TWI745856B - Foot-operated kitchen waste solid-liquid separation bucket - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a foot-operated kitchen waste solid-liquid separation bucket. The main structure includes an outer bucket. An inner bucket is pivotally connected to the outer bucket. The cutting element, a second cutting element is pivotally connected to the first cutting element, a cutting driving element and a power component are pivotally connected to the outer barrel, and the power component is provided with an inner barrel unidirectional driving part and a cutting unidirectional driving part, There is also a liquid collecting bucket and a liquid containing element in the outer barrel. By this, the user can pour the food waste into the inner barrel and step on the power unit to drive it by cutting the driving element and the inner barrel driving element. The second cutting element or the inner barrel is rotated, and the inner barrel unidirectional driving part and the cutting unidirectional driving part are used to prevent the second cutting element or the inner barrel from rotating at the same time, and the first cutting element can be used to cooperate with the second cutting element to cut Food waste to achieve the effect of dehydration and separation.

Description

Foot-operated kitchen waste solid-liquid separation bucket

The present invention provides a foot-operated kitchen waste solid-liquid separation bucket, in particular a foot-operated kitchen waste solid-liquid separation bucket capable of completely cutting and dry-wet separation of kitchen waste by manpower.

According to, food waste, or food waste, also known as Kitchen waste or leftover food, is the leftover part of food after processing (including cooking), or leftover food after eating Collectively. In addition, the general final treatment of food waste is mainly divided into two types. One is used as compost or sent to pig farms as feed for pigs. The food waste produced by ordinary households is used to prevent fermentation before being discarded. Odor, the action of separating dry and wet is often carried out first to remove the water in the food waste, which can not only reduce the total amount of food waste, but also reduce the chance of mosquitoes appearing.

If the food waste is to be separated from dry and wet, the more popular way is to use a two-layer food waste bucket with small holes at the bottom of the upper layer to allow the liquid in the food waste to flow directly into the lower layer. The dehydration effect of this method is not complete. Therefore, there are also mechanical food waste buckets on the market that use electric rotation to dehydrate the food waste. However, this type of food waste bucket consumes energy and is not environmentally friendly.

Therefore, how to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems and deficiencies is the direction that the applicant of the present invention and the related manufacturers engaged in this industry urgently want to study and improve.

Therefore, in view of the above-mentioned deficiencies, the inventor of the present invention collected relevant information, evaluated and considered by multiple parties, and based on the accumulated years of experience in this industry, through continuous trials and modifications, he designed this type that can be completed by manpower. He is the inventor of the foot-operated food waste solid-liquid separation bucket that dehydrates food waste.

The main purpose of the present invention is to use the cutting drive element and the inner barrel drive element to cooperate with the cutting one-way drive part and the inner barrel one-way drive part, so that the inner barrel or the second cutting element can be independently rotated, and the inner barrel or the second cutting element can be rotated completely by manual means. Dehydrate the food waste.

To achieve the above objective, the main structure of the present invention includes: an outer barrel, an inner barrel pivotally connected to the outer barrel, a plurality of perforations provided on the inner barrel, a first cutting element provided at the bottom of the inner barrel, and A second cutting element pivoted on the first cutting element, a cutting drive element pivotally connected to the outer barrel and connected to the second cutting element, an inner barrel drive element provided on the inner barrel, and an inner barrel drive element movably provided on the outer barrel A power assembly connected to the cutting drive element and the inner barrel drive element, an inner barrel one-way drive part provided on the power assembly, a cutting one-way drive part provided on the power assembly, and a cutting drive part provided on the outer barrel and the inner barrel. A liquid collection barrel between the inner barrels, and a liquid containing element arranged in the outer barrel and located at the lower side of the inner barrel.

