Kitchen garbage disposer
By setting up an air collection chamber in the exhaust duct, with the air collection inlet and outlet staggered, the residence time of gas in the air collection chamber is extended, which solves the problem of inaccurate humidity detection in existing kitchen waste disposal machines, and achieves more accurate humidity monitoring and more efficient waste disposal.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-23
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-24
AI Technical Summary
The temperature and humidity sensors in existing food waste disposers are located upstream of the air duct, which leads to inaccurate detection and insufficient drying of food waste, resulting in clumping and other problems.
An air collection chamber is set in the exhaust duct, with the air collection inlet and outlet staggered. The gas flows in a meandering manner in the air collection chamber, increasing the residence time. Stable humidity information is obtained by using a humidity monitoring module to control the machine's start and stop.
By extending the residence time of gas in the air collection chamber, the accuracy of humidity monitoring is ensured, the problem of insufficient drying of kitchen waste is avoided, and the treatment effect is improved.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to a kind of kitchen garbage processors. BACKGROUND
[0002] The existing kitchen garbage processor, kitchen machine for short, such as the double drying system kitchen machine disclosed in Chinese utility model patent CN220750737U, the kitchen garbage in drying cylinder is heated by heating assembly, and the kitchen garbage is crushed by combining with crushing assembly, to realize the treatment of kitchen garbage. In addition, the kitchen machine detects the temperature and humidity information of the air extracted from the drying cylinder through the temperature and humidity sensor, controls the start and stop of the kitchen machine, to reduce energy consumption.
[0003] However, the temperature and humidity sensor of the above-mentioned kitchen machine is arranged at the upstream of the air duct, close to the air inlet. The wind speed at this position is too fast, and the air stays for a very short time. Therefore, the detected instantaneous temperature and humidity information is not accurate, and misjudgment is easy to occur, resulting in insufficient drying of kitchen garbage, caking and other problems, affecting the treatment effect. SUMMARY
[0004] The utility model aims at providing a kind of kitchen garbage processors, including body, the cavity for accommodating kitchen garbage is equipped in the body, the cavity is equipped with suction port, the body is equipped with exhaust port, the exhaust air duct that is connected with suction port and exhaust port is equipped in the body, the exhaust air duct includes the suction passage, the air collecting chamber and the filter passage that are sequentially connected;The suction passage is connected with suction port and air collecting chamber;The filter passage is connected with exhaust port and air collecting chamber;The air collecting chamber is equipped with the air collecting inlet that is connected with suction passage and the air collecting outlet that is connected with filter passage;The air collecting inlet and air collecting outlet are staggered arrangement;Humidity monitoring module is equipped in the air collecting chamber.
[0005] In one or more embodiments of the utility model, the suction port is higher than the air collecting inlet, so that the airflow of the suction passage flows downward;The exhaust port is higher than the air collecting outlet, so that the airflow of the filter passage flows upward;The air collecting inlet and the air collecting outlet are arranged at the top of the air collecting chamber.
[0006] The gas in the cavity is extracted from the suction port into the suction passage and flows downward, enters the air collecting chamber from the air collecting inlet, and under the action of inertia and gravity, the gas rushes to the bottom of the air collecting chamber. After colliding with the wall in the air collecting chamber, the gas returns to the top of the air collecting chamber from the air collecting outlet and flows upward to the filter passage. The upward airflow is relatively slow, which increases the residence time of the gas in the air collecting chamber. Therefore, there is more gas accumulated in the air collecting chamber, and more stable humidity information can be obtained.
[0007] In one or more embodiments of the utility model, the kitchen waste processor further comprises a wind collecting box installed in the machine body, and the internal space of the wind collecting box forms the wind collecting cavity; the wind collecting box comprises a bottom box and a box cover, the top of the bottom box is provided with a box opening, the box cover covers the box opening of the bottom box, and the wind collecting inlet and the wind collecting outlet are arranged on the box cover. The split design of the wind collecting box facilitates the installation of the humidity monitoring module.
