Drying device for tea processing

The servo motor-driven tea leaf drying device addresses uneven drying and low throughput issues by using a spiral conveyor and blower fan system for uniform heating, achieving efficient and consistent drying of large tea leaf batches.

CN223106613UActive Publication Date: 2025-07-15FUJIAN RUNMUTANG TEA MANOR CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202521177852.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-06-10
Publication Date
2025-07-15
Estimated Expiration
2035-06-10

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Technical Problem

When existing tea drying devices are processed by vibration or turn, tea accumulation leads to uneven drying, inefficient efficiency, and it is difficult to deal with a large amount of tea leaves.

Method used

The servo motor-driven dragon conveying system is used, combined with an electric heating wire and a blowing fan, to achieve continuous and uniform heating of tea leaves. The tea leaves are transported upwards by rotating the dragon and heated evenly through hot air. The heat of the electric heating wire is blown to the tea leaves through the blowing fan.

Benefits of technology

The continuous and even drying of tea leaves is achieved, the drying efficiency is improved, and a large amount of tea leaves can be processed at one time.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of drying devices, and discloses a drying device for tea leaf processing, which solves the problems that the existing tea leaf drying device throws tea leaves upwards in a vibrating or turning manner, and only a small amount of tea leaves can be processed at a time in a processing manner of drying by combining hot air, so that the processing efficiency is low. A device body is fixedly mounted at the top of the supporting seat, a conveying pipe is fixedly mounted on one side of the device body, a discharging hopper is fixedly mounted on the side, close to the device body, of the upper end of the conveying pipe, a supporting plate is fixedly mounted on one side of the top of the device body, and a supporting frame is fixedly mounted on one side of the top of the supporting plate. A servo motor is fixedly mounted at the top of the supporting frame, a mounting cylinder is fixedly mounted in the middle of the top of the supporting plate, and a discharging valve is fixedly mounted on one side of the top of the device body. The drying device for tea leaf processing can continuously and uniformly heat tea leaves and can continuously dry a large amount of tea leaves at a time, so that the drying efficiency is greatly improved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of drying devices, and particularly relates to a drying device for tea processing. Background Art

[0002] The functions and application fields of the drying device for tea processing are as follows: its function is to remove the moisture of tea by means of hot air or microwave, etc., so that the moisture content is reduced to less than 5%, to avoid mildew, and at the same time to promote the conversion of aromatic substances, fix the shape of tea, and improve the sensory quality and storage stability of the finished tea; its application fields are extensive, and it is not only applicable to the processing of various teas such as green tea, black tea, oolong tea, etc., but also can be extended to the drying and sterilization treatment of other foods, Chinese herbal medicines and other materials; with the advantages of high efficiency, energy saving, environmental protection, etc., this device has become a key equipment for tea primary processing factories and food processing enterprises to improve production capacity and ensure quality;

[0003] Existing drying devices for tea processing usually stack the tea together, and throw the tea upward by vibrating or turning, and at the same time combine hot air for drying; however, such a drying method can only process a small amount of tea at a time, and it is difficult to throw the tea upward when stacking more tea, resulting in uneven drying of the tea, which seriously affects the drying efficiency. Content of the Utility Model

[0004] In view of the above situation, in order to overcome the defects of the prior art, the utility model provides a drying device for tea processing, which effectively solves the problem that the existing tea drying device can only process a small amount of tea at a time by vibrating or turning the tea upward and combining hot air for drying, and its processing efficiency is low.

[0005] To achieve the above object, the present utility model provides the following technical solution: A drying device for tea processing, including a support base, on the top of the support base is fixedly installed a device main body, on one side of the device main body is fixedly installed a conveying pipe, on the side of the upper end of the conveying pipe close to the device main body is fixedly installed a feeding hopper, on one side of the top of the device main body is fixedly installed a support plate, on one side of the top of the support plate is fixedly installed a support frame, on the top of the support frame is fixedly installed a servo motor, in the middle of the support plate is fixedly installed an installation cylinder, on one side of the bottom of the device main body is fixedly installed a discharge valve, the inner bottom of the device main body is inclined, and the side close to the discharge valve is the lowest point. When the discharge valve is closed, the materials at the inner bottom of the device main body will slide into the conveying pipe, and when the discharge valve is opened, the materials at the inner bottom of the device main body will slide out. Rotatably installed at the inner bottom of the conveying pipe is a screw conveyor, the upper end of the screw conveyor is rotatably connected to the top of the conveying pipe through a bushing. Fixedly installed between the inner wall and the outer wall of the device main body are a number of electric heating tubes. Inside the installation cylinder is provided a blower fan, at the bottom of the installation cylinder is fixedly installed an electric heating wire. The output end of the servo motor is provided with a transmission assembly, and the transmission assembly is in transmission connection with the blower fan and the screw conveyor. When the servo motor operates, power is output to the blower fan and the screw conveyor through the transmission assembly, causing the blower fan to rotate and blow air, and causing the screw conveyor to convey materials upward.

