JPS5925483Y2 - Kitchen waste processing machine - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a kitchen waste processing machine that dehydrates pulverized kitchen waste and discharges and stores it into a storage bag.

Conventionally, kitchen waste processing machines for processing kitchen waste generated in a sink, so-called hopper, are installed below the discharge port of the hopper, and the kitchen waste inputted from the discharge port is crushed and then flows down from the discharge port. Disposers with a structure that directly flushes wastewater into the sewer system are well-known, but this poses environmental hygiene problems, so recently, instead of discharging the crushed kitchen waste directly into the sewer system, a method has been developed to store the crushed kitchen waste in a kitchen waste disposal system. A kitchen waste disposal machine is provided that has a structure in which food is stored in a bag and the bag can be disposed of.

This type of kitchen waste processing machine pulverizes the kitchen waste dropped from the discharge port of the hopper, receives the pulverized material with a discharge rotary body, and separates it into water and the pulverized material by the centrifugal force of the discharge rotary body. The system separates the crushed material and releases only the crushed material into the storage bag.

However, the discharging rotary body has a structure in which a large number of dehydration holes are formed in a tapered circumferential side that widens upward, and when the crushed material is lifted up along the circumferential side. It tends to get caught in the dehydration hole, making the discharge action less smooth, and it can also clog the dehydration hole, so in this case, even if you want to clean it, the rotary body for discharging is originally in the main body case. Since it is difficult to take it out from inside, it is not possible to clean it as desired, and problems remain that not only dehydration performance deteriorates but also causes foul odors.

The present invention was developed in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to make the discharging action of the pulverized material by the discharging rotary body smooth, easy to clean, and ensure good dewatering performance. Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a kitchen waste disposal machine that can prevent the generation of bad odors and improve hygiene.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a sink so-called hopper, which has an outlet 2 through which kitchen waste and sewage are discharged.

3 is a connector attached to the peripheral edge of the outlet 2; 4 is a main body case connected to the connector 3 in a hanging manner; It has a continuous kitchen waste inlet 5, and also has a crushing chamber 6 connected to the kitchen waste inlet 5 and a pulverized material processing chamber 7 connected thereto.

The grinding chamber 6 has a circumferential side portion tapered such that the diameter thereof gradually increases as it goes downward.

Further, the pulverized material processing chamber 7 has a circumferential side portion larger in diameter than the grinding chamber 6, and a discharge port 8 is formed in a part of the circumferential side portion (left side in the figure). is formed into an inclined surface, and a drain port 9 is formed at the lowest part (the left end in the figure).

Reference numeral 10 denotes a motor storage case attached to the lower part of the main body case 4, in which a motor 11 is arranged in the form of a vertical axis, and its rotation axis 1
2 is inserted through a bearing cylinder 13 formed at the bottom of the pulverized material processing chamber 7, passes through the pulverized material processing chamber 7, and projects into the pulverizing chamber 6.

Reference numerals 14 and 15 denote a water seal and a bearing metal respectively attached to the bearing tube 13.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a water-shielding cylinder whose upper part is closed, and its upper surface 16a is attached to the tip of the rotary shaft 12 of the motor 11 that protrudes into the grinding chamber 6.
The part located in the pulverized material processing chamber 7 and the bearing tube 13
is covered.

Reference numeral 17 denotes a crushing mechanism provided in the crushing chamber 6, which consists of a fixed blade 18 and a rotary blade 19. A plurality of fixed blades 18 are attached to the inner peripheral surface of the crushing chamber 6, and the rotary blade 19 is Waterproof tube 16
A plurality of them are attached to the upper surface part 16a.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a discharging rotary body whose bottom 20 a is connected to the lower edge of the circumferential side of the water-shielding tube 16 located in the crushed material processing chamber 7 to thereby make the circumferential side 20 b non-porous. The discharging rotor 20 has a plurality of drainage holes 21 formed only in the bottom 20a of the discharging rotary body 20.

Further, a flange portion is formed at the upper end of the circumferential side portion 20 b of the ejection rotary body 20 to serve as the ejection end portion 22 , and the upper surface of the ejection terminal 22 is provided with scraping at two opposing locations. Part 23
, 23 are integrally formed.

This discharging rotating body 20 has its end, that is, the discharging end 2.
2 facing the discharge port 8 of the main body case 4.

