JPH11128888A - Method and device for garbage disposal - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To detect the clogging of a discharge pipe and a kitchen drainpipe by a simple means, thereby preventing the nonconformity such as the deterioration of a decomposing treatment state and the generation of malodor by clogging of piping in a garbage disposal method and device of a microorganism decomposition system in which moisture and gas generated when garbage is decomposed is discharged to the kitchen drainpipe through the discharge pipe. SOLUTION: In a garbage disposal method and device of a microorganism decomposition system in which garbage in a garbage disposal vessel 20 is decomposed by microorganisms and the generated moisture and gas are discharged to a kitchen drainpipe 16 through a discharge pipe 30, a water receiver 40 is installed between the garbage disposal vessel 20 and the discharge pipe 30, and the water level of the moisture discharged to the water receiver 40 is detected by, for sample, water level sensors 51, 52 consisting of electrodes, and signals from the water level sensors 51, 52 are inputted to a microcomputer 53 to perform calculation. In this way, clogging of the discharge pipe 30 and the kitchen drainpipe 16 is indicated or alarmed by an indicating or alarm means 50.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for treating garbage in a microbial decomposition system.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Microbial decomposition garbage in which garbage is put into a garbage disposal container, the garbage is decomposed by microorganisms, and water and gas in the garbage disposal container are discharged to a kitchen drain via a discharge pipe. Processing methods and garbage processing equipment are known.

In this kind of garbage processing method and garbage processing apparatus, garbage discharged from the kitchen is simply put into a garbage disposal container while cooking in the kitchen, and the garbage is converted into water (including steam) and carbon dioxide. It is decomposed into gas such as gas and odor, and is discharged as it is to the kitchen drainage pipe through the drainage pipe, making it very easy to treat garbage.

[0004]

However, in such a garbage disposal method and apparatus, the drainage pipe (hose or pipe) connected to the garbage disposal container has a long route due to a shortage of the route and insufficient gradient. When used, a small residue generated during the processing of garbage becomes sludge and accumulates in the discharge pipe, and the discharge pipe is easily clogged. Further, not only the discharge pipe but also the kitchen drain pipe is easily clogged.

If these discharge pipes and kitchen drain pipes are clogged, the water generated by decomposition will not be discharged, the water in the garbage to be treated will increase, the state of decomposition by microorganisms will be deteriorated, and the gas generated Is also not discharged, causing a problem such as generation of a bad smell.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method and an apparatus for treating garbage in a microbial decomposition system in which water and gas generated during the decomposition of garbage are discharged to a kitchen drain via a discharge pipe. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and an apparatus for treating garbage, which can detect clogging of a drainage pipe by a simple means, thereby preventing problems such as deterioration of a decomposition treatment state and generation of offensive odor due to clogging of the pipe.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems To achieve the above object, an invention according to claim 1 is to put garbage in a garbage disposal container, decompose the garbage by microorganisms, and remove the garbage from the garbage disposal container. A biodegradation-type garbage disposal method for discharging water and gas from a kitchen to a kitchen drain through a discharge pipe, wherein a water receiving container is provided between the garbage processing container and the discharge pipe, and discharged into the water receiving container. The detected water level is detected, and the clogging of the discharge pipe and the kitchen drain pipe is indicated or warned based on the detected water level.

In this type of garbage disposal, it is important that the drainage and kitchen drainage pipes are smoothly clogged by residues (solids) contained in the drainage, and that the drainage status is known. One means for this is to detect the water level of the water receiving container.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the above-described garbage disposal method, a plurality of drain holes are formed in a bottom surface of the garbage disposal container, and water and gas in the garbage disposal container are drained from the drain hole. It was configured to discharge to a container.

[0010] The invention according to claim 3 is provided with a garbage disposal container for decomposing garbage by microorganisms, a discharge pipe for discharging moisture and gas in the garbage disposal container, and a kitchen drain pipe. A garbage disposal apparatus of the microbial decomposition method, wherein a water receiving container is provided between the garbage processing container and the discharge pipe, and the water receiving container is provided with a water level sensor for detecting a water level. A means for displaying or warning the clogging of the discharge pipe and the kitchen drain pipe based on a signal from the water level sensor is provided.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the garbage disposal apparatus, a plurality of drain holes are formed in a bottom surface of the garbage disposal container, and water and gas in the garbage disposal container are drained from the drain hole. It was configured to discharge to a container.

[0012]

According to the method and the apparatus for treating garbage of the above construction,
When the small residue generated during garbage disposal becomes sludge and the discharge pipe and kitchen drain pipe become clogged, the water level of the water in the water receiving container rises, and the degree of this rise is detected by a water level sensor or the like. The clogging of the discharge pipe and the kitchen drain pipe is indicated or warned by the detector so that the subsequent treatment can be performed promptly.

