KR100780372B1 - Device for treating food waste - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a food waste treatment consisting of a shredding / dehydration device for shredding and dehydrating food waste, and a storage and notification device for temporarily storing the shredded / dehydrated food waste and discharging it at an appropriate time in order to significantly reduce the amount of food waste. Relates to a device. In the food processing apparatus according to the present invention, when the food waste is input from the upper portion, the food waste is crushed / dehydrated while the screw is rotated by a driving means installed at the lower portion, and separated from the water and food waste introduced together with the food waste from the food waste. Shredding / dehydration device for discharging only the food waste except the leachate; Storage device consisting of a container containing food waste, and a discharge cap for detachably coupled to the top of the container, and a discharge cap for guiding the food waste to the container; It is installed on the lower side of the shredding / dehydrating device to correspond to the bottom of the container is made of a notification device for notifying the user of the collection time when the amount of food waste contained in the container exceeds a predetermined standard.

Food waste, screw, container, discharge pipe, sensing rod

Description

Device for treating food waste

1 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional food waste treatment apparatus,

Figure 2 is a state of use of the conventional food waste treatment apparatus,

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of part of the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention,

4 and 5 is a cross-sectional view of the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention,

6 is an exploded perspective view of a food waste storage device according to the present invention;

Figure 7 is an installation state of the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

8a to 8d is a state of use of the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

2: shredding / dewatering device 10: housing

11: inlet 12: drain

13: first discharge hole 14: discharge groove

15: circular groove 16: first through hole

17: Insertion groove 20: Inner case

21: drainage network 21a: drainage projection

22: drum 22a: wall blade

22b: brush member 22c: first brush

22d: Bridge 23: Dehydration Net

23a: Jam Jaw 30: Shredding Screws

31: screw blade 32: rotating shaft

32a: bolt hole 33: bolt

34: discharge jaw 35: shaft hole

35a: Extrusion bolt hole 36: Screw protrusion

40: drive means 41: drive motor

42: reduction gear 50: discharge nozzle

51: inlet hole 52: support plate

60: screw input 70: rotating plate

80: wear protection ring 90: pressure relief passage

100: storage device 110: container

112: hinge axis 114: support portion

118: receiving hole 120: container cap

122: rubber packing 124: fastening portion

130: discharge pipe 200: notification device

210: detector

The present invention is attached to the bottom of the sink drain, the crushing / dehydration device that can significantly reduce the amount of food waste by crushing, dehydrating food waste, and detachable to the crushing / dehydrating device to accommodate the crushed / dehydrated food waste It relates to a food waste processing apparatus for providing a storage device installed to be possible, and a notification device to inform the user of the discharge time of the food waste by using the load of the food waste contained in the storage device.

In general, the food waste treatment apparatus includes a main body having a food waste inlet and an outlet formed therein, and a screw for crushing the food waste.

One such conventional food waste treatment apparatus is disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 240229, filed by the present applicant. According to the food waste treatment apparatus 100 disclosed in the aforementioned patent, as shown in Figure 1, the shredding screw 102 is coupled to the drum body 106 provided with a cutting blade 107 and the drain 108 By rotating the shredding screw 102 with respect to the drum body 106, the food waste is dehydrated. One side of the drum body 106 is screwed to the dehydration cap 113 having a discharge port 111 for discharging only water and a discharge port (not shown) for discharging only food residues, and a plurality of the other side The strainer 114 and the decomposable lid 115 composed of the through holes are fixedly coupled.

According to the food waste treatment apparatus 100, the inlet 116 is installed vertically, but the shredding screw 102 is installed horizontally, because the food waste is configured to be compressed and crushed while being moved horizontally, When the soft food waste is thrown in, the waste is not discharged well and is discharged to the drain hole 108 together with the leachate in the colloidal state, causing water pollution. There is a problem that the waste disposal apparatus 100 must be disassembled.

In addition, a separate shelf 60 'is required to install the food waste container 60 in the waste outlet 13 as shown in FIG. 2, and connect the food waste container 60 to the outlet 13. In order to require a fastening device, there is a problem that the user cannot confirm the amount of food waste contained in the food waste container 60, so that it is not possible to know the discharge time of the food waste.

