JPH11253830A - Garbage disposer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the falling of dishes and to suppress the noise at the time of crushing by restraining a cage body to a crushing structure driving position, forming a narrow space between the outer periphery of the bottom part of the cage body and a passage from a garbage charging port to a crushing structure and covering the passage between the garbage charging port to the crushing structure with a flow-in water. SOLUTION: When the cage body is restrained to the crushing structure driving position restraining face 27, the narrow space 20 is formed between the outer periphery of the bottom part 24 of the cage body and the passage 18 from the garbage charging port to the crushing structure. In such a case, the water injected at the time of crushing the garbage is passed through a water passing hole 19 of the cage body and fills the narrow space 20 to continuously cover the passage from the garbage charging port and the crushing structure. As a result, the leakage of the noise from the garbage charging port at the time of crushing is suppressed to enable the quiet operation. Further the rectangular water passing hole 19 is continuously arranged around a cage part 23 of the cage body. As a result, water discharging capacity is improved and the falling of the dishes such as spoons, harks, chop sticks to the crushing structure is prevented.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a garbage disposal apparatus for crushing garbage from a kitchen and flowing the garbage to a sewer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a garbage disposal apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-168687, a plug provided with an annular magnet is mounted in a passage from a garbage inlet to a crushing mechanism, and a lead is provided at a position facing the magnet. By the switch, the garbage disposal device is driven and the crushed garbage is discharged from the crushing mechanism, and the noise during crushing fills a narrow portion formed between the plug and the passage with water flowing in at the time of crushing. There is a method that suppresses leakage from the inlet.

[0003]

In the case of this prior art, it is necessary to completely remove the plug from the input port when the garbage processing apparatus is stopped or when working on the sink, and the passage from the input port to the crushing mechanism is exposed. Therefore, there is a possibility that tableware such as spoons, forks, and chopsticks may fall into the crushing mechanism by mistake while working on the sink, and the crushing mechanism cannot be driven due to biting during crushing. Is concerned.

Also, the structure is such that the crushing mechanism is driven when the magnet comes close to the reed switch. However, since one reed switch is used, a malfunction occurs due to a failure of the reed switch, or a malfunction due to an erroneous operation by another magnetic material. There is a danger that the crushing mechanism may be driven without mounting the crushing mechanism.

In addition, since the plug can be immediately removed when the crushing mechanism is driven, there is a danger that a hand may enter the passage in a state where the rotating part of the crushing mechanism does not stop.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and prevents spoons, forks, disposable chopsticks and other tableware from falling into a crushing mechanism during work on a sink, and prevents the tableware from falling during crushing. It is an object of the present invention to provide a garbage disposal device that suppresses the noise of the garbage from leaking from the inlet, prevents the crushing mechanism from being driven due to malfunction, and enables safe operation on the sink.

[0007]

The garbage disposal apparatus according to the present invention has a garbage inlet and a crushing mechanism driven by an electric motor,
A removable basket body is provided at the garbage input port, and when the garbage processing device is operated, the basket body is locked at a crushing mechanism driving position by a rotating operation, and a passage from the garbage body bottom periphery and the garbage input port to the crushing mechanism is provided. Between the garbage input port and the crushing mechanism by forming a narrow gap between the garbage and filling the narrow gap with the water flowing in at the time of crushing the garbage through the water hole of the basket body. It is to be shielded by water.

A plurality of arc-shaped magnets are mounted around the lower part of the flange of the cage body, and at a driving position of the crushing mechanism, a plurality of operation control elements of a motor for driving the crushing mechanism are provided at positions opposed to the magnets. The crushing mechanism can be driven only when all the operation control elements are ON.

In addition, a rectangular water hole is continuously arranged around the basket portion of the basket body to improve the drainage capacity, and it is possible to work on the sink in a state where the crushing mechanism is stopped at the garbage input port and the crushing mechanism is stopped. And a structure for preventing tableware such as spoons, forks, and chopsticks from falling into the crushing mechanism.

[0010] The basket body has a structure for preventing removal of the cage when the crushing mechanism is driven, without stopping the rotating part.

[0011]

[Function] The gap between the basket and the passage from the input port to the crushing mechanism is widened at the crushing mechanism stop position, and the drainage of the inflowing water is ensured by widening the water hole area of the basket. This facilitates the work in a state where the basket body is provided at the kitchen refuse inlet. In the driving position of the crushing mechanism, the passage from the basket body and the inlet to the crushing mechanism is made to be a narrow gap, so that it is shielded by inflowing water.

