Tea leaf drying device

The tea drying device, which combines a heating mechanism and an air nozzle, uses a pressing plate and a turning mechanism to achieve uniform heating of the tea leaves, solving the problems of low efficiency and unstable quality in traditional tea drying, and improving the automation and quality of tea processing.

CN223623306UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-02YIBIN JUNLIAN COUNTY JIAMU TEA CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202423142389.1
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-19
Publication Date
2025-12-02
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-19

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Technical Problem

Existing tea drying equipment suffers from low efficiency, uneven drying, and unstable quality. In particular, natural sun-drying is greatly affected by the weather, and simple heating equipment lacks automated control.

Method used

The system combines a heating mechanism with an air nozzle, along with a pressing plate and a turning mechanism, to achieve uniform heating and turning of the tea leaves. The temperature is precisely controlled by a temperature control mechanism.

Benefits of technology

This improves drying efficiency, ensures even heating of tea leaves, avoids localized overheating or under-drying, and enhances the stability of tea quality.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a tea leaf drying device which comprises an installation shell, a pot body is installed on the inner side of the installation shell, a heating mechanism is installed in a cavity between the pot body and the heating mechanism and used for heating the pot body, a temperature control mechanism is installed at the left end of the installation shell, and the temperature control mechanism is electrically connected with the heating mechanism; a supporting rod is mounted on the upper side of the temperature control mechanism, a supporting frame is fixed to the upper end of the supporting rod, and a mounting block is mounted at the inner end of the supporting frame. According to the tea leaf drying device, the heating mechanism and the blowing nozzle are combined, tea leaves can be rapidly and effectively dried, the drying time is greatly shortened, the production efficiency is improved, the tea leaves can be continuously turned over in the drying process through rotation and pressing of the pressing plate, and therefore the tea leaves can be effectively dried. Therefore, each part of the tea leaves can be uniformly heated, and the condition of local overheating or insufficient drying is avoided.
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Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of cutting equipment technology, specifically a tea drying device. Background Technology

[0002] Drying is a crucial step in tea processing. Traditional tea drying methods often involve natural air drying or simple heating equipment, but these methods suffer from inefficiency, uneven drying, and damage to tea quality. Natural air drying, in particular, is greatly affected by weather conditions, making it difficult to guarantee stable and consistent drying results. Simple heating equipment often lacks effective turning and uniform heating mechanisms, leading to localized overheating or under-drying during the drying process, thus affecting the tea's taste and aroma.

[0003] Furthermore, existing tea drying equipment is often simply designed, generally relying on manual drying methods and lacking automated control. This makes it difficult to precisely control the drying process, resulting in significant fluctuations in tea quality. Therefore, there is an urgent need for a tea drying device that can overcome the shortcomings of existing technologies, improve drying efficiency, and ensure stable tea quality. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of the shortcomings of the existing technology, this utility model provides a tea drying device, the purpose of which is to solve the above problems.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution:

[0006] A tea drying apparatus, comprising:

[0007] The mounting shell has a pot body installed on its inner side. The heating mechanism is installed in the cavity between the pot body and the heating mechanism for heating the pot body. A temperature control mechanism is installed on the left end of the mounting shell and is electrically connected to the heating mechanism.

[0008] A support rod is installed on the upper side of the temperature control mechanism, and a support frame is fixed at the upper end of the support rod. A mounting block is installed at the inner end of the support frame, and a connecting wheel is installed on the inner side of the mounting block. A drive wheel is engaged with one side of the connecting wheel. The lower end of the drive wheel is connected to the output end of the motor, and the motor is installed on the lower side of the mounting block. A mounting rod is installed on the inner side of the connecting wheel, and a protruding strip structure is provided on the outer side of the mounting rod. The strip structure is engaged with the connecting wheel.

[0009] A pressing plate is installed at the lower end of the mounting rod, and the pressing plate is elastic;

[0010] The upper end of the mounting block is fixed with a guide seat, and the outer side of the guide seat is inclined. The cross-section of the guide seat is arc-shaped. A limit plate is installed on the lower side of the upper end of the mounting rod. The limit plate is corresponding to the guide seat, and the outer side of the limit plate is inclined.

[0011] Preferably, the support rod is engaged with the upper end of the mounting housing.

[0012] Preferably, the support frame is set at an equal angle with respect to the center of the mounting block.

[0013] Preferably, the pressing plate and the mounting rod are rotatably connected.

[0014] Preferably, the upper side of the heating mechanism is provided with an air nozzle installed on the lower side of the pot body, and an air inlet pipe is installed on the lower side of the air nozzle.

[0015] Preferably, the inner side of the limiting plate is further provided with a buffer ring installed on the lower side of the upper end of the mounting rod, and the buffer ring and the mounting rod are elastically connected.

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

[0017] The tea drying device provided by this utility model can quickly and effectively dry tea by combining a heating mechanism and an air nozzle, which greatly shortens the drying time and improves production efficiency. In addition, the rotation and pressing of the pressing plate can make the tea leaves turn over continuously during the drying process, thereby ensuring that all parts of the tea leaves are heated evenly and avoiding local overheating or insufficient drying. Attached Figure Description

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 This is a frontal cross-sectional view of the present invention.

[0020] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the connection between the guide seat and the mounting block of this utility model.

