KR200406401Y1 - Garbage dehydrator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a food waste dehydration device, an outer cylinder for collecting water, etc., dehydrated from food waste, an inner cylinder containing food waste, a rotary cap coupled to an upper portion for rotating the inner cylinder, a lid for opening and closing the upper portion of the outer cylinder, and Finally, it is characterized in that the pressing means for rotating the inner cylinder provided in the center of the lid. In addition, the present invention is characterized in that the lid is provided with a stopper for stopping the rotation of the dehydration inner cylinder and a stopper for fixing the push button of the rotating means in the downward state.

According to the present invention, since it is made of a simple, lightweight structure, no maintenance cost is required, it is very convenient to carry and use regardless of the place of use, and the food dregs is not shaken by the user only by pressing once or repeatedly with little force. Inner cylinder containing the has the effect of efficiently dehydrating the water while maintaining the rotational force for a certain time by the centrifugal force. In addition, the present invention can stop the rotation of the dehydration inner tube early, it is very convenient to store and handle by minimizing the volume by fixing the push button in the down state.

Food, Dewatering, Push Button, Screw Rod

Description

Food waste dehydration device {GARBAGE DEHYDRATOR}

1 is a perspective view of the food waste dehydration apparatus according to the present invention.

2 is an exploded perspective view of the food waste dehydration apparatus of FIG.

Figure 3a to 3c is a longitudinal sectional view showing the operating state of the food waste dehydration device according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is an enlarged longitudinal cross-sectional view showing a storage state of the food waste dehydration device according to the present invention.

5 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state using a dehydration bag in the food waste dewatering device as another embodiment of the present invention.

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

1: outer cylinder 2: inner cylinder

3: rotating cap 4: lid

5: push button 6: fastener

7: Ratchet drive body 8: Screw rod

9: large spring 9 ': small spring

10: stop button 10 ': stopper

A: rotating means

The present invention relates to a food waste dehydration apparatus, and more particularly, to a food waste dehydration apparatus that can easily dehydrate the water and moisture from the wet food waste discarded in a general household with a manual device of a simple structure.

In general, foods from homes and restaurants have their own moisture and water together with their own soup or broth, and in order to discard these food wastes, they are placed in a basket-type basket and treated to fall naturally. . At this time, the water itself or the water on the surface is not easily removed and the odor is generated, the flies swelling is unsanitary. In addition, the problem of polluting the surrounding environment is generated by discharging the food waste is not properly removed, the reality is to collect the wet food waste separately.

In order to solve the above problems, a fermenter used to ferment food wastes as a compost or livestock feed, a drying device for drying the water through a heater or a flame, and a dehydration device for removing water by pressing or centrifugation Proposed.

The fermenter or drying device of the food waste treatment device is economical only when used in a large capacity, so it is difficult to collect food wastes, which is not collected in a timely manner. The main use of motors is the burden of excessive electricity and expensive equipment purchases in households that emit a small amount of food waste.

In order to solve the above problems, a treatment apparatus capable of easily and simply manually handling a small amount of food waste at home has been disclosed as a Korean Utility Model Registration Application No. 1997-5066 "Kitchen Manual Dehydrator". The kitchen manual dehydrator has an upper opening and an outer cylinder with a shaft protruding in the center of the bottom, an inner cylinder having a plurality of drainage holes formed therein so as to discharge water while being rotated by being fitted with the bottom of the outer cylinder, a lid for opening and closing the opening of the outer cylinder. And a plurality of gears that are shifted and rotated inside the lid, and a handle for rotating the gears to the outside and a rotating cap coupled to the gears to be coupled to each other so that the rotating dehydration cylinder is rotated together when the rotating cap is rotated. Dehydration of water contained in food waste and its own moisture by centrifugal force.

The conventional manual manual dehydrator for the kitchen can reduce the electric charge by operating manually, there is a small point is convenient to use in the home to discharge a small amount of food waste, but it is difficult to assemble a number of gears, holding a rotary knob and artificially In order to increase the speed of rotation, it takes a lot of force to turn it quickly.In the case of weak housewife, if the force is reduced and the rotation speed of the rotary knob is reduced, the load on the gears that are engaged is stopped and the rotation of the dehydration inner cylinder stops immediately. Therefore, there is a problem that the water dehydration effect is significantly lowered. In addition, the portion of the force applied when rotating the rotary knob is the tip of the handle, so the other side of the outer cylinder is lifted up and shaken frequently, so that the food spills and water flows to the floor, causing a hassle to clean. There is a problem.

