KR200265928Y1 - Refuse disposal apparatus for kitchen - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a food waste treatment apparatus for a kitchen made of a crusher and a dehydrator, each of which performs a crushing and dehydration treatment of food waste, is compactly integrated into a kitchen.

Food waste treatment apparatus for kitchen according to the present invention, a hopper to which food waste is put, a motor installed in the lower portion of the hopper to provide a rotational power, and coupled to the motor is rotated in the hopper coupled to the drive shaft of the motor And one or more grinding blades coupled to the upper surface of the rotating disk to crush the food waste, and installed upright around the outer circumference of the rotating disk to discharge only water separated from the food waste by centrifugal force to the outside. Characterized in that it comprises a disposer provided with a cylindrical rotating network to be.

Therefore, according to the present invention, not only can the food waste be efficiently processed through the disposer which simultaneously performs the crushing and dehydration function of the food waste put into the hopper, but also the volume of the processing apparatus and the number of parts can be reduced. It can be easily installed in the sink, and noise reduction and manufacturing cost reduction effect due to volume reduction can be obtained.

Description

Refuse disposal apparatus for kitchen

The present invention relates to a kitchen food waste processing apparatus, and more particularly, to a kitchen food waste processing apparatus made of a single grinder and a dehydrator for performing the crushing and dehydration treatment of the food waste, which is suitable for kitchen use.

In general, the treatment of food waste is generally performed in combination with the crushing treatment and dehydration treatment of the food waste in order to promote a sanitary and efficient treatment, when the conventional food waste treatment apparatus for performing this treatment process will be outlined, Figure 1 As shown in FIG. 1, the crushing and dehydration treatment of food wastes includes a crusher 2 for crushing the food waste introduced through the hopper 1 and a dehydrator 3 for dehydrating the food crushed from the crusher 2. An example of a food waste treatment device configured to be sequentially performed may be described.

On the other hand, the food waste passed through the crusher (2) and passed through the dehydrator (3) is loaded in the loading container (4) and the water separated from the food waste is discharged through the discharge hose (5).

However, the food waste treatment device is divided into separate devices, each of which is separate from the grinder and the dehydrator, so that it can be regarded as effective in simply treating a large amount of food waste, but is usually used in the kitchen, especially in a sink. As a household food waste treatment apparatus, the volume is too large, severe vibration and noise generation, there is a disadvantage in that it is expensive in terms of purchase cost, there was a problem that is not very suitable for the kitchen.

The object of the present invention is to construct a single processing device having both a crushing function and a dehydration function of food waste, thereby reducing the volume, simplifying installation, reducing noise, and reducing manufacturing costs, thereby making it suitable for kitchen use. In providing.

1 is a perspective view showing a conventional food waste treatment apparatus.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a food waste treatment apparatus for kitchen according to the present invention.

3 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 2.

4 is a perspective view illustrating the disposer illustrated in FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a bottom perspective view illustrating the disposer illustrated in FIG. 3.

6 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 2.

※ Explanation of symbols for main parts of drawing

1, 10: Hopper 2: Grinder

3: dehydrator 4: loading bin

5, 52: discharge hose 6, 7: sink

11: Hanging jaw 12: Settlement

13: spiral 14: drainage

15: lower case 20: motor

21: drive shaft 22: pin hole

23: Pin 30: Net

31: annular jaw 40: disposer

41: rotation axis 42: shaft ball

43: pin groove 44: turntable

44a, 44b: protrusion 44c: discharge hole

44d: groove 44e: coupling groove

45: grinding blade 46: hinge pin

47: network 51: lid

52: discharge hose 53: button

54: wires

Food waste treatment apparatus for kitchen according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the food trash is inserted into the hopper, the motor is installed in the lower portion of the hopper to provide rotational power, and the motor is rotated in the hopper A rotary disk coupled to the drive shaft of the motor, one or more grinding blades coupled to the upper surface of the rotary disk to crush food waste, and water installed upright around the outer circumference of the rotary disk and separated from food waste by centrifugal force. It characterized in that it comprises a disposer provided with a tubular rotating network so that the bay is discharged to the outside.

