JP2001269596A - Garbage treatment system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a garbage treatment system which transfers crushed garbage through piping by using kitchen wastewater. SOLUTION: A crushing means 1 for crushing organic salt waste such as garbage, piping for transferring crushed garbage, and a tank 6 for storing kitchen wastewater which is installed in a piping part are provided, and the crushed garbage is dispersed/diluted by using the wastewater stored in the tank the weight of which is at least six times as large as that of the crushed garbage and transferred through the piping so that the crushed garbage is transferred through the piping surely by the wastewater to save water.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

【０００１】[0001]

【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は、事業所や家庭など
で発生する厨芥などの有機性廃棄物を処理する厨芥処理
システムに関する。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a garbage disposal system for treating organic waste such as garbage generated in business establishments and homes.

【０００２】[0002]

【従来の技術】厨芥等の有機性廃棄物は、腐敗により異
臭、液だれを起こし、生活空間、作業空間の衛生性を著
しく損なう。特開平０３−８９９５４号公報、特開平０
４−３０５２８４号公報や、特開平１０−１８０２３６
号公報に開示されるディスポーザを用いた厨芥処理シス
テムは、家庭の台所や事業所で有機性廃棄物の発生場所
から、発生の都度処理できるため、台所や事業所の作業
空間の衛生性向上には極めて有効なシステムである。2. Description of the Related Art Organic waste such as kitchen garbage causes off-flavors and dripping due to decay, which significantly impairs the hygiene of living spaces and working spaces. JP-A-03-89954, JP-A-Heisei 0-89
JP-A-4-305284 and JP-A-10-180236
The garbage disposal system using the disposer disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication (KOKAI) can improve the hygiene of the work space of kitchens and offices because it can treat organic waste from the place where it is generated in home kitchens and offices every time it is generated. Is an extremely effective system.

【０００３】[0003]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】しかしながら、ディス
ポーザ等の厨芥粉砕手段では、粉砕した厨芥を配管移送
させるために水道水を供給する必要があり、節水、省エ
ネルギーといった環境共生型のライフスタイルの構築と
言った社会動向に反する。また、近年、食器洗浄機、再
生排水を排出する浄水器、成水器といった排水を発生す
る厨房機器が複数、厨房に設置されている。これらは、
各排水管を個別に排水配管に接続しているため、配管が
複雑化しているが、今後さらに厨芥粉砕手段を設置しよ
うとしても、配管取り回しが出来なくなり、普及を阻害
する可能性が高い。また、当該配管の複雑化は、配管施
工だけでなく、施工後の維持管理性も悪化させている。However, in the garbage crushing means such as a disposer, it is necessary to supply tap water to transfer the crushed garbage to a pipe, and it is necessary to construct an environment-symbiotic lifestyle such as water saving and energy saving. Contrary to said social trends. In recent years, a plurality of kitchen appliances that generate wastewater, such as a dishwasher, a water purifier that discharges reclaimed wastewater, and a water generator, are installed in the kitchen. They are,
Since each drain pipe is individually connected to the drain pipe, the pipe is complicated. However, even if an attempt is made to further install garbage crushing means in the future, pipe management becomes impossible, and there is a high possibility that the spread will be hindered. In addition, the complexity of the piping deteriorates not only the piping work but also the maintainability after the work.

【０００４】本発明は、上記課題を解決するためになさ
れたものであり、本発明は、ディスポーザ等の厨芥粉砕
手段で粉砕した厨芥の確実なる配管移送と節水とを共立
させ、さらに、厨房で複雑化する排水配管を整理して配
管施工、施工後の配管の維持管理を容易にする厨芥処理
システムを提供することを目的とする。SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the present invention makes sure that the transfer of the garbage crushed by garbage crushing means such as a disposer and the like can be made compatible with water saving, and furthermore, the kitchen can be used in a kitchen. It is an object of the present invention to provide a garbage disposal system that arranges complicated drainage pipes, and facilitates pipe installation and maintenance of the pipes after the installation.