Therefore, the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, the purpose of the present invention is to carry a simple and lightweight structure of the manual, no maintenance costs, convenient to carry and use regardless of the place, the user once or repeatedly with less power It is to provide a food waste dehydration device that can dehydrate water efficiently while maintaining the rotational force for a predetermined time by centrifugal force without the outer cylinder is rocking only by pressing force.

Another object of the present invention is to stop the rotation of the inner cylinder early during the dehydration process of food waste, and to provide a convenience that can be fixed while the push button for rotating the inner cylinder lowered in order to minimize the volume during storage It is to provide a food waste dehydration device characterized in that.

An object of the present invention, the top is open and the outer cylinder with a shaft protruding in the center of the bottom, the lower groove is fitted to the shaft of the outer cylinder is rotated to the center of rotation to form a plurality of vertical projections and drainage holes to discharge water And a lid for opening and closing the opening of the outer cylinder, a rotary cap rotatably coupled to a lower portion of the lid, and a protrusion formed around the vertical protrusion of the inner cylinder, and fitted into an upper portion of the dewatering inner cylinder to rotate the dewatering inner cylinder. In the food waste dewatering device made of a rotating means for providing a rotational force to the rotating cap, the rotating means, the outer portion having a moving space in the vertical direction while extending downward to the central portion of the lid and from the bottom of the outer wall to the upper side Extending inner walls are integrally formed; The central portion of the rotating cap is formed with a plurality of locking projections at the top, the locking groove is perforated and the shaft tube is fitted into the inner wall of the lid integrally formed; A ratchet driving body fitted to the shaft tube of the rotary cap and engaging with the locking protrusion of the shaft cap on an outer side thereof, and having a spiral hole formed in an upper center thereof; A fastener formed therein with a protrusion coupled to a locking groove drilled in the shaft tube of the rotary cap so as not to be separated after the shaft tube and the ratchet driving body of the rotary cap are inserted into the inner wall of the lid; A push button formed between the outer wall and the inner wall of the lid and inserted into a moving space formed on the outer wall to protrude a jaw at the lower end thereof, and a cover covering the upper part of the tube; A screw rod fitted in the center of the tube of the push button and having an upper end fixed thereto; The push rod is inserted into the tubular body of the push button to support the push button and the ratchet drive body, and has a small spring. When the push button is pressed and lowered, the screw rod rotates the ratchet drive body, and at the same time, the cap and spin Dehydration by rotating the inner cylinder is achieved by a food waste dehydration device, characterized in that the drainage of the food residue contained in the inner cylinder is dehydrated by centrifugal force to be collected in the lower portion of the outer cylinder.

Another object of the present invention, the stopper is coupled to penetrate through the inside of the lid to stop the rotation when contacted with the upper surface of the rotary cap and the stop button is fitted in the fixing hole of the push button so that the push button is fixed in the downward position It is achieved by a food waste dehydration device, characterized in that each is made.

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

1 and 2 is a perspective view showing the coupling and disassembly showing an example of the food waste dehydration apparatus according to the present invention.

As shown here, the food waste dehydration device of the present invention has an outer cylinder (1) for collecting the water dehydrated from the food waste, an inner cylinder (2) containing food waste, and a rotary cap coupled to the upper portion for rotating the inner cylinder ( 3), a lid 4 for opening and closing the upper part of the outer cylinder 1, and finally rotating means A for rotating the inner cylinder 2.

The outer cylinder 1 is formed by using a transparent synthetic resin so that the upper part is open and a pointed shaft 11 protrudes in the center of the bottom, and the contents are generally identifiable.

The inner cylinder 2 has an opening 21 formed in the lower portion to maintain the center of rotation by being mounted on the shaft 11 of the outer cylinder 1 while the upper portion is opened, and a plurality of drainage holes for discharging water from food waste ( 22 is formed on the periphery and the bottom, as well as forming vertical projections 23 at equal intervals so as to be caught and rotated by the projections 31 of the rotating cap 3 to be described later.

Rotating cap 3 is formed by forming a plurality of protrusions 31 protruded to be caught on the vertical projection 23 of the inner cylinder 2 while opening and closing the upper portion of the inner cylinder (2).

