KR20150039665A - Apparatus for compressing food waste - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for compressing food waste and, more specifically, to an apparatus for compressing food waste to prevent the risk of electric shock by operating a hydraulic jack using sunlight or a DC current; and to minimize the volume and moisture content of food waste by compressing the food waste.

Description

[0001] Apparatus for compressing food waste [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a garbage compaction device, and more particularly, to a garbage compaction device that operates by operating a hydraulic jack using sunlight or a direct current (DC) current to prevent the risk of electric shock, To a food garbage compacting apparatus which minimizes volume and moisture of the food garbage.

In general, food waste generated in the process of cooking food and food waste that is discarded are put into a dedicated collection container or food waste bag, and then discarded.

At this time, since the food garbage contains a large amount of water, the total volume of the food garbage is large. This may lead to a waste of the bag of food garbage weight, and since such a water may accompany a bad odor, inventions capable of removing water from food garbage have been recently developed.

Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2013-0096100 relates to a conventional food waste treatment apparatus having a function of dewatering, crushing and drying, and is characterized in that the food waste discharged through a sink drain is dehydrated And pulverized, and dried through a drier, thereby reducing the volume of food waste.

In addition to the above-mentioned patent, a patent for treating food waste using microorganisms is also being developed.

However, the conventional food waste water removal patents are not capable of treating a large amount of food waste, but only a small amount of food waste is treated, and when the food waste is crushed, the water pipe may be clogged due to the crushed water, When food waste is dried, it takes a long time to dry, and there is a problem that a bad smell is caused and a large amount of electricity is charged.

Further, when microorganisms are used, there is a problem that it takes a long time for the microorganisms to decompose the food waste.

In order to solve the above-described problems of conventional food waste water removal patents, the present inventor has proposed a method of operating a hydraulic jack using sunlight or a direct current (DC) current to prevent the risk of electric shock, Accordingly, the inventors of the present invention have invented a food garbage compression device that compresses food waste to minimize the volume and moisture of the food waste.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0096100

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method of operating an oil jack using sunlight or a direct current (DC) current to prevent the risk of electric shock, And to provide a food garbage compaction device that minimizes the volume and moisture of the food garbage by compressing the garbage.

More specifically, the present invention provides a food garbage compression device capable of compressing food garbage upward and downward through a linear movement force of a jack.

The present invention also provides a food waste compaction device capable of discharging moisture leaking from the food waste to be compressed and the composted food waste to the outside.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a food garbage compres- sion device capable of producing electricity through solar charging and being driven through generated electricity.

Among the embodiments, the food garbage compaction device includes a housing; A charging unit positioned at an upper side of the housing and configured to allow food waste to be introduced from the outside; A storage unit for storing the charged food waste; A lift unit for moving the storage unit upward or downward; And a compression unit located at the upper side of the storage unit and compressing the food waste moved in the upward direction.

In one embodiment, the lift portion includes a support plate for supporting a lower surface of the storage portion; motor; A speed converter for converting a rotational speed of the motor; A motion transducer for converting a rotational motion of the motor into a linear motion; And a jack connected to the motion transducer for moving the receiving plate upward or downward.

In one embodiment, the compression section comprises a compression plate; And at least one fixed support configured to fix the compression plate.

In one embodiment, the compression plate may include a fixed plate and an open / close plate hinged to each other.

In one embodiment, the open / close plate may be connected to the fixed support via one or more springs.

In one embodiment, the compression plate may further include at least one shredding pin configured to shred the compressed food waste at a lower portion thereof.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the food waste compaction device may include a food waste discharge door formed to correspond to a position of the storage part and configured to take out the storage part to the outside.

According to an embodiment, the food waste compression device may further include at least one of a drain and a drain pipe for draining water leaking from the food waste to the outside of the housing.

In one embodiment, the storage unit may include at least one drain hole for draining moisture leaking from the food waste.

According to an embodiment, the food waste compression device may include a solar power generation module configured to generate and charge electricity through solar light; And an external power supply module configured to receive power from an external power supply; ≪ / RTI >

According to an embodiment, the charging unit may include a collecting member configured to collect the charged food waste toward the center side, An inlet path through which the collected food waste is introduced into the storage section; And a cover covering an upper portion of the collecting member.

In one embodiment, the collecting member and the cover may be configured to be detachable from the housing.

In one embodiment, the storage unit may be configured to be detachable from the lift unit.

In one embodiment, the lift unit may further include an air valve for turning the operation of the jack on or off.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, in the case where food garbage is placed on the upper side of the open / close plate, one side of the open / close plate is inclined downward due to the load of the food garbage, The one side of the opening / closing plate is restored to the tilt direction by the elastic force of the one or more springs and is directed to the horizontal direction.

