KR20070072315A - Waste collection container apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A food waste collecting equipment which can monitor and control whether foreign materials are contained in food waste injected into an agitator or not, can automatically measure and inspect the content of water contained in food waste, and can automatically measure and control the collection weight of food waste is provided. A food waste collecting equipment comprises: a supporting duct(31) which has a hopper formed in an upper portion of the body thereof, of which a lower portion is fixed to supporting panels(11a,11b), and which has a guide hole(32) penetrated into one side of the body thereof; an agitator(50) comprising a plurality of blades(51) that traverse an inner part of the supporting duct and are spaced from one another in a predetermined distance, and a drive motor for rotating a rotary shaft connected to the blades; a load measuring device(70) comprising a plurality of load cells(71) installed on the periphery of the hopper to sense the weight of food waste loaded on the dropping panel; a dropping device(40) comprising a dropping panel(44) fixed to a screw shaft body(46), and at least a pair of guides(42) installed at one side of an inner part of the supporting duct to guide sliding of the dropping panel; a water sensor(80) adhered to one side of the supporting duct and installed between the agitator and the load measuring device; a cushion cover(43) fixed between an outer surface of the supporting duct and the supporting panels; and a control device installed in an upper portion of a body of a food waste collecting box to selectively control the operation of respective motors of the agitator and the dropping panel.

Description

Food Waste Collection Device {Waste Collection Container Apparatus}

1 is a schematic perspective view showing a food waste collection device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a front sectional view showing the main part of the food waste collection device according to the embodiment,

Figure 3 is a perspective view schematically showing a lower portion of the tray of food waste collection apparatus according to the embodiment,

4 is a perspective view schematically showing a stirrer according to the present invention;

5 is an operating state of the stirrer and the dropping device according to the present invention,

6 is a schematic system configuration diagram of a pay-per-use management system of a food waste collection device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of the main symbols in the drawings

1: Food waste collection device

10: main body of food waste collection box

20: controller

30: Hopper

40: dropping device

50: Stirrer

60: photographing member

70: load measuring instrument

80: moisture measuring sensor

90: shatterproof cover

100: collector

The present invention relates to a food waste collection device, and more particularly, the collection information including the weight and moisture content of the food waste is recorded while stirring the food waste to photograph the foreign matter contained in the food waste. It is a food waste collection device that can manage food waste efficiently by being managed through.

In general, food wastes generated around living are secondary pollution with leachate when they are buried in a common yard, and when incinerated, it generates excessive pollutants such as dioxin, which generates excessive amounts of moisture, and at the same time, energy for incineration. Excessive consumption leads to huge economic losses.

In addition, in the construction of food waste storage facilities, local residents are trying to install in other areas as far as possible from residential areas, causing social disputes among neighboring residents.

Therefore, the government or local governments (hereinafter referred to as food waste management offices) separately define classification standards and packing standards for food waste that should be distinguished from general garbage in order to use food waste more efficiently and prevent social disputes. Food waste, for example, should be improved to collect food waste efficiently from each household, household or business (hereafter referred to as a garbage source).

As such, the efficient disposal and collection of food waste, which is becoming increasingly serious, mainly includes the food waste collection process for each household or group of residential areas such as apartments, and the food waste unloading process for transporting the collected food waste to a predetermined treatment facility or place. At the same time, consideration should be given.

As a means of handling the food waste collection process described above, some methods of composting and feeding food waste have been proposed, but impurities and other general waste components that do not yet meet the classification criteria of food waste payoff are properly classified and collected. Not only that, there is a disadvantage that does not properly control the moisture content or weight contained therein.

In other words, there is a slight difference in food waste according to the classification criteria, but the food shells, bottle caps, wooden chopsticks, shells and shells of shellfish and seashells (hereinafter referred to as “foreign substances”) that animals cannot eat generally should be classified and treated separately. However, in reality, it is not properly classified.

As a result, the food waste finally sorted and collected must contain a significant amount of impurities and salts, so that separate food treatment or salt treatment dilution is performed separately for the feed and composting of food waste. There is a disadvantage that an additional process is required for.

In addition, food waste bins that can be handled by each household or group of dwellings where the original food waste originates are proposed.This technology can be applied to the householder's name, address, The sticker inserting means in which the contact is described is fixed by partial thermal bonding (Utility Model Registration No. 20-370705).

Although this technology is expected to reduce the content of contaminant sewage and water content by identifying the identity of the food waste emitters in the food waste collection process, a professional collector can directly measure the impurities or moisture contained in the food waste. There is a problem that the inspection must be performed by hand.

