Continuous tea leaf drying equipment
By introducing belt conveyors and tea dispersion mechanisms into tea drying equipment, the problems of long and uneven drying cycles of traditional tea drying equipment are solved, and continuous and uniform drying and efficient production of tea are achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421229678.2
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-05-31
- Publication Date
- 2025-01-17
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-05-31
AI Technical Summary
Traditional tea drying equipment has a long drying cycle and uneven tea drying, making it difficult to achieve continuous production. The inability to turn the tea during the drying process leads to uneven drying degree, affecting the quality of the finished product.
A continuous tea drying equipment is designed, including a dryer, a belt conveyor and an electric heater, combined with a screw feeder and a tea dispersing mechanism, and the electric heater and a belt conveyor are used to extend the tea conveying time and turn, through The feed pipe, fixing box, agitating assembly, force-based dispersion assembly and blow-guiding assembly rotate and disperse and air supply before the tea leaves enter the dryer to avoid condensation and uneven drying.
The continuous and uniform drying of tea leaves is achieved, the drying efficiency and finished product quality is improved, the condensation and uneven drying of tea leaves are avoided due to moisture, and the continuous production needs are met.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of tea drying equipment, in particular to a continuous tea drying equipment. Background Art
[0002] During the processing of tea, tea leaves need to be dried in a tea dryer. Traditional tea drying equipment is generally a closed drying room, where the tea leaves are placed statically for drying. This type of drying equipment has a long drying cycle and is difficult to achieve continuous production. On the other hand, since the tea leaves cannot be turned over during the drying process, the degree of drying of the tea leaves is uneven, affecting the quality of the final product.
[0003] In this regard, after checking the publication number, CN211120275U discloses a continuous high-speed tea drying equipment, including a screw feeder, a continuous tea dehydration device and a dryer. The continuous tea dehydration device includes a base and a glass cover fixed on the base. The discharge port of the screw feeder is connected to the feed port arranged on the glass cover. A fan is arranged in the base, and the air outlet of the fan is connected to the bottom of the glass cover. A secondary heating device is also arranged at the bottom of the glass cover. A discharge pipe is also connected to the top of the glass cover. The dryer is composed of a feed cover arranged on the top of the dryer, a plurality of conveyor crawlers staggered in the dryer, and a plurality of heating plates arranged in the dryer. The discharge pipe is inserted into the feed cover and is located above the through hole. An independent hot air generating chamber is also arranged on the back of the plurality of heating plates. Each hot air generating chamber is connected to the air inlet of the fan through a connecting pipe, and each hot air generating chamber is also provided with an air inlet extending out of the outside of the dryer.
[0004] The above technology discloses a continuous high-speed tea drying device, which uses a screw feeder to transport tea into the dryer, and uses multiple conveying crawlers arranged up and down in the dryer to achieve conveying output and extend the tea conveying and drying time, and uses the free fall of tea to achieve a turning effect when it is transported to the next conveying crawler, which is convenient for continuous drying work. However, there are still the following shortcomings when it is used:
[0005] 1. When tea leaves enter the dryer, it is difficult to avoid the phenomenon of tea leaves condensing and sticking together due to factors such as moisture. The condensed and stuck tea leaves are still difficult to dry evenly when they are transported and turned by a conveyor belt. The tea leaves cannot be automatically dispersed before drying, which affects the uniform drying effect and cannot meet the use requirements. Improvement is needed, so the present application proposes a continuous tea drying equipment. Utility Model Content
[0006] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a continuous tea drying device to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.
