KR20230175093A - Microbial food waste treatment device that are easy to open and close and can remove odors - Google Patents

Abstract

A microbial food waste processor is provided that is easy to open and close and can remove bad odors. A microbial food waste processor that is easy to open and close and can remove bad odors includes a housing including a body and a cover that is detachable from the upper part of the body, and a fermentation unit installed in the body and stirring and fermenting the food waste and microorganisms introduced therein. It includes an opening and closing unit that opens and closes the inside of the fermentation unit by rotating the cover by the user's touch, and an odor removal unit that removes odor generated in the fermentation unit. The fermentation unit includes a fermentation tank that accommodates the input food waste, and is provided in the body. It includes a motor that rotates under the control of the control unit, a power transmission member connected to the motor and rotating with the power of the motor, and a stirring member connected to the power transmission member and rotating inside the fermentation tank, and the opening and closing portion is a receiving member. A touch member mounted on the receiving member and pressed by the user's selection, an opening and closing motor that rotates clockwise or counterclockwise according to the control of the control unit according to the pressure of the touch member, and an opening and closing device that rotates with the rotation of the opening and closing motor. It includes a gear, an opening and closing shaft connected to the opening and closing gear, and an opening and closing guide member connected to the end of the opening and closing shaft and fixed to the cover. The receiving member is disposed at the lower part of the body to receive the touch member, and the touch member protrudes toward the front of the body. It is mounted on the receiving member to prevent odor removal, and the odor removing unit includes a suction fan that sucks in the air inside the fermentation tank containing odor, a receiving guide member connecting the fermentation tank and the suction fan, and an odor removing material that is attached and detached to the receiving guide member. and an odor removal member, wherein the odor removal member includes an odor removal body and a first space, a second space, and a third space sequentially formed inside the odor removal body, and the first space, the second space, and the third space. In the space, different odor removal substances are built in or mixed together. The odor removal substances are mixed with one or more of carbon filters, filter blocks, activated carbon, and mixing balls. The mixing balls contain baking soda, citric acid, and cinnamon powder. It is formed by mixing.

Description

Microbial food waste treatment device that is easy to open and close and can remove odors}

The present invention relates to a microbial food processor, and more specifically, to a microbial food processor that is easy to open and close by rotating the cover by the user's touch to open the fermentation vessel and to remove bad odors. It's about the processor.

In general, leftover food (food waste) is discharged every day from each home or restaurant, and these leftover food are used as livestock feed or are simply filtered out of the water through a strainer and then disposed of using food waste bags.

When disposing of food waste using the above-mentioned food waste bag, a food waste bag must be purchased, so there is a method of charging an indirect fee, and a method of measuring the weight of the food waste and charging a fee accordingly is widely used.

Due to the cost burden incurred when disposing of food waste, households with a small amount of food waste have their own food waste disposers, and devices that stir food waste and microorganisms to ferment them have been developed and used.

As prior art for the food waste treatment device, a food waste fermentation treatment device has been disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2011-133919. In this prior art, a rotary cutter is installed in the main body below the hopper into which food waste is input, and is driven by the power of a motor to cut food waste, and a microorganism equipped with a heater is installed below the rotary cutter. In a food waste disposal device in which a fermenter is installed and cut food waste is fermented with aerobic microorganisms, a deodorizing material such as an activated carbon filter is attached to the inner bottom, a cover that allows opening and closing the upper part of the hopper, and a cover at the position where the cover is installed. An odor blocking plate at the bottom that blocks the spread of odors from inside the main body, and a primary separation net installed horizontally at the bottom of the odor blocking plate so that it can be opened and closed by sliding, to store the input food waste and primarily separate the moisture. and a rotary cutter installed horizontally at the bottom of the primary separation net and driven by power of a motor, a secondary separation net installed between the lower part of the rotary cutter and the space above the microbial fermentation tank, and the secondary separation net. It consists of a blocking plate installed between the net and the microbial fermentation tank that blocks sewage flowing in during fermentation and discharges it into the drain pipe.