[0006] Preferably, the transmission assembly includes a worm, the worm is fixedly installed at the output end of the servo motor, the surface of the worm is meshed with a worm wheel, on one side of the worm wheel is fixedly installed a driving sprocket, on the other side of the worm wheel is rotatably installed a positioning seat, and the top of the positioning seat is fixedly connected to the support frame.

[0007] Preferably, the top of the conveying pipe is fixedly connected to a positioning frame, on one side of the positioning frame is rotatably installed a driven sprocket, between the driven sprocket and the driving sprocket is meshed with a chain, on one side of the driven sprocket is fixedly installed a driving bevel gear, the lower part of the surface of the driving bevel gear is meshed with a driven bevel gear, and the bottom of the driven bevel gear is fixedly connected to the top end of the screw conveyor.

[0008] Preferably, the bottom end of the worm is fixedly installed with a rotating shaft, the bottom end of the rotating shaft extends into the interior of the installation cylinder and is fixedly connected to the blower fan, on the surface of the rotating shaft is rotatably installed a bearing, and the surface of the bearing is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the installation cylinder through two support rods, so that the bearing can ensure the stability of the rotating shaft during rotation.

[0009] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present utility model are as follows: When in use, the operator puts the tea leaves into the interior of the device main body and starts the electric heating tube to heat the tea leaves inside it. At the same time, the operator starts the servo motor to drive the worm to rotate. When the worm rotates, it drives the worm wheel to rotate along the positioning seat. When the worm wheel rotates, it drives the driving sprocket to rotate. The driving sprocket drives the driven sprocket to rotate along the positioning frame through the chain. When the driven sprocket rotates, it drives the driven bevel gear to rotate through the driving bevel gear. When the driven bevel gear rotates, it drives the auger to rotate inside the bushing. When the auger rotates, it can continuously convey the tea leaves that slide into the conveying pipe inside the device main body upward and drop through the feeding hopper.

[0010] While the worm is rotating, it also drives the rotating shaft to rotate inside the bearing. When the rotating shaft rotates, it drives the blower fan to rotate and blow air, so as to blow the heat of the heating wire onto the tea leaves during the continuous falling process, making the tea leaves evenly heated, and thus being able to continuously and quickly dry the tea leaves. After the tea leaves are dried, the operator opens the feeding valve, so that the tea leaves can be discharged. The drying device for tea leaf processing of the present utility model can continuously and evenly heat the tea leaves, and can continuously dry a large amount of tea leaves at one time, thus greatly improving the drying efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0011] The drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the present utility model and constitute a part of the specification. Together with the embodiments of the present utility model, they are used to explain the present utility model and do not constitute a limitation to the present utility model.

[0012] In the drawings:

[0013] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the drying device for tea leaf processing of the present utility model;

[0014] Figure 2 is a schematic partial structural diagram of the drying device for tea leaf processing of the present utility model;

[0015] Figure 3 is a schematic internal structural diagram of the device main body of the present utility model;

[0016] Figure 4 For the present utility model Figure 2 is an enlarged structural diagram of part A in it.

