Tea fermentation machine with turn-over structure
By designing a tea fermenter with a flip structure, automatically flip and uniformly spray water, the problem of high labor intensity and poor effect of manual turning and sprinkling in the prior art is solved, the uniformity and efficiency of tea fermentation are achieved, and the quality of tea processing is improved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421807343.4
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-07-29
- Publication Date
- 2025-04-25
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-07-29
AI Technical Summary
The existing tea leaves need to be manually turned and sprinkled. The labor intensity is high and the turning effect is poor, resulting in uneven fermentation of tea leaves and affecting the quality of tea processing.
A tea fermenter with a flip structure is designed, including a base, a fermentation chamber, a flip assembly, a tea basket and a spray water tank. The flip assembly consists of a forward and reverse motor, a rotating tube, a rotating seat and a clamp. It can automatically flip the tea basket and spray water evenly through the spray water tank.
Through automatic flip and uniform water spray, the uniformity and efficiency of tea fermentation are achieved, manual operation is reduced, and the quality of tea processing is improved.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of tea fermentation equipment, in particular to a tea fermentation machine with a turning structure. Background Art
[0002] The fermentation of tea is a very important step in the tea processing process. During the processing of tea, some tea leaves need to be fermented. During the fermentation, the tea leaves need to be turned over continuously and sprayed with water in time.
[0003] In the prior art, in the process of tea fermentation, the withered tea leaves are usually piled up in a tea fermentation room manually, and then water is sprinkled on the tea pile manually. In the later fermentation process, the tea leaves are also required to be turned over manually at regular intervals. Manual operation is not only labor-intensive, but also has an insufficient turning effect, which easily leads to uneven fermentation of the tea leaves, thereby affecting the quality of tea processing. Therefore, improvements need to be made to the existing problems. Utility Model Content
[0004] In view of the above situation, in order to overcome the current technical defects, the utility model provides an easy-to-use tea fermentation machine with a flipping structure. Through this device, the tea leaves can be conveniently flipped and watered evenly at the same time to ensure the quality of tea processing.
[0005] The technical scheme adopted by the utility model is as follows: the tea fermentation machine with a flipping structure provided by the scheme comprises a base, a fermentation box, a flipping assembly, a tea basket and a spray water tank, the fermentation box is arranged on the base, the spray water tank is arranged on the base and is located at one side of the fermentation box, the flipping assembly is arranged in the fermentation box, the tea basket is installed on the flipping assembly and is located in the fermentation box, the flipping assembly comprises a forward and reverse motor and a rotating tube, one side of the fermentation box is provided with a motor support frame, the forward and reverse motor is arranged at the upper end of the motor support frame, the rotating tube is rotatably arranged in the motor support frame, one end of the rotating tube extends into the fermentation box, the output shaft of the forward and reverse motor and the rotating tube are both provided with matching bevel gears, the bevel gears are meshed with each other, an opening and closing door is provided on the other side of the fermentation box, a rotating seat is rotatably provided in the opening and closing door, a clamping block matching the rotating seat is provided on the rotating tube, and the rotating tube is connected with the rotating seat by clamping the clamping block.
[0006] In order to facilitate the installation and flipping fermentation of tea leaves, a supporting mesh cylinder is provided in the middle part of the tea basket, and a plurality of groups of partition mesh plates are arranged around the connection between the supporting mesh cylinder and the tea basket. The plurality of groups of partition mesh plates divide the tea basket into a plurality of storage spaces. The tea basket is installed on the rotating tube through the supporting mesh cylinder. A limiting baffle is provided at one end of the rotating tube, and the limiting baffle fixes the bottom end of the tea basket. Support rings for supporting the supporting mesh cylinder are provided at both ends of the rotating tube. A detachable mesh cover is provided at the other end of the tea basket, and a hand-tightening bolt is threadedly connected to the mesh cover. A fixing screw hole matching the hand-tightening bolt is provided on the supporting ring, and the hand-tightening bolt is threadedly connected to the fixing screw hole.
[0007] In order to facilitate uniform spraying of tea leaves, the spray water tank is connected to a water pipe through a water pump, a rotating joint is provided at one end of the rotating pipe, the water pipe is connected to one end of the rotating joint, and a plurality of groups of atomizing nozzles are arranged at intervals around the rotating pipe, and the plurality of groups of atomizing nozzles correspond to the tea baskets.
[0008] Wherein, an exhaust valve is arranged at the upper end of the fermentation box, and a drain valve is arranged at one side of the lower end of the fermentation box.