24 is a pin attached to the lower part of the outer edge of the discharge port 8;
Reference numeral 5 denotes a hole formed at the upper edge of the outlet 8, and 26 denotes a bag storage case that is detachably attached to the outlet 8. This has a bottom and gradually expands from the bottom toward the open end. It has an openable cylindrical shape, and has an engagement protrusion 27 on the outer edge of its opening that detachably engages with the pin 24 at one end and is rotatable relative to the pin 24 in the engaged state. , and the engagement protrusion 2
A clamp 28 that removably engages with the hole 25 is attached to the opposite side of the hole 25. In the figure, the pin 24 is engaged with the engagement protrusion 27, and then the clamp 28 is attached to the hole 25. 28 are engaged, and the bag storage case 26 is attached in such a manner that the middle lower portion of the inner surface of the bag storage case 26 is gradually inclined downward toward the discharge port 8 side.

Reference numeral 29 denotes a storage bag provided in the discharge part 8 by being stored in the bag storage case 26 before installation, and this bag faces the discharge outlet part 8 through the bag storage case 26 and is located at the lower part of the inner surface thereof. The water is maintained in a state where it can be naturally drained by running along the lower inner surface of the bag storage case 26.

Reference numeral 30 denotes a draining member, which is disposed near the discharge port 8, for example, at a location that shields the discharge rotating body 20 and substantially the lower half of the discharge port 8; A large number of water holes 30a are formed.

Reference numeral 31 denotes a lid detachably attached to the kitchen waste inlet 5, and has a water flow hole 31a.

32 is a lid switch that opens when the lid 31 is attached and closes when it is removed, and 33 is a safety switch that opens and closes when the clamp 28 is engaged with and removed from the hole 25, respectively.

In FIGS. 3 and 4, reference numeral 34 denotes an arcuate filter mounting hole, which is located near the discharge port 8 in the upper wall of the pulverized material processing chamber 7 and further away from the discharge port 8. It is formed at a position on the opposite rotation direction side of the discharge rotary body 20.

35 is a seal retainer protruding from the upper wall of the pulverized material processing chamber 7 so as to surround the filter mounting hole 34, 35a is a seal, and 36 is an inner part of the pulverized material processing chamber 7 located directly below the filter mounting hole 34. A filter placement opening 37 (see FIGS. 2 and 5) formed by cutting out the peripheral surface is a support mounted directly below the filter placement opening 36.

Reference numeral 38 denotes a water filter, which is shaped like an arcuate plate, has a large number of dehydration holes 39, has a cover plate part 38a at the upper end, and has a knob 38b on the cover plate part 38H.

The water filter 38 is removably inserted into the filter placement port 36 through the filter mounting hole 34, and the water filter 38 is inserted into the outlet portion 8 of the inner peripheral surface of the main body case 4. Nearby and at a position on the opposite rotational direction side of the discharge rotary body 20 from the discharge port portion 8, the discharge rotary body 20
It is provided so as to correspond to the discharge end 22 of.

The direction of rotation of the discharge rotor 20 is indicated by arrow A in FIG.

Reference numeral 40 denotes a drainage channel, which is formed in the main body case 4 so as to communicate from the filter arrangement port 36 to the drainage port 9.

Next, to explain the operation, as shown in the figure, when the lid 31 is removed and the power switch (not shown) is turned on, the lid switch 32 is closed due to the lid 31 being removed, and the safety switch 33 is closed. In this state, the motor 11 is energized and rotates, and the water-shielding cylinder 16, as well as the rotary blade 19 of the crushing mechanism 17 and the discharging rotary body 20, are driven to rotate in the direction of arrow A.

From the kitchen waste inlet 5 opened by removing the lid 31,
When kitchen waste generated by washing vegetables or dishes is dropped into the main body case 4 together with water such as washing water, the kitchen waste is crushed by the crushing mechanism 17 in the crushing chamber 6 into pulverized material, which is then processed together with water for pulverized material treatment. The particles fall into the chamber 7, where they are received by the discharging rotary body 20, and the powder, crushed materials, and water are lifted up along the circumferential side 20b by the centrifugal force of the discharging rotary body 20, and are lifted up at the discharging end 22. The water contained in the pulverized material flows along the inner circumferential surface of the pulverized material processing chamber 7 while being scraped by the scraping parts 23, 23, and when it encounters and passes through the water filter 38, the water contained in the pulverized material passes through the discharge rotary body 20. The water is discharged from the dehydration hole 39 of the water filter 38 by the centrifugal force of the water itself, and the water that has passed through the dehydration hole 39 is guided to the drainage channel 40 and discharged from the drain port 9 to the sewer as appropriate.

In this way, the pulverized material is dehydrated by the water filter 38, and the dehydrated pulverized material is immediately transferred from the discharge port 8 to the storage bag 2.
It is released and stored inside 9.

Now, when the pulverized material is transferred to the circumferential side part 20b of the discharging rotor 20 and is lifted, since the periphery side part 20b is non-porous, the pulverized material does not get caught anywhere and does not become clogged. It is fried well without any problems and is discharged from the discharge end 22.

