Tea deironing equipment

By combining a multi-stage magnetic roller and scraper system, the problem of low automation in traditional tea iron removal equipment is solved, achieving automated iron removal and efficient cleaning, thus improving the thoroughness and efficiency of iron removal from tea.

CN224237074UActive Publication Date: 2026-05-15QUANZHOU DIFENG ECOLOGY TEA DEV
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
QUANZHOU DIFENG ECOLOGY TEA DEV
Filing Date
2025-06-05
Publication Date
2026-05-15

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Technical Problem

Traditional iron removal equipment for tea leaves has a low degree of automation, requires tedious manual cleaning, and has limited effectiveness in removing iron from single-stage magnetic drums.

Method used

The design incorporates a multi-stage magnetic roller structure combined with a cylinder-driven scraper system to achieve automated iron removal and cleaning. An inclined guide plate and a dispersing rod are used to evenly distribute the material, thereby improving iron removal efficiency.

Benefits of technology

It achieves multi-stage iron removal, has a high degree of automation, avoids downtime, and improves the thoroughness and efficiency of iron removal in tea leaves.

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Abstract

The utility model provides tea deironing equipment. The tea deironing equipment comprises a blanking assembly, a deironing bin and a deironing assembly, the discharging assembly enables the tea leaves to be evenly dispersed to a first magnetic roller through a scattering rod and an inclined guide bottom plate. Two stages of magnetic rollers are arranged in the iron removal bin and are used for respectively adsorbing iron impurities and guiding the tea leaves through an inclined guide disc; the scraping plate is driven by an air cylinder to transversely move along the moving plate so as to clean adsorbed iron impurities on the surface of the magnetic roller. Through the clockwise rotation of the magnetic roller, redundant impurities on the magnetic roller can be directly scraped by utilizing the automatic movement of the magnetic roller and matching with the scraping plate. A push-and-pull bin door is arranged at the bottom of the storage bin to control the discharging speed, a baffle is additionally arranged on the inclined guide disc to prevent tea from splashing, and the tea can move in the set conveying direction. Through the design of multi-stage magnetic separation and automatic slag scraping, the iron removal efficiency and the automation degree are remarkably improved, and the device is worthy of being popularized and used in iron impurity separation processing of tea leaves.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of tea processing, and in particular to a tea iron removal device. Background Technology

[0002] During tea processing, raw tea leaves may contain magnetic impurities such as iron filings and screws. Traditional manual sorting is inefficient and prone to missing these impurities. While some existing technologies utilize magnetic rollers, the processing of materials absorbed by the rollers is mostly manual, requiring machine shutdowns and manual operation, thus impacting production efficiency. Furthermore, traditional magnetic systems typically only employ single-stage magnetic rollers, limiting their effectiveness in removing magnetic materials. Therefore, there is an urgent need for a device that improves automation, performs multi-stage iron removal, and facilitates the cleaning of magnetic impurities. Utility Model Content

[0003] In order to overcome the shortcomings of the existing technology, the technical problem to be solved by this utility model is to propose a tea iron removal device to solve the above-mentioned problems.

[0004] To achieve this objective, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0005] This utility model provides a tea iron removal device, including a feeding component, which is arranged above the iron removal chamber, and the iron removal chamber is provided with an iron removal component for adsorbing iron impurities in the tea leaves.

[0006] The feeding assembly includes a funnel-shaped storage bin, a drive motor at the top of the storage bin with its output end facing downward and connected to a rotating shaft, a dispersing rod on the rotating shaft, an opening at the bottom of the storage bin, and a first guide plate and a second guide plate inclined towards the center below the opening. The first guide plate is inclined to the right, and the second guide plate is inclined to the left. The length of the second guide plate is shorter than that of the first guide plate. The discharge end of the first guide plate is located on the top right side of the first magnetic roller of the iron removal assembly.

[0007] The first magnetic roller is installed on the top of the iron removal bin, and a first inclined guide plate is provided below the first magnetic roller. The discharge end of the first inclined guide plate is located on the right side of the top of the second magnetic roller, and a second inclined guide plate is provided below the second magnetic roller.

