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US 8,726,803 B2Granted
Apparatus for compacting and dehydration of organic waste
AssigneeTecho Corporation
InventorStefano Ceccarelli
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Abstract
An apparatus for compacting and dehydration of organic waste includes a first drawer, which is designed to receive organic material and/or kitchen-produced foodstuff waste and is equipped with mechanical elements for compacting and dehydration of the foodstuff waste, as well as a second drawer, underlying the first, which is designed to receive the compacted and dehydrated foodstuff waste that comes out of the first drawer.
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An apparatus for the compacting and dehydration of organic waste, comprising:
- a first drawer (A), designed to receive organic material and/or kitchen-produced foodstuff waste and equipped with mechanical means for compacting and dehydration of said foodstuff waste;
- and a second drawer (B), underlying the first drawer (A), designed to receive said compacted and dehydrated foodstuff waste that comes out of the first drawer (A);
- wherein said mechanical means are substantially constituted by a wormscrew (1), and wherein said wormscrew (1) is equipped with one or more cup pistons (2), which are arranged radially above the wormscrew (1) and act on the cavities of said wormscrew;
- the ascending movement of each piston (2) being provided by the rotation of the wormscrew (1), whilst the descending movement is provided by at least one return spring housed in the cup of each piston.
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An apparatus for the compacting and dehydration of organic waste, characterized in that it comprises:
- a first drawer (A), designed to receive organic material and/or kitchen-produced foodstuff waste and equipped with mechanical means for compacting and dehydration of said foodstuff waste;
- and a second drawer (B), underlying the first drawer (A), designed to receive said compacted and dehydrated foodstuff waste that comes out of the first drawer (A);
- wherein said mechanical means are substantially constituted by a wormscrew (1), and scraping means (17) for keeping the wormscrew (1) clean and for facilitating dropping of the compacted and dehydrated foodstuff waste into the second drawer (B);
- said scraping means (17) being positioned in the distal proximity of the wormscrew (1).
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.