In order to solve the problems as described above, the present invention allows the garbage collector used in the food waste collection process can be stored in a sealed state in the lower part of the main body and a monitoring means such as a camera is installed on the upper part of the main body to the stirrer Its purpose is to provide a food waste collection device that can monitor and control the presence of foreign substances in food waste.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a food waste collection apparatus that can automatically measure and inspect the content of water contained in the food waste during the food waste collection process.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a food waste collection apparatus capable of automatically measuring and controlling the weight of food waste collected in a food waste collection process.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a control signal corresponding to the food waste classification standards and collection standards such as a pay-per-use to the main system when classifying and collecting food wastes at the place where food wastes are generated so that food wastes can be efficiently stored. To provide a food waste collection device.

Features of the present invention for achieving the above object of the present invention

In the food collection device to provide a food container to the top of the main body constituting the food collection device, and to install a collecting container for storing the food waste in the lower part,

The upper part of the body constitutes a hopper for guiding food waste introduced into the inlet communicated with the inlet, and the lower part is fixed to a support panel attached to the inside of the main body, and a support duct having a perforated guide hole formed at one side of the body. ;

A plurality of blades spaced apart at predetermined intervals across the interior of the support duct, and an agitator having a drive motor for rotating the rotation shaft coupled to the blades according to a control signal;

A load measuring device having a plurality of load cells installed around the hopper and detecting a weight of food waste loaded on an upper portion of the drop panel;

A drop panel fixed to the screw shaft to allow one side to slide inwardly of the support duct along the guide hole; and a drop panel fixed to the inner side of the support duct to guide the slide movement of the drop panel. A dropping device having at least one pair of guides to block water leakage of food waste when the inside of the support duct is closed;

A moisture detection sensor attached to one side of the support duct and installed between the stirrer and the rod measuring device to detect a moisture content of food waste;

A cushion cover fixed between an outer surface of the support duct and a support panel to block odor leaking from the collection container;

And a control device installed above the main body of the food waste collection box and selectively controlling the driving of each of the agitator and the drop panel according to the detection signals of the weight sensing load cell, the moisture sensing sensor and the photographing member. To provide a garbage collection device.

Another feature of the present invention is installed on top of the bin, food waste collection further comprises a monitoring means including a photographing member for capturing the image of the food waste put into the stirrer through the inlet communicating with the interior of the collecting container In providing a device.

Another feature of the present invention is to provide a food waste collection device that is further installed on the upper portion of the collecting container bellows-type cover to prevent scattering when food waste falls into the collecting container.

Another feature of the present invention is to provide a food waste collection device comprising a cushion member to block the smell of food waste and to prevent the formatting of mosquitoes.

Another feature of the present invention is that the control device provides a food waste collection device comprising a storage member for storing respective data such as weight sensing, moisture sensing, and images of food waste, and an image output monitor and an audio output speaker. have.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are intended to describe in detail enough to enable those skilled in the art to easily practice the invention, and therefore It does not mean that the technical spirit and scope of the present invention is limited.

1 is a schematic perspective view showing a food waste collection apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a front sectional view showing the main portion of the food waste collection apparatus according to the embodiment, Figure 3 is a food and drink according to the embodiment 4 is a perspective view schematically showing a lower portion of a waste container, FIG. 4 is a perspective view schematically showing an agitator according to the present invention, FIG. 5 is an operation state diagram of an agitator and a dropping device according to the present invention, and FIG. It is a schematic system block diagram of the pay-per-use management system of the food waste collection apparatus which concerns on another embodiment.

Food waste collection apparatus according to the present invention is the first opening and closing cover 12 is installed on the main body 10 so that the food waste can be put, the collection container 100 is housed in the lower body 10 can be stored in a wheel type The second opening and closing cover 16 is installed.

An upper portion of the main body 10 is formed with an input tray 14 for putting food waste, and a control device 20 for controlling a food processing state is installed on one side of the upper portion, and a lower portion of the main body 10 has foreign substances contained in the injected food waste. Each device (described below) is configured to be agitated to photograph whether or not it is contained therein, and to measure the moisture content and weight of the food waste.

That is, the food waste collection device 1 according to the present invention is capable of processing and collecting food waste by applying the food waste to the pay-as-you-go management system, and puts it in the upper part of the main body 10 forming the food waste bin 14. In the food waste collection device (1) provided in the lower part, the collection container 100 for storing food waste is installed to be receivable so as to separately collect the food waste.

