JPS5940066B2 - Kitchen waste processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a kitchen waste processing device in which kitchen waste is crushed by a crushing mechanism, separated from water by an inverted conical spinner, and stored in a dust box.

Generally, in this type of kitchen waste processing equipment, the spinner holes installed inside become clogged during the separation process of water and kitchen waste, and when the operation is stopped, a large amount of water is flushed out. If you rinse the water all at once after washing vegetables, etc.,
There has been a problem in that the amount of water flowing into the spinner section is greater than the amount of water flowing out, causing water to accumulate in the spinner section, overflowing from the upper opening edge of the spinner, and flowing out into the dust box from the kitchen waste outlet. In addition, even after the water is separated, kitchen waste still contains some moisture, or because of its own stickiness, it does not completely accumulate in the dust box, and some of it sticks to the vicinity of the kitchen waste discharge port, and when the dust box is removed, it does not collect in the dust box completely. There were also problems such as the fact that attached kitchen waste could be seen and there was a bad smell caused by it. The present invention aims to eliminate such conventional drawbacks, and one embodiment thereof will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the figure, 1 is a water tank such as a sink, 2 is its drain port, and 3
is formed into a bottomless cylindrical shape on the main body of the kitchen waste disposal device attached to the drain 2, and a cover portion 3b that extends outward and upward is integrally formed on the lower end opening shell of the cylindrical portion 3a.

4 is a fixed blade 5 formed by inserting a notch T in the cylindrical lower end of the upper main body 3, which is attached to the lower part of the upper main body 3 under the main body of the kitchen waste processing device, and is separated into a separation chamber by partition walls 5a and 5b. It is divided into a gear room 6, a gear room 7, and a motor room 8, and the separation room 6 is provided with a drain pipe 9 connected to sewage.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a motor provided in the motor chamber 8 of the main body 5, and its motor shaft 11 faces the separation chamber 6 through the partition walls 5a and 5b.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a rotary plate fixed to the tip of the motor shaft 11, and a pair of left and right rotary blades 13 are provided on the upper surface thereof, facing the inner surface of the fixed blade 4.

Reference numeral 14 denotes an inverted conical dewatering spinner disposed in the separation chamber 6 so as to cover the outer periphery of the fixed blade 4, and has a large number of holes 15 in its conical surface.

The spinner 14 has a spinner shaft 16 attached to its bottom surface that is loosely inserted into the motor shaft 11 so that it can rotate freely, and a gear 17 is fixed to the lower portion of the upper body 3 facing the gear chamber T. This gear IT is connected to a drive gear 19 fixed to the motor shaft 11 via an increase/decrease gear 18 provided in the gear chamber 7, so that the spinner 14 rotates slightly slower than the rotation of the rotary plate 12. It is set as. 2
Reference numeral 0 designates a brush body disposed so as to be inscribed in the conical surface of the spinner 14, and is attached to a brush holder 21 provided on the rotary plate 12 with a slight play as shown in FIG.

Reference numeral 22 denotes a bottomless cylindrical opening/closing body rotatably disposed around the outer periphery of the upper opening edge 14a of the spinner 14, and is provided at the joint between the upper and lower parts 3 and 5 of the main body corresponding to the upper opening edge 14a of the spinner 14. An opening 24 is provided in a portion facing the kitchen waste discharge port 23, and this opening 24 is connected to the kitchen waste discharge port 23 by an elastic body 25 such as a spring stretched between the bottom 5 and the bottom 5.
This is so that it is always closed off.

This opening/closing body 22 has a friction plate 26 attached to its inner surface.
is brought into light contact with the outer periphery of the opening edge 14a of the spinner 14, and as the spinner 14 rotates, the elastic body 2
It is designed to rotate in the opposite direction to the bias of No. 5. 26
a is a stopper attached to the opening/closing body 22;
The rotation is stopped at the position where the opening 24 of No. 2 faces the kitchen waste discharge port 23.

