KR200435033Y1 - Apparatus for processing food waste - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention primarily purifies the moisture and odor generated from the food drying tank by the deodorant and the deodorant pre-filled in the water and odor storage tank, and the secondary purification by deodorizing water in the deodorizing means, humidification and deodorizing unit By purifying the deodorized water in the third purification, it provides a food waste treatment apparatus that can remove the odor source.

Description

Food Waste Disposal Equipment {APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING FOOD WASTE}

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

2 is a view showing a food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

3 is a flow chart showing a food waste treatment method according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of drawings *

110: food drying tank 111: opening and closing door

112: food waste 113: magnetron

114: cooling means 115: discharge pipe (first pipe)

116: temperature sensor 117: humidity sensor

120: moisture and odor storage tank 122: handle

124: moisture 125: second piping

130: humidification and deodorization unit 131: humidification means

132: deodorizing means 133: valve

135: third pipe

The present invention relates to a food waste disposal apparatus, and more specifically, the water and odor generated from the food drying tank is first purified by a deodorant and a deodorant pre-filled in the water and odor storage tank, deodorization in the deodorizing means The present invention relates to a food waste treatment apparatus capable of eliminating odors by secondary purifying by water, by spraying deodorizing water in a humidification and deodorizing unit, and tertiary purifying.

In general, food waste is discharged from homes and restaurants, and because it contains a large amount of water in itself, it cannot be incinerated and landfilled, and is collected and recycled as livestock feed.

However, these food wastes are limited in recycling to livestock feeds, and when they are not collected quickly, they pollute the surrounding environment and air due to moisture and odor generated from the food wastes themselves.

Therefore, various methods such as a drying method, a fermentation method, a fermentation extinction method, and a dry fermentation method are used as a method of treating such food waste.

Among these, a drying method as an example of a conventional food waste treatment apparatus is as follows.

As shown in FIG. 1, a conventional food waste disposal system uses a container 50 in which food waste containing water is contained, and circulating air reheated by an electric heater 53 the food waste contained in the container 50. Drying chamber 51 is formed so that the drying chamber 51 is sealed and the door 54 is installed to open and close, and the water vapor generated during the drying of food waste and the drain pipe 57 (sewage pipe) of the sink 56 and It is provided with an exhaust pen 52 for discharging to the outside through the connected exhaust pipe (58).

However, in the conventional food waste disposal system, although the moisture and odor generated during the drying of the food waste are discharged to the drain pipe 57 through the exhaust pipe 58, the discharged odor is flowed back toward the sink 56, so that each household Or there is a problem that smells bad restaurants.

In addition, since the conventional food waste disposal system has to install the exhaust pipe 58 or the exhaust hose in the drain pipe 57 of the sink in the form of T or Y, the installation space is required separately and the exhaust pipe or the exhaust hose must be connected. have.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, the purpose is to first purify the water and odor generated from the food drying tank by the deodorant and deodorant liquid pre-filled in the water and odor storage tank, deodorization It is to provide a food waste treatment apparatus capable of purifying the secondary by deodorizing water in the means, and by removing the deodorized water from the humidifying and deodorizing unit by tertiary purification to remove odors.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a food waste treatment apparatus that reduces the installation space to a minimum by eliminating a separate pipe connected to the sewer pipe in the food waste treatment apparatus.

Food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention for achieving the above object, as a food waste treatment apparatus including a food drying tank 110, moisture and odor storage tank 120, humidification and deodorizing unit 130 Is installed on one side of the food drying tank 110, by irradiating microwaves to the food waste 112 introduced into the food drying tank 110, the magnetron 113 to remove heating and moisture, and the food drying tank 110 Cooling means 114 installed on the other side of the food waste condensation and flowing to the lower portion of the food drying tank 110 by condensing water vapor generated when heating the food waste 112, the lower portion of the food drying tank 110 Is installed in, the water and odor storage tank 120 to receive the water and odor introduced through the first pipe 115 and the water and odor storage tank 120 is connected to the side of the water and odor storage tank 120 is installed through Become, award Humidification that sprays the deodorizing water in the deodorizing means 132 into the food drying tank 110 through the deodorizing means 132 and the third pipe 135 to purify the odor introduced from the water and odor storage tank 120. Humidification and deodorization unit 130 with a means (131).

