KR20170041350A

KR20170041350A - Food Waste Treatment System

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Publication number: KR20170041350A
Application number: KR1020150140683A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 노권학; 박건욱; 김현숙
Original assignee: 노권학; 김현숙; 박건욱
Priority date: 2015-10-07
Filing date: 2015-10-07
Publication date: 2017-04-17

Abstract

The present invention relates to a sanitary dispenser which is connected to a sink ball of a sink so as to provide a sanitary condition of a kitchen cleanly and to efficiently treat food waste by directly treating and discharging food garbage due to residue of various foods in a sink during a dishwashing operation, An agitator which communicates with the drain port so as to allow the food waste to flow therein, and agitates and grinds food waste; A dehydrating filter installed in communication with the lower end of the stirring pulverizer for separating the treated water in the liquid phase from the food waste pulverized from the stirring pulverizer and dehydrating the treated water; A drain pipe connected to one end of the dehydrating filter for discharging the treated water separated from the food waste and a powder discharge pipe for discharging powder particles of the food waste separated from the drain pipe and separated from the dehydrated filter, And a path opening / closing means for alternately opening and closing the divided discharge paths for the drain pipe and the powder discharge pipe, in order, in the bifurcated discharge portion.

Description

{Food Waste Treatment System}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a food waste disposal system, and more particularly, to a disposable food waste disposal system for disposing food waste caused by residues of various foods in a sink at the time of dish washing, To a possible food garbage disposal system.

Due to rapid industrial development and improvement of national income, the lives of the members have become more and more abundant, and this phenomenon has influenced the diet, which is an essential condition of human life, and has led to a rich eating habits, The amount of food left unnecessarily is increasing, so that there is a problem of disposal of food waste occurring in various forms.

Generally, a receptacle having a plurality of holes in a drain hole of a sink ball bottom is provided in the sink so as to separate and remove waste of various foods that are discarded when washing dishes.

However, sediments, such as food waste, remain in the sump during the filtering of food waste, and these sediments not only cause bad odors in kitchen sinks, but also create a habitat environment for various bacteria. . Further, in order to treat the food stored in the receptacle, the receptacle must be taken out of the drain by hand, and when put in a separate container or plastic, there is a problem that the operation is difficult due to the bad smell and is hygienic.

As a prior art disclosed to solve the above problems, Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2009-0118548 (Nov. 18, 2009) discloses a food waste discharge port installed in a unit residential space and food waste placed in the food waste discharge port A main pipe connected to the individual pipes connected to the unit residential spaces; a pipe conveying conveyor installed at a lower portion of the main pipe for discharging the food waste dropped from the main pipe to the outside; The automatic garbage disposal apparatus including the driving device for driving the conveyor is installed and the garbage which has been processed in each building is connected to the collecting box by the pipe conveyor belt, so that odor is hardly generated and the convenience of the user is improved A garbage can There are processing system are known.

However, since the conventional food garbage disposal system described above removes food waste discharged from a plurality of drainage outlets and collects them in one place, it is difficult to collect and store food waste such as a residential type such as a common house (apartment or officetel) And can not be applied to a residential type such as a private residence.

In addition, since the above-mentioned prior art technique discharges food garbage from each drainage port indiscreetly, it causes clogging in the process of discharging the food garbage toward the discharge pipe as well as cost loss, and odor is generated from the food garbage remaining in the drainage pipe .

KR Patent Publication No. 10-2009-0118548 (November 18, 2009)

Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem [8] Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method of disposing food wastes And it is an object of the present invention to provide a food garbage disposal system which can easily maintain hygiene of a kitchen and maintain a sanitary condition of a kitchen cleanly.

In addition, the present invention provides a food garbage disposal system that can be used to instantly dispose of food garbage in each of the individual drains so that it can be universally used for each type of house, and can effectively prevent clogging of drain pipes and odor generation.

The present invention provides a food garbage disposal system comprising: an agitation mill connected to a sink ball of a sink, communicating with a drain port to introduce food waste therein, and agitating and crushing food waste; A dehydrating filter installed in communication with the lower end of the stirring pulverizer for separating the treated water in the liquid phase from the food waste pulverized from the stirring pulverizer and dehydrating the treated water; A drain pipe connected to one end of the dehydrating filter for discharging the treated water separated from the food waste and a powder discharge pipe for discharging powder particles of the food waste separated from the drain pipe and separated from the dehydrated filter, And the bipolar discharge unit includes path opening / closing means for alternately opening and closing the divided discharge paths for the discharge pipe and the powder discharge pipe in order.

