Drying device for black tea production and processing
By designing a black tea drying device containing a drying mechanism and a regulating mechanism, the problem of incomplete drying caused by the adhesion of tea leaves is solved, efficient separation and drying of tea leaves is achieved, and production quality is improved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421611061.7
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-07-09
- Publication Date
- 2025-05-13
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-07-09
AI Technical Summary
When existing black tea drying devices treat tea leaves with more moisture, they are prone to sticking and clustering, resulting in the baffle being unable to be completely separated, resulting in incomplete drying of the tea leaves and affecting production quality.
A drying device for black tea production and processing is designed, including a drying mechanism and an adjustment mechanism. The drying mechanism provides hot air through a fan and an electric heating strip, and separates and drys the clusters of tea with multiple separation plates and through holes. The adjustment mechanism drives the driving gears through a micro motor, so that the inner shell and the separation plate rotate, achieving effective separation and drying of tea leaves.
This device can effectively separate and dry the adhesion of tea leaves, avoid moisture residue, improve the production quality of tea leaves, and easily control the drying time and discharge effect of tea leaves through the adjustment mechanism.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of black tea processing, in particular to a drying device for black tea production and processing. Background Art
[0002] Black tea usually needs to be dried during the production and processing process. Its function is to use high temperature to destroy enzymes and stop enzymatic oxidation; evaporate water, tighten tea leaves, make the raw tea fully dry, prevent non-enzymatic oxidation, and help maintain quality; emit green odor, further improve and develop aroma. In the prior art, black tea is mostly dried by a dryer. Multiple baffles are set inside the dryer to separate the tea leaves during rotation, thereby improving the drying efficiency of the device. However, some tea leaves contain more water and will stick together, resulting in the baffles being unable to completely separate the clumped tea leaves, resulting in incomplete tea drying and residual water, which affects the quality of tea production. Utility Model Content
[0003] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the utility model provides a drying device for the production and processing of black tea, which has the advantage of being able to completely separate clumped tea leaves and ensure the drying effect. It solves the problem in the prior art that a plurality of baffles are arranged inside the dryer to separate the tea leaves during rotation, thereby improving the drying efficiency of the device. However, some tea leaves contain more water and may stick together into clumps, resulting in the baffles being unable to completely separate the clumped tea leaves, causing incomplete drying of the tea leaves and residual water, thereby affecting the quality of tea production.
[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides the following technical solutions:
[0005] A drying device for black tea production and processing, comprising an outer shell mechanism, the outer shell mechanism comprising two outer shells and an inner shell and a connecting thin wall fixedly connected to one side of the inner shell, one side of the outer shell mechanism is provided with a feeding and discharging mechanism for feeding and discharging tea leaves, the bottom of the outer shell mechanism is provided with an adjusting mechanism for adjusting the inclination angle of the device body, the interior of the outer shell mechanism is provided with a drying mechanism for drying and separating clumped tea leaves, the drying mechanism comprises a ventilation plate fixedly connected to one end of the outer shell, a fan is installed on one side of the ventilation plate, an electric heating strip is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the inner shell near the fan, a ventilation plate is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the inner shell near the electric heating strip, a plurality of separation plates for separating clumped tea leaves are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the inner shell, and a plurality of through holes are provided on the plurality of separation plates.
[0006] Preferably, the adjusting mechanism comprises a fixed plate and an adjusting plate, one end of the adjusting plate is rotatably connected to a rotating shaft, both ends of the rotating shaft are fixedly connected to connecting plates, the bottoms of the two connecting plates are connected to the fixed plate, a fixing hole is provided on the fixed plate, a cylinder is installed on the side wall of the fixing hole on the fixed plate, a sliding groove is provided on the bottom of the adjusting plate, the movable end of the cylinder is fixedly connected to a connecting frame, a square groove is provided on the fixed plate, a rotating rod a is rotatably connected in the square groove, a support rod is fixedly connected to the rotating rod a, a rotating rod b is rotatably connected to the middle position of the support rod, and one end of the support rod is rotatably connected to the rotating rod c.
[0007] Preferably, the rotating rod c is located in the sliding groove, and the two ends of the rotating rod b are rotatably connected to the two side walls of the connecting frame.
[0008] Preferably, the feeding and discharging mechanism includes two fixed rods fixedly connected to one side of an outer shell, one end of the two fixed rods is fixedly connected to a sleeve, a round rod is rotatably connected between the two sleeves, one side of the round rod is fixedly connected to a support plate, one side of the support plate is fixedly connected to a closing cover for closing one end of the connected thin wall, the top of the closing cover is connected to a feeding trough, and the bottom of the closing cover is provided with a discharging trough.
