Cooling device for tea processing

By designing a tea cooling device including working plate, vertical plate, cooling cylinder, rotary column, cover plate and semiconductor refrigeration rod, the rotation mechanism drives the cooling cylinder to rotate, the problem of uneven cooling of tea is solved and the cooling effect is significantly improved .

CN222528062UActive Publication Date: 2025-02-25FENGQING SHANGTU TEA CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202421166291.7
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-05-27
Publication Date
2025-02-25
Estimated Expiration
2034-05-27

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Technical Problem

The existing tea cooling device fails to effectively accelerate the cooling process of tea, and the accumulation of tea leaves on the stocking plate causes insufficient contact with the air at the bottom, resulting in uneven cooling and poor cooling effect.

Method used

A cooling device for tea processing is designed, including working plate, vertical plate, cooling cylinder, rotary column, cover plate and semiconductor refrigeration rod. The cooling cylinder is driven to rotate through a rotating mechanism, so that the contact between the tea and the refrigeration rod is more sufficient and uniform. cool down.

Benefits of technology

By driving the cooling cylinder to rotate by the rotating mechanism, the contact between the tea leaves and the semiconductor refrigeration rod is more sufficient, which significantly improves the cooling uniformity and cooling effect of the tea leaves.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of tea processing, in particular to a cooling device for tea processing, which comprises a working plate, a plurality of support columns fixed at the bottom end of the working plate, two mutually symmetrical vertical plates fixed on the top surface of the working plate, and a cooling cylinder arranged above the working plate and positioned between the two vertical plates, and rotating columns rotationally connected with the vertical plates on the same side are coaxially fixed on the surfaces of the left and right sides of the cooling cylinder. Tea added into the cooling cylinder can be cooled by arranging the working plate, the two vertical plates, the cooling cylinder, the two rotating columns, the cover plate and the semiconductor refrigeration rods, one rotating column can be driven to rotate by arranging the rotating mechanism, and the cooling cylinder is indirectly driven to rotate; and therefore, the tea leaves in the cooling cylinder can be rotated and turned over, so that the tea leaves in the cooling cylinder are in more sufficient contact with the plurality of semiconductor refrigeration rods, and the cooling effect of the whole device is better.
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Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of tea processing, in particular to a cooling device for tea processing. Background Art

[0002] Tea is divided into six categories according to the production process, including green tea, white tea, and black tea. Tea can be used as a beverage, contains a variety of beneficial ingredients, and has health benefits. Tea needs to be fried during the production process, and after frying, the tea needs to be cooled. A cooling device is often required during the cooling process.

[0003] The patent with publication number CN219698932U discloses a tea cooling platform, including a placing platform, the interior of the placing platform is a hollow structure, the internal bottom surface of the placing platform is a trapezoidal structure, a holding plate is arranged inside the placing platform, the holding plate is a rectangular frame structure, and the overall size of the holding plate corresponds to the internal size of the placing platform, two corresponding mounting holes are provided on the left inner wall of the placing platform, the holding plate is movably installed between the two mounting holes by bolts, and two corresponding position limit protrusions are fixedly installed on the right inner wall of the placing platform.

[0004] Although the device is provided with an auxiliary shifting plate for assisting in discharging tea leaves, when collecting the tea leaves after cooling, the entire holding plate is first flipped by operating the first handle to move the tea leaves to the left side of the holding plate, and at the same time, the second handle is held to drive the auxiliary shifting plate to move left above the holding plate. When the auxiliary shifting plate moves, the soft brush below the auxiliary shifting plate scrapes the bottom of the frame of the holding plate, driving the tea leaves attached to the inside of the holding plate to move. The auxiliary shifting plate cooperates with the holding plate to make the removal of the tea leaves after cooling more efficient, thereby improving the practicality of the entire device. However, the device is not provided with a function to accelerate the cooling of the tea leaves, and placing the tea leaves on the holding plate will cause the tea leaves to accumulate, so that the tea leaves at the bottom cannot be fully exposed to the air, which leads to uneven cooling of the tea leaves and poor cooling effect. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a cooling device for tea processing, so as to solve the problem that the device proposed in the above-mentioned background technology is not configured to accelerate the cooling of tea leaves, and placing tea leaves on a holding plate will cause the tea leaves to pile up, so that the tea leaves at the bottom cannot be fully contacted with the air, thereby causing uneven cooling of the tea leaves and poor cooling effect.