However, the prior art has a problem in that it is inconvenient to use because the inside of the hopper is opened by manually lifting the cover located at the top of the hopper.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2011-0133919

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a microbial food processor that is easy to open and close by rotating the cover by the user's touch to open the fermentation vessel and removes bad odor.

In addition, the aim of the present invention is to provide a microbial food processor that is easy to open and close, can block the generation of bad odors, and can remove bad odors.

In addition, the problems of the present invention are not limited to the problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.

According to an embodiment to solve the above problems, a microbial food processor that is easy to open and close and can remove bad odors includes a housing including a body and a cover that is detachable from the upper end of the body, installed in the body, and inside the body. It includes a fermentation unit that ferments the food waste and microorganisms introduced into the fermentation unit by stirring them, an opening and closing unit that opens and closes the interior of the fermentation unit while rotating the cover by the user's touch, and an odor removal unit that removes odor generated in the fermentation unit. , the fermentation unit, a fermentation tank for accommodating the input food waste, a motor provided in the body and rotating under the control of the control unit, a power transmission member connected to the motor and rotating with the power of the motor, and the It is connected to a power transmission member and includes a stirring member that rotates inside the fermentation tank, and the opening and closing portion includes a receiving member, a touch member mounted on the receiving member and pressed by the user's selection, and a pressure of the touch member. An opening and closing motor that rotates clockwise or counterclockwise according to the control of the control unit, an opening and closing gear that rotates with the rotation of the opening and closing motor, an opening and closing shaft connected to the opening and closing gear, and an opening and closing shaft connected to the end of the opening and closing shaft and fixed to the cover. It includes an opening and closing guide member, wherein the receiving member is disposed to receive a touch member at a lower portion of the body, the touch member is mounted on the receiving member so as not to protrude toward the front of the body, and the odor removing unit removes the odor. It includes a suction fan that sucks air inside the fermentation tank, an accommodating guide member connecting the fermentation vat and the suction fan, and an odor removal member that is detachable from the accommodating guide member and has an odor removal material built into the odor removal member, and the odor removal member It includes an odor removal body and a first space, a second space, and a third space sequentially formed inside the odor removal body, and different odor removal substances are built into the first space, the second space, and the third space. It is built in or mixed, and the odor removing material is mixed with one or more of a carbon filter, a filter block, activated carbon, and a mixing ball, and the mixing ball is formed by mixing baking soda, citric acid, and cinnamon powder.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a microbial food processor that is easy to open and close and can remove bad odors can be easily used by rotating the cover with a user's touch to open the fermentation tank.

In addition, since the generation of bad odors is fundamentally prevented, there are no restrictions on the installation location and food waste can be easily disposed of.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a microbial food processor that is easy to open and close and can remove bad odors according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the inside of a microbial food processor that is easy to open and close and can remove bad odors according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figures 3 and 4 are cross-sectional views of a microbial food processor that is easy to open and close and can remove bad odors according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figures 5 and 7 are diagrams showing the opening and closing portion of a microbial food processor that is easy to open and close and can remove bad odors according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figures 8 and 9 are diagrams showing an odor removal unit of a microbial food waste processor that is easy to open and close and can remove odors according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The advantages and features of the present invention and methods for achieving them will become clear by referring to the embodiments described in detail below along with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below and will be implemented in various different forms. The present embodiments only serve to ensure that the disclosure of the present invention is complete and that common knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains is not limited. It is provided to fully inform those who have the scope of the invention, and the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

Hereinafter, specific embodiments will be described with reference to the attached drawings.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a microbial food waste processor that is easy to open and close and can remove bad odors according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 2 is a microbial food processor that is easy to open and close and can remove bad odors according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view showing the inside of the food waste processor, and Figures 3 and 4 are cross-sectional views of a microbial food waste processor that is easy to open and close and can remove bad odors according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Figures 5 and 7 are diagrams of the present invention. It is a diagram showing the opening and closing portion of a microbial food processor that is easy to open and close and can remove bad odors according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figures 8 and 9 show microbial food processors that are easy to open and close and can remove bad odors according to an embodiment of the present invention. This is a diagram showing the odor removal part of the processor.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4, the microbial food waste processor 100, which is easy to open and close and can remove bad odors according to one embodiment, processes food waste by mixing it with microorganisms, and includes a housing 110 and a fermentation unit. It may include (120), an opening/closing unit (130), and an odor removal unit (140).