[0008] The iron removal assembly also includes scrapers for scraping off magnetic iron material adhering to the first magnetic roller and the second magnetic roller. The scrapers include a first scraper and a second scraper. The first scraper is mounted on a first movable plate and moves vertically along the bottom of the iron removal chamber. A cylinder is provided on the outside of the iron removal chamber. The cylinder is connected to a first-stage push rod horizontally arranged inside the iron removal chamber. The first-stage push rod is vertically connected to the first movable plate on its right side. A first scraper that cooperates with the first magnetic roller is provided above the first movable plate. The second scraper is mounted on a second movable plate and moves vertically along the bottom of the iron removal chamber. The second movable plate is fixed to a second-stage push rod on its left side. The second-stage push rod is vertically mounted on the right side of the first movable plate. The rightmost ends of both the first scraper and the second scraper are provided with scraping tips.

[0009] The vertical distance between the first guide plate and the first magnetic roller is S1, the vertical distance between the first inclined guide plate and the second magnetic roller is also S1, the lateral distance between the scraping tip of the first scraper and the first magnetic roller is S2, and the lateral distance between the scraping tip of the second scraper and the second magnetic roller is also S2; after assembly, S1 < S2, and both the first magnetic roller and the second magnetic roller rotate clockwise.

[0010] Furthermore, the top center of the storage compartment is provided with a fixed support plate for installing the drive motor, and the left and right sides are provided with push-pull openings;

[0011] The storage compartment has a sliding door at its bottom opening, which is located above the first guide plate and the second guide plate.

[0012] Furthermore, the first magnetic roller and the second magnetic roller are either permanent magnet rollers or electromagnetic rollers, with electromagnetic rollers being preferred in practice.

[0013] Furthermore, a first baffle is provided on the left side of the first inclined guide tray. The first baffle is located on the bottom left side of the first magnetic roller. The first inclined guide tray is inclined to the lower right to prevent tea leaves from splashing outwards, so that the tea leaves can fall into the inclined guide tray effectively and be conveyed backwards.

[0014] Furthermore, a second baffle is provided on the left side of the second inclined guide plate. The second baffle is located on the bottom left side of the second magnetic roller. The second inclined guide plate is inclined to the lower right and the discharge end of the second inclined guide plate is directed towards the outside of the iron removal bin.

[0015] Furthermore, the bottoms of both the first inclined guide tray and the second inclined guide tray are supported by support frames.

[0016] Furthermore, the first-stage push rod and the first moving plate are reinforced by a fixing plate, and the fixing plate is provided with a plurality of threaded holes;

[0017] The secondary push rod and the second moving plate are reinforced by a fixing plate. After assembly, the connection between the push rod and the moving plate is reinforced by external bolts that cooperate with the reinforcing plate.

[0018] Furthermore, the bottom of the iron removal chamber is provided with an I-shaped sliding groove, and the bottom of the first and second moving plates is provided with I-shaped sliders that match the sliding groove, which facilitates smooth sliding and limiting.

[0019] Furthermore, the internal structure of the storage compartment is made of 304 food-grade stainless steel.

[0020] Furthermore, the first and second inclined feed trays are also made of 304 food-grade stainless steel.

[0021] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows:

[0022] A tea leaf iron removal device has the following advantages over the existing manual iron removal process:

[0023] 1. Multi-stage iron removal effect can be achieved: Through the continuous magnetic adsorption design of the first and second magnetic rollers, the thoroughness of iron removal is improved. It should be noted that although this solution provides a two-stage iron removal effect, it can also be made into a three-stage, four-stage or other multi-stage setting in actual use. This design is stronger and better than the adsorption effect of a single magnetic roller.

[0024] 2. Automatic cleaning of adsorbed magnetic materials: By setting up a cylinder connected to two-stage push rods, each push rod is connected to a matching moving plate. Each moving plate is equipped with a scraper corresponding to the magnetic roller. Therefore, after the cylinder drives the scraper to move, in conjunction with the clockwise rotation of the magnetic roller, it can automatically scrape the material downward and remove the iron impurities adsorbed by the roller without stopping the machine or requiring manual operation.

