JP3027823B2 - Simple toilet using wood chips - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a simplified toilet for decomposing stool by microorganisms inhabiting wood chips.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Simple toilets are laid at campsites, beaches, construction sites under construction, and the like. Recently, simple toilets using cedar wood chips have been developed. In this method, cedar wood chips are filled in a container, and microorganisms inhabiting these wood chips decompose and treat the stool that has entered.
It is broken down in time and the urine evaporates and evaporates.

[0003] In this simplified toilet, there is a condition for decomposing stool by microorganisms, which requires an appropriate supply of oxygen to the microorganisms, keeps the humidity of the wood chips at around 60%, and keeps the temperature at 30 to 30%. Keep at 40 ° C. Therefore, the wood chips are stirred or the temperature in the container is increased. So put the blades such as auger screw in the vessel containing the wood chips and stir,
A heater is provided.

[0004]

However, in these products, the wood chips are partially stirred and do not mix uniformly, so that oxygen does not evenly enter between the wood chips and the decomposition of stool by microorganisms is slowed down. . Moreover, the heating by the heater does not reach the whole wood chips, which also causes a delay in disassembly of the stool.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and a simple and easy-to-use wood chip that can maintain the activity of the microorganisms and decompose stool faster and more reliably. The purpose is to provide a toilet.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems The invention according to claim 1 is directed to a simple toilet in which wood chips are filled in a fixed container having an opening on an upper surface and stirring blades for stirring the wood chips are provided. A support arm protruding substantially horizontally from a pillar provided in the center of the container is provided rotatably around the pillar,
On this support arm, a plurality of key-shaped stirring blades having a vertical plate facing upward from the outer edge of the horizontal plate are provided at intervals, and each of these stirring blades is curved in the rotation direction, and is rotated in the rotation direction. A simple toilet using a wood chip, having a tip inclined downward and a rear end inclined upward, a driving device for rotating the support arm, and a heater for heating the wood chip is provided.

In the case of the first aspect of the present invention, when the stirring blade rotates about the column, the wood chips in the container are stirred. At this time, since each of the stirring blades has a front end downward and a rear end inclined upward, the lower wood chips in the container are scooped and dropped from the raised rear end. In addition, each stirring blade has a key-shaped cross section having an upward vertical plate on the outer edge, and thus pushes a wood chip into each stirring blade. By these movements, the wood chips in the container are scooped from the lower outside of the container, dropped to the upper inside of the container, and the inside of the container is moved from the lower outside to the upper inside,
Then, the wood chips on the inner upper part fall to the lower part, which shifts outward, and circulates inside the container while taking in air. The wood chips are heated by the heater.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a simple toilet in which wood chips are filled in a fixed container having an opening on an upper surface and stirring blades for stirring the wood chips are provided.
A plurality of key-shaped agitating blades having a support arm protruding substantially horizontally from a rotating column provided at the center of the container and having a vertical plate facing upward from the outer edge of the horizontal plate are provided on the support arm. The stirring blades are curved in the rotation direction, the front end in the rotation direction is inclined downward, and the rear end is inclined upward. A projecting arm is provided from a shifted position, a plurality of air outlets are provided at an interval behind one side of the projecting arm, a driving device for rotating the rotary column and a device for sending air to the air outlet are respectively provided. A simple toilet using wood chips provided with a heater for heating the wood chips.

In the case of the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the function of the first aspect of the present invention, air is blown out from each of the air outlets of the protruding arms positioned in front of the rotation of the support arm of the stirring blade. Air is blown into the wood chips at the bottom of the container, which is scooped up by each stirring blade. This results in a sufficient supply of oxygen to the wood chips.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a simple toilet in which wood chips are filled in a fixed container having an opening on an upper surface and stirring blades for stirring the wood chips are provided.
A support arm protruding substantially horizontally from a column provided in the center of the container is provided rotatably about the column, and on this support arm,
A plurality of key-shaped stirring blades provided with vertical plates facing upward from the outer edge of the horizontal plate are provided at intervals, and each of these stirring blades is curved in the rotation direction, and the tip in the rotation direction is downward. A simplified toilet using a wood chip, having a rear end inclined upward, a driving device for rotating the support arm, and a heater provided along the outer peripheral wall of the container.

