A waste collection system

By designing a waste collection system that automatically separates waste using mechanized cleaning components and combing devices, the problem of blockage in drainage facilities caused by strip-shaped waste in meat product production wastewater has been solved, achieving automated waste collection, reducing the frequency of manual cleaning and food safety risks.

CN224549327UActive Publication Date: 2026-07-24LINYI JINLUO WENRUI FOOD CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
LINYI JINLUO WENRUI FOOD CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-08-29
Publication Date
2026-07-24

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Technical Problem

During meat product production, strip-shaped waste mixed in with wastewater can easily clog drainage facilities, increasing the frequency and intensity of manual cleaning, and posing food safety risks.

Method used

Design a waste collection system including a wastewater tank and a waste bin. Utilize a waste conveyor and cleaning components to separate waste through mechanized cleaning motors, brush plates, and agitators. Combined with a combing component and a stainless steel filter screen, achieve automated waste collection and separation, reducing manual intervention.

Benefits of technology

It effectively reduces the chance of sewer blockage, reduces the intensity and frequency of manual cleaning, improves cleaning efficiency, and reduces food safety risks.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a kind of waste collection systems, belong to waste recovery technical field, including waste water tank and waste tank, waste water tank and waste tank between being equipped with waste conveyor, lower end of waste conveyor extends into waste water tank, higher end of waste conveyor is located above waste tank;The inner bottom surface of waste water tank is equipped with sewer pipeline, and the water inlet of this sewer pipeline is equipped with sewer floor drain;Sewer floor drain side is equipped with cleaning assembly, and sewer floor drain is in the cleaning range of cleaning assembly. Sewer floor drain is drained at the same time, complete to strip or granular waste separation, cleaning assembly is cleaned to the sewer floor drain that is in cleaning range and occurs due to waste blockage, to separate waste tank sewer floor drain side, waste conveyor transports waste from low to high, finally waste falls from the high of waste conveyor to waste tank and completes collection, when reducing the probability of sewer facility blockage, synchronous reduces manual participation cleaning work intensity and cleaning frequency.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of waste recycling technology, specifically a waste collection system. Background Technology

[0002] Currently, meat processing enterprises easily generate a lot of wastewater and waste during product production, which is then centrally treated to meet emission standards before being discharged. During wastewater collection, it often contains a lot of waste material, which easily accumulates in drains, causing blockages. This requires manual cleaning of the waste material before further unblocking the drains. Among the solid waste are many strip-shaped pieces of muscle fibers, fascia, or tendons, which easily become entangled or hooked in drains, increasing the difficulty of cleaning.

[0003] In the initial stage of wastewater collection, waste materials are mixed with the wastewater and enter the wastewater tank for a period of time. Therefore, every once in a while, manual cleaning of the waste materials is required to unclog the drains. This operation not only easily leads to a waste of human resources, but also, if the drains are not unclogged in time, wastewater may overflow, expanding the contaminated area and increasing the risk of microbial growth. At the same time, if the wastewater and waste materials are not thoroughly disinfected when the drains are cleaned frequently, it may indirectly cause food safety problems. Utility Model Content

[0004] To address the problem that wastewater, especially strip-shaped waste, is easily mixed with during meat processing, which can cause blockages in drainage systems and lead to frequent manual cleaning, this invention provides a waste collection system that can reduce the intensity and frequency of manual cleaning.

[0005] This utility model is achieved through the following technical solution: A waste collection system includes a wastewater tank and a waste bin, with a waste conveyor provided between the wastewater tank and the waste bin. The lower end of the waste conveyor extends into the wastewater tank, and the higher end of the waste conveyor is located above the waste bin. The wastewater tank has a drain pipe on its inner bottom surface, and the drain pipe has a floor drain at its inlet. A cleaning component is provided on one side of the floor drain, and the floor drain is within the cleaning range of the cleaning component.

