Withering trough for tea processing

By using baffles to divert the flow in the tea withering trough, vibrating the spreader, and turning the tea over, the problem of uneven tea spreading is solved, the withering quality and taste of the tea are improved, and the tea processing is adapted to the requirements of large-scale and standardized tea processing.

CN223943689UActive Publication Date: 2026-02-27SHANGCHENG WANMU TEA GARDEN TEA IND DEV CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202520848774.3
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-04-30
Publication Date
2026-02-27
Estimated Expiration
2035-04-30

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Technical Problem

In traditional tea processing, tea leaves tend to pile up and overlap, resulting in uneven thickness and affecting the withering quality. Furthermore, relying on human sensory organs to judge quality makes it difficult to meet the requirements of large-scale and standardized production.

Method used

Design a withering trough for tea processing. The tea leaves are diverted by the rotation of the baffle, and combined with the vibration of the spreader and the turning of the tea-turning component, the tea leaves are evenly spread and turned, avoiding accumulation, controlling the thickness of the tea leaves, and improving the withering quality.

Benefits of technology

This process ensures the tea leaves are evenly spread and turned, avoiding mechanical damage, improving withering quality and taste, and meeting the needs of large-scale, standardized production.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a withering trough for tea processing, which comprises a trough body and a material distributing assembly located in the feeding direction of the trough body, the material distributing assembly comprises a feeding trough and a material distributing trough which are sequentially connected, a flow guide plate is arranged on the material distributing trough, and a stop lever corresponding to the flow guide plate is arranged on one side of the material distributing trough; according to the withering trough for tea processing, provided by the utility model, tea is shunted through the rotation of the stop lever, the tea is prevented from being accumulated, and meanwhile, the amount of the tea entering the trough body is controlled, so that the thickness of the tea entering the spreading plate is controllable, and the withering quality is improved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to tea processing technical field, specifically a withering groove for tea processing. BACKGROUND

[0002] Tea is the first of the world's three major non-alcoholic drinks, and its nutritional value is irreplaceable by other beverages. Withering is to make fresh tea leaves lose water uniformly, and the cell sap is concentrated, so that the fresh tea leaves show wilting state. The temperature, humidity, oxygen flow, leaf thickness and withering time in the withering and spreading process are the main factors affecting the quality of tea withering and spreading.

[0003] The traditional tea making technique is to judge the state of the product and whether it is suitable for the next process by observing the color, smelling the smell, and feeling the softness of the tea leaves. This method, which uses the sense organs such as olfaction, vision and touch of the human body to distinguish and determine the quality of the product, is commonly known as "looking at tea and making tea", which is the most commonly used technology in the process of manual tea making and even mechanized processing in China. However, with the development of tea processing towards continuous and automatic direction in China, the quality control relying on the personal experience of tea makers will inevitably be difficult to meet the requirements of large-scale and standardized production.

[0004] The tea leaves are easily stacked and overlapped, making the spreading thickness uneven, so the tea makers usually turn them by hand to prevent the overlapping part from turning black. In this way, the tea buds are easily damaged by the machine and turn red, or the hairs on the tea buds are damaged. Moreover, the tea leaves in the withering groove are always in a static state, which inevitably leads to uneven withering of the tea leaves in the withering groove, affecting the quality and taste of the tea. TECHNICAL CONTENT

[0005] Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by the utility model is to provide a withering groove for tea processing, which can divert the tea leaves by rotating the blocking rod, avoid the accumulation of tea leaves, and control the amount of tea leaves entering the groove body, so that the thickness of the tea leaves on the spreading plate is controllable, and the withering quality is improved.

[0006] To solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides the following technical scheme:

[0007] A withering groove for tea processing, comprising a groove body and a material dividing assembly in the feeding direction of the groove body, the material dividing assembly comprising a feeding groove and a material dividing groove connected in sequence, a guide plate is arranged on the material dividing groove, a blocking rod corresponding to the guide plate is arranged on one side of the material dividing groove, the guide plate can divide the outlet end of the material dividing groove into a plurality of discharge ports, and the blocking rod can control the flow direction of the tea leaves, so that the tea leaves flow out through different discharge ports.

