KR200377243Y1 - Food garbage disposer - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for collecting and compressing and dehydrating garbage by simply installing it directly in a drain hole under the kitchen sink and disposing of the waste in the sink drain without collecting food waste separately. According to the present invention, when the food waste 11 collected in the first space through the sink ball is pushed into the movable wall 106 and compressed in the narrowed space until the middle wall 108 moves, and the middle wall 108 starts to move. The movable wall 106 moves together to discharge the compressed food waste 11 to the discharge port 110 formed in the second space, and the movable wall 106 is reversed after the compressed food waste 11 is discharged. Move to and return to the original position.

Description

Think Garbage Disposer

The present invention relates to a food waste processing apparatus, and more particularly, to a device for collecting and compressing and dehydrating waste by simply installing the waste directly under the kitchen sink and disposing of the waste in the drain of the sink without separately collecting food waste.

As environmental problems arise, various food waste treatment devices have been developed. In particular, many food waste treatment devices have been developed for crushing, compressing and dehydrating food waste. For example, Korean Patent No. 207851 decelerates the driving force of the up / down driving motor, compresses the food waste, uniformly disperses the crushed food waste accumulated in the compression container by the impeller and compresses the food waste. , Compress the food waste that is crushed and uniform, so that the sewage is naturally drained to the sewage pipe, and only the remaining residue is taken out. In addition, Utility Model Registration No. 139822 is a device having a structure in which food waste is compressed and dewatered by using a crushing screw and a crushing screw with a cutting knife, and the dehydrated liquid is dried over the net board to be powdered compost and placed in a collection container. .

The development of such food waste treatment device facilitates the disposal of food waste that has been treated, and has helped a lot in protecting the environment. However, since most of the currently disclosed prior art are installed as one independent device, in order to process food waste, food waste must be collected and moved separately, put into a processing device, and operated. There is no problem in large-scale processing facilities, but this separate installation method is very inconvenient when used in homes or small businesses.

Therefore, the present inventors have developed a device that attaches to the sink drain of the kitchen and performs the operation of dehydrating and collecting the food waste into the trash bin by electric or manual compression of food waste simply by throwing the food waste out of the sink without separate collection work. It was. The present invention does not crush food waste, but simply installs it in the sink drain and immediately decompresses and dehydrates food waste away from the sink. It is a device to make it possible.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described the configuration and operation of one embodiment of the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 1, the present invention as a whole has a main body in the form of a horizontal cylinder.

In the upper portion, the inlet 102 through which food waste is input from the drain hole of the sink is opened. There is nothing special about the connection to the sink drain. When the user discards the food waste 11 in the drain hole in the same manner as in the use of a conventional sink, it is accumulated in the main body of the device through the inlet 102.

The drainage network 104 in which moisture contained in the food waste 11 is installed is installed in the lower portion of the main body facing the inlet 102, and the drainage drainage 120 and a hose are connected below the drainage network 104. Connected to the sewer. In other words, the device of the present invention is a device for treating food waste 11 is installed in the middle of the drain between the existing drain and the sink drain.

The drainage net 104 was manufactured in a form in which the grill 134 was formed in one direction as shown in FIG. 4. On the other hand, in order to prevent the case that the drainage is not smoothly drained by the debris in the drainage network 104 can be attached to the water. This is illustrated in FIG. 5, in which a cleaning brush 136 for cleaning the grill 134 of the drain net 104 is attached to the movable wall 106 in the form of a finger inserted between the grills, thereby allowing the movable wall 106 to be disposed. ) Move together when moving to clean the grille 134.

Returning to FIG. 1 again, at one end of the main body, a movable wall 106 which serves to block the one end and linearly reciprocates along the inner space of the cylindrical body is provided. The movable wall 106 can be linearly driven by a motor (not shown) or manually by a manual pulley (not shown). Referring to the operation of the movable wall 106, the movable wall 106 is screwed to the lead screw 114 installed to be rotated in the direction of the central axis in the longitudinal direction of the main body (coupling portion represented by "126"). Rotating means (electric motor or manual pulley) is connected to one end 115 of the lead screw 114, whereby the movable wall 106 makes a linear reciprocating motion in the horizontal direction when the lead screw 114 rotates. do.