In one embodiment, the jack includes a jack piston receiving the linear motion from the motion transducer; And a jack boom connected to a lower surface of the receiving plate and configured to be variable in length according to the linear motion.

In one embodiment, the housing may further include one or more leakage preventing partitions to prevent moisture, which is drained through the drain hole, from leaking to the outside.

In one embodiment, the food waste compaction device may further include a switch for turning the operation of the motor on or off.

The food garbage compaction device according to an embodiment of the present invention can move the piston of the jack upward and downward through the rotational force of the motor and thereby move the support plate upward and downward. It is possible to reduce the production cost by simplifying the structure.

In addition, since the compression force due to the linear motion of the jack can be adjusted through the motor, the food waste can be effectively compressed regardless of the strength of the food waste.

In addition, since a large amount of food waste can be compressed at a time, it is possible to quickly remove moisture from food waste at a place where a large amount of food waste is generated, such as a restaurant, thereby shortening the working time.

In addition to the external current, it is possible to generate electricity through solar power generation, thus saving electricity bill. By providing a battery, it is possible to remove the moisture of food waste through electric power charged in the battery regardless of the place Effect.

Generally, there is a risk of electric shock when using electricity due to moisture in a home or a restaurant. On the other hand, the garbage compaction device according to the present invention is not limited to AC (alternating current) ) Electric current is used to operate the hydraulic jack, so that the danger of electric shock can be prevented.

Further, since the food waste is not crushed or crushed but is compressed to remove water, it is not necessary to discharge the food waste to the drain pipe, thereby preventing clogging of the drain pipe.

In addition, the compressed garbage and moisture can be easily discharged through the food garbage discharge door and the drain pipe.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing a food waste compaction apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 (a) and 2 (b) illustrate the operation state of the lift unit 140 shown in FIG. 1 more specifically. 2C is a diagram showing a state in which the lift unit 140 is in operation and FIG. 2C is a diagram showing a state in which the lift unit 140 is completed.
3 is a view showing the compression unit 150 shown in FIG. 1 in more detail.
FIG. 4 is a view showing a state where food waste is discharged to the outside of the housing 110 through the food waste discharge door 111 shown in FIG.

The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, a repeated description, a known function that may obscure the gist of the present invention, and a detailed description of the configuration will be omitted. Embodiments of the present invention are provided to more fully describe the present invention to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the shapes and sizes of the elements in the drawings and the like can be exaggerated for clarity.

Throughout the specification, when an element is referred to as "comprising ", it means that it can include other elements as well, without excluding other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a garbage compaction apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a view showing a more detailed operation state of the lift unit 140 shown in FIG. 1, More specifically, FIG. 2 (a) shows a state before the operation of the lift part 140, FIG. 2 (b) shows a state during operation of the lift part 140, FIG. 3 is a view showing the compression section 150 shown in FIG. 1 in more detail. FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing the state of the food waste discharged through the food waste discharge door 111 shown in FIG. (110).

1 to 4, the food waste compaction apparatus 100 includes a housing 110, an input unit 120, a storage unit 130, a lift unit 140, and a compression unit 150.

First, the housing 110 may serve to receive the input unit 120, the storage unit 130, the lift unit 140, and the compression unit 150, which will be described later. At this time, since a large amount of water can be discharged from the food waste 10, it is preferable that the housing 110 is formed of a nonmetal material that does not easily rust and corrode even in the case of moisture.

A food waste discharge door 111 for separating the storage part 130 to be described later from the housing 110 may be formed on the side surface of the housing 110. The food waste discharge door 111 is connected to the storage part 130, respectively.

In one embodiment, the door handle 112 can be provided on one side of the food waste discharge door 111, so that the food waste discharge door 111 can be easily opened and closed.

A housing handle 113 for moving the food waste compression apparatus 100 may be provided on the side surface of the housing 110. The user may grasp the housing handle 113 by pressing the food waste compression apparatus 100 100) to a desired position.

A switch 117 may be provided on the side surface of the housing 110 to turn on or off the operation of the motor 142 to be described later, So that the motor 142 described later can be rotated.

The size of the housing 110 and the size of the housing 110 are not limited as long as the input unit 120, the storage unit 130, the lift unit 140, and the compression unit 150 are accommodated in the housing 110 and are not corroded by moisture. Note that the material is not limited.

Next, the input unit 120 may be positioned on the upper side of the housing 110 as described above, and may serve to receive the food waste 10 to be introduced from the outside.

The input unit 120 includes a collecting member 121 for collecting the food waste 10 to be introduced into the central portion and an inflow path 122 for introducing the collected food waste 10 into the storage unit 130 And a cover 123 covering the upper part of the collecting member 121. [

Here, collecting the charged food waste 10 at the center can be understood as meaning that the charged food waste 10 is densely packed.