[0008] Further, the groove body is sequentially provided with a spreading plate and an air duct groove from top to bottom, and a tea spreading assembly corresponding to the spreading plate is arranged in the air duct groove.

[0009] The tea spreading assembly comprises a bottom plate and two symmetrical vertical plates arranged on the upper end face of the bottom plate, a U-shaped frame is arranged between the two vertical plates and between the spreading plate and the bottom plate, a driving seat is arranged in the U-shaped frame, the driving seat is connected with the spreading plate through a support plate from the bottom of the spreading plate, a sector-shaped wheel is connected with the driving seat, the center of gravity of the sector-shaped wheel deviates during rotation, drives the U-shaped frame and the driving seat to vibrate, so that the spreading plate generates a reciprocating oval motion, and the tea on the spreading plate is shaken forward or backward to be evenly spread.

[0010] Further, the left and right outer side walls of the U-shaped frame are respectively connected with the two vertical plates through guide rods, the guide rods are movably connected with the vertical plates, and the outer periphery of the guide rods between the vertical plates and the U-shaped frame is sleeved with a spring sleeve;

[0011] The driving seat is suspended in the U-shaped frame, and the upper and lower ends of the driving seat in the longitudinal direction are respectively connected with the inner top end and the inner bottom end of the U-shaped frame through spring columns;

[0012] The bottom of the support plate is connected with the driving seat through an arc-shaped groove, two sector-shaped wheels are arranged, and the two sector-shaped wheels are symmetrically arranged on the side wall of the driving seat, and the arc-shaped groove has a space for the outer edge of the sector-shaped wheel to slide through.

[0013] Further, the feeding groove, the distributing groove and the groove body are sequentially connected along the flow direction of the tea, the distributing groove is arranged to be inclined relative to the groove body, the guide plate divides the discharging end of the distributing groove into an outlet one and an outlet two, and the outlet one and the outlet two of the distributing groove are respectively connected with the groove body.

[0014] Further, the distributing groove is provided with a clearance groove for accommodating the blocking rod at the position corresponding to the blocking rod, the blocking rod is connected with the clearance groove through a rotating shaft, and the free end of the blocking rod away from the clearance groove is in contact with the end of the guide plate.

[0015] Further, the guide plate is provided with a tea turning assembly in the outlet one and the outlet two on the two sides, the tea turning assembly comprises a rotating rod arranged on the side wall of the guide plate, and the rotating rod is connected with a tea turning strip through a support in the axial direction.

[0016] At least one tea turning assembly is arranged on the side wall of the guide plate, and at least one tea turning strip is arranged, the tea turning strip is in an arc-shaped flexible strip structure, the tea turning strip can scatter the accumulated tea leaves and turn the tea leaves, and the spreading effect is improved.

[0017] The technical scheme of the utility model has the following beneficial technical effects:

[0018] 1. The wilting groove for tea processing can distribute the tea leaves by rotating the blocking rod, avoid the accumulation of the tea leaves, control the amount of the tea leaves entering the groove body, control the thickness of the tea leaves on the spreading plate, and improve the wilting quality.

[0019] 2、The utility model relates to a withering groove for tea processing, the driving seat regular reciprocating vibration is produced with the gravity center deviation of fan wheel rotation, under the limiting action of U-shaped frame, spring post, guide rod and stand plate, drive the regular oval motion of apron to carry out the non-contact mechanical spreading and airing of the tea leaf on apron, carry out the even spreading and overturning of tea leaf, avoid the mechanical damage of tea bud, make tea leaf can withering more evenly, improve quality and taste.

[0020] 3、The utility model relates to a withering groove for tea processing, the tea turning over of tea turning over subassembly reciprocating swing with the rotation of swing rod, carry out the uninterrupted overturning of tea leaf flowing through, avoid the tea leaf caking or accumulation, improve the overall withering effect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 It is structure schematic drawing of the utility model kind withering groove for tea processing;

[0022] Figure 2 It is tea spreading subassembly schematic drawing of the utility model kind withering groove for tea processing;

[0023] Figure 3 It is tea turning over subassembly schematic drawing of the utility model kind withering groove for tea processing.

