KR20070032509A - Garbage Disposer - Google Patents

Abstract

A food waste treatment apparatus is provided to completely decompose food waste generated at a house or a restaurant and the like by means of microorganism such as bacteria. An external casing(10) forms the appearance of the apparatus. An agitating member agitates food. A digestion member decomposes the food by microorganism(bacteria etc.) within ceramic balls(160). A moisture supply member supplies the moisture to the digestion member. A compulsory exhaust member removes an offensive odor generated from the digestion member. A heater(190) supplies the heat to the digestion member. A decomposition cistern(100) receives the digestion member and food. A food sensing member senses the projection of food into the decomposition cistern. A control member controls an operation of each member.

Description

Food Waste Disposer {Garbage Disposer}

1 is an external perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is an internal perspective view showing the inside of a preferred embodiment of the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of a preferred embodiment of the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a block diagram of a nutrition supply means provided in a preferred embodiment of the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

5 is a block diagram of the suspended matter decomposing means provided in the preferred embodiment of the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10. Outer casing 20. Top view

30. Front 40. Left side

100. Disassembly tank 102. Receiving section

110. Inlet 112. Guide surface

114. Locking door 114 '. hinge

120. Base Pan 122. Support

132. Stirring motor 134. Shaft assembly

136. Connecting members 150. Tension adjusting means

152. Adjusting pulley 154. Adjusting lever

160. Ceramic Ball 172. Water Supply Piping

174. Water Supply Valve 176. Injection Nozzle

182. Forced exhaust piping 184. Suction fan

190. Heater 200. Reservoir

202. Outlet pipe 204. Sewage pipe

210. Washing water pipe 212. Washing water valve

220. Water pipe 230.Guide plate

240. Control box 242. Operation buttons

244. Display 250. Power switch

260. Means of nutrition 262. Nutritional supplements

264. Nutrition jars 266. Nutrients

268. Nutrient Injection Nozzle 270. Nutrient Control Valve

280. Suspended decomposition means 282. Suspended ceramic balls

284.Dumps 286.Water

290. Lower piping

The present invention relates to a food waste treatment apparatus, and more particularly, to a food waste treatment apparatus that completely decomposes food waste generated at home or a restaurant by using microorganisms such as bacteria.

Recently, as the interest in environmental pollution due to food waste is increasing, various food waste treatment devices have been studied. In general, food waste is pressurized with a predetermined pressurization device to remove moisture contained in food waste and food By shredding finely, the food waste processing apparatus for reducing the weight of food waste and discharging is mainstream.

Therefore, when the food waste treatment apparatus is used, the moisture of the food waste is removed, thereby preventing the occurrence of odors of food waste due to moisture, thereby reducing environmental pollution, and has the advantage of reducing the disposal cost of food waste. have.

However, since the food waste treatment apparatus does not completely decompose food, there is still a problem that the food waste, which is partially removed and reduced in volume, is separately collected and disposed of through the food waste treatment apparatus.

In addition, there is a problem in such a food waste treatment apparatus is not provided with a separate purification device for the sewage generated during the crushing and compression of food is discharged to the sewer pipe as it is polluted into the sewer pipe inner wall and rivers.

In addition, some of the food wastes crushed and compressed by the conventional waste disposal apparatus are recycled as feed or fertilizer, but most of them are dependent on landfills. Therefore, the environmental pollution caused by this is a serious situation.

That is, the wastes thus discarded are badly odors as they are decomposed and pathogens grow natively, causing direct or indirect adverse effects on human health and hygiene, and also contaminating water supplies.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, to provide a food waste treatment apparatus in which food waste is completely decomposed.

Food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the outer casing to form an appearance; A stirring means provided inside the outer casing to stir the food; Fire extinguishing means is provided inside the outer casing, and the food extinction by the microbial bacteria to extinguish; Water supply means for supplying water to the extinguishing means; Forced exhaust means for removing odor generated by the extinguishing means; A heater for supplying heat to the extinguishing means; A digestion tank containing the extinguishing means and food; Food detection means for detecting whether food is introduced into the decomposition tank; And control means for controlling the operation of each of the means.

The extinguishing means includes microorganisms that decompose food; It has a configuration including a ceramic ball is formed a plurality of micropores in which the microorganism bacteria inhabit therein; The ceramic ball is characterized in that mixed with the food by the stirring means.

The stirring means includes a stirring motor for generating a rotating power; A pair of shaft assemblies which rotate by the power supplied from the stirring motor and mix the food in the decomposition tank; And a connecting member configured to transfer the power generated by the stirring motor to the pair of shaft assemblies.

The shaft assembly may include a stirring shaft installed across the decomposition tank; A shaft pulley provided at one end of the stirring shaft, and caught by the connection member; A plurality of stirring blades are installed on the outer surface of the stirring shaft, and mixing food and ceramic balls inside the decomposition tank.

The water supply means, the water supply pipe for guiding the water flowing from the outside; A water supply valve installed at the water supply pipe and selectively shielding the water supply pipe; It is installed at the end of the water supply pipe, and has a configuration including a spray nozzle for injecting water; The opening and closing of the water supply valve is controlled by the control means.

The injection nozzle is installed on the upper end of the inside of the decomposition tank, characterized in that for spraying water downward.

The water supply means is characterized in that to supply water to the extinguishing means under the control of the control means even when the stirring means is not operated.

The forced exhaust means, the forced exhaust pipe for guiding the food decomposition gas (odor) inside the decomposition tank to the outside; It is provided on one side of the forced exhaust pipe, has a configuration including a suction fan for generating a suction force; The upper end of the forced exhaust pipe is characterized in that it is installed in communication with the decomposition tank.

The heater is installed on the lower end of the decomposition tank, it characterized in that the selective operation according to the internal temperature of the decomposition tank.

