Efficient and energy-saving tea dryer

By adopting alternating drying racks and air pump insulation technology in tea drying equipment, the problems of hot gas escape and energy consumption of existing equipment are solved, and an efficient and energy-saving tea drying process is realized, using magnetic couplings and air pumps The drying efficiency and energy utilization have been improved.

CN222187599UInactive Publication Date: 2024-12-17GUZHANG COUNTY JINHUA COMPREHENSIVE AGRI DEV CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202420831336.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-04-22
Publication Date
2024-12-17
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Technical Problem

The existing tea drying equipment frequently opens the box door during the drying and finishing process, causing hot air to escape, resulting in large energy consumption, and the drying time is short, requiring frequent heating, which increases energy consumption.

Method used

Design a high-efficiency and energy-saving tea dryer, adopts the oven body of the top hot air fan, with a movable bearing mechanism and a driving mechanism, and realizes non-contact transmission through magnetic couplings. The two drying racks move alternately, and the baffle is The partition blocks the through holes to reduce hot air escape, and the drying rack is insulated through the air pump, and waste heat is recovered.

Benefits of technology

It reduces the escape of hot gas inside the oven, reduces the energy consumption of re-heating, improves drying efficiency, avoids the heat loss of tea due to instantaneous high temperature, and realizes the recycling and utilization of waste heat.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an efficient energy-saving tea dryer which comprises a drying oven body with a hot-air blower arranged at the top end, at least one bearing mechanism is movably inserted into the drying oven body, each bearing mechanism comprises a partition plate with drying frames symmetrically arranged at the two ends, and baffles penetrating to the outer side of the drying oven body are arranged on the outer sides of the drying frames. Through holes corresponding to the drying frames are formed in the drying oven body in a penetrating mode, drying barrels are erected in the drying frames in the axial direction in a rotating mode, a movement mechanism is arranged at one end of each drying barrel, a driving mechanism is arranged on the outer side of the drying oven body, and the output end of the driving mechanism penetrates into the drying oven body and is provided with a transmission mechanism. The partition plate and a baffle on the outer side of the drying frame are inserted into the two through holes correspondingly, and the driving mechanism can drive the drying cylinder to rotate through power transmission of the transmission mechanism and the movement mechanism.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of tea processing, in particular to a high-efficiency and energy-saving tea drying machine. Background Art

[0002] There are many processes in tea production and processing, and different processes are required for different varieties of tea, including but not limited to drying, withering, fermentation, etc. The drying and withering processes are completed by heating the tea leaves. When using existing drying equipment, it is necessary to open the box door to take out the tea trays that have been dried, and then put in the tea trays that need to be dried. In this process, the hot air in the drying equipment will escape, and the newly entered cold air needs to be reheated to reach the set temperature during subsequent drying. The time used for the drying process is determined according to the amount of tea. When the drying time is short, the box door needs to be opened frequently, so the energy consumption is large.

[0003] In order to solve the above problems, we propose a high-efficiency and energy-saving tea drying machine to improve the shortcomings of the existing technology. Utility Model Content

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to overcome the defects of the prior art and provide a highly efficient and energy-saving tea drying machine. In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides the following technical solutions:

[0005] The utility model discloses a high-efficiency and energy-saving tea drying machine, comprising an oven body with a hot air blower at the top, at least one bearing mechanism movably inserted in the oven body, the bearing mechanism comprising partitions with drying racks symmetrically arranged at both ends, a baffle plate extending from the outside of the drying rack to the outside of the oven body, a through hole extending through the oven body corresponding to the drying rack, a drying cylinder axially rotatingly arranged in the drying rack, a motion mechanism provided at one end of the drying cylinder, a driving mechanism provided on the outside of the oven body, a transmission mechanism provided in the output end of the driving mechanism extending from the outside of the drying rack to the oven body, when one of the drying racks is located in the oven body, the partition and the baffle plate on the outside of the drying rack are respectively inserted in two through holes, and the driving mechanism can drive the drying cylinder to rotate through power transmission between the transmission mechanism and the motion mechanism.

