KR20240069444A - Imbedded homemade compost manufacturing equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a landfill-type homemade compost manufacturing device. Specifically, a hopper provided on the ground into which organic matter including food waste is placed; A stirring and crushing unit coupled vertically to the lower part of the hopper and buried underground to mix and crush the organic matter introduced into the hopper; A transfer unit coupled horizontally to the lower part of the stirring and crushing unit and buried underground to horizontally transfer the organic matter stirred and pulverized in the stirring and crushing unit; A fermentation tank provided at an end of the transfer unit and buried underground to perform a fermentation process while accommodating the organic matter transferred from the transfer unit; A connecting pipe connecting the transfer unit and the fermentation tank in communication; It is characterized by comprising a; a collection container that is inserted so as to be overlapped inside the fermentation tank and communicates with the connection pipe to collect compost produced by fermenting organic matter transferred through the connection pipe.

Description

{Imbedded homemade compost manufacturing equipment}

The present invention relates to a compost manufacturing device, and more specifically, to a landfill-type homemade compost manufacturing device that can be buried and installed in the ground, and can produce compost by inputting and fermenting various food wastes or plants generated at home.

Food waste accounts for a significant amount of household waste discharged from ordinary households. Usually, food waste is separated and collected separately, then crushed and dehydrated at a food waste disposal facility to be converted into feed or compost.

Among the food waste generated at home, types such as coffee grounds, fruit peels, egg shells, and rice water are the most suitable materials for organic compost.

In the case of apartments or apartment complexes, such food waste is disposed of by separating it into food waste bins, or using a food waste processor at home, by pulverizing, heating and drying, or by decomposing it using microorganisms.

However, in rural or rural areas below the county level rather than cities, or areas with many weekend farms and country homes, there is no efficient and systematic food waste separation system, so the food waste recycling rate is extremely low.

Most household food waste disposers or composters currently commercialized at home and abroad were developed for use in apartments or apartments, so they are a type of home appliance that requires power and takes up a lot of space indoors. Also, in the case of microbial decomposition method, microorganisms must be purchased separately, and it is made of plastic material, which has the disadvantage of being unfriendly.

Therefore, there is no need for a separate power source in areas other than urban areas such as rural areas, weekend farms, and country homes, and it is an eco-friendly composter for recycling of various food waste generated in the kitchen or organic materials such as tree branches and grass generated in the yard. A compost maker that can make compost will be required. Additionally, there is a need for a composter that can be installed outdoors to minimize installation space, rather than being placed indoors like home appliances.

Republic of Korea Public Patent No. 10-2005-0038983 “Pellet manufacturing device for fermented compost” Republic of Korea registered patent 10-1390926 “Vertical pellet manufacturing device using livestock compost“

The purpose of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problems is that it can be buried underground in yards, gardens, and vegetable gardens of places such as general homes, country houses, and weekend farms, and can be used to dispose of various organic materials such as food waste, by-products, and plants generated in daily life. It provides a landfill-type homemade compost manufacturing device that can be converted into compost by inputting compost.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a landfill-type homemade compost manufacturing device that does not require external power through self-generated power.

To achieve this purpose, a landfill-type homemade compost manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention includes a hopper provided on the ground into which organic matter including food waste is introduced; A stirring and crushing unit coupled vertically to the lower part of the hopper and buried underground to mix and crush the organic matter introduced into the hopper; A transfer unit coupled horizontally to the lower part of the stirring and crushing unit and buried underground to horizontally transfer the organic matter stirred and pulverized in the stirring and crushing unit; A fermentation tank provided at an end of the transfer unit and buried underground to perform a fermentation process while accommodating the organic matter transferred from the transfer unit; A connecting pipe connecting the transfer unit and the fermentation tank in communication; It may include a collection container that is inserted so as to be overlapped inside the fermentation tank and communicates with the connection pipe to collect compost made by fermenting organic matter transferred through the connection pipe.

At this time, a cover that can be opened and closed with a hinge is provided at the top of the hopper, and a solar panel is attached to the upper surface of the cover to operate the stirring and crushing unit and the transfer unit.

