KR20200008085A - disposal appratus for food - rubish using microorganism - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed in the present invention is a food waste treatment device using microorganisms to decompose and destroy food waste including moisture discharged from households, restaurants, and the like by the activation of the microorganisms. The food waste treatment device using microorganisms according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a main body which has an inlet for inserting food waste, an outlet for discharging byproducts decomposed by microorganisms, a stirring container having a stirrer for stirring the food waste and microorganisms, and a heater for drying the food waste; a lid which is mounted to open and close the inlet of the main body; and a holder which is included in a door mounted to be opened and closed at one side surface of the main body, and to which any one between a first container accommodating the microorganisms sprayed and supplied through a spray nozzle to the stirring container and a second container accommodating an aromatic agent is connected to be replaced. The present invention is easy to use and saves labor costs.

Description

Disposal appratus for food-rubish using microorganism}

The present specification relates to a food waste processing apparatus, and more specifically, to a food waste processing apparatus using microorganisms for decomposing and extinguishing food waste including moisture discharged from homes or restaurants by microorganism activation. .

Unless otherwise indicated herein, the contents described in this section are not prior art to the claims of this application, and inclusion in this section is not admitted to be prior art.

In general, food waste accounts for more than 90% of the total amount of food waste emitted from homes, restaurants, and catering establishments. About 90% of food waste is disposed of in landfills, and about 2% of food waste It is being recycled as livestock feed and compost.

Although not shown in the figure, the food waste extinction treatment apparatus using the microorganism of the prior art published in Utility Model Registration No. 20-0386065

It is a treatment device that digests food waste in a short time by using microorganisms (aerobic bacteria)

Inject microorganisms into the processing apparatus and stir using a stirring member at appropriate time intervals while maintaining a proper temperature. The stirring member supplies a large amount of oxygen so that aerobic microorganisms can actively decompose in a more pleasant environment, thereby disposing of garbage. By discharging in a liquid state, food waste can be easily and environmentally treated.

Food waste extinction processing apparatus using a microorganism according to the prior art,

In the process of decomposing and extinguishing food waste put into the stirring vessel by the microorganism, the chaff mixed with microorganisms is added into the stirring vessel so as to increase the efficiency of decomposing and processing the food waste by activating the microorganism.

As such, the microorganisms mixed in the rice husk are added to the stirring vessel while the lid of the main body is opened to activate the microorganisms in the stirring vessel, and condensate generated in the process of decomposing food waste by the microorganisms inside the stirring vessel. Or it will have a problem that a bad odor can be leaked.

In addition, when the food waste extinction processing device is operated manually by the user (administrator) to directly put the microorganism into the stirring vessel according to the amount of food waste put into the stirring vessel, the microorganism is stirred at a predetermined time due to user's carelessness. If it is not possible to put it in the container, and the amount of microorganisms that are put into the stirring container is judged depending on the user's experience, the amount of microorganisms is more or less than the set amount, which reduces the efficiency of decomposing and destroying food waste by the microorganisms. Will have

In Korea Registered Utility Model Publication No. 20-0386065, there is a food waste calling treatment device using microorganisms.

Embodiment of the present specification, when decomposing and extinguish food waste put into the stirring barrel by activating the microorganism unmanned automatic microbial input process to facilitate the use and reduce labor costs, food waste using microorganisms It relates to a processing device.

Embodiment of the present specification, the process of opening the lid to inject the microorganisms into the stirring barrel is unnecessary, so that the condensate or severe odor generated during the decomposition of food waste by the microorganisms can be prevented from leaking, It is associated with a food waste disposal apparatus.

According to one embodiment of the present specification in order to achieve the above and other objects of the present specification,

A main body provided with an inlet through which food waste is input and an outlet through which a by-product decomposed by microorganisms is discharged, a stirring passage in which a stirrer for stirring food waste and microorganisms is built, and a heater for drying food waste;

A lid mounted to open and close the inlet of the main body;

Is provided in the door that is mounted to open and close on one side of the main body, any one of the first container for receiving the microorganisms injected through the injection nozzle to the stirring barrel and the second container for receiving the fragrance is replaceably coupled It provides a food waste processing apparatus using a microorganism, characterized in that it comprises a holder.

