An intelligent control device for Liubao tea pile fermentation
By designing intelligent control devices, using lifting mechanism, turning mechanism and spraying mechanism to automatically operate, the problem of low manual operation efficiency during the fermentation of traditional Liubao tea pot is solved, and the uniformity and quality stability of tea fermentation are achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202510188130.0
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-02-20
- Publication Date
- 2025-04-04
AI Technical Summary
During the fermentation process of traditional Liubao tea pile, manual turning and sprinkling efficiency are low, making it difficult to ensure the uniformity and humidity conditions of tea fermentation, resulting in unstable tea quality.
An intelligent control device for fermentation of Liubao tea piles is designed, including a lifting mechanism, a turning mechanism and a spraying mechanism. The turning mechanism and the spraying mechanism are driven to automatically operate in the fermentation barrel through an electric push rod to achieve uniform stirring of tea and appropriate humidity control.
It realizes intelligent automated control of tea fermentation, reduces labor intensity, improves work efficiency, and ensures uniform fermentation and stable quality of tea.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of tea processing, and in particular relates to an intelligent control device for Liubao tea pile fermentation. Background Art
[0002] As a dark tea with regional characteristics, Liubao tea is favored by tea drinkers for its unique flavor and excellent quality. The production process of Liubao tea is complicated and delicate, among which the fermentation process is one of the key steps, which plays a decisive role in the final aroma and taste of the tea.
[0003] In the traditional Liubao tea pile fermentation process, in order to enable the tea to complete the fermentation efficiently and with high quality, it is necessary to sprinkle water on the tea after a specific time point to adjust the humidity environment of the tea. At the same time, the tea must be turned to ensure that the tea is fully in contact with the air and accelerate the fermentation process. However, most of the traditional methods rely on manual work. The staff holds tools and sprinkles water while turning, which is not only extremely labor-intensive, but also consumes a lot of time and energy. In addition, it is difficult to accurately control the amount of water by manual sprinkling. Different tea workers have different operating habits. Some sprinkle too much water, causing the tea to be overly moist, which is easy to breed mold and affect the quality of the tea; some sprinkle too little water, and cannot provide sufficient moisture conditions for tea fermentation, resulting in insufficient fermentation, and the aroma and taste of the tea are greatly reduced. On the other hand, manual turning of tea is inefficient, and the uniformity and frequency stability of tea turning cannot be guaranteed, which is easy to cause excessive or insufficient local fermentation of tea, making the quality of the same batch of tea uneven. Summary of the invention
[0004] The object of the present invention is to provide an intelligent control device for Liubao tea pile fermentation to solve the technical problems raised in the above-mentioned background technology.
[0005] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:
[0006] An intelligent control device for Liubao tea pile fermentation comprises a fermentation barrel, a mounting plate, a lifting mechanism, a flipping mechanism and a spraying mechanism. The fermentation barrel is vertically arranged and multiple are arranged in a rectangular shape; the mounting plate is horizontally arranged, and a mounting opening is provided on the mounting plate corresponding to the fermentation barrel, and the mounting opening is sleeved on the upper part of the fermentation barrel through a mounting hole; the lower part of the lifting mechanism is fixedly connected to the outer side of the top surface of the mounting plate respectively; the flipping mechanism comprises a driving assembly, a driven assembly and a stirring assembly; the driving assembly is arranged in the middle of the top surface of the lifting assembly; the driven assembly is transmission-connected to the driving assembly; multiple stirring assemblies are arranged corresponding to the fermentation barrels and are connected to the driven assembly; the spraying mechanism is connected to multiple stirring assemblies.
[0007] Furthermore, the lifting mechanism includes an electric push rod, a lifting arm, and a lifting plate; the electric push rods are vertically arranged in multiple positions corresponding to the fermentation barrels, and the fixed sections of the multiple electric push rods pass downward through the top and bottom surfaces of the mounting plate, with their telescopic ends facing upward; the lifting arm is horizontally arranged, one end of which is fixedly connected to the top surface of the telescopic end of the electric push rod, and the other end faces the center direction of the mounting plate and is fixedly connected to the lifting plate.
