Fermentation machine for tea production

Abstract

The utility model discloses a fermentation machine for tea production, which comprises a base, a fermentation tank is mounted on the base, a feed pipe and a discharge pipe are arranged on the fermentation tank, and a stirring structure is rotatably mounted on the fermentation tank. After tea leaves and water are added into a fermentation tank from a feeding pipe according to the proportion, a servo motor is started to drive a first staggered-axis bevel gear to rotate, the first staggered-axis bevel gear drives a second staggered-axis bevel gear to rotate, and a stirring rod on a rotating shaft of the second staggered-axis bevel gear continuously stirs the tea leaves in the fermentation tank; according to the device, tea leaves and water can be fully and uniformly mixed through stirring, meanwhile, the fermentation speed can be increased through continuous stirring, the fermentation time is saved, the stirring rod can rotate when moving up and down in the fermentation tank through the arrangement of the electric telescopic rod, and therefore the fermentation concentration of the upper layer and the fermentation concentration of the lower layer can be kept consistent when the fermentation tank conducts fermentation.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of fermentation machines, in particular to a fermentation machine for tea production. Background Art

[0002] Tea fermentation is a simple oxidation process, which causes a series of biochemical changes in the fresh leaves. Tea fermentation is actually a process of contact with oxygen. It uses bacteria, yeast and other microorganisms under anaerobic conditions to allow enzymes to degrade sugar molecules in tea to produce energy.

[0003] In the prior art, when fermenting tea leaves, the traditional static sealed fermentation technology is still used. The tea leaves to be fermented are injected with water and then added into a sealed tank for fermentation. However, since this fermentation is not stirred, the fermentation concentrations of the upper and lower layers in the fermentation tank are greatly different during fermentation.

[0004] Therefore, a fermentation machine for tea production is proposed. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a fermentation machine for tea production to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.

[0006] To achieve the above object, the utility model provides the following technical solution: a tea fermentation machine, comprising a base, a fermentation tank is installed on the base, a feed pipe and a discharge pipe are provided on the fermentation tank, a stirring structure is rotatably installed on the fermentation tank, a lifting structure and a driving structure are installed on the stirring structure, and the driving structure is installed on the base;

[0007] The stirring structure comprises a rotating shaft, which is rotatably mounted on the fermentation tank, and a plurality of stirring rods are equidistantly mounted on the rotating shaft in an annular manner, and the plurality of stirring rods equidistantly mounted in an annular manner are all rotatably mounted in the fermentation tank;

[0008] The lifting structure comprises an electric telescopic rod, which is mounted on the driving structure, and the bottom side of the electric telescopic rod is mounted on the rotating shaft.

[0009] Preferably, the driving structure includes a vertical pole, which is mounted on a base, a fixed block is mounted on the vertical pole, a driving shaft is rotatably mounted on the fixed block, a first staggered axis bevel gear is mounted on one end of the driving shaft, a second staggered axis bevel gear is meshed with the first staggered axis bevel gear, and the second staggered axis bevel gear is slidably mounted on the rotating shaft.

[0010] Preferably, a servo motor is mounted on the other end of the driving shaft, a mounting frame is mounted on the servo motor, and the mounting frame is mounted on the vertical pole.

[0011] Preferably, a connecting rod is installed on the vertical rod, and two limiting rods are installed on the connecting rod, and the two limiting rods are rotatably installed on the second staggered axis bevel gear.

[0012] Preferably, a slide groove is provided on the second staggered-axis bevel gear, and two sliding blocks are slidably mounted on the inner wall of the slide groove, and the two sliding blocks are respectively mounted on two limit rods.

[0013] Preferably, a sealing plug is installed on the feed pipe, and the sealing plug is made of rubber material.

[0014] Preferably, a limiting groove is provided on the discharge pipe, and a baffle is slidably mounted on the inner wall of the limiting groove.

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

[0016] (1) The utility model, through the arrangement of structures such as a rotating shaft, a stirring rod and an electric telescopic rod, after tea leaves and water are added into a fermentation tank from a feed pipe in proportion, a servo motor is started to drive the first staggered axis bevel gear to rotate, and the first staggered axis bevel gear drives the second staggered axis bevel gear to rotate, and the stirring rod on the rotating shaft of the second staggered axis bevel gear continuously stirs the tea leaves in the fermentation tank, and the stirring can accelerate the full and uniform mixing of the tea leaves and water. At the same time, the continuous stirring can also accelerate the fermentation speed and save the fermentation time. In addition, by utilizing the arrangement of the electric telescopic rod, the stirring rod can be rotated when it moves up and down in the fermentation tank, so that the fermentation concentration of the upper and lower layers of the fermentation tank can be kept consistent during the fermentation.