The intermediate wall 108 is installed in the middle of the main body. The intermediate wall 108 is a first space in which the food waste 11 coming in through the inlet 102 faces the internal space of the main body, facing the movable wall 106 (the present movable wall and the intermediate wall in FIG. 1). And the second space adjacent thereto (the space in which the movable wall and the intermediate wall are represented by chain lines, as shown in the right side of FIG. 1), and work together with the movable wall 106 to provide food waste ( 11) Compresses and discharges. This intermediate wall 108 is also not fixed but performs a linear reciprocating motion. However, the power is not driven by the motor or the manual, but is pushed or attracted by the movable wall 106. More specifically, the intermediate wall 108 is not threaded to the lead screw 114 but is simply sleeve bonded (represented by " 128 " in FIG. 1). However, the coupling portion 128 between the intermediate wall 108 and the lead screw 114 is coupled so that a predetermined static friction force exists. In this state, when the movable wall 106 is initially moved (moving in the F direction for compression), up to a predetermined pressure (i.e., a pressure range smaller than the static friction force of the engaging portion 128 of the intermediate wall 108) is movable. When the wall 106 compresses the food waste 11 of the first space to a predetermined force and the force is greater than the static friction force of the intermediate wall 108, the wall 106 is pushed by the movable wall 106 from then on. To be moved together (see FIG. 2).

There is a connecting rod 116 connecting the movable wall 106 and the intermediate wall 108 to each other. The connecting rod 116 is slidably sleeved 124 with the movable wall 106 and fixedly coupled with the intermediate wall 108 so that the movable wall 106 moves toward the intermediate wall 108. It does not provide any resistance to the movement of the movable wall 106 so that the first space (the space between the movable wall and the intermediate wall) between the movable wall 106 and the intermediate wall 108 is reduced, but the movable wall 106 is intermediate. After moving in a direction away from the wall 108 and widening to the original first space, the connecting rod 116 is installed to return to its original position along with the intermediate wall 108. Therefore, a stopper is formed at the end of the connecting rod 116 that is coupled to the movable wall 106 so that the movable wall 106 does not fall out. In addition, although the connecting rod 116 is illustrated as two in FIG.

The discharge port 110 opened to the outside of the main body is formed in the second space of the main body (downward in FIG. 1).

Under the configuration as described above, the food waste processing apparatus of the present invention, by pushing the food waste 11 collected in the first space through the sink ball to the movable wall 106 is compressed in the narrowed space until the intermediate wall 108 is moved. When the middle wall 108 starts to move, the movable wall 106 moves together to discharge the compressed food waste 11 to the discharge port 110 formed in the second space to collect in the bin 112. Then, after the compressed food waste 11 is discharged, the movable wall 106 is moved in the reverse direction to return to the original position.

This action causes the lead screw 114 to detect when the movable wall and the intermediate wall have reached the right limit point by a sensor (not shown) or when the compressed food waste 118 is discharged from the discharge port 110. This can be done by reverse rotation. In addition, as described above, when the movable wall 106 returns, the intermediate wall 108 is pulled back by the connecting rod 116.

On the other hand, in the present invention, the intermediate wall 108 may be provided with a control means for adjusting the static frictional force of the surface in contact with the lead screw 114. Through this adjusting means, the size of the first space, that is, the degree of compressing the food waste can be adjusted. The friction force adjusting means can be implemented in various ways because the intermediate wall 108 is to adjust the degree of contact of the surface in contact with the lead screw 114, for example, to the outside of the intermediate wall 108 as shown in FIG. The adjustment bolt 132 may be exposed and the adjustment bolt 132 may be implemented by pushing the lead screw 114 in the coupling portion 128 of the lead screw 114 and the intermediate wall 108. Since the contents of FIG. 3 are principle explanations, they can be embodied by those skilled in the art for the convenience of operation and the smoothness of operation.

6 and 7, when the movable wall 106 and the intermediate wall move to the position of the outlet 110, that is, the second space position and reach a predetermined limit point, the movable wall 106 and the intermediate wall The food waste 118 compressed in between should be discharged. At this time, the food waste 118 may be stuck to the movable wall or the intermediate wall, and may be difficult to fall by magnetic force. In order to prevent this, a separation wheel 138 was further installed.

Referring to FIG. 7, the separating wheel 138 is installed together on the surface of the movable wall 106 and includes a separating rod radially installed in one direction at one point of the circumference. The stopper 140 is provided on the movable wall 106 to prevent the separator rod from rotating during normal operation (i.e. when the movable wall moves for compression or to return after compression). Becomes a linear motion. However, when the movable wall and the intermediate wall reach the limit point of the second space by compressing the food waste and the lead screw reversely rotates, the separation bar of the separation wheel 138 in the position of the stopper 140 is not blocked. As a result, the separation wheel 138 is turned one turn and stopped by the stopper 140 at the opposite position. Therefore, since the food is rotated in the state buried in the compressed food waste 118, the food waste 118 can be dropped.

