WO2005105311A1 - Food waste disposer shredder assembly - Google Patents

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WO2005105311A1
WO2005105311A1 PCT/US2005/014379 US2005014379W WO2005105311A1 WO 2005105311 A1 WO2005105311 A1 WO 2005105311A1 US 2005014379 W US2005014379 W US 2005014379W WO 2005105311 A1 WO2005105311 A1 WO 2005105311A1
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Scott W. Anderson
Steve Hanson
Joseph Farmerie
James R. Patterson
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B02—CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING; PREPARATORY TREATMENT OF GRAIN FOR MILLING
    • B02C—CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING IN GENERAL; MILLING GRAIN
    • B02C18/00—Disintegrating by knives or other cutting or tearing members which chop material into fragments
    • B02C18/06—Disintegrating by knives or other cutting or tearing members which chop material into fragments with rotating knives
    • B02C18/16—Details
    • B02C18/18—Knives; Mountings thereof
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B02—CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING; PREPARATORY TREATMENT OF GRAIN FOR MILLING
    • B02C—CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING IN GENERAL; MILLING GRAIN
    • B02C18/00—Disintegrating by knives or other cutting or tearing members which chop material into fragments
    • B02C18/06—Disintegrating by knives or other cutting or tearing members which chop material into fragments with rotating knives
    • B02C18/08—Disintegrating by knives or other cutting or tearing members which chop material into fragments with rotating knives within vertical containers
    • B02C18/12—Disintegrating by knives or other cutting or tearing members which chop material into fragments with rotating knives within vertical containers with drive arranged below container
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B02—CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING; PREPARATORY TREATMENT OF GRAIN FOR MILLING
    • B02C—CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING IN GENERAL; MILLING GRAIN
    • B02C18/00—Disintegrating by knives or other cutting or tearing members which chop material into fragments
    • B02C18/06—Disintegrating by knives or other cutting or tearing members which chop material into fragments with rotating knives
    • B02C18/16—Details
    • B02C18/24—Drives
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E03—WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE
    • E03C—DOMESTIC PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS FOR FRESH WATER OR WASTE WATER; SINKS
    • E03C1/00—Domestic plumbing installations for fresh water or waste water; Sinks
    • E03C1/12—Plumbing installations for waste water; Basins or fountains connected thereto; Sinks
    • E03C1/26—Object-catching inserts or similar devices for waste pipes or outlets
    • E03C1/266—Arrangement of disintegrating apparatus in waste pipes or outlets; Disintegrating apparatus specially adapted for installation in waste pipes or outlets
    • E03C1/2665—Disintegrating apparatus specially adapted for installation in waste pipes or outlets
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16D—COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES
    • F16D7/00—Slip couplings, e.g. slipping on overload, for absorbing shock
    • F16D7/02—Slip couplings, e.g. slipping on overload, for absorbing shock of the friction type
    • F16D7/024—Slip couplings, e.g. slipping on overload, for absorbing shock of the friction type with axially applied torque limiting friction surfaces
    • F16D7/025—Slip couplings, e.g. slipping on overload, for absorbing shock of the friction type with axially applied torque limiting friction surfaces with flat clutching surfaces, e.g. discs
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B02—CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING; PREPARATORY TREATMENT OF GRAIN FOR MILLING
    • B02C—CRUSHING, PULVERISING, OR DISINTEGRATING IN GENERAL; MILLING GRAIN
    • B02C18/00—Disintegrating by knives or other cutting or tearing members which chop material into fragments
    • B02C18/06—Disintegrating by knives or other cutting or tearing members which chop material into fragments with rotating knives
    • B02C18/16—Details
    • B02C2018/164—Prevention of jamming and/or overload

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  • the present disclosure relates generally to food waste disposers, and more particularly, to grinding mechanisms for food waste disposers.
  • a conventional disposer includes a food conveying section, a motor section, and a grinding mechanism disposed between the food conveying section and the motor section.
  • the food conveying section includes a housing that forms an inlet for receiving food waste and water.