The present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, the object of the present invention is that the drainage network is not clogged well by the food waste, even if a hard foreign material can be easily removed without disassembling the food waste treatment apparatus It is to provide a food waste treatment apparatus.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a food waste treatment apparatus capable of significantly reducing the amount of food waste by releasing crushed food waste on time and at the same time separating leachate and food waste more accurately and minimizing water pollution.

Another object of the present invention is to install a food waste container on one side of the crushing / dewatering treatment device that the food waste is crushed / dehydrated, and a food waste processing apparatus that can be easily attached and detached from the crushing / dehydration treatment device To provide.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a food waste treatment apparatus that allows a user to know when to collect by using the load of food waste accumulated in the food waste container without checking the amount of food waste contained in the food waste container.

In the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention, when the food waste is input from the upper portion, the food waste is crushed / dehydrated while the screw is rotated by a driving means installed at the lower portion, and the water and food waste introduced together with the food waste from the food waste. Shredding / dehydration device for discharging only the food waste except the separated leachate; Installed on one side of the shredding / dehydration device is a storage device for receiving the food wastes crushed / dehydrated in the shredding / dehydration device and if the food waste is filled with a certain amount of food wastes detected by the gravity of the food wastes and a notification to inform the user It is configured to include a device.

The food shredding / dehydration device, the inlet is formed in the food waste is introduced into the upper portion, the leachate is separated from the food waste injected into the lower side is formed a discharge port, the other side is discharged from the debris from the food waste on the other side The discharge hole is formed in the housing, and the inner wall of the housing is provided with a predetermined interval, the drainage net for discharging the water introduced with the food waste is installed on the top, a drum having a plurality of wall blades on the inner peripheral surface is installed in the center The inner case is provided with a dewatering net through which the leachate is discharged from the lower part, and is installed vertically inside the inner case, and a plurality of screw vanes are provided on the outer periphery of the drum and contact with the locking jaws of the dewatering net. As it rotates, the food waste is crushed and dehydrated while being transported downward, and the dehydrated waste is A crushing screw discharged to the discharge hole of the gong, and detachably coupled to the bottom of the housing, the inlet hole is formed in communication with the discharge hole of the housing to guide the dehydrated debris on the upper side, the residue is discharged to the outside A discharge port is formed, and the other side comprises a discharge nozzle having a support plate to be in close contact with the lower portion of the inlet hole to temporarily support the dregs do not flow down and the drive means for rotating the crushing screw.

The storage device, the container and the food container to form a predetermined space therein containing food waste, and the container is detachably coupled to the top of the container to seal the container and the food hole is formed on one side to pass the food waste. It comprises a discharge pipe connecting the crushing / dehydration device and the container cap to guide the food waste to the container.

A hinge shaft is formed at one side of the container cap so that the storage device is connected to and supported by the crushing / dehydrating device, and the hinge shaft is fixed to the support part formed on the driving means.

The discharge pipe is formed with an opening to open both sides, one opening is in communication with the discharge port of the discharge nozzle, the other opening is in communication with the receiving hole of the container cap, the discharge pipe is made of a soft rubber material.

A rubber packing is installed between the container and the container cap so that the odor generated from the food waste does not leak out.

Fastening portions are installed at both sides of the upper end of the container so that the container is detachable from the container cap.

The notification device is installed on the lower side of the shredding / dehydrating device so as to correspond to the lower part of the container to detect the amount of food waste contained in the container, and when the amount of food waste detected by the detection unit exceeds the reference value, It is configured to include a control panel to inform the user of this.

Installed inside the drain net of the inner case, the outer periphery has a spiral wing in contact with the drain net of the inner case guides the introduced food waste to the lower portion of the inner case, the spiral direction screw blades of the shredding screw Spiral direction of the further provided with an injection screw made in the opposite direction.