[0008] Furthermore, the driving assembly includes a motor and a driving gear; the motor is vertically arranged on the top surface of the lifting arm, and its output rod faces upward; the driving gear is fixedly sleeved on the motor output rod.
[0009] Furthermore, the driven component includes a connecting arm, a connecting ring, and a driven gear; the connecting ring is rotatably sleeved on the motor output shaft and is located below the driving gear; multiple connecting arms are provided corresponding to the fermentation barrels, one end of the multiple connecting arms is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the connecting ring, and the other end extends toward the fermentation barrel to the top of the fermentation barrel; the driven gears are respectively rotatably arranged at one end of the connecting arm facing the fermentation barrel.
[0010] Furthermore, the lifting arm is composed of two lifting bars and a circular ring; the lifting bars are horizontally arranged, and the opposite ends of the two lifting bars are fixedly connected to the side wall of the circular ring; the stirring mechanism includes a stirring rod and stirring blades; the stirring rod is vertically arranged, and its upper part is rotatably arranged at one end of the connecting arm facing the fermentation barrel; the stirring blades are arranged at the lower part of the stirring rod, and multiple stirring blades are arranged along the circumference of the stirring rod.
[0011] Furthermore, the stirring rod is hollow inside, with an open top surface, a plurality of watering holes are provided on the lower side wall, and the top surface of the stirring rod is connected to the spraying mechanism.
[0012] Furthermore, the spraying mechanism includes a rotating joint, a water outlet pipe, a water distribution pipe, and a water inlet pipe; the lower part of the rotating joint is respectively connected to the top surface of the stirring rod; the water outlet pipe is vertically arranged and respectively connected to the top of the rotating joint; the water distribution pipe is respectively connected to multiple water outlet pipes; and the water inlet pipe is connected to the middle part of the water distribution pipe.
[0013] Furthermore, the bottom surface of the fermentation barrel is provided with a plurality of drainage holes; it also includes a water collecting mechanism; the water collecting mechanism includes a water collecting barrel; the water collecting barrel is hollow inside and has an open top surface, and its top surface is connected to the bottom surface of the fermentation barrel.
[0014] Furthermore, the inner top surface of the water collecting bucket is inclined downward in a direction away from the center of the mounting plate.
[0015] Furthermore, it also includes a drainage pipe; the drainage pipe is connected to the outer side surface of the water collecting bucket away from the center direction of the mounting plate.
[0016] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:
[0017] 1. The present invention provides a lifting mechanism, a turning mechanism and a watering mechanism. When the tea leaves need to be turned and watered, the lifting mechanism drives the telescopic assembly of the turning mechanism to stir and water the tea leaves in the fermentation barrel, thereby realizing the integration of stirring and watering, realizing the intelligent and automatic control of the Liubao tea pile fermentation, reducing labor intensity and improving work efficiency.
[0018] 2. In the lifting mechanism of the present invention, the extension and retraction can be accurately controlled by the electric push rod, thereby driving the lifting arm and the lifting plate to rise and fall, so that the telescopic components in the flipping mechanism can enter the fermentation barrel at different depths, thereby achieving effective stirring of tea leaves at different heights to ensure fermentation uniformity; and the automated lifting operation can reduce labor intensity and improve work efficiency.
[0019] 3. In the turning assembly of the present invention, the driving assembly and the driven assembly drive the stirring rod and the stirring blades of the stirring assembly to rotate, so as to turn the tea leaves over so that the tea leaves are fully exposed to the air, thereby accelerating the fermentation process, improving the aroma and taste of the tea leaves, and at the same time enhancing the turning uniformity and improving work efficiency.
[0020] 4. The present invention provides a spraying mechanism so that the tea leaves can be evenly hydrated when being turned, thereby ensuring suitable fermentation humidity conditions, promoting fermentation and avoiding local water accumulation, further improving the quality of the tea leaves, and reducing labor intensity.