  • the food conveying section conveys the food waste to the grinding mechanism, and the motor section includes a motor imparting rotational movement to a motor shaft to operate the grinding mechanism.
  • the grind mechanism that accomplishes the comminution is typically composed of a rotating shredder assembly with lugs and a stationary grind ring.
  • the motor turns the shredder plate and the lugs force the food waste against the grind ring where it is broken down into small pieces. Once the particles are small enough to pass out of the grinding mechanism, they are flushed out into the household plumbing.
  • Grind mechanisms that utilize a fixed lug on the rotating shredder assembly are often susceptible to jams when grinding hard food waste, such as beef bones.
  • the use of an induction motor may contribute to the probability of experiencing a jam because of its relatively low stall torque.
  • swivel, or rotatable, lugs that move out of the way before a jam can occur are employed.
  • the energy displaced to the food waste is less and therefore can result in compromised grind performance.
  • a grind mechanism for a food waste disposer that includes an impact mechanism for freeing jams is disclosed.
  • the impact mechanism uses the stored energy in the disposer's rotating elements to be transmitted to the disposer's motor shaft from an impact member to a part of the rotating shredder assembly. This energy is then transmitted to the lug and to the fixed lugs and to the food waste particle that is creating the jam. The impact energy then breaks up the food waste particle, freeing the jam.
  • a shredder assembly for a food waste disposer includes a rotatable shaft and an impact member fixedly attached to the shaft to rotate therewith.
  • a shredder disk is attached to the shaft via a clutch allowing the shredder disk to slip relative to the shaft when the shredder disk jams, wherein the impact member strikes the shredder disk to transfer rotational energy to the jam.
  • the shredder disk includes a support member attached thereto, wherein the impact member strikes the support member when the shredder disk slips.
  • Figure 1 is a sectional view of an exemplary food waste disposer including a grinding mechanism in accordance with the present disclosure.
  • FIGS. 2 and 3 are perspective views of a grinding mechanism embodying aspects of the present disclosure.
  • Figure 4 is an exploded view of the grinding mechanism illustrated in Figures 2 and 3.
  • FIGS 5 and 6 are perspective views of an alternative grinding mechanism embodying aspects of the present disclosure.
  • Figure 7 is an exploded view of the grinding mechanism illustrated in Figures 5 and 6.
  • Figures 8A and 8B are top and side views of an exemplary t-bar impact mechanism disclosed herein.
  • Figure 9 is an exploded view of a grinding mechanism having an alternative impact mechanism.
  • Figure 10 is an exploded view of a grinding mechanism having another alternative impact mechanism.
  • FIGS 11-13 illustrate yet another alternative impact mechanism.
  • FIG. 1 is a sectional view illustrating portions of an exemplary food waste disposer embodying certain teachings of the present disclosure.
  • the food waste disposer 100 includes a food conveying section 102 and a grinding mechanism 110, which is disposed between the food conveying section and a motor section 104.
  • the food conveying section 102 includes an inlet for receiving food waste and water.
  • the food waste is conveyed to the grinding mechanism 110, and the motor section 104 includes a motor 119 imparting rotational movement to a motor shaft 118 to operate the grinding mechanism 110.
  • the grinding mechanism 110 includes a stationary grind ring 116 that is fixedly attached to an inner surface of the housing of the grind mechanism 110.
  • a rotating shredder plate assembly 112 is rotated relative to the stationary grind ring 116 by the motor shaft 118 to reduce food waste delivered by the food conveying section to small pieces.
  • the food waste is reduced to particulate matter sufficiently small, it passes from above the shredder plate assembly 112, and along with water passing through the food conveying section, is then discharged from the disposer.
  • FIGs 2 and 3 are top and bottom perspective views, respectively, showing the shredder plate assembly 112 and motor shaft 118.
  • Figure 4 is an exploded view of the shredder plate assembly 112 and shaft 118.
  • the particular shredder plate assembly 112 illustrated in Figures 2-5 includes multiple, stacked plates to provide a plurality of levels for multi-stage chopping or cutting of food waste.