[0017] (2) The utility model, through the arrangement of a servo motor, a drive shaft, a first staggered axis bevel gear and a second staggered axis bevel gear and other structures, utilizes the servo motor to drive the drive shaft to rotate, the drive shaft drives the first staggered axis bevel gear to rotate, and the first staggered axis bevel gear drives the second staggered axis bevel gear to rotate in situ, thereby facilitating the provision of continuous power support for the rotation of the stirring rod. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the main structure of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the fermentation tank of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the connection structure of the vertical pole, the electric telescopic pole and the servo motor of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 4 It is a cross-sectional structural schematic diagram of the rotating shaft, the second staggered axis helical gear and the limiting rod of the utility model;

[0022] In the figure: 1. base; 2. fermentation tank; 3. feed pipe; 31. sealing plug; 4. discharge pipe; 41. baffle; 42. limit groove; 5. rotating shaft; 51. stirring rod; 6. vertical rod; 61. fixing block; 62. driving shaft; 63. first staggered axis bevel gear; 64. second staggered axis bevel gear; 65. limit rod; 66. connecting rod; 67. servo motor; 68. mounting frame; 69. slider; 610. slide groove; 7. electric telescopic 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] Example 1: Please refer to Figure 1-4 The utility model provides a technical solution: a fermentation machine for tea production, comprising a base 1, a fermentation tank 2 is installed on the base 1, a feed pipe 3 and a discharge pipe 4 are arranged on the fermentation tank 2, a sealing plug 31 is installed on the feed pipe 3, the sealing plug 31 is made of rubber material, after tea leaves and water are added into the fermentation tank 2 from the feed pipe 3, the fermentation tank 2 can be sealed by the setting of the sealing plug 31, a limiting groove 42 is provided on the discharge pipe 4, a baffle 41 is slidably installed on the inner wall of the limiting groove 42, and the setting of the baffle 41 facilitates the convenient discharge of the material in the fermentation tank 2 after fermentation, a stirring structure is rotatably installed on the fermentation tank 2, a lifting structure and a driving structure are installed on the stirring structure, and the driving structure is installed on the base 1;

[0025] In order to speed up the full mixing of tea liquid and water in the fermentation tank 2 and to speed up the rapid fermentation of tea leaves, a stirring structure is arranged in the fermentation tank 2, specifically including a rotating shaft 5, which is rotatably mounted on the fermentation tank 2, and a plurality of stirring rods 51 are equidistantly mounted on the rotating shaft 5 in a ring, and the plurality of stirring rods 51 equidistantly mounted in a ring are all rotatably mounted in the fermentation tank 2. The stirring rods 51 on the rotating shaft 5 of the second staggered axis bevel gear 64 continuously stir the tea leaves in the fermentation tank 2, and stirring can speed up the full mixing of tea leaves and water. At the same time, continuous stirring can also speed up the fermentation speed and save fermentation time.

[0026] In order to provide continuous power support for the rotation of the stirring rod 51 in the fermentation tank 2, a driving structure is arranged on the base 1, specifically including a vertical pole 6, the vertical pole 6 is installed on the base 1, a fixed block 61 is installed on the vertical pole 6, a driving shaft 62 is rotatably installed on the fixed block 61, a first staggered axis bevel gear 63 is installed on one end of the driving shaft 62, a second staggered axis bevel gear 64 is meshed on the first staggered axis bevel gear 63, the second staggered axis bevel gear 64 is slidably installed on the rotating shaft 5, a servo motor 67 is installed on the other end of the driving shaft 62, a mounting frame 68 is installed on the servo motor 67, and the mounting frame 68 is installed on the vertical pole 6.

[0027] In order to facilitate the first staggered axis bevel gear 63 to drive the second staggered axis bevel gear 64 to rotate, the second staggered axis bevel gear 64 will not move up and down, and can continuously drive the rotating shaft 5 to rotate, a connecting rod 66 is installed on the vertical rod 6, and two limit rods 65 are installed on the connecting rod 66. The two limit rods 65 are both rotatably installed on the second staggered axis bevel gear 64. A sliding groove 610 is opened on the second staggered axis bevel gear 64, and two sliders 69 are slidably installed on the inner wall of the sliding groove 610. The two sliders 69 are respectively installed on the two limit rods 65. The slider 69 on the limit rod 65 rotates in the sliding groove 610 on the second staggered axis bevel gear 64, so that the second staggered axis bevel gear 64 will not move up and down when rotating.

