Tea leaf steaming and air drying device
By using sponge blocks and gear systems in the tea steaming and air-drying device, the problem of water droplets condensed and dripping on the inner wall of the steam box is solved, and the faster green steaming and air-drying process is achieved, improving the quality and production efficiency of tea.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202420241008.6
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-02-01
- Publication Date
- 2024-12-13
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-02-01
AI Technical Summary
In the existing tea leaf steaming and air-drying device, water droplets above the inner wall of the steam box condense and drip, causing the speed of steaming to slow down and affecting the air-drying process of tea leaves.
A tea leaf steaming and air-drying device is designed, using a combination of sponge blocks and threaded rods. By driving the threaded rod, the sponge blocks are driven to absorb condensed water droplets to prevent water droplets from falling, and the drying cage is rotated through gears and motor drive systems. , increase the contact area between steam and tea, and improve the efficiency of green steaming.
It effectively avoids the impact of water droplets on the tea green steaming speed, improves the green steaming efficiency, and facilitates the subsequent air-drying process, improving the quality and production efficiency of the tea.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of steaming green tea, in particular to a steaming and air-drying device for green tea. Background Art
[0002] Nowadays, more and more people like to drink tea. Tea has health-care functions. There are many varieties of tea nowadays. The quality of tea is closely related to the tea-making process. In the initial processing of green tea, in order to make the color of the tea look good and improve the quality of the tea, it is necessary to steam the tea leaves. Steaming is to steam the tea leaves with steam. The color of the steamed tea leaves is relatively green, and it is easy to retain the original cell fibers of the plant.
[0003] The air drying device in the prior art steams the tea leaves by steam in the steaming box during use. The steam will rise to the top of the inner wall of the steam box during use, resulting in small water droplets condensing on the inner wall of the steam box after a period of time. When too many small water droplets gather, they will drip onto the tea leaves, slowing down the steaming speed and affecting the subsequent air drying of the tea leaves.
[0004] In view of the above problems, the inventor proposes a tea leaf steaming and air-drying device to solve the above problems. Utility Model Content
[0005] In order to solve the problem that small water droplets condense on the inner wall of the steam box, and when too many small water droplets gather, they drip onto the tea leaves, slowing down the steaming speed; the utility model aims to provide a tea leaf steaming and air-drying device.
[0006] In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model adopts the following technical solutions: a tea steaming and air-drying device, comprising a tea steaming box, uniformly distributed heating tubes are fixedly installed on opposite sides of the inner wall of the tea steaming box, a baffle is fixedly installed above the heating tube, the baffle is fixedly connected to the opposite sides of the inner wall of the tea steaming box, a drying cage is arranged above the baffle, the outer movable sleeve of the drying cage is provided with symmetrically distributed support rings, the two ends of the support ring are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the tea steaming box, a threaded rod is arranged above the drying cage, the threaded rod rotates and passes through one side of the tea steaming box, and the outer thread of the threaded rod A movable plate is provided, and symmetrically distributed limit rods are fixedly installed on both sides of the inner wall of the steaming box close to the movable plate, and the limit rods penetrate the movable plate, and a sponge block is fixedly installed on the top of the movable plate, and the sponge block is in contact with the upper surface of the inner wall of the steaming box, and a collecting box is slidably provided on the side of the inner wall of the steaming box away from the movable plate, a movable door is provided on one side of the steaming box, and an observation window is provided on the side of the steaming box away from the movable door, and the observation window is made of glass, and a bracket is movably penetrated at the top of the steaming box, and an absorbent cloth is fixedly provided on the opposite side of the inner wall of the bracket, and the absorbent cloth and the observation window are used in conjunction with each other.
[0007] Preferably, a large gear is provided on a fixed sleeve on one side of the drying cage close to the movable plate, a small gear is meshed with one side of the large gear, a rotating shaft is fixedly inserted in the middle of the small gear, the rotating shaft rotates and penetrates the steaming box, a first gear is provided on the outer fixed sleeve of the rotating shaft, a rotating rod rotates and penetrates the side of the steaming box close to the first gear, the rotating rod penetrates the drying cage, a uniformly distributed push plate is provided on the outer fixed sleeve of the rotating rod, the push plate is located inside the drying cage, a second gear is provided on a fixed sleeve at one end of the rotating rod close to the first gear, a connecting rod is rotatably installed on the side of the steaming box close to the second gear, a third gear is provided on the outer fixed sleeve of the connecting rod, the third gear is located between the first gear and the second gear and meshed with the first gear and the second gear.
