Controllable novel black tea fermentation device

Abstract

The utility model discloses a novel controllable black tea fermentation device which comprises a fermentation box, a horizontal fermentation cylinder is fixedly arranged in the fermentation box, vent holes are distributed in the fermentation cylinder, and a heating piece, a humidifier, a circulating fan and a temperature and humidity sensor are arranged on the fermentation box; the feeding hopper is arranged at the top of the fermentation box and is communicated with the fermentation cylinder; the discharging opening is formed in the right side of the fermentation box, and a baffle is detachably arranged at the discharging opening; the push plate is arranged on the fermentation cylinder; the first driving part is connected with the push plate to drive the push plate to slowly rotate around the axis of the fermentation cylinder; the supporting legs are rotationally arranged at the bottom of the fermentation box; the second driving part is connected with the fermentation box so as to drive the fermentation box to rotate around the supporting legs. The device can automatically adjust the temperature and humidity of air in the fermentation box to ensure that black tea leaves have proper fermentation temperature and humidity, and the fermentation cylinder is fixed, and the push plate pushes the tea leaves to move, so that the energy consumption in the fermentation process can be reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the field of black tea fermentation, in particular to a controllable new black tea fermentation device. Background Art

[0002] During the fermentation process of black tea, it is necessary to maintain appropriate temperature and humidity, and in order to ensure uniform fermentation of the tea, it is necessary to manually turn the tea regularly, which is troublesome. Therefore, in the prior art, most automated fermentation devices are used. A commonly used fermentation device structure is a drum structure, that is, the tea leaves are placed in a circularly rotating drum, and the drum is used to drive the tea leaves to move, so as to achieve dynamic tea turning fermentation. Since this drum is large and heavy, the energy consumption when driving the drum to rotate will be very large, and optimization and improvement are needed. Utility Model Content

[0003] The utility model aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, one purpose of the utility model is to provide a controllable novel black tea fermentation device.

[0004] The technical solution of the utility model is as follows: A controllable new type black tea fermentation device, characterized in that it comprises:

[0005] A fermentation box, wherein a horizontal fermentation cylinder is fixedly arranged in the fermentation box, a plurality of vents are evenly distributed on the fermentation cylinder, a heating element, a humidifier and a circulating fan are arranged on the fermentation box, and a temperature and humidity sensor is arranged in the fermentation box;

[0006] A feeding hopper, which is arranged on the top of the fermentation box and is connected to the fermentation cylinder;

[0007] A discharge port, the right side of the fermentation box is provided with a discharge port directly facing the fermentation cylinder, the discharge port is communicated with the fermentation cylinder, and a baffle is detachably provided at the discharge port;

[0008] A push plate, the push plate is arranged in the fermentation cylinder and extends in the left-right direction, and the lower end of the push plate abuts against the inner wall of the fermentation cylinder;

[0009] a first driving member, the first driving member being connected to the push plate to drive the push plate to slowly rotate around the axis of the fermentation cylinder;

[0010] A supporting leg, the supporting leg being rotatably disposed at the bottom of the fermentation box;

[0011] a second driving member connected to the fermentation box to drive the fermentation box to rotate around the supporting legs;

[0012] A main controller is arranged on the fermentation box, and the temperature and humidity sensor, the heating element, the humidifier, the circulating fan, the first driving element and the second driving element are all connected to the main controller.

[0013] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows:

[0014] 1. The device is equipped with a temperature and humidity sensor, a heating element, a humidifier and a circulating fan, which can automatically adjust the temperature and humidity of the air in the fermentation box to ensure that the black tea has a suitable fermentation temperature and humidity;

[0015] 2. A fermentation cylinder is provided in the fermentation box, and a push plate is provided in the fermentation cylinder. While the black tea leaves are fermenting in the fermentation cylinder, the first driving member can drive the push plate to slowly rotate 360 ​​degrees along the inner wall of the fermentation cylinder, thereby pushing the tea leaves to move and realize dynamic fermentation, which can ensure that the tea leaves are fermented evenly. Moreover, since the fermentation cylinder does not move and only the push plate rotates, the power of the first driving member does not need to be very large, thereby greatly reducing the energy consumption during the fermentation process;

[0016] 3. A support leg and a second driving member are provided at the bottom of the fermentation box. The second driving member can drive the fermentation box to tilt and rotate around the support leg, so that the fermented tea leaves can be automatically discharged from the discharge port. This can not only realize automatic discharge, but also avoid tea leaves remaining in the fermentation cylinder, which is very convenient to use.