[0006] While draining water, the floor drain also separates strip-shaped or granular waste. The cleaning component cleans the floor drain within the cleaning range that is blocked by waste, separating the waste bin from the floor drain side. The operation of the waste conveyor transports the waste from low to high, and finally the waste falls from the high point of the waste conveyor into the waste bin for collection. This reduces the chance of blockage in the drainage system, while simultaneously reducing the intensity and frequency of manual cleaning.

[0007] A further improvement of this utility model is that the above-mentioned cleaning assembly includes a cleaning motor, a cleaning shaft, a lever, and a brush plate. The cleaning motor is mounted on a wastewater tank, and the output end of the cleaning motor is coaxially connected to the cleaning shaft. At least one lever is connected to the circumference of the cleaning shaft, and the brush plate is connected to the upper part of the lever. Driven by the cleaning motor, the cleaning shaft rotates around the cleaning shaft via the lever, causing the brush plate to separate and sweep away the strip-shaped or granular waste accumulated on the drain. The cleaning of the drain is completed through mechanical operation, minimizing the need for manual cleaning.

[0008] A further improvement of this invention is that the aforementioned actuating linkage is also connected to an agitating paddle capable of stirring the water flow. The agitating paddle is parallel to the brush plate and located on the side facing the rotating brush plate. By agitating the water flow in front of the brush plate with the agitating paddle, when the brush plate on the same actuating linkage first contacts the drain, the agitating paddle first stirs the water flow in the area above the drain. This water flow agitation pre-disturbs the strip-shaped waste adhering to the drain, which helps to improve the success rate of cleaning the strip-shaped waste and reduce the difficulty of cleaning the waste on the drain when the brush plate passes by.

[0009] A further improvement of this invention is that the inner bottom surface of the wastewater tank is provided with several combing components, which are arranged on the moving trajectory of the agitator. Strip-shaped waste and other particulate waste easily become entangled on the brush plate, which over time reduces the brush plate's cleaning ability for drains. The combing components promptly clean the waste adhering to the brush plate, maintaining its processing capacity.

[0010] A further improvement of this utility model is that the above-mentioned combing assembly includes a housing and a combing connecting plate; the combing connecting plate is rotatable within the housing via a pin; the end of the combing connecting plate near the drain is provided with comb teeth, and the other end of the combing connecting plate is provided with a pressing block; one end of the top surface of the housing has a second connecting opening corresponding to the comb teeth and allowing the comb teeth to extend upwards to the top of the housing, and the other end of the top surface of the housing has a first connecting opening corresponding to the pressing block and allowing the pressing block to extend upwards to the top of the housing. The agitator pushes and compresses the pressing block, causing the combing connecting plate to rotate around the pin, and the comb teeth pass through the second connecting opening and protrude upwards onto the housing surface. At this time, the comb teeth can clean the brush plate that has passed through.

[0011] A further improvement of this invention is that the aforementioned pin is positioned near the extrusion block, so that in the initial state, the extrusion block is above the housing. This initial position of the extrusion block above the housing ensures that the comb teeth flip upwards after the extrusion block is pushed by the agitator, preventing interference between the comb teeth above the housing and the passing agitator.

[0012] A further improvement of this invention is that the bottom of the wastewater tank is provided with a receiving groove, and the housing can be embedded in the receiving groove. By embedding the housing in the receiving groove, the housing is installed and fixed in the wastewater tank, preventing displacement of the cleaning components caused by water flow.

[0013] A further improvement of this invention is that the conveyor belt of the aforementioned waste conveyor is evenly distributed with waste partitions. These partitions support the waste, preventing it from slipping on the conveyor belt and hindering its removal, thereby improving conveying efficiency.

[0014] A further improvement of this invention is that the waste partition is provided with drainage holes. Since the lower end of the waste conveyor is in the wastewater tank, the waste partition in the water will be washed by the wastewater, causing the waste to be lost from the waste partition. The drainage holes can discharge the wastewater in time, and the waste partition completes the screening of waste as it moves upward with the conveyor belt.

