KR20060020458A - Food refuse disposal device asjustable for sink - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is achieved by providing a treatment device installed in a kitchen sink for cooking work in a general home kitchen to sew, dehydrate / compress and dry the food waste, this food waste treatment apparatus is provided with a drain It has a sink having at least one trillion bowls, and supports the sink and is opened and closed by a multi-layer drawer and a sliding door on one side, and is directly connected to the drain hole of the bowl to drain the washing water through the sewer pipe. A sink composed of a main body providing a receiving space, which is installed at a lower end of the drain hole of the bowl in a direction orthogonal to the drain hole, using a conical screw that rotates the food waste flowing through the drain hole at a proper speed by a driving motor. Compulsory through crimping, simultaneous cutting and screening The sewage / dewatering means for dehydration and draining the compressed water flowing out from the food waste during the crimping operation to the drainage pipe and the end of the sedan / dewatering means and the connection pipe at one lower side of the sedan / dewatering means. Independent and closed box-type collection to collect and temporarily store food waste which is connected and connected to the sewage / dehydration process from the sedan / dehydration means through a collection bag that is installed on the inlet side inflowing through the connecting pipe. Including the treatment means, it is possible to easily collect and dispose of food waste hygienically.

Description

Food Refuse Disposal Device Asjustable for Sink}

Figure 1 is a side cross-sectional view schematically showing the configuration of a food waste disposal apparatus suitable for a sink of an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is an extract showing the main part of the food waste treatment apparatus suitable for the sink of an embodiment of the present invention, an explanatory view showing a state that the door of the collection processing means is opened and closed.

Figure 3 is an explanatory view showing a replacement state of the collection bag in the collection processing means of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a side cross-sectional view schematically showing the configuration of a food waste treatment apparatus of another embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

10: bowl 12: drain

14: sink 20 body

30: sedan / dehydration means

40: connector

50: collection processing means 60: compression control means

70: auxiliary connector 80: hot air drying means

The present invention relates to a treatment device installed in a kitchen sink for cooking work in a general home kitchen to sew, dehydrate / press and dry the food waste, and particularly to a sink that can easily collect and dispose of food waste hygienically. A device for the disposal of suitable food waste.

Various kinds of food waste disposal apparatuses have been developed and used to date, and such food waste disposal apparatuses are independently or attached to sinks to achieve desired food waste disposal. More specifically, the food waste is roughly crushed by means of crushing, and then the food waste is processed by a dehydration and compression process by a high speed rotation or compression method.

However, in the latter case, that is, the food waste disposal device installed on the sink is additionally installed on the drain pipe of any one of the bowls provided on both sides of the sink, The food waste is shredded to a predetermined size using a rotating shredding means, and then dehydrated and compressed to be processed. However, a large amount of water remains in the food waste that is not processed and the dehydration process is not well done. As a result, the weight and volume are not reduced, and the collection of food waste is not easy.

Furthermore, the crushed, dehydrated and compressed food waste is temporarily stored in one side of the sink drainage pipe. At this time, the food waste is decayed due to moisture and various bacteria in the air. There was an unsanitary problem such that the odor generated from the food waste temporarily stored in the sink was leaked into the kitchen space due to poor sealing of the state, causing discomfort.

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to sew food waste using a screw and at the same time dewatering it by a compression method, and separately in a collection room in which sewage / dehydrated food waste is installed independently and enclosed. It is to provide a food waste disposal apparatus suitable for a sink that is easy and hygienic collection of food waste is to be collected by using a replaceable collection bag.

Another object of the present invention is to discharge the smell of food waste generated in the collection room to the outside through the exhaust port connected to the drain pipe side of the sink bowl, to prevent the occurrence of odors, as well as to maintain the kitchen space comfortably To provide a waste disposal apparatus.

Another object of the present invention is to notify the replacement time of the collection bag to the sensing means when the sewage / dehydrated food waste contained in the collection bag, the disposal of food waste suitable for the sink as well as excellent management of the collection In providing a device.

The object of the present invention is achieved by providing a treatment device installed in the kitchen sink for cooking work in the general home kitchen to sew, dehydration / compression and drying the food waste, the food waste treatment apparatus is a drain It has a sink having at least one trillion bowls, and supports the sink and is opened and closed by a multi-layered drawer and a sliding door on one side, and the drain pipe line is directly connected to the drain of the bowl to drain the wash water through the sewer pipe. A sink composed of a main body providing a receiving space to be penetrated and installed in a direction perpendicular to the drain hole at the bottom of the drain hole of the bowl to conical food waste flowing through the drain hole at a proper speed by a drive motor. Forced press feed and simultaneous cutting process using screws, and End of the sedan / dewatering means and the sedan / dewatering means and the sedan / dewatering means to form a dehydration process while collecting and draining the compressed water flowing out of the food waste during the pressing through the screen net to the drainage pipe and Independent and hermetic, which is connected to the connecting pipe and collects and collects and temporarily stores food waste, which is sedan / dewatering process from the sedan / dehydration means, is collected and temporarily stored at the inlet side which is inflowed through the connecting pipe. Including a box-type collection processing means, it is possible to easily collect and dispose of food waste hygienically.

