Waste Disposal Mounting Bracket Radial Teeth Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional waste disposal units have elongated profiles, occupy significant storage space under sinks, lack precise motor control, suffer from waste sticking issues, and are difficult to install due to weight support requirements during mounting.
Innovation Solution
A waste disposal system with a compact design featuring an external rotor motor configuration, shaftless cutter plate connection, dome-shaped grind chamber, and a mounting assembly with radially extending teeth for easy installation, along with a controller for precise speed and torque control and surface features to prevent waste sticking.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional mounting methods are used requiring weight support during rotation, then secure mounting is achieved, but installation difficulty increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting assembly is divided into separate components: a mounting bracket with teeth that engages with the drain flange, and a separate disposal unit. This segmentation allows the bracket to be installed first to provide support, then the disposal is lowered onto the pre-installed bracket, eliminating the need to support weight during rotation.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting bracket acts as an intermediary component between the drain and the disposal unit. It provides a stable mounting structure with teeth that engage the drain flange, serving as a mediator that transfers the load and eliminates the need for direct weight support during installation.
2Device complexity
If elongated profile disposal units are used, then motor and grinding mechanism connection is simplified, but storage space under sink is significantly reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The motor is repositioned from a vertical/elongated configuration to a horizontal/mounting-bracket configuration. The motor mounts to the side of the disposal housing rather than extending vertically, changing the dimensional arrangement to reduce vertical profile while maintaining functional connectivity through the mounting bracket.
3Productivity
If conventional grinding mechanism design is used, then waste processing is achieved, but waste sticking and odor problems occur
Solution Approach 1:
The grind chamber is designed with a dome-shaped curved surface instead of flat or angular surfaces. This curvature prevents waste from adhering to surfaces and eliminates crevices where waste could become trapped, thereby reducing odor problems while maintaining waste processing effectiveness.
Data Source
AI summary
In one aspect, a waste disposal system for receiving waste discharged from a drain having a drain flange is disclosed. The system may generally include a waste disposal having a housing extending axially between a top and a bottom. In addition, the system may include a mounting bracket configured to couple the waste disposal to the drain. The mounting bracket may be configured to extend circumferentially around at least a portion of the top of the housing and may include a body and at least one tooth extending radially inwardly from the body. When the waste disposal is moved axially towards the drain, the at least one tooth is configured to move both radially outwardly as the at least one tooth contacts the drain flange and back radially inwardly when the at least one tooth is positioned axially above the drain flange so as to overlap the drain flange.