With the above structure, the user can pour the food waste into the inner bucket, and then pivotally connect the inner bucket to the outer bucket, and then step on the power unit, thereby passing through the one-way driving part and cutting of the inner bucket respectively. The one-way driving part drives the inner barrel driving element and the cutting driving element to rotate in a single direction. When the inner barrel drives the element to rotate, the cutting driving element does not rotate, but when the cutting driving element rotates, the inner barrel driving element does not rotate. It can rotate. On the other hand, when the cutting driving element drives the second cutting element to rotate, the inner barrel will not rotate, and when the inner barrel driving element drives the inner barrel to rotate, the second cutting element will not rotate, so you can cooperate With the above action, when the second cutting element is rotated, the first cutting element is set on the inner barrel without rotating, and the second cutting element cooperates with the first cutting element to produce a scissors-like effect to cut and place it. The food waste in the inner bucket, when the inner bucket rotates, will drive the first cutting element to rotate, while the second cutting element will not rotate at this time, and the first cutting element and the second cutting element can also be matched with each other. Cutting the food waste, at the same time, when the inner bucket rotates, the liquid in the food waste can be thrown out by centrifugal force, and flow out into the liquid collecting bucket through the perforation, and then collected by the liquid collecting bucket and flowing into the liquid containing element. In this way, the food waste is dehydrated. After the dehydration is completed, the user can take out the inner barrel and the liquid containing element to pour out the dried food waste and waste liquid. This can be driven by manpower. Dehydrate the kitchen waste completely.

With the above technology, the problem of incomplete dehydration effect of the traditional kitchen waste bucket or the need for electric energy to complete dehydration can be broken through, and the practical progress of the above advantages can be achieved.

1.1a: Outer barrel

11: Cutting drive components

12: The first connection part

13: extraction port

2, 2a: inner barrel

21: The inner barrel drives the components

22: Piercing

23, 23a: the first cutting element

231a: The first cutting part

24a: Cover

3.3a: The second cutting element

31: The second connecting part

32a: The second cutting part

4: Power components

41: trampling parts

42: Drive

421: Inner barrel unidirectional driving part

422: Cutting unidirectional driving part

43: elastic element

5: Liquid collection barrel

51: Drain

6, 6a: Liquid holding components

61a: Extraction part

The first figure is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The second figure is an exploded view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The third figure is an exploded view from another angle of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The fourth figure is a schematic diagram of stepping on the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The fifth figure is a schematic diagram of pushing the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The sixth figure is a schematic diagram of cutting of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The seventh figure is a schematic diagram of the rebound of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The eighth figure is a schematic diagram of the rotation of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The ninth figure is a schematic diagram of drainage of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The tenth figure is a three-dimensional perspective view of another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure eleven is an exploded view of another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 12 is a schematic view of cutting of another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned purposes and effects, the technical means and structure adopted by the present invention are illustrated in detail below to illustrate the characteristics and functions of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, so as to fully understand.

Please refer to Figures 1 to 3, which are a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention to an exploded view from another angle. It can be clearly seen from the figures that the present invention includes:

An outer bucket 1;

An inner barrel 2 pivotally connected to the outer barrel 1 and detachable. In this embodiment, a plastic shell is used as the outer barrel 1, and a metal barrel is used as an example of the inner barrel 2, but it is not limited ；

A plurality of perforations 22 formed on the inner barrel 2;

A first cutting element 23 provided at the bottom of the inner barrel 2. In this embodiment, a bump formed at the bottom of the inner barrel 2 is taken as an example;

A second cutting element 3 pivoted on the first cutting element 23, this embodiment uses the pivot The plural square strips connected to the first cutting element 23 are taken as an example;

A cutting driving element 11 pivotally connected in the outer barrel 1. The cutting driving element 11 in this embodiment is a ratchet gear pivotally connected in the outer barrel 1;

A first connecting portion 12 provided on the cutting drive element 11, the first connecting portion 12 in this embodiment is a groove provided at the center of the gear;

