KR20100024837A - Mix screw mounted many rotation wings and a drier of food treatment system having the mix screw - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A mixing screw including a plurality of rotating vanes and a drying furnace with a mixing screw are provided to easily transfer food waste and to maximize food waste transfer efficiency by overlapping the rotating vanes. CONSTITUTION: A mixing screw(120) of a drying furnace for processing food waste comprises: a rotary shaft(122); and rotating vanes(125) which are independently installed on the rotary shaft. The rotating vanes, which are contiguous with other rotating vanes, are arranged to be overlapped. The rotating vanes comprises: a first rotating vane(126) which is installed on one side of the rotary shaft; a second rotating vane(128) installed on the other side of the rotary shaft; and a third rotating vane(127) which is arranged between the first rotating vane and the second rotating vane.

Description

Mix Screw Mounted Many Rotation Wings and A Drier of Food Treatment System having the Mix Screw}

The present invention relates to a stirring screw having a plurality of rotary blades and a drying furnace of a food processor having the stirring screw, and more particularly, to facilitate the transport, stirring and grinding of food waste, and to reduce the load on the stirring screw. It relates to a drying furnace of a food processor having a stirring screw provided with a plurality of rotary blades.

In general, there are methods for treating food waste, such as fermentation, incineration, feed and fertilizer (compost), landfilling, etc. However, the methods described above may require large-scale facilities. In addition, various side effects such as odor or discomfort associated with collection, transportation or storage and serious social problems such as environmental pollution are caused.

Therefore, there is an urgent need for a method of reducing environmental pollution caused by food waste and recycling the same.

On the other hand, despite the current total number of households exceeding 10 million households, the measures and results for the disposal of food waste related to environmental pollution are still insufficient. The main reason may be housewives' lack of awareness of resources and environmental pollution.

Therefore, in order to efficiently control the generation and recycling of food waste, it is urgently required to develop a household food processor capable of solving such problems.

In general, a device that treats food waste by connecting to a sink in a home is capable of significantly reducing its volume by removing water from food waste through a series of processes such as dehydration, cutting, and drying, and reducing its volume.

The apparatus for processing food waste attached to a conventional sink includes an inlet through which food waste is input, a dehydration / cutting portion that compresses and dehydrates food waste while cutting and cutting it, and a transfer unit and a motor for moving dehydrated and cut food waste to one side. It is composed of a drying unit for drying the food waste by removing moisture by high heat while inverting and dispersing the food waste dehydrated and cut by the rotary blades rotated in one direction by the one-way rotation, and a discharge bin for storing the dried food waste. .

On the other hand, the food waste from which residual moisture is completely removed by the high heat inside the drying unit is discharged in its entirety through the outlet formed through the bottom of the drying unit. Food waste is continuously re-injected, and the drying operation of food waste is performed again.

However, conventionally, the stirring screw mounted in the drying unit has a space having a constant clearance between the rotary blades, so that the phenomenon of stagnation in the formed space at the time of transporting the food waste occurs and consequently the transfer efficiency is lowered. Disadvantages arise.

In addition, excessive food remains in the space between the rotary vanes, resulting in an excessive load on the stirring screw, motor, or the like.

On the other hand, in recent years, free-standing food handlers, rather than being installed in existing sinks, have been widely used among consumers, and complaints have been received among consumers that food waste remains in the drying furnace. As a result, consumer satisfaction tends to be lowered.

The present invention has been made in view of the above point, in particular, the food waste of the food processor having a stirring screw with a plurality of rotary blades that can easily transport food waste, so that less load on the motor unit during rotation. It is an object to provide a drying furnace.

The stirring screw of the food processor drying furnace of the present invention, which is provided to achieve the above object, has a rotary shaft and rotary blades formed independently on the rotary shaft, and adjacent rotary blades of the rotary blades are disposed to overlap each other. .

The rotary vanes are composed of a first rotary vane formed on one side of the rotary shaft and a second rotary vane formed on the other side of the rotary shaft and a third rotary vane disposed between the first rotary wing and the second rotary wing. The overlapping rotary blades maintain a concentric circle on the axis of rotation such that a predetermined portion of the leading edge or trailing edge allows the leading edge or trailing edge of each of the rotary blades to stir or transport food without stagnation.