[0006] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions:

[0007] A cooling device for tea processing, comprising a working plate, a plurality of supporting columns are fixed to the bottom end of the working plate, two mutually symmetrical vertical plates are fixed to the top surface of the working plate, a cooling cylinder located between the two vertical plates is arranged above the working plate, rotating columns rotatably connected to the vertical plates on the same side are coaxially fixed to the left and right side surfaces of the cooling cylinder, a plurality of vents connected to the inner cavity of the cooling cylinder are arranged on the left side surface of the cooling cylinder, a plurality of semiconductor refrigeration rods are installed between the left and right side inner walls of the cooling cylinder, a feed groove connected to the inner cavity of the cooling cylinder is arranged on the circumferential outer wall of the cooling cylinder, a cover plate fixed to the cooling cylinder by a plurality of screws and used to cover the feed groove on the outer wall of the cooling cylinder is arranged on the circumferential outer wall of the cooling cylinder, and further comprising:

[0008] A rotating mechanism is arranged on the outer wall of one of the vertical plates and is used to drive the cooling cylinder to rotate. The rotating mechanism includes a rotating rod coaxially fixed on the surface of one of the rotating columns away from the cooling cylinder, two gears located above the working plate and used to drive the rotating rod to rotate, and a motor installed on the surface of one of the vertical plates away from the cooling cylinder and used to drive the two gears to rotate, and the two gears are meshed with each other.

[0009] As a preferred embodiment, the rotating mechanism further comprises a rotating shaft coaxially connected to the output shaft of the motor, and the two gears are coaxially fixed on the circumferential outer walls of the rotating shaft and the rotating rod, respectively.

[0010] As a preferred embodiment, a discharge groove is provided on the top surface of the working plate, the position of the discharge groove on the top surface of the working plate corresponds to the feed groove on the outer wall of the cooling cylinder and the size is adapted, and the position of the cover plate corresponds to the feed groove on the outer wall of the cooling cylinder and the size is adapted.

[0011] As a preferred embodiment, the plurality of ventilation holes on the left side surface of the cooling cylinder are linearly arranged with equal intervals, and filter screens are embedded inside the plurality of ventilation holes on the left side surface of the cooling cylinder.

[0012] As a preferred embodiment, two guide grooves are provided on the circumferential outer wall of the cooling cylinder, two guide blocks are fixed on the bottom surface of the cover plate and are slidably connected to the guide grooves on the same side of the outer wall of the cooling cylinder, and two symmetrical U-shaped handles are fixed on the top surface of the cover plate.

[0013] As a preferred embodiment, a support plate is fixed to the bottom end of the support column, an anti-skid plate matching its shape is fixed to the bottom end of the support plate, and anti-skid patterns are provided on the bottom surface of the anti-skid plate.

[0014] As a preferred embodiment, the rotating mechanism further comprises a protection box fixed on a surface of one of the vertical plates away from the cooling cylinder, the motor is located inside the protection box, and the rotating shaft passes through an outer wall of the protection box away from the cooling cylinder.

[0015] As a preferred embodiment, the transverse cross-sectional shape of the guide groove on the outer wall of the cooling cylinder is I-shaped, and the shape of the guide block is I-shaped to match the shape of the guide groove on the outer wall of the cooling cylinder.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0017] 1. The utility model can cool the tea leaves added to the cooling cylinder by arranging a working plate, two vertical plates, a cooling cylinder, two rotating columns, a cover plate and a plurality of semiconductor refrigeration rods. By arranging a rotating mechanism, one of the rotating columns can be driven to rotate, and the cooling cylinder can be driven to rotate indirectly, so that the tea leaves in the cooling cylinder can be rotated and turned over, so that the tea leaves in the cooling cylinder can be more fully contacted with the plurality of semiconductor refrigeration rods, so that the cooling of the tea leaves is more uniform, and thus the cooling effect of the entire device is better;

[0018] 2. In the utility model, two guide grooves are provided on the circumferential outer wall of the cooling cylinder, and two guide blocks are fixed on the bottom surface of the cover plate, which are slidably connected to the guide grooves on the same side of the outer wall of the cooling cylinder, and two symmetrical U-shaped handles are fixed on the top surface of the cover plate, which can guide the disassembly and assembly of the cover plate and facilitate the taking and placing of the cover plate. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the utility model;

[0022] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the utility model;

[0023] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the utility model;

[0024] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of the utility model.