[0021] 5. The present invention can timely remove excess water that cannot be absorbed by the tea leaves by providing a water collection mechanism, thereby maintaining a suitable humidity in the fermentation barrel, preventing excessive moisture from breeding mold or causing the tea leaves to become soft and rotten, and ensuring healthy fermentation of the tea leaves. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0022] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present invention;
[0023] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the lifting mechanism of the present invention;
[0024] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the connection structure of the driving component and the driven component of the present invention;
[0025] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the connection structure of the driving component and the driven component of the present invention from another perspective;
[0026] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the connection structure between the stirring assembly and the spraying mechanism of the present invention;
[0027] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the bottom structure of the fermentation barrel of the present invention;
[0028] Figure 7is a cross-sectional view of the water collecting bucket of the present invention;
[0029] 1-fermentation barrel; 11-drain hole; 2-mounting plate;
[0030] 3-lifting mechanism; 31-electric push rod; 32-lifting arm; 321-lifting bar; 322-lifting ring; 33-lifting plate;
[0031] 4- flipping mechanism; 41- driving assembly; 411- motor; 412- driving gear; 42- driven assembly; 421- connecting arm; 422- connecting ring; 423- driven gear; 43- stirring assembly; 431- stirring rod; 4311- watering hole; 432- stirring blade;
[0032] 5-spraying mechanism; 51-rotating joint; 52-water outlet pipe; 53-water distribution pipe; 54-water inlet pipe;
[0033] 6-water collection mechanism; 61-water collection bucket; 62-drain pipe. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0034] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments. However, it should be noted that many details listed in the specification are only for the purpose of enabling the reader to have a thorough understanding of one or more aspects of the present invention, and these aspects of the present invention can be implemented even without these specific details.
[0035] like Figure 1-7 As shown, an intelligent control device for pile fermentation of Liubao tea comprises a fermentation barrel 1, a mounting plate 2, a lifting mechanism 3, a flipping mechanism 4, and a spraying mechanism 5. The fermentation barrel 1 is vertically arranged and has a plurality of them distributed in a rectangular shape; the mounting plate 2 is horizontally arranged, and a mounting opening is opened on the mounting plate 2 corresponding to the fermentation barrel 1, and is sleeved on the upper part of the fermentation barrel 1 through the mounting hole; the lower part of the lifting mechanism 3 is fixedly connected to the outer side of the top surface of the mounting plate 2 respectively; the flipping mechanism 4 comprises a driving component 41, a driven component 42, and a stirring component 43; the driving component 41 is arranged in the middle of the top surface of the lifting component; the driven component 42 is transmission-connected to the driving component 41; the stirring component 43 is provided with a plurality of corresponding fermentation barrels 1, and is connected to the driven component 42; the spraying mechanism 5 is connected to a plurality of stirring components 43. When the Liubao tea needs to be stirred and sprinkled with water, the lifting mechanism 3 drives the turning mechanism 4 to enter the fermentation barrel 1, and then the driving component 41 of the turning mechanism 4 drives the driven component 42 to work, so that the stirring component 43 stirs the tea leaves in the fermentation barrel 1. At the same time, during the stirring process, the tea leaves are sprinkled with water through the spraying mechanism 5, thereby realizing the integration and automation of stirring and sprinkling, thereby improving work efficiency.