The lower end of the decomposition tank, it is characterized in that it is molded in a semi-circle shape corresponding to the rotational trajectory of the stirring blade of the stirring means.

The food detection means is characterized in that the door sensor for detecting the opening of the inlet door for opening and closing the external inlet formed in the outer casing.

The control means, when the inlet door is open, characterized in that for controlling the stirring means for a certain time.

The lower end of the decomposition tank is characterized in that the water collection container is provided to separate the moisture contained in the food.

One side of the extinguishing means, characterized in that it is further provided with a nutrient supply means for supplying nutrients to the microorganisms provided in the extinguishing means.

The nutrient supply means is characterized in that to spray the bacterial stock solution in the decomposition tank under the control of the control means.

One side of the sump, characterized in that it further comprises a suspended matter decomposing means for decomposing the suspended matter contained in the water collected in the sump discharged to the outside.

The suspended matter decomposing means includes: a microorganism that decomposes suspended matter; A plurality of micropores are formed therein, the microorganisms inhabit and move, the floating ceramic ball having a specific gravity lower than water;

The connecting member is made of a chain, characterized in that the tension (tension) is adjusted by the tension control means.

According to the food waste treatment apparatus of the present invention having such a configuration, there is an advantage that environmental pollution is prevented.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention as described above will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 and 2 are respectively shown a perspective view of the outside and the inside of the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention, Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

As shown in these figures, the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention, the outer casing 10 to form an appearance, and the inside of the outer casing 10 is provided in the stirring means for stirring food and microorganisms Fire extinguishing means for decomposing and extinguishing food by extinction, water supply means for supplying water to the extinguishing means, forced exhaust means for removing odor generated from the extinguishing means, and a digestion tank containing the extinguishing means and food ( 100, a heater 190 for supplying heat to the fire extinguishing means, food sensing means for detecting whether food is introduced into the digestion tank 100, and control for controlling the overall operation with the respective means. Means.

As illustrated, the outer casing 10 is formed of a plurality of flat plates, and is formed to shield the upper, rear, left, and right sides, as well as the upper portion, and the first half of the upper surface 20 forming the upper appearance gradually decreases toward the front side 20 '. )

In addition, an inlet 22 having a predetermined size is formed through the inclined surface 20 ', and the inlet 22 is selectively shielded by the inlet door 24. The inlet door 24 is configured such that the upper end is fastened to the inclined surface 20 'by a hinge or the like so that the user can lift and open the lower end, and the inlet door 24 facilitates the user's gripping. A handle (not shown) may be further formed.

The door sensor 26 is further installed on the left side of the outer inlet 22. The door sensor 26 detects opening and closing of the inlet door 24, and detects whether the inlet door 24 is opened or closed according to whether the inlet door 24 is in contact with the inclined surface 20 ′. By firing it may be made in various forms such as an infrared sensor for detecting the opening and closing of the inlet door (24). Since the open / close detection sensor of such a door is generally widely used, a detailed configuration is omitted here.

The signal sensed by the door sensor 26 is transmitted to the control means, and the control means controls the operation of the stirring means according to the information transmitted from the door sensor 26. That is, the control means is controlled to operate the stirring means for a predetermined time when the inlet door 24 is opened according to the detection of the door sensor 26.

The front inspection opening 32 is formed through the lower end of the front surface 30 of the outer casing 10. The front inspection tool 32 is installed to be opened and closed by the front door 32 ′. Therefore, the user can check the state of the internal parts such as the water lever 222, which will be described below, through the front inspection opening 32 while the front door 32 'is opened.

The switch check opening 34 is formed through the left side of the front side 30 of the outer casing 10, and the switch check opening 34 is opened and closed by the switch door 34 ′. Accordingly, the user can easily operate the power switch 250 to be described below from the outside in the state in which the switch door 34 'is opened.

The control check opening 36 is formed to penetrate the upper side of the switch check opening 34, and the control check opening 36 is opened and closed by the control door 36 '. The control door 36 ′ is located in front of the control box 240 to be described below. Therefore, the user can easily operate the control box 240 to be described below from the outside in the state in which the control door 36 'is opened.

The lower side surface of the outer casing 10, the lower end of the side checker (42) is formed through, the side checker (42) is opened and closed by the side door (42 '). The side door 42 'is for allowing the user to easily check the components such as the stirring motor 132 to be described below from the outside.

A predetermined space is formed in the decomposition tank 100, and the extinguishing means and food are stored in the space therein. The decomposition tank 100 is open upward, the lower end portion is formed in a semi-circular shape of the ceramic ball 160 to be described below and the receiving portion 102 is stacked food.

Looking in more detail, the lower end of the decomposition tank 100 is formed in the semi-circular receiving portion 102 corresponding to the trajectory of the stirring blade 134c to be described below. That is, the receiving portion 102 is formed so that the inner peripheral surface has a radius larger than the trajectory of the outermost portion when the stirring blade 134c to be described below rotates, the decomposition tank at the time of rotation of the stirring blade (134c) It is configured so that interference with the inner surface of the receiving portion 102 of the 100 does not occur.

And, the receiving portion 102 is formed before and after each. That is, the accommodating part 102 includes a first accommodating part 102 'relatively formed at the front and a second accommodating part 102 " formed at the rear. Thus, the first accommodating part 102' is formed. And the second accommodating part 102 ″ are provided with a first stirring shaft 134a and a second stirring shaft 134a, which will be described below.

The heights of the first accommodating part 102 'and the second accommodating part 102' are different from each other. More specifically, the first accommodating part 102 'is more relative than the second accommodating part 102'. As a low position is formed.