The upper end of the hopper has a locking jaw is formed so as not to fall out of the top of the outlet of the sink, the spiral portion is formed on the outer periphery of the hopper corresponding to the lower portion of the locking jaw can be installed by screwing the outlet of the sink have.

It may further comprise a lid which is detachably installed on the upper portion of the hopper to prevent the top separation of food waste by the rotation of the disposer.

One side of the circumference of the hopper is formed with a drain hole for discharging the water separated from the food waste, the discharge hole may be coupled to the drain hole for providing a path for discharging the water.

It is electrically connected through the wire and the motor and may be made by further comprising a button to be installed on the bottom of the lower surface such as the sink so that the user stepped on the foot to determine the application of the power supply and shut down.

A pin hole is formed in the drive shaft of the motor, and a pin is coupled through the pin hole, and a shaft hole into which the drive shaft is inserted is formed in the lower portion of the rotating plate, and a pin groove into which the pin is inserted is formed in a portion where the shaft hole is formed. The turntable may receive the rotational force of the motor through the pin.

A rotating long axis standing upright in a direction parallel to the rotating axis may be formed on the upper rotating shaft of the rotating plate to separate the disposer from the rotating shaft of the motor through the rotating long axis to take out the crushed food waste.

The grinding blade is preferably hinged to the upper surface of the rotary disk.

On the upper surface of the rotating plate corresponding to the rotation path of the grinding blade is a pair of protruding pieces may be formed with a predetermined arc interval mutually to prevent the rotation of the grinding blade or more than a predetermined angle.

An upper end of the hopper is formed, the annular jaw is formed in the settle end is formed may further comprise a cylindrical fixed net installed into the inside of the rotating net to be close to the upper surface of the rotating plate.

A circular groove may be formed on an upper surface of the turntable to prevent end contact between the turntable and the fixed net.

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

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a food waste treatment apparatus for kitchen according to the present invention, Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of Figure 2, Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view of FIG.

The food waste treatment apparatus for kitchen according to the present invention receives the rotational force from the hopper 10 into which the food waste is input, the motor 20 installed in the bottom of the hopper 10, and the motor 20 to crush and dehydrate food waste. It characterized in that it comprises a disposer 40 to perform a function.

The hopper 10 has a tubular shape having one side open so that food waste generated after washing dishes and the like is immediately disposed and installed on a drain hole of a sink, and a disposer 40 is installed therein. Provides space for grinding and dehydration.

In addition, the upper part of the hopper 10 is formed with a locking jaw 11 and the spiral portion 13 in the upper portion of the hopper can be made to be easily inserted into the drain opening of the sink from the top of the sink.

In addition, a drain hole 14 is formed at one side of the outer circumference of the hopper 10, and the discharge hose 52 is detachably coupled to the drain hole 14 so that the water discharged in the process of crushing and dehydration is performed outside the hopper. It can be made to be discharged.

Although the specific coupling between the drain hole 14 and the discharge hose 52 is shown as a screw coupling in FIG. 3, this is merely an example, and in addition, it may be combined in various forms according to the ordinary skill of those skilled in the art. Do.

On the other hand, the upper portion of the hopper 10 may be provided with a lid 51 to prevent the food waste from being separated to the upper portion of the hopper 10 during the grinding and dehydration operation of the food waste. Lid 51 is also preferably installed to be detachably screwed to the open end of the hopper 10, as shown in Figure 3 may be installed in a screwed manner to the open end of the hopper 10. .

The motor 20 is provided under the hopper 10 to provide rotational power to the disposer 40. The drive shaft 21 of the motor 20 penetrates the lower part of the hopper 10, The shaft is coupled to the disposer 40 to be installed therein.

The motor 20 may be fixedly installed at the lower portion of the hopper 10 through a separately provided lower case 15 as shown in FIG. 3, and may additionally determine the rotation and stop of the motor 20. And a button 53 may be provided.