[0025] 3. Uniform material distribution during feeding: By cooperating with the dispersing rod and the inclined guide plate, tea leaves are prevented from accumulating at the bottom of the storage bin. At the same time, the tea leaves can fall towards the right side of the first magnetic roller and fall with inertia. At this time, the magnetic iron material can be screened out and attracted by the magnetic roller, improving the magnetic separation efficiency. In addition, through structural optimization design, the spacing design of S1 < S2 ensures effective material feeding of tea leaves. At the same time, the scraper accurately contacts the roller, avoiding excessive material on the magnetic roller, which would affect the feeding. Attached Figure Description

[0026] Figure 1This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of a tea iron removal device according to this utility model;

[0027] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 Enlarged structure of part A in the middle.

[0028] The attached figures are labeled as follows:

[0029] The unloading assembly (100), drive motor (101), storage compartment (102), rotating shaft (103), dispersing rod (104), first guide base plate (105), second guide base plate (106), and push-pull compartment door (107) are included.

[0030] Except for the iron bin (200), the first inclined guide plate (201), the first baffle (2011), the second inclined guide plate (202), the second baffle (2021), and the support frame (203);

[0031] First magnetic roller (301), second magnetic roller (302), cylinder (303), first-stage push rod (304), fixed plate (305), first moving plate (306), second-stage push rod (307), second moving plate (308), first scraper (309), second scraper (310). Detailed Implementation

[0032] The technical solution of this utility model will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0033] like Figure 1 As shown in Figure 2, one embodiment of the iron removal equipment for tea provided in this embodiment includes a feeding component 100, which is disposed above an iron removal chamber 200, and the iron removal chamber 200 is provided with an iron removal component for adsorbing iron impurities from the tea leaves.

[0034] The feeding assembly 100 includes a funnel-shaped storage compartment 102. A fixed support plate for mounting a drive motor 101 is located at the center of the top of the storage compartment 102. Sliding openings are located on the left and right sides to facilitate the storage of tea leaves. A sliding door 107 is located at the bottom opening of the storage compartment 102, positioned above the first guide base plate 105 and the second guide base plate 106. This facilitates storage of tea leaves before iron removal; during iron removal, the tea leaves can be released downwards. The drive motor 101 is located at the top of the storage compartment 102, with its output end facing downwards and connected to a rotating shaft 103. The rotating shaft 103 is equipped with a dispersing rod 104. The dispersing rod 104 in the storage compartment 102 can prevent tea leaves from accumulating at the discharge port and causing blockage during feeding, making it easier to feed tea leaves. The bottom of the storage compartment 102 is provided with an opening. Below the opening are a first guide bottom plate 105 and a second guide bottom plate 106 that are inclined towards the center. The first guide bottom plate 105 is inclined to the right, and the second guide bottom plate 106 is inclined to the left. The length of the second guide bottom plate 106 is shorter than that of the first guide bottom plate 105. The discharge end of the first guide bottom plate 105 is located on the top right side of the first magnetic roller 301 of the iron removal assembly.

[0035] The first magnetic roller 301 is installed on the top of the iron removal bin 200. A first inclined guide plate 201 is provided below the first magnetic roller 301. The discharge end of the first inclined guide plate 201 is located on the top right side of the second magnetic roller 302. In order to effectively catch the falling tea leaves, a first baffle 2011 is provided on the left side of the first inclined guide plate 201. The first baffle 2011 is located on the bottom left side of the first magnetic roller 301. The first inclined guide plate 201 is inclined to the lower right.

[0036] Below the second magnetic roller 302 is a second inclined guide plate 202. Similarly, in order to effectively catch the falling tea leaves, a second baffle 2021 is provided on the left side of the second inclined guide plate 202. The second baffle 2021 is located on the bottom left side of the second magnetic roller 302. The second inclined guide plate 202 is inclined to the lower right. The discharge end of the second inclined guide plate 202 is directed towards the outside of the iron removal bin 200. During installation, the bottoms of the first inclined guide plate 201 and the second inclined guide plate 202 are both supported by the support frame 203.