The lid 4 opens and closes the opening of the outer cylinder 1 while rotatably coupling the rotary cap 3 to the lower side.

Rotating means (A) for rotating the rotary cap (3) and the dehydration inner cylinder (2) improves the structure of the rotary cap (3) and the lid (4) and push buttons (5), fasteners (6), ratchet It consists of a driving body (7), a screw rod (8) and large and small springs (9, 9 ').

The outer wall 42 having a moving space 41 in the vertical direction and extending downward from the lower portion of the lid 4 extends from the lower portion of the outer wall 42 to the inner side and extends upwardly to the middle portion of the outer wall. The inner wall 43 is formed integrally.

The central portion of the rotating cap (3) is formed integrally with the shaft tube 32, but protruding to form the inclined projection 33 on one side of the upper end of the shaft tube 32 so as to be inclined, the locking groove 34 in a predetermined position around ) Is made by drilling two or more places, the position of the locking groove 34 of the shaft tube 32 is the inner wall (43) of the locking groove 34 when the shaft tube 32 is fitted into the inner wall 43 of the lid (4). 43).

The ratchet drive body 7 is in the form of a pipe fitted into the center of the shaft pipe 32 of the rotary cap 3 and downwardly engages the locking protrusion 71 engaged with the locking protrusion 33 of the shaft pipe 32. Protruding in a direction to be formed so as to be inclined to one side, the spiral hole 72 is formed in the upper center is inserted into the screw rod (8).

The fastener 6 is inserted into the shaft tube 32 of the rotary cap 3 and the ratchet drive body 7 on the inner wall of the lid 4 so as not to be detached from the shaft tube 32 of the rotary cap 3. Forming two or more protrusions 61 coupled to the perforated locking groove 34 inwards, and to cut unnecessary parts on the left and right positions where the protrusions 61 are positioned to provide elastic force when the protrusions 61 are fastened. do. The fastener 6 serves to fix the rotary cap 3 so that the bottom surface thereof is rotatably contacted with the upper end of the inner wall 43 of the lid 4 so as not to be separated (falled), and the ratchet drive unit 7 The latching protrusion 71 of the ratchet drive member 7 is rotated by the ratchet drive member 7 while the ratchet drive member 7 is stopped and the shaft tube 32 of the rotary cap 3 is continuously rotated while preventing the separation of the rotor cap 3. It is to provide a moving space to be raised without engaging the engaging projection 33 formed on the upper shaft tube (32).

The push button 5 is fitted between the outer wall 42 and the inner wall 43 of the lid 4 and is fitted into the moving space 41 formed in the outer wall 42 to prevent the jaw 51 when the up and down operation The cover 52 is formed to cover the extended upper portion of the tubular body 52 and the tubular body 52 to protrude outward at the lower end, the upper end of the screw rod 8 is fixed to the center of the tubular body 52 The mouth hole 54 and the fastening hole 55 are drilled so that a conventional screw is fitted to engage the lid 53 with the upper portion of the tubular body 52. In addition, the bottom surface of the lid 53 may be integrally formed with a rib 53 in contact with and supported by the upper portion of the screw rod (8).

The large and small springs 9 and 9 'are provided inside the tubular body 52 of the push button 5. The large spring (9) serves to return the push button (5) to operate up and down, the small spring (9 ') is the upper portion of the shaft tube 32 of the rotary cap (3) for the ratchet drive body (7) It elastically supports to stick to or rise up.

As another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 3C and 4, the cap 4 is coupled to penetrate therein and is in contact with the upper surface of the rotating cap 3 and the rotating cap 3 and the dehydrating inner cylinder 2. The stop button 10 and the stop button 10 of the rubber material that serves to stop the rotation of the push button (5) is inserted into the fixing hole (67) perforated so that the push button (5) is fixed in the downward position Each stopper 10 'is provided to terminate dehydration or minimize the volume for storage.

Assembling and operating the food waste dehydration device of the present invention as described above are as follows.

When the inner cylinder (2) containing food waste is artificially inserted into the outer cylinder (1), the grooves (21) of the inner cylinder (2) on the shaft (11) of the outer cylinder (1) naturally maintains a state in which it is placed without difficulty. do.

