KR20060082008A - Waste food dry system of sink drainage(i) - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a food drying system using a sink drain. The characteristics of Korea's food is that miso, various soups, and steamed foods appear frequently every meal. These foods are characterized by a lot of moisture and water content. Therefore, when you eat the miso, various soups, steamed foods, etc., there is a difficulty. In particular, since January 1, 2005, food can not be thrown away in ordinary garbage bags and can not be landfilled (they can only be used as animal feed or reduced by incineration after drying). B. Many methods for dehydrating and reducing water and water by ultimately using one method such as crushing (crushing) food waste with high moisture content, using microbial decomposition, drying and dehydration, or applying two or more in combination. Research and technology development are taking place. As a result, various idea products that can dehydrate food, dry it, and reduce it are on the market.

Food drying system using a sink drain is applied to the present invention

1) Air is to dry the food in the strainer by inducing flow from the lower part of the strainer in the sink drain to the upper strainer.

2) Over-Flow Pipe has two functions. That is, 1) drainage function of overflowing water in case of emergency and 2) air inflowing from the bottom of the bottom of the strainer inside the sump to the upper part to dry the food containing the moisture contained in the strainer Food drying system.

Sink Drain, Food Drying, Dewatering, Aeration, Ventilation, Drain, Trap

Description

Waste Food Dry System of Sink Drainage (I)}

2 is a cross-sectional view showing the concept of food drying system using a sink drain.

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1: drain bottle, 2: strainer, 3: cover to protect the bottom of the strainer, 4: trap, 5: seal of the trap, 6: inlet of the overflow-flow pipe at the top of the sink, 7 : Where end of overflow pipe is connected to drain

The present invention relates to a food drying system using a sink drain. The characteristics of Korea's food is that miso, various soups, and steamed foods appear frequently every meal. These foods are characterized by a lot of moisture and water content. Therefore, when you eat the miso, various soups, steamed foods, etc., there is a difficulty. Especially since January 1, 2005, food can't be thrown away in ordinary garbage bags and can't be reclaimed (they can only be used as animal feed or reduced by incineration after drying). B. To reduce or reduce water and moisture by dehydrating and drying water or food by using one method such as crushing (crushing), microorganism decomposition, drying, and dehydration. There is a lot of research and technology development. As a result, various idea products that can dehydrate food, dry it, and reduce it are on the market.

The various technologies and research contents known so far in Korea are classified as follows.

First, how to dehydrate and dry the water or moisture in food

1) This method includes dehydration using centrifugal force and compression by screw. And very active methods such as drying by applying heat (using electricity, direct burning with fuel, using various waste heat) and another method are passive methods inducing air flow at room temperature and drying. There is this. In such a method, a process of crushing food first is applied. Products by this method are mainstream. The disadvantages of many products on the market so far are mainly using complicated machinery, which is expensive, and there are many space constraints to be installed in the narrow space under the sink, and noise is generated when driving. In addition, it has not received much response from consumers due to frequent breakdowns in use and difficulty in maintenance.

2) Second, a method of decomposing and fermenting food using microorganisms

Various microorganisms (earthworms, fungi and special microorganisms) can be used to break down or destroy food. Products by this method have been experimentally applied in some households relative to the method of dehydrating and drying the water or moisture in food to reduce kitchen food at home. Disadvantages include a bad smell during decay and fermentation, a relatively long food processing time, a large separate space, and a high purchase cost, but the most important performance from consumers has not yet been verified. It is also the biggest disadvantage.

As a result of many researches, there are various products on the market, but various conditions that housewives who are consumers are still looking for: 1) low prices, 2) reliable products, 3) low maintenance costs, 4) easy to use It is a general opinion that there is no product that satisfies all, such as a device, and 5) an easy installation even without a large space.

Therefore, kitchen food drying that satisfies 1) low price, 2) reliable product, 3) low maintenance cost, 4) easy-to-use device, and 5) easy to install without a large space. Development of the device is necessary.

So far, a variety of products are on the market, but a variety of conditions that are still desired by the housewife who is still a consumer: 1) low price, 2) reliable product, 3) low maintenance cost, 4) easy to use device 5) It is common opinion that there is no product that satisfies all, such as easy installation even without a large space.

