a stirrer, the stirrer is: a rotary shaft rotatably supported in the fermenter and forward and reverse rotation by power transmission from the outside, and rotates together when the rotary shaft rotates It provides a food waste processing apparatus having a stirrer of a movable stirring blade structure, characterized in that it comprises a stirring blade connected to the rotating shaft to be movable.

The movable stirring blade may be constituted by a rotating stirring blade which is rotatably connected to the rotating shaft by a hinge, and is fixed to a slider that slides while rotating together on the rotating shaft, and is capable of being moved in the axial direction of the rotating shaft together with the slider. It can also consist of wings.

Thus, by making the stirring blade moveable or rotatable, the food waste can be efficiently agitated as a whole by moving or rotating the stirring properly according to the viscosity, type, rotation speed, shape of the blade of the stirring blade, and the like.

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

5 shows an embodiment of the agitator of the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention in detail.

In the configuration of the food waste treatment apparatus of the structure shown in Figure 1, the stirrer 46 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a rotary shaft 45 and the rotating stirring blade (41 to 44) as shown in FIG. Equipped.

The rotating shaft 45 is rotatably and hermetically supported on both side wall portions of the fermentation tank 11, and the power is transmitted from the motor 14 installed outside as shown in FIG. Forward and reverse turns will be made.

The rotating stirring blades 41 to 44 are connected to each other via a hinge 46 to the rotating shaft 45 so as to rotate together with the rotating shaft 45 and rotate in the axial direction. At this time, the rotation shaft 45 is preferably formed with a stopper 47, such as the end as shown schematically in Figure 5 to limit the rotation of the rotating stirring blade (41 to 44). In addition, the cross-sectional structure or the radial structure of the rotating stirring blades 41 to 44 can be variously changed as can be arbitrarily determined according to the desired rotational direction or angle during rotation.

6 and 7 is another embodiment of a stirrer of the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention shown in detail.

6 and 7, the stirrer includes a slider 56 that slides while rotating together on the rotary shaft 55, and sliding stir blades 51 to 54 fixed to the slider 56 to be movable in the direction of the rotary shaft 55. ). In Fig. 6, the cross-sectional structure of the sliding stir blades 51 to 54 is inclined so as to slide in the arrow a or b direction when the arrow A or B direction is rotated, but the cross-sectional structure or the radial structure is the desired sliding upon rotation as described above. Various changes can be made depending on the direction, sliding speed and the like.

In FIG. 7, the slider 56 and the rotation shaft 55 may have a rectangular cross-sectional structure, a polygonal structure, a key structure, or a spline structure so as to slide while rotating together on the rotation shaft 55.

When described in detail with reference to Figures 1, 5 and 7 of the stirrer of the food waste processing apparatus having a stirrer of a movable stirring blade structure according to an embodiment of the present invention configured as described above.

When the food waste is put into the fermentation tank 11 for fermenting and decomposing the food waste, and the motor 14 is operated to start stirring, the rotating stirring blades 41 to 44 are rotated together with the rotation of the rotary shaft 45 in FIG. ) Rotates to stir the food waste. At this time, the rotating stirring blades 41 to 44 are connected to the rotating shaft 45 so as to be rotatable about the hinge 46, and according to the centrifugal force according to the rotation speed and the cross-sectional shape of the rotating stirring blades 41 to 44 and the like. As shown by the arrow is rotated and the rotation angle is limited by the stopper 47 formed on the rotation shaft (45).

In addition, in the case of FIGS. 6 and 7, the slider 56 rotates together with the rotation of the rotary shaft 55, and the stirring starts while the sliding stirring blades 51 to 54 fixed to the slider 56 rotate. At the same time, when the rotary shaft 55 rotates in the direction of arrow A or B in FIG. 6 according to the flow resistance of the food waste according to the stirring, the sliding stirring blades 51 to 54 move together with the slider 56 in the direction of arrow a or b. It moves by sliding. Therefore, when the rotation occurs alternately in the reverse direction, the sliding stirring blades 51 to 54 are also rotated while sliding left and right alternately to cause the flow of food waste in various directions.

As a result, stirring in the circumferential direction, that is, stirring up and down, as well as stirring up and down the fermentation tank 11, is possible, so that food waste can be fermented and decomposed efficiently.

According to the configuration and operation of the food waste treatment apparatus having a stirrer having a movable stirring blade structure according to the embodiments of the present invention described above, the rotating stirring blade (41 to 44) or the sliding stirring blade (51 to 54) and By having the same movable stirring vane, it is efficiently agitated over the whole food waste put into the fermentation tank 11, and it is effective to ferment and decompose food waste efficiently by smoothly stirring the whole inside of the fermentation tank with a simple structure. have.

Although the present invention has been illustrated and described in connection with certain preferred embodiments, the present invention may be variously modified and changed without departing from the spirit or the field of the present invention provided by the following utility model registration claims. Those skilled in the art will readily recognize that there is a.

Claims (3)

In the fermentation tank 11 for fermenting and decomposing food waste, and a stirrer for promoting this during fermentation and decomposition, the food waste treatment apparatus for deodorizing and discharging the generated steam and gas and collecting and removing the remaining residue The stirrer is: Rotating shaft which is rotatably supported by the fermenter 11 and rotates forward and reverse by power transmission from the outside, and stirring blades 41 to 44 connected to the rotating shaft to rotate and move together when the rotating shaft rotates. A food waste disposal apparatus having a stirrer having a movable stir blade structure, comprising: 51 to 54). The rotating stirring blade (41 to 44) of claim 1, wherein the stirring blade is pivotally connected to the rotating shaft by a hinge (46), and the rotating shaft is configured to limit the rotation of the rotating stirring blade (41 to 44). Food waste disposal apparatus having a stirrer of a movable stator blade structure, characterized in that the stopper 47 is a rotating shaft 45 is formed. 2. The stirring blades according to claim 1, characterized in that the stirring blades are sliding stirring blades 51 to 54 attached to a slider 56 that slides while rotating together on the rotating shaft 55 and movable in the direction of the rotating shaft 55. A food waste disposal device having a stirrer with a movable shaker structure.