According to another embodiment of the present specification to achieve the above and other objects of the present specification,

A main body provided with an inlet through which food waste is input and an outlet through which the by-product decomposed by the microorganism is discharged, a stirring passage in which a stirrer for stirring the food waste and microorganisms is installed, and a heater for drying the food waste;

A lid mounted to open and close the inlet of the main body;

A cap which is mounted on one side of the main body so as to be opened and closed, an auxiliary container which is connected to the other end of the injection hose mounted on the bottom surface of the main body and communicates with one end of the cap, and in which microorganisms introduced through the cap are accommodated; And a microbial supply unit including a pump for discharging microorganisms in the container and a discharge hose for supplying the microorganisms discharged from the pump to the injection nozzle.

It provides a food waste processing apparatus using a microorganism, characterized in that to supply the microorganism corresponding to the amount of food waste put into the stirring tube by the microorganism supply unit.

According to the present specification having the above-described configuration has the following advantages.

When food waste is decomposed and destroyed by microbial activation in the agitator, the microbial input process can be automated to provide convenience to the user and minimize the number of people managing food waste processing devices, thereby reducing labor costs. .

In addition, since the process of opening the lid is unnecessary to inject the microorganism into the stirring barrel, condensate or severe odor generated during the decomposition of food waste by the microorganism activation is prevented from spilling into the food waste treating apparatus. It is possible to prevent the environment and air pollution caused by the surroundings.

1 is a perspective view of the lid open in the food waste treatment apparatus using a microorganism according to a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure,
2 is a view showing a combination of a first container and a second container in a holder in the food waste processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1,
3 is a cross-sectional view of the food waste treating apparatus shown in FIG. 1;
4 is a view showing that the first container or the second container is mounted on the holder in the food waste processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1;
5 is a view showing a module mounted in an opening of a first container or a second container in the food waste processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1;
6 is an essential part excerpt sectional view of the food waste treating apparatus shown in FIG.
Figure 7 is a modified example of supplying microorganisms to the stirring barrel in the food waste processing apparatus shown in Figure 1,
8 is an excerpt of the microorganism supply unit illustrated in FIG. 7.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a food waste treatment apparatus using a microorganism according to a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure.

1 to 6, the food waste treatment apparatus using a microorganism according to an embodiment of the present disclosure

An inlet 10 into which various food wastes containing moisture (eg, broth, etc.) discharged from a home or a restaurant are introduced, and an outlet 11 through which by-products decomposed by microorganisms are discharged, and food waste and microorganisms with stirring blades. Stirrer 12 (or " ") is rotatably built in (13a), has a lower cross section formed in a U-shape, and is provided with a heater 14 on the outer side for drying food waste. A main body 15 provided with a " drum ";

A lid 16 mounted to open and close the inlet 10 of the main body 15;

The first container 18 is provided in the door 17 mounted on one side of the main body 15 so as to be openable and closed, and the first container 18 accommodates the microorganisms injected and supplied to the stirring tube 12 through the injection nozzle 38, and the fragrance. And a holder (20) in the form of a cartridge to which any one of the second containers (19) to be received is interchangeably coupled.

According to a more preferred embodiment, as shown in Figure 4, the holder 20 is

A first switch capable of selecting a set time (for example, 7.5 seconds, 15 seconds, 30 seconds, etc.) for supplying microorganisms to the stirring tube 12 by opening the injection nozzle 38 of the first container 18. (21);

ON mode for opening the injection nozzle 38 of the first container 18 at a time selected by adjustment of the first switch 21, and the second container 19 when the lid 16 is opened. A second switch 22 composed of an OFF mode for opening the injection nozzle 38 of the < RTI ID = 0.0 >) and a STOP mode for shutting off power applied to the driving part for opening the injection nozzle 38; Equipped.

As shown in FIG. 7, an auxiliary container 23 replaceably mounted on the inner bottom surface of the main body 15 and containing microorganisms therein,

A pump 24 for discharging microorganisms in the auxiliary container 23,

And a microbial supply part 26 formed of a hose 25 for supplying microorganisms discharged from the pump 24 to the injection nozzle 38.

The microorganism supply unit 26 may sufficiently supply the microorganisms so as to correspond to the amount of food waste put into the stirring tube 12.