[0009] Furthermore, a protective door is provided at the front end of the fermentation box, and a heater is provided at the top of the fermentation box.
[0010] The beneficial effects achieved by the utility model using the above structure are as follows: the utility model is a tea fermentation machine with a flipping structure, which has the advantages that: the flipping assembly provided can conveniently drive the tea basket to flip, thereby making the tea leaves in the tea basket flip evenly; during the flipping process, by opening the spray water tank, water can be introduced into the rotating tube through the water guide pipe and sprayed out through the rotating joint to evenly spray water on the tea leaves in the tea basket, thereby further improving the fermentation effect of the tea leaves. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0011] 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:
[0012] Figure 1 This is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of a tea fermentation machine with a flipping structure according to the utility model;
[0013] Figure 2 The internal structure of a tea fermentation machine with a flipping structure is shown in the figure. Figure 1 ;
[0014] Figure 3 The internal structure of a tea fermentation machine with a flipping structure is shown in the figure. Figure 2 ;
[0015] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of a tea basket with a flip structure according to the utility model.
[0016] Figure 5 The utility model is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of a tea basket with a flip structure.
[0017] Among them, 1. Fermentation box, 2. Turnover assembly, 3. Tea basket, 4. Spray water tank, 5. Forward and reverse motor, 6. Rotating tube, 7. Motor support frame, 8. Bevel gear, 9. Opening and closing door, 10. Rotating seat, 11. Block, 12. Support mesh tube, 13. Partition mesh plate, 14. Limit baffle, 15. Fixing screw hole, 16. Support ring, 17. Mesh cover plate, 18. Hand-tightened bolt, 19. Water guide pipe, 20. Rotating joint, 21. Atomizing nozzle, 22. Exhaust valve, 23. Drain valve. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0018] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all of the embodiments; based on the embodiments of the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.
[0019] It should be noted that the words "front", "rear", "left", "right", "up" and "down" used in the following description refer to directions in the drawings, and the words "inside" and "outside" refer to directions toward or away from the geometric center of a specific component, respectively.
[0020] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3As shown, the tea fermentation machine with a flipping structure provided by the present invention comprises a base, a fermentation box 1, a flipping assembly 2, a tea basket 3 and a spray water tank 4. The fermentation box 1 is arranged on the base, an exhaust valve 22 is arranged at the upper end of the fermentation box 1, a drain valve 23 is arranged at one side of the lower end of the fermentation box 1, a protective door is arranged at the front end of the fermentation box 1, a heater is arranged at the top of the fermentation box 1, the spray water tank 4 is arranged on the base and located at one side of the fermentation box 1, the flipping assembly 2 is arranged in the fermentation box 1, the tea basket 3 is installed on the flipping assembly 2 and located in the fermentation box 1, and the flipping assembly 2 comprises a forward and reverse electric The fermentation box 1 has a motor support frame 7 on one side, the forward and reverse motor 5 is arranged at the upper end of the motor support frame 7, the rotating tube 6 is rotatably arranged in the motor support frame 7, one end of the rotating tube 6 extends into the fermentation box 1, the output shaft of the forward and reverse motor 5 and the rotating tube 6 are provided with matching bevel gears 8, the bevel gears 8 are meshed with each other, an opening and closing door 9 is arranged on the other side of the fermentation box 1, a rotating seat 10 is rotatably arranged in the opening and closing door 9, a clamping block 11 matched with the rotating seat 10 is arranged on the rotating tube 6, and the rotating tube 6 is connected with the rotating seat 10 by clamping the clamping block 11.
[0021] like Figure 2 , Figure 3 , pictures and Figure 5 As shown, a supporting mesh tube 12 is provided in the middle of the tea basket 3, and a plurality of groups of partition mesh plates 13 are arranged around the connection between the supporting mesh tube 12 and the tea basket 3. The plurality of groups of partition mesh plates 13 divide the tea basket 3 into a plurality of storage spaces. The tea basket 3 is installed on the rotating tube 6 through the supporting mesh tube 12. A limiting baffle 14 is provided at one end of the rotating tube 6. The limiting baffle 14 fixes the bottom end of the tea basket 3. Support rings 16 for supporting the supporting mesh tube 12 are provided at both ends of the rotating tube 6. A detachable mesh cover plate 17 is provided at the other end of the tea basket 3. A hand-tightening bolt 18 is threadedly connected to the mesh cover plate 17. A fixing screw hole 15 matching the hand-tightening bolt 18 is provided on the supporting ring 16. The hand-tightening bolt 18 is threadedly connected to the fixing screw hole 15.
