KR200327736Y1 - Treatment apparatus for dealing food waste - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a food waste processing apparatus, and includes an upper panel having a hole into which food waste is input, and an air flow path formed in communication with a hole formed in the upper panel, and inducing air flow around the hole. A body having an intermediate panel having a plurality of holes formed on the air flow path to re-introduce and discharge the circulation air, and openings formed at both sides and an upper portion thereof, and having a lower case coupled to the lower portion of the intermediate panel; Is installed inside the body, the drying means for drying the food waste by blowing the heated air, and inserted and withdrawn through the opening formed in both sides of the lower case, and accommodates the food waste injected through the hole of the upper panel Food waste storage box, and is coupled to the front of the body at a predetermined interval, It characterized in that it comprises a front panel having a control unit for controlling the operation of the air drying means.

Description

Food waste disposal apparatus {Treatment apparatus for dealing food waste}

The present invention relates to a food waste treatment apparatus, and more particularly, to a food waste treatment apparatus having a function of increasing the drying efficiency of food waste, being convenient to use, and effectively discharging and removing odors.

In general, food waste is treated by fermentation, incineration, feed and fertilization, and landfill, but these methods require large-scale facilities, as well as collection and disposal. It causes various side effects such as odor or discomfort from transportation or storage and serious social problems such as environmental pollution.

As a solution to the above problems, there is a utility model registration No. 288525 registered by the present applicant. The registration proposal is a kind of household food waste processing apparatus, which has a crushing function and a drying function so that the amount of food waste can be drastically reduced by completely dehydrating food waste, and the dehydrated food waste can be used as compost in pots and gardens. It relates to a food waste disposal apparatus.

The present invention can efficiently dry the entire food waste put in the food waste storage box mounted in the food waste drying apparatus in a short time, and can circulate the food waste drying apparatus to reliably discharge the air including odor to the outside. It is an object to provide a waste disposal apparatus.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a food waste processing apparatus that is easy to use and convenient to use food waste.

The above and other objects, specific advantages and novel features of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description and preferred embodiments associated with the accompanying drawings.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a food waste treating apparatus according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view from above of the middle panel according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a perspective view from below of the middle panel according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining the opening and closing operation of the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectional view for showing the flow of air in the food waste treatment apparatus according to the present invention.

<Explanation of Signs of Major Parts of Drawings>

110: opening and closing lid 112: locking projection

120: upper panel 126: input member

130: opening and closing panel 132: locking jaw

140: middle panel 141: inlet

142: air flow path forming member 146: drying device receiving portion

148, 149: first and second circulating air inlet 154: far infrared lamp

160: lower case 162: door

167: deodorant receiving unit 170: bonding panel

180: food waste storage box 190: front panel

An object of the present invention is the upper panel is formed with a hole into which food waste is input, the hole is formed in communication with the hole formed in the upper panel and an air flow path is formed around the hole to induce the flow of air On the flow path, the middle panel is formed with a plurality of holes formed to re-introduce and discharge the circulating air, the body is formed integrally with a lower case which is formed on both sides and the upper portion and coupled to the lower portion of the intermediate panel, the inside of the body Installed in, the drying means for blowing the food air to dry the food waste, and the food waste storage box is inserted and withdrawn through the opening formed in both sides of the lower case, the food waste container received through the hole of the upper panel And, is coupled to the front of the body at a predetermined interval, the operation of the drying means The food is achieved by the waste processing device including a front panel having a control unit for.

Here, the air panel is formed at the edge of the air flow path forming member by the air flow path forming member, the inner side surrounded by the air flow path forming member is formed with an opening, and one side of the outside of the air flow path forming member has an inlet opening which is opened. Is formed, and the other side is formed with a vent hole for discharging air including a vent opening and a bad odor opening the lower surface of the drying means receiving portion and the outside air and the circulation air circulating through the flow path formed by the air flow path forming member. In the air flow path forming member, a first circulating air inlet is formed on a surface facing the inlet, and second and third circulating air inlets are formed on a vertical surface.

And it is preferable that the drying means is installed in the drying device accommodating part of the middle panel, and is composed of a motor and a blowing fan connected to the shaft of the motor and a far-infrared lamp installed in the air outlet to discharge the heated air to the air outlet. Do.

