JPH02303699A - Garbage treating device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To allow the automatic treatment of garbage with safety and silent running by taking the garbage into a transporting pipe by the rotation of a screw and further, transporting the garbage to a garbage discharge port. CONSTITUTION:The garbage is transported in the transporting pipe 5 by the screw 6 when the garbage is charged from a garbage feed port 2 and the screw 6 is rotated by a motor 7. The garbage is drained of water during the course of the transportation and is then discharged from the garbage discharge port 5b into a refuse bag 8. The large garbage is finely cut by the edges of a garbage intake port 5a and the blades of the screw 6 and is taken into the transporting pipe 5 from which the garbage is discharge through the garbage discharge port 5b into the bag 8. A case 8 tilts to the front side of the device by overcoming the attraction force of an electromagnet 16 when the weight increases. A microswitch 17 turns off and the motor 7 stops. The full packing of the bag 8 is announced by an announcing means. Heater plates 10a, 10b crimp the aperture of the refuse bag 8 and heat seal the aperture when a user pusher down a lever 11.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] This invention relates to a kitchen waste processing device, and more specifically,
The present invention relates to a kitchen waste disposal device that can directly dump kitchen waste from a kitchen into a garbage bag or the like while draining it.

[Conventional technology]

Many kitchen waste processing apparatuses for crushing and dewatering kitchen waste have already been proposed, such as Japanese Patent Publication No. 59-26345 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 62-234555.

That is, in these conventional examples, a crushing blade and a dewatering basket are coaxially provided in a casing connected to the lower part of the kitchen waste inlet of the sink, and the kitchen waste to be thrown away is crushed by the crushing blade, and also The water contained in the product is dehydrated in a high-speed rotating dehydration basket and then collected in the dust box.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, the above conventional example has a problem first of all in terms of safety. That is, since the principle is the same as that of a mixer, there is a risk of serious injury if you make a single move. To prevent such accidents, double or triple safety measures are necessary, and an increase in costs is unavoidable.Furthermore, if metal objects such as spoons and knives are accidentally thrown away, the crushing blades may chip or the tableware may be damaged. It also has drawbacks such as scratches. Furthermore, the grinding blades and the dehydrator rotate at high speed, which generates a lot of noise.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to solve the above problems, in the present invention, a cylindrical kitchen waste receptacle having a kitchen waste inlet provided at the bottom of the sink includes a container, the receptacle rises upward from the bottom of the container at a predetermined angle, and the lower end of the receptacle A conveyance pipe having a kitchen waste intake port and a kitchen waste discharge port formed at the upper end, a screw inserted into the conveyance pipe, a driving means for rotating the screw, and a conveyor pipe that communicates with the bottom of the receiver slI and is connected to the bottom of the receiver slI. The container is equipped with a drainage pipe for discharging the waste water inside the container.

In this case, the volume within the conveying pipe is gradually reduced toward its upper end.

Further, a trap is formed in the drain pipe to maintain the liquid level of the waste water in the container at least at a higher water level than the kitchen waste intake port of the conveying pipe.

[For production]

In the kitchen waste receptacle, the kitchen waste dumped into the container is taken into the conveying pipe through the kitchen waste intake port by the rotation of the screw.
The same screw transports the waste toward the kitchen waste outlet.

During any conveyance process, the water contained in the kitchen waste is drained. Afterwards.

Kitchen waste is discharged from the kitchen waste discharge port into a garbage bag that is set in advance in the kitchen waste discharge port.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, this kitchen waste processing apparatus includes a cylindrical kitchen waste container 3 having a kitchen waste inlet 2 provided at the bottom of a sink 1. In this kitchen waste receptacle, a drainer 4 made of metal or synthetic resin is removably housed in a container 3.

A conveyor pipe 5 is provided at the bottom of the kitchen waste container II3 and rises diagonally upward from the bottom at a predetermined angle. A kitchen waste intake port 5a that opens at the bottom of the container 3 is formed at the end of the transfer pipe 5, and a kitchen waste discharge port 5b is provided at the upper end of the transfer pipe 5. According to this embodiment, the bottom of the colander 4 fits around the kitchen waste intake port 5a.

A screw 6 is rotatably inserted into the conveying pipe 5. Further, a motor 7 for rotationally driving the screw 6 is attached to the lower end side of the conveying pipe 5. However, the motor 7 may be provided on the upper end side of the conveying pipe 5.

Although not shown in detail, in order to efficiently drain water from kitchen waste, the volume of the inside of the conveying pipe 5 is increased.