[0009] Preferably, the bottoms of the two outer shells are fixedly connected with support blocks, and a driving assembly for controlling the rotation of the inner shell is arranged between the two outer shells.
[0010] Preferably, the driving assembly comprises a gear ring fixedly connected to the inner shell, two vertical plates are fixedly connected to the top of the adjustment plate, and a driving gear meshing with the gear ring is rotatably connected between the two vertical plates.
[0011] Preferably, the adjustment range of the angle between the adjustment plate and the fixed plate is 0° to 20°.
[0012] Preferably, a micro motor for adjusting the driving gear is installed on one side of the vertical plate.
[0013] By means of the above technical solution, the utility model provides a drying device for black tea production and processing, which has at least the following beneficial effects:
[0014] 1. The utility model provides a drying mechanism so that the device can effectively separate tea leaves that are stuck together. The micro motor drives the driving gear to rotate, so that the driving gear engages with the gear ring, so that the inner shell drives the multiple separation plates to rotate, so that the clumped tea leaves are turned over between the multiple separation plates, and the clumped tea leaves are separated through multiple through holes. The fan and the electric heating strip are used to dry the tea leaves with hot air, thereby ensuring the drying effect of the device on the tea leaves and the quality of tea production.
[0015] 2. The utility model provides an adjustment mechanism so that the device can adjust the inclination angle of the inner shell, so as to prevent the tea leaves in the inner shell from being in a horizontal position and difficult to discharge. At the same time, the drying time of the tea leaves can be simply controlled by adjusting the inclination angle, thereby ensuring the discharge effect of the tea leaves and improving the drying efficiency of the device for the tea leaves. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] The accompanying drawings described herein are used to provide a further understanding of the present invention and constitute a part of this application:
[0017] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the utility model;
[0018] Figure 2 It is a structural schematic diagram of the feeding mechanism of the utility model;
[0019] Figure 3 It is a structural schematic diagram of the adjustment mechanism of the utility model;
[0020] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the drying mechanism of the utility model.
[0021] Reference numerals:
[0022] 1. Shell mechanism; 101. Shell; 102. Connecting thin wall; 103. Support block; 104. Inner shell; 105. Driving assembly; 1051. Gear ring; 1052. Vertical plate; 1053. Driving gear; 2. Feeding mechanism; 201. Fixed rod; 202. Sleeve; 203. Round rod; 204. Closing cover; 205. Feeding trough; 206. Discharging trough; 3. Adjusting mechanism; 301. Adjusting plate; 302. Fixed plate; 303. Fixed hole; 304. Cylinder; 305. Slide; 306. Supporting rod; 307. Rotating rod c; 308. Rotating rod a; 309. Rotating rod b; 310. Connecting frame; 4. Drying mechanism; 401. Separating plate; 402. Ventilation plate; 403. Heating strip; 404. Ventilation plate; 405. Fan. 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] A drying device for black tea production and processing provided by some embodiments of the utility model will be described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
[0025] In order to solve the problem that in the prior art, multiple baffles are set inside the dryer to separate the tea leaves during the rotation process, thereby improving the drying efficiency of the device, but some tea leaves contain more water and will stick together, resulting in the baffles being unable to completely separate the clumped tea leaves, causing incomplete drying of the tea leaves and residual water, thereby affecting the quality of tea production. Please refer to Figure 1-Figure 4 As shown, an embodiment provided by the utility model:
[0026] A drying device for black tea production and processing comprises a shell mechanism 1, through which tea leaves are placed so that the tea leaves can be effectively dried; a feeding and discharging mechanism 2 is arranged on one side of the shell mechanism 1, through which the feeding and discharging of tea leaves are controlled; an adjusting mechanism 3 is arranged at the bottom of the shell mechanism 1, through which the adjusting mechanism 3 is used to adjust the inclination angle of the device body, so as to simply adjust the drying time of the tea leaves; a drying mechanism 4 is arranged inside the shell mechanism 1, through which the drying mechanism 4 is used to dry and separate clumped tea leaves, so as to avoid that the clumped tea leaves cannot be completely separated, resulting in incomplete drying of the tea leaves and residual moisture, thereby affecting the production quality of the tea leaves.