Preferably, the third rotary vanes are composed of a plurality of symmetrical rotating members, and the rotating members may be configured to face each other with respect to the rotating shaft.

In addition, each of the first and / or second rotary vanes may have a predetermined escape hole on the leading or trailing edge adjacent to the third rotary vane.

The drying furnace of the food processor according to the present invention in another aspect provided to achieve the above object is a cylindrical drum unit having a feed port into which dehydrated food waste is input and an outlet through which dry food waste is discharged, a rotating shaft, and A stirring screw having a plurality of rotary vanes, each of which is independently formed on the rotating shaft and rotatably disposed in the inner space of the drum, for stirring and crushing the food waste introduced into the drum, and is provided on one side of the drum; A motor unit providing power to rotate the stirring screw, a crushing unit provided on an inner wall surface of the drum unit to which the motor unit and the stirring screw are connected, and a drum provided on an outer surface of the body of the drum unit when the power is applied; Provides high heat to the internal space of wealth It includes a heater for drying, wherein adjacent rotary blades of the rotary blades are arranged to overlap each other.

In the drying furnace of the food processor, the rotary blades are disposed between the first rotary blade formed on one side of the rotary shaft and the second rotary blade formed on the other side of the rotary shaft and between the first rotary blade and the second rotary blade. And a third rotary vane, wherein the overlapping rotary vanes maintain a predetermined portion of the leading or trailing edge on the concentric circle on the axis of rotation such that the leading or trailing edge of each of the rotary vanes can stir or convey food without stagnation. .

Preferably, in the drying furnace of the food processor, the third rotary vane is composed of a plurality of symmetrical rotating members, and the rotating members may be configured to face each other with respect to the rotating shaft.

In addition, in the drying furnace of the food processor, the first rotary vane and / or the second rotary vane may be formed with a predetermined escape hole in each of the leading or trailing edges adjacent to the third rotating vane.

Stirring screw equipped with a plurality of rotary blades of the present invention described above to maximize the food waste transport efficiency by overlapping the rotary blades, reducing the load applied to the grinding screw, thereby improving durability.

Therefore, it is possible to meet the needs of the consumer by minimizing the result which remains inside the drying furnace as a result.

The above objects, features and other advantages of the present invention will become more apparent by describing the preferred embodiments of the present invention in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings it will be described in detail a drying screw equipped with a plurality of rotary blades and a food processor having the stirring screw according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view of a drying furnace 100 of a food processor according to an embodiment of the present invention viewed from one side, and FIG. 2 is an external drum to reveal a stirring screw 120 inside the drying furnace 100 of FIG. 1. 3 is a front cutaway view of the cutaway portion, FIG. 3 is a front view of the drying furnace 100 of FIG. 1 viewed from the A direction, and FIG. 4 is a side view of the stirring screw mounted to the food processor drying furnace according to one embodiment of the present invention. 5 is a front view of the stirring screw of FIG.

1 to 5, the drying furnace 100 of the food processor having a stirring screw 120 provided with a plurality of rotary blades 125 according to an embodiment of the present invention is an inlet through which dehydrated food waste is input. A cylindrical drum unit 110 having a discharge port 114 through which 112 and dry food waste are discharged, and rotatably disposed in the inner space of the drum unit 110 and fed into the drum unit 110. Stirring screw 120 consisting of a plurality of rotary blades 125 and a rotating shaft 122 provided with the rotary blades 125 to grind the waste while being provided on one side of the drum unit 110 A motor unit 180 for supplying power so that the stirring screw 120 rotates, and a grinding unit provided on the inner wall surface of the drum unit 110 to which the motor unit 180 and the stirring screw 120 are connected. 160 and the outer surface of the body of the drum portion 110 The ratio is provided a high temperature into the inner space of the drum when power unit 110 is configured to include a heater element (190) for drying the food waste.