Although not shown in the drawings, the driving circuit may be designed in various forms according to the ordinary skills of those skilled in the art so that the forward rotation, the reverse rotation, the rotational speed, and the operation stop of the motor may be made, and thus detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 2, the button 53 may be electrically connected to the motor 20 through the electric wire 54 and installed on the bottom surface of the sink. As a result, the user can put the food waste into the hopper by hand while standing in front of the sink, and at the same time press the button 53 with the foot to drive the motor 20 so that the food waste can be more easily crushed and dehydrated.

The disposer 40 includes a rotary disk 44, a grinding blade 45, and a rotary net 47 as a configuration having both a function of crushing and dehydrating food waste.

The rotary disk 44 is configured to rotate within the hopper 10 by receiving rotational force from the motor 20. As shown in FIG. 5, the rotating plate 44 may be provided with a shaft hole 42 and a pin groove 43 to receive power from the motor 20. That is, the pin hole 22 is formed in the drive shaft 21 of the motor 20 so that the pin 23 is penetrated and coupled to the pin hole 22, while the shaft hole 42 is formed on the central axis of rotation of the turntable 44. And a pin groove 43 is formed in the shaft hole 42 forming portion, and the driving shaft 21 of the motor 20 is inserted into the shaft hole 42 of the turntable 44, but the pin 23 is inserted into the pin groove 43. It is preferable that the turntable 44 receives the torque of the motor 20 through the pin 23.

This is configured to lift the turntable 44 when the food waste is to be taken out of the hopper 10 after the food waste is crushed and dehydrated so that the turntable 44 may be mounted or detached with the motor 20 in some cases. It is to make it possible.

In the same context, a rotational long axis 41 upright in a direction parallel to the center of rotation of the rotational disk 44 may be formed on the upper rotational center axis of the rotational disk 44. The rotating shaft 41 is configured to take upright shape in the center of the rotating disk 44 so as to easily pull out the rotating disk 44 to be located close to the lower surface inside the hopper 10 by hand.

The grinding blade 45 is coupled to the upper surface of the rotary disk 44 and rotates together when the rotary disk 44 rotates to crush the food waste. The grinding blade 45 may be coupled to a plurality of upper surfaces of the rotary disk 44, the grinding blade 45 may be hinged to the upper surface of the rotary disk (44).

The hinge coupling of the grinding blade 45 is to widen the grinding range of each grinding blade 45 to be coupled to the upper surface of the rotary disk (44). Of course, in order for the grinding blade 45 to perform the grinding function more smoothly, it is preferable to prevent rotation of the grinding blade 45 so as not to be rotated more than a predetermined angle. It is preferable to form the pair of protruding pieces 44a and 44b at regular arc intervals. Protruding pieces (44a, 44b) may be formed by pressing a predetermined portion of the rotary disk 44 is protruded, it may take the form of being coupled to the upper surface of the rotary disk as a separate component.

The rotating net 47 is installed to be erected around the outer periphery of the rotating plate 44 so as to filter the water to be separated from the crushed food waste and food waste.

Of course, the water is separated from the food waste by the centrifugal force by the rotation of the rotary disk 44. At this time, the rotary mesh 47 filters only the moisture to the outside of the rotary disk while leaving the food waste on the upper surface of the rotary disk 44. Function. Water filtered outwardly may be discharged to the outside of the hopper 10 through the drain hole 14 as described above.

4 and 6 illustrate a state in which the rotary net 47 is coupled through the coupling groove 44e formed around the outer circumference of the rotary disk 44. However, this is merely an example of the coupling structure, in addition, it may be combined in various forms according to the ordinary ability of those skilled in the art, such as welding or other methods.

On the other hand, the rotating net 47 coupled to the rotary disk 44 may be rather hindered in the smooth rotation of the rotary disk 44 by collision with food waste. Therefore, in the present invention, as a configuration for filtering moisture by centrifugal force, a fixed net 30 having the same function as the rotary net 47 is further provided inside the rotary net 47 separately from the rotary net 47. Can be.

The fixed net 30 is formed in a cylindrical shape with both ends open, and an annular jaw 31 is formed around the open end portion so as to be settled on an upper portion of the hopper 10, wherein the upper end of the hopper 10 is settled. (12) is preferably formed so that the annular jaw 31 is settled through the settled end (12).

