Raw sewage disposal apparatus

• US 5,261,126 A
• Filed: 12/03/1992
• Issued: 11/16/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nikken Corporation (TOHO Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: Japanic Corporation
• Inventors: Kishi, Mitsuhiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Recla, Henry J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Eloshway, Charles R.
• Application Number:
  US07/985,556
• Time in Patent Office: 348 Days
• Field of Search: 4/111.1, 4/111.2, 4/111.3, 4/111.4, 4/111.5, 4/111.6, 110/216, 110/204
• US Class Current: 4/111.5
• CPC Class Codes: A47K 11/02 Dry closets, e.g. incinerator closets
• CPC Class Codes: F26B 23/024 by means of catalytic oxidation
• CPC Class Codes: F26B 25/005 Treatment of dryer exhaust gases incineration of volatiles F26B23/022
• CPC Class Codes: F26B 3/205 the materials to be dried covering or being mixed with heated inert particles which may be recycled
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 50/30 Against vector-borne diseases, e.g. mosquito-borne, fly-borne, tick-borne or waterborne diseases whose impact is exacerbated by climate change

Abstract

A raw sewage disposal apparatus capable of evaporating the liquid component of raw sewage contained in an airtight vessel and capable of cleaning the vessel after and evaporating the liquid component of the raw sewage and heating the vessel so that dust which is not evaporated can be collected with assurance, hence the apparatus can be used for a long time. The apparatus comprises a vessel for containing the raw sewage therein, a heater for heating the lower portion of the vessel, an air supply pipe for supplying air into the vessel, a discharge pipe communicating with the vessel for discharging vapor formed by the evaporation of the liquid component for the raw sewage, a catalyst box connected to the discharge pipe by way of a closing valve, a dust collection box connected to the discharge pipe by way of a closing valve and a collection bag housed in the dust collection box for separating the dust from the air and collecting the dust.

Claims

1. A raw sewage disposal apparatus comprising:

a heat-resistant vessel for containing raw sewage therein;

a heating means for heating the vessel to thereby evaporate the liquid component of the raw sewage and dry the raw sewage in the vessel;

a stirring means having a plurality of stirring blades for stirring the raw sewage in the vessel;

a plurality of spherical heat-holding bodies contained in the vessel;

an introduction pipe communicating with a side surface of the vessel;

a stool connected to an upper end of the introduction pipe;

a gear box mounted on the vessel and having a rotary shaft which rotates the stirring means;

a heating pipe which has a heater therein and communicates with a first air supply means at one open end thereof and with a catalyst box at the other open end thereof, said first air supply means comprising an air blower containing a motor and a fan driven by the motor;

a second air supply means communicating with the vessel for supplying fresh air into the vessel;

said catalyst box containing a catalyst therein and communicating with the second air supply means by way of an exhaust pipe and an ejector, said catalyst being heated by the heater in the heating pipe;

an air introduction pipe communicating at one open end thereof with a side surface of the heating pipe, said air introduction pipe being branched into two pipes at an upper open end thereof;

a discharge pipe communicating at one open end thereof with the vessel for exhausting vapor formed by the evaporation of the liquid component of the raw sewage in the vessel, said discharge pipe communicating with one branched pipe of the air introduction pipe by way of a first closing valve;

a cleaning pipe communicating with the other end of the discharge pipe by way of a second closing valve;

a dust collector connected to the cleaning pipe; and

a return pipe communicating at one end thereof with the dust collector and communicating with the other branched pipe of the air introduction pipe by way of a third closing valve.

2. A raw sewage disposal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second air supply means comprise an air blower containing a motor and a fan driven by the motor, wherein the air blower communicates with one open end of an air blower pipe which is branched into an air supply pipe and a pressure application pipe, the air supply pipe communicating with the vessel by way of a closing valve and the pressure application pipe communicating with the catalyst box by way of the ejector, the ejector generating a negative pressure for drawing vapor and dust from the catalyst box.

3. A raw sewage disposal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the dust collector houses therein a collection bag for separating dust from air and collecting the dust.

4. A raw sewage disposal apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the collection bag is formed of a cloth.

5. A raw sewage disposal apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the collection bag is formed of a coarse paper.

6. A raw sewage disposal apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a temperature sensor for detecting a change of temperature of the vessel.

7. A raw sewage disposal apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a control system for operating the raw sewage disposal apparatus, said control system comprising a temperature discrimination circuit connected to a temperature sensor, a drying instruction circuit connected to an output of an instruction switch which is used for representing the completion of use of the stool, a power supply switch which starts operation of the raw sewage disposal apparatus, a CPU connected to the outputs of the temperature discriminating circuit, the drying instruction circuit and the power supply switch, the CPU including means for issuing instruction signals which are supplied to a shutter control circuit, a motor control circuit, a valve control circuit and a heater control circuit.