[0036] The lifting mechanism 3 includes an electric push rod 31, a lifting arm 32, and a lifting plate 33; the electric push rod 31 is vertically provided with a plurality of electric push rods 31 corresponding to the fermentation barrel 1, and the fixed sections of the plurality of electric push rods 31 pass downward through the top and bottom surfaces of the mounting plate 2, and the telescopic ends thereof face upward; the lifting arm 32 is horizontally arranged, one end of which is fixedly connected to the top surface of the telescopic end of the electric push rod 31, and the other end faces the center direction of the mounting plate 2 and is fixedly connected to the lifting plate 33. The telescopic end of the electric push rod 31 contracts, driving the lifting arm 32 and the lifting plate 33 to descend, thereby driving the flipping mechanism 4 to descend, so that the stirring assembly 43 enters the fermentation barrel 1; after the work is completed, the telescopic end of the electric push rod 31 rises, so that the stirring assembly 43 leaves the fermentation barrel 1. Through the precise control of the electric push rod 31, the depth of the turning mechanism 4 entering the fermentation barrel 1 can be accurately adjusted. According to the specific requirements such as the height of the tea leaves in the fermentation barrel 1 and the fermentation stage, the stirring component 43 can be accurately sent to the appropriate position to ensure that the tea leaves in the fermentation barrel 1 are fully and evenly stirred, thereby improving the fermentation effect; the structural design of the lifting arm 32 and the lifting plate 33 can provide stable support and guidance during the lifting and lowering process of the turning mechanism 4, ensuring that the stirring component 43 remains vertical and stable when entering and leaving the fermentation barrel 1, avoiding shaking, tilting, etc., preventing unnecessary damage to the tea leaves in the fermentation barrel 1, and also ensuring the safe operation of the equipment.
[0037] The driving assembly 41 includes a motor 411 and a driving gear 412. The motor 411 is fixedly and vertically arranged on the top surface of the lifting arm 32, and its output rod faces upward. The driving gear 412 is fixedly sleeved on the output rod of the motor 411. The motor 411 rotates, driving the driving gear 412 to rotate, and the driving gear 412 transmits power to the driven assembly 42.
[0038] The driven assembly 42 includes a connecting arm 421, a connecting ring 422, and a driven gear 423; the connecting ring 422 is provided with a bearing, and is rotatably sleeved on the output shaft of the motor 411 through the bearing, and the connecting ring 422 is located below the driving gear 412; the connecting arm 421 is provided with a plurality of connecting arms corresponding to the fermentation barrel 1, one end of the plurality of connecting arms 421 is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the connecting ring 422, and the other end extends toward the fermentation barrel 1 to the top of the fermentation barrel 1, and a connecting port is provided on the top surface of one end of the connecting arm 421 facing the fermentation barrel 1; the driven gear 423 is respectively connected to the connecting port of one end of the connecting arm 421 facing the fermentation barrel 1 through a bearing. When the driving gear 412 rotates, it drives the plurality of driven gears 423 to rotate on the connecting arm 421, and the driven gears 423 transmit power to the stirring assembly 43.
[0039] The lifting arm 32 is composed of two lifting bars 321 and a lifting ring 322; the lifting bars 321 are arranged horizontally, and the opposite ends of the two lifting bars 321 are fixedly connected to the side wall of the lifting ring 322; the stirring mechanism includes a stirring rod 431 and a stirring blade 432; the stirring rod 431 is arranged vertically, and its upper part is fixedly connected to the middle part of the driven gear 423, and its lower end passes downward through the connecting arm 421 and the lifting ring 322; the stirring blade 432 is arranged at the lower part of the stirring rod 431, and a plurality of stirring blades 432 are arranged along the circumference of the stirring rod 431. The driven gear 423 rotates, driving the stirring rod 431 to rotate, and the stirring rod 431 drives the stirring blade 432 to rotate, so as to stir the tea leaves in the fermentation barrel 1, without manual stirring, reducing labor intensity and improving work efficiency; at the same time, through the lifting mechanism 3, the depth of the stirring mechanism entering the fermentation barrel 1 can be adjusted to fully stir the inside of the fermentation barrel 1.
[0040] In a further embodiment, the stirring blades 432 should avoid being made of hard materials to prevent excessive breakage of tea leaves during the stirring process.
[0041] In a further embodiment, the top surface of the fermentation barrel 1 is provided with a barrel cover; the barrel cover is provided with a through hole for the stirring rod 431 and the stirring blade 432 to enter, so as to prevent the tea leaves from flying out of the fermentation barrel 1 during the stirring process.