As a result, the fixed net 30 is installed into the rotary net 47 so that the opposite end of the end where the annular jaw 31 is formed through the annular jaw 31 is close to the upper surface of the turntable 44. The fixed net 30 fixedly fixed to the hopper 10 may function to prevent food waste from colliding with the rotary net 47 to interfere with smooth rotation of the rotary plate 44.

In addition, the groove 44d is formed on the upper surface of the rotary disk 44 to allow the end of the fixed net 30 to be closer to the upper surface of the rotary disk 44. The groove 44d is formed in a circular shape so that the cylindrical fixing net 30 does not contact the upper surface of the rotary disk 44 and is formed on the upper surface of the rotary disk 44.

In addition, reference numeral 44c is a discharge hole for discharging moisture to the lower part of the turntable.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the food waste is disposed through a disposer which simultaneously performs the crushing and dehydration function of the food waste introduced into the hopper, a motor for rotating the disposer, and a hopper that is easily integrated into the discharging outlet of the sink. Not only can be easily and efficiently processed, but also can reduce the volume and the number of parts of the processing apparatus, can be easily installed in the sink, etc., noise reduction, manufacturing cost reduction effect due to volume reduction can also be obtained.

Although the present invention has been described in detail only with respect to the embodiments described, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and changes are possible within the technical spirit of the present invention, and such modifications and modifications belong to the appended utility model claims. will be.

Claims (11)

A hopper into which food waste is put; A motor installed under the hopper to provide rotational power; And A rotary disk coupled to the motor and rotated in the hopper but coupled to the drive shaft of the motor, one or more grinding blades coupled to the upper surface of the rotary disk to crush food waste, and standing upright around the outer circumference of the rotary disk. A disposer having a tubular rotating net installed to discharge only water separated from the food waste by centrifugal force to the outside; Kitchen food waste processing apparatus, characterized in that comprises a. The method of claim 1, The upper end of the hopper is formed with a locking jaw so as not to fall off the top of the outlet of the sink, the spiral portion is formed on the outer periphery of the hopper corresponding to the lower portion of the locking jaw to be installed by screwing the outlet of the sink The kitchen food waste processing apparatus, characterized in that. The method of claim 1, The food waste processing apparatus for the kitchen, characterized in that it further comprises a lid installed to be detachable to the upper portion of the hopper to prevent the top separation of the food waste by the rotation of the disposer. The method of claim 1, On the outer circumferential side of the hopper is formed a drain hole for discharging the water separated from the food waste, the drain hole is a discharge hose for providing a path for discharging the water, the kitchen food waste treatment, characterized in that coupled Device. The method of claim 1, The food waste processing apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a button that is electrically connected to the motor and an electric wire and installed on a lower bottom surface of the sink to allow the user to step on foot and determine the intention of applying power or blocking the power. The method of claim 1, A pin hole is formed in the drive shaft of the motor, and a pin is coupled through the pin hole, and a shaft hole into which the drive shaft is inserted is formed in the lower portion of the rotating plate, and a pin groove into which the pin is inserted is formed in a portion where the shaft hole is formed. And said rotary plate receives the rotational force of said motor through said pin. The method of claim 1, The kitchen food waste, characterized in that the rotating axis is upright in the direction parallel to the rotating shaft is formed on the upper surface of the rotating plate to separate the disposer from the rotating shaft of the motor through the rotating axis to take out the crushed food waste Processing unit. The food waste treatment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the grinding blade is hinged to an upper surface of the turntable. The method of claim 8, The pair of protruding pieces are formed on the upper surface of the rotary plate corresponding to the rotation path of the grinding blade at a predetermined arc interval to prevent the rotation of the predetermined blade or more of the grinding blade to prevent the food waste treatment. Device. The method of claim 1, The upper end of the hopper is formed, the end is formed, the annular jaw is settled in the settle end is formed further comprising a cylindrical fixed net installed into the inside of the rotating network to be close to the upper surface of the rotating plate Kitchen waste disposal device. The method of claim 10, The upper surface of the rotating plate for the food waste processing apparatus for the kitchen, characterized in that a circular groove is formed to prevent the end contact between the rotating plate and the fixed net.