Therefore, in the present invention, 1) low price, 2) reliable product, 3) low maintenance cost, 4) easy to use device, 5) easy to install even without a large space, etc. Emphasis was placed on the development of kitchen food dryers.

1 is a conventional conventional sink drain is a drain device for discharging wastewater used to wash food for cooking in the kitchen or to wash dishes containing food, and unlike other appliance drains, there is a large bucket (1) generally called a drain container. Inside it is a strainer (2) for filtering food waste. At the bottom of the strainer there is a cover 3 to protect the bell trap seal. It is also the part where the end portion of the overflow pipe in which the sump part 4 right next to the cover is at the top of the sink is connected to the sump. A bell trap 5 is provided at the bottom of the drain basin, which is a strainer insertion seat, and a bell water 6 is provided at the bell trap. This beacon plays an important role in preventing sewage gas from entering the kitchen. A bellows hose 7 (PP soft) having a soft bending property is attached to the lower part of the sump. The end of the bellows hose is connected to the kitchen drainage transverse main pipe which protrudes above the kitchen slab.

In the present invention, it is intended to create a food drying apparatus using the first sink drain hole in the world that can dry the food of the strainer at the same time as the drainage function of the sewage using the conventional sink sink drain as described above. Development began with a focus on:

First, the system should be simple and free of defects

Second, the price of the product is cheap and the maintenance cost is low.

Third, it should be excellent in terms of food drying performance and effectiveness without compromising the function of the existing sink drain.

Fourth, we throw away the stereotypes so far and approach with creative ideas.

The following describes only important contents that are different from the shape of the conventional sink drain port described above with respect to the characteristics of the food drying system using the sink drain port of the present invention finally obtained through such a process.

1) There is a system to dry the food in the strainer by inducing air from the bottom of the strainer in the sink drain to the upper strainer.

Therefore, the characteristics of the structure of the lower part of the net is required to form air so that the flow between the food inside the net is easy to flow, and when air is supplied from the bottom of the net, the air flows evenly spread evenly through the food gap inside the net. In other words, the key is to make the air flow naturally. The ultimate goal should be the shape in which the food dries in the shortest time. A device that supplies air from the bottom of the strainer is also very important in order to produce air in a more aggressive way by using mechanical force (fans) to quickly dry wet food inside the strainer. When configuring such a device, the shape, material and functionality of the device should be examined simultaneously. That is, 1) Normally, when the water drains out to the sides and the bottom of the sieve, these devices should not impede the drainage of the water contained in the food and thus impair the drainage function. 2) When wind is supplied, it should be function and shape that air can rise from the front of lower part of the net evenly to the upper part of net. 3) It is a material that has strong durability against gas and toxic molds, and high strength and soft material (raw rubber, etc.) should be selected. In addition, when discarding dried food, it is essential that the food must be made of a structure that separates food from the strainer, durability, and material that does not emit rust due to corrosion.

2) The end of the overflow pipe is the place where the overflow pipe of the existing drain box is connected. There is no change. But the important thing is that overflow tubes have two functions. That is, 1) the drainage function of overflowing water in case of emergency and 2) another key technology of this patent is to flow air from the bottom of the bottom of the strainer inside the sump to the upper part to dry the water-containing food in the strainer. It is also.

Hereinafter, a detailed description will be given with reference to FIG. 2.

A characteristic of the present invention is to filter the food debris inside the large container (11), called the sump (22), and the bottom of the strainer net to induce the flow of air between the cover 33 to protect the seal of the bell trap It dries the damp food inside.

Otherwise, the structure of the sink sink is the same. In other words, the drain 44 portion right next to the cover is a portion where the end of the overflow pipe at the top of the sink is connected to the sump, and a bell trap (55) at the bottom of the sump bottom of the strainer insertion seat. The bell trap is provided with a seal water 66 and a bellows hose 77 (PP soft) having a soft bending property is mounted at the bottom of the sump. The end of the bellows hose is connected to the kitchen drainage transverse main pipe which protrudes above the kitchen slab.