On the other hand, the opening of the upper panel is preferably opened and closed by an opening and closing lid formed with a locking protrusion coupled to the opening and closing panel formed on the upper side of the locking step.

And one side of the inner side of the lower case is preferably provided with a receiving portion for receiving the deodorant and / or antimicrobial agent.

In addition, the exhaust hole is preferably connected to the vent pipe structure to discharge the odor.

In addition, it is possible to further install a food input member in the opening of the upper panel to guide the input of food waste and to prevent the leakage of circulating air including odor to the outside.

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

1 is an exploded perspective view of a food waste treating apparatus according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the food waste treating apparatus includes an upper panel 120 in which an opening 122 formed at an upper portion thereof is closed by an opening / closing lid 110, an intermediate panel 140 provided with drying means, and a food waste storage box. The front panel 190 is attached to the front of the main body consisting of a lower case 160 on which the 180 is seated and is integrally formed.

The upper panel 120 has a hole 122 to which the input member 126 into which food waste is input is coupled to one side of the upper panel. The hole 122 to which the input member 126 is coupled is opened or closed by the opening and closing lid 110.

The upper side of the opening and closing lid 110 is formed with a locking projection 112 is coupled to the locking step 132 of the opening and closing panel 130 installed on the inner case or the upper side of the sink.

The opening and closing panel 130 has a locking step 132 is coupled to the locking projection 112 of the opening and closing lid 110 on one side.

2 is a top perspective view showing the configuration of the intermediate panel 140, Figure 3 is a bottom perspective view. As shown, the air flow path is formed at the edge of the intermediate panel 140 by the air flow path forming member 142, the inner side surrounded by the air flow path forming member 142 is the food introduced through the input member 126 An opening 144 is formed so that garbage can be received into the housing box 180. One side of the outside of the air flow path forming member 142 is formed with an inlet 143 having an open lower surface, and the other side of the air passage forming member 146 and the air inlet 147 and the air containing the odor blowing air An exhaust hole 145 for discharging the gas is formed. The exhaust hole 145 is configured to be connected to the vent pipe connected to the drain pipe of the sink to quickly discharge the air including the odor to the outside.

In addition, a first circulating air inlet 141 is formed on a surface of the air flow path forming member 142 that faces the inlet 143, and second and third circulating air inlets 148 and 149 are formed on both surfaces of the air flow path forming member 142. Is formed.

The drying means is composed of a blowing fan and a motor for driving the blowing fan. In addition, the air inlet 147 is provided with a far-infrared lamp 154 to heat the air introduced into the housing box 180 to be introduced into the housing box 180.

The lower case 160 is coupled to the middle panel 140, and openings 163 having doors 162 are formed at both sides of the lower case 160, so that the insertion and withdrawal of the food waste storage box 180 is performed. Be free. The door 162 is installed to rotate open and close by an adjustable length arm 164 hinged to the inner side of the lower case 160. In addition, a pair of sliding members 166 are installed at an inner lower side of the lower case 160 to facilitate insertion and withdrawal of the food waste storage box 180.

Food waste storage box 180 is installed in the lower case 160 with a predetermined interval from the inner bottom surface of the lower case 160.

And an inner side surface of the lower case 160 is provided with an accommodating portion 167 for accommodating deodorant and / or antimicrobial agent.

On the other hand, the front panel 190 is attached to the front of the body consisting of the upper panel 120, the middle panel 140 and the lower case 160 spaced at a predetermined interval, the outside from the gap between the gap between the attachment Air will flow in. A handle groove 192 is formed at one side lower portion of the front panel 190 so as to be convenient when the food waste drying apparatus is withdrawn from the sink, and a control unit 192 having a PCB embedded therein to control the operation of the processing apparatus. Is provided.

Next, the state of use of the food waste treatment apparatus based on the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described with the action and effect as follows.

If you want to put food waste, as shown in Figure 4, the engaging projection 112 formed in the opening and closing lid 110 on the locking jaw 132 of the opening and closing panel 130 installed on the inner case or the upper side of the sink is Opening and closing the lid 110 is naturally opened is a hole 122 coupled to the input member 126 formed in the upper panel 120 is opened.

