KR20110130583A - Food waste apparatus having deodorizer with heater - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A food processor equipped with a heater is provided to reduce maintenance cost of food processor by extending the replacement time of a filter. CONSTITUTION: A food processor equipped with a heater comprises a main body member(10), a deodorizing unit(20), and a heating unit(30). The main body member comprises a gas discharge unit(13) discharging the gas generated in crushing or drying procedure of food. A filter(21) is formed inside the deodorizing unit. The deodorizing unit eliminates smell by filtering gas inhaled to a gas discharge unit. The filter includes activated charcoal.

Description

Food processor with heater in deodorization unit {FOOD WASTE APPARATUS HAVING DEODORIZER WITH HEATER}

The present invention relates to a food processor, and more particularly, to a food processor that can increase the deodorization efficiency.

Disposal of food waste generated at homes and businesses into a dedicated food waste collection bin is an abomination to people for odors and pollution. For this reason, in recent years, there is an increasing demand for a food processor capable of primarily processing food waste through crushing, drying, and deodorization. In the case of using the food processor, the odor, contamination, etc. of the food waste can be firstly eliminated and the amount of the food waste can be reduced, thereby making the treatment relatively easy.

In general, the deodorizing process in the food processor is performed while passing through a deodorizing unit including a filter capable of removing odors from wet steam containing malodor generated through the grinding and drying process. However, since the filter is always exposed to high temperature and high humidity humid steam, the efficiency of odor removal decreases with time, and since the filter needs to be replaced periodically, the maintenance cost of the food processor increases.

The technical problem of the present invention has been conceived in this respect, to provide a food waste processor that can increase the deodorization efficiency.

The food processor according to the embodiment for realizing the object of the present invention includes a main body, a deodorizing unit and a heating unit. The main body includes a gas discharge part for discharging the gas generated during the crushing or drying of food. The deodorizing unit includes a filter therein to remove the odor by filtering the gas sucked into the gas discharge unit. The heating unit is mounted to the deodorizing unit and heats the filter inside the deodorizing unit.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the filter may include activated carbon.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the heating unit may be mounted inside the deodorizing unit to directly contact the filter. In this case, the deodorizing portion may be formed of an insulator, thereby minimizing external transfer of heat generated from the heating portion.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the heating unit may be mounted to contact the outer surface of the deodorizing unit. In this case, the deodorizing unit is formed of a conductor, it is possible to transfer the heat generated from the heating unit to the internal filter. In addition, the heating unit may be formed to surround the deodorizing unit in the form of a coil.

According to the present invention, the moisture remaining in the filter can be increased by attaching a heating coil to the deodorizing portion of the food processor to heat the filter of the deodorizing portion. Thus, the deodorization efficiency of the filter can be increased, and the replacement time of the filter can be extended to reduce the maintenance cost of the food processor.

In addition, the heating coil may be mounted inside or outside the deodorizing unit in consideration of the type of filter used inside the deodorizing unit and the state of wet steam in the deodorizing unit.

1 is a schematic diagram schematically showing a food processor according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a schematic diagram schematically showing a food processor according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. As the inventive concept allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the text. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to the specific disclosed form, it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention. Like reference numerals are used for like elements in describing each drawing. In the accompanying drawings, the dimensions of the structures are shown in an enlarged scale than actual for clarity of the invention. The terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as the second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

In this application, the terms "comprises", "having", and the like are used to specify that a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a part or a combination thereof is described in the specification, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

1 is a schematic diagram schematically showing a food processor according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the food processor 100 according to the present exemplary embodiment includes a main body 10, a deodorizing unit 20, and a heating unit 30.

The main body 10 includes a food inlet 11, a processor 12, and a gas outlet 13. Food to be processed is introduced into the processing unit 12 through the food input unit 11. The processing unit 12 reduces the volume of food by crushing or drying the injected food, and removes water contained in the food. For this purpose, although not shown, the processing unit 12 may include a grinder and a heater therein. In this case, the heater of the processing unit 12 is a device for drying food by evaporating moisture contained in the food, which is different from the heating unit 30 to be described later. As such, the crushed or dried food is discharged through a separate food discharge unit (not shown).

On the other hand, apart from the discharge of the pulverized or dried food, the gas generated in the pulverized or dried process is discharged through the gas discharge unit (13). In this case, since the gas has a high degree of pollution and contains a bad smell, it is preferable that the gas is not discharged to the outside, and is sucked into the deodorizing unit 20 in this embodiment.

The deodorizing unit 20 is connected to the gas discharge unit 13 of the main body unit 10 to suck the gas generated in the process of crushing or drying the food through the gas discharge unit 13. The deodorizing unit 20 includes a filter 21 formed therein and a final discharge unit 13 for discharging the filtered gas.

The filter 21 is preferably formed of a material for filtering a gas containing a high odor and fouling, for example, may include activated carbon. Since the activated carbon has a very strong adsorption property and easily absorbs gas and moisture, the activated carbon absorbs contaminants and moisture contained in the gas well, thereby filtering the gas.

On the other hand, the filter 21 further includes a substance having various antibacterial functions and aroma (芳香) function, it is possible to improve the last generated gas in an environmentally friendly manner.

The heating unit 30 may include a heater 31 and a control unit 32. The controller 32 controls heating conditions such as a heating time and a heating temperature of the heater 31.