[0007] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: a continuous tea drying device, comprising a continuous tea drying device body, the continuous tea drying device body comprising a dryer, a plurality of belt conveyors installed between the front and rear inner walls of the dryer, and a plurality of electric heaters installed on the inner wall of the dryer, a screw feeder is fixedly installed on the left side of the dryer, and a discharge pipe with an inclined arrangement is connected and fixed to the top of the right side of the screw feeder, a plurality of electric heaters are used to heat the inside of the dryer, and a plurality of belt conveyors are used to extend the conveying time of the tea inside the dryer when the tea enters and to continuously convey and dry the tea, thereby realizing continuous drying operation;
[0008] The tea dispersing mechanism is installed on the left side of the top of the dryer, and the tea dispersing mechanism comprises a feed pipe that is connected and fixed to the left side of the top of the dryer, the left top of the feed pipe is connected and fixed to the right end of the discharge pipe, the top of the feed pipe is fixedly connected to a fixing box with an opening on the right side, and the right side of the fixing box is fixedly connected to a circular plate, a stirring assembly is rotatably installed on the bottom of the fixing box, a driving motor that is fixedly installed with an output shaft and fixedly connected to the stirring assembly on the top of the fixing box, a force-assisted scattering and blowing assembly that is fixedly sleeved on the stirring assembly is installed on the circular plate, a same blowing guide assembly is connected and fixed between the bottom of the circular plate and the right bottom of the feed pipe, and an exhaust filter is embedded and fixed on the left bottom of the feed pipe, the stirring assembly is used to scatter the tea leaves entering the feed pipe when the driving motor is started, the force-assisted scattering and blowing assembly is used to blow air downward by borrowing the rotational force of the stirring assembly, and the blowing guide assembly is used to guide wind into the feed pipe to blow the tea leaves, so as to enhance the dispersion and anti-condensation effect on the tea leaves.
[0009] Preferably, the stirring assembly includes a rotating shaft rotatably mounted on the bottom of the fixed box, a plurality of flexible rubber columns located in the feed pipe are fixedly connected to the outer side of the rotating shaft, and the top end of the rotating shaft extends into the fixed box and is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the output shaft of the drive motor.
[0010] Preferably, the leveraged blowing assembly includes a support rod fixedly connected between the front inner wall and the rear inner wall of the circular plate, a fan blade shaft is rotatably installed at the bottom of the support rod, and synchronous wheels are fixedly sleeved on the fan blade shaft and the rotating shaft. The two synchronous wheels are transmission-connected with the same synchronous belt, which is located in the fixed box and the circular plate, and a plurality of blowing fan blades are fixedly connected to the outer side of the fan blade shaft.
[0011] Preferably, the blowing guide assembly includes a blowing hood embedded and fixed on the right inner wall of the feed pipe, the right side of the blowing hood extends to the outside of the feed pipe and is connected and fixed with an L-shaped tube, the top of the L-shaped tube is set as a hood-shaped structure and is connected and fixed with the bottom of the circular plate, and the exhaust filter is located on the left side of the blowing hood.
[0012] Preferably, an air intake filter is fixedly connected to the top of the circular plate.
[0013] Preferably, the right side of the belt conveyor located at the bottom extends outside the dryer, the conveying directions of two adjacent belt conveyors among the multiple belt conveyors located at the top are opposite, and the two adjacent belt conveyors above and below are half-overlapped and staggered.
[0014] Preferably, a discharge hole is provided on the right inner wall of the dryer, the lowermost belt conveyor is located in the discharge hole and does not contact the inner wall of the discharge hole, and an exhaust hole is provided on the top inner wall of the dryer.
[0015] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:
[0016] 1. This continuous tea drying equipment can rotate and scatter the tea leaves and supply air to scatter them before they enter the dryer by cooperating with the feed pipe, fixed box, circular plate, exhaust filter, driving motor, stirring assembly, leveraged scattering and blowing assembly and blowing guide assembly. The air supply and blowing is directly generated by the rotational force of the rotation and scattering, and there is no need to set up a separate driving device to ensure energy saving. The rotation and scattering are combined with automatic gas generation and integrated air supply and blowing to automatically and effectively disperse the tea leaves before they enter the dryer, so as to avoid the phenomenon that the tea leaves are attached and condensed due to moisture and other factors and seriously affect the uniform drying, thereby improving the uniform drying effect and meeting the use requirements.
[0017] 2. This continuous tea drying equipment can continuously transport, turn, dry and discharge tea leaves through the setting of dryers, electric heaters and multiple belt conveyors. Combined with the above-mentioned dispersion method, it can effectively and continuously dry the tea leaves evenly.
[0018] The utility model is provided with a series of structures, which are convenient for rotating and blowing the tea leaves apart before they enter the dryer. The two dispersion modes are integrated and coordinated, so that the tea leaves can be automatically, quickly and effectively dispersed before they enter the dryer, thereby preventing the tea leaves from sticking and condensing due to moisture and other factors, which seriously affects the uniformity of drying, thereby improving the uniformity of drying and meeting the use requirements. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0019] Figure 1 This is a structural schematic diagram of a continuous tea drying device proposed by the utility model;
[0020] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of ;
[0021] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the enlarged structure of part A in the figure.