Next, referring to FIGS. 2, 3, and 5, the drying operation, the outside air introduced from the lower side of the front panel 190 and the air inside the apparatus are formed in the middle panel 140 by the blower fan 152. The heated air is introduced into the food waste storage box 180 by passing through the blower opening 147 in which the far-infrared lamp 154 is installed, and flows to the air flow path formed in the middle panel 140 from the inlet 143 through the surface layer of the food waste. Afterwards, a part of the air flows through the air vent 147 again to form an inlet 143 (circulated in the drawing) to the inlet 143, and the food waste is repeatedly dried by the circulated air, and some of the exhaust holes 145 After passing through), it is discharged through the vent pipe.

In addition, the remaining circulating air flows from the three surfaces through the first, second, and third circulation air inlets 141, 18, and 149 and is discharged through the tuyeres 147 to increase drying efficiency of food waste. do.

Finally, the door 162 formed on both sides of the lower case 160 may be opened and the food waste storage box 180 may be taken out to process the dried food waste.

Although the main embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various design changes are possible within the scope of achieving the object of the present invention and not departing from the gist of the present invention. Of course.

As described above, according to the present invention, the entire food waste can be efficiently dried in a short time, and the air can be reliably discharged to the outside by circulating in the dryer.

In addition, when the food waste disposal device is taken out from the outer case, the lid of the treatment device is naturally opened and closed, thereby making it easy to add food waste.

In addition, by having a deodorization, an antimicrobial accommodating box inside the treatment device and by discharging the contaminated air to the vent pipe, it is effective to effectively remove the odor that may occur due to long-term storage to treat a large amount of food waste at once.

Claims (7)

A hole 144 is formed in communication with the upper panel 120 having a hole 122 into which food waste is input, and a hole 122 formed in the upper panel 120. An air flow path for inducing a flow is formed, and the middle panel 140 having a plurality of holes formed on the air flow path to re-introduce and discharge circulation air, and both sides And a body having an opening formed at an upper portion thereof and having a lower case 160 integrally coupled to the lower portion of the intermediate panel 140. Drying means installed inside the body and drying the food waste by blowing heated air; Food waste storage box 180 is inserted and withdrawn through the opening 166 formed on both sides of the lower case 160, and accommodates food waste injected through the hole of the upper panel 120; Food waste treatment apparatus characterized in that it is coupled to the front of the body at a predetermined interval, having a front panel (190) having a control unit (192) for controlling the operation of the drying means. The method of claim 1, The middle panel 140 has an air flow path formed at an edge by an air flow path forming member 142, and an inner side surrounded by the air flow path forming member 142 has an opening 144 formed therein. One side of the outer side of the member 142 is formed with an inlet 143 having an open lower surface, and the other side is circulated through the flow path formed by the drying means receiving portion 146 and the outside air and the air flow path forming member 142 A vent hole 147 having an open lower surface through which air is blown and an exhaust hole 145 for discharging air containing odors are formed, and a surface of the air flow path forming member 142 facing the inlet port 143. The first circulating air inlet 141 is formed in the food waste processing apparatus, characterized in that the second, third circulation air inlet 148, 149 is formed on the vertical surface. The method of claim 1, The drying means is installed in the drying device accommodating part 146 of the intermediate panel 140, the far-infrared lamp 154 installed in the blowing fan 152 and the air outlet 147 which is connected to the motor and the shaft of the motor to rotate. The food waste treatment apparatus, characterized in that for discharging the heated air to the blower (147). The method of claim 1, The opening 122 of the upper panel 120 is opened and closed by an opening and closing lid 110 having a locking protrusion 112 coupled to the opening and closing panel 130 on which the locking jaw 132 is formed on one side of the upper panel 120. Food waste disposal device. The method of claim 1, Food waste disposal apparatus, characterized in that the receiving portion (167) for receiving a deodorant and / or antimicrobial agent is provided on one inner surface of the lower case (160). The method of claim 1, The exhaust hole 145 is a food waste treatment device, characterized in that coupled to the vent pipe. The method of claim 1, An opening 122 of the upper panel 120 may further include a food waste input device 126 for guiding the input of food waste and preventing leakage of circulating air including odors to the outside. .