[0027] Reference Figure 2 and Figure 4 As shown, the drying mechanism 4 includes a ventilation plate 404 fixedly connected to one end of the outer shell 101, a fan 405 is installed on one side of the ventilation plate 404, an electric heating strip 403 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the inner shell 104 near the fan 405, a ventilation plate 402 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the inner shell 104 near the electric heating strip 403, and a plurality of separation plates 401 for separating the clumped tea leaves are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the inner shell 104, and a plurality of through holes are provided on the plurality of separation plates 401. The air inside the inner shell 104 is replaced by the ventilation plate 404, and the tea leaves inside the inner shell 104 are dried by the fan 405 and the electric heating strip 403. The hot air can be transmitted through the ventilation plate 402 and the tea leaves are blocked at the same time. The clumped tea leaves can be turned over and separated by the plurality of separation plates 401, thereby ensuring the drying effect of the tea leaves.
[0028] Specifically, multiple separation plates 401 are distributed in a circular array within the inner shell 104, dividing the inner shell 104 into eight areas, so that the tea leaves in the area can pass through the through holes to shuttle between different areas, so that the tea leaves that are stuck together are completely separated, and the tea leaves can be completely dried to avoid moisture residue, thereby ensuring the production quality of the tea leaves.
[0029] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 3As shown, the adjustment mechanism 3 includes a fixed plate 302 and an adjustment plate 301, one end of the adjustment plate 301 is rotatably connected to a rotating shaft, both ends of the rotating shaft are fixedly connected to connecting plates, the bottoms of the two connecting plates are connected to the fixed plate 302, a fixing hole 303 is provided on the fixed plate 302, a cylinder 304 is installed on the side wall of the fixing hole 303 on the fixed plate 302, a sliding groove 305 is provided at the bottom of the adjustment plate 301, a connecting frame 310 is fixedly connected to the movable end of the cylinder 304, a square groove is provided on the fixed plate 302, a rotating rod a308 is rotatably connected in the square groove, and a rotating rod a308 is fixedly connected to the rotating rod a308 The support rod 306 has a rotating rod b309 rotatably connected to the middle part of the support rod 306, and one end of the support rod 306 has a rotating rod c307 rotatably connected to it. By controlling the cylinder 304, the cylinder 304 drives the connecting frame 310 to extend and retract, so that the connecting frame 310 drives the rotating rod b309 to move, thereby driving the support rod 306 to move, so that the rotating rod c307 moves in the slide groove 305, and at the same time, the rotating rod a308 rotates in the square groove, so that the inclination angle between the adjustment plate 301 and the fixed plate 302 can be easily adjusted, so that the tea leaves can be easily discharged, thereby ensuring the drying efficiency of the tea leaves.
[0030] Specifically, the rotating rod c307 is located in the slide groove 305, and the two ends of the rotating rod b309 are rotatably connected to the two side walls of the connecting frame 310. The angle adjustment range between the adjusting plate 301 and the fixed plate 302 is 0°~20°. The supporting rod 306 is driven to move by the cylinder 304, so that the rotating rod c307 moves in the slide groove 305, so that the inclination angle of the adjusting plate 301 can be easily adjusted to avoid the difficulty in discharging tea leaves in a horizontal position, and to facilitate the control of the drying time of the tea leaves in the inner shell 104, thereby ensuring the drying effect of the tea leaves.
[0031] Reference Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the feeding and discharging mechanism 2 includes two fixed rods 201 fixedly connected to one side of an outer shell 101, one end of the two fixed rods 201 is fixedly connected with a sleeve 202, a round rod 203 is rotatably connected between the two sleeves 202, one side of the round rod 203 is fixedly connected with a support plate, one side of the support plate is fixedly connected with a closing cover 204 for closing one end of the connected thin wall 102, the top of the closing cover 204 is connected with a feeding trough 205, and the bottom of the closing cover 204 is provided with a discharging trough 206, the two sleeves 202 are fixed by the two fixed rods 201, and the round rod 203 is rotated to drive the closing cover 204 to move, so that the closing cover 204 can be clamped with one end of the connected thin wall 102, the tea leaves are fed through the feeding trough 205, and the dried tea leaves are discharged through the discharging trough 206.
[0032] Refer to 1 and Figure 4As shown, the shell mechanism 1 includes two outer shells 101 and an inner shell 104 and a connecting thin wall 102 fixedly connected to one side of the inner shell 104, the bottoms of the two outer shells 101 are fixedly connected with support blocks 103, and a driving component 105 for controlling the rotation of the inner shell 104 is arranged between the two outer shells 101. The two outer shells 101 ensure that the inner shell 104 can rotate, the two outer shells 101 are supported and fixed by the two support blocks 103, and the inner shell 104 is controlled to rotate by the driving component 105, thereby improving the drying efficiency of tea leaves.
