A scented tea separating device for scented tea processing

By creating a swirling airflow and a polygonal separation screen roller design in the flower tea scenting process, the problem of low separation efficiency between fresh flowers and tea leaves is solved, achieving a highly efficient flower tea separation effect.

CN117123490BActive Publication Date: 2026-02-27GUILIN FOUR SEASONS SUNSHINE
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Application Number
CN202210538105.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2022-05-18
Publication Date
2026-02-27
Estimated Expiration
2042-05-18

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Technical Problem

The existing scenting process for tea has low efficiency in separating fresh flowers from tea leaves, and it is easy for tea leaves and fresh flower stems to fall off the sieve.

Method used

A flower tea separation device for scenting tea processing is adopted. By forming a swirling airflow in the separation chamber, the thrust of the airflow is used to separate the tea leaves and fresh flowers. The difference in airflow size causes the tea leaves to be thrown into the tea leaves throwing chamber, while the fresh flowers are tumbled and separated in the mixing chamber. The design of polygonal separation screen rollers and fresh flower capturing rollers achieves efficient separation.

Benefits of technology

It improves the efficiency of separating fresh flowers and tea leaves, avoids mixing of tea leaves and fresh flower stems, and enhances the separation effect.

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Abstract

The application discloses a flower tea separating device for flower tea processing, which is provided with a separating chamber, and a feed inlet of a flower tea mixture; the lower part of the separating chamber is a mixing chamber, and the upper part is a tea blank throwing chamber; the first side of the tea blank throwing chamber is provided with a tea blank outlet, the side opposite to the tea blank outlet is provided with a first air nozzle, the lower part of the mixing chamber is provided with a second air nozzle and a third air nozzle on both sides, the second air nozzle is arranged towards the second side of the separating chamber, the third air nozzle is arranged towards the upper part of the separating chamber, the first air nozzle, the second air nozzle and the third air nozzle are provided with a mesh cover which is smoothly connected with the side of the separating chamber, and the airflow sprayed from the first air nozzle, the second air nozzle and the third air nozzle forms a swirling airflow which rotates along the vertical section of the separating chamber in the separating chamber. The flower tea separating device for flower tea processing can effectively separate the mixture of fresh flowers and tea blanks, and improve the separation efficiency of the fresh flowers and the tea blanks.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to a kind of flower tea processing technology, especially a kind of flower tea separation device for flower tea processing. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the process of processing of scented tea, after the program of fresh flowers and tea base absorbing fragrance, fresh flowers and tea base need to be separated, and in the existing process, tea base and fresh flowers are generally poured on the screen, and after shaking, smaller tea base falls, and larger fresh flowers are retained above the screen, so that the screening and separation of tea base and fresh flowers are achieved.But this screening method not only wastes labor, but also leaves more curved and deformed tea leaves that cannot pass through the screen on the screen, which also causes some branches and stems of fresh flowers to fall into the tea leaves, and cannot achieve high separation efficiency of fresh flowers and tea base. SUMMARY

[0003] The technical problem solved by the present application is to provide a kind of flower tea separation device for flower tea processing, which can effectively separate the mixture of fresh flowers and tea base and improve the separation efficiency of fresh flowers and tea base.

[0004] The technical solution of the present application is:

[0005] A kind of flower tea separation device for flower tea processing, wherein a separation chamber is provided, the vertical section of the separation chamber is a rectangle with rounded corners at the corners, and the separation chamber is provided with a tea mixture inlet, and the inlet is provided with a sealing cover;The lower part of the separation chamber is a mixing chamber, and the upper part is a tea base throwing chamber;The first side of the tea base throwing chamber is provided with a tea base outlet, and the opposite side of the tea base outlet is provided with a first air nozzle, and the lower part of the mixing chamber is provided with a second air nozzle and a third air nozzle on both sides, the second air nozzle is arranged towards the second side of the separation chamber, and the third air nozzle is arranged towards the upper part of the separation chamber, the first air nozzle, the second air nozzle and the third air nozzle are provided with a mesh cover smoothly transitioned with the side of the separation chamber, and the airflow emitted by the first air nozzle, the second air nozzle and the third air nozzle forms a swirling airflow in the separation chamber, which rotates along the vertical section of the separation chamber.

[0006] The tea mixture in the separation chamber is driven to rotate by the swirling airflow, the second air nozzle and the third air nozzle are connected with an air pump, and the air pump is connected with an external control device, the tea base in the tea mixture is rotated to the upper tea base throwing chamber by the pushing of the swirling airflow, and is thrown out and recycled through the tea base outlet, and the fresh flowers in the tea mixture are tumbled in the mixing chamber by the pushing of the swirling airflow.