As shown in FIG. 5, the first vessel 18 and the second vessel 19 are

The lower body 39 is detachably screwed into the openings of the first container 18 and the second container 19, and extends on the upper end of the lower body 39 to the engaging portion 20a of the holder 20. Cap 41 consisting of the upper body 40 detachably coupled,

The upper body is fixed to the inner surface of the upper plate of the upper body 40, the interior of the empty body 42, the injection nozzle 38 is formed protruding to the upper end of the body 42 and in communication with the hollow portion of the body 42, A module 43 having compatibility, including an aqueous solution suction port 45 formed of a pumping hose 44 for sucking an aqueous solution of the first container 18 or the second container 19 so as to communicate with the lower end of the hollow part. It is further provided.

For this reason, the module 43 having compatibility, including the cap 41 and the aqueous solution suction port 45, is coupled to the openings of the first container 18 and the second container 19.

That is, the body 42, the injection nozzle 38 and the pumping hose 44 by fixing the upper end of the body 42 to the boss 40a formed on the inner surface of the upper plate 40 of the upper body 40 forming the cap 41 Aqueous solution inlet 45 consisting of) can be fixed to the cap (41).

Accordingly, the cap is screwed into the opening of the first container 18 and the second container 19 by screwing the lower body 39 of the cap 41 with the aqueous solution inlet 45 into the first container 18. And the opening of the second vessel 19.

As described above, the first container 18 or the second container 19 having the cap 41 coupled to the opening may be mounted on the coupling portion 20a of the holder 20. That is, when the injection nozzle 38 exposed to the upper body 40 of the cap 41 is rotated in the vertical direction while seated in the seating groove 20b formed in the holder 20, the upper end of the upper body 40 is A collar (a) formed at an opening of the first container 18 or the second container 19 coupled to the insertion hole 20c communicating with the seating groove 20b has a bottom surface of the coupling part 20a of the holder 20. It is seated on the locking step 20d formed in the.

Therefore, the microorganisms accommodated in the first container 18 by pressing the upper end of the upper body 40 by the replaceable coupling to the coupling portion 20a of the holder 20, the drive unit built in the holder 20 or The fragrance contained in the second container 19 may be injected and supplied into the stirring tube 12 through the injection nozzle 38.

At this time, when pressurizing the upper end of the upper body 40 by the drive unit (not shown) built into the holder 20, the aqueous solution of the first container 18 or the second container 19 through the pumping hose 44 Since the technical contents of suction and injection to the stirring barrel 12 through the injection nozzle 38 are used in the art, detailed descriptions of these configurations will be omitted.

The heater 14 may be used as an electric heat heater, or a planar heating element (not shown) for operating food power to dry the food waste including the water in the stirring tube 12 to operate when the power is applied, these are techniques used in the art Since the content is detailed description of these configurations will be omitted.

3 and 7, the stirrer 13 includes a drive motor 27 mounted on an outer surface of the main body 15, a drive sprocket 28 mounted on a shaft of the drive motor 27, and stirring. It is driven by a drive means consisting of a driven sprocket 29 mounted on one end of the rotary shaft 13b on which the blade 13a is mounted, and a chain 30 connecting the drive sprocket 28 and the driven sprocket 29.

Is equipped with a temperature sensor (31) for detecting the temperature inside the stirring tube 12 is mounted on the stirring tube 12 to maintain the set temperature required for the activation of fermentation by the microorganisms put into the stirring tube 12, When the signal sensed by the temperature sensor 31 is determined by the controller PCB, the heater 14 may be operated when the sensed temperature inside the stirring tube 12 is lower than the set temperature.

In this case, as the heater 14 is heated by the power applied by the control signal from the controller, the technology for adjusting the set temperature required according to the microorganism fermentation activation inside the stirring vessel 12 is used in the art. Therefore, detailed description of these configurations will be omitted.

Although not shown in the drawing, a heat insulating material may be formed on the outer surface of the stirring tube 12 and the inner surface of the main body 15 to reduce the power consumption due to the heater 14 operation. At this time, the thermal insulation material is a conventional technical content used in the art, so a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The fragrance contained in the second container 19 may be natural herbs such as herbs, natural cinnamon, aroma, phytoncide and the like.

In the drawings, reference numeral 32 is a caster, 33 is a guider for discharging the by-products from the stirring vessel 12 without leaving the collecting container (not shown), and 34 and 35 are the inner side and the main body of the lid 16. Removably mounted on the upper surface of the (15) is a magnetic sensor for detecting the opening and closing of the lid (16).

