Drying device for black tea production

Abstract

The utility model provides a black tea production drying device, and belongs to the technical field of tea leaf drying. Comprising a drying cabinet body, an electric heating wire net is assembled on the side wall in the drying cabinet body, a drying frame is assembled in the drying cabinet body, and the drying frame comprises a shaft rod vertically and rotatably installed in the drying cabinet body, a cantilever arranged on the side wall of the top of the shaft rod and a hollow shell detachably assembled at the bottom of the cantilever; the multiple cantilevers are distributed around the shaft rod in the radial direction, and a driving motor used for driving the shaft rod to rotate is installed at the top end of the drying cabinet body. According to the black tea drying device, black tea can be evenly heated as much as possible to be dried, the drying effect on the black tea is improved while the drying efficiency is improved, filling of tea to be dried or collecting of the dried tea are facilitated, and the black tea drying device is more practical.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of tea drying, in particular to a black tea production drying device. Background Art

[0002] Tea, one of the world's most popular beverages, carries a rich cultural heritage and carries significant health benefits. Based on factors such as the degree of fermentation, production process, and origin, tea can be categorized into six main types: green tea, black tea, oolong tea (qingcha), white tea, yellow tea, and dark tea. Black tea is a fully fermented tea characterized by withering, rolling, fermentation (also known as "red change"), and drying. These processes result in a vibrant red or deep crimson tea infusion, a rich and lingering aroma, and a mellow taste with sweet or fruity notes.

[0003] The drying process of black tea is one of the key links in the production process of black tea. Drying can terminate enzyme activity, reduce moisture content and develop aroma, which has a vital impact on the quality and taste of black tea. There are two main methods of drying black tea: natural drying and mechanical drying. Natural drying is sun-drying black tea, but this method is greatly restricted by weather conditions, and the drying effect is not as stable as mechanical drying. Therefore, in modern black tea production, mechanical drying has become the mainstream method. However, traditional black tea mechanical drying equipment usually adopts stir-frying or tray drying, which has the disadvantage of inconvenience in collecting tea leaves. Therefore, the present application provides a black tea production drying device to meet the needs. Utility Model Content

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide a black tea production and drying device to solve the problem of inconvenience in collecting black tea during the existing black tea drying process.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

[0006] A black tea production and drying device includes a drying cabinet, an electric heating wire mesh is installed on the inner side wall of the drying cabinet, a drying rack is installed in the drying cabinet, and the drying rack includes a shaft installed vertically and rotatably in the drying cabinet, a cantilever arranged on the top side wall of the shaft, and a hollow shell detachably assembled at the bottom of the cantilever, multiple cantilevers are radially distributed around the shaft, and a drive motor for driving the shaft to rotate is installed on the top of the drying cabinet.

[0007] Optionally, the hollow shell includes a frame and partition nets arranged on both sides of the frame, and an opening is opened at the top of the frame.

[0008] Optionally, the frame is configured as a flat structure.

[0009] Optionally, a handle is provided on a side of the frame away from the shaft.

[0010] Optionally, a sleeve block is sleeved on the shaft near the top end, and the plurality of cantilevers are integrally connected to the sleeve block.

[0011] Optionally, a sleeve is provided at the top of the sleeve block, the sleeve block and the sleeve are movably sleeved with the shaft rod, and the sleeve is fixedly connected to the shaft rod by bolts.

[0012] Optionally, a rail groove is provided at the bottom of the cantilever, and the top of the frame body is slidably engaged with the rail groove.

[0013] Optionally, a first limiting ridge is provided at the bottom of the inner side wall of the rail groove, and a second limiting ridge is provided at the top end of the outer side wall of the frame body, which can be embedded between the first limiting ridge and the inner top wall of the rail groove.

[0014] Optionally, the cantilever is provided with an exhaust slot, and a plurality of the exhaust slots are provided at equal intervals.

[0015] Optionally, the front end face of the drying cabinet is hingedly equipped with a cabinet door, the cabinet door is provided with a transparent observation window, and the bottom of the rear end face of the drying cabinet is equipped with an exhaust fan for exhausting the air in the drying cabinet to the outside.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has at least the following beneficial effects:

[0017] In the above scheme, a drying rack is arranged in the drying cabinet, and dried black tea is loaded into multiple hollow shells. The electric heating wire mesh is energized, and the drive motor is started to drive the shaft to rotate at a constant speed. The shaft drives multiple hollow shells filled with black tea to rotate at a constant speed in the drying cabinet through the cantilever. In this way, the black tea can be heated as evenly as possible for drying, thereby improving the drying efficiency and the drying effect of the black tea.

[0018] Through the sliding connection between the frame and the cantilever, the frame can be separated from the cantilever by pulling the handle. At this time, the black tea to be dried can be put into the hollow shell composed of the frame and the partition through the opening, or the dried tea in the hollow shell can be collected. The operation is simple and convenient. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated herein and constitute part of the specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, further serve to explain the principles of the invention and enable those skilled in the relevant art to make and use the invention.