[0022] In the figure: 1. dryer; 101. belt conveyor; 102. electric heater; 2. screw feeder; 201. discharge pipe; 3. feed pipe; 4. fixing box; 5. circular plate; 6. fan shaft; 7. blowing fan blade; 8. synchronous wheel; 9. synchronous belt; 10. rotating shaft; 11. flexible rubber column; 12. exhaust filter; 13. L-shaped pipe; 14. blowing hood; 15. driving motor; 16. support rod. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0023] 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.
[0024] like Figures 1 to 3 As shown, a continuous tea drying device proposed in this embodiment includes a continuous tea drying device body, which includes a dryer 1, a plurality of belt conveyors 101 installed between the front and rear inner walls of the dryer 1, and a plurality of electric heaters 102 installed on the inner wall of the dryer 1. A screw feeder 2 is fixedly installed on the left side of the dryer 1, and a discharge pipe 201 arranged obliquely is connected and fixed to the top of the right side of the screw feeder 2. The right side of the belt conveyor 101 located at the bottom extends to the outside of the dryer 1, and two adjacent belt conveyors 101 located at the top are connected to the upper part of the plurality of belt conveyors 101. The conveying directions of the belt conveyors 101 are opposite, and the upper and lower adjacent belt conveyors 101 are half overlapped and staggered. A discharge hole is opened on the right inner wall of the dryer 1, and the lowermost belt conveyor 101 is located in the discharge hole and does not contact the inner wall of the discharge hole. An exhaust hole is opened on the top inner wall of the dryer 1. A plurality of electric heaters 102 are used to heat the inside of the dryer 1. When the tea leaves enter, the plurality of belt conveyors 101 are used to extend the conveying time of the tea leaves in the dryer 1 and continuously convey and dry the tea leaves, thereby realizing continuous drying operation. The exhaust hole is used to discharge the steam in the dryer 1.
[0025] A tea dispersing mechanism is installed on the left side of the top of the dryer 1. The tea dispersing mechanism includes a feed pipe 3 connected and fixed to the left side of the top of the dryer 1. The top of the left side of the feed pipe 3 is connected and fixed to the right end of the discharge pipe 201. The top of the feed pipe 3 is fixedly connected to a fixed box 4 with an opening on the right side. The right side of the fixed box 4 is fixedly connected to a circular plate 5. A stirring assembly is rotatably installed at the bottom of the fixed box 4. A driving motor 15 whose output shaft is fixedly connected to the stirring assembly is fixedly installed on the top of the fixed box 4. A leveraged dispersing mechanism is installed on the circular plate 5. Blowing assembly, the bottom of the circular plate 5 is connected and fixed to the right bottom of the feed pipe 3 with a same blowing guide assembly, the left bottom of the feed pipe 3 is embedded and fixed with an exhaust filter 12, wherein the left bottom of the feed pipe 3 is provided with an embedded through hole fixedly connected to the outer side of the exhaust filter 12, the stirring assembly is used to disperse the tea leaves entering the feed pipe 3 when the drive motor 15 is started, the leveraged scattering and blowing assembly is used to use the rotational force of the stirring assembly to blow air downward, and the blowing guide assembly is used to guide the wind into the feed pipe 3 to blow the tea leaves, thereby enhancing the dispersion and anti-condensation effect of the tea leaves.
[0026] Specifically, the stirring assembly includes a rotating shaft 10 rotatably installed at the bottom of the fixed box 4, wherein a circular through hole is opened at the bottom of the fixed box 4, and a first bearing is fixedly sleeved in the circular through hole. The inner ring of the first bearing is fixedly sleeved with the outer side of the rotating shaft 10, which plays the effect of rotatably installing the rotating shaft 10. The outer side of the rotating shaft 10 is fixedly connected with a plurality of flexible rubber columns 11 located in the feeding pipe 3, and the top of the rotating shaft 10 extends into the fixed box 4 and is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the output shaft of the driving motor 15; the arranged rotating shaft 10 and the flexible rubber column 11 cooperate, and the driving motor 15 is used to drive the rotating shaft 10 to rotate, and the rotating shaft 10 drives the plurality of flexible rubber columns 11 to rotate, and the plurality of flexible rubber columns 11 are used to break up the condensed tea leaves.