【０００５】[0005]

【課題を解決するための手段】上記課題を解決すべく、
本発明に係わる厨芥処理システムでは、厨芥粉砕手段に
接続された排水配管の途中に排水貯留手段を設け、当該
排水貯留手段に厨房での洗い物作業等で発生する排水を
一旦貯留しておき、粉砕厨芥を一定量以上の本排水と混
合して、厨芥粉砕物の分散した排水濃度を低くして流動
性を確保し、排出することで粉砕厨芥の配管移送を確実
に行うものとした。配管移送用流体に厨房排水を利用す
ることで、これまで使用されていた水道水の水量が削減
あるいは、削除できる。本願の第１、第４、第５、第６
発明である。Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems,
In the garbage disposal system according to the present invention, a drainage storage means is provided in the middle of a drainage pipe connected to the garbage crushing means, and the drainage storage means temporarily stores wastewater generated during washing work in the kitchen, and crushes the wastewater. By mixing the garbage with a certain amount or more of the main effluent, the concentration of the dispersed garbage in the garbage is reduced to ensure fluidity, and by discharging the garbage, the piping of the garbage can be reliably transferred. By using kitchen wastewater as the pipe transfer fluid, the amount of tap water used so far can be reduced or eliminated. The first, fourth, fifth and sixth of the present application
It is an invention.

【０００６】さらに、貯留排水を定期的に配管に一挙排
出することで、粉砕厨芥の配管移送過程で配管内に沈
殿、残存する可能性のある粉砕卵殻、粉砕鶏骨等の比重
の大きな粉砕物も洗浄排出することで、厨芥処理システ
ムでの安定した厨芥処理を実現した。本配管洗浄に置い
ても、厨房排水を利用することで、配管洗浄用水道水の
量を削減あるいは削除できる。本願の第７、第８、第１
０発明である。[0006] Furthermore, by periodically discharging the stored wastewater into the pipes, crushed eggs having high specific gravity, such as crushed eggshells and crushed chicken bones, which may precipitate and remain in the pipes during the transfer of the crushed garbage to the pipes. By washing and discharging the garbage, stable garbage disposal with the garbage disposal system was realized. Even in the main pipe cleaning, the amount of tap water for pipe cleaning can be reduced or eliminated by using kitchen drainage. 7th, 8th, 1st of this application
0 invention.

【０００７】また、厨芥粉砕手段の安全性を確保するた
め、厨芥粉砕手段の運転時に粉砕部と外部との縁をきる
安全手段を厨芥粉砕手段に付設した。本願の第１１、第
１２発明である。Further, in order to ensure the safety of the garbage crushing means, a safety means for cutting off the edge between the crushing portion and the outside during the operation of the garbage crushing means is attached to the garbage crushing means. This is the eleventh and twelfth inventions of the present application.

【０００８】厨房での排水発生機器の増加による配管の
複雑化に関しては、排水貯留手段に排水管集合継ぎ手機
能を付加することで解決し、集合継ぎ手機能後段に逆流
防止手段を設け、その後段に配管洗浄器具挿入口を付設
することで、配管の施工性と維持管理性を大幅に高める
ことに成功した。本願の第２、第３、第９発明である。[0008] The complication of piping due to an increase in the number of drainage generators in a kitchen can be solved by adding a drainage pipe jointing function to the drainage storage means. By installing a pipe cleaning instrument insertion port, we succeeded in greatly improving the workability and maintenance of the pipe. This is the second, third, and ninth inventions of the present application.

【０００９】[0009]