  • the illustrated embodiment includes two stacked shredder disks 121, 122 and a support plate 126.
  • Fixed lugs 114 extend upwards from the upper shredder disk 121, as well as swivel lugs 115, which are attached by swivel rivets 130 to the assembly 112.
  • the lower disk 122 defines teeth 124 about the periphery of the disk 122 for chopping food wastes. Further, the lower disk 122 defines a radius larger than the upper disk 121, such that the teeth 124 extend beyond the periphery of the upper disk 121 to provide an "under cutting" arrangement, in which the lower disk 122 extends below a portion of the grind ring 116.
  • Figures 5-7 show various views of an alternative embodiment having a single disk 121 for the rotating shredder plate.
  • the illustrated embodiment includes an impact member 200 that is secured directly to the shaft 118 of the motor so as to rotate with the shaft.
  • the impact member 200 comprises a "T-bar.”
  • Figures 8 A and 8B show top and side views illustrating one exemplary T-bar 200.
  • the shaft 118 includes a square drive portion 220 that is received by a corresponding square opening 221 extending through the impact member 200.
  • the shredder assembly 112 is not fixedly attached to the shaft 118, but rather, is attached such that it slips if the disposer load increases beyond some predetermined level, such as when the disposer jams.
  • the support plate 126 is captured by a series of components that create a slip clutch.
  • This clutch allows the rotating shredder assembly 112 to turn with the shaft 118 when not under load, but when the disposer is loaded or meets with a jam, the clutch slips allowing the assembly 112, which includes the support plate 126, to be impacted by the T-bar 200. Since the T-bar 200 is fixedly attached to the rotating shaft 118, it continues to rotate with the shaft 118 when the shredder plate assembly 112 stops rotating due to the clutch slipping.
  • the impact member 200 rotating with the shaft 118 strikes the support plate 126 of the shredder plate assembly 112, transferring rotational energy to the jam to free the jam, or material creating the load.
  • the impact member 200 defines tabs 202 that extend upwardly towards the bottom of the shredder plate assembly 112.
  • the tabs 202 of the rotating impact member 200 contact downwardly extending tabs 204 of the support member 126.
  • the clutch consists of a thrust washer 210 immediately above the T-bar 200 and another thrust washer 212 immediately above the support plate 126.
  • a cupped spring, or Belleville, washer 214 and a cap nut 216 secure the clutch and rotating shredder assemblies 112 on the shaft 118.
  • the Belleville washer 214 maintains the predetermined preload so as to maintain a controlled slip point in the clutch.
  • the thrust washers 210, 212 may be made of a polymeric material that is non-corrosive, non-hydroscopic and abrasion resistant. All metallic components preferably are stainless steel to avoid corrosion.
  • the T-bar 200, support plate 126 and the square drive portion 220 of the shaft 118 are heat treated to increase the mechanical properties to acceptable levels.
  • a rotating shredder plate assembly 312 includes a shredder disk 121 and a support plate 126.
  • the impact mechanism 300 includes sliding lugs 314 that are retained rivets 316 extending through the rotating shredder assembly 312.
  • the rivets 316 extend through a slot 318 in the lugs 314, through openings in the shredder disk 121, and through spacers 320.
  • the impacting occurs between the rivets 316 that retain the lugs 314 and the lugs 314 themselves.
  • the lugs 314 slide concentrically to the rotating shredder assembly 312 about the lug retaining rivets 316.
  • An impact mechanism 400 includes a cup-shaped anvil 410 secured directly to the motor shaft by a bolt 412.
  • the anvil 410 is situated between the shredder disk 121 and the support plate 126.
  • Thrust bearings 414 are positioned above and below the support plate 126, with a thrust washer 416 below the lower thrust bearing 414.
  • Lugs 420 on the anvil 410 impact mating lugs 422 integral to the support plate 126 to dislodge jams.
  • FIG. 11-13 Another impact mechanism shown in Figures 11-13 includes a two piece anvil system.
  • a lower anvil 450 has tabs 452 extending therefrom that are slidably received by grooves 454 in an upper anvil 456.
