KR19980073717A - Water tank type deodorizer of food waste processor - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a tank type deodorizer of a food waste processor for fermenting and composting food waste disposed of at home.

The present invention includes a deodorizing device such as ozone generator 23 and activated carbon on a duct installed above the fermentation tank 11 to ferment and decompose food waste, and deodorizes the gas generated in the fermentation tank 11. In the food waste processor to discharge to the outside through the exhaust fan (27); A water tank 21 installed at an upstream side of the duct in a state in which water is filled therein and having a transparent monitoring window 22 attached to one side thereof; A first air pump 31 installed on an upper surface of the water tank 21 and forcibly transferring gas inside the fermentation tank 11; A second air pump 32 mounted to the upper surface of the water tank 21 via a suction conduit 26 and forcibly transferring ozone generated by the ozone generator 23 using external air; And a waste ozone remover 24 mounted between the water tank 21 and the exhaust fan 27 and communicating with the water tank 21 via the discharge conduit 28 and the space 25.

Accordingly, by allowing the gas and ozone generated in the food waste treatment unit to pass through the water, the reactivity is increased to deodorize more efficiently.

Description

Water tank type deodorizer of food waste processor

The present invention relates to a deodorization system of a food waste treatment machine, and more particularly, to food, which is disposed of at home, by heating and stirring the fermentation, and the gas and water vapor discharged after being deodorized and the waste is collected and disposed of or composted. In the waste disposal apparatus, the present invention relates to a tank type deodorization apparatus of a food waste treatment unit which can effectively deodorize and discharge gas generated in a fermentation process.

In general, each home or restaurant, such as the leftover (food waste) is discharged every day, such residue is used as a livestock feed or is simply discarded after filtering the water through a strainer. Such waste disposal method increases 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. .

Referring to FIG. 1, the food waste processor is provided with an input door 12 for inputting the residue and a discharge door 18 for removing the residue after treatment, on the outside of the main body of the food waste processor made of a heat insulator. Inside the main body, a fermentation tank 11 for processing residue and a deodorizer (not shown) for removing odor generated during the residue treatment process are installed. 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 19.

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 agitator 16 is rotated in the forward and reverse direction by receiving a driving force by a power transmission mechanism 13 such as a chain and a sprocket installed outside the fermentation tank 11 and a motor 14 such as an AC induction method.

On the other hand, the upper portion of the food waste treatment unit is installed intake and exhaust fan for sucking and exhausting the outside air, the suction fan 17 and the heater 15 installed therein is a fan heater function to warm the outside air when necessary The exhaust fan 27 deodorizes and discharges the gas (including water vapor) generated therein through a deodorizer (not shown). A conventional deodorizer is a device for adsorbing malodor using activated carbon and is installed in the upper exhaust passage of the food waste processor.

The motor 14, the heater 15, the suction fan 17, the exhaust fan 27 and the like are connected to the control panel 20 using a microcomputer, so that the operation of the food waste processor can be controlled by a predetermined program. It may be configured. The control panel 20 also controls the operation of the food waste processor in a sequential or manual operation according to the set operation mode, and receives the input of a temperature and humidity sensor (not shown) installed inside the drying vessel to control the temperature of the fermentation tank 11. It also controls the operation of the food waste processor in accordance with the humidity conditions.

However, the food waste treatment machine of the above-described configuration is mechanically forced to stir and ferment, thereby increasing the efficiency of the fermentation and shortening the treatment time. Difficult to remove Therefore, the method of increasing the deodorizing effect using the ozone generator 23 is applied, the difference in the effect is large depending on whether the reaction of the generated gas and ozone is sufficient.

In consideration of the above, the present invention provides a food waste treatment device that can deodorize more efficiently by increasing the reactivity of the gas and ozone generated in the food waste treatment device that is composted by heating, stirring and fermenting food waste disposed of at home. It is an object to provide a water tank type deodorizer.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing the configuration of the main part of the food waste processing apparatus to which the present invention is applied;

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing a modification of FIG. 1 with partial enlargement. FIG.