[0015] A further improvement of this invention is that the waste bin is equipped with a removable stainless steel filter screen. The stainless steel filter screen can block waste from entering the waste bin, and can be periodically removed to clean the waste from the bin.

[0016] As can be seen from the above technical solution, the beneficial effects of this utility model are: while draining water, the drain separates strip-shaped or granular waste; the cleaning component cleans the drain within the cleaning range that is blocked by waste, thereby separating the waste bin from the drain side; the operation of the waste conveyor transports the waste from low to high; and finally, the waste falls from the high point of the waste conveyor into the waste bin for collection. This reduces the probability of blockage in the drainage system while simultaneously reducing the intensity and frequency of manual cleaning. Attached Figure Description

[0017] To more clearly illustrate the technical solution of this utility model, the drawings used in the description will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0018] Figure 1 This is a first-angle schematic diagram of a specific embodiment of the present utility model.

[0019] Figure 2 This is a second-angle schematic diagram of a specific embodiment of the present utility model.

[0020] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the waste conveyor structure according to a specific embodiment of the present invention.

[0021] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the cleaning component structure according to a specific embodiment of the present invention.

[0022] Figure 5 This is a first-angle schematic diagram of the combing component in a specific embodiment of this utility model.

[0023] Figure 6 This is a second-angle schematic diagram of the combing component in a specific embodiment of this utility model.

[0024] Figure 7 This is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the combing component according to a specific embodiment of the present utility model.

[0025] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the combing component and wastewater tank combination in a specific embodiment of this utility model.

[0026] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the material partition structure according to a specific embodiment of the present invention.

[0027] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of the agitator structure in a specific embodiment of the present invention.

[0028] In the attached diagram: 10. Wastewater tank; 11. Floor drain; 101. Container trough; 12. Water level sensing valve; 20. Waste conveyor; 21. Conveyor belt; 22. Waste partition; 221. Water passage hole; 23. Discharge funnel; 24. Support frame; 25. Side baffle; 26. Return trough; 30. Cleaning assembly; 31. Cleaning motor; 32. Cleaning shaft; 321. Actuating linkage; 322. Reinforcing frame; 33. Agitator; 331. Agitator protrusion; 34. Brush plate; 40. Waste bin; 41. Stainless steel filter screen; 50. Combing assembly; 51. Housing; 501. Connecting port one; 502. Connecting port two; 52. Combing connecting plate; 521. Extrusion block; 522. Comb teeth; 523. Pin shaft. Detailed Implementation

[0029] To make the objectives, features, and advantages of this utility model more apparent and understandable, the technical solutions of this utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the specific embodiments. Obviously, the embodiments described below are only some embodiments of this utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this patent, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this patent.

[0030] like Figures 1-10 As shown, this utility model discloses a waste collection system, including a wastewater tank 10 and a waste bin 40. A waste conveyor 20 is provided between the wastewater tank 10 and the waste bin 40. The lower end of the waste conveyor 20 extends into the wastewater tank 10, and the higher end of the waste conveyor 20 is located above the waste bin 40. The wastewater tank 10 has a drain pipe on its inner bottom surface, and the drain pipe has a drain 11 at its inlet. A cleaning component 30 is provided on one side of the drain 11, and the drain 11 is within the cleaning range of the cleaning component 30.

[0031] While draining water, the drain 11 also separates strip-shaped or granular waste. The cleaning component 30 cleans the drain 11 within the cleaning range that is blocked by waste, thus separating the waste bin 40 from one side of the drain 11. The operation of the waste conveyor 20 transports the waste from low to high, and finally the waste falls from the high point of the waste conveyor 20 into the waste bin 40 for collection. This reduces the probability of blockage in the drainage system and simultaneously reduces the intensity and frequency of manual cleaning.