In the present invention, the shape of the strainer is important. There may be several as shown in FIG. Fig. 4 is a side view of the strainer. The key is that when air is supplied from the bottom of the strainer, the flow of air should be smoothly spread evenly through the food gap inside the strainer, so that the flow of air naturally occurs. The ultimate goal should be the shape in which the food dries in the shortest time. A device that supplies air from the bottom of the strainer is also very important in order to produce air in a more aggressive way by using mechanical force (fans) to quickly dry the wet food inside the strainer. When configuring such a device, the shape, material and functionality of the device should be examined simultaneously. That is, 1) Normally, when the water drains out to the sides and the bottom of the sieve, these devices should not impede the drainage of the water contained in the food and thus impair the drainage function. 2) When wind is supplied, it should be function and shape that air can rise from the front of lower part of the net evenly to the upper part of net. 3) High strength and soft materials (raw rubber, etc.) should be selected, while durable materials are strong against gases and toxic molds. In addition, when discarding dried foods, it is also essential that the foods are separated from the strainer, have a structure and durability, and are free of corrosion or rust.

And another important technique is to use the inlet of the overflow pipe at the top of the sink and the drain hose to direct air to the bottom of the strainer inside the sink basin.                     

The end of the overflow pipe is the place where the overflow pipe of the existing drain box is connected. There is no change. But the important thing is that overflow tubes have two functions. That is, 1) the drainage function of overflowing water in case of emergency and 2) another key technology of this patent is to flow air from the bottom of the bottom of the strainer inside the sump to the upper part to dry the water-containing food in the strainer. It is also.

Here, firstly, there is the most passive way of drying food in the strainer by simply inducing a natural flow of room temperature, and secondly, by using a mechanical device such as a fan, using a room temperature air to force circulation. Active way to dry the food in the strainer, 3) the most active way to force air above the room temperature (heated by using waste heat, electric resistance, or other heat sources) There is a way to purify it. The fan used in the case of the active method is manufactured in a low noise and small size separately from the food drying system using the drainage of the present invention, the attachment position of such a fan is 1) the inlet of the overflow (Over-Flow pipe) ( 110) 2) a convenient place on the top of the sink (120) 3) a suitable place (130) on the bottom of the sink,

It can be easily attached depending on the aesthetics, maintenance and the environment around the sink. A detailed system for actively supplying wind is as follows. It consists of a driving unit (88) for making wind and a transport mechanism (99) for sending the air to the bottom of the strainer and finally the device (100) to put the air wind from the bottom of the strainer to the top of the strainer (see Fig. 5). As in 6, the drive unit is composed of a motor, a fan 140, and a power supply, and is additionally equipped with an automatic control system. The material of the air transport path 150 is made of high strength and durability and yet a soft material (raw rubber, etc.). This is also because the air transport tube has to go inside the overflow-flow pipe. One more consideration is that if the drive must be attached somewhere under the sink, the air-flowing tube is inserted in the top bend 160 of the overflow pipe as shown in FIG. Caulking should be considered to prevent leaks when the overflowing water flows into an overflow pipe in case of caulking.

The power to circulate the air by positive means is to use electricity and to use batteries. The control method of these systems is divided into 100% manual, semi-automatic and fully automatic programmatically, but it is possible to make a final choice for the consumer after complex composition.

When applying this method, the most decisive factors are the amount of food waste and water content in the strainer, the absolute minimum drying time, and finally the consumer's choice, that is, the appropriate purchase price condition and the upper limit of maintenance cost. Is determined.

The effects obtained by applying the food drying system using the sink drain hole proposed by the present invention are as follows.

1) It is easy to dry foods such as various soups or steaming foods.                     

2) You can dry foods such as soup or steaming food at low cost.

3) No trouble, easy maintenance and no need for separate installation space.

4) It is possible to remove various harmful smells from food.

5) To contribute to the well-being era and to create a clean kitchen culture.

6) We can reduce energy input in incineration of food and meet national energy policy.

Therefore, the food drying system using the sink drain hole of the present invention needs to be widely applied nationwide in terms of national policy.

Claims (2)

A food drying system using a sink drain, which induces air to flow from the bottom of the strainer in the sink drain to the upper portion of the strainer to dry the wet food in the strainer. Food drying system using a sink drain, which induces flow to the bottom of the strainer in the sink drain by using the inlet and the drain hose of the overflow device on the top of the sink

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