JPS5911347B2 - kitchen waste processor - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a kitchen waste processor that crushes and dehydrates kitchen waste and stores it in a dust collection bag, and particularly relates to a mechanism that can reliably store kitchen waste in a dust collection bag in a dust collection box. It is.

In a conventional kitchen waste disposal device that crushes and dehydrates kitchen waste and automatically stores it in a synthetic resin water-dense dust bag inside a dust collection box, kitchen waste (especially shells, toothpicks, glass straws, etc.) flies out from the kitchen waste outlet. There was a problem in that the dust stuck to the dust collection bag and the dust collection bag was torn. Therefore, it has been considered to install a baffle plate at an appropriate position from above the dust collection box to prevent the dust from getting stuck, but even with this, it is difficult to prevent hard objects such as shells and straws. The dust collection bag will tear, and the kitchen waste will leak from the dust collection bag into the dust collection box, creating a smell, and if you do not put the leaked kitchen waste into the dust collection bag when you throw it away. It is something that cannot happen. In addition, if there is a baffle plate in front of the kitchen waste outlet, it will naturally be difficult for the kitchen waste to be discharged, and furthermore, the kitchen waste will not get to the back side of the baffle plate, making the dust collection volume smaller than it actually is. be. Therefore, the present invention provides a kitchen waste disposal device that eliminates such drawbacks.

10, one embodiment of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

Reference numeral 1 is a water tank of the sink, 2 is a packing, and a drainage port is attached via 3, and its cylindrical portion 4 is used as a kitchen waste input port.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a connecting tube 15 made of rubber with vibration-proofing properties and is fixed to the lower end of the cylindrical portion 4 with a fixing band 6; T denotes an upper end that fits into the connecting tube 5 and is tightened by a band 8; Hopper T
A cover portion Ib is integrally formed, which bends upward from the outer peripheral edge of the lower end and then bends in the horizontal direction.

920 is a fixed blade fixed to the lower end of the hopper and has notches 9a at regular intervals in the circumferential direction; 10 is the fixed blade 9;
A fixed blade ring that covers the outer peripheral surface of the kitchen waste discharge notch 10 that communicates with the notch 9a at regular intervals in the circumferential direction.
It has a.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a cover attached under the 25 hopper T and the cover part Tb, and is arranged from the bottom plate part Ila located below the hopper T and the outer periphery of the bottom plate part Ila to the outer periphery of the cover part Tb. The kitchen waste disposal 30 outlet Ilc is formed at a proper position on the peripheral wall Ilb, and a drain hole Ild is formed in the bottom plate Ila.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a drive unit disposed on the lower surface of the bottom plate Ila, which includes a motor 13 and a support shaft 18 that passes through a hole in the bottom plate Ila and is rotatably supported by a bearing 16 and IT.
and a pair of gears 14 and 15 which are respectively fixed on the rotating shaft of the motor 35-13 and the support shaft 18 and mesh with each other.

Note that the support shaft 18 is arranged concentrically with the hopper 7. Reference numeral 40 denotes a rotary plate arranged concentrically with the hopper 7 at the upper end of the support shaft 18 and secured with a nut 41, and is arranged close to the lower end of the hopper 7.

Reference numeral 19 denotes a rotating arm bent from the lower surface of the rotary plate 40 and extending upwardly along the rising portion of the cover portion 7b; 20 is a spinner for dehydration; It has a mounting plate 26 fixed to the support shaft 18, an upwardly expanding conical mesh 22 rising from the outer peripheral edge of the mounting plate 26, and a plurality of blades 24 fixed to the upper edge of the mesh 22. It consists of an outer frame 25.

23 is a slit in the net 22, and 21 is a pair of rotating blades fixed on the rotating plate 40, the cutting edges of which are close to the fixed blade 9.

Reference numeral 21 is a scraping spatula hanging down from the cover portion 7b along the inner circumferential surface of the net 22, and is opposed to approximately the center of the garbage discharge port 11c.