[0008] In one or more embodiments of the utility model, a fan assembly is arranged in the air extraction channel, and the fan assembly is used to generate negative pressure for enabling the gas in the cavity to flow from the air extraction opening to the air exhaust opening through the air duct. The fan assembly is arranged in the air extraction channel and is close to the air extraction opening, so that the gas in the cavity can be quickly extracted, and the odor gas is prevented from overflowing out of the machine.
[0009] In one or more embodiments of the utility model, the filter channel is provided with filter material for filtering and absorbing odor in the gas. The filter material is arranged in the filter channel (the rear section of the exhaust air duct) where the gas flow rate is relatively low, and is helpful to the sufficient absorption of odor.
[0010] In one or more embodiments of the utility model, a first filter screen cover is arranged at the communication position between the air extraction opening and the air extraction channel, and a second filter screen cover is arranged at the communication position between the wind collecting cavity and the filter channel. The arrangement of the filter screen covers can prevent the garbage fragments in the cavity from entering the air duct.
[0011] In one or more embodiments of the utility model, the kitchen waste processor further comprises a fan box installed in the machine body, the internal space of the fan box forms the air extraction channel, and the fan assembly is fixed in the internal space of the fan box; the upper end of the fan box is provided with a fan air inlet, the first filter screen cover covers the fan air inlet, the lower end of the fan box is provided with an air outlet pipe, the mouth of the wind collecting inlet is provided with a cylinder portion, the air outlet pipe and the cylinder portion are connected through a connecting pipe, and the air outlet pipe and the cylinder portion are respectively embedded in the pipe openings at the two ends of the connecting pipe. That is, the fan box and the wind collecting box are connected through the connecting pipe and are installed in an embedded manner, so that the structure is simple and easy to implement, and the disassembly and maintenance are easy.
[0012] In one or more embodiments of the utility model, the kitchen waste processor further comprises a filter box installed in the machine body, and the internal space of the filter box forms the filter channel; the filter material is installed in the filter box, the filter box comprises a box body and an openable box cover, and specifically, the box cover is hinged to the box body, the filter material can be replaced by being opened, and the filter material comprises adsorbing materials such as activated carbon;
[0013] The bottom of the filter box is provided with a filter air inlet, and the second filter cover is embedded in the inner side of the filter air inlet; the box cover is provided with a mounting groove, the air collecting outlet is arranged in the mounting groove, the bottom of the filter box is inserted into the mounting groove, and the second filter cover covers the air collecting outlet; the rear side of the machine body is provided with a rear side opening through which the filter box can be moved out of the rear side of the machine body, the rear side opening is covered with a detachable rear cover, and the exhaust port is arranged on the rear cover; the side of the filter box is provided with a filter air outlet, and the filter air outlet faces the exhaust port. The filter box and the air collecting box are installed in a plug-in manner, the filter box is convenient to disassemble, and the filter material can be replaced.
[0014] In one or more embodiments of the utility model, a plurality of interval staggered air deflectors are arranged in the air collecting cavity to make the gas flow tortuously in the air collecting cavity. The air deflectors are arranged in the bottom box of the air collecting box, which increases the flow path of the gas and slows down the gas, and further increases the residence time of the gas in the air collecting cavity.
[0015] In one or more embodiments of the utility model, the kitchen garbage disposer further comprises a control circuit board, a heating device, a movable cutting member and a driving mechanism which are arranged in the machine body; the heating device is arranged at the bottom of the chamber and is used for drying the kitchen garbage; the movable cutting member is arranged in the chamber and is used for cutting the kitchen garbage in the chamber; the output shaft of the driving mechanism is connected with the movable cutting member and is used for driving the movable cutting member to rotate and cut and crush the kitchen garbage; the humidity monitoring module, the heating device, the driving mechanism and the fan assembly are electrically connected with the control circuit board and are controlled by the control circuit board; the control circuit board controls the start and stop of the heating device, the driving mechanism and the fan assembly according to the monitoring data fed back by the humidity monitoring module.