In the above, embodiments of the present invention have been described through embodiments, but the technical idea of the present invention is not limited thereto. In other words, it is possible for a person skilled in the art to variously modify the technical idea of the present invention within the technical scope of the claims. Therefore, all modifications included in the claims will be included in the technical scope of the present invention.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to directly process the food waste discarded in the sink by installing in the sink or drain sink of home or business, it is possible to dehydrate and discharge the food waste with one touch without any extra effort, the structure The simple manufacturing cost and installation cost are low, and the failure rate is low, so that food waste can be processed efficiently.

1 is a cross-sectional view of the present invention.

2 is a perspective view of the movable wall and the intermediate wall of the present invention.

3 is a conceptual diagram of the intermediate wall friction force adjusting means of the present invention.

4 is a perspective view of the drainage network.

5 is a conceptual diagram of a drain network cleaning brush.

6 is an explanatory view of a separating wheel for dropping compressed food waste.

7 is a specific view of the separating wheel.

Claims (10)

It is a cylindrical body installed horizontally, Opening the inlet 102 is a food waste 11 is injected into the top of the drain from the sink, The drainage net 104 in which the moisture contained in the food waste 11 is installed below the main body facing the inlet 102, At one end of the main body is provided a movable wall 106 for blocking the one end and performing a linear reciprocating motion along the inner space of the cylindrical main body. In the middle portion of the main body, the internal space of the main body is divided into a first space where food waste 11 gathered through the inlet 102 facing the movable wall 106 and a second space adjacent thereto. Intermediate wall 108 is installed to reciprocate along the inner space of the movable wall 106 to a friction force greater than the friction force to move the variable by changing the size of the first and second space, The outlet 110 is formed in the second space is opened to the outside of the main body, A connecting rod 116 is connected to the movable wall 106 and the intermediate wall 108. The connecting rod 116 is not fixedly coupled to the movable wall 106 but fixedly coupled to the intermediate wall 108. When the movable wall 106 moves toward the intermediate wall 108, the first wall between the movable wall 106 and the intermediate wall 108 is reduced because the movable wall 106 does not resist any movement of the movable wall 106. After the wall 106 is moved away from the intermediate wall 108 and widened to the original first space, the intermediate wall 108 is also returned to its original position by the connecting rod 116. The food waste 11 collected in the first space through the think ball is pushed to the movable wall 106 and compressed in the narrowed space until the intermediate wall 108 moves, and the movable wall 106 begins to move. ) Move together to discharge the compressed food waste 11 to the discharge port 110 formed in the second space, After the compressed food waste (11) is discharged, characterized in that the movable wall 106 to move in the reverse direction to return to the original position, the sink installed food waste processing apparatus. The method of claim 1, The movable wall 106 is coupled to a lead screw 114 installed to rotate in the longitudinal direction of the main body in the longitudinal direction of the main body, and moves when the lead screw 114 rotates by a rotating means for rotating the lead screw 114. The wall 106 makes a linear reciprocating motion in the horizontal direction, Since the frictional force on the cylinder body of the intermediate wall 108 is greater than that of the movable wall 106, the movable wall 106 is initially guided by the connecting rod 116 to move linearly while the food waste 11 of the first space is moved. Compress and compresses with a predetermined force is greater than the static frictional force of the intermediate wall 108, characterized in that the intermediate wall 108 is moved together, the sink installed food waste processing apparatus. According to claim 2, The rotating means is a think-ball type food waste processing apparatus, characterized in that the electric motor. According to claim 2, The rotating means is a sink-mounted food waste processing apparatus, characterized in that the manual rotating wheel. According to claim 1, characterized in that the means for adjusting the frictional force of the surface of the intermediate wall 108 in contact with the main body, characterized in that the sink installed food waste processing apparatus The device of claim 5, wherein the friction force adjusting means is a bolt for controlling the contact of the coupling portion between the intermediate wall and the lead screw. According to claim 1, The drainage net 104 is characterized in that the grill net formed in one direction, the sink bowl food waste processing apparatus. According to claim 7, characterized in that the cleaning brush 136 for cleaning the grill of the drain net 104 is attached to the movable wall 106 to move together to move the movable wall 106 to clean the grill, Think-installed food waste disposal unit. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a separating means (138) which rotates to drop the compressed food waste (118) when the movable wall (106) and the intermediate wall move to the position of the outlet and reach a predetermined threshold. Characterized in that the sink-mounted food waste processing device. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the separating means 138, the stopper to adjust the rotation angle of the separating means so that only one wheel is rotated by the reverse rotation of the lead screw 114, the sink installed food waste treatment Device.