And a vent may be formed on the upper side of the hopper.

The agitation and crushing unit includes a hollow agitation and crushing tank coupled to the lower part of the hopper and buried underground, a agitation and crushing shaft rotatable vertically across the center of the agitation and crushing tank, and an outer circumferential surface of the agitation and crushing shaft. It may include a protruding spiral blade and a drive motor that rotates the stirring and grinding shaft.

In addition, the transfer unit includes a circular pipe-shaped transfer pipe coupled horizontally to the lower part of the stirring and crushing unit and buried underground, a transfer shaft provided inside the transfer pipe to rotate horizontally along the longitudinal direction, and It may include a transfer screw formed in a spiral shape on the outer peripheral surface of the transfer shaft, and a drive motor that rotates the transfer shaft.

Meanwhile, a heating wire is attached or installed on the outer peripheral surface of the fermentation tank to heat the fermentation tank to promote drying and fermentation.

According to the present invention described above, the following effects are achieved.

First, it is recyclable and eco-friendly because it can be made into a small amount of compost by fermenting various organic materials such as food waste, by-products, and plants generated from ordinary homes, country homes, and weekend farms.

Second, it can save space because it is buried underground rather than installed indoors.

Third, using solar panels, compost can be produced continuously and automatically through self-generation without external power.

Fourth, it can be made into pellet-type compost by installing a pellet mold and extruding it.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing the overall structure of a landfill-type homemade compost manufacturing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the examples of the present invention are provided for easier understanding of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. In other words, the following examples are provided to ensure that the disclosure of the present invention is complete and to fully inform those skilled in the art of the invention of the scope of the invention, and that the present invention is governed by the scope of the claims. It is only defined.

Additionally, the terms used in this specification are for describing embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. In this specification, singular forms also include plural forms unless specifically stated in the phrase. As used in the specification, “comprises” and/or “comprising” does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other elements in addition to the mentioned elements.

Additionally, unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used in this specification may be used with meanings that can be commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Additionally, terms defined in commonly used dictionaries are not interpreted ideally or excessively unless clearly specifically defined.

Additionally, when describing the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of related known technology may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, the detailed description may be omitted.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view showing the overall structure of a landfill-type homemade compost manufacturing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention can be largely comprised of a hopper 100, a stirring and grinding unit 200, a transfer unit 300, a fermentation tank 400, a connecting pipe 500, and a collection container 600.

First, the hopper 100 is an inlet that can collect and input various organic matter such as food waste, tree branches, fallen leaves, and grass that naturally occurs in the yard or garden.

As shown, the hopper 100 has a cylindrical shape that is open at the top and bottom, and may be relatively wide at the entrance and narrow toward the bottom, and is installed on the ground.

And it is preferable that a cover 110 is provided on the top of the hopper 100. The cover 110 has one end that can be opened and closed by a hinge 111.

At this time, it is preferable that a solar panel 120 is attached to the upper surface of the cover 110 so that it can generate power on its own.

The power produced by such self-generation can independently operate the stirring and grinding unit 200 and the transfer unit 300, which will be described later, without a separate power connection.

Additionally, a vent 130 is formed on the upper side of the hopper 100 to allow internal and external air to be ventilated.

The vent 130 may have a structure in which a plurality of through holes are formed on the upper side of the hopper 100, but is not limited to this. In other words, any structure that exhausts internal air and intakes external air is possible, and a ventilation fan (not shown) may be installed for forced ventilation.

In addition, an overflow hole 140 is formed on one upper side of the hopper 100 to allow natural drainage when rainwater flows into the hopper 100 and overflows.

Additionally, a sensor 150 is provided at the inner lower part of the hopper 100, so that it can detect when the input organic matter reaches a certain level or higher, stop operation, and notify the manager or user.

Next, the stirring and grinding unit 200 will be described.

The stirring and crushing unit 200 is provided in communication with each other on the lower side of the hopper 100 and is configured to mix and crush various organic substances introduced into the hopper 100 to a certain size. The stirring and crushing tank 210 and the stirring and crushing It can be implemented including a shaft 220, a spiral blade 230, and a drive motor 240.