[0016] In one or more embodiments of the utility model, the air collecting cavity is arranged in the exhaust air duct, the air collecting inlet and the air collecting outlet are staggered, the gas in the air extraction channel needs to collide with the cavity wall of the air collecting cavity after entering the air collecting cavity and then finds the air collecting outlet in a detour, therefore, the flow rate of the gas is slowed down, the residence time in the air collecting cavity is prolonged, the humidity monitoring module in the air collecting cavity can obtain relatively stable humidity information, the humidity in the chamber can be accurately fed back, and the kitchen garbage disposer can be controlled to start and stop according to the humidity information. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0017] Figure 1 It is a sectional view of the kitchen garbage disposer of the utility model embodiment one.
[0018] Figure 2 It is a gas flow direction schematic view of the kitchen garbage disposer of the utility model embodiment one.
[0019] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic view of the kitchen garbage disposer of the utility model embodiment one.
[0020] Figure 4 It is the structural schematic view of the kitchen garbage disposal machine of the utility model embodiment one.
[0021] Figure 5 It is the cooperation structure exploded view of the fan box, the wind collecting box and the filter box of the utility model embodiment one.
[0022] Figure 6 It is the structural schematic view of the wind collecting box of the utility model embodiment one.
[0023] Figure 7 It is the structural exploded view of the wind collecting box of the utility model embodiment one.
[0024] Figure 8 And Figure 9 It is the structural schematic view of the fan box of the utility model embodiment one at different angles.
[0025] Figure 10 And Figure 11 It is the structural schematic view of the filter box of the utility model embodiment one at the same angle.
[0026] Figure 12 It is the structural exploded view of the kitchen garbage disposal machine of the utility model embodiment one.
[0027] Figure 13 It is the structural schematic view of the bottom box of the wind collecting box of the utility model embodiment two. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0028] The scheme of the present application is further described as follows by combining with the drawings:
[0029] Embodiment one
[0030] Referring to the drawings, Figures 1-12 A kitchen garbage disposal machine, comprising a machine body 1 and a fan box 2, a wind collecting box 3, a filter box 4, a control circuit board 5, a heating device 6, a movable cutting part 7 and a driving mechanism 8 installed in the machine body 1.
[0031] The top of the machine body 1 is provided with an openable upper cover 11, the machine body 1 is internally provided with a chamber 10 for accommodating kitchen waste, the chamber 10 is provided with an air suction port 101, the machine body 1 is provided with an air exhaust port 102, the machine body 1 is internally provided with an air exhaust air duct communicating the air suction port 101 and the air exhaust port 102, the air exhaust air duct comprises an air suction channel 20, a wind collecting cavity 30 and a filtering channel 40 which are communicated in sequence. The air suction channel 20 connects the air suction port 101 and the wind collecting cavity 30; the filtering channel 40 connects the air exhaust port 102 and the wind collecting cavity 30; the wind collecting cavity 30 is provided with a wind collecting inlet 301 communicating with the air suction channel 20 and a wind collecting outlet 302 communicating with the filtering channel 40; the wind collecting inlet 301 and the wind collecting outlet 302 are staggered; the wind collecting cavity 30 is internally provided with a humidity monitoring module 9.
[0032] The humidity monitoring module 9 is a humidity sensor or a temperature and humidity sensor or other existing electronic element containing humidity monitoring function.
[0033] The technology scheme sets the wind collecting cavity 30 in the air exhaust air duct, because the wind collecting inlet 301 and the wind collecting outlet 302 are staggered, the gas in the air suction channel 20 needs to collide with the cavity wall of the wind collecting cavity 30 and then seek the wind collecting outlet 302 in a roundabout way, therefore, the gas flow rate is slowed down, the residence time in the wind collecting cavity 30 is prolonged, the humidity monitoring module 9 in the wind collecting cavity 30 can obtain relatively stable humidity information, so as to accurately feedback the humidity of the kitchen waste in the chamber 10, and facilitate to control the start and stop of the kitchen waste processor according to the humidity information.