[0025] The meaning of each number in the figure is:

[0026] 1. Working plate; 2. Vertical plate; 3. Cooling cylinder; 4. Rotating column; 5. Cover plate; 6. Semiconductor refrigeration rod; 7. Rotating mechanism; 71. Rotating rod; 72. Gear; 73. Motor; 74. Rotating shaft; 75. Protective box; 8. Handle; 9. Guide block; 10. Filter; 11. Support column; 12. Support plate; 13. Anti-skid plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] 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.

[0028] See also Figure 1-Figure 6 The utility model provides a technical solution: a cooling device for tea processing, comprising a working plate 1, a plurality of supporting columns 11 are fixed to the bottom end of the working plate 1, two mutually symmetrical vertical plates 2 are fixed to the top surface of the working plate 1, a cooling cylinder 3 located between the two vertical plates 2 is arranged above the working plate 1, rotating columns 4 rotatably connected to the vertical plates 2 on the same side are coaxially fixed to the left and right side surfaces of the cooling cylinder 3, a plurality of vents connected to the inner cavity of the cooling cylinder 3 are arranged on the left side surface of the cooling cylinder 3, a plurality of semiconductor refrigeration rods 6 are installed between the inner walls on the left and right sides of the cooling cylinder 3, a feed groove connected to the inner cavity of the cooling cylinder 3 is arranged on the circumferential outer wall of the cooling cylinder 3, a cover plate 5 fixed to the cooling cylinder 3 by a plurality of screws and used to cover the feed groove on the outer wall thereof is arranged on the circumferential outer wall of the cooling cylinder 3, and further comprising:

[0029] The rotating mechanism 7 is arranged on the outer wall of one of the vertical plates 2 and is used to drive the cooling cylinder 3 to rotate. The rotating mechanism 7 includes a rotating rod 71 coaxially fixed on the surface of one of the rotating columns 4 away from the cooling cylinder 3, two gears 72 located above the working plate 1 and used to drive the rotating rod 71 to rotate, and a motor 73 installed on the surface of one of the vertical plates 2 away from the cooling cylinder 3 and used to drive the two gears 72 to rotate, and the two gears 72 are meshed with each other. By arranging the working plate 1, two vertical plates 2, the cooling cylinder 3, two rotating columns 4, the cover plate 5 and a plurality of semiconductor refrigeration rods 6, the tea leaves added to the cooling cylinder 3 can be cooled. By arranging the rotating mechanism 7, one of the rotating columns 4 can be driven to rotate, and the cooling cylinder 3 can be driven to rotate indirectly, so that the tea leaves in the cooling cylinder 3 can be rotated and turned over, so that the contact between the tea leaves in the cooling cylinder 3 and the plurality of semiconductor refrigeration rods 6 is more sufficient, thereby making the cooling effect of the entire device better.

[0030] In this embodiment, the rotating mechanism 7 also includes a rotating shaft 74 coaxially connected to the output shaft of the motor 73, and two gears 72 are coaxially fixed on the circumferential outer walls of the rotating shaft 74 and the rotating rod 71, respectively, which can smoothly drive the two gears 72 to rotate, and then smoothly drive the cooling cylinder 3 to rotate.

[0031] In addition, a unloading groove is provided on the top surface of the working plate 1. The position of the unloading groove on the top surface of the working plate 1 corresponds to the position of the feeding groove on the outer wall of the cooling cylinder 3 and the size is adapted thereto, and the cover plate 5 corresponds to the position of the feeding groove on the outer wall of the cooling cylinder 3 and the size is adapted thereto, which can smoothly cover the feeding groove on the outer wall of the cooling cylinder 3 and also facilitate the unloading of the tea leaves inside the cooling cylinder 3.

[0032] Furthermore, several ventilation holes on the left side surface of the cooling cylinder 3 are linearly arranged at equal intervals, and filter screens 10 are embedded inside the several ventilation holes on the left side surface of the cooling cylinder 3, which can ventilate the cooling cylinder 3, thereby facilitating the dissipation of heat inside the cooling cylinder 3 and preventing dust from entering the interior of the cooling cylinder 3.

