KR20160077925A - A food and drink waste reduction system - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a food waste reducing apparatus capable of smoothly discharging and treating food from each household of the multi-owned building. The food waste reducing apparatus, which is a system for treating food waste discharged from each household of the multi-owned building, may comprise: a crusher installed at one side of a sink of each household; a vertical drainpipe connected to the smasher and a drain hole of the sink of each household via a branch pipe to discharge the food waste from each household; a food treatment unit connected to the end of the vertical drainpipe, accommodating the food waste discharged from the vertical drainpipe, and treating the food waste through draining, dehydrating, and deodorizing procedures; and a food collection case positioned below the food treatment unit to collect the food waste discharged from the food treatment unit.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a food waste reduction device,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a food waste reducing apparatus, and more particularly, to a food waste reducing apparatus capable of smoothly discharging food from each household of an integrated building.

Generally, it is common that the food waste generated in the home is discharged in an envelope dedicated to food collection after minimizing the moisture, or collected in a collecting container of food. The discharge of food waste by hand is very troublesome.

In order to solve this problem, a disposer is installed on one side of the sink so as to grind the food directly in the sink and discharge it together with water to the sewer. However, the method of discharging such food waste is a problem of environmental pollution because food waste is discharged directly to the sewer.

Meanwhile, in order to solve the environmental pollution problem caused by discharging food waste directly pulverized by the sewer, a crusher for each household of the common house is installed, and the food waste which is pulverized and discharged through the crusher is stored in the storage, There has been developed a food garbage disposal system for discharging to a common tank or a food waste receptacle of a multi-family house. However, in the conventional food garbage disposal system, a method of sucking food waste discharged from each household by air and discharging it to a storage of food garbage is used. Accordingly, in the process of sucking and discharging food garbage, There has been a problem that a large amount of food waste is adhered to the interior of the pipe, and odor flows back to each household by the food waste attached to the inside of the pipe.

The present invention provides a food waste reduction device capable of smoothly discharging food from each household of a collective building and preventing odors generated by food waste discharged from each household from flowing back to each household.

In addition, the present invention provides a food waste reduction device that minimizes the discharge amount of food waste, and eliminates a separate air suction device for suctioning and discharging food waste when discharging food waste, thereby reducing costs.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for treating garbage discharged from each household of a collective building, the system comprising: a crusher installed at one side of a sink of each household; A vertical drain pipe connected to the crusher and the drain port of the sink of each generation for branching and discharging the food waste of each household; A food processing unit connected to a distal end of the vertical water pipe for receiving the food wastes discharged from the vertical water pipe and processing the food wastes by drainage, dehydration and deodorization; And a food waste receptacle for collecting food waste discharged from the food waste treatment unit under the food waste treatment unit.

In one embodiment, the food treatment unit includes a settling tank having an inner space and a food outlet at a lower end; An upper end connected to a distal end of the vertical drain pipe and a lower end inserted into an inner space of the settling tank; A case disposed below the settling tank and having an inner space in which food waste discharged from the settling tank is received; And a food discharge unit installed inside the case and discharging food waste discharged through the settling tank by compressing and dehydrating the food waste.

Wherein the food discharging unit includes a food receiving unit connected to the food discharging port of the settling tank and having an internal space for accommodating food and having a diameter decreasing in a direction away from the food discharging port; A food discharge pipe connected to an end portion of the food receiving portion where the diameter of the food receiving portion is reduced and located above the food waste receptacle; A feed screw positioned in an inner space of the food storage part and feeding the food waste toward the food discharge pipe while compressing the food waste put into the food storage part; And a driving motor installed outside the case to drive the conveying screw.

Here, the food receiving portion may include a plurality of drain holes formed around the outer surface, and a bottom of the case may be connected to a first drain pipe for discharging wastewater discharged through the drain hole.

In addition, a clogging preventing member for preventing clogging of the food discharge port may be installed in the food discharge port of the settling tank.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a food waste reducing apparatus comprising: a suction pipe connected to a lower end of the food processing unit; A suction blowing device connected to the suction pipe and sucking and transporting the food wastes toward the one direction through the suction pipe; And a centrifugal separator provided between the suction pipe and the suction fan unit and centrifugally separating the food waste transferred through the suction pipe and discharging the food waste to the food waste receptacle.

According to the food waste reduction apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to smoothly discharge the food from each household of the collective building, and the odor generated by the food waste discharged from each household does not flow back to each household, and the discharge amount of food waste And a separate air suction device for sucking and discharging food waste at the time of discharging the food waste is omitted, so that the cost can be reduced.

