Lid member

Abstract

To provide a lid body for a disposer apparatus which can keep inside of the disposer apparatus clean with ease. A washing-agent-reception portion is provided on a side of a rear surface of the lid body and at an inside of the body portion. The washing-agent-reception portion receives a washing agent package. When changing over drive of the disposer apparatus to a crushing operation for crushing garbage, water supply into the inside of the hopper starts concurrently with the crushing of the garbage by the crushing unit. Water to be supplied is supplied to the inside of the hopper through the lid body as a pathway thereof. At this time, the water passing through the lid body is supplied to the inside of the hopper as washing liquid with it dissolving washing agent. When driving the crushing unit, washing of the inside of the hopper is executed by the washing liquid concurrently with the crushing operation, which keeps the inside of the hopper clean.

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