The table 104 is horizontally provided at the upper end of the decomposition tank 100. The table 104 is to shield the upper portion of the decomposition tank 100, the left and right length is preferably formed to have a size larger than the left and right length of the decomposition tank 100.

The table 104 is formed with an upper opening 104 ′ penetrating up and down. The upper opening 104 'is for injecting the ceramic ball 160 to be described below into the decomposition tank 100, and the upper opening 104' is selectively selected by the upper cover 106. Is shielded.

The upper front half of the decomposition tank 100 is formed to have an inclination corresponding to the inclined surface 20 'formed in the first half of the outer casing 10, and the inner inlet 110 is formed therethrough. The internal inlet 110 is an inlet through which food or the like is introduced into the decomposition tank 100.

A guide surface 112 is formed at the tip of the inner inlet 110. The guide surface 112 is formed to be inclined so that its height gradually decreases toward the rear, and guides the food to be introduced into the decomposition tank 100 smoothly. That is, food is slid along the upper surface of the guide surface 112 is introduced into the decomposition tank 100 is deposited in the receiving portion (102).

The internal inlet 110 is shielded by the blocking door 114. The blocking door 114 is rotatably installed. More specifically, the upper end of the blocking door 114 is rotatably installed at the upper end of the disassembling tank 100 by the hinge 114 ', and is rotated by the weight and gravity of the food waste.

Therefore, the blocking door 114 is draped downward by its own load, and the lower end is in contact with the rear end of the guide surface 112. In this case, the inner injection hole 110 is shielded. That is, in the case of feeding the food, the blocking door 114 is pushed to the rear by rotating the upper end on the axis, and after the food is completely fed, the food is kept vertical again to prevent the release of the odor through the inner opening 110. Done.

And the shaft insertion hole 116 through which the stirring shaft 134a to be described below is inserted into the left and right sides of the decomposition tank 100 is formed through. That is, the first shaft insertion hole 116 'through which both ends of the first stirring shaft 134a to be described below are inserted and formed in the first half side of the disassembling tank 100, and the disassembling tank 100 A second shaft insertion hole 116 ″ through which both ends of the second stirring shaft 134a to be described below are inserted is formed in the second half of the side surface.

The lower side of the decomposition tank 100 is provided with a base fan 120 to form a lower appearance. The base fan 120 is formed of a square flat plate corresponding to the bottom size of the outer casing 10, a plurality of parts are fixedly installed on the upper surface of the base fan 120.

The base pan 120 and the disassembling tank 100 is preferably installed at a predetermined interval, the disassembling tank 100 is supported by a plurality of support (122). The support 122 is composed of a frame having a predetermined size, and is installed at four corners of the disassembling tank 100. Therefore, the lower ends of the four supports 122 are in contact with the base pan 120, and the upper ends of the supports 122 are in contact with the disassembling tank 100 so that the disassembling tank 100 is fixed.

The stirring means, a pair of shaft assembly 134 for mixing the food in the decomposition tank 100 by rotating by the power supplied from the stirring motor 132 and the stirring motor 132 to generate a rotational power ), And a connecting member 136 for transmitting power generated by the stirring motor 132 to the pair of shaft assemblies 134.

The stirring motor 132 is fixed to the upper surface of the base fan 120 to generate a rotational power by the power supplied from the outside. Therefore, the rotational power generated by the stirring motor 132 is transmitted to the connecting member 136 to be described below through the motor pulley 132 'protruding from one side of the stirring motor 132, the shaft assembly 134 ) To rotate.

The shaft assembly 134 is provided on one end of the stirring shaft 134a and the stirring shaft 134a installed across the decomposition tank 100, and the shaft pulley 134b on which the connecting member 136 is caught. And a plurality of stirring blades 134c installed on the outer surface of the stirring shaft 134a to mix the food in the decomposition tank 100.

The shaft assembly 134 is provided with a pair as described above. In more detail, the first shaft assembly 134 ′ and the second shaft assembly 134 ′ which are relatively installed at the front are divided into two parts. 100 is positioned above the first accommodating part 102 ', and the second shaft assembly 134 " is located above the second accommodating part 102 "

The pair of shaft assemblies 134 are installed at different installation heights. That is, the first axis assembly 134 ′ is installed at a position relatively lower than the second axis assembly 134 ″.

The stirring shaft 134a and the shaft pulley 134b are also formed on the first shaft assembly 134 ', the first stirring shaft 134a' and the first shaft pulley 134b ', and the second shaft. It is divided into a second stirring shaft 134a "and a second shaft pulley 134b" formed in the assembly 134 ". Therefore, both ends of the first stirring shaft 134a 'are formed in the first shaft insertion hole 116. '), And both ends of the second stirring shaft 134a "are inserted into the second shaft insertion hole 116".

The stirring blade 134c is formed to have a constant twist angle with respect to the stirring shaft 134a. The reason why the stirring blade 134c is formed to have a torsion angle with respect to the stirring shaft 134a is to reduce the load by food and ceramic balls 160 when the shaft assembly 134 is rotated.

The connection member 136 is preferably made of a chain (chain). Accordingly, the shaft pulley 134b and the motor pulley 132 ′ are preferably made of a chain pulley on which a chain is applied. The connection member 136 is made of a chain as described above, in order to prevent slipping and to transmit power more accurately.

The connecting member 136 should always maintain a suitable tension (tension), the tension (tension) of the connecting member 136 is adjusted by the tension adjusting means 150. The tension control means 150 is composed of an adjustment pulley 152 to which the connecting member 136 is caught, an adjustment lever 154 forcing the movement of the adjustment pulley 152, and the like.

More specifically, the control pulley 152 is protruded to the left side on the left side of the decomposition tank 100. And in front of the control pulley 152 is provided an adjustment lever 154 forcing the control pulley 152 to move back and forth. The control lever 154 is preferably made of a bolt-nut coupling.