Further, the basket body can be inserted at random into the crushing mechanism stop position of the garbage input port, and when the garbage processing apparatus is operated, the basket body is dropped by a turning operation and locked at the crushing mechanism driving position, and the crushing mechanism is moved. In the driving position, the crushing mechanism can be driven only when all of the plurality of operation control elements are in the ON state. Further, since the basket body is prevented from being pulled out when the rotator is not stopped when the crushing mechanism is driven, the work on the sink can be performed more safely.

[0013]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, which is a kitchen waste disposal apparatus having a kitchen waste inlet 4 and a crushing mechanism 8 driven by an electric motor 6 on the bottom surface of a sink 2 of a sink.

The kitchen waste inlet 4 is provided with a sink flange 1
0, a cylindrical part 11 and a tightening nut 12,
The garbage disposal apparatus is provided with a detachable basket 21 in the passage 18 leading to the garbage input port 4 and the crushing mechanism 8 by being held in a water-tight manner by holding the sink 2 through 3.

A basket 21 is provided inside the kitchen refuse input port 4.
A plurality of locking projections 25 are provided, and the basket 21 is randomly locked to the crushing mechanism stop position locking surface 28.

The cage body 21 includes a flange portion 22, a cage portion 23, and a bottom portion 24. The flange portion 22 has a concave portion 26 at a position facing the cage body locking convex portion 25 on the outer periphery of the flange portion 22. By rotating the cage body 21, the concave portion 26 is guided by the cage body locking projection 25 and dropped down, and is locked on the crushing mechanism drive position locking surface 27.

Further, around the cage portion 23 of the cage body 21,
Rectangular water holes 19 are arranged continuously.

When the basket body 21 is locked on the crushing mechanism driving position locking surface 27, the basket body 21 is located between the outer periphery of the bottom 24 of the basket body 21 and the kitchen waste inlet 4 and the passage 18 leading to the crushing mechanism 8. A narrow gap 20 is formed. In addition, the narrow gap 20 is appropriately determined so that the passage 18 can be shielded by incoming water.
In addition, the dimensions of the rectangular water hole 19 are appropriately determined in consideration of the drainage capacity and the fact that tableware such as spoons, forks, and chopsticks do not fall into the crushing mechanism 8. The basket body 21
Is secured to the crushing mechanism stop position locking surface 28 to secure a wide gap 33 between the kitchen refuse input port 4 and the passage 18 leading to the crushing mechanism 8, and work on the sink with the basket 21 provided. Is possible.

A plurality of arc-shaped magnets 32 are mounted around the lower part of the cage body 21 and the flange part 22. When the cage body 21 is locked on the crushing mechanism driving position locking surface 27, the magnet 32 And a plurality of operation control elements 31 (in this embodiment, reed switches) of electric motors provided outside the cylindrical portion 11 of the kitchen refuse input port 4.

When the operation control element 31 is locked on the crushing mechanism drive locking surface 27, the motor can be operated only when all of the plurality of operation control elements 31 are in the ON state.

The concave portion 26 provided on the outer periphery of the flange portion 22 of the cage body 21 has a shape as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and the convex portion for locking the cage body along a sliding surface 29. 25
The crushing mechanism is locked by the crushing mechanism drive position locking surface 27.

When the cage 21 is locked on the crushing mechanism drive position locking surface 27, it cannot be immediately removed. The recess 2 is set so that the rotation of the crushing mechanism 8 is stopped upon completion.
The dimension H and the dimension L of 6 and the distance R between the arc-shaped magnet 32 and the operation control element 31 are appropriately determined. In addition, the operation control element 31 is immediately turned off by rotating the cage body.
The shape of the arc-shaped magnet is appropriately determined so as to be possible.

The crushing mechanism 8 includes a rotary blade 36 and a fixed blade 37 directly connected to the electric motor 6 and a discharge path 40 for crushed kitchen waste.
It has. Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

First, the work in the sink is performed in a state where the basket 21 is inserted into the kitchen waste inlet 4 and is locked on the crushing mechanism stop position locking surface 28. The kitchen waste is put into the basket 21. Next, when the basket body is full and the work is completed,
, And check for the presence of tableware such as spoons, forks, and chopsticks. After putting the garbage, the basket body 21 is inserted into the garbage inlet 4 and locked on the crushing mechanism stop position locking surface 28. Next, the basket body 21 is rotated and dropped in the driving direction while flowing water from a nearby faucet so that the cage body 21 is locked on the crushing mechanism driving position locking surface 27 and the magnet 32 is simultaneously rotated.
Act on the operation control element 31 to start the electric motor 6 and start crushing. When the crushing is completed, the cage body 21 is rotated in the stop direction, locked on the crushing mechanism stop position locking surface 28, and the water is stopped to complete the process. The crushing mechanism is completely stopped before being locked on the crushing mechanism stop position locking surface 28.