[0008] Preferably, a clamping plate is fixedly mounted on a side of the collecting box away from the movable plate, and a clamping groove is formed on a side of the inner wall of the steaming box close to the collecting box, and the clamping plate is movably clamped in the clamping groove.
[0009] Preferably, a first motor is coaxially fixedly mounted on one end of the threaded rod close to the first gear, and a second motor is coaxially fixedly mounted on one end of the rotating shaft away from the pinion gear.
[0010] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:
[0011] 1. By driving the threaded rod, the moving plate and the sponge block move toward the collection box. The sponge block will absorb the condensed water droplets to prevent the water droplets from dripping on the tea leaves and affecting their steaming speed. It is also convenient for subsequent air drying.
[0012] 2. By driving the rotating shaft, the first gear is driven to rotate, the first gear drives the third gear to rotate, the third gear drives the second gear to rotate, the second gear drives the rotating rod and the push plate to rotate, and the rotating shaft drives the small gear to rotate while the small gear drives the large gear to rotate, and the large gear drives the drying cage to rotate. By setting the third gear, the rotation directions of the drying cage and the push plate are opposite, so that the tea leaves in the drying cage can fully contact with the steam, thereby accelerating the efficiency of steaming. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0013] 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 description of the prior art will be 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 paying creative work.
[0014] Figure 1It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model.
[0015] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the structure inside the steaming box of the utility model.
[0016] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the moving block in the utility model.
[0017] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of the transfer shaft of the utility model.
[0018] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the bracket in the utility model.
[0019] In the figure: 1. steaming box; 11. heating tube; 12. baffle plate; 13. drying cage; 14. threaded rod; 15. moving plate; 16. sponge block; 17. collecting box; 18. movable door; 2. large gear; 21. small gear; 22. rotating shaft; 23. first gear; 24. rotating rod; 25. push plate; 26. second gear; 27. connecting rod; 28. third gear; 3. supporting ring; 4. clamping plate; 41. clamping slot; 5. limiting rod; 6. observation window; 7. bracket; 71. absorbent cloth; 8. first motor; 81. second motor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0020] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in 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.
[0021] Example: Figure 1-5As shown, the utility model provides a tea steaming and air-drying device, including a tea steaming box 1, uniformly distributed heating tubes 11 are fixedly installed on opposite sides of the inner wall of the tea steaming box 1, a baffle plate 12 is fixedly installed above the heating tube 11, the baffle plate 12 is fixedly connected to the opposite side of the inner wall of the tea steaming box 1, a drying cage 13 is arranged above the baffle plate 12, a threaded rod 14 is arranged above the drying cage 13, the threaded rod 14 rotates and penetrates one side of the tea steaming box 1, a movable plate 15 is arranged on the outer thread sleeve of the threaded rod 14, a sponge block 16 is fixedly installed on the top of the movable plate 15, the sponge block 16 is in contact with the upper surface of the inner wall of the tea steaming box 1, a collecting box 17 is slidably arranged on the side of the inner wall of the tea steaming box 1 away from the movable plate 15, and a movable door 18 is arranged on one side of the tea steaming box 1. First, add tea to the bottom of the tea steaming box 1. Clean water is heated by the heating tube 11. When the clean water boils, water vapor is generated to steam the tea leaves in the drying cage 13. After steaming for a period of time, water droplets will condense on the upper surface of the inner wall of the steaming box 1. By driving the threaded rod 14, the movable plate 15 and the sponge block 16 are driven to move toward the collecting box 17. The sponge block 16 will absorb the condensed water droplets to prevent the water droplets from dripping on the tea leaves and affecting their steaming speed, and also facilitate subsequent air drying; when the sponge block 16 moves to a certain distance, it will contact the inner wall of the steaming box 1, causing the sponge block 16 to deform. When there is too much water in the sponge block 16, the water can be squeezed out through the deformation of the sponge block 16, and then falls into the collecting box 17, which is convenient for the sponge block 16 to absorb subsequent water droplets.
