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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
May. 24, 2023
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Daegeon Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Namsoo Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Kyoungmok Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Wonyoung Seo, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A food waste disposer includes: a housing; a grinding case positioned inside the housing, configured to grind food waste, and separable from the housing, wherein a discharge hole is formed in a bottom of the grinding case; a valve assembly coupled to the grinding case below the discharge hole and configured to open or close the discharge hole, the valve assembly protruding below the grinding case; a storage case positioned below the grinding case and configured to store the grinded food waste from the grinding case; a transfer tube positioned between the valve assembly and the storage case and configured to transfer the grinded food waste from the grinding case to the storage case; and a connector coupled to the transfer tube, wherein a shape of the connector is deformable upon the valve assembly resting on the connector.