Wherein the stirring pulverizer constitutes a partition member having a working space in which the food waste is allowed to fall down freely, forming a working area divided into upper and lower parts, and the pulverizing blade arranged in the upper and lower portions with respect to the partition member, Or a double grinder rotatably mounted in the longitudinal direction.

The dehydrating filter may be constituted by a centrifugal dehydrating filter for separating the powdery particles of the food waste and the treated water by the centrifugal force generated by the rotational driving. The dehydrated filter presses the food garbage under pressure to compress the powdery particles and the treated water It is also possible to constitute a squeezed separation dewatering filter which is separated from each other.

In addition, the bimetal discharge unit may further include a filtration filter detachably installed on the drain pipe and being capable of filtering again in contact with the treated water separated through the dehydration filter.

Wherein the path opening / closing means of the bipolar discharge unit includes a shut-off film provided so as to be openable and closable corresponding to one end of the discharge pipe and the powder discharge pipe and rotatably movable left and right, and driving means for applying rotational power to the cut- And a control unit for automatically applying a control signal to the driving unit according to whether the stirring pulverizer or the dehydrating filter operates or not, to automatically control the brewing unit.

In addition, the present invention may further comprise a collecting tank provided at one end of the bipolar discharge unit to receive the powder of food waste discharged along the powder discharge pipe and corresponding to the powder discharge pipe.

A secondary dehydration filter for dehydrating the liquid waste water from the food waste powder flowing through the powder discharge pipe to separate the dehydrated water from the liquid waste water, and suction means for discharging the powdered food waste contained in the collection tank to the outside It is also possible to do.

The collecting tank may include a plurality of mesh filters each having a mesh size different from that of the mesh filter to form a triple filler member for filtering the food waste powder.

According to the food garbage disposal system of the present invention, the food waste is immediately pulverized and dehydrated by the discharge port of the sink, and the treated water and the food waste powder are discharged alternately in sequence to the separated paths. It is possible to reduce the maintenance cost of the facility and effectively remove the sediments in the sink drainage pipe and the drain pipe, and to prevent the odor and various bacterial growth, thereby greatly improving the sanitary health of the kitchen. Furthermore, it is possible to remove unsaccharide processing operations by disposing food garbage while removing the existing container, which is a contamination source, and to improve the convenience of management due to food waste.

In addition, since the food garbage disposal system according to the present invention can be directly applied to each drain hole of the sink, it can be easily and widely applied to the drainage of the sink, so that it is possible to secure versatility in use, .

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a configuration diagram schematically showing an embodiment according to the present invention. Fig.
2 is a schematic view showing an agitator in an embodiment according to the present invention.
3 is a configuration diagram showing another embodiment of the bimetal discharge unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an exemplary view showing an operating relationship of an embodiment according to the present invention;
5 is a schematic diagram showing a first embodiment in another embodiment according to the present invention;
6 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a second embodiment in another embodiment according to the present invention.

The present invention relates to a stirrer for connecting food waste to a sink hole of a sink, which is connected to a drain port for introducing food waste therein, and for agitating and crushing food waste; A dehydrating filter installed in communication with the lower end of the stirring pulverizer for separating the treated water in the liquid phase from the food waste pulverized from the stirring pulverizer and dehydrating the treated water; A drain pipe connected to one end of the dehydrating filter for discharging the treated water separated from the food waste and a powder discharge pipe for discharging powder particles of the food waste separated from the drain pipe and separated from the dehydrated filter, And a path opening / closing means for alternately opening and closing the divided discharge paths for the drain pipe and the powder discharge pipe, in order, in the bipolar discharge unit .

Next, a preferred embodiment of a food garbage disposal system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1, an embodiment of the food garbage disposal system according to the present invention is mounted on the lower end of the sink ball 5 of the sink, and includes a stirring pulverizer 10, a dehydrating filter 20, (30).

The stirring pulverizer (10) performs a function of pulverizing food waste flowing in a state containing water together with treated water.