[0027] Furthermore, the leveraged blowing component includes a support rod 16 fixedly connected between the front inner wall and the rear inner wall of the circular plate 5, and a fan shaft 6 is rotatably installed at the bottom of the support rod 16, wherein a second bearing is fixedly connected to the bottom of the support rod 16, and the inner ring of the second bearing is fixedly sleeved on the outer side of the fan shaft 6, so as to achieve the effect of rotatably installing the fan shaft 6, and a synchronous wheel 8 is fixedly sleeved on the fan shaft 6 and the rotating shaft 10, and the two synchronous wheels 8 are transmission-connected with the same synchronous belt 9, and the synchronous belt 9 is located in the fixed box 4 and the circular plate 5, wherein a rectangular movable through-hole for the synchronous belt 9 to movably pass through is opened on the left inner wall of the circular plate 5, and a plurality of blowing fan blades 7 are fixedly connected to the outer side of the fan shaft 6; the support rod 16, the fan shaft 6, the blowing fan blades 7, the synchronous belt 9 and the synchronous wheel 8 are arranged to cooperate, and the rotational force of the rotating shaft 10 is used to cooperate with the two synchronous wheels 8 and the synchronous belt 9 to drive the fan shaft 6 to rotate as a whole, and the fan shaft 6 drives the blowing fan blades 7 to rotate to perform downward blowing work.
[0028] Furthermore, the blowing guide assembly includes a blowing hood 14 embedded and fixed on the right inner wall of the feed pipe 3, wherein the right inner wall of the feed pipe 3 is provided with a conical embedding hole fixedly connected to the outer side of the blowing hood 14, the right side of the blowing hood 14 extends to the outside of the feed pipe 3 and is connected and fixed with an L-shaped tube 13, the top of the L-shaped tube 13 is set to a hood-shaped structure and is connected and fixed with the bottom of the circular plate 5, the exhaust filter 12 is located on the left side of the blowing hood 14, and the top of the circular plate 5 is fixedly connected with an air intake filter; the set blowing hood 14 and the L-shaped tube 13 cooperate, and the L-shaped tube 13 is used to guide the wind blown downward into the blowing hood 14, and blow the tea leaves in the feed pipe 3 to the left, so as to further enhance the dispersion and anti-condensation effect of the tea leaves, because the blowing fan blades 7 rotate and their upper part will draw in external air, and the set air intake filter is used to filter and intercept impurities when the external air enters the circular plate 5 through the upper part.
[0029] The method of using this embodiment is as follows: the screw feeder 2 discharges the tea leaves into the feed pipe 3 through its discharge pipe 201, and the drive motor 15 is turned on when the tea leaves are fed in, and the drive motor 15 drives the rotating shaft 10 to rotate, and the rotating shaft 10 drives the multiple flexible rubber columns 11 to rotate, and the multiple flexible rubber columns 11 are used to break up the tea leaves that have condensed together; wherein the rotating shaft 10 also drives the left synchronous wheel 8 to rotate when rotating, and the left synchronous wheel 8 drives the right synchronous wheel 8 to rotate through the synchronous belt 9, and the right synchronous wheel 8 drives the blade shaft 6 to rotate, so that the effect of using the rotational force to drive the blade shaft 6 to rotate as a whole during the rotation and breaking up is achieved, and no additional A separate driving device is provided to ensure energy-saving effect. When the fan shaft 6 rotates, the fan blades 7 are driven to rotate to blow air downward. The wind enters the blowing cover 14 through the L-shaped tube 13, and then blows the tea leaves in the feeding tube 3 to the left, so as to further enhance the dispersion and anti-condensation effect of the tea leaves. The wind is then discharged outward through the exhaust filter 12. By rotating and breaking up the tea leaves, the tea leaves are automatically generated with gas and blown away with gas in an integrated manner. The tea leaves can be automatically, quickly and effectively dispersed before entering the drying machine 1, so as to avoid the phenomenon that the tea leaves are attached and condensed due to factors such as moisture, which seriously affects the uniformity of drying. In this way, the uniformity of drying is improved and the use requirements are met.