Therefore, when the user turns the bolt of the adjustment lever 154 clockwise, the adjustment pulley 152 is moved to the rear to increase the tension of the connecting member 136, conversely the user of the control lever 154 When the bolt is turned counterclockwise, the adjusting pulley 152 moves forward to reduce the tension of the connecting member 136.

The extinguishing means includes microorganisms (not shown) for decomposing food, and ceramic balls 160 inhabiting a plurality of micropores formed therein. And the ceramic ball 160 is mixed with food by the stirring means.

The ceramic ball 160 is provided in the lower side of the decomposition tank 100 a plurality, preferably provided to occupy a space of about 1/5 ~ 1/6 inside the decomposition tank 100. Thus, the ceramic ball 160 to occupy about 10 to 20% of the volume of the decomposition tank 100, if the amount of the ceramic ball 160 is too large, a lot of load acts on the stirring means and the stirring motor This is because excessive force is applied to the 132, and if the amount of the ceramic ball 160 is too small, the amount of microorganisms is so small that the decomposition rate of food is slow.

The ceramic ball 160 is made of bio (ceramic), and has a sufficient durability because a plurality of them are mixed with the food by the stirring blade 134c. More preferably, the compressive strength is made of ceramics of about 10Kg / cm 2 to about 200Kg / cm 2.

As such, the reason for limiting the compressive strength of the ceramic ball 160 is that if the compressive strength is too low, the ceramic ball 160 may be easily worn, and it is difficult to crush food having a relatively high strength, and if the compressive strength is too high, the ceramic This is because the stirring blade 134c for stirring the ball 160 and the surface of the decomposition tank 100 may be damaged.

The ceramic ball 160 is formed to have a size of about 8 ~ 20mm outer diameter. In this way, the size of the ceramic ball 160 is limited in order to simultaneously consider the efficiency of crushing food by the ceramic ball 160 and oxygen supply efficiency of microorganisms inhabiting the ceramic ball 160.

More specifically, when the size of the ceramic ball 160 is greater than 20mm, the grinding force of the food falls. That is, the plurality of ceramic balls 160 are also mixed with the food and serves to crush the food finely. When the size of the ceramic ball 160 is large, the voids between the ceramic balls 160 is too large, the grinding force of the food This is because it is degraded.

In addition, when the size of the ceramic ball 160 is 8mm or less, the voids between the ceramic balls 160 is too small, it is difficult to supply sufficient oxygen to the microorganisms inhabiting the ceramic ball 160.

A plurality of fine holes are formed in the ceramic ball 160 to provide a passage through which microorganisms can inhabit and move. The micropores are formed to have a size (diameter) of about 1.0 to 2.0 mu m. This takes into account that the size of the bacteria described below is about 0.5 ~ 1.5㎛.

For example, when the size of the micropores formed in the ceramic ball 160 is less than or equal to 1.0 μm, the microorganisms (bacteria, etc.) are inhabited narrowly. This is because the ability to inhabit, etc. decreases.

Various kinds of bacteria may be used as the microorganisms inhabiting the ceramic ball 160, but the case where bacteria are used as an example will be described as an example. Bacteria are the smallest and inferior microorganisms in which the body consists of a single cell. To date, more than 2,000 species are known, and because they do not have chlorophyll, photosynthesis is impossible. Therefore, if there is nutrients in the ground, in the water, in the air, or in the body of a person, parasitics occur.

To grow, these bacteria need the right temperature, humidity, and oxygen along with nutrients. Growing well below 20 ℃ is called low temperature, growing well at 55 ~ 60 ℃ is called high temperature, and growing at mid temperature is called mesophilic. And bacteria that require oxygen are aerobic, bacteria that can live without oxygen are called anaerobic.

The ceramic ball 160 is preferably mixed with various bacteria as described above. However, for convenience of explanation, hereinafter, the case where high temperature and aerobic bacteria are used will be described as an example. Various bacteria as described above are sucked by vacuum suction inside the ceramic ball 160.

The water supply means includes a water supply pipe 172 for guiding water introduced from the outside, and a water supply valve 174 installed in the water supply pipe 172 to selectively shield the water supply pipe 172. It is provided at the end of the water supply pipe 172 is composed of a spray nozzle 176 or the like for spraying water.

The water supply pipe 172 is formed up and down on the right outside of the decomposition tank 100, to guide the water supplied from the outside through the water pipe 220 to be described below to the injection nozzle 176. The water supply valve 174 is provided at the lower end of the water supply pipe 172, and opens and closes the water supply pipe 172 by the command of the control means. The water supply valve 174 is preferably made of a solenoid valve.

The injection nozzle 176 is installed at the upper end of the decomposition tank 100, it is configured to spray the water downward. That is, the upper end of the water supply pipe 172 is vertically bent to extend into the decomposition tank 100, the injection nozzle 176 is formed at the end of the water supply pipe 172.

The water supply means is configured to supply water to the extinguishing means under control of the control means even when the stirring means is not operated. That is, even when all the food is consumed in the decomposition tank 100 and the stirring means is stopped, water is supplied into the decomposition tank 100 by the water supply means.

The reason why the water supply means is operated even when the food is not processed as described above is to provide an environment in which microorganisms inhabit the ceramic balls 160 provided in the decomposition tank 100. That is, the water supply means supplies water to the decomposition tank 100 so that the food in the decomposition tank 100 is mixed smoothly and at the same time provides moisture to the microorganisms inhabiting the ceramic ball 160. It is to play a role.

Therefore, although not shown, a separate humidity sensor is provided to transmit the current humidity state of the current decomposition tank 100 to the control means, the control means is also configured to control the water supply means based on this information. It will be possible.