Assembly of the rotation means (A), first, the screw rod 8 is inserted into the insertion hole 54 formed on the upper part of the tubular body 52 of the push button 5, and then the lid 53 is fitted to the rib 56 is screwed When the upper end of the rod 8 is supported, the screw rod 8 remains fixed without being rotated in the insertion hole 54. The lid 53 is inserted into the fastening hole 55 of the tubular body 52. In order to prepare the push button (5) in combination in a firmly coupled state by a conventional screw.

Next, the shaft tube 32 of the rotary cap 3 is inserted into the inner wall 43 of the lid 4, and then the ratchet drive body 7 is inserted into the shaft tube 32 of the rotary cap 3 to drive the body. (7) of the retaining protrusions 71 is maintained so that it is mounted so that it can be engaged with the locking projections 33 formed protruding on the upper portion of the shaft tube (32) of the rotary cap (3).

Subsequently, when the fastener 6 is inserted and pushed around the rotary cap 3, the inner protrusion 61 of the fastener 6 is inserted into the locking groove 34 drilled around the shaft tube 32 of the rotary cap 3. Inserted and fixed.

Next, the lower portion of the small spring 9 is passed through the fastener 6 and disposed to be in contact with the ratchet drive body 7, and the lower portion of the large spring 9 ′ is the inner wall 43 of the lid 4. It will be placed in contact with the top of the.

The jaw 51 formed at the bottom of the tubular body 52 of the push button 5 is inserted into the lid 4 by inserting the pre-assembled push button 5 between the outer wall 42 and the inner wall 43 of the lid 4. When inserted into the moving space 41 formed in the outer wall 42 of the upper end of the large, small springs (9, 9 ') comes in contact with the inner ceiling side of the tubular body (52) of the push button 5 to provide a repelling force, The push button 5 is completed by assembling the jaw 51 of the tubular body 52 to the upper portion of the moving space 41 formed on the outer wall 42 of the lid 4 to prevent the detachment. At this time, the lower end of the screw rod 8 is fitted into the spiral hole 72 of the ratchet drive body 7.

If food waste occurs in the assembled state as described above, put the food waste in the inner cylinder (2) and cover the lid (4) in the outer cylinder (1), the projection 31 of the rotary cap (3) of the dehydration inner cylinder (2) It is located between the vertical projections (23).

The state is a state in which the push button 5 is raised by the repulsive force of the large and small springs 9 and 9 ', as shown in FIG. 3A, and the palm is placed on the cover 53 of the push button 5 and pressed. Since the force is transmitted in the center, the shaking of the outer cylinder 1 is not generated at all, and the screw rod 8 is lowered together with the push button 5 as shown in FIG. 3B.

When the screw rod 8 is lowered, the position of the spiral hole 72 of the ratchet drive body 7 rotates along the helix of the screw rod 8, so that the entire ratchet drive body 7 is rotated. The locking protrusions 33 formed on the shaft tube 32 of the rotating cap 3 are engaged with the locking protrusions 71 of the ratchet driving body 7 to be rotated so that the entire rotating cap 3 is rotated, and the rotating cap is rotated. As the vertical protrusion 23 of the dehydration inner cylinder 2 is rotated by the protrusion 31 of (3), the entire dehydration inner cylinder 2 is rotated to easily dehydrate the food waste contained in the centrifugal force and the like. Dehydrated water, etc. can be collected in the inner space of the outer cylinder (1).

In the process, press the push button (5) strongly to provide the rotational force to the dehydrating inner cylinder (2), and then to separate the palm from the push button (5) by the return force of the large, small spring (9, 9 ') push button ( 5) and the screw rod 8 is raised but the rotating cap (3) and the dehydration inner cylinder (2), which has started to rotate, are not immediately stopped but rotate together until the rotational force is stopped. In this state, the ratchet drive unit 7 is in a stopped state and the rotating cap 3 is continuously rotated so that only the locking protrusion 33 formed on the shaft tube 32 of the rotating cap 3 rotates. The small spring 9 'rises to provide elasticity so that the inclined surface of the 33 is in contact with the inclined surface of the locking protrusion 71 of the stopped ratchet drive member 7. Therefore, the rotational force of the dewatering inner cylinder 2 which is finally rotated is determined according to the strength of pressing the button once or several times repeatedly, and the dewatering inner cylinder 2 whose rotation has started is independent of its external load. Since it is naturally rotated before it is extinguished, it is possible to easily dehydrate the water and the like of the food residue contained in the dehydrating inner container 2 by centrifugal force.