In the following, an example of the use of the food waste treatment apparatus using a microorganism according to an embodiment of the present specification will be described according to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 6, after opening the lid 16 from the main body 15, through the inlet 10 formed on the top of the main body 15, food waste containing water collected at home or restaurants, etc. It is put into the stirring vessel 12 and the lid 16 is closed.

At this time, by operating the on, off switch of the switch box 36 mounted on the outer surface of the main body 15 in the on (ON) state, the power is applied to the drive motor 27 to drive.

As the driving motor 27 is driven, the driving sprocket 28 mounted on the shaft of the driving motor 27, the chain 30, and the driven sprocket 29 of the rotating shaft 13b are interlocked so as to rotate the rotating shaft of the stirrer 13 ( As the 13b) is rotated, the stirring blades 13a mounted on the rotating shaft 13b can be rotated.

Due to the rotation of the stirring blade (13a) it is possible to stir evenly the food waste put into the stirring barrel 12.

On the other hand, the microbial supply is supplied to the stirring tube 12 so that the food waste which is supplied to the stirring tube 12 and stirred by the stirrer 13 and heated by the heater 14 is decomposed and extinguished by microbial activation. Can be automated

In detail, as shown in FIG. 3, the amount of microorganisms accommodated in the first container 18 may be controlled to correspond to the amount of food waste including water supplied to the stirring tube 12.

That is, when a small amount of food waste put into the stirring barrel 12 is supplied to supply a small amount of microorganisms from the first container 18 to the stirring cylinder 12, a holder in the form of a cartridge mounted on the inner surface of the door 17 ( 20) The first switch 21 (having a timer function) formed to slide on the outer surface is set in 7.5 seconds by operating upward in the drawing.

In this case, when the second switch 22 formed on the outer surface of the holder 20 is slidably moved upward in the drawing, the first container 18 coupled to the holder 20 is selected when the ON mode is selected. The microorganisms discharged from the injection nozzle 38 may be sprayed and supplied to the stirring cylinder 12 through the connector 37 of the stirring cylinder 12 periodically every 7.5 seconds.

On the other hand, when the amount of food waste put into the stirring barrel 12 becomes large, and when a large amount of microorganisms are supplied from the first container 18 to the stirring cylinder 12, the first switch 21 in the vertical direction in the drawing, Operate and set at 30 seconds.

At this time, when selecting the ON mode by operating the second switch 22 formed to slide on the outer surface of the holder 20, the injection nozzle 38 of the first container 18 coupled to the holder 20 Microorganisms discharged from the water may be sprayed and supplied to the stirring tube 12 through the connector 37 of the stirring tube 12 periodically every 30 seconds.

On the other hand, when opening the lid 16 from the main body 15 in order to further put food waste into the stirring barrel 12, it is possible to minimize the condensed water or odor outflow from the opening of the stirring cylinder 12.

When this is described in detail, condensate and odor are inevitably generated in the process of decomposing and extinguishing food waste due to the activation of microorganisms in the stirring tube 12.

In view of this, the lid 16 is removed from the main body 15 in a state in which the OFF mode is selected by operating the second switch 22 formed to slide on the outer surface of the holder 20 in the vertical direction. During opening, the fragrance continuously discharged through the nozzle 38 of the second container 19, which is alternately coupled to the holder 20, may be injected and supplied to the upper side of the stirring tube 12.

In this case, when the lid 16 is opened from the main body 15, the upper and the first and second magnetic sensors 34 and 35 mounted on the inner surface of the cap 16 are correspondingly separated from each other so as to control the control unit. Will recognize that the lid 16 is open.

Therefore, as the upper body 40 of the second container 19 is pressed by the operation of the drive unit built in the holder 20, the upper part of the stirring tube 12 through the injection nozzle 38 of the second container 19. Since the fragrance continuously discharged to act as an air curtain, when the lid 16 is opened from the main body 15, it is possible to minimize the condensed water or odor leaking out of the stirring barrel 12 of the main body 15. .

As an example, the microorganisms sprayed and supplied to the stirring barrel 16 may be a high-concentration soil microorganism (VIO-GRAN), which is light brown powder mixed and mixed with microorganisms, grains, and medium containing Bachillus Subtils as a main component.