In the case of the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the operation of the first aspect of the present invention, the wood chips located on the outside of the container are heated and dried by the heater on the outer periphery of the container,
Due to the stirring action, the wood chips inwardly upward and inwardly upward are sequentially lowered, then move downward and outward, and circulate from the lower outer side to the upper inner side.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. A container 1 having a circular horizontal cross section having an open upper end surface is provided. A narrow plate 2 is provided at the center of the upper end surface of the container 1, and a cylindrical rotating column 3 is provided at the center of the container 1. By passing the upper end of the rotating column 3 through the plate 2
It is rotatably supported. On both sides of the lower part of this rotating column 3,
The support arms 4 are projected from positions different in height from each other, and each of the support arms 4 is provided with a vertical stirring plate 5b having a vertical plate 5b facing upward from the outer edge of the horizontal plate 5a. 3
The stirring blades 5 are curved in the rotation direction, and the front end in the rotation direction is inclined downward and the rear end is inclined upward.

On both sides of the rotary column 3, cylindrical projecting arms 6 protrude, and these projecting arms 6 are perpendicular to the two support arms 4. An air outlet 7 is provided at the rear of each of the projecting arms 6 at an interval. Each of the air outlets 7 is connected to each of the projecting arms 6.
Cylindrical hollow portion, the cylindrical hollow portion of the rotary column 3 and the rotary column 3
It is connected to the air intake 8 provided at the upper end. A motor 9 is provided on the plate 2, and a gear 10 provided on a drive shaft 9 a of the motor 9 and a gear 11 provided on an outer periphery of an upper end of the rotary column 3 protruding from an upper surface of the plate 2. Are connected by a chain 12. Accordingly, the rotating column 3 is rotated by the driving rotation of the motor 9, and the stirring blade 5 and the protruding arm 6 are rotated around the rotating column 3.

A heater wire 13 is provided around the outer periphery of the container 1.
Is provided, and a heat insulating material 14 having heat resistance is coated thereon. A rod-shaped temperature sensor 15 hanging from the plate 2 is provided in the container 1. The temperature sensor 15 detects that the temperature of the wood chips in the container 1 is 37 °.
When the temperature falls below C, the heater is turned on, and when the temperature reaches 40 ° C., the heater is turned off. The sensor 13 is provided at a position where the sensor 13 does not hit the stirring blade 5 or the protruding arm 6. The container 1 is filled with cedar wood chips 16. More than 70% of the wood chips 16 are 10 mesh (1.68 m
(m square network). A heat insulating material 17 is also provided at the lower end of the container 1.

The container 1 is placed so as to be located below the toilet of a simple toilet, and stool and urine fall from the opening of the container 1 into the wood chips 16 in the container 1. . Further, one end of a blower tube of a blower (not shown) is connected to the air intake 8. When the stool falls, the microorganisms living in the wood chips 16 decompose the stool. Further, urine is evaporated and vaporized by taking in air into the wood chips and heating by the heater. Therefore, when a person who uses the toilet presses the switch, the motor 9 rotates, and the stirring blades 5 and the protruding arms 6 rotate around the rotary column 3 for a certain period of time. The wood chips are sufficiently stirred by these rotations. The blower is operated at regular intervals, and air is blown from the respective air outlets 7 of the projecting arms 6 for a given time.

Even when such a toilet is not used, the motor 9 is automatically operated at regular time intervals to stir the wood chips 16 in the container 1 for a fixed time. The container 1 is always kept at a certain temperature by the heater.

In the above-mentioned stirring, each stirring blade 5 scoops the lower wood chip 16 in the container 1 at the tip thereof.
It drops from the end after it became high. Each of the stirring blades 5 has a key-shaped cross section having an upright vertical plate on an outer edge, and thus pushes the wood chip 16 into each of the stirring blades 5. Due to these movements, the wood chips 16 in the container 1
Is scooped from the lower outside of the container 1, dropped into the upper inside of the container, the inside of the container is moved from the lower outside to the upper inside, and the wood chips in the upper inside fall to the lower part, and this shifts outward. Circulating in the container as shown by the arrow in FIG.