A second connecting portion 31 is provided on the second cutting element 3. The second connecting portion 31 of this embodiment is a bump formed at the center of the second cutting element 3, and this bump can be correspondingly engaged with the above In the groove

An inner barrel driving element 21 provided on the inner barrel 2. In this embodiment, the inner barrel driving element 21 is a ratchet rack provided at the bottom of the inner barrel 2;

A power assembly 4 movably arranged on the outer barrel 1. The power assembly 4 of this embodiment has a pedal 41 pivotally connected to the outer barrel 1, a driving member 42 movably arranged in the outer barrel 1, and a device The stepping member 41 is composed of an elastic element 43 on the driving member 42. For example, the pedal member 41 is pivotally connected to the driving member 42 and the pedals of the outer tub 1 on both sides, and the elastic member 43 is provided below the driving member 42. The two ends of the tension spring are respectively connected to the outer barrel 1 and the stepping member 41, and the driving member 42 is an example of a plastic rod;

An inner barrel one-way driving part 421 provided on the driving member 42, and the driving member 42 will be engaged with the inner barrel driving element 21 through the inner barrel unidirectional driving part 421;

A cutting unidirectional driving portion 422 is provided on the driving member 42, and the driving member 42 is engaged with the cutting driving element 11 through the cutting unidirectional driving portion 422. In this embodiment, the inner barrel unidirectional driving portion 421 and the cutting sheet The driving parts 422 are all ratchet teeth formed on the driving member 42;

A liquid collection barrel 5 arranged between the inner barrel 2 and the outer barrel 1, and the liquid collection barrel 5 has a liquid discharge port 51;

An extraction port 13 formed on the outer barrel 1; and

A liquid containing element 6 arranged in the outer barrel 1, and the liquid containing element 6 penetrates through the extraction port 13 and is positioned corresponding to the liquid discharge port 51.

Through the above description, the structure of this technology can be understood, and according to the corresponding cooperation of this structure, the advantages of dewatering the food waste can be completed by manpower, and the detailed explanation will be described in the following.

Please also refer to the first to ninth figures, which are the preferred embodiments of the present invention From the three-dimensional perspective view to the drainage schematic diagram, when the above components are assembled, it can be clearly seen from the figure that the user can pour the food waste into the inner bucket 2 and put the inner bucket 2 into the outer bucket 1. At this time, the inner barrel driving element 21 will engage with the inner barrel unidirectional driving portion 421, and the second cutting element 3 will be connected to the first connecting portion 12 through the second connecting portion 31, and the user can step on the power assembly 4 The stepping member 41 in the middle can now be matched as shown in the fourth to sixth figures. When one end of the stepping member 41 moves down, it will rotate with the pivot point of the outer tub 1 as the axis, thereby To push the driving member 42 to move. At this time, the cutting unidirectional driving part 422 will drive the cutting driving element 11 to rotate, while the inner barrel unidirectional driving part 421 will not drive the inner barrel driving element 21 to rotate (this is a conventional ratchet Technology, so it’s not particularly repeated), so that the cutting driving element 11 can drive the second cutting element 3 to rotate through the first connecting portion 12 and the second connecting portion 31. Since the inner barrel 2 does not rotate, it is arranged in the inner barrel The first cutting element 23 in 2 will not rotate, so when the second cutting element 3 passes the first cutting element 23, it will produce a scissors-like function to cut and shred the food waste in the inner tub 2 And there will be a predetermined space between the first cutting element 23 and the second cutting element 3 of this embodiment to prevent food waste from being caught between the first cutting element 23 and the second cutting element 3 during cutting. In this way, the residue in the kitchen waste can be completely crushed to squeeze out the liquid inside.