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

2 is a view showing a food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a flow chart showing a food waste treatment method according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention includes a food drying tank 110, a moisture and odor storage tank 120, and a humidifying and deodorizing unit 130.

The food drying tank 110 may be opened and closed through the opening / closing door 111, and when closed, the food drying tank 110 may be a sealed container.

In addition, the food drying tank 110 is a magnetron 113 installed on one side, the cooling means 114 installed on the other side, the water and odor discharge pipe 115 formed on the lower side, and the temperature sensor 116 installed on the other side ) And a humidity sensor 117.

The magnetron 113 irradiates the food waste 112 injected into the food drying tank 110 with microwaves, thereby shortening the time by heating the food waste 112 and removing moisture at the same time as the heating method through a general heater. .

At this time, the magnetron 113 is a magnetron used in a microwave oven, etc., is a high frequency oscillation tube having a fundamental frequency of 2,450Mhz, and the negative electrode portion and the positive electrode portion disposed in a coaxial cylindrical shape to form an electric field, and the cathode It consists of a pair of magnetic pole pieces which form a magnetic field above and below the portion and the anode portion. Since the magnetron is a commonly used idea, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The cooling means 114 has a function of condensing water vapor generated when the food waste 112 is heated by the magnetron 113 and flowing it to the lower portion of the food drying tank 110.

That is, the cooling means 114 is preferably a compressor of the refrigerator that lowers the upper temperature of the food drying tank 110 to prevent water vapor from forming on the upper portion of the drying tank 110 and facilitates the removal of the water vapor. .

When the temperature sensor 116 heats the food waste 112 through the magnetron 113, the temperature in the drying tank 110 is so high that it does not burn the food waste 112, the drying tank 110 It detects whether the temperature in the inside exceeds 80 degreeC-90 degreeC.

In addition, the humidity sensor 117 detects whether the moisture in the drying tank 110, that is, the water removal rate of the food waste 112 therein is 10% to 20%, preferably 5% to less than 10%. .

That is, the temperature in the drying tank 110 through the temperature sensor 116 exceeds 80 ℃ to 90 ℃, or the humidity in the drying tank 110 through the humidity sensor 117, that is, food waste (inside) ( When the water removal rate of 112 is 10% to 20%, preferably 5% to less than 10%, the external control signal is blocked to prevent overheating of the drying tank 110.

On the other hand, the moisture and odor storage tank 120 is installed in the lower portion of the food drying tank 110, the moisture and odor generated by heating the food waste 112 in the drying tank 120 through the magnetron 113. It is received through the discharge pipe (115).

At this time, the lower portion of the moisture and odor storage tank 120 is configured as a drawer that can be put in or taken out through the handle 122, the water 124 introduced into the storage tank 120 for a specific time, for example, 60 minutes to 80 minutes Make sure to discard it later.

Preferably, a deodorant and a deodorant are put in the lower portion of the water and odor storage tank 120 in advance to dilute and purify the water and odor introduced through the drain pipe 115.

On the other hand, the humidifying and deodorizing unit 130 is installed at a level similar to the moisture and odor storage tank 120, it is divided into a humidifying means 131 and a deodorizing means 132.

The deodorizing means 132 is connected to the water and odor storage tank 120 and the pipe 125, the lower portion is filled with deodorizing water.

That is, the odor in the moisture and odor storage tank 120 flows into the deodorizing means 132 by pressure, and is purified by the deodorizing water in the deodorizing means 132.

At this time, the deodorizing water is a deodorizing liquid obtained by electrolyzing the water in the deodorizing means 132, preferably can be used by mixing activated carbon and a separate deodorizing liquid with water, inorganic compounds such as sulfate, phosphate, Natural organic substances, such as plant dry powder, may be used alone or in combination with water. In addition, any substance capable of purifying odor may be used.

On the other hand, the humidification and deodorizing unit 130, after the end of the food waste processing, when the user opens the opening and closing door 111 of the food drying tank 110, through the pipe 135, the valve 133 is formed The deodorizing water in the deodorizing means 132 is sprayed on the food drying tank 110 to finally purify the remaining odor.