[0024] The reference numeral in the drawing shows as follows: 1, groove body;101, apron;102, air duct groove;2, feed slot;3, distribution slot;301, outlet one;302, outlet two;303, let - go slot;4, guide plate;5, baffle;6, tea turning over subassembly;601, swing rod;602, support;603, tea turning over;7, bottom plate;8, stand plate;9, guide rod;10, U-shaped frame;11, driving seat;12, fan wheel;13, support plate;14, arc -shaped groove;15, spring cover. DETAILED DESCRIPTION Example 1

[0025] The utility model kind withering groove for tea processing, such as Figure 1As shown, it comprises a groove body 1 and a distribution assembly in the feeding direction of the groove body 1, the distribution assembly comprises a feeding groove 2 and a distribution groove 3 connected in sequence, the feeding groove 2, the distribution groove 3 and the groove body 1 are connected in sequence along the tea flow direction, the distribution groove 3 is arranged obliquely relative to the groove body 1, the feeding groove 2 and the distribution groove 3 can adopt a conveying belt structure, so that the tea enters the groove body 1 along the feeding groove 2 and the distribution groove 3, the groove body 1 is provided with a spreading plate 101 and an air duct groove 102 from top to bottom in sequence, the air duct groove 102 is provided with a tea spreading assembly corresponding to the spreading plate 101, the spreading plate 101 is in contact with the air duct groove 102 at the upper end face of the air duct groove 102, the spreading plate 101 can move freely on the air duct groove 102, the circumferential side wall of the spreading plate 101 is provided with a baffle to prevent tea from falling, the air duct groove 102 has a air supply equipment for conveying air flow to the spreading plate 101, and other common control equipment in the prior art, such as a fan, a dehumidifier and the like, to make the air flow enter the tea from the air holes on the spreading plate 101, so that the tea leaves in the withering groove lose water uniformly.

[0026] The distribution groove 3 is provided with a guide plate 4, the guide plate 4 divides the discharge end of the distribution groove 3 into an outlet one 301 and an outlet two 302, the outlet one 301 is in line with the feeding groove 2, that is, the width of the outlet one 301 is consistent with the width of the feeding groove 2, and the outlet one 301 is directly below the feeding groove 2, the outlet two 302 has a curved transition section with the feeding groove 2, and the two are in curve communication, the outlet one 301 and the outlet two 302 of the distribution groove 3 are both connected with the groove body 1 correspondingly, one side of the distribution groove 3 is provided with a blocking rod 5 corresponding to the guide plate 4, the distribution groove 3 is provided with a clearance groove 303 corresponding to the blocking rod 5, the blocking rod 5 is connected with the clearance groove 303 through a rotating shaft, the free end of the blocking rod 5 away from the clearance groove 303 is in contact with the end of the guide plate 4, the rotating shaft is driven to rotate by an external force such as a motor, so that the blocking rod 5 moves back and forth between the clearance groove 303 and the guide plate 4, when the end of the blocking rod 5 abuts against the end of the guide plate 4, the outlet one 301 is blocked, and the tea is conveyed from the outlet two 302 to the corresponding groove body 1, when the blocking rod 5 moves into the clearance groove 303 under the action of the rotating shaft, the tea is conveyed from the outlet one 301 in line with the feeding groove 2 to the corresponding groove body 1, the rotation of the blocking rod 5 divides the tea, avoids the accumulation of the tea, controls the amount of tea entering the groove body 1, and controls the thickness of the tea on the spreading plate 101, so as to improve the withering quality.

[0027] In combination Figure 2The tea spreading assembly comprises a bottom plate 7 and two symmetrical vertical plates 8 arranged on the upper end surface of the bottom plate 7, the vertical plates 8 being fixed on the bottom plate 7 and between the spreading plate 101 and the bottom plate 7, a U-shaped frame 10 being arranged between the two vertical plates 8 and between the spreading plate 101 and the bottom plate 7, the U-shaped frame 10 being suspended on the upper end surface of the bottom plate 7 and having no contact with the upper end surface of the bottom plate 7, the left and right outer side walls of the U-shaped frame 10 in the transverse direction being connected to the two vertical plates 8 through guide rods 9 respectively, each side of the guide rod 9 having at least two, the guide rod 9 providing support for the U-shaped frame 10 so that the U-shaped frame 10 is suspended between the bottom plate 7 and the vertical plate 8, the guide rod 9 being movably connected to the vertical plate 8, i.e. a through hole is formed in the vertical plate 8, and the guide rod 9 can reciprocate in the corresponding through hole, the outer periphery of the guide rod 9 between the vertical plate 8 and the U-shaped frame 10 being sleeved with a spring sleeve 15, the spring sleeve 15 providing buffering and resetting for the U-shaped frame 10 and the guide rod 9.