On the other hand, from the injection nozzle 38 of the first container 18, or the injection nozzle 38 of the second container, which is replaceably coupled to the cartridge-shaped holder 20 mounted on one side of the main body 15, 37 is a description of spraying and supplying microorganisms or fragrances into the stirring tube 12 through the inside of the conventional technology used in the art, so a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 7, the microorganisms accommodated in the microorganism supply unit 26 installed inside the main body 15 may be supplied in a sufficient amount corresponding to the amount of food waste introduced into the stirring tube 12 by the pump 24. .

In detail, when the microorganism is introduced by opening the cap 40 that is opened and closed on one side of the main body 15, the microorganisms falling along the hose 25a connected to the cap 40 communicate with the main body ( 15) is stored in the auxiliary container 23 installed on the inner bottom surface.

As the pump 24 is driven by a control signal from a control unit PCB (not shown), the microorganisms contained in the auxiliary container 23 replaceably mounted on the inner bottom surface of the main body 15 are pumped by the pump 24. Suction and discharge. That is, the microorganisms discharged along the hose 25b connected to communicate with the pump 24 can be supplied to the stirring tube 12 through the injection nozzle 38 in the stirring tube 12.

The amount of microorganisms injected and supplied from the auxiliary container 23 into the stirring tube 12 by the driving of the pump 24 is supplied to correspond to the amount of food waste put into the stirring tube 12.

At this time, when the microorganism is introduced through the cap 40, the microorganisms contained in the auxiliary container 23 inside the main body 15 is discharged by the pump 24 to be injected into the stirring tube 12 through the injection nozzle 38 Since the technical contents to be supplied are technical contents commonly used in the art, detailed descriptions of these configurations are omitted.

Herein, while the foregoing specification has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art may variously modify and modify the present disclosure without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure as set forth in the claims below. It will be appreciated that this can be changed.

10; Slot
11; outlet
12; Agitator
13; agitator
14; heater
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20; Holder
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25; hose
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27; Drive motor
28; Driven sprocket
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30; chain

Claims (4)

A main body provided with an inlet through which food waste is input and an outlet through which the by-product decomposed by the microorganism is discharged, a stirring passage in which a stirrer for stirring the food waste and microorganisms is installed, and a heater for drying the food waste;
A lid mounted to open and close the inlet of the main body;
Is provided in the door that is mounted to open and close on one side of the main body, any one of the first container for receiving the microorganisms injected into the stirring barrel through the injection nozzle and the second container for receiving the fragrance is replaceably coupled Food waste processing apparatus using a microorganism, characterized in that it comprises a holder. The method of claim 1,
The holder is
A first switch capable of selecting a set time for supplying microorganisms to the stirring tube by opening the nozzle of the first container;
ON mode for opening the injection nozzle of the first container in accordance with the time selected by the first switch adjustment, and OFF for opening the injection nozzle of the second container when the lid is opened. And a second switch having a stop mode for shutting off a power applied to a driving unit which presses and opens the injection nozzle. 2. A main body provided with an inlet through which food waste is input and an outlet through which the by-product decomposed by the microorganism is discharged, a stirring passage in which a stirrer for stirring the food waste and microorganisms is installed, and a heater for drying the food waste;
A lid mounted to open and close the inlet of the main body;
A cap which is mounted on one side of the main body so as to be opened and closed, an auxiliary container which is connected to the other end of the injection hose mounted on the bottom surface of the main body and communicates with one end of the cap, and in which microorganisms introduced through the cap are accommodated; And a microbial supply unit including a pump for discharging microorganisms in the container and a discharge hose for supplying the microorganisms discharged from the pump to the injection nozzle.
Food waste treatment apparatus using a microorganism, characterized in that for supplying the microorganism corresponding to the amount of food waste put into the stirring tube by the microorganism supply unit. The method of claim 1,
The first vessel and the second vessel
A cap consisting of a lower body detachably coupled to the opening of the first container and the second container, an upper body extending from the upper end of the lower body and detachably coupled to the coupling portion of the holder;
The upper end is fixed to the inner surface of the upper plate of the upper body and the inside is empty, the injection nozzle is formed protruding to the upper end of the body and communicates with the hollow portion of the body, it is connected to communicate with the bottom of the hollow portion the first And a compatible module including an aqueous solution inlet comprising a pumping hose for sucking the aqueous solution of the container or the second container.

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