As the monitoring means 60, the photographing member 60 is installed on the top of the inlet box 14, and captures an image of food waste introduced through the inlet 6 communicating with the interior of the collecting container 100.

The photographing member 60 is attached to the bottom of the roof panel 2 formed on the upper part of the main body 10 so as to photograph the foreign matter contained in the food waste, for example, attaching a digital camera to the bottom of the roof panel 2. It is preferable that the captured image is configured to be stored in the control device 20 to be described below.

The support duct 31 is attached to the upper portion of the load cell 71 installed on the upper surface of the support panel (11b) to the hopper 30 for guiding the food waste introduced into communication with the inlet (6) in the upper portion of the body. The lower part is installed to be assembled in the cushion cover 48 installed on the support panel 11a attached to the inside of the body.

In addition, the stirrer 50 has a plurality of blades 51 spaced apart at predetermined intervals across the interior of the support duct 31, the drive motor 52 is axially coupled to the blade 51 control device The blade 51 is rotated according to the signal of 20.

In constructing the dropping device 40 according to the present invention, the dropping panel 44 is fixed to the screw shaft 46 so that one side can slide inwardly of the support duct 31, and at least one pair of guides. 42 is installed on one side of the support duct 31 to guide the slide movement of the drop panel 44, the drop panel 44 is to support the food waste inside the support duct 31 When closed, it prevents food waste from leaking water.

Here, the guide 42 is installed in the left and right directions of the support duct 31 when the slide movement of the drop panel 44 is driven in the front and rear directions of the support duct 31, Guide holes (not shown) may be separately formed and applied to smoothly guide the slide movement.

The load measuring device 70 includes a plurality of load cells 71 installed around the hopper 30, and accordingly, passes through the stirrer 50 in the support duct 31 to upper the drop panel 44. The weight of food waste is automatically sensed through the load cell 71 when it is loaded on.

The moisture sensor 80 is attached to one side or the inner circumferential surface of the support duct 31, it is installed between the dropping device 40 and the rod measuring device 70 to automatically detect the moisture content of food waste.

The control device 20 is installed on the main body 10 of the food waste container adjacent to the inlet 6, and connected to the output side of the weight sensing load cell 71, the moisture sensor 80 and the photographing member 60, respectively. It is installed, and selectively controls the driving of each drive motor (41, 52) coupled to the stirrer (50) and the drop panel 44 in accordance with each detection signal.

In the food waste collection apparatus 1 according to the present invention, the control device 20 includes a storage member (not shown) for storing respective data such as weight sensing, moisture sensing, and images of food waste containing foreign substances. The video output monitor 21 and the audio output speaker 22 are provided, and on one side of the front, a user authentication means 24 such as a magnetic card or an IC card capable of identifying each householder such as a magnetic card or an authentication card is installed. The rear side may further include an Internet connection means (not shown) such as a network connection.

Here, the user authentication means 24 is preferably composed of a magnetic card reader.

In addition, the control device 20 is a data processing unit including an opening and closing cover control step and food waste image recording and stirring control step, moisture measurement control step, weight measurement and drop control step, collecting container loading and withdrawal control step to the microcomputer and the like. It is preferable to set in advance and to further configure.

The user authentication means 24 can be appropriately modified according to the requirements required in the pay-per-use management system 200 in the process of applying the food waste collection device 1 according to the present invention.

In addition, the dropping apparatus 40 according to the present invention includes movement detecting sensors 47a and 47b contacting one side of the falling panel 44 at both ends of the fixed plate 43, and the movement detecting sensors 47a, 47b) comprises a relay switch for switching the rotational direction of the drive motor 41 and the screw shaft 46 so that the direction in which the drop panel 44 slides along the guide hole 32 and the guide 42 is changed. It is preferable.

The drop panel 44 is provided with a weight sensing load cell 71 connected to the control device 20, the weight or weight of food waste falling from the inlet (6) is automatically sensed by the load cell 40 control device Provided by 20.

In addition, the food waste collection apparatus 1 according to the present invention further comprises a locking holder 15 installed on one side of the front frame 8 of the main body 10, wherein the locking holder 15 has a slide protrusion with a locking hole. (13) is fitted to selectively lock and release the first opening and closing cover 12.

The collecting container 100 is installed to be pulled out of the main body 10 of the food waste container by pulling the handle 18 from the lower portion of the support panel (11a), but the scattering prevention cover 90 is removable. It is coupled to the lower portion, the driving wheel 7 is coupled to the hinge pin.