[0022] A large gear 2 is fixedly sleeved on one side of the drying cage 13 close to the movable plate 15, and a small gear 21 is meshedly connected to one side of the large gear 2. A rotating shaft 22 is fixedly inserted in the middle of the small gear 21. The rotating shaft 22 rotates and penetrates the steaming box 1. A first gear 23 is fixedly sleeved on the outer side of the rotating shaft 22. A rotating rod 24 rotates and penetrates the side of the steaming box 1 close to the first gear 23. The rotating rod 24 penetrates the drying cage 13. A uniformly distributed push plate 25 is fixedly sleeved on the outer side of the rotating rod 24. The push plate 25 is located inside the drying cage 13. A second gear 26 is fixedly sleeved on one end of the rotating rod 24 close to the first gear 23. A connecting rod 27 is rotatably installed on one side of the steaming box 1 close to the second gear 26. A third gear 28 is fixedly sleeved on the outer side of the connecting rod 27. The third gear 28 is located between the first gear 23 and the second gear 26 and meshedly connected with the first gear 23 and the second gear 26.
[0023] By adopting the above technical solution, the first gear 23 is driven to rotate by driving the rotating shaft 22, the first gear 23 drives the third gear 28 to rotate, the third gear 28 drives the second gear 26 to rotate, the second gear 26 drives the rotating rod 24 and the push plate 25 to rotate, and the rotating shaft 22 drives the small gear 21 to rotate while rotating, the small gear 21 drives the large gear 2 to rotate, and the large gear 2 drives the drying cage 13 to rotate. By setting the third gear 28, the rotation directions of the drying cage 13 and the push plate 25 are opposite, so that the tea leaves in the drying cage 13 can fully contact with the steam, thereby accelerating the efficiency of steaming.
[0024] The outer movable sleeve of the drying cage 13 is provided with symmetrically distributed support rings 3, and the two ends of the support rings 3 are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the steaming box 1.
[0025] By adopting the above technical solution and providing the support ring 3, the drying cage 13 can be supported to facilitate its rotation.
[0026] A clamping plate 4 is fixedly mounted on a side of the collecting box 17 away from the moving plate 15 , and a clamping groove 41 is formed on a side of the inner wall of the steaming box 1 close to the collecting box 17 , in which the clamping plate 4 is movably clamped.
[0027] By adopting the above technical solution and providing the card plate 4 and the card slot 41, the collection box 17 can slide on the inner wall of the steaming box 1, so that the water in the collection box 17 can be poured out when it is full.
[0028] Symmetrically distributed limiting rods 5 are fixedly installed on both sides of the inner wall of the steaming box 1 close to the movable plate 15 , and the limiting rods 5 penetrate the movable plate 15 .
[0029] By adopting the above technical solution and providing the limiting rod 5, the stability of the movable plate 15 is improved to avoid deviation during the movement.
[0030] An observation window 6 is provided on a side of the steaming box 1 away from the movable door 18 , and the observation window 6 is made of glass.
[0031] By adopting the above technical solution and providing the observation window 6, the degree of steaming of tea leaves can be observed conveniently, thereby improving the quality of the tea leaves.
[0032] A bracket 7 is movably penetrated through the top of the steaming box 1 , and a water-absorbing cloth 71 is fixedly provided on the opposite side of the inner wall of the bracket 7 . The water-absorbing cloth 71 is used in conjunction with the observation window 6 .
[0033] By adopting the above technical solution, by pulling the bracket 7, the absorbent cloth 71 can wipe off the water vapor on the observation window 6, so that it is convenient for the staff to observe the tea leaves.
[0034] The first motor 8 is coaxially fixedly mounted on one end of the threaded rod 14 close to the first gear 23 , and the second motor 81 is coaxially fixedly mounted on one end of the rotating shaft 22 away from the pinion 21 .
[0035] By adopting the above technical solution, by setting the first motor 8, it is convenient to drive the threaded rod 14 to rotate, so that the sponge block 16 absorbs the water droplets. By setting the second motor 81, it is convenient to drive the rotating shaft 22 to rotate, thereby increasing the efficiency of steaming.
[0036] Working principle: First, add clean water to the bottom of the steaming box 1 and heat it through the heating tube 11. When the clean water boils, it generates water vapor to steam the tea leaves in the drying cage 13. After steaming for a period of time, water droplets will condense on the upper surface of the inner wall of the steaming box 1. By driving the threaded rod 14, the movable plate 15 and the sponge block 16 are driven to move toward the collecting box 17. The sponge block 16 will absorb the condensed water droplets to prevent the water droplets from dripping on the tea leaves and affecting their steaming speed, and also facilitate subsequent air drying; when the sponge block 16 moves to a certain distance, it will contact the inner wall of the steaming box 1, causing the sponge block 16 to deform. When there is too much water in the sponge block 16, it will be discharged through the sponge block 1 6 can be deformed to squeeze out the water, and then fall into the collection box 17, so that the sponge block 16 can absorb the subsequent water droplets; by driving the rotating shaft 22, the first gear 23 is driven to rotate, the first gear 23 drives the third gear 28 to rotate, the third gear 28 drives the second gear 26 to rotate, the second gear 26 drives the rotating rod 24 and the push plate 25 to rotate, and the rotating shaft 22 drives the small gear 21 to rotate while the small gear 21 drives the large gear 2 to rotate, and the large gear 2 drives the drying cage 13 to rotate. Through the third gear 28, the rotation directions of the drying cage 13 and the push plate 25 are opposite, so that the tea leaves in the drying cage 13 can fully contact with the steam, thereby accelerating the efficiency of steaming.