2 is a view illustrating a connection structure from the sink to the food processing unit shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the food waste treating apparatus shown in FIG. 1, Sectional view showing an enlarged view of the food processing unit.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a food waste reduction apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The present invention is capable of various modifications and various forms, and specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the text. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not intended to be limited to the particular forms disclosed, but includes all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention. Like reference numerals are used for like elements in describing each drawing. In the accompanying drawings, the dimensions of the structures are enlarged to illustrate the present invention in order to clarify the present 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 a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component.

The terminology used in this application is used only to describe a specific embodiment and is not intended to limit the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates 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.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the contextual meaning of the related art and are to be interpreted as either ideal or overly formal in the sense of the present application Do not.

2 is a view illustrating a connection structure from the sink to the food processing unit shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the food waste treating apparatus shown in FIG. 1, Sectional view showing an enlarged view of the food processing unit.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, the apparatus for reducing weight of food waste according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a grinder 100; A vertical water pipe 200; A food processing unit 300; And a food waste receptacle (400).

The crusher 100 crushes food waste, and is installed in the sink 10 of each household of the collective building. For example, the first sink ball 11 and the second sink ball 12 may be installed in the first sink ball 11, which is divided into two regions of the sink.

The vertical drain pipe (200) discharges the food waste of each household of the collective building to the food processing unit (300). The vertical drain pipe 200 is connected to the crusher 100 and the sink 10 installed in each household, for example, the first sink ball 11 divided into the two zones of the sink and the second one of the second sink balls 12 And can be connected to the drain port of the sink ball 12 through branch pipes 13 and 14. [ This vertical drain pipe 200 can extend vertically from the uppermost floor to the lowermost floor of the collective building. When food wastes are discharged from the respective generations through the vertical discharge pipe 200, the food wastes are discharged together with the kitchen tools and water after washing of the kitchen utensils.

The food processing unit 300 is connected to the distal end of the vertical drain pipe 200 to process the food waste discharged from each household. The food processing unit 300 can receive the food waste discharged from the vertical discharge pipe 200 and process the food waste by draining, dewatering and deodorizing processes. The food processing unit 300 may include a settling tank 310, an inlet pipe 320, a case 330, and a food discharging unit 340.

The settling tank 310 has an inner space, and food waste discharged from the vertical drain pipe 200 is accommodated in the inner space. For example, the sedimentation tank 310 may have a cyclone shape whose diameter decreases toward the lower end. At the lower end of the settling tank 310, a food discharge port 311 through which food waste can be discharged may be formed.

Here, the clog prevention member 350 may be installed in the food discharge port 311. The clogging preventing member (350) prevents clogging of the food discharge port (311). In one example, the anti-clogging member 350 may include a scraper 352 in the form of an elongated plate and a small motor 351 for rotating the scraper 352. The scraper 352 may be located inside the food discharge port 311 and the small motor 351 may be located outside the settling tank 310 to be axially connected to the scraper 352 and rotate the scraper 352 . The clogging prevention member 350 can prevent clogging of the food discharge port 311 by rotating the scraper 352 by driving the small motor 351.

The inlet pipe 320 is connected to the vertical drain pipe 200 and the settling tank 310. For example, the upper end of the inlet pipe 320 may be connected to the lower end of the vertical drain pipe 200, and the lower end of the inlet pipe 320 may be inserted into the interior of the settling tank 310. The food waste discharged from the vertical drain pipe 200 can be introduced into the sedimentation tank 310 by the inlet pipe 320.

The case 330 has an inner space and is disposed below the settling tank 310 to receive the food discharging portion 340 in the inner space. The case 330 receives waste water discharged when the food waste discharging unit 340 processes the food waste and discharges the waste water discharged to the inner space of the case 330 to the outside through one surface of the case 330, For example, the first drain pipe 345 may be installed on the bottom of the case 330. Meanwhile, the case 330 may be connected to an exhaust pipe 346 for discharging odors generated in the process of treating food waste.

The food discharging unit 340 is installed in the inner space of the case 330 to compress and drain the food waste discharged from the settling tank. The food discharge unit 340 may include a food receiving unit 341, a food discharge pipe 342, a feed screw 343, and a drive motor 344.

The food storage section 341 is connected to the food discharge port 311 of the settling tank 310. For example, the food accommodating portion 341 may be located below the food outlet 311. The food accommodating portion 341 has an internal space for accommodating food. For example, the food accommodation portion 341 may have a cylindrical shape whose diameter decreases toward the direction away from the food discharge port 311.

The food receiving portion 341 may include a plurality of drain holes 341a formed around the outer surface. The drain hole 341a allows the waste water discharged from the food waste to be discharged to the outside of the food storage portion 341 when the food waste is compressed in the internal space of the food storage portion 341 by the feed screw 343.