Drying furnace 100 of the food waste treatment machine of the present invention may partially reduce the food waste completely dried on the bottom surface of the drying space and mixed with the food waste that is continuously added to reduce the viscosity of the entire food waste inside the drying space. .

The drum unit 110 is provided with an inlet 112 formed on the upper surface of the outside of the body and an outlet 114 formed on the lower side of the outside of the body, respectively, and has an internal space of a predetermined size so that a predetermined amount of food waste can be filled. It is an approximate hollow cylindrical accommodating member.

The inlet 112 is formed to have a predetermined size opening on the upper surface of the body of the drum unit 110 which is disposed horizontally with the ground so that dehydrated, cut food waste can be injected. The discharge port 114 is provided at the lower side of the outer side of the drum unit 110 to discharge the completely dried food waste by removing moisture from the inner space of the drum unit 110 by the heat source of the plateau.

The drum unit 110 is preferably manufactured by a casting method using a metal having a high heat transfer rate. I will mainly use stainless steel.

The stirring screw 120 can be rotated in the forward or reverse direction in the inner space of the drum 110 to be crushed while stirring the food waste introduced into the inner space of the drum 110 through the inlet 112. To be placed.

The stirring screw 120 is a rotating member in which a plurality of rotary blades 125 are mounted on the outer surface of the rod-shaped rotary shaft 122, one end of the rotary shaft 122 is a gear provided in the front cap 150 182 is connected, the other end is installed and supported on the rear cap (155). The motor unit 180 is connected to the gear 182 that is fastened to the front cap 150 of the drum unit 110 to provide power, and the stirring screw 125 disposed in the inner space in the forward or reverse direction It serves as a drive source for rotational drive.

In this case, a predetermined size interval is formed between the inner surface of the drum unit 110 and the outer side end of the rotary blade 125 of the stirring screw 120 so that the rotary blade 125 is rotated without interference.

The rotary blade 125 is formed in a spiral hook shape and is rotatably disposed in the inner space of the drum unit 110 to grind while stirring the food waste introduced into the drum unit 110.

The lower side of the rear cap 155 is provided with a support bracket 170 for enclosing the bottom of the rear cap 155 and supporting the entire drying furnace. In order to couple the drying furnace 100 into the food processor main body, the coupling member may be mounted in a hole of a predetermined size formed in the support bracket 170.

At the end of the stirring screw 120, a grinding unit 160 for crushing the food waste transported by the stirring screw 120 is installed. When the stirring screw 120 rotates in the reverse direction, the food waste is transferred toward the crushing unit 160, and when the stirring screw 120 rotates in the forward direction, the food waste is transferred toward the outlet 114.

The heater member 190 is provided on the outer surface of the drum unit 110 to provide high heat to the drying space, which is the inner space of the drum unit 110 when the power is applied to remove moisture contained in the food waste introduced into the inner space. Dry it completely.

The heater member 190 is provided with a heat transfer plate having excellent thermal conductivity attached to the outer surface of the drum unit 110, and is electrically connected to a power supply unit (not shown) to which power is supplied. A sheath heater can be used as the heater member 190.

At the bottom of the drying furnace 100 of the food processor, a discharge box (not shown) for collecting food waste discharged from the discharge port 114 may be provided.

Food waste, which is introduced into the internal space through the inlet 112 of the drum unit 110 and dried so that water is completely removed by the heat source provided from the heater member 190, is agitated and crushed by the stirring screw 120 to discharge. It is moved to 114 side.

4 and 5, the structure and function of the rotary vanes 125 formed on the stirring screw 120 of the food processor drying furnace will be described as the first embodiment of the present invention.

The rotary vanes 125 may include a first rotary vane 126 formed on one side of the rotary shaft 122 and a second rotary vane 128 formed on the other side of the rotary shaft 122 and the first rotation. The third rotary blade 127 is disposed between the blade 126 and the second rotary blade 128.

Conventionally, there is an empty space between the rotary vanes, so that food is accumulated and accumulated in the empty space, which puts load on the rotary vanes and consequently prevents the smooth transportation of the food. In the embodiment according to the present invention, the third rotary blade 127 is formed independently of the first rotary blade 126 and the second rotary blade 128, but the rotary blade to continuously stir and crush the food The empty space between them is removed.