In particular, the shatterproof cover 90 is fixed to the collection box 100 in a bellows type flexible to its body, the upper portion is attached to the bottom surface of the support panel (11a), the lower portion is the upper portion of the collecting container 100 It is fixed to the upper portion of the collecting container 100 through each of the fixing lever 19 in the state covered with.

The scattering prevention cover 90 functions to prevent food from being scattered or odors generated outside the collecting container 100 during the food waste dropping process.

The cushion cover 43 is fixed between the outer surface of the support duct 31 and the support panel 11a, and serves to block odor leaking from the collection container 100. In the embodiment of the present invention, the cushion cover 43 is composed of a cushion member including a sponge fixedly installed on the upper portion of the support panel (11b) blocks the smell of food waste and at the same time form a mosquito It is desirable to prevent and keep hygienic.

On the other hand, the food waste collection device 1 according to the present invention is arranged in a group residence or a restaurant such as an apartment as shown in Figure 6, respectively, through the Internet connection means configured in the rear panel of the control device 20 Can be connected to the regional pay-per-use management system 200, each of the food waste collection device 101, 102, 103, 104 is connected to the server 201 of the jurisdiction through the router 203 and wired and wireless Internet At the same time, as the collector server 202 is connected to the wired, preferential Internet, data such as weight detection signal, moisture detection signal, user authentication signal, etc. related to food waste stored in the control device 20 is processed in the metering system management system 200. Applicable to facilitate the following.

In the configuration of the present invention configured as described above, reference numeral 3 denotes a side wall of the main body, 4 is a support protrusion of the main body, 16 is a second opening and closing cover installed in the lower part of the main body, 17a and 17b hinges, 23 is The switch 53 of the control unit represents the drive motor holder.

Hereinafter, the operation of each step of the food waste is processed and collected by the configuration of the present invention.

Food waste collection device 1 according to the present invention by the image output monitor 21 and the audio output speaker 22 configured in the control device 20 controls the opening and closing cover and food waste image taking and stirring control step, Providing guidance on the moisture measurement control step, the weighing and drop control step, the loading and withdrawal control step, when the first user inserts the magnetic card into the user authentication means 24, such as a card reader, the control device 20 The slide protruding piece of the locking holder 15 is cleared from the locking hole 13 by the control signal set in advance. Accordingly, the user opens the first opening / closing cover 12 and puts the food waste inside. It can be put in.

Subsequently, when the user pours the food waste into the hopper 30 through the inlet 6 formed in the inlet 14, the food waste is photographed member 60, that is, digital, which is a monitoring means installed in the roof panel 2. The photographed image of the food waste by the camera device is processed into image data and input to the storage means and the microcomputer of the control device 20.

Subsequently, the food waste introduced into the lower portion through the hopper 30 formed on the upper portion of the support duct 31 is agitated by the plurality of blades 51 rotated by the driving motor 52, and this state is described above. The photographing member 60 is repeatedly photographed 2 to 5 times and re-inputted into the storage means and the microcomputer of the control device 20.

The control device 20 according to the present invention provides the image output monitor 21 and the audio output speaker 22 with respect to whether the food waste contains foreign substances through the image checking and stirring process. When the user wants to fully check whether the foreign matter is contained, the stirrer 50 and the photographing member 60 may be directly set by using the switch 23 of the control device 20 so that the image checking and stirring process is repeated. .

On the other hand, when the food waste passing through the stirrer 50 accumulates in the upper portion of the drop panel 44 passing through the support duct 31, the moisture content is automatically detected through the moisture measuring sensor 80, the control device 20 The detection signal is input to the upper surface of the dropping panel 44 in a state of blocking the inside of the support duct 31, that is, closed.

The weight of the food waste is automatically measured by the weight sensing load cell 71 formed in the load measuring device 70 and the measurement signal is input to the control device 20.

Here, the control apparatus 20 compares and determines each detection and measurement value by a preset control logic and rotates the drive motor 41 according to a preset program.

Rotation of the drive motor 41 causes the screw shaft 46 to rotate to block the inside of the support duct 31 so that the falling panel 44 along the guide hole 32 and the guide 42 supports the duct 31. Slide outside).

At this time, the inside of the support duct 31 by the slide movement of the drop panel 44 is opened, the food waste, the inspection and measurement of the moisture and weight and the inclusion of foreign matters is naturally dropped and loaded into the collecting container (100).