The stirring pulverizer 10 is connected to the lower end of the sink ball 5 so as to communicate with the drain hole 7 of the sink ball 5 and is configured to introduce food particles into the inside thereof.

The stirring pulverizer (10) has a structure for contacting and agitating the food wastes flowing into the inside of the stirring pulverizer (10). The stirring pulverizer (10) has a crushing blade (11) positioned to be in contact with the food wastes.

The stirring pulverizer 10 may be constructed so that the pulverizing operation for food waste can proceed in two steps. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the stirring pulverizer 10 constitutes a partition wall member 15 for forming a work area divided into upper and lower parts, and the pulverizing blade 11, It is possible to constitute a structure of a double pulverizer arranged up and down.

The partition wall member 15 is formed with a flow hole 16 so that the powder of food waste ground in the first stage can be dropped by itself for secondary pulverization.

In the above, the crushing blade 11 of the double crusher is rotatably mounted in the transverse or longitudinal direction. The crushing blade 11 is provided in the upper primary crushing working region of the partition member 15 so as to be rotatable horizontally in the horizontal direction so as to crush the food waste and the lower secondary crushing of the partition member 15 It is possible to provide the crushing blade 11 rotatable in the vertical direction in the work area so as to crush the food waste again.

If the agitator 10 is constructed of a double pulverizer as described above, it is possible to further increase the working effect due to the initial excellent pulverization performance of the food garbage.

The dehydrating filter 20 is installed to communicate with the lower end of the agitator 10 so that food waste can flow into the dehydrating filter 20.

The dehydrating filter 20 separates the treated water in the liquid waste from the food waste pulverized from the stirring pulverizer 10 and performs a dehydration process.

The dehydrating filter 20 can be composed of a centrifugal dehydration filter for separating the powdery particles of the food waste into the treated water and the treated water by the centrifugal force in accordance with the rotation driving.

In addition, the dehydrating filter 20 may be constituted by a press-coupled separate dehydration filter for compressing the food waste by applying pressure to the food waste to separate the powder particles and the treated water from each other.

The bimetal discharge unit 30 divides the food waste powder separated through the dehydrating filter 20 and the treated water into separate discharge paths. That is, the bipolar discharge unit 30 includes a discharge pipe 31 for discharging the process water separated from the food waste, and a powder discharge pipe 33 for discharging the powder particles of the food waste.

Although not shown in the drawing, a separate connection pipe or a connection hose is provided between the dehydration filter 20 and the bubble discharge unit 30 so that the discharge pipe 31 of the bubble discharge unit 30 is provided on the dehydration filter, And the powder discharge pipe 33 are connected to each other.

The drain pipe (31) is connected to one end of the dehydrating filter (20) to form a discharge path for discharge of treated water, and the opposite end is connected to a conventional sewer pipe for discharging sewage, It is composed so as to discharge.

The powder discharge pipe (33) is connected to the dehydrating filter (20) separately from the drain pipe (31) to form a discharge path for discharging powder particles of the food waste.

It is preferable that the water discharge pipe (31) and the powder discharge pipe (33) are arranged so as to be symmetrical to each other.

As shown in FIG. 3, the bipolar discharge unit 30 may further include a filtration filter 32 provided to filter the process water discharged to the discharge pipe 31.

The filtration filter 32 is provided on the drain pipe 31 so as to be able to contact the process water separated from the food waste through the dehydration filter 20 so that the process water can be filtered again.

The filtration filter (32) is detachably installed on the drain pipe (31). That is, the filtration filter 32 is mounted on the drain pipe 31 and is configured to be detachable and detachable from the drain pipe 31 or to be replaceable with a new filter 32.

Since the filtration filter 32 can be applied to a filtration filter used in a water purification device or a wastewater treatment device, the detailed description is omitted.

When the filtration filter 32 is formed in the drain pipe 31 as described above, it is possible to filter the dehydrated and treated wastewater again and discharge it, thereby improving the purification efficiency.

The bipolar discharge unit 30 constitutes a path opening / closing means 35 for opening / closing the discharging path of the discharge pipe 31 and the powder discharge pipe 33.

The path opening and closing means 35 is provided to open and close the discharge path of the discharge pipe 31 and the powder discharge pipe 33 at the same time and to separate the discharged discharge pipe 31 and the powder discharge pipe 33 So that the paths can be alternately opened and closed according to the order.