Adjacent rotary vanes of the rotary vanes 125 are disposed to overlap each other, and the overlapping structure will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

First, the blade portion of each of the rotary blades 125 close to the end 122a based on one end portion 122a of the rotation shaft 122 is called the leading edge and the other blade portion is defined as the trailing edge. However, if the reference is the other end 122b, the leading edge and the trailing edge may be reversed.

Specifically, referring to the adjacent first rotary blade 126 and the third rotary blade 127, the trailing edge 126a of the first rotary blade 126 and the leading edge of the third rotary blade 127 are described. The overlapping predetermined portion 129a of 127a maintains a concentric orbit around the rotation shaft 122 when the rotation shaft 122 rotates.

That is, when the rotary shaft 122 rotates in the forward direction, food in the drying furnace is transferred from the first rotary blade 126 side to the third rotary blade 127 side, and is transferred by the first rotary blade 126. The food may be continuously transferred from the rear edge 126a to the leading edge 127a of the third rotary blade 127 at predetermined time intervals. Through the above process, the food may solve the poor food transport that may occur in the drying furnace.

Also in the case of between the second rotary vane 128 and the third rotary vane 127, it can be described in the same manner as the relationship between the first rotary vane 126 and the third rotary vane 127 will be omitted below. .

When the food is transported from the first rotary blade 126 side to the second rotary blade 128 side, the trailing edge 126a of the first rotary blade 126 and the leading edge 127a of the third rotary blade 127 are combined. ), Through the trailing edge 127b of the third rotary blade 127 and the leading edge 128a of the second rotary blade 128, is finally discharged through the outlet 114 of the lower part of the drying furnace. As described above, the predetermined portions 129a and 129b of the rotary vanes 125 facilitate the transport of food in the drying furnace.

As described above, by appropriately adjusting the shape and arrangement of the rotary vanes 125, it is possible to maintain an effective transfer, stirring, and grinding function. In addition, if using the stirring screw 120 provided with the rotary blades 125 can prevent the accumulation of food waste during the rotation of the rotary blades 125, it can be prevented from overloading the motor unit 180. have.

That is, part of the food is drawn out between the rotary blades 125, so that the food is not caught by the hook-shaped end of the rotary blade 125, and the food is dragged into the drying furnace to thereby move the motor unit 180. The risk of overloading is reduced.

Hereinafter, the structure and function of the rotary vanes 135 formed on the stirring screw 130 of the food processor drying furnace will be described as a second embodiment of the present invention with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.

The third rotating blade 137 is composed of a plurality of symmetrical rotating members 134 and 136, and the rotating members 134 and 136 are alternately opposed to each other based on the rotating shaft 122. Preferably, when the one rotating member 134 is located above the rotating shaft 122, the other rotating member 136 has a structure located below the rotating shaft 122.

When the food is put into the stirring screw 130 is mounted on the drying furnace

The plurality of rotating members 134 and 136 effectively stir and crush food. In addition, when the user looks at the inside of the inlet 112 from the top of the drying furnace, a free space for injecting food is secured.

Hereinafter, the structure and function of the rotary vanes 145 formed on the stirring screw 140 of the food processor drying furnace will be described as a third embodiment of the present invention with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9.

A plurality of evacuation holes 146aa and 148aa are formed in the trailing edge 146a of the first rotary blade 146 and the leading edge 148a of the second rotary blade 148, respectively. The escape holes 146aa and 148aa are structures necessary for ensuring a smooth retirement of food, and may be treated with a smooth curved surface. In addition, if necessary, escape holes penetrating the inside of the rotary vanes 146 and 148 may be formed.

A large amount of food may be supplied to the rotary vanes 146 and 148 at a time in the process of transporting, crushing and pressing the food into the drying furnace. There is a possibility. Therefore, if the escape grooves 146aa and 148aa are formed as in the third embodiment, the lifespan of the rotary blades 146 and 148 may be extended and a smooth stirring screw function may be provided.