In some embodiments, housing 110 may include a body 111 and a cover 112. In some embodiments, the body 111 is open at the top to accommodate the fermentation unit 120 and the opening and closing unit 130, and in some embodiments, a groove is formed on one side of the body 111 to accommodate the odor removal unit 140. It may be possible. In some embodiments, the body 111 may include a bottom plate and a side plate.

In some embodiments, the bottom plate supports and supports the fermentation unit 120 and may be seated on the ground. In some embodiments, the bottom plate may be formed in a square shape, but the bottom plate is not limited thereto and may be formed in a circular shape. In some embodiments, the bottom plate may further include an installation guide protrusion. In some embodiments, the installation guide protrusion may protrude from the lower surface of the bottom plate to support the bottom plate. In some embodiments, the base plate may further include wheels. In some embodiments, wheels may be installed on the bottom of the floor plate to support and move the floor plate. In some embodiments the wheel may include rotation control means. Therefore, it can be installed by moving the floor plate using wheels and then controlling the rotation of the wheels using rotation control means.

In some embodiments, the side plate may protrude from the top of the bottom plate to protect internal components. In some embodiments, the side plate may be separate from the bottom plate, and in some embodiments, the side plate may be integral with the bottom plate.

In some embodiments, cover 112 may be removable from the upper part of body 111. In some embodiments, cover 112 may include a lower cover and an upper cover.

In some embodiments, the lower cover may open and close the body 111 and the fermentation tank 121 of the fermentation unit 120 described below. In some embodiments, the lower cover may be formed in a plate shape, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the upper cover may be positioned over and protect the lower cover.

In some embodiments, the fermentation unit 120 is installed within the body 111 and can ferment food waste and microorganisms introduced therein while stirring. In some embodiments, the fermentation unit 120 may include a fermentation tank 121, a motor 122, a power transmission member 123, and a stirring member 124.

In some embodiments, the fermentation tank 121 may be a container for receiving input food waste. In some embodiments, the upper end of the fermentation vessel 121 may be open, and in some embodiments, the lower end of the fermentation vessel 121 may be curved. In some embodiments, the upper end of the fermentation tank 121 may be inclined to be wider outward than the lower end. Therefore, it is possible to guide the movement of food waste input into the fermentation tank 121.

In some embodiments, the motor 122 is provided in the body 111 and may rotate under the control of the controller. In some embodiments, motor 122 may rotate in one direction, clockwise.

In some embodiments, the power transmission member 123 is connected to the motor 122 and may rotate with the power of the motor 122. In some embodiments, the power transmission member 123 includes a power gear 123a connected to the shaft of the motor 122, a first power transmission gear 123b engaged with the power gear 123a, and a first power transmission gear 123b engaged with the first power transmission gear 123b. It may include a second power transmission gear (123c). In some embodiments, the second power transmission gear 123c may be meshed with the power gear 123a.

In some embodiments, the stirring member 124 is connected to the power transmission member 123 and may rotate inside the fermentation tank 121. In some embodiments, the stirring member 124 may rotate clockwise simultaneously with the second power transmission gear 123c using the power of the motor 122 to stir the food waste and microorganisms inside the fermentation tank 121. At this time, as food waste and microorganisms are mixed, the food waste may be fermented by the microorganisms. In some embodiments, the stirring member 124 may include a stirring shaft and stirring blades.

In some embodiments, the stirring shaft is connected to the second power transmission gear (123c) and can be rotatably installed inside the fermentation tank (121).

