Patent ID: 7735761

Claim:
A food waste disposal apparatus, comprising a mixing basin installed in a housing and having an introduction hole with a door, and a rotational shaft with a plurality of mixing blades, which is installed along a horizontal central line of the mixing basin and can be driven by a gear motor, in which: a hot water tank, provided with a heater, is installed near the mixing basin to heat the mixing basin, a spray device, structured in a manner such that a plurality of spray nozzles is arranged on a supply pipe at regular intervals, is installed in an upper part of the mixing basin, the supply pipe being connected to a microbe tank installed in the housing, so that microbes in the microbe tank can be sprayed into the mixing basin along with hot water, a perforated plate is integrated with a bottom of the mixing basin and a drain water tank is installed under the perforated plate, so that waste water generated from the mixing basin is collected in the drain water tank and is then discharged, a duct is installed in a manner such that an upper end portion thereof can communicate with the mixing basin, and an overflow pipe is installed to communicate with an upper end portion of the mixing basin, so that odor and waste water can be discharged through the overflow pipe and the duct, an inner space of the drain water tank can be cleansed with hot water by a washing device, an inner space in the drain water tank can be cleansed with high pressure air by a cleansing device, and a control touch panel, in which functions to operate the food waste disposal apparatus are set, is installed on an upper plate of the housing protecting the mixing basin.