When the user releases the stepping member 41, the driving member 42 will be given elastic force by the elastic element 43 (the elastic element 43 in this embodiment is a tension spring connected to the driving member 42 and the outer barrel 1 at both ends) , Return to the original position. When the driving member 42 moves, the inner barrel unidirectional driving part 421 will drive the inner barrel driving element 21 to rotate, and the cutting unidirectional driving part 422 will not drive the cutting driving element 11 to rotate. Therefore, the inner barrel 2 can be driven to rotate by the inner barrel driving element 21. When the inner barrel 2 rotates, the first cutting element 23 in the inner barrel 2 is driven to rotate. At this time, the second cutting element 3 does not rotate. Therefore, it can also achieve an effect similar to scissors to cut and shred the food waste, and when the inner barrel 2 rotates, the liquid in the food waste will be thrown out through the effect of centrifugal force, and the thrown liquid will pass through The perforation 22 flows out of the inner barrel 2 to drip into the liquid collecting barrel 5, and the bottom of the liquid collecting barrel 5 will be inclined toward the liquid discharge port 51, thereby allowing the liquid to flow to the liquid drained by gravity. At the port 51, drip from the liquid discharge port 51 into the liquid containing element 6, and the user can withdraw the liquid containing element 6 from the extraction port 13 to pour out the liquid.

Through the above-mentioned actions, the user can repeatedly step on the stepping member 41, thereby continuously pulverizing and dehydrating the food waste in the inner tub 2, so that the food waste can be completely dehydrated by manpower, and There is no need to consume any additional energy, and when the dehydration is completed, the user can take out the inner The barrel 2, the liquid collection barrel 5, and the liquid containing element 6 are used to pour out the dry kitchen waste in the inner barrel 2 and the waste liquid in the liquid containing element 6 and target the inner barrel 2, the liquid collecting barrel 5, and The liquid containing element 6 performs the cleaning action to enhance the overall cleaning effect, and the food waste and liquid will not touch the outer barrel 1, so there is no need to clean the outer barrel 1 in normal times, which can improve the convenience of use .

Please also refer to Figures 10 to 12 at the same time, which are a perspective view to a cut schematic view of another preferred embodiment of the present invention. It can be clearly seen from the figure that this embodiment and the above embodiment are The same, but only the liquid containing element 6a is provided with an extraction portion 61a. This embodiment takes the drawing groove formed on the liquid containing element 6a as an example to facilitate the user to extract the liquid containing element 6a, and the inner barrel 2a and the outer barrel 1a A cover 24a is provided on the upper part to prevent the food waste or liquid produced by the food waste from being spilled out of the inner bucket 2a when the inner bucket 2a is rotated.

At least one first cutting portion 231a is provided on the first cutting element 23a, and at least one second cutting portion 32a is provided on the second cutting element 3a. The first cutting portion 231a of this embodiment is formed in the first cutting The element 23a is adjacent to the groove and bump on the side of the second cutting element 3a, and the second cutting portion 32a is the groove and bump formed on the side of the second cutting element 3a adjacent to the first cutting element 23a, and The shape of the first cutting part 231a will correspond to the shape of the second cutting part 32a, which means that the position of the groove in the first cutting part 231a will correspond to the position of the protrusion of the second cutting part 32a, and the position of the first cutting part 231a The position of the bump corresponds to the position of the groove of the second cutting portion 32a, so that the first cutting portion 231a and the second cutting portion 32a can more completely cut the food waste.

However, the above description is only the preferred embodiments of the present invention, which does not limit the patent scope of the present invention. Therefore, all simple modifications and equivalent structural changes made by using the description and drawings of the present invention should be the same. It is included in the scope of the patent of the present invention, and is hereby stated.

Therefore, the foot-operated kitchen waste solid-liquid separation bucket of the present invention can improve the conventional technology. The key lies in:

First, the inner barrel unidirectional driving portion 421 and the cutting unidirectional driving portion 422 cooperate with the inner barrel driving element 21 and the cutting driving element 11, so that the first cutting element 23 and the second cutting element 3 can be actuated independently to complete cutting and stranding. Shred the food waste in the inner bucket 2.

Second, the rotatable inner tub 2 is used to throw out the liquid in the food waste, which enhances the overall dehydration effect.