[0017] Additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will be given in part in the following description, and in part will become apparent from the following description, or will be learned through the practice of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the prior art descriptions are briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work:

[0019] Figure 1 It is an external schematic diagram of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 It is an internal schematic diagram of the utility model.

[0021] Reference numerals:

[0022] 1. Fermentation box; 2. Fermentation cylinder; 3. Heating element; 4. Humidifier; 5. Circulation fan; 6. Feeding hopper; 7. Baffle; 8. Push plate; 9. Support leg; 10. Motor; 11. Connecting rod; 12. Hydraulic cylinder; 13. Support plate; 14. Main controller. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the embodiment of the utility model clearer, the technical solution in the embodiment of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiment of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiment is a part of the embodiment of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiment of the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0024] The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below, and examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "inner", "outer", "vertical", "circumferential" and the like indicate positions or positional relationships based on the positions or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0025] In the present invention, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, the terms "install", "connect", "connect", "fix" and the like should be understood in a broad sense, for example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, or it can be the internal communication of two components. For ordinary technicians in this field, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific circumstances.

[0026] In the description of the present utility model, "first feature" and "second feature" may include one or more of the features. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of the features.

[0027] like Figure 1-Figure 2 The controllable novel black tea fermentation device shown comprises: a fermentation box 1, a feeding hopper 6, a discharge port, a push plate 8, a first driving member, a support leg 9, a second driving member and a main controller 14.

[0028] A horizontal fermentation cylinder 2 is fixedly arranged in the fermentation box 1, and a plurality of ventilation holes are evenly distributed on the fermentation cylinder 2. A heating element 3, a humidifier 4 and a circulating fan 5 are arranged on the fermentation box 1, and a temperature and humidity sensor is arranged in the fermentation box 1. A feeding hopper 6 is arranged on the top of the fermentation box 1 and is connected with the fermentation cylinder 2. A discharge port is arranged on the right side of the fermentation box 1 and is directly opposite to the fermentation cylinder 2. The discharge port is connected with the fermentation cylinder 2, and a baffle 7 is detachably provided at the discharge port.

[0029] The push plate 8 is arranged in the fermentation cylinder 2 and extends in the left-right direction. The lower end of the push plate 8 abuts against the inner wall of the fermentation cylinder 2. The first driving member is connected to the push plate 8 to drive the push plate 8 to rotate slowly around the axis of the fermentation cylinder 2.

[0030] The legs 9 are rotatably arranged at the bottom of the fermentation box 1 ; the second driving member is connected to the fermentation box 1 to drive the fermentation box 1 to rotate around the legs 9 .

[0031] The main controller 14 is disposed on the fermentation box 1 , and the temperature and humidity sensor, the heating element 3 , the humidifier 4 , the circulating fan 5 , the first driving element and the second driving element are all connected to the main controller 14 .

[0032] Specifically, when the device is in use, the black tea to be fermented is fed into the fermentation cylinder 2 through the feeding hopper 6, and then the feeding hopper 6 is closed as needed to form a closed space in the fermentation box 1. The heating element 3, the humidifier 4 and the circulating fan 5 are turned on. The heating element 3 is used to heat the air in the fermentation box 1, the humidifier 4 is used to humidify the air in the fermentation box 1, and the circulating fan 5 is used to drive the air in the fermentation box 1 to circulate. Since the fermentation cylinder 2 is provided with ventilation holes, the circulating warm and humid air will enter the fermentation cylinder 2 under the action of the circulating fan 5, so that the black tea leaves are fermented.

[0033] During this process, a temperature and humidity sensor is provided in the fermentation box 1 to monitor the temperature and humidity conditions in the fermentation box 1, so that the main controller 14 can automatically adjust the working conditions of the heating element 3 and the humidifier 4 to ensure that the black tea has a suitable fermentation temperature and humidity.

[0034] This temperature and humidity control method and driving air circulation flow belong to conventional technology. The main improvement of this solution is that, in order to make the tea leaves ferment evenly, the heavy fermentation cylinder 2 is not driven to rotate, but the push plate 8 is driven to rotate. The push plate 8 will push the tea leaves to move and realize dynamic fermentation during the process of slowly rotating 360 degrees along the inner wall of the fermentation cylinder 2. Since the fermentation cylinder 2 does not move and only the push plate 8 rotates, the power of the first driving member does not need to be very large, thereby greatly reducing the energy consumption during the fermentation process.

[0035] When the fermentation is completed, in order to realize the automatic discharge of tea leaves, the bottom of the fermentation box 1 is rotatably supported on the support legs 9. When the second driving member drives the fermentation box 1 to rotate rightward around the support legs 9 at a certain angle, the fermentation box 1 will be in a state of tilting to the lower right. At this time, the baffle 7 is opened and the tea leaves will be automatically discharged from the discharge port. After the discharge is completed, the second driving member drives the fermentation box 1 to reset, which is very convenient to use.