[0042] The stirring rod 431 is hollow inside, with an open top surface, and a plurality of watering holes 4311 are provided on the lower side wall. The top surface of the stirring rod 431 is connected to the spraying mechanism 5. The spraying mechanism 5 inputs water into the stirring rod 431, and then flows out from the stirring rod 431, so that the tea leaves can be sprayed with water during the stirring process. The two operations are performed simultaneously, thereby improving the work efficiency.
[0043] The spraying mechanism 5 includes a rotating joint 51, a water outlet pipe 52, a water distribution pipe 53, and a water inlet pipe 54; the lower part of the rotating joint 51 is respectively connected to the top surface of the stirring rod 431; the water outlet pipe 52 is vertically arranged and respectively connected to the top of the rotating joint 51; the water distribution pipe 53 is respectively connected to multiple water outlet pipes 52; one end of the water inlet pipe 54 is connected to the middle part of the water distribution pipe 53, and the other end is connected to an external water source. The water inlet pipe 54 sends water into the water distribution pipe 53, and the water distribution pipe 53 inputs the water into the water outlet pipe 52, so that the water enters the inside of the stirring rod 431.
[0044] The bottom surface of the fermentation barrel 1 is provided with a plurality of drain holes 11; it also includes a water collecting mechanism 6; the water collecting mechanism 6 includes a water collecting bucket 61; the water collecting bucket is hollow inside and has an open top surface, and its top surface is connected to the bottom surface of the fermentation barrel 1. In the process of spraying water on the tea leaves, when the tea leaves cannot completely absorb the water, the water is discharged from the drain holes 11 and enters the water collecting bucket 61 to prevent the tea leaves from being affected by excessive water.
[0045] The top surface of the water collecting bucket 61 is tilted downward in a direction away from the center of the mounting plate 2. The top surface of the water collecting bucket 61 is tilted to guide the direction of water flow, so that water is collected and discharged in the water collecting bucket 61.
[0046] The water collecting bucket 61 further includes a drain pipe 62, which is connected to the outer side of the water collecting bucket 61 away from the center of the mounting plate 2. The water collected in the water collecting bucket 61 is discharged through the drain pipe 62.
[0047] The working mode of the present invention is:
[0048] The electric push rod 31 of the lifting mechanism 3 is started, and the telescopic end of the electric push rod 31 descends, driving the lifting arm 32 and the lifting plate 33 to descend, and at the same time, the flipping mechanism 4 arranged on the lifting plate 33 is synchronously descended, so that the flipping assembly enters the fermentation barrel 1. The motor 411 is started, and the motor 411 drives the driving gear 412 to rotate, and the driving gear 412 drives multiple driven gears 423 to rotate on the connecting arm 421, and the driven gear 423 drives the stirring rod 431 to rotate with the driven gear 423, so that the stirring blade 432 rotates to stir the tea leaves. During stirring, the water inlet pipe 54 inputs water into the water distribution pipe 53, and then enters the water outlet pipe 52 from the water distribution pipe 53, and finally flows out from the water sprinkling hole 4311 of the stirring rod 431 to sprinkle water on the tea leaves, realizing the integrated work of stirring and sprinkling.
[0049] When there is too much water in the tea leaves and the tea leaves cannot fully absorb it, the water will be discharged from the drain hole 11 of the fermentation barrel 1 , enter the water collecting barrel 61 , and be collected in the water collecting barrel 61 and discharged through the drain pipe 62 .
[0050] The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention. It should be pointed out that for ordinary technicians in this technical field, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the principle of the present invention. These improvements and modifications should also be regarded as the scope of protection of the present invention.
