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Food waste treatment apparatus

US10066377B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 10, 2015
Grant dateSep 4, 2018
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Expiry dateNov 23, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF26B5/08
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A food waste treatment apparatus includes a housing that defines a space that is configured to dehydrate and dry food waste, the housing having an inlet port that is configured to receive the food waste and an outlet port that is configured to discharge the food waste that has been dehydrated and dried. The apparatus includes a cylindrical dehydrator that is configured to remove water included in the food waste by spinning the food waste inside the housing, the cylindrical dehydrator having a communication hole that is configured to connect with the inlet port or the outlet port based on rotation of the cylindrical dehydrator. The apparatus includes an agitator that is located in the cylindrical dehydrator that is configured to rotate simultaneously with or independently of the dehydrator. The apparatus includes a dryer that is configured to dry the food waste by supplying dry air to the housing.

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