[0017] In the figure: 1, support base; 2, device main body; 3, conveying pipe; 4, feeding hopper; 5, support plate; 6, support frame; 7, servo motor; 8, mounting cylinder; 9, feeding valve; 10, auger; 11, blower fan; 12, worm; 13, support rod; 14, rotating shaft; 15, bearing; 16, worm wheel; 17, driving sprocket; 18, positioning seat; 19, driven sprocket; 20, chain; 21, positioning frame; 22, driving bevel gear; 23, driven bevel gear; 24, bushing; 25, heating wire; 26, electric heating tube. Detailed implementation mode

[0018] The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments; based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work belong to the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0019] As shown by Figures 1 to 4 The present invention includes a support base 1. A device main body 2 is fixedly installed at the top of the support base 1. A conveying pipe 3 is fixedly installed on one side of the device main body 2. A feeding hopper 4 is fixedly installed on the upper end of the conveying pipe 3 near one side of the device main body 2. A support plate 5 is fixedly installed on one side of the top of the device main body 2. A support frame 6 is fixedly installed on one side of the top of the support plate 5. A servo motor 7 is fixedly installed on the top of the support frame 6. An installation cylinder 8 is fixedly installed in the middle of the support plate 5. A blanking valve 9 is fixedly installed on one side of the bottom of the device main body 2. The inner bottom of the device main body 2 is inclined, and the side near the blanking valve 9 is the lowest point. When the blanking valve 9 is closed, the materials at the inner bottom of the device main body 2 will slide into the conveying pipe 3. When the blanking valve 9 is opened, the materials at the inner bottom of the device main body 2 will slide out. A auger 10 is rotatably installed at the inner bottom of the conveying pipe 3. The upper end of the auger 10 is rotatably connected to the top of the conveying pipe 3 through a shaft sleeve 24. A plurality of electric heating tubes 26 are fixedly installed between the inner wall and the outer wall of the device main body 2. A blower fan 11 is arranged inside the installation cylinder 8. An electric heating wire 25 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the installation cylinder 8. A transmission assembly is arranged at the output end of the servo motor 7. The transmission assembly is in transmission connection with the blower fan 11 and the auger 10. When the servo motor 7 operates, power is output to the blower fan 11 and the auger 10 through the transmission assembly, so that the blower fan 11 rotates to blow air, and the auger 10 conveys materials upward.

[0020] During use, the operator puts the tea leaves into the interior of the device main body 2 and starts the electric heating tubes 26 to heat the tea leaves inside. At the same time, the operator starts the servo motor 7 to drive the transmission assembly to operate. When the transmission assembly operates, it drives the auger 10 to rotate along the inside of the shaft sleeve 24. When the auger 10 rotates, it can continuously convey the tea leaves that slide into the conveying pipe 3 in the device main body 2 upward and drop them through the feeding hopper 4.

[0021] While the transmission component is operating, it will also drive the blowing fan 11 to rotate and blow air, thereby blowing the heat of the heating wire 25 onto the continuously falling tea leaves, making the tea leaves evenly heated, and then being able to continuously and quickly dry the tea leaves; after the tea leaves are dried, the operator opens the discharge valve 9, so that the tea leaves can be discharged; making the drying device for tea processing can continuously and evenly heat the tea leaves, and can continuously dry a large amount of tea leaves at one time, thus greatly accelerating the drying efficiency.

[0022] The transmission component includes a worm 12, the worm 12 is fixedly installed at the output end of the servo motor 7, the surface of the worm 12 is meshed with a worm wheel 16, one side of the worm wheel 16 is fixedly installed with a driving sprocket 17, the other side of the worm wheel 16 is rotatably installed with a positioning seat 18, and the top of the positioning seat 18 is fixedly connected with the support frame 6;

[0023] The top of the conveying pipe 3 is fixedly connected with a positioning frame 21, one side of the positioning frame 21 is rotatably installed with a driven sprocket 19, a chain 20 is meshed between the driven sprocket 19 and the driving sprocket 17, one side of the driven sprocket 19 is fixedly installed with a driving bevel gear 22, the lower part of the surface of the driving bevel gear 22 is meshed with a driven bevel gear 23, and the bottom of the driven bevel gear 23 is fixedly connected with the top end of the auger 10.

[0024] The operator starts the servo motor 7 to drive the worm 12 to rotate. When the worm 12 rotates, it drives the worm wheel 16 to rotate along the positioning seat 18. When the worm wheel 16 rotates, it drives the driving sprocket 17 to rotate. The driving sprocket 17 drives the driven sprocket 19 to rotate along the positioning frame 21 through the chain 20. When the driven sprocket 19 rotates, it drives the driven bevel gear 23 to rotate through the driving bevel gear 22. When the driven bevel gear 23 rotates, it drives the auger 10 to rotate inside the sleeve 24. When the auger 10 rotates, it can continuously convey the tea leaves that slide into the conveying pipe 3 inside the device main body 2 upward and drop through the feeding hopper 4.