The brush is coupled to the bottom surface of the crushing screw to rotate with the crushing screw, the brush is in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the dewatering net to the edge of the rotating plate to remove the dirt or food debris caught in the net of the dehydration net during rotation It is further provided with a rotating plate.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described the configuration and operation of the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

3 is an exploded perspective view of a partial cutaway of the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention, FIGS. 4 and 5 are cross-sectional views of the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the food waste storage apparatus according to the present invention. 7 is an installation state diagram of a food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention, and FIGS. 8A to 8D are diagrams illustrating a state of use of the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

First, look at the configuration of the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

Food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention, if the food waste is input from the top, the screw is rotated by the drive means installed in the lower crushed / dehydrated food waste, from the water and food waste introduced with the food waste from the food waste Shredding / dehydration device (2) for discharging only the food waste, except the separated leachate, and the storage device 100 is installed on one side of the shredding / dehydration device (2) to accommodate the food waste shredded / dehydrated in the device; When the food waste is filled in a predetermined amount in the storage device 100, the food waste is detected by the gravity of the food waste and is configured as a notification device 200 to notify the user.

As shown in FIG. 3 or 4, the crushing / dehydrating device includes a hollow cylinder-shaped housing 10, a discharge nozzle 50 detachably coupled to the bottom of the housing 10, and a housing 10. The inner case 20 of the hollow-cylindrical shape installed and provided with a drainage net 21 on the upper side, an input screw 60 for transferring food waste disposed in the drainage net 21 downward, and an inner case. The crushing screw 30 is rotatably installed in the inside of the crushed screw 30 to transfer, cut, crushed, compressed and dehydrated, the rotating plate 70 coupled to the bottom of the crushed screw 30, and crushed screw It comprises a drive means 40 for rotating the 30.

The housing 10 is installed in the drain hole of the sink, the inlet 11 through which food waste is introduced, the drain outlet 12 through which the leachate separated from the food waste is discharged, and the first discharge through which the dehydrated food waste is discharged. The first 13 through which the ball 13, the inclined discharge groove 14 for guiding the crushed dehydrated food waste to be discharged to the first discharge hole 13 smoothly, and the rotation shaft 32 of the reduction gear 42 are penetrated. The through hole 16 and the insertion groove 17 into which the discharge nozzle 50 is inserted are formed at predetermined positions, respectively.

The inlet 11 is formed in a circular shape on the upper portion of the housing 10, the both sides of the inner peripheral surface of the inlet 11 extends vertically so that the fixing projections 63 of the injecting screw 60 can be inserted and locked again, the inlet Insertion grooves 17 extending in the circumferential direction of (11) by a predetermined length are formed. At the bottom of the inner circumferential surface of the inlet 11 is formed a circular groove 15 is inserted into the top edge of the drainage net 21 of the inner case 20 to be described later.

The drain port 12 is formed on the lower side of the housing 10, the first discharge hole 13 is formed in an arc shape on one side of the lower surface of the housing (10). In addition, the discharge groove 14 is formed in an arc shape on the other side of the lower surface of the housing 10, the depth is gradually deepened and the end is connected to the first discharge hole (13). Accordingly, as the crushing screw 30 and the rotating plate 70 rotate, the food waste crushed by the discharge groove 14 is guided to the first discharge hole 13 of the housing 10 so that the crushed and dehydrated food waste is further removed. It can be discharged well.

The first through hole 16 through which the rotating shaft 32 of the reduction gear 42 penetrates is formed in a circular shape in the center of the lower surface of the housing 10, and an insertion groove 17 into which the discharge nozzle 50 is inserted is formed in the housing. It is formed on one side of the bottom.

The discharge nozzle 50 is detachably installed in the insertion groove 17, and the food waste discharged from the first discharge hole 13 of the housing 10 flows in the upper portion of the discharge nozzle 50. An inlet hole 51 communicating with the first discharge hole 13 is formed, and at one side, an outlet 53 is formed to discharge food waste to the outside, and the food waste introduced into the lower part of the inlet hole 51 is formed. A supporting plate 52 for temporarily supporting is provided.

Since the support plate 52 is made of rubber or other elastic material, the food waste introduced through the first discharge hole 13 and the inlet hole 51 is loaded on the support plate 52 and the first discharge hole 13 is disposed. ) By temporarily blocking the inlet hole 51 and the leachate is discharged to the dehydration net 23 without being discharged to the food waste outlet 53.