[0034] The air suction port 101 is higher than the wind collecting inlet 301, so that the gas flow in the air suction channel 20 flows downward; the air exhaust port 102 is higher than the wind collecting outlet 302, so that the gas flow in the filtering channel 40 flows upward; the wind collecting inlet 301 and the wind collecting outlet 302 are arranged at the top of the wind collecting cavity 30. The gas in the chamber 10 is sucked out from the air suction port 101 into the air suction channel 20 and then flows downward, enters the wind collecting cavity 30 from the wind collecting inlet 301, and under the action of inertia and gravity, the gas rushes to the bottom of the wind collecting cavity 30, collides with the wall in the wind collecting cavity 30, and then returns to the top of the wind collecting cavity 30 to flow upward to the filtering channel 40 from the wind collecting outlet 302, the upward flowing gas flow is relatively slow, the residence time of the gas in the wind collecting cavity 30 is increased, therefore, more gas accumulates in the wind collecting cavity 30, and more stable humidity information can be obtained.
[0035] Specifically, the internal space of the wind collecting box 3 forms the wind collecting cavity 30; the wind collecting box 3 comprises a bottom box 31 and a box cover 32, the top of the bottom box 31 is provided with a box opening, the box cover 32 covers the box opening of the bottom box 31, and the wind collecting inlet 301 and the wind collecting outlet 302 are arranged on the box cover 32. The split design of the wind collecting box 3 facilitates the installation of the humidity monitoring module 9. In the embodiment, the box cover 32 is locked and fixed with the bottom box 31 by screws.
[0036] The air suction channel 20 is provided with a fan assembly for generating negative pressure to make the gas in the chamber 10 flow from the air suction port 101 to the air exhaust port 102 through the air duct. The fan assembly is arranged in the air suction channel 20 close to the air suction port 101, which can quickly suck the gas in the chamber 10 and avoid the odor of garbage overflowing out of the machine.
[0037] The fan assembly can use an existing air suction fan.
[0038] The filter channel 40 is provided with a filter material (not shown in the figure) for filtering and absorbing the odor in the gas. The filter material is arranged in the filter channel 40 (the rear section of the exhaust air duct) where the gas flow rate is slow, which helps to fully absorb the odor.
[0039] The air suction port 101 is provided with a first filter cover 21 at the communication part with the air suction channel 20; and the air collection chamber 30 is provided with a second filter cover 43 at the communication part with the filter channel 40. The filter covers can prevent the garbage fragments in the chamber 10 from entering the air duct.
[0040] Specifically, the internal space of the fan box 2 forms the air suction channel 20, and the fan assembly (not shown in the figure) is fixed in the internal space of the fan box 2; the upper end of the fan box 2 is provided with a fan air inlet 201, and the first filter cover 21 covers the fan air inlet 201; the lower end of the fan box 2 is provided with an air outlet pipe 22, the lower end of the air outlet pipe 22 is provided with a fan air outlet 202, the mouth of the air collection inlet 301 is provided with a cylinder portion 321, the air outlet pipe 22 and the cylinder portion 321 are connected through a connecting pipe 23, and the air outlet pipe 22 and the cylinder portion 321 are respectively inserted into the pipe openings at both ends of the connecting pipe 23. That is, the fan box 2 and the air collection box 3 are connected through the connecting pipe 23 and are installed in an embedded and inserted manner, which is simple in structure, easy to implement, and easy to disassemble and maintain.