In some embodiments, the stirring blades may be formed to be spaced apart at a certain angle while being spaced at regular intervals on the outer peripheral surface of the stirring shaft. However, it is not limited to this, and in some embodiments, the stirring blades may be formed at various intervals and angles on the outer peripheral surface of the stirring shaft. In some embodiments, the other end of the stirring shaft may be wider than the one end of the stirring shaft fixed to the stirring shaft. Therefore, when the stirring blade rotates with the power of the motor 122, the food waste and microorganisms inside the fermentation tank 121 can be easily stirred.

Referring to FIGS. 5 to 7 , in some embodiments, the opening and closing unit 130 may open and close the interior of the fermentation unit 120 by rotating the cover 112 by a user's touch. In some embodiments, the opening and closing unit 130 may include a receiving member 131a, a touch member 131, an opening and closing motor 132, an opening and closing gear 133, an opening and closing shaft 134, and an opening and closing guide member 135. .

In some embodiments, the receiving member 131a may be disposed at the lower portion of the body 111. In some embodiments, the receiving member 131a may be arranged to accommodate the touch member 131.

In some embodiments, the touch member 131 may be pressed according to the user's selection. In some embodiments, the touch member 131 may be pressed by the user's foot. In some embodiments, the touch member 131 may be provided to protrude from the front of the body 111.

In some embodiments, the opening and closing motor 132 may rotate clockwise or counterclockwise according to the control of the control unit according to the pressure of the touch member 131. For example, when the touch member 131 is pressed once, the opening and closing motor 132 rotates clockwise and rotates the cover 112 upward to open the inside of the fermentation tank 121, and after a certain period of time, the opening and closing motor 132 is rotated clockwise. As the motor 132 rotates counterclockwise again, the inside of the fermentation tank 121 can be closed by rotating the cover 112 downward. Additionally, in some embodiments, the opening and closing motor 132 rotates clockwise when the touch member 131 is pressed once, and when the opening and closing motor 132 rotates clockwise, the opening and closing motor 132 opens and closes when the touch member 131 is pressed once more. Motor 132 may rotate counterclockwise. That is, while the opening/closing motor 132 rotates clockwise due to the pressure of the touch member 131 and the cover 112 is rotated upward, the touch member 131 is pressed again so that the opening/closing motor 132 rotates counterclockwise. The cover 112 may close the fermentation tank 121 while rotating in this direction.

In some embodiments, the opening and closing gear 133 is connected to the opening and closing motor 132 and may be rotated by the opening and closing motor 132. In some embodiments, the opening and closing gear 133 includes a first opening and closing gear (133a) connected to the opening and closing motor 132, a second opening and closing gear (133b) engaged with the first opening and closing gear (133a), and a second opening and closing gear (133b). It may include a third opening and closing gear (133c) engaged with. In some embodiments, the third opening and closing gear 133c may be engaged with the first opening and closing gear 133a.

In some embodiments, the opening and closing shaft 134 is connected to the third opening and closing gear 133c and may be rotated by the third opening and closing gear 133c.

In some embodiments, the opening and closing guide member 135 may be respectively connected to both ends of the opening and closing shaft 134 and fixed to the cover 112. In some embodiments, the opening and closing guide member 135 may be fixed to the lower cover of the cover 112. However, it is not limited to this and may be fixed to the upper cover. Therefore, as the third opening and closing gear 133c rotates, the opening and closing guide member 135 rotates and the cover 112 can be rotated.

In some embodiments, the opening/closing unit 130 may further include an opening/closing control member 136. In some embodiments, the opening and closing control member 136 is connected to the opening and closing shaft 134 and can control the rotation radius of the cover 112. For example, when the cover 112 is rotated by more than 80°, the opening/closing control member 136 presses the tact switch, and the opening/closing motor operates under the control of the control unit using the pressure signal from the tact switch. (132) can stop the rotation of the cover 112 while stopping the rotation.

Referring to FIGS. 8 and 9 , in some embodiments, the odor removal unit 140 may remove odor generated from food waste when the food waste is fermented while being stirred with microorganisms in the fermentation unit 120. In some embodiments, the odor removal unit 140 may include a suction fan 141, a receiving guide member 141a, and an odor removal member 142.

In some embodiments, the suction fan 141 may suck in air inside the fermentation tank 121 containing bad odors.