The inner case 20 is a space in which the food waste introduced into the inlet 11 of the housing 10 is crushed and compressed and dehydrated by the crushing screw 30. It is installed spaced apart from the inner wall at a predetermined interval, and comprises a drainage net 21, a drum 22, a dehydration net (23).

Drainage net 21 is made of a hollow cylindrical shape is installed on the upper portion of the inner case 20, a plurality of net holes are formed on the circumferential surface, the water introduced with the food waste is first discharged through the net hole. And the upper edge of the drain net 21 is rotatably inserted into the circular groove 15 formed in the lower end of the inlet 11 of the housing 10 and the lower edge of the drain net 21 is the end of the drum 22 top Seated on chin In addition, the drainage projection 21a is formed below the inner circumferential surface of the drainage network 21. The screw projection 36 of the crushing screw 30 is in close contact with the drainage projection 21a on the same plane so that the crushing screw 30 rotates. As a result, the drainage network 21 can also rotate together.

The drum 22 is also made of a hollow cylindrical shape is formed in the center of the inner case 20, the plurality of wall blades 22a on the inner circumferential surface are spaced at regular intervals and formed vertically. The vertical wall blade (22a) is lowered as the height protruding from the inner circumferential surface toward the bottom so that the food waste is broken finely as the food waste is transported to the lower portion of the inner case 20 by the crushing screw 30, the food waste excessively It is preferable that a part of the upper part of the second wall blade 22a is removed to prevent the decomposition. The drum 22 is fixedly coupled to the housing 10 with a plurality of legs 22d, and a brush member 22b having a brush 22c in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the drain network is installed on the upper surface of the legs 22d.

The dehydration net (23) is located in the lower portion of the inner case 20 and is cylindrical in shape, the cylindrical outer peripheral surface is formed with a plurality of net holes smaller than the net of the drainage net 21, the lower end of the dewatering net (23) is rotating plate ( It comes into contact with the upper surface of 70). Therefore, the leachate generated by food waste is compressed by the crushing screw 30 is discharged through the dehydration network (23). And in order to increase the compressive force to compress the crushed food waste downward to form a locking jaw (23a) on the extension line of the wall blade (22a), the height of the locking jaw (23a) is lower than the height of the wall blade (22a) It is preferable to form.

The injection screw 60 is composed of a cylindrical body 61 and a spiral wing 62 is installed on the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder. And the spiral direction of the blade 62 is formed in a direction opposite to the spiral direction of the screw blade 31 formed on the outer peripheral surface of the crushing screw 30 is characterized by the present invention. As described above, the fixing protrusion 63 is formed on one side of the upper part of the wing 62 and inserted into the insertion groove 17 formed on one side of the inner circumferential surface of the inlet 11, and then rotated and seated at a predetermined angle. If 30) rotates in the reverse direction, it is combined so that it can fall out by itself.

The crushing screw 30 is located below the injection screw 60, is installed vertically inside the inner case 20, is seated on the upper surface of the rotating plate 70, the wing of the injection screw 60 (circumference) 61) A plurality of screw blades 31 having a spiral direction opposite to the spiral direction is provided, the square groove is formed in the bottom surface of the crushing screw 30 so that the square projection 72 of the rotating plate 70 can be inserted. . Therefore, when the crushing screw 30 is rotated by the driving means 40, the rotating plate 70 is rotated in conjunction with it.

In addition, a vertical shaft hole 35 is formed at the center of the crushing screw 30 so that the rotation shaft 32 of the reduction gear 42 can be inserted therein, and the crushing screw 30 is more easily separated at the upper portion of the shaft hole 35. Extrusion bolt hole (35a) is formed so that it can be.

On the other hand, the bolt 33 has a screw thread formed in the lower portion and has a head larger in diameter than the screw thread in the upper portion of the bolt 33 is inserted into the shaft hole 35 and screwed in the rotation shaft of the reduction gear 42 32 is fastened to the shaft hole 35 of the crushing screw 30.