【発明の実施の形態】厨芥等の有機性廃棄物をディスポ
ーザのような厨芥粉砕手段にて粉砕し、水で配管移送し
て、発生場所近傍、住宅では、戸建て住宅、市街区単
位、集合住宅単位で、工場では工場単位等で設置した廃
棄物処理部まで移送し、廃棄物処理施設にて浄化処理す
る。あるいは、下水処理場で生活排水とともに一括浄化
処理する。有機性廃棄物は、その発生場所、住宅では台
所に設置したディスポーザのような厨芥粉砕手段で処理
されるため、廃棄物の発生の都度処理が出来、住宅内へ
の厨芥などの有機性廃棄物を行政等のゴミ回収日まで保
管する必要がなくなり、住空間、作業空間の衛生性が向
上する。また、住宅内等でのゴミの保管時に、有機性廃
棄物を事前に分別できることから、他の乾燥した廃棄物
の保管が衛生的になるだけでなく、保管場所を有機性廃
棄物の腐敗を前提に密閉構造等にする必要がなくなり、
保管が容易となる。また、有機性廃棄物以外の乾燥した
廃棄物をまとめてゴミに出し、回収後、機械等で分別
し、リサイクルする工程においても、有機性廃棄物の事
前分別を提供する本システムは、リサイクル工程の作業
性を大幅に向上させる。DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Organic waste such as kitchen garbage is crushed by kitchen garbage crushing means such as a disposer, and is transferred by pipes with water. At the factory, the waste is transferred to the waste disposal unit installed at the factory, and purified at the waste disposal facility. Alternatively, the sewage treatment plant collectively purifies wastewater together with domestic wastewater. Organic waste is treated at the place where it is generated, and at home by kitchen crushing means such as a disposer installed in the kitchen, so that it can be disposed of whenever waste is generated, and organic waste such as kitchen trash within the house. It is no longer necessary to store the garbage until the day of garbage collection by the government, etc., and the hygiene of the living space and working space is improved. In addition, when storing garbage in a house, etc., organic waste can be separated in advance, so not only storage of other dry waste becomes sanitary, but also storage place It is no longer necessary to have a closed structure,
Storage becomes easy. In addition, in the process of collecting dried waste other than organic waste into garbage, collecting it, separating it with a machine, etc., and recycling it, this system that provides preliminary separation of organic waste Greatly improves workability.

【００１０】この厨芥処理システムの環境効果を引き出
すためには、システム導入による環境負荷の増大を抑制
した上でシステムを普及させる必要がある。そのために
は、ディスポーザのような厨芥粉砕手段の運転時の水道
水使用量が十分に少なく、さらに、施工、施工後の配管
の維持管理等も容易でなければならない。本発明は、厨
房排水を利用して粉砕厨芥を配管移送せしめることで、
水道水の使用量を抑制した。さらに厨芥処理システム内
で他の排水配管も一括接続できる構造とすることで、厨
房回りの配管設計を簡略化し、厨芥粉砕システムの施
工、配管の維持管理性の確保を図り、システムの普及へ
寄与するものとした。In order to bring out the environmental effects of this kitchen waste disposal system, it is necessary to spread the system while suppressing an increase in the environmental load due to the introduction of the system. To this end, the amount of tap water used during the operation of the kitchen waste crushing means such as a disposer must be sufficiently small, and furthermore, the construction and the maintenance and management of the piping after the construction must be easy. The present invention uses kitchen wastewater to transfer crushed garbage to piping,
Tap water usage was reduced. In addition, by adopting a structure in which other drainage pipes can be connected collectively in the garbage disposal system, piping design around the kitchen is simplified, construction of the garbage crushing system and maintenance of pipes are ensured, contributing to the spread of the system. To do.

【００１１】[0011]

【実施例】本発明の内容を、さらに理解しやすくする
為、以下に発明の実施例を図表に基づいて説明する。DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In order to make the contents of the present invention more understandable, embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

【００１２】図１に示す実施例では住宅用のキッチンシ
ンクの排水口に本発明の厨芥粉砕機（１）を設置した。
厨芥粉砕機開口部には、目皿（２）を設置し、粉砕部と
縁を切れる構造とし、目皿下部に付設した磁石を近接ス
イッチ（３）で検知することで縁切りの確実なる作動を
確認出来た場合のみ厨芥粉砕操作が出来るよう制御部
（４）で運転制御した。排水は貯留タンク（６）に一旦
貯留し、厨芥粉砕機の作動と連動して排水弁（７）を開
け、ＨＷＬとＬＷＬ間の排水を一挙に排水した。In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the kitchen refuse crusher (1) of the present invention is installed at the drain of a kitchen sink for a house.
At the opening of the garbage crusher, a plate (2) is installed to cut off the rim from the crusher. The proximity switch (3) detects the magnet attached to the bottom of the plate to ensure reliable operation of the rim. The operation was controlled by the control unit (4) so that the garbage crushing operation could be performed only when it was confirmed. The drainage was once stored in the storage tank (6), and the drainage valve (7) was opened in conjunction with the operation of the kitchen crusher, and the drainage between the HWL and the LWL was drained at once.