It gradually becomes smaller towards the top. As a method for this, the diameters of the conveying pipe 5 and the screw 6 are gradually made smaller as they go upward, or the diameter of the shaft of the screw 6 is made thicker. Furthermore, there is a method of increasing the helical pitch of the screw 6. In this example, an appropriate number of slit grooves extending along the axial direction of the conveying pipe 5 are formed in the conveying pipe 5 in order to efficiently return drained water to the container 3.

A garbage bag 8 made of a resin film is attached to the garbage discharge port 5b of the conveying pipe 5 with a suitable fastener 9 such as a band. Moreover, a sealing means 10 for heat-sealing the opening side of the garbage bag 8 is provided on the side of the garbage discharge port 5b. In this embodiment, the sealing means 10 is the lever 1
A pair of heater plates 10a that are opened and closed by the operation of step 1.
, 10b.

In this device, the garbage bag 8 is placed, for example, in a case 13 provided on the front side of the sink 1, but in this case, the case 13 can be swung by a hinge 14 provided at the lower part of the back side. is supported by In addition, a magnetic plate 15 is provided on the upper part of the back side of the case 13, and an electromagnet 16 with the plate 15 as a counterpart and a microswitch 17 that is turned on and off depending on the inclination angle of the case 13 are provided on the case side of the device. is located.

Referring to FIG. 2, a drainage pipe 12 is connected to the bottom of the garbage receiving container 3 for discharging wastewater from the container. In this case, the drain pipe 12 has a liquid level of waste water stored in the kitchen waste receiving receptacle Ia.
A trap 12a is provided to hold it above.

Next, the operation of this device will be explained. First, open the lid 13a of the case 13, and attach the garbage bag 8 to the garbage outlet 5b of the conveying pipe 5 using a suitable band or the like.
Close a. At this time, since almost no weight is applied to the case 13, the case 13 is held in its normal position by the electromagnet 1G, and the microswitch 17 is turned on. This state is maintained until a predetermined weight of garbage is accumulated in the garbage bag 8.

When kitchen waste is inputted from the kitchen waste input port 2 and the screw 6 is rotated by the motor 7, the kitchen waste is transported through the conveying pipe 5 by the screw 6, and after being drained on the way, it is delivered to the garbage bag 8 from the kitchen waste discharge port 5b. discharged inside. Large kitchen waste is cut into small pieces by the edge of the kitchen waste intake port 5a and the blade of the screw 6, and taken into the conveying pipe 5.

In this way, the kitchen waste is discharged from the kitchen waste outlet 5b into the garbage bag 8, but when the weight of the garbage increases, the case 8 resists the attraction force of the electromagnet 16 and tilts toward the front of the device.
As a result, the microswitch 17 is turned off, the motor 7 is stopped, and a notification means such as a buzzer (not shown) is used to notify that the garbage bag 8 is full.

When the lever 11 is pushed down by the user, the pair of heater plates 10a and 10b sandwich the opening of the garbage bag 8, thereby heat-sealing the opening. Then, the garbage bag 8 is taken out and a new garbage bag is attached to the kitchen waste outlet 5b.

In addition, since the kitchen waste intake port 5a is submerged in the wastewater stored in the kitchen waste receiving container 3, the bad odor and foreign odor generated in the garbage bag 8 will not flow back to the sink 1 side.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, since it uses a screw, it is safer and quieter than conventional crushing blades.

Furthermore, the effects are remarkable, such as being able to automatically process kitchen waste without the need for five people.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line 1--2 in FIG. In the figure, 1 is a sink, 2 is a kitchen waste input port, 3 is a kitchen waste receiving container, 4 is a drainer basket, 5 is a conveyor pipe, 5a is a kitchen waste intake port, 5b is a kitchen waste discharge port, 6 is a screw, 7 is a motor, 8
1 is a garbage bag, and 10 is a sealing means.

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A cylindrical kitchen waste receiving container that has a kitchen waste inlet provided at the bottom of the sink, rises upward from the bottom of the container at a predetermined angle, has a kitchen waste inlet at its lower end, and has a kitchen waste inlet at its upper end. A conveying pipe in which a discharge port is formed, a screw inserted into the conveying pipe, a driving means for rotating the screw, and a drain pipe communicating with the bottom of the receiving container and discharging wastewater in the container. A kitchen waste processing device characterized by comprising: (2) The kitchen waste processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the volume within the conveying pipe decreases toward the upper end. (3) The kitchen waste processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the drain pipe is provided with a trap that maintains the liquid level of the waste water in the receiving container at least at a higher water level than the kitchen waste intake port.