27 is a dust box connected to the kitchen waste outlet 23 of the main bodies 3 and 5, and a bundle 28 and a buckle 29 are connected to the upper and lower parts of the main body 3.
, 5 is detachable.

30 is a plastic bag provided inside the dust hook \27.

In the above configuration, the opening 24 of the pass-through opening/closing body 22 is shifted from the kitchen waste discharge port 23 due to the biasing force of the elastic body 25, and this kitchen waste discharge port 23 is closed.

When the motor 10 is rotated in this state, the rotating plate 12 fixed to the motor shaft 11 rotates, and the gear group 17,
The spinner 14 also rotates via 18 and 19. As the spinner 14 rotates, the opening/closing body 22 also rotates, and its opening 24 aligns with the garbage discharge port 23 to open it. Next, when kitchen waste is poured into the cylindrical part 3a of the upper body 3 from the drain port 2 in this state, the kitchen waste that has fallen onto the rotary plate 12 is repelled by the centrifugal force to the fixed blade 4, and the rotary blade 13 and the fixed blade 4.

This crushed kitchen waste is then cut into the notch T between the four fixed blades.
The water is then scattered into the spinner 14, where it is centrifugally dehydrated. This centrifugally dewatered kitchen waste is pushed upward by the upward component force generated on the conical surface of the spinner 14 and the pushing force by the brush body 20, and the spinner 14
The garbage is thrown away from the upper opening edge and automatically discharged from the garbage discharge port 23 into the plastic bag 30 of the dust box 27.

Next, when the crushing of the kitchen waste is completed and the operation of the motor 10 is stopped, the opening/closing body 22 is rotated back to its original state by the force applied by the elastic body 25, and its opening 24 is opened to release the kitchen waste. Exit 23
It will come off and block it.

In other words, even if a large amount of water is poured in when the operation is stopped and this water overflows due to clogging of the spinner 14, this water is prevented from flowing into the dust box 27 from the kitchen waste discharge port 23. This will be blocked. Further, in this embodiment, the opening/closing body 22 is connected to the spinner 1.
Since the opening/closing body 22 is energized in the opposite direction to the rotating direction of the spinner 14, the spinner 14 is braked when the operation is stopped. 14 is abruptly stopped, and wear caused by unnecessary rotation can be reduced. The water overflowing from the spinner 14 drips into the separation chamber 6 at the bottom 5 of the main body and flows out through the drain pipe 9 to the sewer. As described above, according to the present invention, even if a large amount of water is poured when the operation is stopped, this water will not overflow from the spinner and flow into the dust box, and the kitchen waste in the dust box can be kept in a good dehydrated state. Can be stored and retained.

Moreover, even if the dust box is removed when disposing of kitchen waste when the operation is stopped, the kitchen waste discharge port is covered by the opening/closing body, so the kitchen waste attached to this area will not be visible and can be disposed of hygienically. , it is also possible to prevent the release of bad odors. Further, since the opening/closing of the garbage discharge port by the opening/closing body is performed automatically in conjunction with the operation of the spinner, etc., it is easy to use and has great effects.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a kitchen waste processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the main parts thereof, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the same spinner and brush body, and FIG. Figure I-1
FIG. 3, 5...Main body, 4...Fixed blade, 10
...Motor 1, 12...Rotating plate, 13
...Rotary blade, 14 ...Spinner 2
2... Opening/closing body, 23... Kitchen waste outlet, 2
5...Elastic body, 27...Dust box.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A crushing mechanism consisting of a fixed blade and a rotating blade is provided inside the main body, and an inverted conical spinner for dewatering is disposed around the outer periphery of the crushing mechanism, and corresponds to the upper opening edge of the spinner. The main body is provided with a kitchen waste discharge port, a removable dust box is attached to the discharge port, and a normally closed opening/closing body is provided, and this opening/closing body operates in pairs in conjunction with the operation of the crushing mechanism or spinner. A kitchen waste processing device characterized by: 2. The garbage processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the opening/closing body is biased in the closing direction by an elastic body such as a spring, and is brought into contact with a spinner and interlocked therewith.