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 shows a food waste disposal apparatus suitable for a sink according to the present invention in detail.

A sink installed in a kitchen of a general home usually has at least one or more sets of bowls 10 and a sink 14 having a drain hole 12 for draining wash water at the center of the bottom of the bowls 10. ) The front is opened and closed with a multi-layer drawer and a sliding door 16 on one side, and the drainage pipe 18 through which the washing water is drained through the sewer pipe is directly connected to the drain hole 12 of the bowl 10 inside. It is composed of a main body 20 to provide a receiving space to be installed. The food waste treatment apparatus of the present invention will be installed in the sink configured as described above.

The food waste treatment apparatus of the present invention is largely divided and connected to the lower end side of the drain hole 12 provided at the bottom of the bowl 10 of the sink 14 so as to be installed in a direction perpendicular to the drain hole 12. The sedan / dehydration means 30 forcibly performing the sedan process and the dehydration process at the same time as the crimping conveyance and the sedan / dehydration means 30 at a proper position in the main body 20, that is, the position adjacent to the door 16 to be opened and closed. The end of the collecting pipe means that is connected to the connection pipe 40, the food waste completed through the sedan / dehydration process through the sedan / dehydration means 30 through the connection pipe 40 to temporarily collect and store the treatment It consists of 50.

More specifically, first, the sedan / dehydration means 30 is directly connected to the drainage port 12 of the sink 14 bowl 10 by screwing directly to receive the food waste flowing out when washing the bowl as well as the washing water. A cylindrical screen net having a conical shape with a screw 33 in which the tip is rotated at an appropriate speed by the inflow pipe 31 and the driving motor 32 is provided, and the front end is formed in the same conical shape with the front end of the screw 33. (34) and wrap around the screen net 34 at an appropriate interval, and perform the cutting process and dehydration process while forcibly pressing and transporting the food waste as usual using the screw 33 and the screen net 34. It is composed of a casing 36 for collecting the compressed water flowing out during the discharge guide to the drainage pipe 18 side through the discharge port (35). Here, the sedan / dewatering means 30 to sew and dewater the food waste is the same structure as in the prior art and the present invention is the user to select the degree of sedan or dehydration of food waste in addition to the sedan / dewatering means (30) Equipped with a compression control means 60 to be arbitrarily adjusted.

The compression control means 60 is installed in the axial length direction of the sedan / dewatering means 30 at a suitable position of the connecting pipe 40 and the elastic force is adjusted by using a control lever 62 is installed by tightening. Supported by the elastic member 64 and elastically and movably installed to open and close the outlet 38 of the sedan / dewatering means 30 while the sedan and dehydration of the sewage and dehydration of the food waste being sewed and dewatered through the sedan / dewatering means 30 It is composed of an opening and closing member 66 to adjust the degree. In this case, another role of the opening and closing member 66 is that the outlet 38 of the sedan / dehydration means 30 is not used when the sedan and dehydration process of food waste is not performed. Since it is closed, the food smell of the collection bag 52 stored in the collection processing means 50 will be prevented from flowing back toward the bowl 10 through the sedan / dehydration means 30.

And between the sedan / dewatering means 30 and the drainage pipe 18 to maintain the wash water at a certain level to prevent odor backflow in the sewage pipe as usual, the water film between the bowl 10 side and the drainage pipe 18 The odor backflow prevention structure 37 which prevents a odor backflow is provided.

In addition, the collection processing means 50 is formed in a substantially sealed rectangular shape of the door (one side lower of the sedan / dewatering means 30, that is, the bottom of the main body 20, which can be described later for the convenience of replacing the collection bag ( 16 is installed at a position adjacent to the collection processing means 50 is connected to the front end of the sedan / dewatering means 30 and the connection pipe 40 and the sedan / dewatering process from the sedan / dewatering means (30) Received food waste is collected by the collection bag 52 that is installed to be replaced on the inlet (51) side that is introduced through the connecting pipe 40 will be temporarily stored food waste. At this time, it is very important that the collection treatment means 50 is kept closed to prevent the outflow of food odor.

In addition, the collection processing means 50 having a rectangular housing shape is provided with an opening and closing portion 54 that is opened and closed by integrally separating the front and the upper surface portion, wherein the inlet opening described above The 51 is provided and the collection bag 52 is settled, it will be performed to replace the collection bag 52 using the opening and closing portion 54 is installed so as to open and close.

On the other hand, between the connecting pipe 40 and the collection processing means 40 is intersecting the auxiliary connecting pipe 70 is stretchable in length. Auxiliary connecting pipe 70 is one end is press-fitted to the connection pipe 40 side and the other end is formed in a bellows pipe shape at the free end, the length is freely stretchable and at the same time the end 72 is the collection processing means 50 While being coupled to and separated from the inlet 51 side, the collection bag 52 is bound and released at the inlet side, and at the same time, the opening and closing operation of the opening and closing part 54 is controlled.