In the second and third embodiments 135 and 145 of the rotary blades, the respective rotary vanes may be overlapped in the same manner as in the first embodiment 125, and the overlapping structure is the first embodiment. Since it is described in detail at 125, it will be omitted below.

While preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described specific embodiments. That is, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can make many changes and modifications to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims, and all such appropriate changes and modifications are possible. Equivalents should be considered to be within the scope of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view of the drying furnace 100 of the food processor according to an embodiment of the present invention, viewed from one side direction,

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the outer drum part cut to reveal the stirring screw 120 inside the drying furnace 100 of FIG. 1;

3 is a front view of the drying furnace 100 of FIG. 1 viewed from the A direction,

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the stirring screw mounted to the food processor drying furnace according to an embodiment of the present invention from one side direction,

5 is a front view of the stirring screw of FIG. 4.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of a stirring screw in the food processor drying furnace according to another embodiment of the present invention,

7 is a front view of the stirring screw of FIG.

8 is a perspective view of a stirring screw in the food processor drying furnace according to another embodiment of the present invention,

9 is a front view of the stirring screw of FIG.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: drying furnace 110: drum unit

112: inlet 114: outlet

120,130,140: stirring screw 122: rotating shaft

125,135,145: Rotating wing 150: Front cap

155: rear cap 160: crushing unit

180: motor portion 190: heater member

Claims (8)

A stirring screw in a food processor drying furnace having a rotating shaft and rotating vanes independently formed on the rotating shaft, The stirring screw of the food processor drying furnace, characterized in that the adjacent rotary blades of the rotary blades are arranged to overlap each other. The method of claim 1, The rotary vanes are composed of a first rotary vane formed on one side of the rotary shaft and a second rotary vane formed on the other side of the rotary shaft and a third rotary vane disposed between the first rotary wing and the second rotary wing. , The overlapping rotary vanes are food processor drying furnace characterized in that a predetermined portion of the leading or trailing edge maintains an orbit on a concentric circle on the rotating shaft so that the leading or trailing edges of the respective rotating blades can stir or convey food without stagnation. Stirring screw. The method of claim 2, The third rotary blade is composed of a plurality of symmetrical rotating member, the rotating member is a stirring screw of the food processor drying furnace, characterized in that the structure facing each other on the basis of the rotating shaft. The method of claim 2 or 3, The first rotary blade and / or the second rotary blade is a stirring screw of the food processor drying furnace, characterized in that the escape hole of a predetermined shape is formed on the leading edge or the trailing edge adjacent to the third rotating blade. A drum unit having an inlet through which dehydrated food waste is input and an outlet through which dried food waste is discharged; A stirring screw formed on the rotating shaft and the rotating shaft independently of each other and rotatably disposed in an inner space of the drum unit, the stirring screw having a plurality of rotary vanes for stirring and grinding food waste introduced into the drum unit; A motor unit provided at one side of the drum unit and providing power to rotate the stirring screw; A grinding unit provided on an inner wall surface of the drum unit to which the motor unit and the stirring screw are connected; And Is provided on the outer surface of the body of the drum and includes a heater to dry the food waste by providing high heat to the inner space of the drum when the power is applied, Drying furnace of the food processor, characterized in that adjacent rotary blades of the rotary blades are arranged to overlap each other. The method of claim 5, The rotary vanes are composed of a first rotary vane formed on one side of the rotary shaft and a second rotary vane formed on the other side of the rotary shaft and a third rotary vane disposed between the first rotary wing and the second rotary wing. , The overlapping rotary blades of the food processor, characterized in that a predetermined portion of the leading or trailing edge to maintain a concentric orbit on the axis of rotation so that the leading or trailing edge of each of the rotary blades can stir or transport food without stagnation. As drying. The method of claim 6, The third rotary vane is composed of a plurality of symmetrical rotating member, the rotating member is a drying furnace of the food processor, characterized in that the configuration facing each other with respect to the rotation axis. The method according to claim 6 or 7, The first rotary blade and / or the second rotary blade is a food processor drying furnace, characterized in that the escape hole of a predetermined shape is formed on the leading edge or the trailing edge adjacent to the third rotary wing.

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