[0037] Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications to the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Thus, if these modifications and variations of the present invention fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention and their equivalents, the present invention is also intended to include these modifications and variations.
Claims
1. A tea leaf steaming and air drying device, comprising a tea leaf steaming box (1), characterized in that: The opposite sides of the inner wall of the steaming box (1) are fixedly mounted with uniformly distributed heating pipes (11); a baffle plate (12) is fixedly mounted above the heating pipes (11); the baffle plate (12) is fixedly connected to the opposite sides of the inner wall of the steaming box (1); a drying cage (13) is arranged above the baffle plate (12); a threaded rod (14) is arranged above the drying cage (13); the threaded rod (14) rotates and passes through one side of the steaming box (1); a movable plate (15) is arranged on the outer thread sleeve of the threaded rod (14); a sponge block (16) is fixedly mounted on the top of the movable plate (15); the sponge block (16) is in contact with the upper surface of the inner wall of the steaming box (1); a collecting box (17) is slidably arranged on the side of the inner wall of the steaming box (1) away from the movable plate (15); and a movable door (18) is arranged on one side of the steaming box (1).
2. The device for steaming and air-drying tea leaves as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: A large gear (2) is fixedly sleeved on one side of the drying cage (13) close to the movable plate (15); a small gear (21) is meshedly connected to one side of the large gear (2); a rotating shaft (22) is fixedly inserted in the middle of the small gear (21); the rotating shaft (22) rotates and penetrates the steaming box (1); a first gear (23) is fixedly sleeved on the outer side of the rotating shaft (22); a rotating rod (24) is rotatably penetrated on one side of the steaming box (1) close to the first gear (23); the rotating rod (24) penetrates the drying cage (13); the outer side of the rotating rod (24) is fixedly sleeved on the outer side of the rotating shaft (22); The side fixed sleeve is provided with evenly distributed push plates (25), and the push plates (25) are located inside the drying cage (13). The end of the rotating rod (24) close to the first gear (23) is fixedly sleeved with a second gear (26). The side of the steaming box (1) close to the second gear (26) is rotatably installed with a connecting rod (27), and the outer fixed sleeve of the connecting rod (27) is provided with a third gear (28). The third gear (28) is located between the first gear (23) and the second gear (26) and is meshed and connected with the first gear (23) and the second gear (26).
3. The device for steaming and air-drying tea leaves as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: The outer movable sleeve of the drying cage (13) is provided with symmetrically distributed support rings (3), and the two ends of the support rings (3) are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the steaming box (1).
4. The device for steaming and air-drying tea leaves as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: A clamping plate (4) is fixedly mounted on the side of the collecting box (17) away from the movable plate (15), and a clamping groove (41) is provided on the inner wall of the steaming box (1) on the side close to the collecting box (17), and the clamping plate (4) is movably clamped in the clamping groove (41).
5. The device for steaming and air-drying tea leaves as claimed in claim 4, characterized in that: Symmetrically distributed limiting rods (5) are fixedly mounted on both sides of the inner wall of the steaming box (1) close to the movable plate (15), and the limiting rods (5) penetrate the movable plate (15).
6. The device for steaming and air-drying tea leaves as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that: An observation window (6) is provided on a side of the steaming box (1) away from the movable door (18), and the observation window (6) is made of glass.
7. The device for steaming and air-drying tea leaves as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that: A bracket (7) is movably inserted through the top of the steaming box (1), and a water-absorbing cloth (71) is fixedly provided on the opposite side of the inner wall of the bracket (7), and the water-absorbing cloth (71) is used in conjunction with the observation window (6).
8. The device for steaming and air-drying tea leaves as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: A first motor (8) is coaxially fixedly mounted on one end of the threaded rod (14) close to the first gear (23), and a second motor (81) is coaxially fixedly mounted on one end of the rotating shaft (22) away from the pinion gear (21).