As described above, the crushing mechanism 8 is not driven unless the basket body 21 is inserted and rotated to lock the crushing mechanism driving position locking surface 27, and the basket body 21 is rotated even while the crushing mechanism 8 is rotating. Can not be immediately removed, so that danger such as being injured by the crushing mechanism 8 can be prevented. In addition, since the work on the sink can be performed with the basket 21 inserted, tableware such as spoons, forks, and chopsticks can be prevented from dropping into the crushing mechanism 8 and problems such as biting can be prevented.

Also, since a plurality of arc-shaped magnets 32 are mounted around the lower part of the basket body 21 and the flange part 22, the cage body 21 is inserted into the garbage input port 4, and the crushing mechanism stop position locking surface is randomly. Even if it is locked to 28, it is locked to the crushing mechanism drive locking surface 27 by a rotating operation and acts on the operation control element 31 at an arbitrary portion of the plurality of arc-shaped magnets 32. Operation control element 3
1 is provided with a plurality, and since the crushing mechanism can be driven only when all of them are in the ON state, malfunctions when the basket body 21 is not mounted are prevented.

On the other hand, the garbage pushed into the passage 18 by the basket body 21 falls into the crushing mechanism 8 together with water injection, is crushed, and then falls smoothly into the drainage channel 40.

During the crushing of the garbage, the injected water fills the narrow gap 20 through the water passage hole 19 of the basket body 21, and the water from the garbage input port 4 to the crushing mechanism 8 is filled with water. Because of continuous shielding, noise during crushing can be suppressed from leaking from the kitchen refuse input port 4 and a quiet motion can be achieved.

[0029]

According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the garbage disposal apparatus from malfunctioning when the basket body is removed, and to securely operate the garbage disposal apparatus by rotating the basket body even if the basket body is randomly inserted into the garbage inlet. The noise during operation and crushing can be suppressed from leaking from the garbage input port by attaching the basket body.
In addition, it is possible to work on a sink with the basket body attached to the kitchen garbage inlet, and it is possible to prevent tableware such as spoons, forks, and chopsticks from dropping. Further, even when the basket body is removed during operation of the kitchen waste processing apparatus, a safe and practical kitchen waste processing apparatus can be obtained because of the structure in which the crushing mechanism is stopped before the removal operation is completed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial sectional view of a kitchen waste disposal apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a detailed view of a locked state at a driving position of a crushing mechanism of a cage body according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a detailed view showing a locked state at a stop position of the crushing mechanism of the cage body according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2 ... Sink 23 ... Basket part 4 ... Kitchen waste inlet 24 ... Bottom part 6 ... Electric motor 25 ... Convex part 8 ... Crushing mechanism 26 ... Concave part 10 ... Sink flange 27 ... Crushing mechanism drive position locking surface 11 ... Cylindrical part 28 ... Crushing mechanism Stop position locking surface 12 ... Tightening nut 29 ... Sliding surface 13 ... Packing 31 ... Operation control element (reed switch) 18 ... Passage 32 ... Magnet 19 ... Water hole 33 ... Gap 20 ... Narrow gap 36 ... Rotary blade 21 ... Cage body 37 ... Fixed blade 22 ... Flange part 40 ... Drainage channel

Claims (4)

[Claims] A garbage disposal apparatus having a garbage input port and a crushing mechanism driven by an electric motor, comprising a removable basket body in a passage from the garbage input port to the crushing mechanism. Locked at the crushing mechanism driving position, forming a narrow gap between the outer periphery of the basket body and the passage from the input port to the crushing mechanism, and allowing the inflowing water to pass through the basket part water hole of the cage body. A garbage disposal apparatus, wherein the narrow gap is filled so that the passage from the garbage input port to the crushing mechanism can be shielded by flowing water. 2. A basket-shaped water passage hole of the basket body is formed in a rectangular shape, and is continuously arranged around the basket portion to improve drainage capacity and prevent tableware from falling into a crushing mechanism. 2. The garbage processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the basket body is provided at a position where the crushing mechanism is stopped at the garbage input port, and the work on the sink is enabled. 3. A plurality of arc-shaped magnets are mounted around a lower part of a flange portion of the cage body, and a plurality of operation control elements of a motor for driving a crushing mechanism are provided at a position facing the magnets at a driving position of the crushing mechanism. The garbage disposal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the crushing mechanism can be driven only when all of the operation control elements are in the ON state. 4. The garbage disposal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the basket body is prevented from being removed when the crushing mechanism is driven without stopping the rotating part.