Waste disposal with enhanced water management features
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsRaymond James VanAssche, Joseph Emil Gormley
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Abstract
In one aspect, a waste disposal for processing waste may generally include a housing and a motor disposed within the housing. The housing may define an inner sidewall surface extending around an inner perimeter of the housing and a discharge outlet. The motor may include a stator and a rotor at least partially surrounding the stator. The rotor may include a sidewall defining an outer surface. The motor may be disposed within the housing such that an annular gap is defined between the inner sidewall surface of the housing and the outer surface of the sidewall. When the rotor is rotated relative to the stator, water may be drawn through the annular gap towards the discharge outlet.
Claims20
A waste disposal for processing waste, the waste disposal comprising:
- a housing defining an inner sidewall surface extending around an inner perimeter of the housing and a discharge outlet, the housing configured to receive waste discharged from a sink;
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- a motor disposed within the housing, the motor including a stator and a rotor at least partially surrounding the stator, the rotor including a sidewall defining an outer surface, the motor being disposed within the housing such that an annular gap is defined between the inner sidewall surface of the housing and the outer surface of the sidewall,
- wherein, when the rotor is rotated relative to the stator, water is drawn through the annular gap towards the discharge outlet.
A waste disposal for processing waste, the waste disposal comprising:
- a housing defining a bottom surface and a discharge outlet, the housing configured to receive waste discharged from a sink;
- a motor disposed within the housing, the motor including a stator and a rotor at least partially surrounding the stator, the rotor including a sidewall and a bottom wall extending radially inwardly from the sidewall, the bottom wall defining a lower surface extending adjacent to the bottom surface of the housing such that a gap is defined between the lower surface and the bottom surface;
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- a plurality of ribs formed along the bottom wall of the rotor, the plurality of ribs being configured to push water contained within the gap radially outwardly along the bottom surface of the housing towards the discharge outlet when the rotor is rotated relative to the stator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.