That is, by forming one or more oblique faces toward the center portion on the upper side of the collecting member 121 and forming the food waste charging hole 121a in the central portion, the food waste 10, which is concentrated along the oblique surface, And may be introduced into the inflow path 122 through the branch line 121a.

The inflow path 122 connects the inflow hole 121a and the storage unit 130 so that the food waste 10 introduced from the food waste charging hole 121a can be introduced into the storage unit 130 can do.

Meanwhile, the collecting member 121 can be configured to be detachable from the housing 110, and the user can easily clean the collecting member 121 through the detachment.

Further, on the side surface of the collecting member 121, a collecting member handle 121b capable of being held by a user can be formed.

The cover 123 covers the upper part of the collecting member 121 to minimize the malodor of the food waste 10 and prevent the insect from penetrating into the inside.

The cover 123 can also be configured to be detachable from the collecting member 121, and the user can easily clean the cover 123 through the detachment.

A cover knob 123a which can be gripped by a user can be formed on the side surface of the cover 123. [

The collecting member 121, the inflow passage 122 and the cover 123 described above may be changed according to the shape of the housing 110. The collecting member 121, the inflow passage 122, 122 and the shape of the cover 123 are not limited.

Next, the storage unit 130 may serve to store the food waste 10 introduced through the input unit 120.

Here, the meaning of storing the food wastes 10 is not to store the food wastes 10 for a long time, but to interpret the inputted food wastes 10 to be stored.

The storage unit 130 may be detachable from the lift unit 140 and may be separated from the housing 110 when the food waste discharge door 111 is opened.

At least one of the side surface or the bottom surface of the storage unit 130 may be provided with at least one drainage perforation hole 131 for draining moisture leaking from the food waste.

Accordingly, the moisture leaking from the food waste 10 can be drained downward through the drainage perforation hole 131 without being accumulated in the storage part 130.

In one embodiment, the housing 110 may be provided with at least one leakage preventing partition 114 for preventing water from leaking out through the drainage perforation hole 131 to the outside, The moisture can be prevented from bouncing in all directions by the leakage preventing partition 114 and the contamination inside the housing 110 can be minimized.

The at least one leakage preventing partition 114 functions to collect the water drained from the inside of the housing 110 and drains collected water to the outside of the housing 110 through the leakage preventing partition 114 formed at the lower side. A drain pipe 115 and a drain pipe 116 may be provided.

In addition, a storage unit handle 132 for removing the storage unit 130 from the housing 110 may be provided on a side surface of the storage unit 130.

It should be noted that the material and size of the storage unit 130 are not limited as long as the storage unit 130 receives the food waste 10 and drains water.

Next, the lift unit 140 may serve to provide power for moving the storage unit 130 upward or downward.

To enable this, the lift portion 140 may include a backing plate 141, a motor 142, a velocity transducer 143, a motion transducer 144, and a jack (Jack) 145.

The support plate 141 may serve to support the lower surface of the storage unit 130 to be seated. The motor 142 rotates by receiving electricity and may transmit the rotational motion of the motor 142 to the motion transducer 144. The speed converter 143 may change the speed of the motor 142 rotating at high speed to a speed at which the jack 145 can receive the speed. Further, the motion converter 144 may convert the rotational motion transmitted from the motor into a linear motion force and transmit the linear motion force to the jack 145.

The jack 145 includes a jack piston 145a that receives a linear motion force from the motion transducer 144 and a jack boom 145 that is connected to a lower side of the above-mentioned support plate 141 and is configured to be variable in length according to a linear movement force 145b.

That is, the rotational motion generated by the rotation of the motor 142 is converted into a linear motion force by the motion transducer 144, and the converted linear motion force is transmitted to the jack piston 145a to vary the length of the jack boom 145b .

In one embodiment, the lift portion 140 may further include an air valve 146 that turns on or off the operation of the jack 145.

As the air valve 146 is switched to the right or left direction, the supply amount of air supplied to the jack 145 is changed, so that the operation of the jack 145 can be stopped or resumed.

Lastly, the compression unit 150 may be located in the upper portion of the storage unit 130 in the housing 110, and may compress the food waste 10 moving upward.

The compression unit 150 may include a compression plate 151 and one or more stationary supports 152.

The compression plate 151 may have an area corresponding to the upper side of the storage unit 130 and may be inserted into the storage unit 130 moved upward. At this time, since the upper side of the storage unit 130 is opened, the compression plate 151 and the storage unit 130 may be inserted into the storage unit 130 such that the compression plate 151 and the storage unit 130 intersect with each other.

The compression plate 151 may include a fixed plate 151a and an open / close plate 151b hinged to each other.