[0028] The working principle is as follows: when using the fermentation tank 2 to ferment tea leaves, first fix the baffle 41 in the limiting groove 42 on the discharge pipe 4, then add tea leaves and water from the feed pipe 3 into the fermentation tank 2 in proportion, cover the feed pipe 3 with the sealing plug 31 to form a sealed environment in the fermentation tank 2, then start the switch of the servo motor 67 on the mounting frame 68, use the servo motor 67 to drive the drive shaft 62 on the fixed block 61 to rotate, the drive shaft 62 drives the first staggered shaft bevel gear 63 to rotate, and the first staggered shaft bevel gear 63 rotates to drive the second staggered shaft on the limiting rod 65 The bevel gear 64 rotates, and the second staggered axis bevel gear 64 rotates to drive the rotating shaft 5 to rotate, and the rotating shaft 5 rotates to drive the stirring rod 51 to rotate. The rotation of the stirring rod 51 can conveniently and fully mix the fermented tea leaves and water. At the same time, when the stirring rod 51 rotates, the switch of the electric telescopic rod 7 on the connecting rod 66 is started, and the electric telescopic rod 7 is used to drive the rotating rotating shaft 5 to move up and down, and the rotating shaft 5 drives the stirring rod 51 to move up and down, so that the electric telescopic rod 7 is used to drive the rotating stirring rod 51 to move up and down, so that the fermentation concentration of the upper and lower layers in the fermentation tank 2 can be kept the same.

[0029] Example 2: On the basis of Example 1, in order to make the concentration of the upper and lower layers of the tea leaves in the fermentation tank 2 the same during fermentation, a lifting structure is arranged on the rotating shaft 5, specifically including an electric telescopic rod 7, the electric telescopic rod 7 is installed on the driving structure, and the bottom side of the electric telescopic rod 7 is installed on the rotating shaft 5. The electric telescopic rod 7 is used to drive the rotating stirring rod 51 to move up and down, so that the fermented tea leaves in the upper and lower layers of the fermentation tank 2 can be conveniently stirred and mixed. The remaining features are the same as those in Example 1.

[0030] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A fermentation machine for tea production, characterized in that: The invention comprises a base (1), a fermentation tank (2) is mounted on the base (1), a feed pipe (3) and a discharge pipe (4) are arranged on the fermentation tank (2), a stirring structure is rotatably mounted on the fermentation tank (2), a lifting structure and a driving structure are mounted on the stirring structure, and the driving structure is mounted on the base (1); The stirring structure comprises a rotating shaft (5), the rotating shaft (5) is rotatably mounted on the fermentation tank (2), a plurality of stirring rods (51) are equidistantly mounted on the rotating shaft (5), and the plurality of stirring rods (51) equidistantly mounted on the rotating shaft (5) are rotatably mounted in the fermentation tank (2); The lifting structure comprises an electric telescopic rod (7), which is mounted on the driving structure, and the bottom side of the electric telescopic rod (7) is mounted on the rotating shaft (5).

2. A tea production fermentation machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving structure comprises a vertical rod (6), the vertical rod (6) being mounted on a base (1), a fixed block (61) being mounted on the vertical rod (6), a driving shaft (62) being rotatably mounted on the fixed block (61), a first staggered axis bevel gear (63) being mounted on one end of the driving shaft (62), a second staggered axis bevel gear (64) being meshed with the first staggered axis bevel gear (63), and the second staggered axis bevel gear (64) being slidably mounted on the rotating shaft (5).

3. A tea production fermentation machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: A servo motor (67) is mounted on the other end of the driving shaft (62), a mounting frame (68) is mounted on the servo motor (67), and the mounting frame (68) is mounted on the vertical pole (6).

4. A tea production fermentation machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: A connecting rod (66) is installed on the vertical rod (6), and two limiting rods (65) are installed on the connecting rod (66). The two limiting rods (65) are both rotatably installed on the second staggered axis bevel gear (64).

5. A tea production fermentation machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: The second staggered-axis bevel gear (64) is provided with a slide groove (610), and two sliders (69) are slidably mounted on the inner wall of the slide groove (610), and the two sliders (69) are respectively mounted on two limit rods (65).

6. A tea production fermentation machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feed pipe (3) is provided with a sealing plug (31), which is made of rubber material.

7. A tea production fermentation machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The discharge pipe (4) is provided with a limiting groove (42), and a baffle (41) is slidably mounted on the inner wall of the limiting groove (42).

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