Cross-sections of the plurality of screw blades 31 installed around the crushing screw 30 are formed in contact with the wall surface 22a of the inner case 20 and the engaging jaw 23a of the dewatering net 23, respectively. Screw projections 36 are formed on the outer circumferential side of the 31. Accordingly, the crushing screw 30 crushes the food finely in correspondence with the wall blade 22a of the drum 22 and compresses the food waste downward in correspondence with the catching jaw 23a of the dewatering net 23.

In addition, the lower edge of the crushing screw 30 is cut so as to be located inside the second discharge hole (75) of the rotating plate 70, the food waste transported to the lower side of the dewatering net (23) discharge groove ( 14) the discharge jaw 34 of a triangular shape slightly higher than the protrusion height of the lower portion of the screw blade 31 is formed at the lower end of the screw blade 31 to discharge to.

The driving means 40 is installed in the lower portion of the housing 10 to transfer power to the crushing screw 30 and consists of a reduction gear 42 and a driving motor 41. One side of the reduction gear 42 is coupled to the rotary shaft of the drive motor 41 and the other side is coupled to the rotary shaft 32. Therefore, the rotation speed (rpm) of the drive motor 41 is appropriately reduced by the reduction gear 42 to rotate the crushing screw 30 at low speed.

In addition, the rotation shaft 32 of the reduction gear 42 is made of a polygon in the center rather than a circular in order to better transmit the rotational force to the crushing screw 30, the upper end of the bolt hole to which the bolt 33 is coupled as described above 32a is formed.

The rotating plate 70 is composed of a disc slightly larger than the outer diameter of the lower end of the crushing screw 30 is located between the crushing screw 30 and the housing 10 is coupled to the bottom surface of the crushing screw 30 and the rotating plate 70 as described above ) Is a square projection 72 is inserted into the square groove of the bottom surface of the crushing screw 30 to rotate together with the crushing screw (30). In addition, a second through hole 73 is formed in the center of the square protrusion 72 so that the rotation shaft 32 can be inserted therein. In addition, a second brush 71 in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the dewatering net 23 is vertically formed at one edge of the rotating plate 70.

In addition, the pressure discharge path 90 is formed such that the pressure of the fluid applied while the food waste is compressed in the dehydration network 23 is discharged to the drain port 12 without being applied to the reduction gear 42. The furnace 90 is formed in contact with the bottom surface of the housing 10 by passing through the lower portion of the housing 10 at one side of the circumferential surface of the first through hole 16 above the waterproof packing 19.

As shown in FIG. 6, the storage device 100 is installed on one side of the shredding / dehydrating device 2 to accommodate food wastes that have been shredded / dehydrated in the device 2 and have a predetermined space therein. Rectangle container (110) containing the food waste to form a food waste, and detachably coupled to the top of the container 110 to seal the container 110 and the receiving hole 118 is formed on one side to pass the food waste The container cap 120 is to be connected to the discharge nozzle 50 and the container cap 120 of the shredding / dehydrating device (2) is composed of a discharge pipe 130 for guiding the food waste to the container (110).

On the other hand, the hinge shaft 112 is formed on both sides of one side of the container cap 120 so that the storage device 100 is connected to and supported by the shredding / dehydrating device 2, and the hinge shaft 112 is driven. It is caught and fixed to the support part 114 formed in the upper part of the means 40. The discharge pipe 130 has an opening so that both sides are open, one opening is in communication with the discharge port 53 of the discharge nozzle 50 and the other opening is in communication with the receiving hole 118 of the container cap 120, The discharge pipe 130 is preferably made of a soft rubber material.

In addition, a rubber packing 122 is installed between the container 110 and the container cap 120 so that the odor generated from food waste is not leaked to the outside, and the container 110 is disposed at both sides of the upper end of the container 110. The fastening part 124 is installed to be detachable to the container cap 120. Therefore, when you want to discard the food waste of the container (110) by opening the fastening portion 124 to both sides with both hands, you can simply separate the container (110) from the container cap 120, on the contrary, the container (110) When re-engagement with the cap cap 120, the fastening portion 124 may be pulled inward.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when the food waste is filled to some extent (about 70% of the container) to the container 110, a notification device 200 for notifying the outside is further installed. That is, the notification device 200 is installed on the lower side of the driving means 40 facing the container 110 so as to correspond to the lower portion of the container 110 to detect the amount of food waste contained in the container 110 211, and the alarm device 200 to notify the user when the amount of food waste detected by the sensing rod 211 exceeds the reference value.

