FOOD WASTE DISPOSER SYSTEM AND STOPPER FOR FOOD WASTE DISPOSER SYSTEM

摘要

A food waste disposer system has a food waste disposer and a rechargeable power source that provides power to a motor of the food waste disposer. In an aspect, the motor is a permanent magnet DC motor having a nominal no-load speed in the range of 15,000 revolutions per minute to 30,000 revolutions per minute and the motor section includes a gear reduction mechanism. In an aspect, the food waste disposer system includes a power module that communicates wirelessly with a wireless activator. In an aspect, a stopper receivable in an inlet of the food waste disposer includes or is couplable to a power source which in an aspect is a rechargeable power source and in an aspect, is disposed in a housing of the stopper. In an aspect, the stopper includes a cord for coupling the stopper to the power source which is a source of AC power.

主权项

1. A food waste disposer system comprising:
a food waste disposer including a food conveying section, a motor section and a grind and discharge section, the food conveying section conveying food waste to a grind section of the grind and discharge section;
the grind section including a grind mechanism, the grind mechanism including a rotatable shredder plate assembly, the rotatable shredder plate assembly rotated by a motor of the motor section;the motor comprising a permanent magnet direct current motor having a nominal no-load speed in the range of 15,000 revolutions per minute to 30,000 revolutions per minute; the motor section including a gear reduction mechanism coupling the rotor shaft to the rotatable shredder plate assembly, the gear reduction mechanism having an input/output gear reduction ratio in a range of 4.3-30 to 1 wherein the nominal no-load speed of the motor and the input/output ratio of the gear reduction mechanism are configured so that an output shaft of the gear reduction mechanism rotates in a range of 1,000 revolutions per minute to 3,500 revolutions per minute when the motor is running at its nominal no-load speed; and a rechargeable power source that provides power to the motor.