[0020] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the black tea production drying device;

[0021] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the structure of the drying rack;

[0022] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the structure of the shaft and cantilever;

[0023] Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the structure of the hollow shell;

[0024] Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the end structure of the cantilever;

[0025] Figure 6 for Figure 4 A in the enlarged view.

[0026] Reference numerals:

[0027] 1. Drying cabinet; 2. Drying rack; 3. Drive motor; 4. Electric heating wire mesh; 5. Exhaust fan; 6. Cabinet door; 7. Transparent observation window; 8. Shaft; 9. Cantilever; 10. Hollow shell; 11. Bushing block; 12. Sleeve; 13. Exhaust slot; 14. Frame; 15. Partition mesh; 16. Handle; 17. Rail groove; 18. First limit rib; 19. Second limit rib; 20. Opening.

[0028] As shown in the figure, in order to clearly implement the structure of the embodiment of the present invention, specific structures and devices are marked in the figure, but this is only for illustrative purposes and is not intended to limit the present invention to the specific structure, devices and environment. According to specific needs, ordinary technicians in this field can adjust or modify these devices and environments. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0029] The following describes in detail a black tea production and drying device provided by the present invention, with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments. It is also noted that, for the sake of completeness, the following embodiments are best and preferred embodiments, and those skilled in the art may employ alternative implementations for known techniques. Furthermore, the accompanying drawings are intended only to provide a more detailed description of the embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention.

[0030] It should be noted that references in the specification to "one embodiment," "an embodiment," "exemplary embodiments," "some embodiments," etc. indicate that the described embodiments may include specific features, structures, or characteristics, but not necessarily every embodiment will include such specific features, structures, or characteristics. Furthermore, when specific features, structures, or characteristics are described in conjunction with an embodiment, it is within the knowledge of persons skilled in the relevant art to implement such features, structures, or characteristics in conjunction with other embodiments (whether or not explicitly described).

[0031] In general, terms can be understood, at least in part, from their use in context. For example, depending at least in part on the context, the term "one or more" as used herein can be used to describe any feature, structure, or characteristic in the singular sense, or can be used to describe a combination of features, structures, or characteristics in the plural sense. Additionally, the term "based on" can be understood as not necessarily intended to convey an exclusive set of factors, but can instead, depending at least in part on the context, allow for the presence of other factors that are not necessarily explicitly described.

[0032] It will be understood that the meanings of “on,” “over,” and “above” in the present invention should be interpreted in the broadest manner, so that “on” means not only “directly on” something but also includes the meaning of being “on” something with intervening features or layers, and “on” or “above” means not only “on” or “above” something but also includes the meaning of being “on” or “above” something with no intervening features or layers.

[0033] Additionally, spatially relative terms such as "below," "beneath," "lower," "above," and "upper" may be used herein for descriptive convenience to describe the relationship of one element or feature to another element or features, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation in addition to the orientation depicted in the accompanying drawings. The device may be oriented in other ways, and the spatially relative descriptors used herein should be similarly interpreted accordingly.

[0034] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the embodiment of the present invention provides a black tea production and drying device, including a drying cabinet 1, an electric heating wire mesh 4 is installed on the inner side wall of the drying cabinet 1, and a drying rack 2 is installed in the drying cabinet 1. The drying rack 2 includes a shaft rod 8 vertically rotatably installed in the drying cabinet 1, a cantilever 9 arranged on the top side wall of the shaft rod 8, and a hollow shell 10 detachably installed at the bottom of the cantilever 9. There are multiple cantilevers 9 radially distributed around the shaft rod 8. A driving motor 3 for driving the shaft rod 8 to rotate is installed on the top of the drying cabinet 1. Dried black tea is loaded into multiple hollow shells 10, the electric heating wire mesh 4 is energized, and the driving motor 3 is started to drive the shaft rod 8 to rotate at a uniform speed. The shaft rod 8 drives multiple hollow shells 10 filled with black tea to rotate at a uniform speed in the drying cabinet 1 through the cantilever 9, thereby making the black tea as evenly heated as possible for drying, improving the drying efficiency and improving the drying effect of the black tea. The front end of the drying cabinet 1 is hingedly equipped with a cabinet door 6, on which a transparent observation window 7 is provided. The bottom of the rear end of the drying cabinet 1 is equipped with an exhaust fan 5 for exhausting the air in the drying cabinet 1 to the outside.

[0035] like Figure 2 、 Figure 4 and Figure 6 As shown, the hollow shell 10 includes a frame 14 and a partition 15 arranged on both sides of the frame 14. An opening 20 is provided at the top of the frame 14. The hollow shell 10 composed of the frame 14 and the partition 15 can be dried after black tea is loaded into the opening 20. The frame 14 is set to a flat structure, which is conducive to uniform heating of the black tea. A handle 16 is provided on the side of the frame 14 away from the shaft 8, which is conducive to pulling and pulling operations.