The forced exhaust means is a forced exhaust pipe 182 for guiding the gas (odor) in the decomposition tank 100 to the outside, and the suction fan is provided on one side of the forced exhaust pipe 182 to generate a suction force ( 184).

The forced exhaust pipe 182 is formed vertically long on the right outside of the decomposition tank 100, the suction fan 184 is installed near the lower end of the forced exhaust pipe 182. In addition, the forced exhaust pipe 182 is installed so that the upper end is in communication with the inner upper portion of the decomposition tank 100, the lower end is installed so as to communicate with the sewer pipe 204 to be described below.

As described above, the forced exhaust means discharges food decomposition gas in the decomposition tank 100 to the outside and supplies oxygen to the microorganisms (bacteria) inhabiting the ceramic balls 160. do. That is, when the air inside the decomposition tank 100 escapes to the outside, oxygen is supplied to the ceramic ball 160 because new external air flows into the decomposition tank 100. Therefore, the forced exhaust means is set to continue to operate even when the apparatus is stopped to supply oxygen to the microorganisms of the ceramic ball 160.

The heater 190 is installed at the lower end of the decomposition tank 100, and selectively operates according to the internal temperature of the decomposition tank 100. In more detail, a heater 190 is attached to the bottom of the accommodating part 102, and a temperature sensor (not shown) for measuring an internal temperature is installed at the decomposition tank 100. The temperature information detected by this is transmitted to the control means.

Therefore, when the temperature measured by the temperature sensor is less than the predetermined temperature, the control means to heat the heater 190 to increase the temperature inside the decomposition tank (100). When the temperature of the decomposition tank 100 rises to the set temperature, the heater 190 is turned off.

For example, the control means is to operate the heater 190 when the temperature inside the decomposition tank 100 measured by the temperature sensor is 55 ℃ or less, when the temperature inside the decomposition tank 100 is 60 ℃ or more The heater 190 is controlled to be off.

As such, maintaining the temperature inside the decomposition tank 100 within a predetermined range is to speed up decomposition of food by maintaining a temperature at which microorganisms (bacteria) inhabiting the ceramic ball 160 are active. (The thermophilic bacteria described above grow well at 55-60 ° C)

A plurality of slits S are formed at the lower right side of the front side of the decomposition tank 100. That is, a plurality of slits S are formed through the vicinity of the front right end of the first accommodating part 102 ′.

The slit S is a portion through which water inside the decomposition tank 100 passes. That is, water separated from the food or decomposed food is discharged to the outside through the slit (S). Therefore, the width of the slit S is preferably formed to have a size of about 0.5 to 2.0mm.

A water collecting tank 200 is installed at the lower end of the decomposition tank 100. More specifically, the sump 200 is installed below the plurality of slits S formed in the first accommodating portion 102 ′ of the disintegration tank 100. Therefore, the water contained in the food inside the decomposition tank 100 is separated and passed through the slit (S), and then collected in the sump (200).

On the other hand, although not shown, the shaft assembly 134 may be further provided with a brush for cleaning the slit (S). That is, a brush is further provided on the stirring blade 134c of the shaft assembly 134 to contact the slit S while the shaft assembly 134 rotates to separate food attached to the slit S, and thus the slit S ) Is sealed.

The discharge pipe 202 is connected to the bottom of the sump 200. The discharge pipe 202 is a pipe for guiding the discharge of sewage collected in the sump 200, this discharge pipe 202 is in communication with the sewer pipe (204). The sewer pipe 204 is installed on the upper side of the base pan 120 to guide the water accumulated in the sump 200 to be discharged to the outside.

The sewer pipe 204 is further provided with a backflow prevention means (206). The non-return means 206 serves to block the sewage when the sewage flows back through the sewer pipe 204 due to the blockage of the sewer main pipe (not shown), and includes a check valve. In addition, when the non-return means 206 is operated by the reverse flow of sewage, this state is displayed to be recognized by the user through the display unit 244, which will be described below, while a buzzer (not shown) is shown. And a warning sound).

In addition, as described above, the sewer pipe 204 is also connected to the forced exhaust pipe 182. Therefore, the sewage of the sump 200 in the sewage pipe 204 and the odor discharged through the forced exhaust pipe 182 is mixed and discharged to the outside.

The sump 200 is further connected to the wash water pipe 210. The washing water pipe 210 is to wash the inside of the sump 200 by guiding the water introduced through the water pipe 220 to be described below to the sump 200, and the washing water pipe 210 is the washing water It is opened and closed by the valve 212.

The washing water valve 212 is preferably made of a solenoid valve, such as the water supply valve 174, this washing water valve 212 is also controlled by the control means.

That is, the washing water valve 212 is opened according to the command of the control means so that the washing water is sprayed into the water collecting container 200, the food waste or the slit S attached to the inside of the water collecting container 200. Food waste that is blocking the washing is to be washed down through the discharge pipe (202).

The washing water pipe 210 and the water supply pipe 172 is in communication with the water pipe 220 is connected to the outside. And the water pipe 220 is provided with a water lever 222. The water lever 222 is to manually open and close the water pipe 220 by the rotation of the lever (Lever).

The water pipe 220 is further provided with a flow rate adjusting means 224. The flow control means 224 is to prevent the water hammer (Water Hammer). That is, the water supply valve 174 and the washing water valve 212 is composed of a solenoid valve is configured to be opened and closed electronically, when such a water supply valve 174 and the washing water valve 212 is suddenly opened and closed, the pipe (water pipe Etc.) As the kinetic energy of the fluid flowing inside is converted into pressure energy, a water hammer is generated.