For example, during the dehydrating process from the dehydrating filter 20, the discharge path of the powder discharge pipe 33 is closed while the discharge path of the discharge pipe 31 is opened to maintain the discharged state of the treated water, and the dehydrated filter 20 The discharge path of the powder discharge pipe 33 is opened to discharge the food waste powder while closing the discharge path of the discharge pipe 31. [

The path opening and closing means 35 includes a shielding film 36 provided so as to be openable and closable corresponding to one end of the water discharge pipe 31 and the powder discharge pipe 33, And a drive means (37).

The shielding film 36 is provided so as to be pivotally movable from side to side in the direction in which the water discharge pipe 31 and the powder discharge pipe 33 are located so that the discharge path of the water discharge pipe 31 and the powder discharge pipe 33 can be opened / .

Although the shielding film 36 is shown in the form of a plate-like structure in the drawing, the present invention is not limited thereto, and it is obvious to those skilled in the art that the ball-shaped valve structure having a fluid flow hole can be applied .

The driving unit 37 drives the blocking membrane 36 to apply rotational power in response to an external control signal.

The control unit 38 may be configured to automatically apply a control signal to the driving unit 37 to automatically control the driving unit 37.

The control unit 38 may be configured to apply a drive control signal to the agitation crusher 10 and the dehydrating filter 20 as well as to the driving means 37 of the path opening and closing means 35.

The control unit 38 controls the driving means 37 of the path opening / closing means 35 according to the operation of the agitator 10 and the dehydrating filter 20.

For example, when an operation signal is inputted from the stirring pulverizer 10 and the dehydrating filter 20, the control unit 38 controls the discharge path of the drain pipe 31 from the blocking film 36 of the path opening / A control signal for closing the powder discharge pipe 33 is applied to the driving means 37 to maintain the drainage state of the treated water and to stop the operation from the stirring pulverizer 10 and the dehydrating filter 20 A control signal for opening the discharge path of the powder discharge pipe 33 is transmitted to the drive unit 37 while the discharge path of the discharge pipe 31 is closed from the blocking film 36 To change the discharge state of the food waste to the crushed powder.

As described above, when the control unit 38 is formed in the dust discharging unit 30, the opening and closing of the discharge path along the path opening / closing unit 35 is automatically controlled to automate the facility, and the treated water and powder can be more efficiently It is possible to discharge it.

The operation of the present invention will be described briefly with reference to FIG. 4. First, the food waste flowing into the drain hole 7 due to washing dishes in the sink is pulverized in the stirring pulverizer 10, The food waste moved to the dehydrating filter 20 is dehydrated so as to be separated from the liquid treated water and the food waste powder, so that the treated water is drained through the drain pipe 31 of the brewer 30. When the dewatering filter 20 is stopped, the path opening / closing means 35 of the dewatering unit 30 opens the powder discharge pipe 33 while closing the drainage pipe 31 to remove the food waste powder separated from the dehydrating filter 20 Through the powder discharge pipe (33).

That is, according to the food garbage disposal system of the present invention configured as described above, the food garbage is immediately discharged and discharged into the drain port of the sink, and at the same time, the treated water and the food garbage powder are alternately Therefore, it is possible to prevent the clogging of the discharge pipe to reduce the maintenance cost of the facility, effectively remove sediments in the sink drainage pipe and the drain pipe, and prevent the occurrence of odor and various bacterial growth, thereby greatly improving the health hygiene of the kitchen . Furthermore, it is possible to dispose unsubstantiated disposal of food garbage while removing the existing sewage sludge as well as to facilitate the management of food waste.

In addition, since the present invention can be applied directly to each drain hole of a sink, it can be easily and widely applied to drainage facilities of a sink, so it is possible to secure versatility in use regardless of the application for every house type.

As shown in FIG. 5, another embodiment of the food waste disposal system according to the present invention includes a dust discharge pipe 33 provided at one end of the dust discharge unit 30 and corresponding to the powder discharge pipe 33, And a collecting tank (40) for receiving discharged food waste powder.

The collecting tank 40 has a tank structure having a predetermined capacity and has four sides sealed to form a food waste powder to be received therein.

The collecting tank 40 may be located at a specific location on the ground, or the collecting tank 40 may be buried in the basement.