Here, the hinge connection means that one side of the fixed plate 151a and the one side of the opening and closing plate 151b are connected to each other through the hinge 154 so that the other side of the opening and closing plate 151b is directed to the horizontal or vertical direction can do.

At this time, the fixing plate 151a may be fixed to the fixing support 152. [

And the opening and closing plate 151b may be connected to the fixed support 152 through one or more springs 153. [

One side of the opening and closing plate 151b is connected to the seated food garbage 10 when the food garbage is seated on the opening and closing plate 151b (in the case where the food garbage 10 is introduced from the outside through the inflow passage 122) And is tilted toward the lower side by the load.

When the food waste 10 placed on the upper side of the opening and closing plate 151b falls down and is accommodated in the storage part 130, one side of the opening and closing plate 151b is pressed against the elastic force of the one or more springs 153 And the fixing plate 151a and the opening and closing plate 151b are brought into a horizontal state with respect to each other.

In one embodiment, the lower portion of the compression plate 151 may be formed with one or more shredding pins 151c configured to crush the food waste 10 to be compressed. At this time, the at least one crushing pin 151c widens the compressed area of the food waste 10 by crushing the food waste 10, so that the moisture of the food waste 10 can be drained more easily.

In one embodiment, the garbage compaction device 100 may include a solar power module (not shown) configured to generate and charge electricity through sunlight, and an external power source configured to receive electricity from the external power source Module (not shown).

Accordingly, the food garbage compaction apparatus 100 can receive electricity from the solar power generation module and the external power supply module and rotate the motor 142.

In addition, the food waste compression apparatus 100 may further include a battery (not shown) capable of storing and accumulating electricity supplied from the solar power generation module and the external power supply module, It is possible to operate the jack 145 by rotating the motor 142 using electricity charged in the battery.

As described above, the food waste compaction device 100 generates and charges electricity through the solar power generation module, and rotates the motor 142 to operate the jack 145 to compress the food waste 10 have. Accordingly, the volume of the food waste 10 is reduced, and moisture can be discharged separately. Therefore, it is possible to minimize the amount of waste caused by food waste, thereby reducing environmental pollution.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention as defined by the following claims It can be understood that

10: Food waste
100: Food waste compaction device
110: Housing 111: Food waste outlet door
112: Door handle 113: Housing handle
114: leakage preventing partition 115: drain
116: Water pipe
120:
121: collecting member 121a: food waste throwing hole
121b: Holding member handle
122: Inflow path
123: Cover 123a: Cover handle
130: Storage part 131: Drain piercing hole
132: Storage handle
140: Lift section
141: receiving plate 142: motor
143: speed converter 144: motion converter
145: Jack
145a: Jack piston 145b: Jack boom
146: Air valve
150:
151: compression plate
151a: Fixing plate 151b: Opening and closing plate
151c: shredding pin
152: fixed support 153: spring
154: Hinge

Claims (10)

housing;
A charging unit positioned at an upper side of the housing and configured to allow food waste to be introduced from the outside;
A storage unit for storing the charged food waste;
A lift unit for moving the storage unit upward or downward; And
And a compression unit located at the upper side of the storage unit and compressing the food waste moved upward.
Food waste compaction device.
The method according to claim 1,
The lift unit includes:
A support plate supporting the lower surface of the storage unit;
motor;
A speed converter for converting a rotational speed of the motor;
A motion transducer for converting a rotational motion of the motor into a linear motion; And
And a jack coupled to the motion transducer for moving the receiving plate upwardly or downwardly.
Food waste compaction device.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the compression unit comprises:
Compression plate; And
And at least one stationary support configured to fix the compression plate.
Food waste compaction device.
The method of claim 3,
Wherein the compression plate comprises:
Characterized in that it comprises a fixed plate and an open / close plate hinged to each other,
Food waste compaction device.
5. The method of claim 4,
The open /
And is connected to the fixed support via one or more springs.
Food waste compaction device.
The method of claim 3,
Wherein the compression plate comprises:
And at least one shredding pin configured to shred the compressed food wastes at a lower portion thereof.
Food waste compaction device.
The method according to claim 1,
And a food garbage discharge door formed to correspond to a position of the storage part and configured to take out the storage part to the outside.
Food waste compaction device.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising at least one of a drain pipe and a drain pipe for discharging moisture leaking from the food waste to the outside of the housing,
Food waste compaction device.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein,
And at least one drainage perforation hole for draining moisture leaking from the food waste.
Food waste compaction device.
The method according to claim 1,
A photovoltaic module configured to generate and charge electricity through solar light; And
An external power supply module configured to receive power from an external power supply; ≪ RTI ID = 0.0 > and / or < / RTI >
Food waste compaction device.

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