[0007] The flower tea separating device for processing of scented tea, wherein an arc-shaped fresh flower blocking cover is arranged below the tea base throwing chamber corresponding to the third air nozzle, and the fresh flower blocking cover is a mesh structure with mesh holes larger than the width of two tea bases and smaller than the average width of fresh flowers.

[0008] The flower tea separating device for processing of scented tea, wherein a separating screen group is arranged outside the tea base outlet, the separating screen group is a polygonal separating screen roller, a tea base recovery pipe is arranged in the middle of the separating screen roller, the tea base recovery pipe and the polygonal separating screen group are connected and fixed via an annular bearing, the tea base recovery pipe is in a fixed state, a recovery window is arranged corresponding to the tea base outlet, the separating screen group can rotate around the tea base recovery pipe, the separating screens of the separating screen group can rotate to between the tea base outlet and the recovery window for screening the separated objects thrown out of the tea base outlet, the separating screen roller is driven via a stepping motor, each separating screen of the separating screen group rotates in turn to stop at a position opposite to the tea base outlet for setting a separating time, and a separated object recovery box is arranged below the separating screen group.

[0009] The flower tea separating device for processing of scented tea, wherein one side wall of the separating chamber is made of transparent material for observing the rotating throwing state of the flower tea mixture in the separating chamber, and the tea base outlet is provided with an electromagnetic gate for opening and closing the tea base outlet.

[0010] The flower tea separating device for processing of scented tea, wherein a fresh flower capturing roller is arranged horizontally on the middle side wall of the mixture chamber, a plurality of capturing plates are uniformly and vertically arranged on the outer surface of the fresh flower capturing roller, a plurality of funnel-shaped fresh flower capturing holes are arranged on the capturing plates, the diameter of the large opening end of the funnel-shaped fresh flower capturing hole is smaller than the diameter of the flower, and the diameter of the small opening end is larger than the width of the tea base, one end of the fresh flower capturing roller is connected to a rotating driving mechanism outside the separating chamber, the fresh flower capturing roller rotates in the mixture chamber along the direction of the rotating airflow, the rotating speed of the fresh flower capturing roller is smaller than that of the rotating airflow, and the small opening side of the funnel-shaped fresh flower capturing hole is arranged towards the rotating direction of the rotating airflow.

[0011] The flower tea separating device for processing of scented tea, wherein the lateral length of the fresh flower catching roller is greater than the width of the mixing chamber, and a sliding table mechanism is arranged below the rotary driving mechanism, which is used to drive the fresh flower catching roller to extend into the mixing chamber and pull out of the side wall of the mixing chamber, and a vibrator is further arranged on the rotary driving mechanism, and the fresh flower catching roller is reversely rotated by the rotary driving mechanism after the fresh flower catching roller is pulled out of the side wall of the mixing chamber, and a fresh flower recovery box is arranged below the fresh flower catching roller outside the side wall of the mixing chamber.

[0012] The flower tea separating device for processing of scented tea, wherein the fresh flower catching roller is provided with a roller sleeve outside the side wall of the mixing chamber, and the roller sleeve is made of transparent material, and a fresh flower discharge port is arranged below the roller sleeve.

[0013] From the above description, the flower tea separating device for processing of scented tea has the following advantages:

[0014] The flower tea separating device for processing of scented tea can effectively separate the tea base and the fresh flowers, and can effectively avoid the problem that the heavy flower stems are separated together with the tea base, thereby improving the separation efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0015] Figure 1 The structure schematic diagram of the preferred embodiment of the present application;

[0016] Figure 2 The side structure partial schematic diagram of the preferred embodiment of the present application.

[0017] Explanation of main element symbols:

[0018] The present application:

[0019] 1: separation chamber 11: sealing cover 2: tea base throwing chamber

[0020] 3: mixing chamber 4: first air nozzle 5: second air nozzle

[0021] 6: third air nozzle 7: tea base outlet 8: separation screen roller

[0022] 9: separation screen group 10: tea base recovery pipe 101: recovery window

[0023] 12: separation box 13: flower catching roller 14: catching plate

[0024] 132: funnel-shaped flower catching hole 141: long strip-shaped through hole 15: roller cover

[0025] 151: flower discharge port 16: flower recovery box 17: rotary driving mechanism