Air is blown out from each air outlet 7 of the protruding arm 6 located in front of the rotation of the support arm 4 of the stirring blade 5, whereby the wood chips 16 at the lower part of the vessel 1 are discharged.
Air is blown into the air, and the air is scooped upward by each stirring blade 5. Therefore, oxygen is sufficiently supplied to the wood chips. In addition, the wood chips 16 located on the outer side of the container 1 are warmed and dried by a heater provided on the outer periphery of the container 1 and circulated from the lower side to the upper side and from the upper side to the lower side by the agitating action. Therefore, the wood chips 16 in the container 1 are configured to keep the temperature and dry uniformly.

In the above embodiment, the wood chips 16
Air outlet 7 for blowing air into
However, the air outlet 7 may be provided at another appropriate place in the container 1. Further, the heater is provided on the outer periphery of the container 1, but this heater may be provided at an appropriate location as long as it heats the wood chip 16. In the above embodiment, the wood chips 16 are cedar wood chips.
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and wood chips of other trees such as cypress may be used. Although the size of the wood chip 16 is such that 70% or more of the wood chip 16 passes through 10 meshes in the above embodiment, it is not limited to this size.

[0020]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, supply of oxygen, which is a condition necessary for microorganisms to decompose stool,
It has all the maintenance of temperature and humidity, so that the stool can be disassembled and processed reliably and quickly. In particular, the stirring blade of the present invention has a key-shaped cross section, is curved in the rotation direction, and has a configuration in which the front end in the rotation direction is inclined downward and the rear end is inclined upward. It has the function of scooping up the chips, pushing them up, and at the same time pressing them into the inside of the vessel, thereby circulating the wood chips in the vessel with sufficient agitation to ensure the supply of oxygen.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, since the air blowing port is provided in the protruding arm which rotates among the wood chips, the wood chips filled in the container are provided. Oxygen is supplied evenly and sufficiently.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, a heater is provided on the outer periphery of the container. Since the wood chips circulate from the inner upper part to the inner lower part and the outer lower part, the wood chips in the container are sequentially warmed and circulated on the outside, so that all the wood chips are warmed. The chips can be warmed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial longitudinal sectional side view showing a schematic configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a schematic configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a main part side view showing a stirring blade and a protruding arm according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a main part perspective view showing a stirring blade and a protruding arm according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 1 container 2 plate 3 rotating column 4 support arm 5 stirring blade 6 protruding arm 7 air outlet 8 air inlet 9 motor 10 gear 11 gear 12 chain 13 heater wire 14 heat insulator 15 temperature sensor 16 wood chip 17 heat insulator

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A simple toilet in which wood chips are filled in a fixed container having an opening on an upper surface and stirring blades for stirring the wood chips are provided. A plurality of key-shaped stirring blades provided with a support arm protruding from the column rotatably around the column, and a vertical plate facing upward from the outer edge of the horizontal plate are provided on the support arm,
Provided with an interval, each of these stirring blades is curved in the rotation direction, the tip of the rotation direction is inclined downward and the rear end is inclined upward, a drive device for rotating the support arm is provided, and the wood chips are removed. A simple toilet using wood chips, characterized by a heater for heating. 2. A simple toilet provided with stirring blades for filling wood chips in a fixed container having an opening on the upper surface and stirring the wood chips, wherein the rotation column provided at a central portion of the container is substantially free of the wood chips. A horizontally protruding support arm is provided, and a plurality of key-shaped stirring blades having a vertical plate facing upward from the outer edge of the horizontal plate are provided at intervals on the support arm. Is curved in the rotation direction, the front end in the rotation direction is inclined downward and the rear end is inclined upward, and a protruding arm is provided from a position of the rotation column deviated from the support arm. A plurality of air outlets are provided at intervals, a driving device for rotating the rotating column and a device for sending air to the air outlet are provided, and a heater for heating the wood chips is provided. Using wood chips Simple toilet. 3. A simple toilet in which wood chips are filled in a fixed container having an opening on the upper surface and stirring blades are provided to stir the wood chips, wherein the stirrer is substantially horizontal from a pillar provided in the center of the container. A plurality of key-shaped stirring blades provided with a support arm protruding from the column rotatably around the column, and a vertical plate facing upward from the outer edge of the horizontal plate are provided on the support arm,
Provided with an interval, each of these stirring blades is curved in the rotation direction, the front end in the rotation direction is inclined downward and the rear end is inclined upward, and a driving device for rotating the support arm is provided. A simplified toilet using wood chips, wherein a heater is provided along the outer peripheral wall.