[0037] The iron removal assembly further includes scrapers for scraping off magnetic ferrous material adhering to the first magnetic roller 301 and the second magnetic roller 302. The scrapers include a first scraper 309 and a second scraper 310. The first scraper 309 is mounted on a first movable plate 306, which moves vertically along the bottom of the iron removal chamber 200. A cylinder 303 is provided on the outside of the iron removal chamber 200. The cylinder 303 is connected to a first-stage push rod 304 horizontally arranged inside the iron removal chamber 200. The first-stage push rod 304 is connected to the first movable plate 304 on its right side. Plate 306 is vertically connected. To achieve a reinforced connection, the first-stage push rod 304 and the first moving plate 306 are reinforced by a fixing plate 305. The fixing plate 305 has several threaded holes, and these components are locked together by external bolts during assembly. Above the first moving plate 306 is a first scraper 309 that cooperates with the first magnetic roller 301. The second scraper 310 is mounted on the second moving plate 308. The second moving plate 308 moves vertically along the bottom of the iron removal chamber 200. 8 is fixed to the secondary push rod 307 on the left side. The secondary push rod 307 is vertically installed on the right side of the first moving plate 306. Similarly, the secondary push rod 307 and the second moving plate 308 are reinforced by a fixing plate 305. The rightmost ends of the first scraper 309 and the second scraper 310 are provided with scraping tips. It should be noted that the first magnetic roller 301 and the second magnetic roller 302 are either permanent magnet rollers or electromagnetic rollers, preferably electromagnetic rollers, because the magnetism in the electromagnetic roller can be adjusted, while the magnetism in the permanent magnet roller is... The magnetism is fixed. In actual settings, at least the first magnetic roller 301 can be matched with an electromagnetic roller. In addition, the specifications of the permanent magnet roller and the electromagnetic roller involved in this solution are all available in the prior art, and their internal structure is not modified. Therefore, there is no description of the internal structure, nor is it explained in detail. In actual use, in order to facilitate the movement of the first moving plate 306 and the second moving plate 308, the bottom of the iron removal chamber 200 is provided with an I-shaped sliding groove, and the bottom of the first moving plate 306 and the second moving plate 308 are provided with I-shaped sliders that match the sliding groove.

[0038] The vertical distance between the first guide base plate 105 and the first magnetic roller 301 is S1, the vertical distance between the first inclined guide plate 201 and the second magnetic roller 302 is also S1, the lateral distance between the scraping tip of the first scraper 309 and the first magnetic roller 301 is S2, and the lateral distance between the scraping tip of the second scraper 310 and the second magnetic roller 302 is also S2; after assembly, S1 < S2, and both the first magnetic roller 301 and the second magnetic roller 302 rotate clockwise.

[0039] When this utility model is used, there are several stages:

[0040] 1. Feeding stage: Tea leaves are fed into the storage compartment through the openings on the left and right sides at the top of the storage compartment. Initially, the bottom sliding door is not opened. When iron removal is required, the sliding door is opened and the drive motor is started. The drive motor drives the dispersing rod to rotate and disperse the tea leaves. With the cooperation of the first guide plate and the second guide plate, the tea leaves are guided to fall evenly onto the right side of the first magnetic roller.

[0041] 2. Iron removal process: The tea leaves continue to fall to the right due to inertia and are conveyed to the position of the first inclined guide plate. It should be noted that the first inclined guide plate is set to be long enough so that the subsequent tea leaves will tend to adhere to the first inclined guide plate and move inclined to the lower right to facilitate the second iron removal process. During this process, the first magnetic roller adsorbs iron impurities based on the magnetic attraction effect, thereby removing magnetic materials, including iron impurities, from the tea leaves. Then, the tea leaves slide along the first inclined guide plate to the second magnetic roller for a second iron removal process. The second iron removal process is the same as the first iron removal process.

[0042] 3. Impurity removal: When the first magnetic roller and the second magnetic roller have accumulated a certain amount of magnetic iron impurities, the cylinder is activated. The cylinder pushes the first-stage push rod and the second-stage push rod to move simultaneously, which drives the first scraper and the second scraper on the first moving plate and the second moving plate to move laterally. Combined with the effect of the clockwise rotation of the first magnetic roller and the second magnetic roller, the iron impurities adsorbed on the roller surface are automatically scraped off. The machine can be cleaned directly without stopping without manual intervention.

[0043] 4. Tea discharge: The iron-removed tea leaves are discharged through the second inclined guide plate, and iron impurities are collected. It should be noted that if this scheme is used to implement similar three-stage, four-stage, or multi-stage iron removal extension schemes, they will all be within the scope of protection of this scheme.