  • One of the anvil members is fixedly attached to the shaft 118 to rotate therewith, while the other anvil member is attached via the clutch so that it slips relative to the shaft upon a disposer jam.
  • the two anvils 450, 456 are thus movable relative to each other, with the tabs 452 impacting the ends of the grooves 454 to dislodge jams.

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Abstract

A shredder assembly for a food waste disposer that includes an impact mechanism for freeing jams. The impact mechanism uses the stored energy in the rotating portion of the disposer's rotating elements to be transmitted from the rotor shaft via an impact member to a part of the rotating shredder assembly. The shredder assembly includes a rotatable shaft and an impact member fixedly attached to the shaft to rotate therewith. A shredder disk is attached to the shaft via a clutch allowing the shredder disk to slip relative to the shaft when the shredder disk jams, wherein the impact member strikes the shredder disk to transfer rotational energy to the jam.

Description

FOOD WASTE DISPOSER SHREDDER ASSEMBLY
BACKGROUND The present disclosure relates generally to food waste disposers, and more particularly, to grinding mechanisms for food waste disposers.
Food waste disposers are used to comminute food scraps into particles small enough to safely pass through household drain plumbing. A conventional disposer includes a food conveying section, a motor section, and a grinding mechanism disposed between the food conveying section and the motor section. The food conveying section includes a housing that forms an inlet for receiving food waste and water. The food conveying section conveys the food waste to the grinding mechanism, and the motor section includes a motor imparting rotational movement to a motor shaft to operate the grinding mechanism.
The grind mechanism that accomplishes the comminution is typically composed of a rotating shredder assembly with lugs and a stationary grind ring. The motor turns the shredder plate and the lugs force the food waste against the grind ring where it is broken down into small pieces. Once the particles are small enough to pass out of the grinding mechanism, they are flushed out into the household plumbing.
Grind mechanisms that utilize a fixed lug on the rotating shredder assembly are often susceptible to jams when grinding hard food waste, such as beef bones. The use of an induction motor may contribute to the probability of experiencing a jam because of its relatively low stall torque. To reduce the occurrences of jams, swivel, or rotatable, lugs that move out of the way before a jam can occur are employed. However, with swivel lugs, the energy displaced to the food waste is less and therefore can result in compromised grind performance.
The present application addresses these shortcomings associated with the prior art.
SUMMARY Among other tilings, a grind mechanism for a food waste disposer that includes an impact mechanism for freeing jams is disclosed. The impact mechanism uses the stored energy in the disposer's rotating elements to be transmitted to the disposer's motor shaft from an impact member to a part of the rotating shredder assembly. This energy is then transmitted to the lug and to the fixed lugs and to the food waste particle that is creating the jam. The impact energy then breaks up the food waste particle, freeing the jam.
In accordance with certain teachings of the present disclosure, a shredder assembly for a food waste disposer includes a rotatable shaft and an impact member fixedly attached to the shaft to rotate therewith. A shredder disk is attached to the shaft via a clutch allowing the shredder disk to slip relative to the shaft when the shredder disk jams, wherein the impact member strikes the shredder disk to transfer rotational energy to the jam. In certain exemplary embodiments, the shredder disk includes a support member attached thereto, wherein the impact member strikes the support member when the shredder disk slips.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent upon reading the following detailed description and upon reference to the drawings in which: Figure 1 is a sectional view of an exemplary food waste disposer including a grinding mechanism in accordance with the present disclosure.
Figures 2 and 3 are perspective views of a grinding mechanism embodying aspects of the present disclosure.
Figure 4 is an exploded view of the grinding mechanism illustrated in Figures 2 and 3.
Figures 5 and 6 are perspective views of an alternative grinding mechanism embodying aspects of the present disclosure.
Figure 7 is an exploded view of the grinding mechanism illustrated in Figures 5 and 6.
Figures 8A and 8B are top and side views of an exemplary t-bar impact mechanism disclosed herein.
Figure 9 is an exploded view of a grinding mechanism having an alternative impact mechanism.