[0032] The cleaning assembly 30 includes a cleaning motor 31, a cleaning shaft 32, a lever 321, and a brush plate 34. The cleaning motor 31 is mounted on the wastewater tank 10. The output end of the cleaning motor 31 is coaxially connected to the cleaning shaft 32. At least one lever 321 is connected to the circumference of the cleaning shaft 32, and the brush plate 34 is connected to the upper part of the lever 321. Driven by the cleaning motor 31, the cleaning shaft 32 rotates around the brush plate 34 via the lever 321. The brush plate 34 separates and sweeps away the strip-shaped or granular waste accumulated on the drain 11. The cleaning of the drain 11 is completed through mechanical operation, minimizing the need for manual cleaning.

[0033] The actuating linkage 321 is also connected to an agitator 33 capable of stirring the water flow. The agitator 33 is parallel to the brush plate 34 and is located on the side facing the rotating brush plate 34. By agitating the water flow in front of the brush plate 34 with the agitator 33, when the brush plate 34 on the same actuating linkage 321 comes into contact with the drain 11, the agitator 33 first stirs the water flow in the area above the drain 11. The stirring of the water flow can pre-disturb the strip-shaped waste attached to the drain 11. When the brush plate 34 passes by, it helps to improve the success rate of cleaning the strip-shaped waste and reduce the difficulty of cleaning the waste on the drain 11.

[0034] A reinforcing frame 322 connects the agitator 33 and the brush plate 34 on the same actuating linkage 321. The reinforcing frame 322 is connected to the actuating linkage 321. The reinforcing frame 322 increases the structural strength of the agitator 33 and the brush plate 34 on the actuating linkage 321.

[0035] The inner bottom surface of the wastewater tank 10 is also provided with several combing components 50, which are arranged on the moving trajectory of the agitator 33. Strip-shaped waste and other particulate waste easily become entangled on the brush plate 34, which over time reduces the brush plate 34's cleaning ability for the drain 11. The combing components 50 promptly clean the waste adhering to the brush plate 34, maintaining its processing capacity.

[0036] The combing assembly 50 includes a housing 51 and a combing connecting plate 52. The combing connecting plate 52 rotates within the housing 51 via a pin 523. One end of the combing connecting plate 52 near the drain 11 has comb teeth 522, and the other end has a pressing block 521. One end of the top surface of the housing 51 has a second connecting opening 502 corresponding to the comb teeth 522 and allowing the comb teeth 522 to extend upwards to the top of the housing 51. The other end of the top surface of the housing 51 has a first connecting opening 501 corresponding to the pressing block 521 and allowing the pressing block 521 to extend upwards to the top of the housing 51. The agitator 33 presses and pushes the pressing block 521, causing the combing connecting plate 52 to rotate around the pin 523. The comb teeth 522 pass through the second connecting opening 502 and protrude upwards from the surface of the housing 51, thus cleaning the brush plate 34 that passes through.

[0037] When multiple combing components 50 are provided, they are radially distributed along the cleaning shaft 32, and the length direction of the housing 51 coincides with the tangent of the circular trajectory of the agitator 33. That is, when the agitator 33 passes the middle position of the length direction of the housing 51, the length direction of the housing 51 is perpendicular to the length direction of the agitator 33 in the horizontal plane. In order to better ensure that the extrusion block 521 quickly moves against the combing connecting plate 52 after being extruded, the cross-section of the extrusion block 521 is a right-angled triangle, and the inclined surface of the right-angled triangle can contact the agitator 33. After the comb teeth 522 have finished cleaning the brush plate 34, when the comb teeth 522 retract into the housing 51, the comb teeth 522 can cooperate with the grid-shaped connecting port 502 to scrape off the strip-shaped waste material hooked on the comb teeth 522. The scraped waste material re-enters the wastewater and floats. With the operation of the waste conveyor 20, the waste material is transported to a higher position by the waste partition 22.