Third, use the power unit 4 of the foot pedal to perform dehydration by manual means. do.

In summary, the foot-operated kitchen waste solid-liquid separation bucket of the present invention can indeed achieve its effects and purposes when used. Therefore, the present invention is truly an invention with excellent practicability and meets the requirements of an invention patent application. Yan filed an application in accordance with the law, and I hope that the review committee will grant the invention as soon as possible to protect the inventor’s hard work. If the review committee has any doubts, please send me instructions, and the inventor will do his best to cooperate and feel good.

1: Outer barrel

2: inner barrel

22: Piercing

23: The first cutting element

3: The second cutting element

4: Power components

5: Liquid collection barrel

6: Liquid holding components

Claims (9)

A foot-operated kitchen waste solid-liquid separation bucket, which mainly comprises: an outer bucket; an inner bucket, the inner bucket is detachably pivotally connected to the outer bucket; a plurality of perforations, the perforations are provided on the inner bucket ; A first cutting element, the first cutting element is provided at the bottom of the inner barrel; a second cutting element, the second cutting element is pivoted on the first cutting element, and the position corresponds to the first cutting element A cutting drive element, the cutting drive element is pivotally connected to the outer barrel, and the cutting drive element is connected to the second cutting element to drive the second cutting element to rotate; an inner barrel drive element, the inner barrel The driving element is arranged on the inner barrel and is located at one side of the cutting driving element, and the inner barrel driving element is used to drive the inner barrel to rotate; a power assembly is movably arranged on the outer barrel, and The power assembly is connected to the cutting driving element and the inner barrel driving element for driving the cutting driving element and the inner barrel driving element to rotate. The power assembly has a driving member movably arranged in the outer barrel and a simultaneous pivot A stepping member connected to the outer barrel and the driving member, and an elastic element connected to the driving member, and the inner barrel unidirectional driving part and the cutting unidirectional driving part are attached to the driving member; The inner barrel unidirectional driving part is provided on the power assembly to drive the inner barrel driving element to rotate in a single direction, and when the inner barrel driving element rotates, the cutting driving element is Stop rotation; a cutting unidirectional driving part, the cutting unidirectional driving part is provided on the power assembly, for driving the cutting driving element to rotate in a single direction, and when the cutting driving element rotates, the inner barrel drives the element Stop rotating; a liquid collection bucket, the liquid collection bucket is arranged between the outer bucket and the inner bucket, for collecting the liquid discharged from the inner bucket; and a liquid containing element, the liquid containing element is installed in the liquid The side of the collecting barrel is used to collect the liquid discharged from the liquid collecting barrel. For the foot-operated kitchen waste solid-liquid separation bucket described in the first item of the scope of patent application, the liquid containing element is provided with an extraction part for extracting the liquid containing element. The foot-operated food waste solid-liquid separation bucket described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the inner bucket drives one-way The part and the cutting unidirectional driving part are ratchet teeth. The foot-operated food waste solid-liquid separation bucket as described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the first cutting element has at least one first cutting part. The foot-operated food waste solid-liquid separation bucket as described in item 4 of the scope of patent application, wherein the second cutting element has at least one second cutting part whose shape corresponds to the first cutting part. For example, the foot-operated food waste solid-liquid separation bucket described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein a cover is provided on the inner bucket and the outer bucket. For the foot-operated food waste solid-liquid separation bucket described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the cutting driving element is provided with a first connecting portion, and the second cutting element is provided with a first connecting portion corresponding to the first connecting portion. Two connection part. For the foot-operated food waste solid-liquid separation bucket described in the first item of the scope of patent application, the liquid collection bucket has a liquid discharge port, and the position of the liquid discharge port corresponds to the liquid containing element. For example, the foot-operated food waste solid-liquid separation bucket described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the outer bucket has an extraction opening, and the liquid containing element is penetrated through the extraction opening.

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