The stirring grinding tank 210 may have a hollow shape connected to the lower part of the hopper 100 and have a cross-sectional area that decreases toward the bottom.

In addition, the agitated crushing tank 210 is buried underground, and it is preferable that the boundary point between the hopper 100 and the agitated crushing tank 210 is buried so that it coincides with the ground.

The stirring and grinding shaft 220 is installed vertically across the inner center of the stirring and grinding tank 210 and is rotatable. For this purpose, the upper and lower ends of the stirring and grinding shaft 220 may be rotatably supported by separate support members (not shown). Since this structure is known, detailed description is omitted.

Spiral blades 230 are protruding from the outer peripheral surface of the stirring and grinding shaft 220.

The spiral blade 230 is a component that can simultaneously perform grinding and stirring, and may be formed of a plurality of spiral blades separated from each other or may be formed continuously in a spiral shape.

At this time, a blade is formed on the spiral blade 230 to perform pulverization.

Additionally, the spiral blade 230 may not have a spiral shape but may simply be inclined. This is because the stirring and grinding tank 210 is installed vertically, so organic matter falling from the hopper 100 can naturally move downward by gravity.

Meanwhile, the stirring and grinding shaft 220 is driven by a driving motor 240.

The drive motor 240 may be installed in any location as long as it can be interlocked with the stirring and grinding shaft 220. However, the drive motor 240 is preferably located outside rather than inside the hopper 100 or the agitated grinding tank 210, and is preferably located on the ground for maintenance of the drive motor 240. .

Therefore, as shown, it is installed horizontally on one side of the hopper 100, and the axis of the drive motor 240 and the stirring and crushing axis 220 are connected by a bevel gear 241 that can interlock the axes that intersect. It can be linked.

The driving motor 240 can be used simultaneously to drive the transfer unit 300, which will be described later.

Next, the transfer unit 300 is a component that horizontally transfers the organic matter processed in the stirring and crushing unit 200, and includes a transfer pipe 310, a transfer shaft 320, a transfer screw 330, and a drive motor 240. It can be implemented including.

The transfer pipe 310 is made in the shape of a hollow pipe and is buried horizontally underground.

Also, the upper surface of one side of the transfer pipe 310 is coupled in communication with the lower part of the stirring and grinding tank 210, so that the treated organic matter can flow in while falling.

In addition, the transfer shaft 320 is provided to be rotatable inside the transfer pipe 310 along the longitudinal direction.

In addition, a spiral-shaped transfer screw 330 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the transfer shaft 320 and rotates to transfer organic matter flowing into one side of the transfer pipe 310 to the other side.

Here, the drive motor 240 that rotates the transfer shaft 320 may be provided separately, but can be operated simultaneously by linking it to the drive motor 240 that rotates the above-mentioned stirring and crushing shaft 220. It is desirable to do so.

For this purpose, one end of the shaft of the drive motor 240 is interlocked with the stirring and grinding shaft 220, and the other end of the shaft is interlocked with the transfer shaft 320.

At this time, a pulley or sprocket 341 may be mounted on the axis of the drive motor 240 and the transfer shaft 320, respectively, and they may be interlocked with each other using a belt or chain 342.

Next, the fermentation tank 400 will be described.

The fermentation tank 400 is a tank that stores and ferments the organic matter transferred through the transfer unit 300.

The fermentation tank 400 is also buried underground, and it is better to bury it so that the top of the fermentation tank 400 is flush with the ground.

It is preferable that a heating wire 410 is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the fermentation tank 400 to dry the organic matter inside and promote fermentation. Alternatively, the heating wire 410 may be provided in a structure buried within the thickness of the fermentation tank 400.

The fermentation tank 400 and the transfer unit 300 are connected by the connection pipe 500, and organic matter is transferred from the transfer unit 300 to the fermentation tank 400.

The connection pipe 500 may be in the shape of a pipe or a pipe, and one end is in communication with the upper surface of the other side of the transfer pipe 310, and the other end is connected in communication with the side of the fermentation tank 400.