The collection tank 40 may be provided with a secondary dehydration filter 43 for dehydrating the food waste powder flowing through the powder discharge pipe 33 to separate the treated water in the liquid phase again.

Although not shown in the drawing, it is preferable that the liquid treated water separated in the collecting tank 40 is connected to be drained toward the septic tank.

It is also possible to constitute a suction unit 45 provided in the collecting tank 40 to suck up the food waste powder contained therein to be discharged to the outside. That is, when a predetermined amount of powder is filled in the collecting tank 40, the suction means 45 can be driven to move the powder to another collection vehicle, thereby making it possible to further improve the convenience of collection work.

Also, as shown in FIG. 6, the collecting tank 40 may be constituted by a triple-filler member 48 for filtering the food waste powder therein.

The triple filler member 48 includes a plurality of mesh filters each having a different mesh size. That is, a plurality of mesh filters are arranged at upper and lower intervals, and the mesh filter of the uppermost mesh filter is formed to have a larger mesh size and the mesh filter having a mesh size gradually getting smaller toward the lower side.

By forming the triple-pillar member 48 as described above, it is possible to reduce the post-treatment process by filtering the food garbage powder, thereby simplifying the operation and discharging the powder directly to the septic tank.

In the other embodiments described above, the same configuration as that of the above-described embodiment can be employed, so that detailed description is omitted.

Although the preferred embodiment of the food waste disposal system according to the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited thereto, but can be variously modified and embodied within the scope of the claims, And falls within the scope of the present invention.

5: sinkball 7: drain
10: agitator mill 11: crushing blade 15: partition wall member
20: Dehydration filter 30: Drain part 31: Drain pipe
32: filtration filter 33: powder discharge pipe 35: path opening / closing means
36: blocking film 37: driving means 38:
40: picking tank 43: secondary dehydration filter 45: suction means
48: triple filer member

Claims

An agitator which is connected to the sink ball of the sink and communicates with the drain so that food waste can be introduced into the inside of the sink, and agitates and grinds the food garbage;
A dehydrating filter installed in communication with the lower end of the stirring pulverizer for separating the treated water in the liquid phase from the food waste pulverized from the stirring pulverizer and dehydrating the treated water;
A drain pipe connected to one end of the dehydrating filter for discharging the treated water separated from the food waste and a powder discharge pipe for discharging powder particles of the food waste separated from the drain pipe and separated from the dehydrated filter, Comprising:
And a path opening / closing means for alternately opening and closing the divided discharge paths for the drain pipe and the powder discharge pipe in order.

The method according to claim 1,
The stirring pulverizer constitutes a partition wall member having a working space in which the interior is divided into upper and lower parts,
Wherein the crushing blade is divided into upper and lower parts by the partition member, and the crushing blade is rotatably mounted in a transverse or longitudinal direction.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the dehydrating filter is a centrifugal dehydrating filter for separating the powdery particles of the food waste into the treated water and the treated water by a centrifugal force in accordance with rotation driving.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the dehydrating filter is a squeeze separation dehydration filter for separating powder particles and treated water from each other by applying pressure to the food waste.

The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a filtration filter detachably installed on the drain pipe and being capable of filtering again in contact with the treated water separated through the dehydrating filter.

The method according to claim 1,
The path opening / closing means of the bipolar discharge unit includes a shut-off film provided to be openable and closable corresponding to one end of the water discharge pipe and the powder discharge pipe, and provided to be rotatable from side to side, and driving means for applying rotational power to the cut-
And a control unit for automatically applying a control signal to the driving unit depending on whether the stirring pulverizer or the dehydrating filter is operated or not, and automatically controlling the control unit according to whether the stirring pulverizer or the dehydrating filter is operated.

The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
Further comprising a collecting tank provided at one end of the bipolar discharge unit and adapted to receive the powder of food waste discharged along the powder discharge pipe and corresponding to the powder discharge pipe.

The method of claim 7,
A second dehydration filter for dehydrating the food waste powder flowing through the powder discharge pipe so as to separate the liquid treated water again,
And suction means for discharging the food waste powder contained in the food waste to the outside.

The method of claim 7,
Wherein the collecting tank comprises a triple filler member having a plurality of mesh filters each having a mesh size different from each other and filtering the food waste powder.