In particular, when a plurality of drainage holes are formed in the bottom surface of the garbage disposal container and the water and gas in the garbage disposal container are discharged from the drainage hole to the water receiving container, the garbage disposal container The water and the gas inside are quickly discharged without accumulating at the bottom, thereby preventing degradation of the decomposition treatment state by microorganisms and generation of offensive odor.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a method and an apparatus for treating garbage using a microbial decomposition method of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a sink, and a garbage disposal apparatus A of the present invention is installed beside the sink 10. In addition, 11 is a sink of a sink, 12 is a water tap, 13 is a strainer of a drain of a sink, 1
4 is a drain trap, 15 is a pipe of a sink, and 16 is a kitchen drain pipe.

The garbage disposal apparatus A includes a garbage disposal container 20 for decomposing garbage by microorganisms, and a discharge pipe 3 for discharging water and gas in the garbage disposal container 20.
0, a water receiving container 40 provided between the garbage disposal container 20 and the discharge pipe 30, and means 50 for indicating or warning the clogging of the drain pipe. The discharge pipe 30 is formed of a hose or a pipe. It is connected to a drain pipe 16.

The garbage disposal container 20 is made of a metal or plastic such as stainless steel, copper, or aluminum having good corrosion resistance, and its outer periphery is covered with a heat insulating material. And
The bottom 21 in the garbage disposal container 20 has a number of drain holes 2
2 are formed, and a stirring blade 23 is mounted inside the nozzle 2. The hole diameter of the drain hole 22 is preferably about 1 mm. 2
Reference numeral 4 denotes a food waste input port. The food waste input port 24 is provided with an opening / closing lid 25, and the opening / closing lid 25 is provided with a small slit-shaped intake hole 26.

The water receiving container 40 is a garbage disposal container 2.
0, and is surrounded by the side wall and the bottom 21 of the garbage disposal container 20 and is sealed so that moisture and gas do not leak. The water receiving container 40 is also made of a metal or plastic such as stainless steel, copper, or aluminum having good corrosion resistance. The bottom 41 is provided with a slight inclination, and a hose or pipe is provided at the lowest part of the inclined bottom 41. Is connected. In addition, the discharge pipe 3
A drain trap 31 is provided in the middle of 0.

Gases such as carbon dioxide and odor and water vapor generated in the garbage disposal container 20 are supplied to the suction pump 27.
, And can be discharged through the exhaust pipe 28 into the discharge pipe 30. In addition, sink 10
Garbage disposal container 2 from below the drain 13 of the sink 11
The cleaning pipe 29 branched to the side wall of the garbage disposal container 0 is connected so that the side wall of the garbage disposal container 20, the bottom 21 and the water receiving container 40 can be washed.

The upper and lower portions of the water receiving container 40 are provided with water level sensors 51, 5 comprising electrodes, respectively.
The electric signals from the water level sensors 51 and 52 are input to a display or warning means 50 via a microcomputer (CPU) 53. The display or warning means 50 is provided by a signal from a microcomputer (CPU) 53,
Deterioration of drainage and no abnormality are indicated by red, yellow, and blue LED displays, respectively.

The water level sensor is not limited to the water level sensors 51 and 52 composed of electrodes. For example, a water level sensor such as a so-called water level detection pressure sensor that detects air pressure compressed by the water level with a pressure sensor using a rubber diaphragm is used. You may. Thus, the garbage processing apparatus A of the present invention
Is configured.

In order to perform garbage disposal using the garbage disposal apparatus A of the present invention, first, the power switch is turned on, the opening / closing lid 25 of the garbage disposal container 20 is opened, and The garbage generated in the kitchen is thrown in and the open / close lid 25 is closed. When the opening / closing lid 25 is opened, the suction pump 27 is operated, and gases such as carbon dioxide and odor and water vapor in the garbage disposal container 20 are sucked, so that they do not leak from the inlet 24.

Next, while rotating the stirring blades 23 of the garbage processing container 20, the garbage in the garbage processing container 20 is subjected to a microorganism (a bacterium attached to the garbage or a soil bacterium to be initially charged). To decompose. At this time, the garbage disposal container 20
Inside, a porous chip-shaped carrier consisting of an appropriate amount of sawdust (3 to 5 mm in diameter) is put in advance, and this carrier and garbage are mixed well and air (oxygen) is added to the garbage.
Is supplied to perform aerobic decomposition.

The decomposition temperature of garbage is adjusted from room temperature to about 60 ° C.
Air is introduced from 6. Since the inside of the garbage disposal container 20 is sucked by the suction pump 27, the air
6 easily introduced. As a result, almost all of the garbage is decomposed into water (including water vapor) and gases such as carbon dioxide and odor, and a decomposition residue in a slightly sludge state is generated.