Therefore, when the food waste is filled to some extent in the container 110, the container 110 is loaded downward by the gravity of the food waste, and the hinge shaft of the container cap 120 hinged to the support part 114 ( As the container 110 rotates clockwise around the 112, the lower side of the container 110 presses the sensing rod 211, and the control panel 212 transmits it to the notification device 200. You will see this.

Thus, according to the present invention, because the discharge pipe 130 is formed of soft rubber and the storage device 100 is eccentrically fixed to one side of the drive means 40, the container 110 by the gravity of food waste The hinge shaft 112 is to be rotated about the rotation, and the pressing force of the sensing rod 210 to the rotational force of the container 110 to inform the user of the discharge of food waste.

Referring to the operation of the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

When food waste is introduced into the inlet 11 of the housing 10 together with the water, water is mostly discharged through the drainage net 21 formed on the upper part of the inner case 20 and passed through the drainage net 21. Water is discharged to the drain 12 formed in the lower portion of the housing 10 through the space between the housing 10 and the inner case 20.

When the crushing screw 30 rotates, the screw protrusion 36 of the crushing screw 30 pushes the drain mandrel 21a to rotate together with the drain net. At this time, the food waste attached to the inner wall of the drain net 21 is removed. Is scraped down by the blades 62 of the input screw 60 and the debris pinched on the outer wall of the drain net 21 is removed by the brush 22c of the brush member 22b installed on the drum 22.

And the food waste introduced is guided by the blades 62 of the injection screw 60 in the spiral direction is opposite to the screw blade 31 of the crushing screw 30 is lowered to the crushing screw 30 as described above As the crushed screw 30 rotates as well, the drainage net 21 also rotates together, so that the food waste injected therein goes down better.

In addition, in the case of long food waste, the food waste is cut in the process where the upper end of the screw blade 31 of the crushing screw 30 and the lower end of the wing 62 of the input screw 60 are in close contact with each other. And since food waste is primarily cut, the input of food waste is facilitated. Food waste transported to the crushing screw 30 starts to be crushed in earnest by the screw blade 31 and the wall blade 22a of the drum 22, and the plurality of wall blades 22a are the inner peripheral surface of the drum 22. Protruding from the height is formed to be lower toward the bottom, so that the food waste is shredded finely as it is transported to the bottom. Then, the crushed food waste comes to the bottom of the dehydration net 23 of the inner case 20, and the crushed food trash is compressed. At this time, the leachate from the compressed food trash is discharged from the housing 10 through the dehydration net 23. Is discharged to the drain hole 12.

As such, the water introduced together with the food waste is first discharged through the drainage network 21 and the leachate from the compressed food waste is discharged through the dehydration net 23 secondly so that the first discharge hole of the housing 10 is discharged. The amount of food waste discharged to (13) is significantly reduced.

After the crushed food waste is compressed down to the lower end of the dehydration net 23 of the inner case 20, water is dehydrated and the food waste passes through the second discharge hole 75 of the rotating plate 70 rotated. After being guided to the discharge groove 14 is discharged to the discharge nozzle 50 through the first discharge hole (13). Even if the bottom surface of the rotating plate 70 is slightly worn due to prolonged use, since the crushing screw 30 compresses the food waste down, the rotating plate 70 subjected to the extruded force is always in close contact with the bottom surface of the housing 10 so that there is no gap. Do not. The second brush 71 formed at the edge of the rotating plate 70 rotates in contact with the outer wall of the dewatering net 23 so that the net hole of the dewatering net 23 is not blocked by debris or scale.