[0044] This utility model has been described through preferred embodiments. Those skilled in the art will understand that various changes or equivalent substitutions can be made to these features and embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of this utility model. This utility model is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed herein; other embodiments falling within the scope of the claims of this application are all within the protection scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. A tea leaf iron removal device, characterized in that: It includes a feeding assembly, which is located above the iron removal chamber, and the iron removal chamber is equipped with an iron removal component for adsorbing iron impurities in the tea leaves. The feeding assembly includes a funnel-shaped storage bin, a drive motor at the top of the storage bin with its output end facing downward and connected to a rotating shaft, a dispersing rod on the rotating shaft, an opening at the bottom of the storage bin, and a first guide plate and a second guide plate inclined towards the center below the opening. The first guide plate is inclined to the right, and the second guide plate is inclined to the left. The length of the second guide plate is shorter than that of the first guide plate. The discharge end of the first guide plate is located on the top right side of the first magnetic roller of the iron removal assembly. The first magnetic roller is installed on the top of the iron removal bin, and a first inclined guide plate is provided below the first magnetic roller. The discharge end of the first inclined guide plate is located on the right side of the top of the second magnetic roller, and a second inclined guide plate is provided below the second magnetic roller. The iron removal assembly also includes scrapers for scraping off magnetic iron material adhering to the first magnetic roller and the second magnetic roller. The scrapers include a first scraper and a second scraper. The first scraper is mounted on a first movable plate and moves vertically along the bottom of the iron removal chamber. A cylinder is provided on the outside of the iron removal chamber. The cylinder is connected to a first-stage push rod horizontally arranged inside the iron removal chamber. The first-stage push rod is vertically connected to the first movable plate on its right side. A first scraper that cooperates with the first magnetic roller is provided above the first movable plate. The second scraper is mounted on a second movable plate and moves vertically along the bottom of the iron removal chamber. The second movable plate is fixed to a second-stage push rod on its left side. The second-stage push rod is vertically mounted on the right side of the first movable plate. The rightmost ends of both the first scraper and the second scraper are provided with scraping tips. The vertical distance between the first guide plate and the first magnetic roller is S1, the vertical distance between the first inclined guide plate and the second magnetic roller is also S1, the lateral distance between the scraping tip of the first scraper and the first magnetic roller is S2, and the lateral distance between the scraping tip of the second scraper and the second magnetic roller is also S2; after assembly, S1 < S2, and both the first magnetic roller and the second magnetic roller rotate clockwise.

2. The iron removal equipment for tea leaves according to claim 1, characterized in that: The top center of the storage compartment is provided with a fixed support plate for installing the drive motor, and the left and right sides are provided with push-pull openings; The storage compartment has a sliding door at its bottom opening, which is located above the first guide plate and the second guide plate.

3. The iron removal equipment for tea leaves according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first magnetic roller and the second magnetic roller are either permanent magnet rollers or electromagnetic rollers.

4. The iron removal equipment for tea leaves according to claim 1, characterized in that: A first baffle is provided on the left side of the first inclined guide tray. The first baffle is located on the bottom left side of the first magnetic roller, and the first inclined guide tray is inclined to the lower right.

5. The iron removal equipment for tea leaves according to claim 4, characterized in that: The second inclined guide plate is provided with a second baffle on the left side. The second baffle is located on the bottom left side of the second magnetic roller. The second inclined guide plate is inclined to the lower right and the discharge end of the second inclined guide plate is located towards the outside of the iron removal bin.

6. The iron removal equipment for tea leaves according to claim 5, characterized in that: The bottoms of both the first and second inclined guide trays are supported by support frames.

7. The iron removal equipment for tea leaves according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first-stage push rod and the first moving plate are reinforced by a fixing plate, and the fixing plate is provided with several threaded holes; The secondary push rod and the second moving plate are reinforced by a fixing plate.

8. The iron removal equipment for tea leaves according to claim 7, characterized in that: The bottom of the iron removal bin is provided with an I-shaped sliding groove, and the bottom of the first and second moving plates is provided with I-shaped sliders that match the sliding groove.