[0025] The bottom end of the worm 12 is fixedly installed with a rotating shaft 14, the bottom end of the rotating shaft 14 extends into the installation cylinder 8 and is fixedly connected with the blowing fan 11, the surface of the rotating shaft 14 is rotatably installed with a bearing 15, and the surface of the bearing 15 is fixedly connected with the inner wall of the installation cylinder 8 through two support rods 13, so that the bearing 15 can ensure the stability of the rotating shaft 14 when it rotates.

[0026] While the worm 12 is rotating, it will also drive the rotating shaft 14 to rotate inside the bearing 15 to ensure the stability of the rotating shaft 14 when it rotates. When the rotating shaft 14 rotates, it drives the blowing fan 11 to rotate and blow air, thereby blowing the heat of the heating wire 25 onto the continuously falling tea leaves, making the tea leaves evenly heated, and then being able to continuously and quickly dry the tea leaves.

Claims

1. A drying device for tea processing, comprising a support base (1), characterized in that: The top of the support base (1) is fixedly installed with a device main body (2). One side of the device main body (2) is fixedly installed with a delivery pipe (3). One side of the upper end of the delivery pipe (3) close to the device main body (2) is fixedly installed with a feeding hopper (4). One side of the top of the device main body (2) is fixedly installed with a support plate (5). One side of the top of the support plate (5) is fixedly installed with a support frame (6). The top of the support frame (6) is fixedly installed with a servo motor (7). The middle of the support plate (5) is fixedly installed with an installation cylinder (8). One side of the bottom of the device main body (2) is fixedly installed with a discharge valve (9). The inner bottom of the device main body (2) is inclined, and the side close to the discharge valve (9) is the lowest point. When the discharge valve (9) is closed, the materials at the inner bottom of the device main body (2) will slide into the delivery pipe (3). When the discharge valve (9) is opened, the materials at the inner bottom of the device main body (2) will slide out. A screw conveyor (10) is rotatably installed at the inner bottom of the delivery pipe (3). The upper end of the screw conveyor (10) is rotatably connected to the top of the delivery pipe (3) through a bushing (24). A number of electric heating tubes (26) are fixedly installed between the inner wall and the outer wall of the device main body (2). A blower fan (11) is arranged inside the installation cylinder (8). An electric heating wire (25) is fixedly installed at the bottom of the installation cylinder (8). The output end of the servo motor (7) is provided with a transmission assembly. The transmission assembly is in transmission connection with the blower fan (11) and the screw conveyor (10). When the servo motor (7) operates, power is output to the blower fan (11) and the screw conveyor (10) through the transmission assembly, so that the blower fan (11) rotates to blow air, and the screw conveyor (10) conveys materials upward.

2. The drying device for tea processing according to claim 1, wherein: The transmission assembly includes a worm (12). The worm (12) is fixedly installed at the output end of the servo motor (7). A worm gear (16) is meshed and connected to the surface of the worm (12). One side of the worm gear (16) is fixedly installed with a driving sprocket (17). The other side of the worm gear (16) is rotatably installed with a positioning seat (18). The top of the positioning seat (18) is fixedly connected to the support frame (6).

3. The drying device for tea processing according to claim 2, characterized in that: The top of the delivery pipe (3) is fixedly connected with a positioning frame (21). A driven sprocket (19) is rotatably installed on one side of the positioning frame (21). A chain (20) is meshed and connected between the driven sprocket (19) and the driving sprocket (17). One side of the driven sprocket (19) is fixedly installed with a driving bevel gear (22). The lower part of the surface of the driving bevel gear (22) is meshed and connected with a driven bevel gear (23). The bottom of the driven bevel gear (23) is fixedly connected to the top end of the screw conveyor (10).

4. A drying device for tea processing according to claim 2, wherein: The bottom end of the worm (12) is fixedly installed with a rotating shaft (14). The bottom end of the rotating shaft (14) extends into the installation cylinder (8) and is fixedly connected to the blower fan (11). A bearing (15) is rotatably installed on the surface of the rotating shaft (14). The surface of the bearing (15) is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the installation cylinder (8) through two support rods (13), so that the bearing (15) can ensure the stability of the rotating shaft (14) during rotation.