[0026] 18: flower blocking cover. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] In order to have a clearer understanding of the technical features, objectives and effects of the present application, the specific embodiments of the present application will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0028] A flower tea separating device for scented tea processing of the present application, in a preferred embodiment, please refer to Figure 1 The flower tea separating device for scented tea processing of the present application is provided with a separating chamber 1, the vertical section of the separating chamber 1 is a rectangle with a round arc chamfer at the corner, it is provided with a feed port of flower tea mixture, the feed port is provided with a sealing cover 11; by opening the sealing cover 11, pour the mixture of fresh flowers and tea base from the feed port, then cover the sealing cover 11. The lower part of the separating chamber 1 is a mixing chamber 3, and the upper part is a tea base throwing chamber 2; the separating chamber 1 is divided into two chambers along the height direction. The first side of the tea base throwing chamber 2 is provided with a tea base outlet 7, the opposite side of the tea base outlet 7 is provided with a first air nozzle 4, the lower part of the mixing chamber 3 is provided with a second air nozzle 5 and a third air nozzle 6 on both sides, the second air nozzle 5 is arranged towards the second side of the separating chamber 1, the third air nozzle 6 is arranged towards the upper part of the separating chamber 1, the first air nozzle 4, the second air nozzle 5 and the third air nozzle 6 are provided with a mesh cover which smoothly transitions with the side of the separating chamber 1, the airflow sprayed from the first air nozzle 4, the second air nozzle 5 and the third air nozzle 6 forms a swirling airflow which circulates and rotates along the vertical section of the separating chamber 1 in the separating chamber 1; the second air nozzle 5 is used to push the mixture at the bottom of the separating chamber 1 along the direction of the swirling airflow, the second air nozzle 5 pushes the mixture upwards, by controlling the gas flow of the second air nozzle 5 at a suitable value, so as to provide a suitable pushing force, to push the tea base upwards to reach the tea base throwing chamber 2, while the fresh flowers can only swirl and rotate in the mixing chamber 3 due to the weight and volume, thereby effectively separating the tea base from the mixture and throwing it out from the tea base outlet 7.

[0029] The tea mixture in the separation chamber 1 is driven to rotate by the cyclone air flow, the second air nozzle 5 and the third air nozzle 6 are connected with air pumps, the air pumps are connected with external control devices, the tea base in the tea mixture is rotated to the upper tea base throwing chamber 2 by the pushing of the cyclone air flow, and is thrown out through the tea base outlet 7 for recycling, and the fresh flowers in the tea mixture are rolled in the mixing chamber 3 by the pushing of the cyclone air flow.

[0030] The flower tea separating device for processing of scented tea according to the application as described above, preferably, as shown in Figure 1 The position corresponding to the third air nozzle 6 below the tea base throwing chamber 2 is provided with an arc-shaped fresh flower blocking cover 18, the fresh flower blocking cover 18 is a mesh structure, the mesh hole is greater than the width of two tea bases and smaller than the average width of fresh flowers. As shown in the figure, at the position above the third air nozzle 6, specifically at the boundary between the mixing chamber 3 and the tea base throwing chamber 2, an arc-shaped mesh fresh flower blocking cover 18 fixed on the side wall of the separation chamber 1 and extending outward is arranged, through the arrangement of the fresh flower blocking cover 18, the larger fresh flowers can be further blocked from rising into the tea base throwing chamber 2, and the accuracy of tea base separation is further ensured.

[0031] The flower tea separating device for processing of scented tea according to the application as described above, preferably, as shown in Figure 1As shown, the tea base outlet 7 is externally provided with a separation screen group 9, which is a polygonal separation screen roller 8, the middle part of which is provided with a tea base recovery pipe 10, which is connected and fixed with the polygonal separation screen group 9 via an annular bearing, and the tea base recovery pipe 10 is in a fixed state, and a recovery window 101 is arranged at the tea base outlet 7, the separation screen group 9 can rotate around the tea base recovery pipe 10, and the separation screen of the separation screen group 9 can rotate to between the tea base outlet 7 and the recovery window 101 for screening the separated objects thrown out of the tea base outlet 7; the separation screen roller 8 is driven by a stepping motor, each separation screen of the separation screen group 9 rotates in turn to the position opposite to the tea base discharge port, stops and sets the separation time; the lower part of the separation screen group 9 is provided with a separated object recovery box 12. The side surface of the separation screen group 9 can be a polygonal shape such as a pentagon or a hexagon, each side of which is a separation screen, which is connected by a bearing, and the separation screen group 9 can rotate around the tea base recovery pipe 10, the separation screen group 9 is a cage structure, and each separation screen can be used to further screen other objects such as flower petals in the tea base thrown out of the tea base outlet 7, thereby further ensuring the separation effect of the tea base and the flowers. Preferably, one end of the tea base recovery pipe 10 is closed, and the outer side of the closed section is provided with the stepping motor for driving the separation screen group 9 to rotate, and the other end of the tea base recovery pipe 10 can be connected with other recovery mechanisms for recovering the separated tea base.