[0030] The scattered tea leaves fall to the top of the uppermost belt conveyor 101 and are conveyed to the right by it, then fall to the next belt conveyor 101 and are conveyed to the left by it, gradually forming an automatic turning effect on the tea leaves when falling, and then fall to the next belt conveyor 101 and are conveyed to the right, and finally fall to the bottom belt conveyor 101 and are discharged to the right. Multiple electric heaters 102 inside the dryer 1 dry the tea leaves during the transportation process, thereby achieving the effects of continuous transportation, turning, drying, and discharging of the tea leaves and extending the transportation and drying time, and cooperating with the continuous breaking up of the feed at the top, continuous and uniform drying can be performed.
[0031] Finally, it should be noted that the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the utility model and is not intended to limit the utility model. Although the utility model is described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the above embodiments or replace some of the technical features therein with equivalents. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the utility model shall be included in the protection scope of the utility model.
Claims
1. A continuous tea drying device, comprising a continuous tea drying device body, the continuous tea drying device body comprising a dryer (1), a plurality of belt conveyors (101) installed between the front and rear inner walls of the dryer (1), and a plurality of electric heaters (102) installed on the inner wall of the dryer (1), a screw feeder (2) is fixedly installed on the left side of the dryer (1), and is characterized in that: The top right side of the screw feeder (2) is connected to and fixed with a discharging pipe (201) arranged obliquely; A tea dispersing mechanism is installed on the left side of the top of the dryer (1), and the tea dispersing mechanism comprises a feed pipe (3) connected and fixed to the left side of the top of the dryer (1); the left top of the feed pipe (3) is connected and fixed to the right end of the discharge pipe (201); the top of the feed pipe (3) is fixedly connected to a fixed box (4) with an opening on the right side; the right side of the fixed box (4) is fixedly connected to a circular plate (5); a stirring assembly is rotatably installed at the bottom of the fixed box (4); a driving motor (15) whose output shaft is fixedly connected to the stirring assembly is fixedly installed at the top of the fixed box (4); a force-assisted blowing assembly fixedly sleeved on the stirring assembly is installed on the circular plate (5); a same blowing guide assembly is connected and fixed between the bottom of the circular plate (5) and the right bottom of the feed pipe (3); and an exhaust filter (12) is embedded and fixed at the left bottom of the feed pipe (3).
2. A continuous tea drying equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The stirring assembly comprises a rotating shaft (10) rotatably mounted at the bottom of a fixed box (4), a plurality of flexible rubber columns (11) located in a feed pipe (3) are fixedly connected to the outer side of the rotating shaft (10), and the top end of the rotating shaft (10) extends into the fixed box (4) and is fixedly connected to the bottom end of an output shaft of a drive motor (15).
3. A continuous tea drying equipment according to claim 2, characterized in that: The leveraged blowing assembly comprises a support rod (16) fixedly connected between the front inner wall and the rear inner wall of the circular plate (5); a fan shaft (6) is rotatably mounted at the bottom of the support rod (16); a synchronous wheel (8) is fixedly sleeved on the fan shaft (6) and the rotating shaft (10); the two synchronous wheels (8) are transmission-connected with the same synchronous belt (9); the synchronous belt (9) is located in the fixed box (4) and the circular plate (5); and a plurality of blowing fan blades (7) are fixedly connected to the outer side of the fan shaft (6).
4. The continuous tea drying equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The blowing guide assembly comprises a blowing hood (14) embedded and fixed on the right inner wall of the feed pipe (3); the right side of the blowing hood (14) extends outside the feed pipe (3) and is connected and fixed with an L-shaped tube (13); the top end of the L-shaped tube (13) is arranged as a hood-shaped structure and is connected and fixed with the bottom of the circular plate (5); and the exhaust filter (12) is located on the left side of the blowing hood (14).
5. The continuous tea drying equipment according to claim 3, characterized in that: An air intake filter is fixedly connected to the top of the circular plate (5).
6. The continuous tea drying equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that: The right side of the belt conveyor (101) located at the bottom extends outside the drying machine (1); the conveying directions of two adjacent belt conveyors (101) among the multiple belt conveyors (101) located at the top are opposite; and the upper and lower adjacent belt conveyors (101) are half-overlapped and staggered.
7. The continuous tea drying equipment according to claim 6, characterized in that: A discharge hole is provided on the right inner wall of the dryer (1), the lowermost belt conveyor (101) is located in the discharge hole and does not contact the inner wall of the discharge hole, and an exhaust hole is provided on the top inner wall of the dryer (1).
Citation Information
Patent Citations
Continuous high-speed tea drying equipment
CN211120275U