[0038] The distance from the bottom surface of the stirring paddle to the bottom surface of the wastewater tank 10 is greater than the height of the shell 51 above the bottom surface of the wastewater tank 10; the bristles at the bottom of the brush plate 34 are lower than the bottom surface of the stirring paddle so that they can be cleaned by the comb teeth 522.

[0039] The pin 523 is positioned near the extrusion block 521. In the initial state, the extrusion block 521 is positioned above the housing 51. This initial positioning of the extrusion block 521 above the housing 51 ensures that the comb teeth 522 flip upwards after the agitator 33 pushes the extrusion block 521, preventing interference between the comb teeth 522 and the agitator 33 when the comb teeth are above the housing 51.

[0040] To enhance the agitation capability of the agitator 33 on the water flow, the distance at the bottom of the agitator 33 can be shortened and replaced with a row of agitation protrusions 331; the cross-section of the agitation protrusions 331 can be circular or triangular, thereby enhancing the agitation capability on the water flow.

[0041] The wastewater tank 10 has a receiving groove 101 at its inner bottom, and the housing 51 can be embedded in the receiving groove 101. By embedding the housing 51 in the receiving groove 101, the housing 51 is installed and fixed in the wastewater tank 10, avoiding displacement of the cleaning components caused by water flow.

[0042] The waste conveyor 20 has waste partitions 22 evenly distributed on the conveyor belt 21. The waste partitions 22 support the waste, preventing it from slipping on the conveyor belt 21 and failing to be transported out, thereby improving the conveying efficiency.

[0043] The waste partition 22 is evenly distributed with water passage holes 221. Since the lower end of the waste conveyor 20 is in the wastewater tank 10, the waste partition 22 in the water will be washed by the wastewater, causing the waste to be lost on the waste partition 22. The wastewater can be discharged in time through the water passage holes 221. The waste partition 22 completes the screening of waste as it moves upward with the conveyor belt 21.

[0044] The waste partition 22 is provided with soft side baffles 25 on both sides along its length and installed on the conveyor belt 21. The side baffles 25 are ring-shaped and can prevent materials from flowing outward with the water flow from both sides.

[0045] The waste conveyor 20 is also provided with a return trough 26, which is parallel to the inclination direction of the conveyor belt 21 and located below the conveyor belt 21, to prevent water from dripping from the conveyor belt 21 onto the outside of the wastewater tank 10 and the waste bin 40, thus increasing the cleaning work.

[0046] The higher end of the return trough 26 is connected to a discharge funnel 23 located above the waste bin 40, so that the waste brought to the higher position by the conveyor belt 21 can be collected in a unified manner through the discharge funnel 23.

[0047] A support frame 24 is also provided between the wastewater tank 10 and the waste tank 40 to support the waste conveyor 20.

[0048] The waste bin 40 is equipped with a removable stainless steel filter screen 41. The stainless steel filter screen 41 can block waste from entering the waste bin 40, and the stainless steel filter screen 41 can be removed periodically to clean the waste in the waste bin 40.

[0049] The mesh size of the stainless steel filter screen 41 can be selected according to the particle size of the waste particles to be processed.

[0050] The drain 11 is located on one side of the waste conveyor 20, and the drain 11 and the conveyor belt 21 are in the same conveying direction; the combing assembly 50 is arranged between the waste conveyor 20 and the drain 11. This layout helps to transport and collect the cleaned waste through the waste conveyor 20.

[0051] The wastewater tank 10 is also equipped with a water level sensing valve 12 that can be linked with the sweeping motor 31. When the underwater drain becomes clogged and the water level rises, the water level sensing valve 12 can be used to clear the drain 11 in time. The sweeping motor 31 rotates and the agitator 33 pushes the water flow towards the waste conveyor 20 to prevent the drain 11, which has just been cleared, from being blocked again by waste.