[0006] Preferably, the motion mechanism includes a magnetic coupling receiving end, which is coaxially connected to one end of the drying drum, and the transmission mechanism includes a magnetic coupling output end, which is coaxially connected to the output end of the driving mechanism.

[0007] Preferably, a receiving groove is provided on the inner wall of the oven body, the output end of the driving mechanism passes through the receiving groove and is coaxially connected to the output end of the magnetic coupling, the drying rack is provided with a through hole corresponding to the receiving groove, and rotating shafts are coaxially arranged at both ends of the drying cylinder, one of the rotating shafts extends into the through hole and is coaxially connected to the receiving end of the magnetic coupling.

[0008] Preferably, an air pump is provided at the top of the oven body, the air inlet end of the air pump is provided with an exhaust pipe connected to the oven body, the air outlet end of the air pump is connected to the outlet pipe, a warming chamber is provided in the drying rack, the warming chamber is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet, and the air inlet of the warming chamber is connected to the outlet end of the outlet pipe through a hot air pipe.

[0009] Preferably, the drying rack comprises two parallelly arranged rack plates, the warm-keeping chamber is opened in the rack plates, the air inlets of the two warm-keeping chambers of each drying rack are connected to a three-way pipe through an air pipe, and the air inlet end of the three-way pipe is connected to the air outlet end of the air outlet pipe through a hot air air pipe.

[0010] Preferably, a first air inlet and a second air inlet are provided at the top of the partition, a first hot air outlet is provided on the top surface of one of the through holes corresponding to the first air inlet, and a second hot air outlet is provided on the top surface of the other through hole corresponding to the second air inlet, the first hot air outlet and the second hot air outlet are both connected to the air outlet end of the air outlet pipe through the hot air duct, and the first air inlet and the second air inlet are respectively connected to the air inlet end of the three-way pipe on the corresponding side.

[0011] Preferably, the driving mechanism comprises a motor, and the motor is installed on the outside of the oven body through a motor seat.

[0012] Preferably, the drying cylinder comprises a cylinder body and a cylinder cover, and the cylinder body and the cylinder cover are hinged.

[0013] Preferably, a guide block is provided at the bottom of the drying rack.

[0014] Preferably, a handle is provided on the outer side of the baffle.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects achieved by the utility model are:

[0016] 1. In the utility model, two drying racks are provided, and the two drying racks move back and forth to complete alternating drying. When one of the drying racks enters the oven body for drying, the baffle and partition on the outside of the drying rack block the two through holes, which can greatly reduce the escape of hot air inside the oven body and reduce the energy consumption of reheating;

[0017] 2. In the utility model, the hot air is pumped into the heat preservation chamber of the drying rack located outside the oven body by an air pump, so as to realize the heat preservation of the drying rack, avoid the drying rack to consume a part of the heat after cooling down and entering the oven body, and also heat the tea leaves in the drying cylinder to a certain extent, so as to avoid the tea leaves being heated unevenly because of the momentary high temperature when entering the oven;

[0018] 3. In the present invention, the motor can drive the two drying drums to operate separately through the non-contact transmission connection between the output end of the magnetic coupling and the receiving end of the magnetic coupling. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] The accompanying drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention and constitute a part of the specification. Together with the embodiments of the present invention, they are used to explain the present invention and do not constitute a limitation of the present invention. In the accompanying drawings:

[0020] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model Figure 1 ;

[0021] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model Figure 2 ;

[0022] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the bearing mechanism of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of a drying rack of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 5 It is a left-side structural schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model;

[0025] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the structural section of point A of the utility model;

[0026] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model from above;

[0027] Figure 8 It is a front view schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model;

[0028] Fig. 9 It is a schematic diagram of the structural section at B of the utility model;

[0029] Fig.10 It is a structural schematic diagram of a drying drum of the utility model.