【００１３】粉砕厨芥を排水に分散して分散濃度を低下
せしめ、十分な流動性を確保するには、単位厨芥湿重量
当たり６倍以上の排水量、望ましくは１０倍以上の排水
量が必要なことを配管流動実験で明らかにした。また、
定期的に排水弁を開け貯留排水にて配管洗浄した。[0013] In order to disperse the crushed garbage in the wastewater to lower the concentration of the garbage and to ensure sufficient fluidity, it is necessary that the amount of wastewater is at least 6 times, preferably 10 times or more per unit wet weight of the garbage. It was clarified in a pipe flow experiment. Also,
The drain valve was opened periodically and the piping was washed with the stored drain water.

【００１４】また、排水貯留タンクには、排水管集合継
ぎ手部（８）を付加し、各排水管を排水貯留タンクのＬ
ＷＬ以下に挿入することで、トラップ機能を付加し、逆
流を防止する機能を持たせた。また、排水貯留タンク後
段の配管部に配管洗浄器具挿入口（９）を設けた。The drainage storage tank is provided with a drainage pipe joint (8), and each drainage pipe is connected to the drainage storage tank by the L of the drainage storage tank.
By inserting it below WL, a trap function is added and a function to prevent backflow is provided. In addition, a pipe cleaning instrument insertion port (9) was provided in the pipe section at the latter stage of the drainage storage tank.

【００１５】図２に示す実施例では、排水の排出は排水
貯留タンク（６）に設けたサイホン部（１０）にて行う
ものとした。また、厨芥粉砕機の機動スイッチは粉砕部
と縁を切る安全ふた（２’）にて行うものとした。In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the drainage is discharged by the siphon section (10) provided in the drainage storage tank (6). The movement switch of the garbage crusher is performed with a safety lid (2 ') that cuts off the rim and the rim.

【００１６】[0016]

【発明の効果】住宅用、業務用のディスポーザシステム
は、次世代のゴミ分別回収の社会資本の一つと位置付け
られる。すなわち、厨芥等の有機性廃棄物は、その発生
場所に設置したディスポーザのような厨芥粉砕手段で処
理することで、他の廃棄物との混合を防ぎ、別系統で処
理、あるいはリサイクルを図る。そのためには、ディス
ポーザのような厨芥粉砕手段で粉砕された厨芥が確実に
後工程に搬送される必要があるが、水道水の大量導入以
外に有効な方法が見いだされていなかった。本発明は、
水道水を大量に消費することなく確実なる搬送システム
を提供することにより、ディスポーザのような厨芥粉砕
手段を社会資本の一部として利用することを可能とする
ものある。The disposer system for residential use and business use is regarded as one of the next generation social capital for separating and collecting garbage. In other words, organic waste such as kitchen garbage is treated by kitchen crushing means such as a disposer installed at the place where the garbage is generated, so that mixing with other waste is prevented, and processing or recycling is performed in another system. For this purpose, it is necessary to surely transport garbage crushed by garbage crushing means such as a disposer to a post-process, but no effective method has been found other than introducing a large amount of tap water. The present invention
By providing a reliable transport system without consuming a large amount of tap water, it is possible to use kitchen waste crushing means such as a disposer as a part of social capital.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of the drawings]

【図１】ディスポーザシステム概略図FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a disposer system.

【図２】本発明による実施例FIG. 2 shows an embodiment according to the present invention.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

１…厨芥粉砕機、２、２’…目皿、安全ふた、３…近接
スイッチ、４…制御部、５…スイッチ、６…貯留タン
ク、７…排水弁、８…排水管集合継ぎ手部、 ９…配管
洗浄器具挿入口、１０…サイホン部DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Garbage crusher, 2, 2 '... Eye plate, safety lid, 3 ... Proximity switch, 4 ... Control part, 5 ... Switch, 6 ... Storage tank, 7 ... Drain valve, 8 ... Drain pipe assembly joint part, 9 ... Plumbing cleaning instrument insertion port, 10 ... Siphon section