As such, a water hammer is a kind of instantaneous energy conversion of a flowing fluid. When such a water hammer occurs, pipe breakage, leakage of pipe joints, and noise and vibration are generated. Therefore, the flow rate adjusting means 224 is composed of a relief valve, a surge relief valve, a vacuum brake, or the like so as to quickly release the surge pressure generated in the pipe such as the water pipe 220. In addition, the flow rate adjusting means 224 is more preferably configured to also serve as a role (check valve) to block the back flow of sewage to the water pipe 220 and the like.

A guide plate 230 of a predetermined size is further formed on the left side of the disassembling tank 100 to protrude to the left side, and the control plate 240 is installed on the guide plate 230. The control box 240 is built with a plurality of electronic components including the control means, the front surface is provided with a plurality of operation buttons 242 and the display unit 244.

In addition, a power switch 250 is installed below the control box 240. The power switch 250 is on (on) / off (off) the power flowing from the outside, it is attached to the switch plate 252 installed up and down below the guide plate 230.

The control means is preferably made of a MICOM (MICOM) provided in the control box 240, the water supply means and forced exhaust means described above, and the stirring means, heater 190, food detection means and the like information While controlling the operation of each of these means and components.

Therefore, the user may set the operation state of each of the means and components or change the setting state by using the plurality of operation buttons 242 provided in the control box 240.

In addition, the display unit 244 is composed of an LED (LED) or the like, and displays the overall operating state, error state and operating time of the food waste processing apparatus to the outside.

In addition, although not shown, the control box 240 is further provided with a charging battery for supplying power to the control means. The charging battery is charged by the power supplied from the outside to supply power to the control means. Therefore, even when the power supply from the outside is completely cut off, various data set in the control means are not lost and stored (memorized).

On the other hand, one side of the decomposition tank 100 is further provided with a nutrition supply means 260. That is, under the control of the control means, the nutrient supply means 260 for injecting a nutrient such as bacterial stock solution into the digestion tank 100 may be installed on the left or right side of the digestion tank 100. An example of the supply means 260 is shown in FIG. 4.

As shown therein, the nutrition supply means 260 is a nutrition container 264 in which the nutrients 262 are stored, and a nutrient supply pipe 266 for guiding the nutritional agent 262 stored in the nutrition container 264, A nutrient injection nozzle 268 provided at an end of the nutrient supply pipe 266 and spraying nutrients into the decomposition tank 100, and installed at a portion of the nutrient supply pipe 266 to provide the nutrient supply pipe 266. It is made of a nutrient control valve 270 to selectively open and close.

The nutrient spray nozzle 268 is installed to protrude into the decomposition tank 100, by spraying a nutrient to the ceramic ball 160 provided in the decomposition tank 100, such a nutrient spray nozzle 268 ) May be provided separately, but is connected to the water supply pipe 172 of the water supply means and the nutrients 262 stored in the nutrition container 264 together with water through the injection nozzle 176. It may also be possible to configure to be injected.

The nutrition control valve 270 is preferably made of a solenoid valve, it is controlled by the control means. And, the nutrient supply means 260 is mainly used to supply nutrition to the microorganisms (bacteria, etc.) inhabiting the ceramic ball 160 when no food remains in the decomposition tank 100. As the nutrient 262, the bacterial stock solution is preferably used.

In addition, on one side of the sump 200, a float decomposition means 280 may be further provided to decompose the suspended matter contained in the water collected in the sump 200 discharged to the outside. That is, the suspended matter decomposition means 280 as shown in Figure 5 is further provided to collect the suspended solids such as dishwashing oil (pong pong) or oil contained in the food is collected and discharged together with the water in the sump (200) Finally disassemble.

The suspended matter decomposing means 280 is a floating ceramic ball 282 formed with microorganisms (bacteria, etc.) for decomposing suspended matter, a plurality of micropores in which the microorganisms inhabit and move, and the suspended ceramic ball. 282 and a water reservoir 284 in which water 286 is stored.

The floating ceramic ball 282 is preferably formed to have a specific gravity lower than that of the water 286, and is configured to float on the water 286 temporarily stored in the collecting container 284. Therefore, the microorganisms (bacteria, etc.) inhabiting the suspended ceramic balls 282 decompose the suspended matter (wash oil or oil) floating on the water 286.

More specifically, the floating ceramic ball 282 is made of rubber, plastics, inorganic materials, or the like to float on water, and the adhesion of inorganic materials to a composite material, a thickener, or a fusion by a binder and the like. It can be floated and floated by adjusting the recessive temperature.

Preferably, the floating ceramic ball 282 is a hollow ball made of a spherical shape, and configured to have a specific gravity of 1 g / cm 3 or less. In addition, the microorganisms (bacteria) are vacuum-adsorbed to the floating ceramic ball 282 to freeze-dried to maintain the individual of microorganisms such as bacteria.

The sewage pipe 204 is communicated with the upper surface of the collecting container 284, and a sewage pipe 290 for finally discharging sewage to the outside of the building is connected to the bottom surface thereof. The sewage pipe 290 is preferably formed to protrude upwards by a predetermined height in the interior of the sump (284). Therefore, when a predetermined amount or more of water 286 is collected in the sump 284, the upper portion of the sewage pipe 290 overflows and is discharged through the sewage pipe 290.

When the suspended matter decomposing means 280 is installed as described above, the countercurrent prevention means 206 described above is more preferably installed in the sewage pipe 290.

Hereinafter will be described the operation of the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention having the configuration as described above.

First, a plurality of ceramic balls 160 are introduced into the decomposition tank 100. That is, the user removes the upper surface 20 and peels off the upper cover 106, and then a plurality of ceramic balls 160 are input through the upper opening 104 ', and the ceramic balls 160 are inserted into the ceramic balls 160. Many microorganisms (bacteria) such as bacteria are inhabited.