Figure 10 is an exploded view of a grinding mechanism having another alternative impact mechanism.
Figures 11-13 illustrate yet another alternative impact mechanism.
While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof have been shown by way of example in the drawings and are herein described in detail. It should be understood, however, that the description herein of specific embodiments is not intended to limit the invention to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION Illustrative embodiments of the invention are described below. In the interest of clarity, not all features of an actual implementation are described in this specification. It will of course be appreciated that in the development of any such actual embodiment, numerous implementation-specific decisions must be made to achieve the developers' specific goals, such as compliance with system-related and business-related constraints, which will vary from one implementation to another. Moreover, it will be appreciated that such a development effort might be complex and time-consuming, but would nevertheless be a routine undertaking for those of ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of this disclosure.
Figure 1 is a sectional view illustrating portions of an exemplary food waste disposer embodying certain teachings of the present disclosure. The food waste disposer 100 includes a food conveying section 102 and a grinding mechanism 110, which is disposed between the food conveying section and a motor section 104. The food conveying section 102 includes an inlet for receiving food waste and water. The food waste is conveyed to the grinding mechanism 110, and the motor section 104 includes a motor 119 imparting rotational movement to a motor shaft 118 to operate the grinding mechanism 110.
The grinding mechanism 110 includes a stationary grind ring 116 that is fixedly attached to an inner surface of the housing of the grind mechanism 110. A rotating shredder plate assembly 112 is rotated relative to the stationary grind ring 116 by the motor shaft 118 to reduce food waste delivered by the food conveying section to small pieces. When the food waste is reduced to particulate matter sufficiently small, it passes from above the shredder plate assembly 112, and along with water passing through the food conveying section, is then discharged from the disposer.
Figures 2 and 3 are top and bottom perspective views, respectively, showing the shredder plate assembly 112 and motor shaft 118. Figure 4 is an exploded view of the shredder plate assembly 112 and shaft 118. The particular shredder plate assembly 112 illustrated in Figures 2-5 includes multiple, stacked plates to provide a plurality of levels for multi-stage chopping or cutting of food waste. The illustrated embodiment includes two stacked shredder disks 121, 122 and a support plate 126. Fixed lugs 114 extend upwards from the upper shredder disk 121, as well as swivel lugs 115, which are attached by swivel rivets 130 to the assembly 112.
The lower disk 122 defines teeth 124 about the periphery of the disk 122 for chopping food wastes. Further, the lower disk 122 defines a radius larger than the upper disk 121, such that the teeth 124 extend beyond the periphery of the upper disk 121 to provide an "under cutting" arrangement, in which the lower disk 122 extends below a portion of the grind ring 116. Figures 5-7 show various views of an alternative embodiment having a single disk 121 for the rotating shredder plate.
As noted above in the Background section hereof, fixed lugs in general can be prone to jams with hard objects such as bones. To address this, the illustrated embodiment includes an impact member 200 that is secured directly to the shaft 118 of the motor so as to rotate with the shaft. In the exemplary illustrated embodiments, the impact member 200 comprises a "T-bar." Figures 8 A and 8B show top and side views illustrating one exemplary T-bar 200. In certain embodiments, the shaft 118 includes a square drive portion 220 that is received by a corresponding square opening 221 extending through the impact member 200.
The shredder assembly 112 is not fixedly attached to the shaft 118, but rather, is attached such that it slips if the disposer load increases beyond some predetermined level, such as when the disposer jams. In the illustrated exemplary embodiment, the support plate 126 is captured by a series of components that create a slip clutch. This clutch allows the rotating shredder assembly 112 to turn with the shaft 118 when not under load, but when the disposer is loaded or meets with a jam, the clutch slips allowing the assembly 112, which includes the support plate 126, to be impacted by the T-bar 200. Since the T-bar 200 is fixedly attached to the rotating shaft 118, it continues to rotate with the shaft 118 when the shredder plate assembly 112 stops rotating due to the clutch slipping. The impact member 200 rotating with the shaft 118 strikes the support plate 126 of the shredder plate assembly 112, transferring rotational energy to the jam to free the jam, or material creating the load.