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

11: fermenter 12: input door

13 power transmission mechanism 14 motor

15 heater 16 agitator

17: suction fan 18: discharge door

19: opening and closing door 20: control panel

21, 21 ': Tank 22, 22': Monitoring window

23: ozone generator 24: waste ozone remover

25: space 26, 26 ': suction conduit

27: exhaust fan 28, 28 ': exhaust conduit

31: first air pump 32: second air pump

33: exhaust duct

In order to achieve this object, the present invention is provided with a deodorizing device such as ozone generator 23, activated carbon on the duct installed above the fermentation tank 11 for fermenting and decomposing food waste, and in the fermentation tank 11 In the food waste processor for deodorizing the generated gas and the like and discharged to the outside through the exhaust fan (27); A water tank 21 installed at an upstream side of the duct in a state in which water is filled therein and having a transparent monitoring window 22 attached to one side thereof; A first air pump 31 installed on an upper surface of the water tank 21 and forcibly transferring gas inside the fermentation tank 11; A second air pump 32 mounted to the upper surface of the water tank 21 via a suction conduit 26 and forcibly transferring ozone generated by the ozone generator 23 using external air; And a waste ozone remover 24 mounted between the water tank 21 and the exhaust fan 27 and communicating with the water tank 21 via the discharge conduit 28 and the space 25. Provides a water tank type deodorization device of the food waste treatment machine.

At this time, the water tank 21 ', the suction conduit 26', the first air pump 31, the discharge conduit 28 ', the second air pump 32, the waste ozone remover 24, and the exhaust fan 27 It is also possible to be mounted at the end of the discharge duct 33 guided to the bottom from the duct above the fermentation tank 11 is arranged vertically, instead of being arranged horizontally.

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

Figure 1 is a perspective view schematically showing the configuration of the main part of the food waste processing apparatus to which the present invention is applied.

The present invention includes a deodorizing device such as ozone generator 23 and activated carbon on a duct installed above the fermentation tank 11 to ferment and decompose food waste, and deodorizes the gas generated in the fermentation tank 11. It is then applied to the food waste processor discharged to the outside through the exhaust fan 27, the water tank 21, the first air pump 31, the second air pump 32, the suction conduit (26), the pheozone remover (24) and the like.

Although not shown, the ozone generator 23 is operated by a high-voltage transformer power source, similar to a conventional food waste processor, and activated carbon is mounted between the ozone generator 23 and the exhaust fan 27.

At this time, the water tank 21 of the present invention is installed in the upstream side of the duct in a state filled with water, and the transparent monitoring window 22 is attached to one side.

The water tank 21 is made of the same material as the duct or excellent in corrosion resistance and strength (for example, engineering plastic), and is formed to be airtight by forming the monitoring window 22 by transparent acrylic or the like. Although not shown, the upper and lower surfaces of the water tank 21 respectively form nipples for replenishing and replacing water. The user determines whether the water in the water tank 21 maintains the full water level or the pollution is severe by using the monitoring window 22 to replenish or replace the water at an appropriate interval.

Moreover, the 1st air pump 31 of this invention is installed in the upper surface of the said water tank 21, and forcibly transfers the gas in the fermentation tank 11 inside.

Conventionally, the gas generated in the fermentation tank 11 reacts with ozone in the atmosphere, but in the present invention, since the reaction occurs in water, the flow resistance according to the gas discharge is severe. It is preferable to install a separate first air pump 31 to maintain the discharge speed as in the prior art. The capacity of the first air pump 31 is determined in consideration of the volume of the water tank 21 and the diameter of the discharge conduit 28 to be described later.

In addition, the second air pump 32 of the present invention is mounted to the upper surface of the water tank 21 via the suction conduit 26, and the ozone generator 23 forcibly transports ozone generated by using external air. do.

The second air pump 32 is installed to prevent the supply amount of ozone from dropping due to the above reason. The ozone generator 23 needs to expose its suction pipe (not shown) to the outside of the food waste processor so as to suck the outside air. The suction conduit 26 may also be piped to the lower surface or the side of the water tank 21, in which case the second air pump 32 is placed at a position higher than the water tank 21 so that water from the water tank 21 leaks. It is desirable not to. The capacity of the second air pump 32 is also determined in consideration of the volume of the water tank 21 and the diameter of the discharge conduit 28 described later.

