Mount System For A Food Waste Disposer
A food waste disposer mounting assembly uses a stainless steel sink-flange with a screw-on collar system as a primary mounting system to a sink. By connecting the stainless steel sink-flange with a bayonet locking reed collar and screw-on nut collar, a vibration and sound transmission path to the sink is both reduced and rendered indirect. Incorporation of reed switches with a stopper and magnets can modify the unit for use as a batch-feed disposer.
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This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/942,275, filed on Jun. 6, 2007. The disclosure of the above application is incorporated herein by reference.
FIELDThe present disclosure relates to food waste disposers and mounting systems for food waste disposers.
BACKGROUNDThe statements in this section merely provide background information related to the present disclosure and may not constitute prior art.
Commonly known food waste disposers use screws as a primary mounting means. A disadvantage of screws or fasteners is they can create a direct path for vibration from the disposer to the sink and therefore transfer operating noise or vibration. Other common mounting systems use an all-plastic sink-flange and connector collar mounting. A plastic sink-flange wall has several disadvantages as it can be too thick for inclusion of magnetic switching devices, and plastic is not as impervious to household chemicals often brought into contact with the disposer as the wall of a stainless steel sink-flange. In addition, although plastic is not necessarily less expensive than stainless steel, to many consumers it can create a less desirable appearance and can appear to be less robust.
SUMMARYA food waste disposer mounting assembly uses a stainless steel sink-flange with a screw-on collar system as a primary mounting system to a sink. By connecting the stainless steel sink-flange with a bayonet locking collar and screw-on nut collar, a vibration and sound transmission path to the sink is both reduced and rendered indirect. Incorporation of reed switches with a stopper and magnets modify the unit for use as a batch-feed disposer.
Further areas of applicability will become apparent from the description provided herein. It should be understood that the description and specific examples are intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.
The drawings described herein are for illustration purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure in any way.
The following description is merely exemplary in nature and is not intended to limit the present disclosure, application, or uses. It should be understood that throughout the drawings, corresponding reference numerals indicate like or corresponding parts and features.
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A food waste disposer mounting assembly of the present disclosure provides several advantages. The mounting assembly uses a stainless steel or plastic sink-flange with a screw-on collar system as its primary mounting system. By using a stainless steel or plastic sink-flange with a bayonet locking reed collar and screw on nut collar, a path for vibration and sound transmission to the sink is both smaller and rendered indirect. Both vibration and motor grinding noise are reduced. The system can also accommodate reed switches so a stopper with magnets turns the unit into a batch-feed disposer. The use of a Stainless steel flange of the present disclosure eliminates a direct connection from the disposer to the sink, and can accommodate various sink thicknesses.
Claims
1. A mount system for a food waste disposer, comprising:
- a sink flange adapted to connect a food waste disposer to a sink, the sink flange having: a tubular body; a mounting flange transversely extending from and homogenously connected to the tubular body, and an outer wall of the tubular body having at least one first dimple extending outwardly from the outer wall; and
- a collar having: a dimple attachment recess adapted to slidably receive the at least one first dimple, and a dimple insertion track transversely oriented to the dimple attachment recess to releasably engage with the at least one dimple to releasably engage the collar to the sink flange.
2. The mount system of claim 1, wherein the sink flange further includes at least one second dimple extending inwardly from an inner wall of the tubular body.
3. The mount system of claim 2, further comprising a strainer adapted to be releasably received within a cavity defined by the tubular body of the sink flange, the strainer having at least one dimple receiving channel adapted to slidably receive the at least one second dimple to releasably engage the strainer to the sink flange.
4. The mount system of claim 3, wherein the strainer includes at least one magnet disposed in the strainer.
5. The mount system of claim 4, further comprising at least one reed switch attached to the collar, wherein when the strainer is disposed within the cavity the strainer is rotatable until the magnet is aligned with the reed switch, proximity of the reed switch to the magnet being operable to close a contact of the reed switch to energize the food waste disposer.
6. The mount system of claim 1, further comprising:
- a plurality of threads created on the collar; and
- a collar nut positioned outward of and threadably engageble with the plurality of threads of the collar, the collar nut and the flange adapted to contact opposed faces of a sink wall.
7. The mount system of claim 1, wherein the collar includes a collar flange connected to a body, the body further having:
- an inner surface having a plurality of threads created on the inner surface; and
- at least one rib adapted to promote axial rotation of the collar flange with respect to the sink flange.
8. The mount system of claim 1, wherein the dimple insertion track is located at and extends transversely away from an end of the dimple attachment recess receive and prevent axial removal of the collar from the sink flange without first axially rotating the collar.
9. A mount system for a food waste disposer, comprising:
- a polymeric material sink flange adapted to connect a food waste disposer to a sink, the sink flange having: a tubular body having a thread created on an outer wall of the tubular body; an annular mounting flange transversely extending from and homogenously connected to the tubular body; an annular groove having an outward facing concave geometry adapted to receive an elastically deflectable mount retaining ring; and
- a threaded collar having a plurality of left-handed threads adapted to threadably engage the left hand thread of the tubular body, the threaded collar and the annular mounting flange adapted to receive a sink body therebetween when the threaded collar is threadably engaged with the tubular body.
10. The mount system of claim 9, further including a mount flange slidably received over the tubular body prior to installation of the mount retaining ring in the annular groove, the mount retaining ring adapted to releasably retain the mount flange.
11. The mount system of claim 10, further including a rolled portion of the mount flange defining an inner diameter smaller than a diameter of the mount retaining ring when received in the annular groove, the rolled portion adapted to engage and retain the flange mount.