In addition, the control means provided in the control box 240 is a state in which the overall operating state of the food waste processing apparatus is set in advance.

First, when the user turns on the power switch 250, the food waste processing device is ready for operation, and when the user inputs food, the device starts operation. That is, when the user opens the inlet door 24, the door sensor 26 detects the opening of the inlet door 24 and transmits it to the control means, and the control means supplies the water including the stirring means. The control command is transmitted to the means, the forced exhaust means, and the heater 190.

Therefore, the stirring means is operated to mix the food and the ceramic ball 160 introduced into the decomposition tank 100 with each other. That is, the stirring motor 132 is operated by the power transmitted from the outside, the rotation of the stirring motor 132 is transmitted to the shaft assembly 134 by the connecting member 136. Therefore, the food and ceramic balls 160 are mixed with each other by the stirring blade 134c.

More specifically, according to the rotation of the shaft assembly 134, the ceramic ball 160 is pushed by the stirring blade 134c up and down along the inner surface of the decomposition tank 100 to be repeated repeatedly falling In this motion, the ceramic ball 160 is mixed with food waste and crushed food waste.

At the same time, microorganisms (bacteria) inhabiting the ceramic ball 160 come out along the micropores to decompose food waste.

On the other hand, the user operates the control lever 154 of the tension adjusting means 150, so that the transmission of power is made smoothly by adjusting the tension of the connection member 136.

In this case, the water supply means supplies water into the decomposition tank 100 according to a preset program. That is, when the water supply valve 174 is opened according to the command of the control means, water is injected through the injection nozzle 176 to supply sufficient water to the food and ceramic balls 160.

In addition, the information measured by a temperature sensor (not shown) for measuring the temperature inside the decomposition tank 100 is transmitted to the control means, and if the information is less than the temperature set by the control means analyzed the heater ( 190).

By the water supply means and the heater 190, the inside of the decomposition tank 100 is equipped with a humidity and temperature that facilitates the decomposition of food and the incubation of microorganisms, thereby promoting the decomposition of food.

The water supply means and the heater 190 operate immediately when the power switch 250 is turned on regardless of the opening of the inlet door 24. It is preferable to be controlled by said control means so as to be a suitable environment for decomposition (enough temperature and humidity).

On the other hand, at this time, the suction fan 184 is operated, the gas inside the decomposition tank 100 is discharged to the forced exhaust pipe 182 by the suction force formed by the operation of the suction fan 184. That is, odor generated when the food in the decomposition tank 100 is decomposed is discharged to the sewer pipe 204 through the forced exhaust pipe 182.

Water contained in the food introduced into the decomposition tank 100 and water (H ₂ O) generated by decomposing the food is flowed from the receiving portion 102 by the stirring blade 134c and the slit (S) Pass through)

The water exiting the slit S is accumulated in the sump 200, and the water in the sump 200 passes through the discharge pipe 202 and is discharged to the sewage pipe 204. The sewage pipe 204 is mixed with the water discharged from the sump 200 and the gas (odor) discharged through the forced exhaust pipe 182 is discharged to the outside.

The washing water valve 212 is opened every predetermined time according to the command of the control means. That is, the washing water valve 212 at the time set by the user to open the washing water pipe 210, so that water is injected into the sump (200).

Water sprayed into the sump 200 removes the foreign matter attached to the sump 200 and the food blocking the slit S. In this case, the fine foreign matter in the sump 200 is washed with water and discharged to the discharge pipe 202, the slit (S) is opened so that the water in the decomposition tank 100 is the sump 200 Is discharged smoothly.

The stirring means is operated for a set time. That is, after the food is put into the decomposition tank 100, and after a predetermined time, the operation of the stirring means is stopped.

Of course, it is also possible to set the stirring means to stop when the food is completely extinguished by detecting whether food is left inside the decomposition tank 100 without uniformly stopping the stirring means after a predetermined time. will be.

In addition, since the control box 240 has a built-in charging battery (not shown) for supplying power to the control means, the power switch 250 is turned off (off), the entire apparatus is paused. When it is operated again, the control means stores the remaining time and controls the apparatus to operate for the remaining time. The remaining time is displayed to the outside through the display unit 244.

If the above process continues, the food present in the digestion tank 100 is gradually crushed, about 30 minutes to 1 hour, the shape of the food is crushed so as not to recognize, about 4 to 5 hours After this, about 90% of the food waste is destroyed.

When the food is extinguished, food decomposition gas such as ammonia or methane gas and water (H ₂ O) are produced, and this food decomposition gas is discharged to the outside by the forced exhaust means, and the water (H ₂ O) is It is discharged to the outside through the discharge pipe 202 and the discharge pipe 202 and the sewage pipe 204.

On the other hand, if the nutrient supply means 260 as shown in FIG. 4 is further installed, the nutrient control valve 270 is opened in accordance with a preset program in the control means so that the nutrient 262 to the nutrient injection nozzle 268 It is injected into the decomposition tank 100 through.

Preferably the nutrient supply means 260 is used only when the device is not operated for a long time. That is, since the food is stored in the digestion tank 100 while the apparatus is in use, the microorganisms inhabiting the ceramic ball 160 need to be separately supplied as the microorganisms decompose food and receive nutrients. Because there is not.

In addition, when the suspended matter decomposing means 280 as shown in FIG. 5 is further installed, the wastewater passing through the sewer pipe 204 is once again purified. At this time, the suspended matter (table washing oil, etc.) introduced into the collecting container 284 through the sewage pipe 204 floats on the water 286 accumulated in the collecting container 284, and the floating ceramic ball (282) It is degraded by microorganisms (bacteria, etc.) that live therein.

As the drainage is gradually collected into the sump 284, and the height of the water 286 is higher than the upper end of the sewer pipe 290, the water in the sump 284 naturally overflows. Sewage pipe 290 is introduced.