More specifically, in the embodiment shown in Figures 3-8, the impact member 200 defines tabs 202 that extend upwardly towards the bottom of the shredder plate assembly 112. When a jam occurs causing the clutch to slip, the tabs 202 of the rotating impact member 200 contact downwardly extending tabs 204 of the support member 126.
The clutch consists of a thrust washer 210 immediately above the T-bar 200 and another thrust washer 212 immediately above the support plate 126. A cupped spring, or Belleville, washer 214 and a cap nut 216 secure the clutch and rotating shredder assemblies 112 on the shaft 118. The Belleville washer 214 maintains the predetermined preload so as to maintain a controlled slip point in the clutch. The thrust washers 210, 212 may be made of a polymeric material that is non-corrosive, non-hydroscopic and abrasion resistant. All metallic components preferably are stainless steel to avoid corrosion. The T-bar 200, support plate 126 and the square drive portion 220 of the shaft 118 are heat treated to increase the mechanical properties to acceptable levels.
An impact mechanism 300 in accordance with an alternative embodiment is shown in Figure 9. A rotating shredder plate assembly 312 includes a shredder disk 121 and a support plate 126. The impact mechanism 300 includes sliding lugs 314 that are retained rivets 316 extending through the rotating shredder assembly 312. The rivets 316 extend through a slot 318 in the lugs 314, through openings in the shredder disk 121, and through spacers 320. The impacting occurs between the rivets 316 that retain the lugs 314 and the lugs 314 themselves. In essence, the lugs 314 slide concentrically to the rotating shredder assembly 312 about the lug retaining rivets 316.
Another alternative embodiment is illustrated in Figure 10. An impact mechanism 400 includes a cup-shaped anvil 410 secured directly to the motor shaft by a bolt 412. The anvil 410 is situated between the shredder disk 121 and the support plate 126. Thrust bearings 414 are positioned above and below the support plate 126, with a thrust washer 416 below the lower thrust bearing 414. Lugs 420 on the anvil 410 impact mating lugs 422 integral to the support plate 126 to dislodge jams.
Another impact mechanism shown in Figures 11-13 includes a two piece anvil system. A lower anvil 450 has tabs 452 extending therefrom that are slidably received by grooves 454 in an upper anvil 456. One of the anvil members is fixedly attached to the shaft 118 to rotate therewith, while the other anvil member is attached via the clutch so that it slips relative to the shaft upon a disposer jam. The two anvils 450, 456 are thus movable relative to each other, with the tabs 452 impacting the ends of the grooves 454 to dislodge jams.
The particular embodiments disclosed above are illustrative only, as the invention may be modified and practiced in different but equivalent manners apparent to those skilled in the art having the benefit of the teachings herein. Furthermore, no limitations are intended to the details of construction or design herein shown, other than as described in the claims below. It is therefore evident that the particular embodiments disclosed above may be altered or modified and all such variations are considered within the scope and spirit of the invention. Accordingly, the protection sought herein is as set forth in the claims below.

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CLAIMS WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:
1. A shredder assembly for a food waste disposer, comprising: a rotatable shaft; an impact member fixedly attached to the shaft to rotate therewith; and a shredder disk attached to the shaft via a clutch allowing the shredder disk to slip relative to the shaft when the shredder disk jams, wherein the impact member strikes the shredder disk to transfer rotational energy to the jam.
2. The shredder assembly of claim 1, wherein the shredder disk includes a support member attached thereto, wherein the impact member strikes the support member when the shredder disk slips.
3. The shredder assembly of claim 2, wherein the clutch includes first and second thrust washers situated on opposite sides of the support member, a preload washer situated adjacent the first tlirust washer, and a fastener connecting the clutch and the support member to the shaft.
4. The shredder assembly of claim 3, wherein the fastener comprises a nut threadably received on the shaft.
5. The shredder assembly of claim 2, wherein the impact member defines tabs extending therefrom that contact tabs extending from the support member when the clutch slips.