Claims
1. An intelligent control device for Liubao tea pile fermentation, comprising a fermentation barrel, a mounting plate, a lifting mechanism, a turning mechanism, and a spraying mechanism, characterized in that: The fermentation barrel is arranged vertically and multiple thereof are distributed in a rectangular shape; the mounting plate is arranged horizontally, and a mounting opening is provided on the mounting plate corresponding to the fermentation barrel, and the mounting plate is sleeved on the upper part of the fermentation barrel through the mounting hole; the lower part of the lifting mechanism is fixedly connected to the outer side of the top surface of the mounting plate respectively; the flipping mechanism includes a driving assembly, a driven assembly, and a stirring assembly; the driving assembly is arranged in the middle of the top surface of the lifting assembly; the driven assembly is transmission-connected to the driving assembly; multiple stirring assemblies are arranged corresponding to the fermentation barrels, and are connected to the driven assembly; the spraying mechanism is connected to multiple stirring assemblies.
2. The intelligent control device for Liubao tea pile fermentation according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting mechanism includes an electric push rod, a lifting arm, and a lifting plate; a plurality of electric push rods are vertically arranged corresponding to the fermentation barrels, and the fixed sections of the plurality of electric push rods pass downward through the top and bottom surfaces of the mounting plate, with their telescopic ends facing upward; the lifting arm is horizontally arranged, one end of which is fixedly connected to the top surface of the telescopic end of the electric push rod, and the other end faces toward the center direction of the mounting plate and is fixedly connected to the lifting plate.
3. The intelligent control device for Liubao tea pile fermentation according to claim 2, characterized in that: The driving assembly comprises a motor and a driving gear; the motor is vertically arranged on the top surface of the lifting arm, and its output rod faces upward; the driving gear is fixedly sleeved on the motor output rod.
4. The intelligent control device for Liubao tea pile fermentation according to claim 3, characterized in that: The driven component includes a connecting arm, a connecting ring, and a driven gear; the connecting ring is rotatably sleeved on the output shaft of the motor and is located below the driving gear; a plurality of connecting arms are provided corresponding to the fermentation barrel, one end of each connecting arm is fixedly connected to the outer wall of the connecting ring, and the other end extends toward the fermentation barrel to the top of the fermentation barrel; the driven gears are rotatably arranged at one end of the connecting arm facing the fermentation barrel.
5. The intelligent control device for Liubao tea pile fermentation according to claim 4, characterized in that: The lifting arm is composed of two lifting bars and a circular ring; the lifting bars are arranged horizontally, and the opposite ends of the two lifting bars are fixedly connected to the side wall of the circular ring; the stirring mechanism includes a stirring rod and stirring blades; the stirring rod is arranged vertically, and its upper part is rotatably arranged at one end of the connecting arm facing the fermentation barrel; the stirring blades are arranged at the lower part of the stirring rod, and multiple stirring blades are arranged along the circumference of the stirring rod.
6. The intelligent control device for Liubao tea pile fermentation according to claim 5, characterized in that: The stirring rod is hollow inside, with an open top surface, a plurality of watering holes are provided on the lower side wall, and the top surface of the stirring rod is connected to the spraying mechanism.
7. The intelligent control device for Liubao tea pile fermentation according to claim 6, characterized in that: The spraying mechanism includes a rotating joint, a water outlet pipe, a water distribution pipe, and a water inlet pipe; the lower part of the rotating joint is respectively connected to the top surface of the stirring rod; the water outlet pipe is vertically arranged and respectively connected to the top of the rotating joint; the water distribution pipe is respectively connected to multiple water outlet pipes; the water inlet pipe is connected to the middle part of the water distribution pipe.
8. The intelligent control device for Liubao tea pile fermentation according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom surface of the fermentation barrel is provided with a plurality of drainage holes; it also includes a water collecting mechanism; the water collecting mechanism includes a water collecting bucket; the water collecting bucket is hollow inside and has an open top surface, and its top surface is connected to the bottom surface of the fermentation barrel.
9. The intelligent control device for Liubao tea pile fermentation according to claim 8, characterized in that: The inner top surface of the water collecting bucket is inclined downward in a direction away from the center of the mounting plate.
10. The intelligent control device for Liubao tea pile fermentation according to claim 9, characterized in that: It also includes a drainage pipe; the drainage pipe is connected to the outer side of the water collecting bucket away from the center of the installation plate.