[0041] The internal space of the filter box 4 forms the filter channel 40; the filter material is installed in the filter box 4, the filter box 4 comprises a box body 41 and a box cover 42 which can be opened and closed, in particular, the box cover 42 is hinged to the box body 41, the filter material can be opened and replaced, the filter material comprises activated carbon and other adsorption materials; the bottom of the filter box 4 is provided with a filter air inlet 401, and the second filter cover 43 is embedded in the inner side of the filter air inlet 401; the box cover 32 is provided with a mounting groove 322, the air collecting outlet 302 is arranged in the mounting groove 322, the bottom of the filter box 4 is inserted into the mounting groove 322, and the second filter cover 43 covers the air collecting outlet 302; in particular, the bottom of the filter box 4 is provided with a plug-in part 44, the shape of the mounting groove 322 corresponds to the plug-in part 44, and the plug-in part 44 is embedded in the mounting groove 322. The rear side of the fuselage 1 is provided with a rear side opening through which the filter box 4 can be moved out of the rear side of the fuselage 1, the rear side opening is covered with a detachable rear cover 12, and the exhaust port 102 is arranged on the rear cover 12. The side of the filter box 4 is provided with a filter air outlet 402, and the filter air outlet 402 faces the exhaust port 102. The filter box 4 and the air collecting box 3 are installed in a plug-in manner, facilitating the disassembly of the filter box 4 for replacing the filter material.
[0042] The heating device 6 is arranged at the bottom of the chamber 10 for drying kitchen waste. The heating device 6 is an existing electric heating plate.
[0043] The movable cutting member 7 is used for cutting the kitchen waste in the chamber 10, and the output shaft of the driving mechanism 8 is connected with the movable cutting member 7 for driving the movable cutting member 7 to rotate to cut and crush the kitchen waste.
[0044] The humidity monitoring module 9, the heating device 6, the driving mechanism 8 and the fan assembly are electrically connected with the control circuit board 5 and controlled by the control circuit board 5; the control circuit board 5 controls the start and stop of the heating device 6, the driving mechanism 8 and the fan assembly according to the monitored data fed back by the humidity monitoring module 9.
[0045] The working principle of the technical solution is as follows:
[0046] When working, the heating device 6 and the driving mechanism 8 are started simultaneously or in stages to stir and cut the kitchen waste in the chamber 10 and dry the kitchen waste; the fan assembly is started, the gas in the chamber 10 passes through the first filter cover 21 into the suction channel 20 through the suction port 101, then flows downward into the air collecting cavity 30, and then flows from the air collecting cavity 30 into the filter channel 40, and is discharged from the exhaust port 102 after being filtered by the filter material, like Figure 2The arrow direction is shown. Humidity monitoring module 9 in the wind collecting cavity 30 of the gas humidity through the wind collecting cavity 30 in the feedback to the control circuit board 5, control circuit board 5 according to the feedback humidity information to determine whether the kitchen waste in the chamber 10 is fully dried, and then according to the humidity information control kitchen waste processor working time.
[0047] For example, after monitoring the humidity below the preset value, heating device 6 stops, drive mechanism 8 continues to work for half an hour to grind the kitchen waste into powder, and then turn off the drive mechanism 8 and the fan assembly.
[0048] Example two
[0049] Referring to the accompanying drawings Figure 13 A kitchen waste processor, based on the above embodiment one, the wind collecting cavity 30 is provided with a plurality of interval staggered air guide plate 311 to make the gas in the wind collecting cavity 30 tortuous flow, the air guide plate is provided in the bottom box 31 inner wall. The air guide plate is set in the bottom box 31 of the wind collecting box 3, which plays the role of increasing the flow path and deceleration of the gas, and further increases the residence time of the gas in the wind collecting cavity 30.
[0050] The above preferred embodiment should be regarded as the embodiment of the application, any similar, approximate or based on the technical deduction, replacement, improvement and so on, should be regarded as the protection scope of the patent.
Claims
1. A kitchen waste processor comprising a body, a chamber for accommodating kitchen waste being arranged in the body, an exhaust port being arranged in the chamber, an exhaust outlet being arranged in the body, and an exhaust air duct being arranged in the body and communicating the exhaust port and the exhaust outlet, characterized in that: the exhaust air duct comprises an exhaust passage, a wind collecting cavity and a filter passage which are communicated in sequence; the exhaust passage connects the exhaust port and the wind collecting cavity; the filter passage connects the exhaust outlet and the wind collecting cavity; the wind collecting cavity is provided with a wind collecting inlet communicating with the exhaust passage and a wind collecting outlet communicating with the filter passage; the wind collecting inlet and the wind collecting outlet are arranged staggeredly; and the wind collecting cavity is provided with a humidity monitoring module.