[0032] In the preferred embodiment of the scented tea separation device for scented tea processing according to the present application, one side wall of the separation chamber 1 is made of a transparent material for observing the rotating and throwing away state of the scented tea mixture in the separation chamber 1; and the tea base outlet 7 is provided with an electromagnetic brake for opening and closing the tea base outlet 7. Through the observation window made of a transparent material, the separation movement state of the tea base and the flowers can be directly observed, so that the air flow of each air nozzle can be better controlled, and the accuracy of the tea base separation can be adjusted.

[0033] In the preferred embodiment of the scented tea separation device for scented tea processing according to the present application, with reference to Figure 2As shown, the lateral side wall of the mixing chamber 3 is provided with a fresh flower capturing roller 13, and the fresh flower capturing roller 13 is provided with a plurality of capturing plates 14 vertically inserted on the outer surface of the fresh flower capturing roller 13, and the capturing plates 14 are provided with a plurality of funnel-shaped fresh flower capturing holes 132, the diameter of the opening of the funnel-shaped fresh flower capturing holes 132 is smaller than the diameter of the flower, and the diameter of the small opening of the funnel-shaped fresh flower capturing holes 132 is larger than the width of the tea base; one end of the fresh flower capturing roller 13 is connected to a rotating drive mechanism 17 outside the separation chamber 1, and the fresh flower capturing roller 13 rotates in the direction of the swirling airflow in the mixing chamber 3, and the rotating speed of the fresh flower capturing roller 13 is smaller than the rotating speed of the swirling airflow, and the small opening side of the funnel-shaped fresh flower capturing holes 132 is arranged towards the rotating direction of the swirling airflow. By arranging the fresh flower capturing roller 13, the fresh flowers in the rolling can fall into the fresh flower capturing roller 13, so as to be taken out of the separation chamber 1.

[0034] Preferably, the capturing plates 14 are provided with long strip-shaped through holes 141 near the surface of the fresh flower capturing roller 13, so as to block and accumulate the fresh flowers and tea base at this position.

[0035] In the preferred embodiment of the flower tea separation device for scented tea processing of the present application, the lateral length of the fresh flower capturing roller 13 is greater than the width of the mixing chamber 3, and a sliding table mechanism is arranged below the rotating drive mechanism 17, the sliding table mechanism drives the fresh flower capturing roller 13 to extend into the mixing chamber 3 and to be pulled out of the lateral side wall of the mixing chamber 3, and a vibrator is further arranged on the rotating drive mechanism 17, when the fresh flower capturing roller 13 is pulled out of the lateral side wall of the mixing chamber 3, the vibrator is started, and the rotating drive mechanism 17 drives the fresh flower capturing roller 13 to rotate reversely, and a fresh flower recovery box 16 is arranged below the fresh flower capturing roller 13 outside the lateral side wall of the mixing chamber 3. In this way, the fresh flowers can be continuously taken out of the separation chamber 1 during the separation process of the fresh flower and tea base mixture, so as to further improve the separation efficiency of the tea base.

[0036] In the preferred embodiment of the flower tea separation device for scented tea processing of the present application, the fresh flower capturing roller 13 is provided with a roller sleeve 15 outside the lateral side wall of the mixing chamber 3, the roller sleeve 15 is made of transparent material, and a fresh flower discharge port 151 is arranged below the roller sleeve 15. The roller sleeve 15 is a sleeve structure, which is sleeved on the fresh flower capturing roller 13, so as to protect the fresh flowers taken out of the fresh flower capturing roller 13 from bringing other impurities when returning to the separation chamber 1, and to ensure that the fresh flowers vibrated and cleaned after the fresh flower capturing roller 13 is pulled out can fall into the fresh flower recovery box 16 below.

[0037] The flower tea separating device for scenting processing of the application puts the mixture of fresh flowers and tea base after scenting into a separating chamber, forms a revolving air flow in the separating chamber by controlling the air flow thrust of the first air nozzle 4, the second air nozzle 5 and the third air nozzle 6, and drives the tea base and the fresh flowers to be thrown and rotated in the separating chamber. Since the volume and weight of the tea base and the fresh flowers are different, the size of the air flow is controlled to make the tea base be taken to the higher tea base throwing chamber 2 by the air flow, and the fresh flowers reciprocate in the mixture chamber 3, thereby effectively separating the tea base and the fresh flowers, effectively avoiding the problem that the heavier flower stems are separated together with the tea base, and improving the separation efficiency.

