WASTE MATERIAL PROCESSING SYSTEM HAVING ADJACENT AUGERS SEPARATED BY A DIVIDING WALL AND A RECIRCULATION CHUTE

摘要

A container for the working and transportation of food product waste includes a shell configured for removable disposition within a refuse collection vehicle. The shell includes an opening for receiving product, and a cover for sealing the opening except when open to permit product to be added to container. The cover may be operably connected to a lift and invert mechanism on the refuse collection vehicle for coordinated operation. A working and transfer mechanism is disposed within the container to work food product waste prior to delivery of same to a processing facility, and to facilitate removal of the worked food product waste from the container through an output port of the container as part of the delivery of same. This mechanism has two or more augers each located in an adjacent trough with a dividing wall therebetween. A recirculation chute is located at an output end of the container.

主权项

1. A waste processing system, comprising:
a container having an input end and an opposing output end; a first trough, disposed within the container and oriented in parallel with a longitudinal axis of the container; a first auger, disposed within the first trough and oriented in parallel with the longitudinal axis of the container, wherein the first auger has a first center height and a first overall height; a second trough, disposed within the container adjacent to the first trough and oriented in parallel with the longitudinal axis of the container; a second auger, disposed within the second trough and oriented in parallel with the longitudinal axis of the container, wherein the second auger has a second center height and a second overall height; a dividing wall formed along an intersection of central walls of the first trough and the second trough, wherein the dividing wall has a dividing wall height; and an input chute located at the input end and configured to receive waste material and deposit the waste material onto the first auger and the second auger.