[0021] In the diagram: 1. Housing; 2. Heating mechanism; 3. Pot body; 4. Temperature control mechanism; 5. Support rod; 6. Support frame; 7. Mounting block; 8. Motor; 9. Drive wheel; 10. Connecting wheel; 11. Guide seat; 12. Mounting rod; 13. Pressing plate; 14. Limiting plate; 15. Buffer ring; 16. Air inlet pipe; 17. Air nozzle. Detailed Implementation

[0022] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0023] Please see Figures 1 to 3 The embodiments proposed in this application are as follows: a tea drying device includes an outer casing 1, a pot body 3 is installed on the inner side of the outer casing 1, a heating mechanism 2 is installed in the cavity between the pot body 3 and the heating mechanism 2 for heating the pot body 3, and a temperature control mechanism 4 is installed on the left end of the outer casing 1, and the temperature control mechanism 4 is electrically connected to the heating mechanism 2, so that the temperature control mechanism 4 can control the heating mechanism 2 to heat.

[0024] A support rod 5 is installed on the upper side of the temperature control mechanism 4, and a support frame 6 is fixed at the upper end of the support rod 5. An installation block 7 is installed at the inner end of the support frame 6. A connecting wheel 10 is installed on the inner side of the installation block 7. A drive wheel 9 is meshed with one side of the connecting wheel 10. The lower end of the drive wheel 9 is connected to the output end of the motor 8. The motor 8 is installed on the lower side of the installation block 7. An installation rod 12 is installed on the inner side of the connecting wheel 10. A protruding strip structure is provided on the outer side of the installation rod 12. The strip structure is engaged with the connecting wheel 10, so that the connecting wheel 10 can drive the installation rod 12 to rotate when it rotates.

[0025] Specifically, the support rod 5 is connected to the upper end of the mounting shell 1 by a snap-fit, which makes it easy to disassemble the support frame 6. The support frame 6 is set at an equal angle with respect to the center of the mounting block 7, which allows the upper side of the pot body 3 to be exposed with enough space for water vapor evaporation.

[0026] A pressing plate 13 is installed at the lower end of the mounting rod 12. The pressing plate 13 is elastic and is used to press the dried tea leaves placed inside the pot body 3.

[0027] The upper end of the mounting block 7 is fixed with a guide seat 11, and the outer side of the guide seat 11 is inclined. The cross-section of the guide seat 11 is arc-shaped. The lower side of the upper end of the mounting rod 12 is equipped with a limiting plate 14. The limiting plate 14 is corresponding to the guide seat 11, and the outer side of the limiting plate 14 is inclined. This allows the mounting rod 12 to move up and down during rotation using the limiting plate 14 and the guide seat 11, thereby causing the pressing plate 13 to move up and down, which facilitates the tapping of the tea leaves. At the same time, when it moves upward, it can use negative pressure to suck the tea leaves upward, which facilitates the turning of the tea leaves.

[0028] The pressing plate 13 and the mounting rod 12 are rotatably connected, so that the pressing plate 13 can rotate and stop briefly under the action of inertia, so that the tea leaves can contact the pot body 3 for a short time.

[0029] The upper side of the heating mechanism 2 is provided with an air nozzle 17 installed on the lower side of the pot body 3, and an air inlet pipe 16 is installed on the lower side of the air nozzle 17, so that the inner side of the pot body 3 has an air blowing mechanism, which can blow the tea leaves piled at the bottom of the inner side of the pot body 3, thereby turning them over, and the pressing plate 13 can be used to limit the blowing height of the tea leaves to avoid blowing too high and affecting the temperature of the tea leaves.

[0030] The inner side of the limiting plate 14 is also provided with a buffer ring 15 installed on the lower side of the upper end of the mounting rod 12, and the buffer ring 15 and the mounting rod 12 are elastically connected. The buffer ring 15 is used to buffer the downward movement of the mounting rod 12 and avoid large collisions.

[0031] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes said element.

[0032] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A tea drying device, characterized in that, include: The mounting shell (1) is installed with a pot body (3) installed on the inner side of the mounting shell (1). The heating mechanism (2) is installed in the cavity between the pot body (3) and the heating mechanism (2) for heating the pot body (3). The temperature control mechanism (4) is installed on the left end of the mounting shell (1), and the temperature control mechanism (4) and the heating mechanism (2) are electrically connected. The temperature control mechanism (4) is equipped with a support rod (5) on its upper side, and a support frame (6) is fixed at the upper end of the support rod (5). An installation block (7) is installed at the inner end of the support frame (6). A connecting wheel (10) is installed on the inner side of the installation block (7). A drive wheel (9) is meshed with one side of the connecting wheel (10). The lower end of the drive wheel (9) is connected to the output end of the motor (8). The motor (8) is installed on the lower side of the installation block (7). An installation rod (12) is installed on the inner side of the connecting wheel (10). A protruding strip structure is provided on the outer side of the installation rod (12). The strip structure and the connecting wheel (10) are engaged. A pressing plate (13) is installed at the lower end of the mounting rod (12), and the pressing plate (13) is elastic; The upper end of the mounting block (7) is fixed with a guide seat (11), and the outer side of the guide seat (11) is inclined. The cross-section of the guide seat (11) is arc-shaped. The lower side of the upper end of the mounting rod (12) is equipped with a limiting plate (14). The limiting plate (14) is correspondingly set with the guide seat (11), and the outer side of the limiting plate (14) is inclined.

2. The tea drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The support rod (5) is engaged with the upper end of the mounting shell (1).

3. The tea drying device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The support frame (6) is set at an equal angle to the center of the mounting block (7).

4. The tea drying apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that, The pressing plate (13) and the mounting rod (12) are rotatably connected.

5. A tea drying apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that, The heating mechanism (2) is provided with an air nozzle (17) installed on the lower side of the pot body (3), and an air inlet pipe (16) is installed on the lower side of the air nozzle (17).

6. The tea drying apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that, The inner side of the limiting plate (14) is also provided with a buffer ring (15) installed on the lower side of the upper end of the mounting rod (12), and the buffer ring (15) and the mounting rod (12) form an elastic connection.