The food discharge pipe 342 may be connected to the end of the food receiving portion 341 whose diameter is reduced. The food discharge pipe 342 may be disposed perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the food storage unit 341. The lower end of the food discharge pipe 342 may be exposed to the outside of the case 330 and may be located above the food waste receptacle 400.

The conveying screw 343 is located in the inner space of the food accommodating portion 341 and conveys the food waste toward the food discharge pipe 342 while compressing the food waste put into the food accommodating portion 341.

The driving motor 344 is installed outside the case 330 to drive the conveying screw 343.

The food processing unit 300 may be installed in the lowest layer of the collective structure, for example, in an underground parking lot. In this case, the vertical drain pipe 200 can extend to the underground parking lot.

The food waste container 400 has an internal space for receiving food waste, and is disposed under the food waste processing unit 300 to store the compressed and dehydrated food waste through the food waste processing unit 300. For example, such a food waste receptacle 400 may be disposed in an underground garage, wherein the receptacle 400 may be disposed within the box B that houses the receptacle 400. An exhaust pipe 346 is connected to one side of the box B so that the odor generated in the box B can be exhausted.

Hereinafter, the process of treating food waste through the food waste reduction apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

In each household, the food waste is crushed through the crusher 100 and then discharged through the branch pipes 13 and 14 together with the water, for example, the water after the washing of the kitchen tool and the kitchen utensil.

The water and food waste discharged from each household moves to the lower end of the vertical water pipe 200 through the vertical water pipe 200 and is discharged to the lower end of the vertical water pipe 200. The water and food waste discharged from the lower end of the vertical water pipe 200 The food waste is introduced into the food processing unit 300.

That is, the water and the food waste discharged through the vertical drain pipe 200 are introduced into the sedimentation tank 310 through the inlet piping 320, and the introduced water passes through the sedimentation tank 310 and the food storage unit 341, The water discharged into the case 330 is discharged through the first drain pipe 345 connected to the bottom portion of the case 330. The water discharged into the case 330 through the drain holes 341a of the receiving portion 341 is discharged into the case 330, And is discharged to the outside.

Meanwhile, the food waste put into the sedimentation tank 310 is received in the sedimentation tank 310 and then discharged through the food discharge port 311 at the lower end of the sedimentation tank 310 to be introduced into the food storage unit 341. The food waste charged into the food storage portion 341 is driven and driven by the drive motor 344 to be moved into the food discharge pipe 342 located in front of the feed screw 343 while being compressed and dewatered by the rotation of the feed screw 343 The waste water discharged from the food waste is discharged into the case 330 through a plurality of drainage holes 341a of the food storage unit 341 and the waste water in the case 330 is returned to the case 330 330 through a first drain pipe 345 connected to the bottom of the first drain pipe 330. The compressed and dehydrated food waste is discharged to the outside through the food discharge pipe 342 and put into the food storage container 400 located under the food discharge pipe 342.

The odor generated in the box B accommodating the case 330 and the food waste receptacle 400 in the process of the food garbage disposal can be exhausted through the exhaust pipe 346. Therefore, a process of deodorization can be performed smoothly in the food garbage disposal process.

The apparatus for reducing waste of food waste according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a drain hole 341a of a food storage unit 341 and a case 341a for containing water and waste water when waste water discharged from food waste is compressed and dewatered, The water and wastewater are discharged through the first drain pipe 345 connected to the case 330 and the case 330. Therefore, when each household of the collective building desires to treat the food waste, the food waste is cleaned after the washing of the kitchen tool and the kitchen utensil Food waste can be treated simply by throwing it into a sink drain with water.

Since the food garbage is discharged together with water from each household, when food garbage is discharged through the vertical discharge pipe 200, it is smoothly discharged without clogging. As a result, food waste does not adhere to the inner surface of the vertical discharge pipe 200, Even if food garbage is repeatedly ejected from a generation, the odor can be prevented from flowing back to each generation.

In addition, since food waste is discharged smoothly together with water from each household, it is not necessary to design a separate air suction device for sucking and discharging food waste discharged from each household, thereby reducing the cost of system equipment Lt; / RTI >

In addition, since the food waste is compressed and dehydrated by the screw and discharged, the discharge amount of the food waste can be minimized.

Since the exhaust pipe 346 is connected to the case 330 and the box B accommodating the food waste receptacle 400, the process of deodorizing the food waste can be smoothly performed.

Hereinafter, a food waste reduction device according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4, focusing on differences from the food waste reduction device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a sectional view for explaining a food waste reduction apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

4, the food waste reduction apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a filter 360 and a second water pipe 370, Is the same as the food waste reduction apparatus according to the present invention. Accordingly, the filter 360 and the second drain pipe 370 will be mainly described below.