[0030] In the figure: 1. oven body; 101. hot air blower; 102. hot air duct; 103. air pump; 104. exhaust duct; 105. air outlet duct; 106. air outlet bell mouth; 2. drying rack; 201. baffle; 202. handle; 203. partition; 204. first air inlet; 205. second air inlet; 206. first air outlet; 207. second air outlet; 208. bearing seat; 209. through hole; 210. guide block; 3. drying cylinder; 301. magnetic coupling receiving end; 302. cylinder cover; 303. rotating shaft; 304. through hole; 4. motor; 41. motor seat; 42. magnetic coupling output end. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] The preferred embodiments of the present invention are described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the preferred embodiments described herein are only used to illustrate and explain the present invention, and are not used to limit the present invention. Example

[0032] like Figure 1-10 As shown, a high-efficiency and energy-saving tea drying machine includes an oven body 1 with a hot air blower 101 at the top, the hot air blower 101 is connected to the oven body 1 through a hot air pipe 102, and an air outlet bell mouth 106 is provided at the air outlet end of the hot air pipe 102. In this structure, the air outlet bell mouth 106 and the exhaust pipe 104 are both arranged at the upper part of the inner cavity of the oven body 1, and the bottom end of the air outlet bell mouth 106 is lower than the bottom end of the exhaust pipe 104. At least one bearing mechanism is movably inserted in the oven body 1, and the bearing mechanism includes a partition 203 with a drying rack 2 symmetrically arranged at both ends, and the outer side of the drying rack 2 runs through the oven body 1 is provided with a baffle 201 on the outside, the oven body 1 is penetrated with a through hole 304 corresponding to the drying rack 2, the through hole 304 is a square hole, a drying cylinder 3 is axially rotated in the drying rack 2, one end of the drying cylinder 3 is provided with a motion mechanism, a driving mechanism is provided on the outside of the oven body 1, the output end of the driving mechanism penetrates through the oven body 1 and a transmission mechanism is provided, when one of the drying racks 2 is located in the oven body 1, the partition 203 and the baffle 201 on the outside of the drying rack 2 are respectively inserted into the two through holes 304, and the driving mechanism can drive the drying cylinder 3 to rotate through the power transmission of the transmission mechanism and the motion mechanism.

[0033] In order to facilitate the driving mechanism to drive the drying drums 3 of the two drying racks 2, in this embodiment, the motion mechanism includes a magnetic coupling receiving end 301, which is coaxially connected to one end of the drying drum 3, and the transmission mechanism includes a magnetic coupling output end 42, which is coaxially connected to the output end of the driving mechanism.

[0034] In this embodiment, a receiving groove is provided on the inner wall of the oven body 1, and the output end of the driving mechanism passes through the receiving groove and is coaxially connected to the output end 42 of the magnetic coupling. A through hole 209 is provided on the drying rack 2 corresponding to the receiving groove, and rotating shafts 303 are coaxially arranged at both ends of the drying cylinder 3, one of the rotating shafts 303 extends into the through hole 209 and is coaxially connected to the receiving end 301 of the magnetic coupling.

[0035] In order to facilitate the recovery and utilization of waste heat, in the present embodiment, an air pump 103 is arranged at the top of the oven body 1, the air inlet end of the air pump 103 is provided with an exhaust pipe 104 connected to the oven body 1, the air outlet end of the air pump 103 is connected with an outlet pipe 105, a warming chamber is provided in the drying rack 2, the warming chamber is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet, and the air inlet of the warming chamber is connected with the outlet end of the outlet pipe 105 through a hot air pipe.

[0036] In this embodiment, the drying rack 2 includes two parallel rack plates, and a warming chamber is opened in the rack plates. The air inlets of the two warming chambers of each drying rack 2 are connected to a three-way pipe through an air pipe, and the air inlet end of the three-way pipe is connected to the air outlet end of the air outlet pipe 105 through a hot air air pipe.

[0037] In this embodiment, the top of the partition 203 is provided with a first air inlet 204 and a second air inlet 205, a first hot air outlet is provided on the top surface of one through hole 304 corresponding to the first air inlet 204, and a second hot air outlet is provided on the top surface of the other through hole 304 corresponding to the second air inlet 205, the first hot air outlet and the second hot air outlet are both connected to the outlet end of the air outlet pipe 105 through the hot air duct, and the first air inlet 204 and the second air inlet 205 are respectively connected to the inlet end of the three-way pipe on the corresponding side. The hot air duct is buried in the side wall of the oven body 1, and the duct and the two three-way pipes are buried in the partition 203.