And within the collection processing means 50 is provided with a pedestal 55 for supporting the collection bag 52 while the height is adjusted and installed according to the capacity of the collection bag 52 using a hanger 53 installed in multiple stages and have.

In addition, the upper part of the inner circumferential wall of the collection processing means 50, that is, the location of the collection bag 52 that is sewn / dehydrated food waste in the position adjacent to the collection bag 52 to maximize the replacement time of the collection bag It also has a detection sensor 56 to inform.

2 shows that the opening and closing portion 54 of the collection processing means 50 is opened and closed. In this state, the collection bag 52 is formed.

3 shows that the new collection bag 52 is replaced using the auxiliary connecting pipe 70 whose length is freely adjusted to the inlet 51 of the collection processing means 50.

Figure 4 shows another embodiment of the food waste treatment apparatus of the present invention, which is different from the above embodiment in the present embodiment is forced to the food waste collected in the collection bag 52 in the collection processing means 50 using hot air It is equipped with a hot air drying means 80 to be dried by. In this case, the exhaust port 57 is connected to the drainage pipe 18 at an appropriate position on the rear wall of the collection processing means 50 to exhaust the hot moisture and odor of the collection processing means 50 during the drying of the hot air. The exhaust port 57 is opened and closed by an opening and closing valve 58 which is operated by the wind pressure of the hot air drying means 80. Here, the collection bag 52 will preferably use a mesh or the like.

 The effect of the food waste treatment apparatus suitable for the sink according to the present invention will be described. The present invention is to collect the sewage / dehydrated food waste by using a collection bag that can be installed separately replaceable in an independent and hermetic collection processing means, it is easy and hygienic effect of the food waste collection process have.

In addition, the present invention by discharging the smell of food waste generated in the collection processing means to the outside through the exhaust port connected to the drain pipe side of the sink bowl, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of odor and to maintain a comfortable kitchen space .

In addition, the present invention, when a predetermined amount of sewage / dehydrated food waste is contained in the collection bag to inform the replacement time of the collection bag to the sensing means, as well as the collection treatment has excellent effects of manageability.

As described above, an embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited thereto and may be modified within the scope of the claims.

Claims (8)

It has a sink having at least one trillion bowls having a drain, which holds the sink and is opened and closed by a multi-layered drawer and a sliding door on one side, and directly connected to the drain of the bowl to drain the washing water through the sewer pipe. A sink consisting of a main body that provides an accommodation space through which is installed, It is installed at the lower side of the drain hole of the bowl in a direction orthogonal to the drain hole and forcedly feeds and simultaneously cuts the food waste introduced through the drain hole by using a conical screw that rotates at a suitable speed by a drive motor, and a screen net. Sedan / dewatering means for performing a dewatering process while collecting and draining the compressed water flowing out from the food waste during the pressing through the drainage pipe; And One end of the sedan / dewatering means connected to the end of the sedan / dewatering means and connected to the inlet side through which the food waste that has been sedan / dehydration process from the sedan / dewatering means is introduced through the connecting pipe Apparatus for the treatment of food waste suitable for a sink, characterized in that it comprises an independent and closed enclosure type collection processing means for receiving and temporarily storing the collection bag to be installed. The method of claim 1, While being installed in the axial length direction of the sedan / dehydration means at an appropriate position of the connecting pipe and supported by an elastic member that allows the elastic force to be adjusted using the control lever, it is elastically and dynamically installed to open and close the outlet of the sedan / dehydration means. Apparatus for treating food waste suitable for the sink further comprising a pressing control means consisting of the opening and closing member to control the sedan and the degree of dehydration of the food waste being cut through the sedan / dewatering means. The method of claim 1, Between the connecting pipe and the collection processing means, one end is press-fitted on the connecting pipe side, and the other end is freely stretchable at the same time, and the end is coupled to the inlet side of the collection processing means. Apparatus for treating food waste suitable for a sink further comprising an auxiliary connector for binding and releasing the collecting bag to the inlet side. The method of claim 1, The collection processing means has a rectangular box shape to provide a closed space in which the collection bag is accommodated, and at the same time, the front and the upper portion of the integrally separated by the opening and closing portion of the food waste treatment apparatus suitable for the sink provided with an opening and closing. . The method of claim 4, wherein And a pedestal for supporting the collection bag while the height is adjusted and installed by the hangers installed in multiple stages according to the capacity of the collection bag in the collection processing means. The method of claim 4, wherein Further installed on the inner circumferential wall of the collection processing means adjacent to the collection bag to detect the maximum filling of the sewage / dehydrated food waste in the collection bag further comprising a detection sensor for informing the replacement time of the collection bag Food waste disposal device suitable for sink. The method according to claim 1 or 4, And an exhaust port installed at an appropriate position on a rear surface of the collection processing means and configured to discharge the odor generated from the food waste in the collection processing means to the drainage pipe side. The method of claim 4, wherein And a hot air drying means installed at an appropriate lower side in the collection processing means to dry the food waste in the collection bag in a hot air manner.

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