[0033] Specifically, two guide grooves are provided on the circumferential outer wall of the cooling cylinder 3, and two guide blocks 9 are fixed on the bottom surface of the cover plate 5, which are slidably connected to the guide grooves on the same side of the outer wall of the cooling cylinder 3, and two symmetrical U-shaped handles 8 are fixed on the top surface of the cover plate 5, which can guide the disassembly and assembly of the cover plate 5 and facilitate the taking and placing of the cover plate 5.

[0034] It is worth noting that a support plate 12 is fixed to the bottom end of the support column 11, and an anti-skid plate 13 matching its shape is fixed to the bottom end of the support plate 12, and anti-skid patterns are provided on the bottom surface of the anti-skid plate 13, which can increase the contact area and friction between the entire device and the ground, thereby making the entire device more stable during operation.

[0035] It is worth mentioning that the rotating mechanism 7 also includes a protective box 75 fixed on the surface of one of the vertical plates 2 away from the cooling cylinder 3. The motor 73 is located inside the protective box 75, and the rotating shaft 74 passes through the outer wall of the protective box 75 away from the cooling cylinder 3, which can protect the motor 73 and thus extend the service life of the motor 73.

[0036] It is worth emphasizing that the transverse cross-sectional shape of the guide groove on the outer wall of the cooling cylinder 3 is I-shaped, and the shape of the guide block 9 is I-shaped to match the shape of the guide groove on the outer wall of the cooling cylinder 3 .

[0037] Finally, it should be noted that the semiconductor refrigeration rod 6, motor 73 and other components involved in the utility model are all universal standard parts or components known to technical personnel in this field. Their structures and principles are all known to technical personnel through technical manuals or through conventional experimental methods. In the idle space of this device, all the above-mentioned electrical components, which refer to power elements, electrical components, and compatible controllers and power supplies, are connected through wires. The specific connection means should refer to the working principle of the utility model. The electrical connection between each electrical component is completed in a sequential working order, and the detailed connection means are all well-known technologies in the field.

[0038] In the specific use process of this embodiment, when it is necessary to cool the tea leaves, the motor 73 is first started by the external PLC, and the output shaft of the motor 73 rotates to drive the rotating shaft 74 coaxially connected thereto to rotate, and the rotating shaft 74 rotates to drive the coaxially fixed gear 72 on the same side to rotate, and the gear 72 rotates to drive another gear 72 meshing therewith to rotate, and the other gear 72 rotates to drive the rotating rod 71 coaxially fixed thereto to rotate, and the rotating rod 71 rotates to drive the coaxially fixed rotating column 4 on the same side to rotate, and the rotating column 4 rotates to drive the cooling cylinder 3 coaxially fixed thereto to rotate, and the rotation of the cooling cylinder 3 can drive the cover plate 5 fixed thereto to move, and when the cover plate 5 moves to a suitable position, the motor 73 is turned off by the external PLC, and then several screws between the cooling cylinder 3 and the cover plate 5 are unscrewed, and then the cover plate 5 can be disassembled by two handles 8 and two guide blocks 9, and then a proper amount of tea leaves are added to the cooling cylinder 3 through the feeding groove on the outer wall of the cooling cylinder 3, and according to the above, the cover plate 5 can be installed otherwise;

[0039] Then, the motor 73 and several semiconductor refrigeration rods 6 are started by the external PLC. According to the above, after the motor 73 is started, it indirectly drives the cooling cylinder 3 to rotate. The rotation of the cooling cylinder 3 can drive the tea leaves inside it to rotate and turn over. At the same time, several semiconductor refrigeration rods 6 are started to cool, so that they can exchange heat with the tea leaves. During the rotation and turning process, the contact area between the tea leaves and the several semiconductor refrigeration rods 6 is larger, thereby efficiently cooling the tea leaves. After cooling for a period of time, when the cover plate 5 and the discharge trough on the top surface of the working plate 1 are in a suitable relative position, the several semiconductor refrigeration rods 6 and the motor 73 are closed by the external PLC, and then the external collection box is placed on the ground at a position corresponding to the position of the discharge trough on the top surface of the working plate 1. According to the above, the cover plate 5 can be disassembled. After the cover plate 5 is disassembled, the tea leaves cooled in the cooling cylinder 3 can be discharged.