[0038] In this embodiment, the driving mechanism includes a motor 4 , and the motor 4 is installed on the outside of the oven body 1 through a motor seat 41 .

[0039] In this embodiment, the drying cylinder 3 includes a cylinder body and a cylinder cover 302, the cylinder body and the cylinder cover 302 are hinged, and rotating shafts 303 are coaxially arranged at both ends of the drying cylinder 3. The two rotating shafts 303 are rotatably mounted on two bearing seats 208 of the drying frame 2 respectively.

[0040] In order to make the drying rack 2 move more smoothly, in this embodiment, a guide block 210 is provided at the bottom of the drying rack 2 , and a sliding groove is provided on the inner bottom surface of the through hole 304 corresponding to the guide block 210 .

[0041] In order to facilitate the pushing and pulling of the drying rack 2, in the present embodiment, a handle 202 is provided on the outside of the baffle 201. Furthermore, in order to facilitate unloading, the baffle 201 can be arranged to be detachably connected to the drying rack 2, and a circle of sealing plates is arranged on the periphery of the baffle 201 to prevent the hot air in the oven body 1 from flowing out from the gap between the through hole 304 and the baffle 201. Similarly, a circle of heat insulating sealing rings can be arranged on the periphery of the baffle 201 and the partition 203.

[0042] Principles and advantages of the utility model: For the convenience of explanation, the two drying racks 2 are named as the left drying rack 2 and the right drying rack 2, and the first air inlet 204 and the first air outlet 206 correspond to the left drying rack 2, the second air inlet 205 and the second air outlet 207 correspond to the right drying rack 2, the through hole 304 on the left is named as the left through hole 304, the left through hole 304 is provided with a first hot air outlet, the through hole 304 on the right is named as the right through hole 304, the right through hole 304 is provided with a right second hot air outlet, the hot air blower 101 is turned on, and the hot air from the hot air blower 101 enters the oven body 1 through the hot air pipe 102 and enters Preheat in advance, put the tea leaves into the drying cylinder 3 of the left drying rack 2 (at this time, the right drying rack 2 is located in the oven body 1), pull the carrying mechanism to the right, so that the left drying rack 2 slides into the oven body 1, the magnetic coupling receiving end 301 of the left drying rack 2 matches the magnetic coupling output end 42 located in the oven body 1, and the right drying rack 2 slides out to the outside of the oven body 1. At this time, the baffle 201 on the outside of the left drying rack 2 is inserted into the left through hole 304, and the partition 203 is inserted into the right through hole 304. At this time, tea leaves can be put into the drying cylinder 3 of the right drying rack 2, and the hot air from the hot air blower 101 passes through the hot air blower 101. The tube 102 enters the oven body 1 to heat and dry the tea leaves in the drying drum 3. The motor 4 is started synchronously to drive the magnetic coupling output end 42 to drive the magnetic coupling receiving end 301 of the left drying rack 2 to rotate, thereby driving the drying drum 3 of the left drying rack 2 to rotate, so that the tea leaves are evenly heated. During the drying process, the air pump 103 draws the hot air in the oven body 1 through the exhaust pipe 104, and then enters the second hot air outlet 205 of the partition 203 from the right through hole 304 through the air outlet pipe 105 and the hot air duct, and then enters the heat preservation air of the two shelf plates of the right drying rack 2 through the three-way pipe and the duct. In the cavity, the drying rack 2 placed outside the oven body 1 is kept warm, and the tea leaves can also be heated to a certain extent, and finally discharged from the second air outlet 207 to complete the waste heat recovery. When the drying is completed, the supporting mechanism is pushed to the left, so that the right drying rack 2 enters the oven body 1 to complete the drying operation, and the motor 4 drives the drying cylinder 3 of the right drying rack 2 to rotate, and the left drying rack 2 slides out to complete the unloading and feeding operation. At this time, the air pump blows the hot air into the warming cavity of the two shelf plates of the left drying rack 2 through the first hot air outlet and the first air inlet 204, and then discharges it from the first air outlet 206 to complete the insulation of the left drying rack 2.