The filter 360 is installed inside the settling tank 310. At this time, the filter 360 is disposed on the upper side of the inner space of the sedimentation tank 310, and the lower end of the injection pipe 320 is positioned below the filter 360. The shape of the filter 360 is not particularly limited and may be a plate shape having a mesh shape or a perforation.

The second drain pipe 370 may be connected to the upper side of the settling tank 310. At this time, the second drain pipe 370 is located above the filter 360. The second drain pipe (370) can discharge water to be introduced into the inner space of the settling tank (310).

When the amount of water and food waste discharged from each household increases in the amount of water and sediment contained in the sedimentation tank 310, the filter 360 is disposed in the upper part of the filter 360, Or the debris contained in the water filled in the interior space of the settling tank 310 is filtered and the second drain pipe 370 can drain the filtered water through the filter 360. [

According to another embodiment of the present invention, when a large amount of food wastes and water are discharged from each household, the water can be discharged smoothly even if it is input to the settling tank 310.

Hereinafter, a food waste reduction device according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 5, focusing on differences from the food waste reduction device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 5 is a partially enlarged view for explaining a food waste reducing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the food waste reduction apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a suction pipe 381 connected to the lower end of the food processing unit 300; A suction blower 382 connected to the suction pipe 381 for sucking and transporting the food waste toward one direction through the suction pipe 381; And a centrifugal separator 383 installed between the suction pipe 381 and the suction fan device 382 for centrifugally separating the food waste conveyed through the suction pipe 381 and discharging the food waste to the food waste container 400 The apparatus of the present invention is the same as the apparatus for weight loss of food waste according to the embodiment of the present invention.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the food waste reduction apparatus can be used when a plurality of collective buildings are constructed of copper. In this case, the suction pipe 381 can be connected to the food processing unit 300 installed in the basement of each bridge, and the suction fan unit 382 and the centrifuge 383 can be installed in the common collecting hall.

The suction fan unit 382 and the centrifugal separator 383 are operated to collect a large number of pieces of the movable food garbage into the common collecting hall so that the food and beverage discharged through the food discharge pipe 342, The garbage can be sucked through the suction fan device 382 and the suction pipe 381 and introduced into the centrifugal separator 383.

The food waste introduced into the centrifugal separator 383 may be centrifuged in the centrifugal separator and then introduced into the food waste receptacle 400 located below the centrifugal separator 383. [

According to another embodiment of the present invention, the food waste discharged from a plurality of copper of the collective structure can be collected and processed into one place, so that the food waste can be processed and collected in one place.

The description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features presented herein.

Claims (6)

As a system for treating garbage discharged from each household of collective buildings,
A crusher installed at one side of the sink of each household;
A vertical drain pipe connected to the crusher and the drain port of the sink of each generation for branching and discharging the food waste of each household;
A food processing unit connected to a distal end of the vertical water pipe for receiving the food wastes discharged from the vertical water pipe and processing the food wastes by drainage, dehydration and deodorization; And
And a food waste receptacle for collecting food waste discharged from the food waste treatment unit under the food waste treatment unit. The method according to claim 1,
The food-
A sedimentation tank having an inner space and a food outlet at a lower end;
An upper end connected to a distal end of the vertical drain pipe and a lower end inserted into an inner space of the settling tank;
A case disposed below the settling tank and having an inner space in which food waste discharged from the settling tank is received; And
And a food discharging unit installed in the case to discharge and discharge the food waste discharged through the settling tank by compressing and dehydrating the food waste. 3. The method of claim 2,
The food-
A food receiving portion connected to the food outlet of the settling tank and having an internal space for receiving food and having a diameter decreasing in a direction away from the food outlet;
A food discharge pipe connected to an end portion of the food receiving portion where the diameter of the food receiving portion is reduced and located above the food waste receptacle;
A feed screw positioned in an inner space of the food storage part and feeding the food waste toward the food discharge pipe while compressing the food waste put into the food storage part; And
And a drive motor installed outside the case to drive the feed screw. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the food containing portion includes a plurality of drain holes formed around the outer surface,
Wherein a bottom of the case is connected to a first drain pipe for discharging wastewater discharged through the drain hole. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the food waste outlet of the settling tank is provided with a clogging preventing member for preventing clogging of the food waste outlet. The method according to claim 1,
A suction pipe connected to a lower end of the food processing unit;
A suction blowing device connected to the suction pipe and sucking and transporting the food wastes toward the one direction through the suction pipe;
And a centrifugal separator installed between the suction pipe and the suction fan unit and centrifugally separating the food waste conveyed through the suction pipe and discharging the food waste to the food waste receptacle.

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