[0036] In a practical setting, Figure 2 As shown, the first driving member includes a motor 10, which is fixedly arranged on the left side of the fermentation box 1. The output shaft of the motor 10 extends into the fermentation cylinder 2 and is fixedly connected to the push plate 8 through a vertical connecting rod 11. The rotation center line of the output shaft of the motor 10 is colinear with the axis of the fermentation cylinder 2. Therefore, when the motor 10 is working, it can drive the push plate 8 to rotate through the connecting rod 11.

[0037] like Figure 2 As shown, the second driving member is a hydraulic cylinder 12, which is arranged on the left side of the bottom of the fermentation box 1, and the support leg 9 is arranged on the right side of the bottom of the fermentation box 1. The top of the hydraulic cylinder 12 and the top of the support leg 9 are respectively hinged to the fermentation box 1, and the bottom of the hydraulic cylinder 12 is hinged to the support plate 13, and the support plate 13 and the support leg 9 are fixedly supported on the ground, so that the fermentation box 1 can be automatically driven to tilt and rotate through the extension and retraction of the hydraulic cylinder 12.

[0038] In summary, this device has the following characteristics:

[0039] 1. The device is provided with a temperature and humidity sensor, a heating element 3, a humidifier 4 and a circulating fan 5, which can automatically adjust the temperature and humidity of the air in the fermentation box 1 to ensure that the black tea has a suitable fermentation temperature and humidity;

[0040] 2. A fermentation cylinder 2 is provided in the fermentation box 1, and a push plate 8 is provided in the fermentation cylinder 2. While the black tea leaves are fermenting in the fermentation cylinder 2, the first driving member can drive the push plate 8 to slowly rotate 360 ​​degrees along the inner wall of the fermentation cylinder 2, thereby pushing the tea leaves to move and realize dynamic fermentation, which can ensure that the tea leaves are fermented evenly. Moreover, since the fermentation cylinder 2 does not move and only the push plate 8 rotates, the power of the first driving member does not need to be very large, thereby greatly reducing the energy consumption during the fermentation process;

[0041] 3. Support legs 9 and a second driving member are provided at the bottom of the fermentation box 1. The second driving member can drive the fermentation box 1 to tilt and rotate around the support legs 9, so that the fermented tea leaves can be automatically discharged from the discharge port. This can not only realize automatic discharge, but also avoid tea leaves remaining in the fermentation cylinder 2, which is very convenient to use.

[0042] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A controllable new type black tea fermentation device, characterized in that: include: A fermentation box, wherein a horizontal fermentation cylinder is fixedly arranged in the fermentation box, a plurality of vents are evenly distributed on the fermentation cylinder, a heating element, a humidifier and a circulating fan are arranged on the fermentation box, and a temperature and humidity sensor is arranged in the fermentation box; A feeding hopper, which is arranged on the top of the fermentation box and is connected to the fermentation cylinder; A discharge port, the right side of the fermentation box is provided with a discharge port directly facing the fermentation cylinder, the discharge port is communicated with the fermentation cylinder, and a baffle is detachably provided at the discharge port; A push plate, the push plate is arranged in the fermentation cylinder and extends in the left-right direction, and the lower end of the push plate abuts against the inner wall of the fermentation cylinder; a first driving member, the first driving member being connected to the push plate to drive the push plate to slowly rotate around the axis of the fermentation cylinder; A supporting leg, the supporting leg being rotatably disposed at the bottom of the fermentation box; a second driving member connected to the fermentation box to drive the fermentation box to rotate around the supporting legs; A main controller is arranged on the fermentation box, and the temperature and humidity sensor, the heating element, the humidifier, the circulating fan, the first driving element and the second driving element are all connected to the main controller.

2. The controllable novel black tea fermentation device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first driving member includes a motor, which is fixed on the left side of the fermentation box. The output shaft of the motor extends into the fermentation cylinder and is fixedly connected to the push plate through a vertical connecting rod. The rotation centerline of the output shaft of the motor is colinear with the axis of the fermentation cylinder.

3. The controllable novel black tea fermentation device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second driving member is a hydraulic cylinder, which is arranged on the left side of the bottom of the fermentation box, and the support leg is arranged on the right side of the bottom of the fermentation box. The top of the hydraulic cylinder and the top of the support leg are respectively hinged to the fermentation box, and the bottom of the hydraulic cylinder is hinged to the support plate, and the support plate and the support leg are fixedly supported on the ground.

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