8. A raw sewage disposal apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the shutter control circuit, the motor control circuit, the valve control circuit and the heater control circuit are individually and independently operated upon reception of instruction signals from the CPU to thereby control the shutter connected to the output of the shutter control circuit, the first, second and third motors respectively connected to the motor control circuit, the first, second, third and fourth closing valves independently connected to the valve control circuit, and the first and second heaters connected to the heater control circuit.

9. A raw sewage disposal apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a throttle pipe which is connected to the air supply pipe and passes around the closing valve to form a bypass pipe, said throttle pipe being smaller in diameter than the air supply pipe.

10. A raw sewage disposal apparatus comprising:

a heat-resistance vessel for containing raw sewage therein;

a combustion furnace which is brought into contact with a lower surface of the vessel for heating the vessel to thereby evaporate the liquid component of the raw sewage and dry the raw sewage in the vessel, said combustion furnace being separated into a combustion chamber and a catalyst chamber;

a first air supply means connected to the combustion furnace by way of a burner pipe and a fuel supply pipe;

said first air supply means comprises an air blower containing a motor and a fan driven by the motor;

a stirring means having a plurality of stirring blades for stirring the raw sewage in the vessel;

a plurality of spherical heat-holding bodies contained in the vessel;

an introduction pipe communicating with the side surface of the vessel;

a stool connected to an upper end of the introduction pipe;

a gear box mounted on the vessel and having a rotary shaft which rotates the stirring means;

a second air supply means communicating with the vessel for supplying fresh air into the vessel;

the catalyst chamber containing catalyst therein and communicating with the second air supply means by way of an exhaust pipe and an ejector, said catalyst being heated by the heat from the combustion chamber;

a discharge pipe communicating at one open end thereof with the vessel for exhausting vapor formed by the evaporation of the liquid component of the raw sewage in the vessel, said discharge pipe being branched into two pipes;

an air introduction pipe communicating at one open end thereof with the combustion furnace and with one branched pipe of the discharge pipe by way of a first closing valve;

a cleaning pipe communicating with the other branched pipe of the discharge pipe by way of a second closing valve;

a dust collector connected to the cleaning pipe; and

a return pipe communicating at one open end thereof with the dust collector and communicating with a discharge port provided at a side surface of the combustion furnace.

11. A raw sewage disposal apparatus according to claim 10 wherein the combustion furnace is hollow and rises aslant to form a trapezoid at a rear portion thereof and has a partition plate which rises vertically and is fixed to the inside thereof for separating the combustion chamber and the catalyst chamber.

12. A raw sewage disposal apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the second air supply means comprises an air blower containing a motor and a fan driven by the motor, wherein the air blower communicates with one open end of an air blower pipe which is branched into an air supply pipe and a pressure application pipe, the air supply pipe communicating with the vessel by way of a closing valve and the pressure application pipe communicating with the catalyst box by way of the ejector, the ejector generating a negative pressure for drawing vapor and dust from the catalyst box.

13. A raw sewage disposal apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the dust collector contains therein a collection bag for separating dust from air and collecting the dust.

14. A raw sewage disposal apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the collection bag is formed of a cloth.

15. A raw sewage disposal apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the collection bag is formed of a coarse paper.

16. A raw sewage disposal apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising a throttle pipe which is connected to the air supply pipe and passes over the closing valve so as to form a bypass pipe, said throttle pipe being smaller in diameter than the air supply pipe.

17. A raw sewage disposal apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising a temperature sensor for detecting a change of temperature of the vessel.

18. A raw sewage disposal apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising a control system of operating the raw sewage disposal apparatus, said control system comprising a temperature discrimination circuit connected to a temperature sensor, a drying instruction circuit connected to an output of an instruction switch which is used for representing the completion of use of the stool, a power supply switch which starts operation of the raw sewage disposal apparatus, a CPU connected to the outputs of the temperature discriminating circuit, the drying instruction circuit and the power supply switch and issuing instruction signals which are supplied to a shutter control circuit, a motor control circuit, a valve control circuit and a heater control circuit.

19. A raw sewage disposal apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the shutter control circuit, the motor control circuit, the valve control circuit and the heater control circuit are individually and independently operated upon reception of the instruction signals from the CPU to thereby control the shutter connected to the output of the shutter control circuit, the first, second and third motors respectively connected to the motor control circuit, the first, second, third and fourth closing valves independently connected to the valve control circuit and the first and second heaters connected to the heater control circuit.