And since the crushed food waste is compressed in the dehydration net (23), most of the water is discharged to the drain hole 12 through the dehydration mangong and some of the water is pushed in the direction of the inner rotation axis 32, but the waterproof packing (19) from the top By being discharged through the pressure discharge passage 90 penetrating the bottom of the housing 10, even if the waterproof packing 19 is somewhat loose due to long-term use, no leakage occurs toward the reduction gear 42.

Meanwhile, the food waste may be discharged better by being guided by an arc-shaped discharge groove 14 that gradually deepens in the lower surface of the housing 10.

The food waste introduced into the discharge nozzle 50 through the first discharge hole 13 of the housing 10 and the inlet hole 51 of the discharge nozzle 50 is installed below the inlet hole 51. The leaching water from the food waste is temporarily loaded on the upper surface of the supporting plate 52 to temporarily block the first discharge hole 13 of the housing 10 and the inlet hole 51 of the discharge nozzle 50. It is not discharged to the first discharge hole 13 of the dehydration net 23 is to be discharged.

Then, when the food waste is continuously introduced into the discharge nozzle 50 by the crushing screw 30 and the rotating plate 70, the support plate 52 made of elastic material is bent downward so that the food waste is discharged from the discharge nozzle 50 ( When discharged to the outside through 53, but the rotation of the crushing screw 30 is stopped to block the inlet hole 51 of the discharge nozzle 50 by the elasticity of the support plate (52).

And the discharge nozzle 50 is coupled to the bottom surface of the housing 10 so that detachable, the first discharge hole 13 of the housing 10 or the inlet hole 51 of the discharge nozzle 50 is blocked by hard foreign matters Even when the garbage does not go down, the discharge nozzle 50 may be separated from the housing 10 to easily remove foreign substances.

In addition, even when a hard foreign matter is introduced into the inlet 11, when the crushing screw 30 is rotated in reverse, the inlet screw 60 is separated from the insertion groove 17 of the inlet 11 with the foreign matter coming back to facilitate the removal of the foreign matter. Do.

As shown in FIG. 7, the food processing apparatus is connected to the lower side of the sink, and the storage device 100 is installed outside the crushing / dehydrating apparatus 2 so that the user can easily access the sink.

As shown in FIG. 8A, when the crushing screw 30 is driven by the driving means 40, the food waste discharged from the discharge port 53 of the discharge nozzle 50 is collected through the discharge pipe 130. When gradually stacked, and the amount of food waste is filled in the container 110 to a certain degree, because the container 110 is sag downward by gravity, because the container 110 is eccentrically connected to the drive means 40 The container 110 is rotated toward the sensing rod 211 with respect to the hinge shaft 112 to gradually pressurize the sensing rod 211 on which the spring is supported as shown in FIG. 5. When the sensing rod 211 is gradually pressed and a signal is input to the control panel 212, the control panel 212 operates a warning light along with a warning sound to the alarm device 200 so that the user can know the collection point.

As shown in FIG. 8B, when the user grasps the fastening part 124 with both hands and pulls it to both sides, the fastening part 124 is dismantled and the container 110 is separated from the container cap 120 to be shown in FIG. 8C. As described above, the food waste of the container 110 can be discarded in a separate container.

As shown in FIG. 8D, when the container 110 is placed in the container cap 120 and the fastening unit 124 is pushed inward using both hands, the container 110 is attached to the container cap 120 and discharged. The food waste discharged from the nozzle 50 can be accommodated again in a sealed state.

According to the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention as described above,

First, the water introduced with the food waste is discharged primarily through the drainage network, and the leachate from the shredded food waste is discharged through the dehydration network secondly. Since the amount of debris is significantly reduced, emptying the container only once a week is sufficient, and the need for consumers to easily dispose of food waste is avoided by eliminating the cumbersome process of frequently removing and dehydrating food wastes by hand. A satisfying effect is expected.

Second, the discharge nozzle is detachably coupled to the bottom of the housing, so that even if the exhaust hole of the housing is blocked by hard foreign matter, it can be quickly removed and the maintenance and cleaning are simple by detachably combining the discharge nozzle and the collection container through the discharge pipe. Do.