12. The mount system of claim 10, wherein the mount retaining ring is made from a metal material to provide shear load support to prevent removal of the mount flange by gravity/weight load induced by a disposer unit on the sink flange.
13. The mount system of claim 10, further including a disposer attachment body flange adapted to be connected to a disposer unit, the disposer attachment body flange rotatable in a clockwise rotation to engage the disposer attachment body flange to the mount flange, the clockwise rotation acting opposite to the rotation of the threaded collar nut to prevent loosening the threaded collar nut.
14. The mount system of claim 9, further including a cladding ring of a metal material shape-formed to correspond to a shape of the annular mounting flange and frictionally coupled over the annular mounting flange.
15. The mount system of claim 9, further including a convex-shaped portion of the annular groove extending inwardly from an inner bore wall 122 of outer tubular body portion 104
16. The mount system of claim 9, wherein the thread created on the outer wall of the tubular body is a left hand thread.
17. A mount system for a food waste disposer, comprising:
- a sink flange adapted to connect a food waste disposer to a sink, the sink flange having a mounting flange transversely extending from and homogenously connected to a tubular body, an outer wall of the tubular body having a plurality of first protrusions extending outwardly from the outer wall, and at least one second protrusion extending inwardly from an inner wall of the tubular body;
- a reed switch collar including: a plurality of bayonet dimple attachment recesses on an inside tubular geometry, the bayonet dimple attachment recesses adapted to slidably receive the outward protrusions of the sink-flange to attach the threaded reed switch collar to the sink-flange; at least one reed switch attached to the reed switch collar; and a plurality of outwardly directed machine threads; and
- a threaded collar having a flange adapted to engage the sink between the flange and the mounting flange of the sink flange, and a plurality of threads adapted to threadably engage with the machine threads of the reed switch collar.
18. The mount system of claim 17, further comprising a strainer adapted to be releasably received within a cavity defined by the tubular body of the sink flange, the strainer having at least one dimple receiving channel adapted to slidably receive the at least one second protrusion to releasably engage the strainer to the sink flange.
19. The mount system of claim 18, wherein the strainer includes at least one magnet disposed in the strainer.
20. The mount system of claim 19, wherein when the strainer is disposed within the cavity the strainer is rotatable until the magnet is aligned with the reed switch, proximity of the reed switch to the magnet being operable to close a contact of the reed switch to energize the food waste disposer.
21. The mount system of claim 18, further comprising a snap ring engaged into a circular channel of the reed switch collar.
22. The mount system of claim 21, wherein the reed switch collar includes a channel providing a routing path for individual ones of a plurality of reed switch wires connected to the at least one reed switch, and a plurality of slots created in the reed switch collar to permit exit of the reed switch wires.
23. The mount system of claim 22, further including a plurality of notches created in the snap ring alignable with individual ones of the slots to provide clearance for the reed switch wires.
24. The mount system of claim 21, wherein the snap ring includes at least one extension which engages with the at least one reed switch to retain the at least one reed switch.
25. The mount system of claim 18, further comprising a resilient bumper positioned within the at least one dimple receiving channel acting as a detent to releasably hold an “on” position to prevent vibration of the waste disposer from inadvertently shutting off the waste disposer.
26. The mount system of claim 17, wherein the reed switch collar further includes at least two bayonet dimple insertion tracks that are transversely oriented with respect to and lead into individual ones of the bayonet dimple attachment recesses.
27. The mount system of claim 26, wherein the bayonet dimple insertion tracks are non-symmetrically oriented to allow the magnetic strainer to be inserted into the sink-flange in only one pre-designed location orientation.
28. The mount system of claim 17, wherein the reed switch collar includes a reed switch mounting post extending from an inner wall of the reed switch collar provided at a mounting location of each of the at least one reed switches.
29. A mount system for a food waste disposer, comprising:
- a sink flange adapted to connect a food waste disposer to a sink, the sink flange having a mounting flange transversely extending from and homogenously connected to a tubular body, an outer wall of the tubular body having a plurality of first protrusions extending outwardly from the outer wall, and at least one second protrusion extending inwardly from an inner wall of the tubular body; and
- a reed switch collar including: a plurality of bayonet dimple attachment recesses on an inside tubular geometry, the bayonet dimple attachment recesses adapted to slidably receive the outward protrusions of the sink-flange to attach the reed switch collar to the sink-flange; a reed switch attached to the reed switch collar; and a snap ring engaged into a circular channel of the reed switch collar; the snap ring including an extension which engages with the reed switch to retain the reed switch to the reed switch collar.
30. The mount system of claim 29, wherein the reed switch collar includes a plurality of outwardly directed machine threads.
31. The mount system of claim 30, further comprising a threaded collar having a flange adapted to engage the sink between the flange and the mounting flange of the sink flange, and a plurality of threads adapted to threadably engage with the machine threads of the reed switch collar.
32. The mount system of claim 29, further comprising a strainer adapted to be releasably received within a cavity defined by the tubular body of the sink flange, the strainer having a magnet adapted to be aligned with the reed switch, proximity of the reed switch to the magnet being operable to close a contact of the reed switch to energize the food waste disposer.
Type: Application
Filed: Jun 5, 2008
Publication Date: Dec 11, 2008
Applicant: Emerson Electric Co. (St. Louis, MO)
Inventors: Steven P. Hanson (Racine, WI), Thomas R. Berger (Racine, WI), Jerry G. Ryder (Lake Bluff, IL)
Application Number: 12/133,585
International Classification: E03C 1/04 (20060101);