In addition, the waste ozone remover 24 of the present invention is mounted between the water tank 21 and the exhaust fan 27 and communicates with the water tank 21 via the discharge conduit 28 and the space 25.

The waste ozone remover 24 uses a honeycomb commercially available to reduce the amount of ozone discharged to the outside through the exhaust fan 27. It is preferable to install activated carbon in the space 25 as in the prior art. The discharge conduit 28 is also piped to the upper side of the water tank 21 to prevent the water in the water tank 21 to leak. As the diameter of the discharge conduit 28 is smaller, water is more likely to leak from the water tank 21, and the flow resistance of the exhaust gas is also increased, so that the larger the diameter is.

When the food waste is opened in the food waste treatment machine having such a configuration and the food waste is introduced into the fermentation tank, the control panel 20 opens the suction fan 17, the exhaust fan 19, and the first air pump 31. While operating, the heater 15 and the stirring motor 14 are also operated. Since the occurrence of bad odor in the early stages of food input, if the ozone generator 23 is operated, the second air pump 32 is also operated. At this time, the generated gas passing through the water tank 21 reacts more rapidly with ozone in the water to remove odors, and clean air may be discharged through the exhaust fan 27 while passing through the waste ozone remover 24. While the ozone generator 23 is off, the second air pump 32 is also turned off.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a modification of FIG. 1 with partial enlargement.

According to this embodiment, the above-described water tank 21 ', suction suction pipe 26', first air pump 31, discharge conduit 28 ', second air pump 32, waste ozone remover 24, The integral structure such as the exhaust fan 27 is arranged vertically instead of horizontally, and may be mounted at the end of the discharge duct 33 guided from the duct above the fermentation tank 11 to the bottom.

Since the pipe of the present invention has a complicated pipe compared to the related art, and the water of the water tank 21 needs to be replaced periodically, an external installation type is proposed which vertically mounts at the end after configuring the discharge duct 33 as in the present modification.

Accordingly, the elements are the same as in Fig. 1, but the portions for piping the suction conduit 26 ', the discharge conduit 28', etc. are slightly changed, and there is a difference in the position at which the monitoring window 22 'is attached. . This difference is for preventing the water of the water tank 21 'from leaking to the outside, and its operation and effects are the same as in Fig. 1 described above.

In addition, in FIG. 2, activated carbon etc. of the ozone generator 23, the 2nd air pump 32, and the space part 25 can also be mounted in the duct above the fermentation tank 11 like FIG.

As described above, according to the configuration and function of the tank-type deodorizer of the food waste treatment device according to the embodiment (s) of the present invention, the food wastes generated in the food waste processor for heating, stirring and fermenting food waste disposed of at home are composted. By increasing the reactivity of the gas and ozone there is an effect to deodorize more efficiently.

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)

A deodorizing device such as ozone generator 23 and activated carbon is provided on a duct installed above the fermentation tank 11 for fermenting and decomposing food waste, and the exhaust fan after deodorizing the gas generated in the fermentation tank 11 and the like. In the food waste processor to discharge to the outside through (27); A water tank 21 installed at an upstream side of the duct in a state in which water is filled therein and having a transparent monitoring window 22 attached to one side thereof; A first air pump 31 installed on an upper surface of the water tank 21 and forcibly transferring gas inside the fermentation tank 11; A second air pump 32 mounted to the upper surface of the water tank 21 via a suction conduit 26 and forcibly transferring ozone generated by the ozone generator 23 using external air; And A waste ozone remover (24) mounted between the water tank (21) and the exhaust fan (27) and communicating with the water tank (21) via the discharge conduit (28) and the space (25). Water tank type deodorizer of food waste processor. 2. The water tank 21 ', the suction conduit 26', the first air pump 31, the discharge conduit 28 ', the second air pump 32, the waste ozone remover 24, The integrated structure such as the exhaust fan 27 is arranged vertically instead of horizontally, and is disposed at the end of the discharge duct 33 guided from the duct above the fermentation tank 11 to the bottom. Countertop deodorizer.