[0036] like Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, a sleeve block 11 is provided near the top of the shaft rod 8, and multiple cantilevers 9 are integrally connected to the sleeve block 11. A sleeve 12 is provided on the top of the sleeve block 11. The sleeve block 11 and the sleeve 12 are movably connected to the shaft rod 8, and the sleeve 12 is fixed to the shaft rod 8 with bolts, which is conducive to the assembly of the cantilever 9.

[0037] like Figures 2 to 6 As shown, a rail groove 17 is provided at the bottom of the cantilever 9, and the top of the frame 14 is slidably engaged with the rail groove 17. A first limiting ridge 18 is provided at the bottom of the inner wall of the rail groove 17, and a second limiting ridge 19 is provided at the top of the outer wall of the frame 14, which can be embedded between the first limiting ridge 18 and the inner top wall of the rail groove 17. Through this structural method, the hollow shell 10 composed of the frame 14 and the partition net 15 is suspended at the bottom of the cantilever 9. By pushing and pulling, the hollow shell 10 can be assembled to the bottom of the cantilever 9 or pulled out from the bottom of the cantilever 9, which is convenient for loading the tea to be dried or collecting the tea after drying.

[0038] like Figures 3 to 5 As shown, the cantilever 9 is provided with a plurality of exhaust slots 13 at equal intervals, which is beneficial to the evaporation of moisture in the tea leaves.

[0039] The working principle of the technical solution provided by the utility model is as follows:

[0040] When in use, hold the handle 16 to pull the frame 14 away from the cantilever 9, and load the black tea into the hollow shell 10 composed of the frame 14 and the partition 15 from the opening 20, then hang the frame 14 at the bottom of the cantilever 9, rotate the shaft 8, repeat the above operation, load each hollow shell 10 with black tea, close the cabinet door 6, energize the electric heating wire mesh 4, start the drive motor 3 to drive the shaft 8 to rotate at a constant speed, and the shaft 8 drives multiple hollow shells 10 filled with black tea to rotate at a constant speed in the drying cabinet 1 through the cantilever 9, thereby making the black tea as evenly heated as possible for drying, improving the drying efficiency and the drying effect of the black tea. In addition, with this structural method, the tea to be dried or the dried tea can be collected by pulling out the frame 14, which is convenient to operate.

[0041] This invention encompasses any alternatives, modifications, equivalents, and solutions that do not depart from the spirit and scope of this invention. To provide a thorough understanding of this invention, specific details are described in detail in the following preferred embodiments of this invention, but those skilled in the art will be able to fully understand this invention without these detailed descriptions. Furthermore, to avoid unnecessary confusion regarding the essence of this invention, well-known methods, processes, procedures, components, and circuits are not described in detail.

[0042] The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention. It should be pointed out that for ordinary technicians in this technical field, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the principles of the present invention. These improvements and modifications should also be regarded as within the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. A black tea production drying device, comprising a drying cabinet, characterized in that: An electric heating wire mesh is installed on the inner side wall of the drying cabinet, and a drying rack is installed in the drying cabinet. The drying rack includes a shaft rod vertically rotatably installed in the drying cabinet, a cantilever arranged on the top side wall of the shaft rod, and a hollow shell detachably installed at the bottom of the cantilever. There are multiple cantilevers radially distributed around the shaft rod, and a driving motor for driving the shaft rod to rotate is installed on the top of the drying cabinet.

2. The black tea production and drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The hollow shell includes a frame body and partition nets arranged on both sides of the frame body, and an opening is opened at the top of the frame body.

3. The black tea production and drying device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The frame is configured as a flat structure.

4. The black tea production and drying device according to claim 2, characterized in that: A handle is provided on a side of the frame away from the shaft.

5. The black tea production and drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A sleeve block is sleeved on a position of the shaft rod near the top end, and the plurality of cantilevers are integrally connected to the sleeve block.

6. The black tea production and drying device according to claim 5, characterized in that: A sleeve is provided on the top of the sleeve block, the sleeve block and the sleeve are movably sleeved with the shaft rod, and the sleeve is fixedly connected with the shaft rod by bolts.

7. The black tea production and drying device according to claim 2, characterized in that: A rail groove is provided at the bottom of the cantilever, and the top of the frame body is slidably engaged with the rail groove.

8. The black tea production and drying device according to claim 7, characterized in that: A first limiting convex strip is provided at the bottom of the inner side wall of the rail groove, and a second limiting convex strip which can be embedded between the first limiting convex strip and the inner top wall of the rail groove is provided at the top end of the outer side wall of the frame body.

9. The black tea production and drying device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The cantilever is provided with exhaust slots, and a plurality of the exhaust slots are provided at equal intervals.

10. The black tea production and drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front end surface of the drying cabinet is hingedly equipped with a cabinet door, and a transparent observation window is provided on the cabinet door. The bottom of the rear end surface of the drying cabinet is equipped with an exhaust fan for exhausting the air in the drying cabinet to the outside.

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