Third, since it is attached to the bottom of the sink does not need a separate installation space it is possible to effectively utilize the space inside the sink.

Fourth, it is hygienic because there is no need to touch the food residue directly by hand.

Fifth, the effect of eliminating the hassle of having to check the amount of food waste from time to time by telling the user through a warning light or a warning sound to discharge the food waste.

Sixth, the collection of food waste is very simple because the food waste can be discharged only by opening the sink door, releasing the fastening part with both hands, and removing the container from the body.

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When the food waste is input from the upper part, the screw rotates by the driving means installed at the lower part, so that the food waste is crushed / dehydrated, and only the food waste is discharged except the leachate separated from the water and food waste introduced together with the food waste. Crushing / dehydrating apparatus; A storage device installed on one side of the shredding / dehydrating device to accommodate the food waste that has been shredded / dehydrated in the shredding / dewatering device; If the storage device is filled with a certain amount of food waste is configured to include a notification device that detects this by the gravity of food waste and informs the user, The food shredding / dehydration device, the food waste is introduced into the upper portion and the inlet is formed with the insertion groove formed on both sides of the inner circumference, the leachate discharged from the food waste injected into the lower one side is formed is formed, the other side food A housing having a discharge hole through which dehydrated waste is discharged from the waste; It is installed at a predetermined distance from the inner wall of the housing, a drainage network for discharging water introduced with food waste is installed at the upper part, a drum having a plurality of wall blades is installed at the inner circumferential surface at the center, and the leachate at the lower part thereof. An inner case provided with a dewatering net discharged, It is installed vertically inside the inner case, and a plurality of screw blades are provided on the outer periphery of the drum wall and the hooking jaw of the dehydration net, respectively, crushing and compressive dehydration while transporting the food waste downward as it rotates. Shredded screws to discharge the dehydrated debris to the discharge hole of the housing, Removably coupled to the bottom of the housing, the inlet hole is formed in communication with the discharge hole of the housing to guide the dewatered debris is formed on one side, the outlet is discharged to the outside is formed on one side, the inlet hole on the other side A discharge nozzle having a support plate that is in close contact with a lower part and temporarily supports the dregs so that it does not flow down; Food waste treatment apparatus comprising a drive means for rotating the shredding screw. delete The method of claim 1, The storage device, Forming a predetermined space therein and containing food waste, Removably coupled to the top of the container and the container cap is formed in the receiving hole on one side to seal the container and pass the food residues; Food waste treatment apparatus characterized in that it comprises a discharge pipe for connecting the food crushing / dehydration device and the container cap to guide the food waste to the container. The method of claim 3, wherein A hinge shaft is formed at one side of the container cap so that the storage device is connected to and supported by the shredding / dehydrating device, and the hinge shaft is fixed to a support part formed on an upper portion of the driving means. Device. The method of claim 3, wherein The discharge pipe is formed with an opening to open both sides, one opening is in communication with the discharge port of the discharge nozzle and the other opening is in communication with the receiving hole of the container cap, the discharge pipe is characterized in that the food waste, characterized in that made of a soft rubber material Processing unit. The method of claim 1, The notification device, A sensing unit installed at one side of the lower part of the shredding / dehydrating device so as to correspond to the lower part of the container, and detecting an amount of food waste contained in the container; Food waste treatment apparatus characterized in that it comprises a control board to notify the user when the amount of food waste detected by the detection unit exceeds the reference value. The method of claim 1, It is disposed inside the drainage net of the inner case and a fixing protrusion is formed to be caught in the insertion groove formed on both sides of the inner circumferential surface of the inlet, the outer periphery has a spiral wing contacting the drainage net of the inner case Guide waste to the lower portion of the inner case, food waste processing apparatus, characterized in that the spiral direction further comprises an input screw made in a direction opposite to the spiral direction of the screw blades of the crushing screw. The method of claim 1, The brush is coupled to the bottom surface of the crushing screw to rotate with the crushing screw, the brush is in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the dewatering net to the edge of the rotating plate to remove the dirt or food debris caught in the net of the dehydration net during rotation Food waste treatment apparatus further comprises a rotating plate.

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