[0040] The above shows and describes the basic principle, main features and advantages of the utility model. Those skilled in the art should understand that the utility model is not limited by the above embodiments. The above embodiments and descriptions are only preferred examples of the utility model and are not used to limit the utility model. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model, the utility model may have various changes and improvements, which fall within the scope of the utility model to be protected. The scope of protection of the utility model is defined by the attached claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A cooling device for tea processing, comprising a working plate (1), characterized in that: A plurality of support columns (11) are fixed to the bottom end of the working plate (1), two mutually symmetrical vertical plates (2) are fixed to the top surface of the working plate (1), a cooling cylinder (3) located between the two vertical plates (2) is arranged above the working plate (1), rotating columns (4) rotatably connected to the vertical plates (2) on the same side are coaxially fixed to the left and right side surfaces of the cooling cylinder (3), a plurality of vent holes connected to the inner cavity of the cooling cylinder (3) are arranged on the left side surface of the cooling cylinder (3), a plurality of semiconductor refrigeration rods (6) are installed between the left and right side inner walls of the cooling cylinder (3), a feed groove connected to the inner cavity of the cooling cylinder (3) is arranged on the circumferential outer wall of the cooling cylinder (3), a cover plate (5) fixed to the cooling cylinder (3) by a plurality of screws and used to cover the feed groove on the outer wall of the cooling cylinder (3), and further comprising: A rotating mechanism (7) is arranged on the outer wall of one of the vertical plates (2) and is used to drive the cooling cylinder (3) to rotate. The rotating mechanism (7) includes a rotating rod (71) coaxially fixed to the surface of one of the rotating columns (4) away from the cooling cylinder (3), two gears (72) located above the working plate (1) and used to drive the rotating rod (71) to rotate, and a motor (73) installed on the surface of one of the vertical plates (2) away from the cooling cylinder (3) and used to drive the two gears (72) to rotate, and the two gears (72) are meshed with each other.

2. The cooling device for tea processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating mechanism (7) further comprises a rotating shaft (74) coaxially connected to the output shaft of the motor (73), and the two gears (72) are coaxially fixed on the rotating shaft (74) and the circumferential outer wall of the rotating rod (71), respectively.

3. The cooling device for tea processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: A discharge groove is provided on the top surface of the working plate (1), and the position of the discharge groove on the top surface of the working plate (1) corresponds to the position of the feed groove on the outer wall of the cooling cylinder (3) and the size thereof are matched, and the position of the cover plate (5) corresponds to the position of the feed groove on the outer wall of the cooling cylinder (3) and the size thereof are matched.

4. The cooling device for tea processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The plurality of ventilation holes on the left side surface of the cooling cylinder (3) are linearly arranged at equal intervals, and filter screens (10) are embedded inside the plurality of ventilation holes on the left side surface of the cooling cylinder (3).

5. The cooling device for tea processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: Two guide grooves are provided on the circumferential outer wall of the cooling cylinder (3); two guide blocks (9) are fixed on the bottom surface of the cover plate (5) and are slidably connected to the guide grooves on the same side of the outer wall of the cooling cylinder (3); and two handles (8) that are symmetrical to each other and have a U-shape are fixed on the top surface of the cover plate (5).

6. The cooling device for tea processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: A support plate (12) is fixed to the bottom end of the support column (11), an anti-skid plate (13) matching its shape is fixed to the bottom end of the support plate (12), and anti-skid patterns are provided on the bottom surface of the anti-skid plate (13).

7. The cooling device for tea processing according to claim 2, characterized in that: The rotating mechanism (7) further comprises a protective box (75) fixed on a surface of one side of the vertical plates (2) away from the cooling cylinder (3); the motor (73) is located inside the protective box (75); and the rotating shaft (74) passes through an outer wall of the protective box (75) on a side away from the cooling cylinder (3).

8. The cooling device for tea processing according to claim 5, characterized in that: The transverse cross-sectional shape of the guide groove on the outer wall of the cooling cylinder (3) is in the shape of an I-shape, and the shape of the guide block (9) is in the shape of an I-shape that matches the shape of the guide groove on the outer wall of the cooling cylinder (3).

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