[0022] like Figure 2 As shown, the spray water tank 4 is connected to a water pipe 19 through a water pump, a rotating joint 20 is provided at one end of the rotating tube 6, the water pipe 19 is connected to one end of the rotating joint 20, and a plurality of groups of atomizing nozzles 21 are arranged around and spaced on the rotating tube 6, and the plurality of groups of atomizing nozzles 21 correspond to the tea baskets 3.
[0023] When in use, tea leaves are placed in the tea basket 3 and then covered with the net cover 17, the tea basket 3 is inserted into the rotating tube 6, the bottom of the tea basket 3 is fixed and limited by the limit baffle 14, the net cover 17 and the support ring 16 are fixed by hand-tightening bolts 18 to fix the tea basket 3, and the opening and closing door 9 is closed, so that the rotating seat 10 fixes and limits the block 11, thereby supporting the rotating tube 6;
[0024] The fermentation box 1 is turned on to ferment the tea leaves. During the fermentation process, the forward and reverse motors 5 are turned on. The forward and reverse motors 5 drive the rotating tube 6 to rotate through the meshing of the bevel gears 8, thereby rotating the tea basket 3 so as to turn the tea leaves in the tea basket 3 over.
[0025] At the same time, the spray water tank 4 is opened to guide water into the rotating tube 6 through the water guide pipe 19 and spray it out through the atomizing nozzle 21, so that the tea basket 3 can be sprayed with water evenly, and the tea leaves can be sprayed evenly.
[0026] It should be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "include", "comprises" or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, material or apparatus including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, material or apparatus.
[0027] Although 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 tea fermentation machine with a turning structure, comprising a base and a fermentation box, characterized in that: It also includes a turning assembly, a tea basket and a spray water tank, wherein the fermentation box is arranged on the base, the spray water tank is arranged on the base and located at one side of the fermentation box, the turning assembly is arranged in the fermentation box, and the tea basket is installed on the turning assembly and located in the fermentation box; The flipping assembly includes a forward and reverse motor and a rotating tube. A motor support frame is provided on one side of the fermentation box. The forward and reverse motor is arranged at the upper end of the motor support frame. The rotating tube is rotatably arranged in the motor support frame. One end of the rotating tube extends into the fermentation box. The output shaft of the forward and reverse motor and the rotating tube are provided with matching bevel gears, and the bevel gears are meshed with each other.
2. The tea fermentation machine with a turning structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: An opening and closing door is arranged on the other side of the fermentation box, a rotating seat is rotatably arranged inside the opening and closing door, a clamping block matched with the rotating seat is arranged on the rotating tube, and the rotating tube is clamped and connected with the rotating seat through the clamping block.
3. The tea fermentation machine with a turning structure according to claim 2, characterized in that: A supporting mesh cylinder is arranged in the middle of the tea basket, and a plurality of groups of mesh partition plates are arranged around and at intervals at the connection between the supporting mesh cylinder and the tea basket. The plurality of groups of mesh partition plates divide the tea basket into a plurality of storage spaces.
4. The tea fermentation machine with a turning structure according to claim 3, characterized in that: The tea basket is installed on the rotating tube by plugging the supporting mesh tube. A limiting baffle is provided at one end of the rotating tube, and the limiting baffle is used to fix and limit the bottom end of the tea basket.
5. The tea fermentation machine with a turning structure according to claim 4, characterized in that: Support rings for supporting the supporting mesh cylinder are provided at both ends of the rotating tube, and a detachable mesh cover plate is provided at the other end of the tea basket. A hand bolt is threadedly connected to the mesh cover plate, and a fixing screw hole matching the hand bolt is provided on the support ring, and the hand bolt is threadedly connected to the fixing screw hole.
6. The tea fermentation machine with a turning structure according to claim 5, characterized in that: The spray water tank is connected with a water pipe through a water pump, one end of the rotating pipe is provided with a rotating joint, the water pipe is connected with one end of the rotating joint, and a plurality of groups of atomizing nozzles are arranged around and spaced on the rotating pipe, and the plurality of groups of atomizing nozzles correspond to the tea baskets.
7. The tea fermentation machine with a turning structure according to claim 6, characterized in that: An exhaust valve is arranged at the upper end of the fermentation box, and a drain valve is arranged at one side of the lower end of the fermentation box.
8. The tea fermentation machine with a turning structure according to claim 7, characterized in that: A protective door is arranged at the front end of the fermentation box.
9. The tea fermentation machine with a turning structure according to claim 8, characterized in that: A heater is arranged on the top of the fermentation box.