2. The kitchen waste processor according to claim 1, characterized in that: the exhaust port is higher than the wind collecting inlet so that the air flow in the exhaust passage flows downward; the exhaust outlet is higher than the wind collecting outlet so that the air flow in the filter passage flows upward; and the wind collecting inlet and the wind collecting outlet are arranged at the top of the wind collecting cavity.
3. The kitchen waste processor according to claim 2, characterized in that: it further comprises a wind collecting box arranged in the body, and the interior space of the wind collecting box forms the wind collecting cavity; the wind collecting box comprises a bottom box and a box cover, the top of the bottom box is provided with a box opening, the box cover covers the box opening of the bottom box, and the wind collecting inlet and the wind collecting outlet are arranged on the box cover.
4. The kitchen waste processor according to claim 3, characterized in that: the exhaust passage is provided with a fan assembly, and the fan assembly is used to generate a negative pressure so that the gas in the chamber flows from the exhaust port to the exhaust outlet through the air duct.
5. The kitchen waste processor according to claim 4, characterized in that: the filter passage is provided with a filter material for filtering and absorbing peculiar smell in the gas.
6. The kitchen waste processor according to claim 5, characterized in that: the communication position between the exhaust port and the exhaust passage is provided with a first filter screen cover; and the communication position between the wind collecting cavity and the filter passage is provided with a second filter screen cover.
7. The kitchen waste processor according to claim 6, characterized in that: it further comprises a fan box arranged in the body, the interior space of the fan box forms the exhaust passage, and the fan assembly is fixed in the interior of the fan box; the upper end of the fan box is provided with a fan air inlet, and the first filter screen cover covers the fan air inlet; the lower end of the fan box is provided with an air outlet pipe, the mouth of the wind collecting inlet is provided with a cylinder portion, the air outlet pipe and the cylinder portion are connected through a connecting pipe, and the air outlet pipe and the cylinder portion are respectively inserted into the pipe mouths at the two ends of the connecting pipe.
8. The kitchen waste processor according to claim 6, characterized in that: it further comprises a filter box arranged in the body, the interior space of the filter box forms the filter passage, and the filter material is arranged in the filter box; the filter box comprises a box body and a box cover which can be opened and closed; the bottom of the filter box is provided with a filter air inlet, the second filter screen cover is embedded on the inner side of the filter air inlet; the box cover is provided with a mounting groove, the wind collecting outlet is arranged in the mounting groove, the bottom of the filter box is inserted into the mounting groove, and the second filter screen cover covers the wind collecting outlet. The rear side of the fuselage is provided with a rear side opening through which the filter box can be moved out of the fuselage, the rear side opening is covered with a detachable rear cover, and the exhaust port is arranged on the rear cover; the side of the filter box is provided with a filter air outlet, and the filter air outlet is opposite to the exhaust port.
9. The kitchen garbage disposer according to claim 1, characterized in that: A plurality of air deflectors are arranged in the air collecting cavity in a staggered manner to make the gas flow in the air collecting cavity in a zigzag manner.
10. The kitchen garbage disposer according to any one of claims 1-9, characterized in that: A control circuit board, a heating device, a movable cutting member and a driving mechanism are further arranged in the fuselage; The heating device is arranged at the bottom of the chamber for drying the kitchen garbage; The movable cutting member is arranged in the chamber for cutting the kitchen garbage in the chamber, and the output shaft of the driving mechanism is connected with the movable cutting member to drive the movable cutting member to rotate and cut and crush the kitchen garbage; The humidity monitoring module, the heating device, the driving mechanism and the fan assembly are electrically connected with the control circuit board and controlled by the control circuit board; the control circuit board controls the start and stop of the heating device, the driving mechanism and the fan assembly according to the monitoring data fed back by the humidity monitoring module.
Citation Information
Patent Citations
Kitchen waste machine with double drying systems
CN220750737U