This process is generally generated a lot of odor and smell inherent in the food waste bar, the cushion cover 43 of the sponge according to the present invention to block the external leakage of such odor, the food waste in the dropping process of the collecting container 100 Preventing cats, flies, and mosquitoes from being infested and food wastes can be collected hygienically, by preventing them from scattering above or outside the entrance.

On the other hand, when the collection of food waste is completed, the drive motor 41 is reversely rotated in response to the signal from the control device 20 to slide in the drop panel 44 to close the inside of the support duct 31 again. If the food waste is collected in the collecting container 100 according to a predetermined treatment capacity, the user dismantles the scattering prevention cover 90 and then rolls the wheel 7 to the outside of the second opening / closing cover 16. 100) is taken out and treated by a separate unloading means (for example, a cleaning vehicle).

According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, when the screw shaft 46 is at a constant rotational speed, one end of the drop panel 44 coupled to the screw shaft 46 contacts the movement detecting sensors 47a and 47b to drive the motor. The rotation stop and the direction change of the (41) is achieved, so that the drop panel 44 can be modified to set the opening and closing of the interior space of the support duct 31 for the fall of food waste.

As described above, the food waste collection device 1 according to the present invention allows the user to sequentially not only contain foreign substances in food waste but also moisture content and weight according to the guidance of the image output monitor 21 and the audio output speaker 22. It is applied to manage food waste in accordance with the treatment standards such as pay-as-you-go system.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the food waste collection device 1 is connected to the local pay-per-use management system 200 separately installed outside, such as a regional management office or a local government, by the Internet, in this case, the control device 20 according to the present invention. Of course, the photographing data, moisture detection data and weight detection data relating to the collection of food waste stored in) may be sent to a separate server 201 or 202 to be modified to more efficiently perform the food treatment payoff.

The present invention as described above may be variously modified and implemented by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the claims claimed in the claims, the technical protection scope of the present invention described above It is not limited to a preferred embodiment.

As described above, the food waste collection device according to the present invention can check whether the food wastes are discarded indiscriminately, and can be collected in a sanitary manner by preventing the formatting of cats, flies, and mosquitoes, as well as food wastes. By measuring the moisture content and weight of the product and loading it into the collecting container, food waste can be disposed of in accordance with the standard of pay-per-treatment, and connected to an external management system for pay-per-use management. The food waste can be easily disposed of in accordance with the food waste pay-per-treatment standards.

Claims (5)

In the food collection device to provide a food container to the top of the main body constituting the food collection device, and to install a collecting container for storing the food waste in the lower part, The upper part of the body constitutes a hopper for guiding food waste introduced into the inlet communicated with the inlet, and the lower part is fixed to a support panel attached to the inside of the main body, and a support duct having a perforated guide hole formed at one side of the body. ; A stirrer having a plurality of blades spaced apart at predetermined intervals across the inside of the support duct, and having a driving motor for rotating the rotating shaft coupled to the blade according to a control signal; A load measuring device having a plurality of load cells installed around the hopper and detecting a weight of food waste loaded on an upper portion of the drop panel; A drop panel fixed to the screw shaft to allow one side to slide inwardly of the support duct along the guide hole; and a drop panel fixed to the inner side of the support duct to guide the slide movement of the drop panel. A dropping device having at least one pair of guides to block water leakage of food waste when the inside of the support duct is closed; A moisture detection sensor attached to one side of the support duct and installed between the stirrer and the rod measuring device to detect a moisture content of food waste; A cushion cover fixed between an outer surface of the support duct and a support panel to block odor leaking from the collection container; A control device installed on the main body of the food waste container and selectively controlling driving of each of the stirrer and the drop panel according to the detection signals of the weight sensing load cell, the moisture sensing sensor and the photographing member; Food waste collection device characterized in. The method of claim 1, Food waste collection device characterized in that it is installed on top of the input box, further comprising a monitoring means including a photographing member for capturing the image of food waste put into the stirrer through the inlet communicated with the interior of the collecting container. The method of claim 1, Installing a bellows-proof cover is connected to the upper portion of the collecting container in a bellows type, food waste collection device, characterized in that to prevent the scattering of food waste when the food waste falls to the collecting container side. The method of claim 1, The cushion cover is formed of a cushion member including a sponge, the food waste collection device, characterized in that fixed to the top of the support panel. The method of claim 1, And the control device comprises a storage member for storing respective data such as weight sensing, moisture sensing, and images of food waste, an image output monitor, and an audio output speaker.

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