Reference numeral 28 denotes a dust collection box connected to the kitchen waste outlet 11c, the upper end of which is removably supported by a buckle 31 provided on the cover part 7b, and the protrusion 28a of the lower end is a receiving part protruding from the outer wall of the drive part 12. It is inserted into 32.

30 is a lid attached to the upper opening of the dust collection box 28; 42;
is a water-dense dust bag made of synthetic resin, the opening edge of which is held between the rubber gasket 43 at the opening of the dust collection box 28 and the lid 30, the cover portion 7b, and the peripheral wall portion 11b of the cover 11.

Reference numeral 33 is a flexible baffle plate made of a rubber material or the like that hangs down from the lower surface of the lid 30, and is arranged so as to surround the garbage discharge port 11c, and has a plurality of notches 33a formed upward from the lower end. The baffle plate 33 is configured to be easily swingable.

The operation of the above configuration will be explained.

Kitchen waste generated in the sink is thrown into the hopper 7 through the drain port 2. When the operation switch is turned on, the motor 13 rotates at high speed, and the rotating plate 40, rotating arm 19, and spinner 20 are rotated via the gears 14, 15 and the support shaft 18. Then, the kitchen waste in the hopper 7 is transferred to the rotary plate 4.
It is pressed against the fixed blade 9 by the centrifugal force caused by the rotation of the fixed blade 9, is finely pulverized by the notch 9a of the fixed blade 9 and the rotating blade 21, and is discharged from the notch 10a of the fixed blade ring 10.
It is thrown onto the net 22 of the spinner 20.

The kitchen waste containing a large amount of water, which is pressed against the net 22 rotating at high speed, is dehydrated by the centrifugal force, and is turned over and lifted up by the spatula 27, and is also lifted up by the rotating arm 1.
9 and reaches the upper end of the net 22, and the dust collection bag 42 of the dust collection box 28 is flipped up by the blades 24 provided on the outer frame 25.
thrown inside. By the way, when hard kitchen waste such as shells and straws rushes out from the discharge port 11c, this kitchen waste pushes the dust collection bag 42 and collides with the baffle plate 33, but the baffle plate 33 moves backward according to the force of the kitchen waste. It deforms and absorbs the impact force of kitchen waste.

Therefore, the dust collection bag 42 will not be torn. As described above, according to the kitchen waste disposal device of the present invention, since the flexible baffle plate is disposed at a position facing the kitchen waste discharge port through the dust collection bag in the dust collection box, even if shells or Even if hard kitchen waste such as a straw flies out of the kitchen waste outlet, the kitchen waste will hit the baffle plate and the impact force will be absorbed.

Therefore, the dust collection bag will not be torn. Furthermore, if appropriate cutouts are formed in the baffle plate, when a large amount of kitchen waste comes in, the baffle plate will be pushed out and the kitchen waste can be evenly stored in the dust collection box. Therefore, the actual amount of dust collected can be increased compared to the conventional method, and its practical value is great.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figures show one embodiment of the present invention, with Figure 1 being a longitudinal sectional view and Figure 2 being a longitudinal sectional view.
The figure is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the main part, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the dust collection box. 2...Drain port, 7...Hotsuba 11
c... Kitchen waste outlet, 12... Drive unit,
13... Motor, 20... Spinner, 28... Dust collection box, 30... Lid, 33
...Baffle plate, 33a...Notch, 42
...Dust collection bag.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A kitchen waste input hopper is attached to the drain port of the sink, and after the kitchen waste thrown into the hopper is crushed and dehydrated by a crushing processor, the kitchen waste is sent to the dust collection box from the kitchen waste discharge port. A kitchen waste disposal device configured to discharge into a bag, characterized in that a flexible baffle plate is arranged at a position facing the kitchen waste discharge port through the dust collection bag in the dust collection box. vessel. 2. The kitchen waste disposal device according to claim 1, wherein an appropriate number of notches are formed in the baffle plate.