[0043] Finally, it should be noted that the above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the present invention. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the above embodiments or replace some of the technical features therein by equivalents. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A highly efficient and energy-saving tea drying machine, comprising a drying oven body (1) with a hot air blower (101) disposed on the top, characterized in that: At least one bearing mechanism is movably inserted in the oven body (1), the bearing mechanism comprising a partition (203) with drying racks (2) symmetrically arranged at both ends, a baffle (201) is arranged on the outside of the drying rack (2) and extends to the outside of the oven body (1), a through hole (304) is opened in the oven body (1) corresponding to the drying rack (2), a drying cylinder (3) is axially rotatably arranged in the drying rack (2), one end of the drying cylinder (3) is provided with a motion mechanism, a driving mechanism is arranged on the outside of the oven body (1), and a transmission mechanism is arranged in the output end of the driving mechanism and extends to the oven body (1), when one of the drying racks (2) is located in the oven body (1), the partition (203) and the baffle (201) on the outside of the drying rack (2) are respectively inserted in the two through holes (304), and the driving mechanism can drive the drying cylinder (3) to rotate through the power transmission between the transmission mechanism and the motion mechanism.

2. The high-efficiency and energy-saving tea drying machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The motion mechanism comprises a magnetic coupling receiving end (301), wherein the magnetic coupling receiving end (301) is coaxially connected to one end of the drying drum (3); the transmission mechanism comprises a magnetic coupling output end (42), wherein the magnetic coupling output end (42) is coaxially connected to the output end of the driving mechanism.

3. The high-efficiency and energy-saving tea drying machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The inner wall of the oven body (1) is provided with a receiving groove, the output end of the driving mechanism passes through the receiving groove and is coaxially connected to the output end (42) of the magnetic coupling, the drying rack (2) is provided with a through hole (209) corresponding to the receiving groove, and rotating shafts (303) are coaxially arranged at both ends of the drying cylinder (3), one of the rotating shafts (303) extends into the through hole (209) and is coaxially connected to the receiving end (301) of the magnetic coupling.

4. The high-efficiency and energy-saving tea drying machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: An air pump (103) is arranged at the top of the oven body (1); an air inlet end of the air pump (103) is arranged with an exhaust pipe (104) connected to the oven body (1); an air outlet end of the air pump (103) is connected to an air outlet pipe (105); a heat preservation chamber is provided in the drying rack (2); the heat preservation chamber is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet; the air inlet of the heat preservation chamber is connected to the air outlet end of the air outlet pipe (105) via a hot air pipe.

5. The high-efficiency and energy-saving tea drying machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: The drying rack (2) comprises two parallel rack plates, the rack plates are provided with the heat preservation chamber, the air inlets of the two heat preservation chambers of each drying rack (2) are connected to a three-way pipe via an air pipe, and the air inlet end of the three-way pipe is connected to the air outlet end of the air outlet pipe (105) via a hot air pipe.

6. The high-efficiency and energy-saving tea drying machine according to claim 5, characterized in that: The partition (203) has a first air inlet (204) and a second air inlet (205) at the top, one of the through holes (304) having a first hot air outlet on the top surface corresponding to the first air inlet (204), and the other through hole (304) having a second hot air outlet on the top surface corresponding to the second air inlet (205), the first hot air outlet and the second hot air outlet are both connected to the air outlet end of the air outlet pipe (105) through the hot air duct, and the first air inlet (204) and the second air inlet (205) are respectively connected to the air inlet end of the three-way pipe on the corresponding side.

7. The high-efficiency and energy-saving tea drying machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving mechanism comprises a motor (4), and the motor (4) is mounted on the outside of the oven body (1) via a motor seat (41).

8. The high-efficiency and energy-saving tea drying machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The drying cylinder (3) comprises a cylinder body and a cylinder cover (302), and the cylinder body and the cylinder cover (302) are hinged.

9. The high-efficiency and energy-saving tea drying machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A guide block (210) is provided at the bottom of the drying rack (2).

10. The high-efficiency and energy-saving tea drying machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A handle (202) is provided on the outer side of the baffle (201).