Gas such as water vapor and carbon dioxide gas or odor generated at the time of decomposition of garbage is sucked by a suction pump 27 and discharged to an exhaust pipe 28. The water of the garbage and the water generated during the decomposition fall from a large number of drain holes 22 in the bottom 21 of the garbage disposal container 20 to the water receiving container 40, and from there to the kitchen drain pipe 16 through the drain pipe 30 and the drain trap 31. Is discharged.

The garbage disposal container 20 is provided in the water receiving container 40.
A small amount of sludge decomposed residue leaks and adheres together with moisture from a large number of drain holes 22 in the bottom 21 of the sink 10.
Washing water from a washing pipe 29 branched from below
Side wall and bottom 21 of garbage disposal container 20 and water receiving container 4
0 to wash away decomposition residues. Thus, the garbage is decomposed, and such garbage processing is repeatedly performed according to the amount of garbage generated.

When the above-mentioned garbage disposal is repeatedly performed for a long period of time, the decomposition residue in the sludge state leaking from the garbage disposal container 20 is gradually deposited and clogged on the discharge pipe 31 and the kitchen drain pipe 16. Come. Then, the discharge pipe 31
And the state of discharge of water from the kitchen drain pipe 16 becomes worse,
The water accumulates in the water receiving container 40, and the water level rises.

As described above, when the water level in the water receiving container 40 rises and reaches the position of the water level sensor 42 in the upper portion of the water receiving container 40, the electrode of the water level sensor 42 in the upper portion and the water level sensor 43 in the lower portion. And the electrodes are electrically connected by water. In this case, if the degree of clogging of the discharge pipe 31 and the kitchen drain pipe 16 is light, the conduction time between the electrodes is short, and if the degree of clogging is severe, the conduction time between the electrodes is long.

Then, the electric signal of the conduction time is input to a microcomputer (CPU) 53, and the presence or absence and length of the conduction time are calculated, and the display or warning means 50 indicates that there is no abnormality in the normal case where there is no conduction time. A safety signal is notified by a blue LED display, a warning signal of deterioration of drainage is notified by a yellow LED display when the passage time is short, and a danger signal of deterioration of drainage is notified by a red LED display when the conduction time is long. You. In particular, it is preferable to notify a warning buzzer when the drainage is deteriorated.

When a danger signal indicating deterioration of drainage is displayed or warned by the display or warning means 50, the power switch is turned off to stop the garbage disposal, and the discharge pipe 31 and / or
Alternatively, the clogging of the discharge pipe 31 and / or the kitchen drain pipe 16 is removed by replacing the kitchen drain pipe 16 or performing cleaning such as cleaning with a cleaning chemical, high-pressure water, or high-pressure air.

[0030]

As described above, according to the method and apparatus for treating garbage of the present invention, a method for treating garbage by a microbial decomposition method in which water and gas generated during the decomposition of garbage are discharged to a kitchen drain via a discharge pipe. In addition, in the device, the clogging of the discharge pipe and the kitchen drain pipe is detected by simple means, and the subsequent measures are promptly performed, thereby preventing problems such as deterioration of the decomposition processing state due to the clogging of the pipe and generation of offensive odor. be able to.

Therefore, the method and apparatus for treating garbage according to the present invention can be used in a safe manner without disturbing the decomposition state or generating a bad odor by being installed beside a kitchen sink.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a garbage disposal method and apparatus according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS A Garbage disposal apparatus 10 Sink sink 13 Sink drainage port 16 Kitchen drainage pipe 20 Garbage disposal container 22 Numerous drain holes 23 Stirrer blades 24 Garbage input port 25 Opening / closing lid 26 Inlet hole 27 Suction pump 30 Discharge pipe 40 Water Receiving container 50 Display or warning means 51, 52 Water level sensor 53 Microcomputer

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A biodegradable garbage in which garbage is put into a garbage disposal container, the garbage is decomposed by microorganisms, and water and gas in the garbage disposal container are discharged to a kitchen drain via a discharge pipe. A method of treating, comprising: providing a water receiving container between a garbage disposal container and a discharge pipe, detecting a water level of water discharged to the water receiving container, and using the water level to block a discharge pipe and a kitchen drain pipe. A garbage disposal method characterized by displaying or warning. 2. The garbage disposal method according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of drainage holes are formed in a bottom surface of the garbage disposal container, and water and gas in the garbage disposal container are discharged from the drainage holes to a water receiving container. . 3. A garbage disposal container for decomposing garbage by microorganisms, a microbial decomposition type garbage disposal system comprising a discharge pipe for discharging water and gas in the garbage disposal container and a kitchen drain pipe. An apparatus, wherein a water receiving container is provided between the garbage disposal container and the discharge pipe, and the water receiving container is provided with a water level sensor for detecting a water level, and a discharge pipe is provided by a signal from the water level sensor. And a means for displaying or warning the clogging of the kitchen drain pipe. 4. The garbage disposal apparatus according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of drainage holes are formed in a bottom surface of the garbage disposal container, and water and gas in the garbage disposal container are discharged from the drainage holes to the water receiving container. .