Here, the magnetron 113, the cooling means 114, the temperature sensor 116, the humidity sensor 117 and the humidification means 131 is connected by a wire, it is electrically controlled in accordance with an external drive signal.

Hereinafter, a method for treating food waste according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

First, the food drying tank 110 receives the food waste 112 from the user, such as each home and restaurant (S210).

Next, when a drive signal is received from a user by a control means (not shown), the magnetron 113 generates microwaves to heat the food waste 112, while the cooling means 114 causes the food waste 112 to be heated. ) Condenses moisture and odor generated while drying and flows to the lower portion of the drying tank 110 (S220).

At this time, in the step S220, the temperature sensor 116 and the humidity sensor 117 is operated so that the temperature in the drying tank 110 exceeds 80 ℃ ~ 90 ℃, or the humidity is 10% to 20%, preferably When less than 5% to 10%, the external control signal is blocked to prevent overheating of the drying tank 110 and burning of food waste 112.

On the other hand, through the step S220, water and odor generated in the food drying tank 110 is introduced into the water and odor storage tank 120 through the discharge pipe 115 (S230).

At this time, the moisture and odor is first diluted and purified by the deodorant and the deodorizing liquid previously put in the lower portion of the moisture and odor storage tank 120.

On the other hand, after the step S230, the odor remaining in the moisture and odor storage tank 120 flows into the deodorizing means 132 through the pipe 125 in accordance with the pressure, the secondary by deodorizing water in the deodorizing means 132 Purified (S240).

Then, after a predetermined time elapses, when the user ends the processing of food waste and opens and closes the door 111 of the food drying tank 110, the humidifying and deodorizing means 130 is driven and the valve 133 is opened. Deodorizing water in the deodorizing means 132 through the pipe 135 is injected into the food drying tank 110 to purify the odor three times (S250).

Then, since the moisture and odor storage tank 120 is configured as a drawer type, after a predetermined time, for example, 60 minutes to 80 minutes, the user removes the moisture through the handle 122 and removes the dried food waste ( 112) (S260).

Therefore, since the food waste 112 is purified three times, the present invention can prevent odors generated when the food waste is disposed of at homes and restaurants such as apartments.

Although the present invention has been described above according to an embodiment of the present invention, the person having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs has changed and modified within the scope without departing from the technical idea of the present invention. Of course.

As described above, according to the food treatment apparatus according to the present invention, the water and odor generated from the food drying tank is first purified by the deodorant and the deodorant pre-filled in the water and odor storage tank, deodorization in the deodorizing means Secondary purification by water, and deodorized water is sprayed in the humidification and deodorization unit by tertiary purification to remove odors at source.

In addition, since the food waste treatment apparatus eliminates the separate piping connected to the sewer pipe, it is possible to reduce the installation space to a minimum, it is possible to build-in design in each home, such as an apartment.

Claims (3)

As a food waste treatment apparatus including a food drying tank 110, a moisture and odor storage tank 120, a humidification and deodorization unit 130, A magnetron 113 installed on one side of the food drying tank 110 to irradiate microwaves to the food waste 112 introduced into the food drying tank 110 to remove heating and moisture; Installed on the other side of the food drying tank 110, the cooling means 114 to condense the water vapor generated when heating the food waste 112 to flow to the lower portion of the food drying tank 110, and Is installed in the lower portion of the food drying tank 110, the water and odor storage tank 120 to receive the water and odor introduced through the first pipe 115 and, The deodorizing means 132 and the third pipe 135 connected to and installed on the side of the water and odor storage tank 120 to purify the odor flowing from the water and odor storage tank 120. Food waste treatment apparatus characterized in that it comprises a humidifying and deodorizing unit 130 having a humidifying means (131) for spraying the deodorizing water in the deodorizing means (132) through the food drying tank (110). The method of claim 1, The deodorant and the deodorant are pre-putted in the lower portion of the water and odor storage tank 120, diluting and purifying the water and odor introduced through the first pipe (115). The method of claim 1, The temperature sensor 116 determines whether the temperature in the food drying tank 110 exceeds a predetermined temperature, and the humidity sensor 117 determines whether the humidity in the food drying tank 110 is less than a predetermined humidity. Food waste treatment apparatus further comprises a).

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