Therefore, the pulverized material can be discharged and stored in the storage bag 29 extremely smoothly, and in short, the discharge operation can be made smooth.

Therefore, crushing and dehydration of such kitchen waste and storage bag 27
In short, after the pulverization process is carried out, the storage bag 29 is removed by removing the bag storage case 26, and the mouth of the bag 29 is appropriately sealed, and the crushed material is discarded together with the storage bag 29.

Incidentally, it is sufficient to attach a new storage bag before processing the next kitchen waste.

As described above, according to this embodiment, since the circumferential side portion 20 b of the ejection rotor 20 is made non-porous, the ejection rotor 20
The discharging action of the pulverized material can be made smoother, and the pulverized material can be prevented from adhering to the discharging rotary body 20 in a clogging state.
2 is provided with a scraping part 23 so that the kitchen waste is lifted up by the centrifugal force of the discharging rotary body 20 and pressed and moved in the circumferential direction by the scraping of the scraping part 23. Among them, near the discharge port 8 and the discharge rotating body 20
A water filter 38 is provided at a position opposite to the rotational direction of the kitchen waste to receive the water contained in the kitchen waste from the discharge rotary body 20 before the kitchen waste is discharged to the discharge port 8. Since the water is passed through the water filter 38 by centrifugal force, it is possible to effectively dewater the crushed material even when the discharging rotary body 20 is made non-porous. It is possible to prevent water from being trapped as much as possible.

Moreover, in this case, since the pressing force of the scraping section 23 acts on the kitchen waste, the water contained in the kitchen waste can be more effectively dehydrated.

Furthermore, since the drain channel 40 is provided to guide the water that has passed through the water filter 38 to the drain port 9, the dehydrated water can be discharged without any problem.

Moreover, according to this embodiment, the water filter 38 is detachably provided in the main body case 4, so if the water filter 38 becomes clogged, the desired cleaning can be carried out simply by taking out the water filter 38. Good dehydration performance can be ensured, and hygienic aspects such as prevention of bad odors can be achieved.

As is clear from the above description, the present invention includes a main body case having a discharge port on the side and a storage bag in the discharge port;
The peripheral side part is made non-porous and has a scraping part at the end thereof, and is provided so as to be rotated inside the main body case so that the end faces the discharge opening part. a discharge rotary body that receives kitchen waste crushed by the machine and discharges it to the discharge port section by centrifugal force and scraping by a scraping section; Provided at a position on the opposite rotational direction side of the discharge rotary body from the discharge port so as to correspond to an end of the discharge rotary body, and included in the kitchen waste before the kitchen waste is discharged to the discharge port. a water filter that allows the water received from the discharge rotor to pass through it by its own centrifugal force; and a drainage channel that is provided in the main body case and guides the water that has passed through the water filter to the drain port. With this, it is possible to prevent the pulverized kitchen waste from remaining on the discharge rotary body in a clogging state, and also to effectively dewater the crushed kitchen waste while making the discharge rotary body non-porous. Furthermore, the water filter that controls this dehydration can be easily cleaned, and therefore, it is possible to provide a kitchen waste disposal machine that exhibits various excellent effects such as being favorable for hygiene.

[BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS] The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional side view of the whole, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view taken from the direction of arrow IV in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a view corresponding to FIG. 4 with the main body case cut away. In the figure, 4 is the main case, 6 is the crushing chamber, 7 is the crushed material processing chamber, 8 is the discharge port, 9 is the drain port, 17 is the crushing mechanism, 20 and 20b are the discharge rotary body and its peripheral side. , 22 is a discharge end (end), 23 is a scraping part, 29 is a storage bag, 34 is a filter attachment hole, 38 is a water filter, and 40 is a drainage channel.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A main body case having a discharge port on the side and a storage bag in the discharge port; A discharging device for discharging kitchen waste that is rotatably driven inside the main body case so as to face the main body case and discharges the kitchen waste crushed within the main body case to the discharge port section by centrifugal force and scraping of the scraping part. a rotary body; and an end portion of the discharge rotor at a position on the inner circumferential surface of the main body case near the discharge port and on the opposite rotational direction side of the discharge rotor from the discharge port. a water filter that is provided correspondingly and allows water contained in the kitchen waste to pass therethrough by the centrifugal force of the water received from the discharge rotary body before the kitchen waste is discharged to the discharge port; and the main body case. A kitchen waste disposal machine comprising: a drainage channel provided in the water filter for guiding water that has passed through the water filter to a drainage port; 2. A request for registration of a utility model characterized in that the water filter is located near the discharge port on the inner peripheral surface of the main body case and at a position on the opposite rotational direction of the discharge rotor from the discharge port. The kitchen waste processing machine according to item 1 of the scope.