[0028] The U-shaped frame 10 is provided with a driving seat 11, the driving seat 11 being suspended in the U-shaped frame 10, the two sides of the driving seat 11 in the transverse direction being in sliding contact with the inner side walls of the U-shaped frame 10, the upper and lower ends of the driving seat 11 in the longitudinal direction being connected to the inner top end and the inner bottom end of the U-shaped frame 10 through spring columns 16 respectively, the two sides of the top end of the U-shaped frame 10 having transversely extending short rods, one end of the spring column 16 being connected to the bottom of the short rod and the other end being connected to the upper end surface of the driving seat 11, one end of the spring column 16 at the bottom of the driving seat 11 being connected to the bottom of the driving seat 11 and the other end being connected to the inner bottom end of the U-shaped frame 10, the spring column 16 providing buffering and resetting for the driving seat 11, the bottom of the driving seat 11 being connected to the spreading plate 101 through a support plate 13, the bottom of the support plate 13 being connected to the driving seat 11 through an arc-shaped groove 14, the arc-shaped groove 14 having a space for the outer edge of a sector-shaped wheel 12 to slide through, the symmetrical side walls of the driving seat 11 being connected to two symmetrical sector-shaped wheels 12 through long shafts, the two sector-shaped wheels 12 being driven to rotate synchronously around the connection positions with the driving seat 11 by an external force such as a motor, the center of gravity of the sector-shaped wheel 12 changing constantly while rotating, thereby forming a cam structure, the driving seat 11 being vibrated regularly and reciprocally due to the offset of the center of gravity of the sector-shaped wheel 12, the spreading plate 101 being driven to perform an elliptical motion regularly and reciprocally under the limiting action of the U-shaped frame 10, the spring column 16, the guide rod 9 and the vertical plate 8, the tea on the upper end surface of the spreading plate 101 being spread and aired in a non-contact mechanical manner, the tea being spread and flipped evenly, the tea buds being prevented from being damaged by the machine, the tea being able to wither more evenly, and the quality and taste being improved. Example 2

[0029] The tea withering groove of the embodiment is used for tea processing, and has the advantages that Figure 1As shown, it comprises a groove body 1 and a distribution assembly in the feeding direction of the groove body 1, the distribution assembly comprises a feeding groove 2 and a distribution groove 3 connected in sequence, the distribution groove 3 is provided with a flow guide plate 4, one side of the distribution groove 3 is provided with a stop rod 5 corresponding to the flow guide plate 4, the feeding groove 2, the distribution groove 3 and the groove body 1 are connected in sequence along the tea flow direction, the distribution groove 3 is arranged obliquely relative to the groove body 1, the feeding groove 2 and the distribution groove 3 can adopt a conveying belt structure, so that the tea enters the groove body 1 along the feeding groove 2 and the distribution groove 3, the groove body 1 is provided with a spreading plate 101 and an air duct groove 102 from top to bottom in sequence, the air duct groove 102 is provided with a tea spreading assembly corresponding to the spreading plate 101, the spreading plate 101 is in contact with the air duct groove 102 at the upper end face of the air duct groove 102, the spreading plate 101 can move freely on the air duct groove 102, the circumferential side wall of the spreading plate 101 is provided with a baffle to prevent tea from falling, the air duct groove 102 has a air supply equipment for conveying air flow to the spreading plate 101, and other common control equipment in the prior art, such as fan, dehumidifier, etc., to make the air flow enter the tea from the air holes on the spreading plate 101, so that the tea leaves in the withering groove lose water uniformly.