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Claims (12)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項１】 厨芥等の有機性廃棄物を粉砕する厨芥粉
砕手段と、粉砕厨芥を移送する配管と、同配管に付設す
る排水貯留手段とからなる厨芥粉砕システムにおいて、
粉砕厨芥は排水貯留手段内の排水と混合して配管移送さ
れることを特徴とする厨芥処理システム。1. A garbage crushing system comprising garbage crushing means for crushing organic waste such as garbage, a pipe for transferring crushed garbage, and a drainage storage means attached to the pipe.
A garbage disposal system wherein crushed garbage is mixed with wastewater in a wastewater storage means and transferred to a pipe. 【請求項２】 前記排水貯留手段に排水管集合継ぎ手機
能を付加することを特徴とする請求項１に記載の厨芥処
理システム。2. The garbage disposal system according to claim 1, wherein a drain pipe collecting joint function is added to said drain storage means. 【請求項３】 前記排水貯留手段に、配管中の気体の逆
流を防止する逆流防止手段を付加することを特徴とする
請求項１および２に記載の厨芥処理システム。3. The garbage disposal system according to claim 1, wherein a backflow prevention unit for preventing a backflow of gas in the pipe is added to the wastewater storage unit. 【請求項４】前記排水貯留手段に貯留され、粉砕厨芥と
混合して配管移送に供される排水量を単位厨芥湿重量当
たり６倍以上とすることを特徴とする請求項１から３に
記載の厨芥処理システム。4. The wastewater storage means according to claim 1, wherein the amount of wastewater stored in the wastewater storage means and mixed with the crushed garbage and transferred to the pipe is at least six times per unit wetness of the garbage. Garbage disposal system. 【請求項５】 前記排水貯留手段の下流側に貯留排水の
一部あるいは、全部を一挙に排出する一挙排水手段を有
することを特徴とする請求項１から４に記載の厨芥処理
システム5. The garbage disposal system according to claim 1, further comprising a drainage means for discharging a part or all of the stored drainage at a time downstream of the drainage storage means. 【請求項６】 前記一挙排水手段は、厨芥粉砕手段の作
動後、遅れて作動するように制御する制御部を有するこ
とを特徴とする請求項１から５に記載の厨芥処理システ
ム6. The garbage disposal system according to claim 1, wherein the drainage means has a control unit for controlling the garbage crushing means to operate after a delay. 【請求項７】 前記排水貯留手段に、あるいは、排水貯
留手段より下流側に配管洗浄手段を有することを特徴と
する請求項１から６に記載の厨芥処理システム。7. The garbage disposal system according to claim 1, wherein the wastewater storage means has a pipe cleaning means at a downstream side of the wastewater storage means. 【請求項８】 前記制御部にはタイマー機能を有し、厨
芥粉砕手段の作動と連動して、および／もしくは厨芥粉
砕手段の作動とは独立に一挙排水手段を作動させ、配管
洗浄を行うことを特徴とする請求項１から７に記載の厨
芥処理システム。8. The control section has a timer function, and operates the drainage means at once in conjunction with the operation of the garbage crushing means and / or independently of the operation of the garbage crushing means to perform pipe cleaning. The kitchen waste disposal system according to claim 1, wherein: 【請求項９】 前記配管洗浄手段は、排水貯留手段、あ
るいはその下流側に設けた配管洗浄器具挿入口とするこ
とを特徴とする請求項１から８に記載の厨芥処理システ
ム。9. The garbage disposal system according to claim 1, wherein said pipe cleaning means is a drainage storage means or a pipe cleaning tool insertion port provided downstream thereof. 【請求項１０】 前記一挙排水手段は、排水貯留手段に
付設したサイホン機構部とすることを特徴とする請求項
１から９に記載の厨芥処理システム。10. The kitchen waste disposal system according to claim 1, wherein the drainage means is a siphon mechanism attached to the drainage storage means. 【請求項１１】 前記厨芥粉砕手段では、一旦厨芥を粉
砕手段内に貯留した後粉砕する回分型処理を行うことを
特徴とする請求項１から１０に記載の厨芥処理システ
ム。11. The garbage disposal system according to claim 1, wherein the garbage crushing unit performs batch processing in which the garbage is temporarily stored in the crushing unit and then crushed. 【請求項１２】 前記厨芥粉砕手段には、厨芥粉砕操作
中に粉砕操作部への手等異物の進入を防ぎ、また粉砕操
作部から粉砕物などの粉砕室内の物質の飛び出しを防止
する安全手段を有することを特徴とする請求項１から１
１に記載の厨芥処理システム。12. The garbage crushing means includes a safety means for preventing foreign substances such as hands from entering the crushing operation section during the garbage crushing operation, and for preventing substances in the crushing chamber such as crushed materials from jumping out of the crushing operation section. 2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
2. The kitchen waste disposal system according to 1.