As already mentioned, the filter 21 adsorbs contaminants or moisture of the gas generated in the food treatment process, so that, after a certain time, the filtration efficiency decreases due to the adsorbed contaminants or moisture. do. Therefore, if heat is applied to the filter 21 to evaporate contaminants or moisture adsorbed on the filter 21, the filtration efficiency can be increased, and consequently, the replacement cycle of the filter can be extended.

That is, in the food processor 100 according to the present invention, heat is applied to the filter 21 through the heater 31 of the heating unit 30, and adsorbed to the filter 21 in the filtration process of the contaminated gas. Pollutants, water, etc. will evaporate.

On the other hand, the heating process of the filter 21 through the heater 31 is controlled by the control unit 32, the filter 21 at the same time the filter (21) to filter the gas (filter (through the heater 31) Heating of 21 may be performed. Alternatively, heating of the filter 21 may be performed after the filter 21 filters the gas. In addition, the controller 32 may control the heating time and the heating temperature of the filter 21 based on the amount of contaminants or moisture adsorbed on the filter 21.

In this embodiment, the heater 31 of the heating part 30 is mounted inside the deodorizing part 20 so as to be in direct contact with the filter 21. In this case, the control unit 32 may be disposed on the inner surface of the deodorizing unit 20 so as to facilitate manufacture. Alternatively, the control unit 32 is not shown to protect the device from the high temperature inside the deodorizing unit 20. It may be disposed outside the portion 20.

The heater 31 may be arranged in the form of a coil in the deodorizing unit 20, it is preferable that the heater 21 is disposed so as to transmit a uniform heat as a whole.

As such, when the heater 31 is mounted inside the deodorizing unit 20 so as to be in direct contact with the filter 21, heat transfer to the filter 21 is very easy and immediate, thereby increasing energy efficiency of heat transfer. It can be, there is an advantage that the temperature control inside the deodorizing unit 20 is easy.

However, when the heater 31 is mounted inside the deodorizing unit 20, since the hot and humid gas generated during the food treatment process comes into direct contact with the heater 31, the heater 31 may be corroded. It can cause problems. Therefore, the outer surface of the heater 31 is preferably formed of a material resistant to heat and moisture.

In addition, the deodorizing unit 20 is formed of an insulator, it is preferable to minimize the heat generated from the heating unit 30 to the outside of the deodorizing unit 20.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram schematically showing a food processor according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The food processor 200 according to the present embodiment includes a main body 10, a deodorizing unit 20, and a heating unit 40, except for the heating unit 40 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1. Since it is substantially the same as the food processor 100 by using, the same reference numerals are used and duplicate description thereof will be omitted.

Referring to FIG. 2, the heating unit 40 according to the present embodiment includes a heater 41 and a control unit 42. The heater 41 is not in direct contact with the filter 21, but is mounted to contact the outer surface of the deodorizing unit 20. In this case, the control unit 32 may be disposed in an appropriate space inside the food processor 200 to facilitate production.

The heater 41 may be formed to surround the outer surface of the deodorizing unit 20 in the form of a coil, and it is preferable that the heat generated from the heater 41 is disposed to be uniformly transmitted to the filter 21 as a whole. Do. On the other hand, when the heater 41 is formed to contact the outer surface of the deodorizing unit 20, the deodorizing unit 20 to transfer the heat generated from the heater 41 to the internal filter 21. It is preferably formed of a conductor.

As such, when the heater 41 is formed to contact the outer surface of the deodorizing unit 20, it is possible to prevent the hot and humid gas generated in the food treatment process from directly contacting the heater 41. Problems such as corrosion of 41 do not occur, and durability is improved.

The control unit 42 of the heating unit 40 may control the heater 41 in the same manner as in the embodiment of FIG. 1. That is, at the same time as the filter 21 filters the gas, the heating through the heater 41 may be performed. Alternatively, the filter 21 may filter the gas and then the heating may be performed. In addition, the controller 42 may control the heating time and the heating temperature of the filter 21 based on the amount of contaminants or moisture adsorbed on the filter 21.

According to the present invention, the moisture remaining in the filter can be increased by attaching a heating coil to the deodorizing portion of the food processor to heat the filter of the deodorizing portion. Thus, the deodorization efficiency of the filter can be increased, and the replacement time of the filter can be extended to reduce the maintenance cost of the food processor.

In addition, the heating coil may be mounted inside or outside the deodorizing unit in consideration of the type of filter used inside the deodorizing unit and the state of wet steam in the deodorizing unit.

Although described above with reference to the embodiments, those skilled in the art can be variously modified and changed within the scope of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention described in the claims below. I can understand.

The present invention has industrial applicability that can be used in a food processor that primarily processes food for home or business use.

100, 200: food processor 10: main body
20: deodorizing part 30, 40: heating part

Claims (7)

A main body part including a gas discharge part for discharging the gas generated during the crushing or drying of the food;
Including a filter, the deodorizing unit for removing the odor by filtering the gas sucked into the gas discharge unit; And
And a heating unit mounted to the deodorizing unit and heating the filter inside the deodorizing unit. The food processor of claim 1, wherein the filter comprises activated carbon. The food processor of claim 1, wherein the heating unit is mounted inside the deodorizing unit to directly contact the filter. The food processor of claim 3, wherein the deodorizing part is formed of an insulator to minimize the external transfer of heat generated from the heating part. The food processor of claim 1, wherein the heating unit is mounted to contact an outer surface of the deodorizing unit. The food processor of claim 5, wherein the deodorizing unit is formed of a conductor to transfer heat generated from the heating unit to an internal filter. The food processor of claim 6, wherein the heating unit is formed to surround the deodorizing unit in a coil form.

Images