6. The shredder assembly of claim 1, wherein the shaft defines a square drive portion and wherein the impact member defines a square opening therethrough receiving the square drive portion of the shaft.
7. The sliredder assembly of claim 1, wherein the shredder disk comprises a plurality of stacked disks.
8. The shredder assembly of claim 1, wherein the shredder disk includes lugs extending therefrom.
9. The sliredder assembly of claim 8, wherein the lugs are fixed lugs.
10. The sliredder assembly of claim 8, wherein the lugs are swivel lugs.
11. The sliredder assembly of claim 1, wherein the impact member includes lugs slidably attached to the sliredder disk by rivets extending through the lugs and the shredder disk.
12. The shredder assembly of claim 5, wherein the support member is situated between the impact member and the sliredder disk.
13. The shredder assembly of claim 5, wherein the impact member is situated between the support member and the shredder disk.
14. The sliredder assembly of claim 13, wherein the impact member includes a generally cup-shaped anvil having tabs extending therefrom.
15. The shredder assembly of claim 2, wherein the impact member includes first and second anvil members, the first anvil member having tabs extending therefrom that are received in slots defined in the second anvil member.
16. A method of freeing a jammed sliredder assembly in a food waste disposer, comprising: fixedly attaching an impact member to a motor shaft; and attaching a shredder disk the motor shaft via a clutch allowing the shredder disk to slip relative to the motor shaft when the shredder disk jams, wherein the impact member strikes the shredder disk to transfer rotational energy to the jam.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein attaching the shredder disk to the shaft includes attaching a support member attached to the shredder disk, wherein the impact member strikes the support member when the shredder disk slips.
18. The method of claim 16, wherein attaching the impact member to the shaft includes extending a square drive portion of the shaft through a corresponding square opening in the impact member.
19. A food waste disposer system, comprising: a stationary grind ring; a motor driving a rotatable shaft; a sliredder disk attached to the shaft via a clutch allowing the sliredder disk to rotate with the shaft relative to the stationary grind ring and to slip relative to the shaft when the sliredder disk jams; and an impact member fixedly attached to the shaft to rotate therewith, so that when the sliredder disk jams, the impact member strikes the shredder disk to transfer rotational energy to the jam.
20. The food waste disposer system of claim 19, wherein the shredder disk includes a support member attached thereto, wherein the impact member strikes the support member when the shredder disk slips.
21. The food waste disposer system of claim 20, wherein the clutch includes first and second thrust washers situated on opposite sides of the support member, a preload washer situated adjacent the first tlirust washer, and a fastener connecting the clutch and the support member to the shaft.
22. The food waste disposer system of claim 21, wherein the fastener comprises a nut threadably received on the shaft.
23. The food waste disposer system of claim 20, wherein the impact member defines tabs extending therefrom that contact tabs extending from the support member when the clutch slips.
24. The food waste disposer system of claim 19, wherein the shaft defines a square drive portion and wherein the impact member defines a square opening therethrough receiving the square drive portion of the shaft.
25. The food waste disposer system of claim 19, wherein the shredder disk comprises a plurality of stacked disks.
26. The food waste disposer system of claim 19, wherein the sliredder disk includes lugs extending therefrom.
27. The food waste disposer system of claim 26, wherein the lugs are fixed lugs.
28. The food waste disposer system of claim 26, wherein the lugs are swivel lugs.
29. The food waste disposer system of claim 19, wherein the impact member includes lugs slidably attached to the shredder disk by rivets extending through the lugs and the sliredder disk.
30. The food waste disposer system of claim 23, wherein the support member is situated between the impact member and the shredder disk.
31. The food waste disposer system of claim 23, wherein the impact member is situated between the support member and the shredder disk.
32. The food waste disposer system of claim 31, wherein the impact member includes a generally cup-shaped anvil having tabs extending therefrom.
33. The food waste disposer system of claim 20, wherein the impact member includes first and second anvil members, the first anvil member having tabs extending therefrom that are received in slots defined in the second anvil member.
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