[0033] Specifically, the driving assembly 105 includes a gear ring 1051 fixedly connected to the inner shell 104, two vertical plates 1052 are fixedly connected to the top of the adjustment plate 301, a driving gear 1053 meshing with the gear ring 1051 is rotatably connected between the two vertical plates 1052, and a micro motor for adjusting the driving gear 1053 is installed on one side of the vertical plate 1052. The driving gear 1053 is driven to rotate by the micro motor, and the driving gear 1053 is fixed by the two vertical plates 1052, so that the driving gear 1053 drives the gear ring 1051 to rotate, and the inner shell 104 drives the multiple separation plates 401 to rotate, thereby ensuring the separation effect of the device on the clumped tea leaves.
[0034] It should be noted that the terms "comprises", "includes" or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or apparatus that includes 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, article or apparatus.
[0035] 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 drying device for black tea production and processing, comprising a shell mechanism (1), the shell mechanism (1) comprising two outer shells (101) and an inner shell (104) and a connecting thin wall (102) fixedly connected to one side of the inner shell (104), one side of the shell mechanism (1) is provided with a feeding and discharging mechanism (2) for feeding and discharging tea leaves, characterized in that: An adjusting mechanism (3) for adjusting the inclination angle of the device body is arranged at the bottom of the shell mechanism (1), and a drying mechanism (4) for drying and separating the clumped tea leaves is arranged inside the shell mechanism (1); The drying mechanism (4) comprises a ventilation plate (404) fixedly connected to one end of the outer shell (101); a fan (405) is installed on one side of the ventilation plate (404); an electric heating strip (403) is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the inner shell (104) near the fan (405); a ventilation plate (402) is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the inner shell (104) near the electric heating strip (403); a plurality of separation plates (401) for separating tea leaves into clusters are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the inner shell (104); and a plurality of through holes are provided on each of the plurality of separation plates (401).
2. A drying device for black tea production and processing according to claim 1, characterized in that: The adjusting mechanism (3) comprises a fixed plate (302) and an adjusting plate (301); one end of the adjusting plate (301) is rotatably connected to a rotating shaft; both ends of the rotating shaft are fixedly connected to connecting plates; the bottoms of the two connecting plates are connected to the fixed plate (302); a fixing hole (303) is provided on the fixed plate (302); a cylinder (304) is installed on the side wall of the fixing hole (303) on the fixed plate (302); A sliding groove (305) is provided at the bottom, a movable end of the cylinder (304) is fixedly connected to a connecting frame (310), a square groove is provided on the fixed plate (302), a rotating rod a (308) is rotatably connected in the square groove, a supporting rod (306) is fixedly connected to the rotating rod a (308), a rotating rod b (309) is rotatably connected to the middle of the supporting rod (306), and one end of the supporting rod (306) is rotatably connected to a rotating rod c (307).
3. A drying device for black tea production and processing according to claim 2, characterized in that: The rotating rod c (307) is located in the sliding groove (305), and the two ends of the rotating rod b (309) are rotatably connected to the two side walls of the connecting frame (310).
4. A drying device for black tea production and processing according to claim 3, characterized in that: The feeding and discharging mechanism (2) comprises two fixed rods (201) fixedly connected to one side of an outer shell (101), one end of each of the two fixed rods (201) being fixedly connected to a sleeve (202), a round rod (203) being rotatably connected between the two sleeves (202), one side of the round rod (203) being fixedly connected to a support plate, one side of the support plate being fixedly connected to a closing cover (204) for closing one end of the connecting thin wall (102), the top of the closing cover (204) being connected to a feeding trough (205), and the bottom of the closing cover (204) being provided with a discharging trough (206).
5. The drying device for black tea production and processing according to claim 2, characterized in that: The bottoms of the two outer shells (101) are fixedly connected with support blocks (103), and a driving assembly (105) for controlling the rotation of the inner shell (104) is arranged between the two outer shells (101).
6. A drying device for black tea production and processing according to claim 5, characterized in that: The driving assembly (105) comprises a gear ring (1051) fixedly connected to the inner shell (104); two vertical plates (1052) are fixedly connected to the top of the adjustment plate (301); a driving gear (1053) meshing with the gear ring (1051) is rotatably connected between the two vertical plates (1052).
7. The drying device for black tea production and processing according to claim 2, characterized in that: The adjustment range of the angle between the adjustment plate (301) and the fixing plate (302) is 0° to 20°.
8. The drying device for black tea production and processing according to claim 6, characterized in that: A micro motor for adjusting the driving gear (1053) is installed on one side of the vertical plate (1052).