[0038] The above description is merely illustrative of the application and is not intended to limit the scope of the application. Any variations and modifications that do not depart from the spirit and principles of the application are intended to be within the scope of the application.

Claims

1. A flower tea separation device for scenting tea processing, characterized in that, The system includes a separation chamber with a rectangular vertical cross-section featuring rounded corners. The separation chamber has an inlet for the flower tea mixture, which is fitted with a sealing cap. Below the separation chamber is a mixing chamber, and above it is a tea blank ejection chamber. The tea blank ejection chamber has a tea blank outlet on its first side, and a first air nozzle on the opposite side of the outlet. A second and third air nozzle are located on either side below the mixing chamber. The second air nozzle faces the second side of the separation chamber, and the third air nozzle faces the top of the separation chamber. The first, second, and third air nozzles are fitted with mesh covers that smoothly transition to the sides of the separation chamber. The airflow emitted from the first, second, and third air nozzles forms a swirling airflow within the separation chamber, circulating along the vertical cross-section of the separation chamber. The flower tea mixture is rotated in the separation chamber by the swirling airflow. The second and third air nozzles are connected to an air pump, which is connected to an external control device. The tea leaves in the flower tea mixture are rotated by the swirling airflow to the upper tea leaf ejection chamber and thrown out and recovered through the tea leaf outlet. The fresh flowers in the flower tea mixture are tumbled in the mixing chamber by the swirling airflow. A separation screen assembly is provided outside the tea cake outlet. The separation screen assembly is a polygonal separation screen roller. A tea cake recovery pipe is provided in the middle of the separation screen roller. The tea cake recovery pipe is connected and fixed to the polygonal separation screen assembly via a ring bearing. The tea cake recovery pipe is in a fixed state and a recovery window is opened corresponding to the tea cake outlet. The separation screen assembly can rotate around the tea cake recovery pipe. The separation screens of the separation screen assembly can rotate to a position between the tea cake outlet and the recovery window to screen the separated material thrown out from the tea cake outlet. The separation screen roller is driven by a stepper motor. Each separation screen of the separation screen assembly rotates sequentially to a position facing the tea cake outlet and pauses for a set separation time. A separated material recovery box is provided below the separation screen assembly. A flower-catching roller is horizontally arranged on the middle side wall of the mixing chamber. The flower-catching roller has multiple catching plates evenly and vertically inserted into its outer surface. Each catching plate has multiple funnel-shaped flower-catching holes. The diameter of the larger opening of each funnel-shaped flower-catching hole is smaller than the diameter of the flower, while the diameter of the smaller opening is larger than the width of the tea cake. One end of the flower-catching roller is connected to a rotary drive mechanism outside the separation chamber. The flower-catching roller rotates within the mixing chamber in the direction of the swirling airflow, but its rotational speed is less than the rotational speed of the swirling airflow. The smaller opening of each funnel-shaped flower-catching hole faces the direction of the swirling airflow.

2. The flower tea separation device for flower tea scenting processing as described in claim 1, characterized in that, Below the tea blank throwing chamber, corresponding to the position of the third air nozzle, there is an arc-shaped flower blocking cover. The flower blocking cover has a mesh structure, and its mesh openings are larger than the width of two tea blanks but smaller than the average width of the flowers.

3. The flower tea separation device for flower tea scenting processing as described in claim 1, characterized in that, One side wall of the separation chamber is made of transparent material to observe the rotation and throwing state of the flower tea mixture in the separation chamber; the tea blank outlet is equipped with an electromagnetic gate to open and close the tea blank outlet.

4. The flower tea separation device for flower tea scenting processing as described in claim 3, characterized in that, The lateral length of the flower-catching roller is greater than the width of the mixing chamber, and a sliding mechanism is provided below the rotary drive mechanism. The sliding mechanism is used to drive the flower-catching roller to extend into the mixing chamber and pull it out of the side wall of the mixing chamber. A vibrator is also provided on the rotary drive mechanism. When the flower-catching roller is pulled out of the side wall of the mixing chamber, the vibrator is activated, and the rotary drive mechanism drives the flower-catching roller to rotate in the opposite direction. A flower recycling box is provided below the flower-catching roller outside the side wall of the mixing chamber.

5. The flower tea separation device for flower tea scenting processing as described in claim 4, characterized in that, The flower-catching roller is fitted with a roller sleeve on the side wall of the mixing chamber. The roller sleeve is made of transparent material, and a flower discharge port is provided below the roller sleeve.

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