In addition, if dehydration is carried out in a state in which the food waste is contained in the bag B having a plurality of drainage holes as shown in FIG. 5, only water is dehydrated from the food waste, and after the dehydration, the food waste together with the bag B is more hygienic. Can be processed as

In another embodiment of the present invention, the lid 4 is provided with a stop button 10 and a stopper 10 ', and stops the stop button 10 in order to stop the rotation of the inner cylinder 2 early during the dehydration process of food waste. As shown in FIG. 3c, the bottom surface of the stop button 10 comes into contact with the upper portion of the rotary cap 3 to stop the dehydration inner cylinder 2 through the role of a brake, and the push button 5 to minimize the volume during storage. When the stopper 10 'is pushed toward the center as shown in Fig. 4, the tip is inserted into the fixing hole 57 drilled into the tubular body 52 of the push button 5, thereby preventing it from rising. Can provide sex.

According to the present invention described above, it is easy to carry and use regardless of the place of use, and it is easy to carry and use regardless of the place of use because it is made of a simple lightweight structure of the manual type, and the user can shake the external cylinder with only one or more pressing force. Without the inner container containing food waste has the effect that can effectively dehydrate the water while maintaining the rotational force for a certain time by the centrifugal force.

In addition, the present invention can stop the rotation of the inner cylinder early during the dehydration process of food waste, and can provide convenience that can be fixed in the lowered state of the push button to rotate the inner cylinder in order to minimize the volume when storing will be.

Claims (2)

The outer cylinder 1 having the upper portion open and the shaft 11 protruding from the bottom center, and the lower groove 21 are fitted into the shaft 11 of the outer cylinder 1 to be rotated as a center of rotation to discharge water. Inner cylinder (2) having protrusions (23) and drainage holes (22), lid (4) for opening and closing the opening of the outer cylinder (1), and inner cylinder (2) while being rotatably coupled to the lower portion of the lid (4). Rotating cap 3 formed around the projection 31 caught by the vertical projection 23 of the rotary cap 3 and the upper portion of the dehydration inner cylinder 2 is engaged with the rotation cap (3) to rotate the dewatering inner cylinder (2) In the food waste dehydration device consisting of a rotating means (A) to provide, The rotating means (A), An outer wall 42 having a moving space 41 in the vertical direction and an inner wall 43 extending upward from a lower portion of the outer wall 42 is integrally formed in the central portion of the lid 4; In the central portion of the rotary cap 3, a plurality of locking projections 33 are formed at the upper end, the locking groove 34 is perforated and the shaft tube 32 fitted into the inner wall 43 of the lid 4 is integrated. Is formed; The ratchet is formed on the outer side of the rotary cap (3) is fitted with the engaging projection (33) engaging the engaging projection 33 of the shaft tube 32, the ratchet hole 72 formed in the upper center A driving body 7; The shaft pipe 32 and the ratchet drive body 7 of the rotary cap 3 are inserted into the inner wall 43 of the lid 4, and then caught by the shaft pipe 32 of the rotary cap 3 so as not to be separated. A fastener 6 formed therein with a projection 61 engaged with the groove 34; Tubular body 52 which is inserted between the outer wall 42 and the inner wall 43 of the lid 4 and inserted into the moving space 41 formed on the outer wall 42 to protrude from the lower jaw 51 to prevent detachment and A push button 5 formed of a lid 53 covering an upper portion of the tubular body 52; A screw rod 8 fitted in the center of the pipe body 52 of the push button 5 and having an upper end fixed thereto; The push button is provided with large and small springs 9 and 9 'inserted into the tubular body 52 of the push button 5 to elastically support the push button 5 and the ratchet drive 7. Pressing (5) and lowering, the screw rod (8) rotates the ratchet drive body (7) and at the same time rotates the rotary cap (3) and the dehydration inner cylinder (2) of the food waste contained in the dehydration inner cylinder (2) Food waste dewatering device characterized in that the dehydration of water, such as centrifugal force to be collected in the lower portion of the outer cylinder (1). The method of claim 1, The lid 4 is inserted into the fixing hole 57 of the stop button 10 and the push button 5 which are coupled to penetrate the inside to stop the rotation by contacting the upper surface of the rotary cap 3 and press it in a downward position. Food waste dewatering device characterized in that the stopper (10 ') for each button 5 is fixed is provided.

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