In addition, when the sewage main pipe (not shown) is blocked and the backflow occurs in the sewer pipe 204 or the sewer pipe 290, the backflow prevention means 206 operates to prevent the backflow of sewage, while the display unit ( A buzzer (not shown) is displayed at the same time as the display through 244 to allow the user to visually and audibly detect the backflow of the sewage and take appropriate measures.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-exemplified embodiments, and many other modifications based on the present invention will be possible to those skilled in the art within the above technical scope.

In the above embodiment, the door sensor 26 detects the inlet door 24 in order to detect that the food is inputted, but in addition to the above configuration, the food inputted through the external inlet 22 is directly detected. Of course, it is also possible to install and use a sensor. That is, by installing an infrared sensor in the external inlet 22 to detect whether or not food passes through the external inlet 22, it is also possible to configure such that the detection result is transmitted to the control means.

According to the food waste treatment apparatus of the present invention as described above, the stirring means for stirring the food and ceramic balls, the water supply means for establishing a good environment for the microorganisms inhabit, and the heater is provided, the ceramic ball has a number of microorganisms As bacteria (bacteria) inhabit, they break down food waste.

Therefore, according to the present invention, there is no need for a separate grinder for crushing food as in the prior art, and a process of transporting the crushed food by a separate device to be buried or flowing into a drainage channel is unnecessary.

As a result, in the present invention, food waste is completely decomposed into water and food decomposition gas (ammonia, methane gas, etc.). Thus, according to the present invention, there is an advantage that the processing work of food waste is unnecessary, and environmental pollution due to food waste is prevented.

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An outer casing forming an appearance; A stirring means provided inside the outer casing to stir the food; Fire extinguishing means is provided inside the outer casing, and the food extinction by the microbial bacteria to extinguish; Water supply means for supplying water to the extinguishing means; Forced exhaust means for removing odor generated by the extinguishing means; A heater for supplying heat to the extinguishing means; A digestion tank containing the extinguishing means and food; Food detection means for detecting whether food is introduced into the decomposition tank; Food waste disposal apparatus, characterized in that it comprises a; control means for controlling the operation of each means. According to claim 1, wherein the fire extinguishing means, Microorganisms that break down food; It has a configuration including a ceramic ball is formed a plurality of micropores in which the microorganism bacteria inhabit therein; The ceramic ball is a garbage treatment device, characterized in that mixed with food by the stirring means. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein the stirring means, A stirring motor for generating rotational power; A pair of shaft assemblies which rotate by the power supplied from the stirring motor and mix the food in the decomposition tank; Food waste treatment apparatus having a configuration comprising a; connecting member for transmitting the power generated in the stirring motor to the pair of shaft assembly. The method of claim 3, wherein the axis assembly, A stirring shaft installed across the decomposition tank; A shaft pulley provided at one end of the stirring shaft, and caught by the connection member; And a plurality of stirring blades installed on an outer surface of the stirring shaft and mixing food and ceramic balls in the decomposition tank. The method of claim 4, wherein the water supply means, A water supply pipe for guiding water introduced from the outside; A water supply valve installed at the water supply pipe and selectively shielding the water supply pipe; It is installed at the end of the water supply pipe, and has a configuration including a spray nozzle for injecting water; Food waste treatment apparatus, characterized in that the opening and closing of the water supply valve is controlled by the control means. The method of claim 5, wherein the injection nozzle, Food waste treatment apparatus is installed on the upper end of the decomposition tank, the water spraying downward. The method of claim 5, wherein the water supply means, Food waste treatment apparatus, characterized in that for supplying water to the extinguishing means in accordance with the control of the control means even when the stirring means is not operated. The method of claim 1, wherein the forced exhaust means, Forced exhaust pipe for guiding the food decomposition gas (odor) inside the decomposition tank to the outside; It is provided on one side of the forced exhaust pipe, has a configuration including a suction fan for generating a suction force; Food waste treatment apparatus, characterized in that the upper end of the forced exhaust pipe is installed in communication with the decomposition tank. The method of claim 1, wherein the heater, Food waste treatment apparatus is installed on the lower end of the decomposition tank, it is selectively operated according to the internal temperature of the decomposition tank. The lower end of the decomposition tank, Food waste treatment apparatus characterized in that it is molded in a semi-circle shape corresponding to the rotational trajectory of the stirring blade of the stirring means. According to claim 1, wherein the food detection means, Food waste processing apparatus, characterized in that the door sensor for detecting whether the opening of the door opening and closing the external opening formed in the outer casing. The method of claim 11, wherein the control means, When the inlet door is opened, the food waste treatment apparatus, characterized in that for controlling the stirring means to operate for a predetermined time. The food waste treatment apparatus according to claim 1 or 10, wherein a water collecting container is provided at a lower end of the decomposition tank to separate and collect water contained in the food. According to claim 1, One side of the fire extinguishing means, Food waste treatment apparatus further comprises a nutrient supply means for supplying nutrients to the microorganisms provided in the extinguishing means. The method of claim 14, wherein the nutrient supply means, Food waste processing apparatus, characterized in that to spray the bacterial stock solution in the decomposition tank in accordance with the control of the control means. The food waste treatment apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising floating material decomposing means for decomposing suspended matter contained in the water collected in the collection container and discharged to the outside. The method of claim 16, wherein the suspended matter decomposition means, Microorganisms that break down suspended matter; And a plurality of micropores in which the microorganism is inhabited and moved, and floating ceramic balls having a specific gravity lower than that of water. The method of claim 3, wherein the connection member, Food waste treatment apparatus, characterized in that made of a chain (chain), the tension (tension) by the tension control means.

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