Accordingly, organic matter is extruded into the fermentation tank 400 through the connection pipe 500 by the extrusion force of the transfer unit 300.

In another embodiment, a pellet mold 510 having a plurality of molding holes is provided inside the connection pipe 500, and the extruded organic material is extruded through the molding holes and molded into a pellet shape.

In addition, the pellet mold 510 is equipped with a cutter, so that the long extruded pellet-shaped organic matter can be cut to a certain length and introduced into the fermentation tank 400 in a pelletized state.

Next, the collection container 600 is a container that is custom-inserted to overlap the inside of the fermentation tank 400.

When fermented compost is stored in the collection container 600 above a certain amount, the collection container 600 can be removed from the fermentation tank 400 to collect the compost.

For this purpose, it is preferable that a rib 610 or a protrusion extending outward is formed on the upper edge of the collection container 600 so that it can be caught on the top of the fermentation tank 400 and can be held by hand or taken out with a tool. do.

Also, an inlet hole 620 is formed on the side of the collection container 600 and is connected to the connection pipe 500 in communication with the side of the fermentation tank 400.

Therefore, fermentation occurs as organic matter is directly introduced and stored in the collection container 600, and the compost that has completed fermentation can be easily collected by removing the collection container 600.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to the drawings according to embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art will be able to make various applications and modifications within the scope of the present invention based on the above contents.

100: Hopper
110: cover 111: hinge
120: solar panel 130: vent
140: Overflow ball 150: Sensor

200: Stirring and grinding unit 210: Stirring and grinding tank
220: Stirring and crushing shaft 230: Spiral blade
240: Drive motor 241: Bevel gear

300: transfer unit
310: transfer pipe 320: transfer axis
330: transfer screw 340: drive motor
341: Pulley or sprocket 342: Belt or chain

400: Fermentation tank 410: Heating wire

500: Connector 510: Pellet molding frame

600: Collection container
610: Rib 620: Inlet hole

Claims (6)

A hopper provided on the ground into which organic matter including food waste is placed;
A stirring and crushing unit coupled vertically to the lower part of the hopper and buried underground to mix and crush the organic matter introduced into the hopper;
A transfer unit coupled horizontally to the lower part of the stirring and crushing unit and buried underground to horizontally transfer the organic matter stirred and pulverized in the stirring and crushing unit;
A fermentation tank provided at an end of the transfer unit and buried underground to perform a fermentation process while accommodating the organic matter transferred from the transfer unit;
A connecting pipe connecting the transfer unit and the fermentation tank in communication;
Manufacturing of landfill-type homemade compost, characterized in that it includes a collection container that is inserted so as to be overlapped inside the fermentation tank and communicates with the connection pipe to collect compost produced by fermenting organic matter transferred through the connection pipe. Device.
According to claim 1,
A buried homemade compost manufacturing device, characterized in that a cover that can be opened and closed with a hinge is provided at the top of the hopper, and a solar panel is attached to the upper surface of the cover to operate the stirring and crushing unit and the transport unit.
According to claim 2,
A buried homemade compost manufacturing device, characterized in that a vent is formed on the upper side of the hopper.
According to claim 1,
The stirring and grinding unit,
A hollow agitation and crushing tank coupled to the lower part of the hopper and buried underground, a agitation and crushing shaft rotatable vertically across the center of the agitation and crushing tank, and a spiral blade protruding from the outer peripheral surface of the agitation and crushing shaft. A buried homemade compost manufacturing device comprising a drive motor that rotates the stirring and crushing shaft.
According to claim 1,
The transfer unit,
A transfer pipe in the shape of a circular pipe connected horizontally to the lower part of the stirring and crushing unit and buried underground, a transfer shaft provided to rotate horizontally along the longitudinal direction inside the transfer pipe, and a spiral on the outer peripheral surface of the transfer shaft. A buried homemade compost manufacturing device comprising a transfer screw formed of and a drive motor that rotates the transfer shaft.
According to claim 1,
A buried homemade compost manufacturing device, characterized in that a heating wire is attached or installed on the outer peripheral surface of the fermentation tank to promote drying and fermentation by heating the fermentation tank.