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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2008
Kwang Jae Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sung Jin Kim, Seoul, KR;
Kwang Jae Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sung Jin Kim, Seoul, KR;
Woongjin Coway Co., Ltd., Chungcheongnam-Do, KR;
Abstract
A drier for a food waste disposal system. A hollow drum has a charge port and a discharge port for food waste. An agitating screw has a rotating thread which is rotatably disposed in an inner space of the drum and agitates and crushes the food waste, and a rotating shaft around which the rotating thread is disposed. A motor is installed on a first end of the drum, and provides a rotating force to the agitating screw. A crusher has a crush plate installed on a second end of the drum and a plurality of inclined crushing blades arranged radially, and a crush plate support installed around an upper portion of the crush plate. A heater is installed on an outer surface of the drum, and when powered provides high-temperature heat for the inner space of the drum, drying the food waste.