[0030] In combination Figure 3 , both sides of the flow guide plate 4 are respectively provided with a tea turning assembly 6 in the outlet one 301 and the outlet two 302, the tea turning assembly 6 comprises a rotating rod 601 provided on the side wall of the flow guide plate 4, the rotating rod 601 is axially connected with a tea turning strip 603 through a support 602, at least one tea turning assembly 6 is arranged on the side wall of the flow guide plate 4, and at least one tea turning strip 603 is arranged, the number of the tea turning strip 603 can be set according to the width of the outlet one 301 and the outlet two 302, and the tea turning strip 603 is an arc-shaped flexible strip structure.

[0031] The rotating rod 601 is driven to rotate by a motor inside the flow guide plate 4, the tea turning strip 603 on the rotating rod 601 reciprocatingly swings with the rotating rod 601 to continuously turn the tea flowing through, so as to avoid tea clumping or accumulation and improve the overall withering effect.

[0032] Obviously, the above embodiments are only examples for clearly illustrating, but not limitation on the embodiments. Other different forms of changes or variations can be made on the basis of the above description for those skilled in the art. Here, all the embodiments cannot be exhausted, and the obvious changes or variations derived therefrom are still within the protection scope of the patent application claims.

Claims

1. A withering tank for tea processing, characterized by, The utility model provides a tea leaf processing device, including groove (1) and the distribution component in the feed direction of groove (1), the distribution component includes the feed groove (2) and the distribution groove (3) connected in turn, be equipped with guide vane (4) on distribution groove (3), one side of distribution groove (3) is equipped with the baffle lever (5) corresponding with guide vane (4).

2. The withering channel according to claim 1, wherein, The groove (1) is sequentially provided with a flat plate (101) and an air duct groove (102) from top to bottom, and the air duct groove (102) is internally provided with a tea spreading assembly corresponding to the flat plate (101); The tea spreading assembly comprises a bottom plate (7) and two symmetrical vertical plates (8) arranged on the upper end surface of the bottom plate (7), and a U-shaped frame (10) is arranged between the two vertical plates (8) and between the flat plate (101) and the bottom plate (7).

3. The withering trough for tea processing according to claim 2, characterized in that, The U-shaped frame (10) is connected to the two vertical plates (8) through guide rods (9) on the left and right outer side walls in the transverse direction, and the guide rods (9) are movably connected to the vertical plates (8). The driving seat (11) is suspended in the U-shaped frame (10), and the upper and lower ends of the driving seat (11) in the longitudinal direction are connected to the inner top end and the inner bottom end of the U-shaped frame (10) through spring columns (16), respectively. The bottom of the support plate (13) is connected to the driving seat (11) through an arc-shaped groove (14), and the fan-shaped wheels (12) are arranged on the side walls of the driving seat (11) in a symmetrical manner.

4. The withering channel according to claim 1, wherein, The feed groove (2), the distribution groove (3), and the groove (1) are sequentially connected in the direction of tea leaf flow, the distribution groove (3) is arranged obliquely relative to the groove (1), the guide vane (4) divides the discharge end of the distribution groove (3) into an outlet one (301) and an outlet two (302), and the outlet one (301) and the outlet two (302) of the distribution groove (3) are both connected to the groove (1) correspondingly.

5. The withering channel according to claim 4, wherein The distribution groove (3) is provided with a clearance groove (303) accommodating the baffle lever (5) at the position corresponding to the baffle lever (5), the baffle lever (5) is connected to the clearance groove (303) through a rotating shaft, and the free end of the baffle lever (5) away from the clearance groove (303) is in contact with the end of the guide vane (4) correspondingly.

6. The withering channel according to claim 5, wherein The guide vane (4) is provided with a tea turning assembly (6) on each side in the outlet one (301) and the outlet two (302), the tea turning assembly (6) comprises a rotating rod (601) arranged on the side wall of the guide vane (4), and the rotating rod (601) is connected to a tea turning strip (603) through a support (602) in the axial direction. The guide vane (4) is provided with at least one tea turning assembly (6) on the side wall, and the tea turning strip (603) is provided with at least one, and the tea turning strip (603) is a flexible strip structure in an arc shape.