[0052] To prevent the drain 11 from being quickly clogged by waste backfill, an air pipe connected to an external air pump can be installed on the side wall of the waste tank 10 opposite to the lower end of the waste conveyor 20. This air pipe can be used in conjunction with the cleaning assembly 30 to increase the speed at which the waste tank 40 moves on one side of the waste conveyor 20.

[0053] In summary, the working principle of this device is as follows: the cleaning component 30 moves the waste bin 40 and waste conveyor 20 on one side of the drain 11 to clear the drain 11; the combing component 50 cleans the waste attached to the brush plate 34 to maintain the cleaning ability of the brush plate 34.

[0054] The waste collection system described in this utility model separates strip-shaped or granular waste while draining water. The cleaning component cleans the drain within the cleaning range that is blocked by waste, thus separating the waste bin from the drain side. The operation of the waste conveyor transports the waste from low to high, and finally the waste falls from the high point of the waste conveyor into the waste bin for collection. This reduces the probability of drainage facility blockage and simultaneously reduces the intensity and frequency of manual cleaning.

[0055] The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables those skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not to be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A waste collection system, comprising a wastewater tank (10) and a waste bin (40), characterized in that, A waste conveyor (20) is provided between the wastewater tank (10) and the waste tank (40). The lower end of the waste conveyor (20) extends into the wastewater tank (10), and the higher end of the waste conveyor (20) is located above the waste tank (40). The wastewater tank (10) has a drain pipe on its inner bottom surface, and the drain pipe has a drain drain (11) at its inlet. A cleaning component (30) is provided on one side of the drain drain (11), and the drain drain (11) is within the cleaning range of the cleaning component (30).

2. The waste collection system according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cleaning assembly (30) includes a cleaning motor (31), a cleaning shaft (32), a lever (321), and a brush plate (34). The cleaning motor (31) is mounted on the wastewater tank (10). The output end of the cleaning motor (31) is coaxially connected to the cleaning shaft (32). At least one lever (321) is connected to the circumferential surface of the cleaning shaft (32). The brush plate (34) is connected to the upper part of the lever (321).

3. The waste collection system according to claim 2, characterized in that, The agitator (321) is also connected to an agitator (33) that can agitate the water flow. The agitator (33) is parallel to the brush plate (34) and is located on the side facing the brush plate (34) as it rotates.

4. A waste collection system according to claim 3, characterized in that, The bottom surface of the wastewater tank (10) is also provided with several combing components (50), which are arranged on the moving trajectory of the agitator (33).

5. A waste collection system according to claim 4, characterized in that, The combing assembly (50) includes a housing (51) and a combing connecting plate (52); the combing connecting plate (52) is rotatable inside the housing (51) via a pin (523), and the combing connecting plate (52) has comb teeth (522) at one end near the drain (11), and a pressing block (521) at the other end; one end of the top surface of the housing (51) is provided with a second communication port (502) corresponding to the comb teeth (522) and allowing the comb teeth (522) to extend upward to the top of the housing (51), and the other end of the top surface of the housing (51) is provided with a first communication port (501) corresponding to the pressing block (521) and allowing the pressing block (521) to extend upward to the top of the housing (51).

6. A waste collection system according to claim 5, characterized in that, The pin (523) is positioned near the extrusion block (521), and in the initial state, the extrusion block (521) is positioned above the housing (51).

7. A waste collection system according to claim 5, characterized in that, The wastewater tank (10) has a receiving groove (101) at its inner bottom, and the shell (51) can be embedded in the receiving groove (101).

8. A waste collection system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that, Waste partitions (22) are evenly distributed on the conveyor belt (21) of the waste conveyor (20).

9. A waste collection system according to claim 8, characterized in that, The waste partition (22) is evenly distributed with water passage holes (221).

10. A waste collection system according to claim 8, characterized in that, The waste bin (40) is equipped with a removable stainless steel filter screen (41).