In some embodiments, the receiving guide member 141a may connect the fermentation tank 121 and the suction fan 141.

In some embodiments, the odor removing member 142 may be attached to or detached from the receiving guide member 141a and have an odor removing material built into it. In some embodiments, the malodor removal member 142 may include a first space (142a), a second space (142b), and a third space (142c). However, it is not limited to this and may include more space. In some embodiments, different odor removal materials may be installed in each space. For example, a carbon filter, which is an odor removal material, is built into the first space (142a), a filter block including a copper block and a ceramic block is built into the second space (142b), and the third space (142c) Activated carbon may be incorporated. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the filter block may be built into the first space 142a, and the activated carbon may be built into the first space 142a.

In some embodiments, the carbon filter is called an activated carbon filter, and is a filter using the principle that carbon adsorbs impurities. The filter block is a filter using metal, and activated carbon is a carbonaceous material with strong adsorption power and harmful gases that cannot be filtered out by a HEPA filter. Since it is effective in purifying air by adsorbing odors, bad odors introduced by the rotation of the suction fan 141 can be easily removed by sequentially passing through the carbon filter, metal block, and activated carbon.

Additionally, in some embodiments, a mixing bowl containing baking soda, citric acid, and cinnamon powder may be installed in one or more of the first to third spaces 142a to 142c. In some embodiments, baking soda can adsorb the source of odor, citric acid can neutralize the source of odor, and cinnamon powder can adsorb residual odor as well as inhibit the growth of bacteria.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the attached drawings, those skilled in the art will understand that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without changing its technical idea or essential features. You will be able to understand it. Therefore, the embodiments described above should be understood in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive.

100: Microbial food processor that is easy to open and close and can remove bad odors
110: housing
111: body
112: cover
120: Fermentation unit
121: Fermentation tank
122: motor
123: Power transmission member
124: Stirring member
130: opening and closing part
131a: receiving member
131: Touch member
132: Open/close motor
133: Opening and closing gear
134: Open/close axis
135: Opening and closing guide member
136: Opening and closing control member
140: Odor removal unit
141: Suction fan
141a: Acceptance guide member
142: Odor removal member

Claims (1)

A housing including a body and a cover detachable from an upper end of the body;
a fermentation unit installed in the body and fermenting the food waste and microorganisms introduced therein while stirring;
An opening and closing unit that opens and closes the interior of the fermentation unit while rotating the cover by a user's touch; and
It includes an odor removal unit that removes odor generated from the fermentation unit,
The fermentation unit,
A fermentation tank for accommodating the input food waste;
a motor provided in the body and rotating under the control of a control unit;
a power transmission member connected to the motor and rotating with power from the motor; and
It is connected to the power transmission member and includes a stirring member that rotates inside the fermentation tank,
The opening and closing part,
Absence of accommodation;
a touch member mounted on the receiving member and pressed by the user's selection;
an opening/closing motor that rotates clockwise or counterclockwise under the control of a control unit according to pressure of the touch member;
An opening and closing gear that rotates with the rotation of the opening and closing motor;
An opening and closing shaft connected to the opening and closing gear; and
It includes an opening and closing guide member connected to the end of the opening and closing shaft and fixed to the cover,
The receiving member is disposed at a lower portion of the body to accommodate the touch member,
The touch member is mounted on the receiving member so as not to protrude forward of the body,
The odor removal unit,
A suction fan that suctions air inside the fermentation vessel containing the odor;
A receiving guide member connecting the fermentation tank and the suction fan; and
It includes an odor removal member that is attached to and detachable from the receiving guide member and has an odor removal material built into it,
The odor removal member is,
Odor removal body; and
It includes a first space, a second space, and a third space sequentially formed inside the odor removal body,
Different odor removal substances are built in or mixed in the first space, second space, and third space,
The odor removing substance is,
It is mixed with one or more of carbon filter, filter block, activated carbon, and mixing ball,
The mixing bowl is a microbial food processor that is formed by mixing baking soda, citric acid, and cinnamon powder, and is easy to open and close and can remove bad odors.

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