US 8,985,489 B2 · Food waste disposer with food deflecting housing

Abstract

A food waste disposer has a food conveying section that receives food waste and water; a grinding section including a grinding mechanism, and a motor section including a motor. The grinding section is disposed between the food conveying section and the motor section. The grinding mechanism includes a stationary grind ring and a rotating shredder plate assembly that rotates in the grind ring to grind food waste to form ground matter that combines with the water to form a slurry. The slurry passes into a discharge area in an upper end bell below the shredder plate assembly. The food conveying section includes a housing having a food waste deflecting band with an angular profile at a lower end of the housing.

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Dependent claims

A food waste disposer, comprising:

a food conveying section that receives food waste and water;
a motor section including a motor;
a grinding section that receives food waste and water from the food conveying section, the grinding section including a grinding mechanism, the grinding mechanism including a stationary grind ring and a rotating shredder plate assembly that rotates in the stationary grind ring, the rotating shredder plate assembly rotated by the motor;
and
the food conveying section including a housing having a food waste deflecting band at a lower end of the housing adjacent the grinding mechanism, the food waste deflecting band having an angular profile with a lower sloped wall that slopes upwardly and inwardly with respect to a sidewall of the housing.

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Food waste disposer with food deflecting housing

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Food waste disposer with food deflecting housing

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