Tea leaf color sorter facilitating material distribution

By introducing control and driven components into the tea color sorter, and using a motor to drive a threaded rod and soft bristles to move the tea leaves, the problem of incomplete separation caused by concentrated tea leaves is solved, achieving uniform distribution and efficient separation of tea leaves, thus improving the efficiency and purity of tea processing.

CN224486850UActive Publication Date: 2026-07-14SANMING UNIV

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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
SANMING UNIV
Filing Date
2025-08-11
Publication Date
2026-07-14

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Abstract

The utility model relates to tea leaf color sorter technical field, and disclose a kind of tea leaf color sorter of convenient distribution, including color sorter body, the side of color sorter body is provided with discharge gate, the side of color sorter body is fixedly connected with the one end of conveying pipe, the other end of conveying pipe is fixedly installed in the bottom of feed hopper, the side of feed hopper is fixedly installed with fixed frame, this tea leaf color sorter of convenient distribution is provided with control assembly, the output shaft of motor drives screw rod to rotate in fixed frame, moving plate can slide along the inner wall of fixed frame, when moving plate moves, the fixed support plate of moving plate surface can drive soft hair to constantly stir in the top of sieve plate, and the tea leaf of accumulation is evenly laid in the top of sieve plate, to reach the purpose of uniform distribution, and in the process of support plate movement, the setting of soft hair can avoid exerting too much force on tea leaf, cause the situation of tea leaf fragmentation.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of tea color sorting machine technology, specifically a tea color sorting machine that facilitates material separation. Background Technology

[0002] A tea color sorter is a professional device that uses optical detection technology to automatically screen and grade tea leaves. It is widely used in the tea processing stage to remove impurities and discolored particles from tea leaves and to grade tea leaves according to quality differences, thereby improving the purity and commercial value of tea.

[0003] Its core working principle is to capture the optical characteristics of tea leaves, such as color, luster, and shape, through a high-definition camera. Combined with preset quality standards, the control system quickly identifies unqualified tea leaves and non-tea impurities. Then, a high-speed jet device precisely removes these unqualified substances, ultimately separating out high-quality tea leaves that meet the standards.

[0004] Existing tea color sorters typically require preliminary impurity separation when sorting tea leaves. During this process, sieves are used to separate impurities such as stones, metal, and glass shards. However, when tea leaves are poured onto the sieve, they tend to concentrate in the central area, leading to incomplete separation of tea leaves from impurities and slow efficiency. To address this issue, we propose a tea color sorter that facilitates material separation. Utility Model Content

[0005] The purpose of this invention is to provide a tea color sorter that facilitates material separation, so as to solve the problems mentioned in the background art.

[0006] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: a tea color sorter for easy material separation, comprising a color sorter body, a discharge port provided on the side of the color sorter body, a side of the color sorter body fixedly connected to one end of a conveying pipe, the other end of the conveying pipe fixedly installed at the bottom of a feed hopper, a fixing frame fixedly installed on the side of the feed hopper, the fixing frame fixedly installed on the side of the color sorter body, a fixing frame fixedly installed on the side of the feed hopper, a sieve plate fixedly installed on the inner wall of the feed hopper, and a control component and a driven component provided within the feed hopper and the fixing frame, the control component including:

[0007] The soft bristles are fixedly installed at the bottom of the support plate, and a movable plate is fixedly installed at the top of the support plate;

[0008] The material separating component is used to agitate the tea leaves to achieve uniform distribution. During the movement of the support plate, the soft bristles prevent excessive force from being applied to the tea leaves, which could cause them to break.

[0009] Preferably, the material distribution component includes a support rod, which is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the fixed frame. The support rod passes through the movable plate and is slidably connected to the movable plate. When the movable plate is subjected to force, it can make stable lateral movements along the surface of the support rod.

[0010] Preferably, the side of the movable plate is fitted with the inner wall of the fixed frame, and a motor is fixedly installed on the side of the fixed frame. The output shaft of the motor is fixedly connected to the threaded rod, and the output shaft of the motor can drive the threaded rod to perform circumferential motion on the inner wall of the fixed frame.

[0011] Preferably, the threaded rod passes through the fixed frame and is rotatably connected to the fixed frame, and the threaded rod passes through the movable plate and is threadedly connected to the movable plate. When the threaded rod rotates within the fixed frame, the movable plate can slide along the inner wall of the fixed frame.

[0012] Preferably, the driven component includes a fixing block, which is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the feed hopper. The fixing block is configured to allow the slider to move longitudinally when it comes into contact with the cut surface of the slider.

[0013] Preferably, the inner wall of the support plate is fixedly connected to one end of the spring, the other end of the spring is fixedly installed on the top of the slide plate, and a slider is fixedly installed on the side of the slide plate. When the cross-section of the slider is no longer in contact, the slide plate can bounce up under the action of the spring.

[0014] Preferably, a knocking block is fixedly installed at the bottom of the skateboard, and a vertical rod is provided inside the skateboard. The vertical rod is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the support plate, and the vertical rod passes through the skateboard and is slidably connected to the skateboard. When the skateboard is subjected to force, it can move longitudinally along the surface of the vertical rod.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, this utility model provides a tea color sorter that facilitates material separation, and has the following beneficial effects:

[0016] 1. This easy-to-sort tea color sorter, through the setting of control components, when the output shaft of the motor drives the threaded rod to rotate within the fixed frame, the moving plate can slide along the inner wall of the fixed frame. When the moving plate moves, the support plate fixed on the surface of the moving plate can drive the soft bristles to continuously agitate the top of the sieve plate, evenly spreading the accumulated tea leaves on the top of the sieve plate, thereby achieving the purpose of uniform material distribution. During the movement of the support plate, the setting of the soft bristles can avoid applying excessive force to the tea leaves, causing the tea leaves to break.

[0017] 2. This easy-to-sort tea color sorter, through the setting of a driven component, during the process of the support plate driving the soft bristles to move laterally, when the fixed block fixed to the inner wall of the feed hopper abuts against the cut surface of the slider, the slider can drive the slide plate to move longitudinally along the surface of the vertical rod. When the slide plate moves, the knocking block fixed to the bottom of the slide plate can knock on the inner wall of the support plate, thereby causing the tea leaves stuck to the surface of the soft bristles to fall off, avoiding the tea leaves from staying and affecting subsequent processing. Attached Figure Description

[0018] Figure 1 This is a front view structural diagram of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 2 This is a top view of the structure of this utility model;

[0020] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the feed hopper structure of this utility model;

[0021] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the control component structure of this utility model.

[0022] In the diagram: 1. Color sorter body; 2. Discharge port; 3. Conveying pipe; 4. Feed hopper; 5. Fixing frame; 6. Fixing frame; 7. Screen plate; 8. Control components; 81. Soft bristles; 82. Support plate; 83. Moving plate; 84. Material distribution component; 841. Support rod; 842. Motor; 843. Threaded rod; 9. Driven component; 91. Fixing block; 92. Spring; 93. Slide plate; 94. Slider; 95. Vertical rod; 96. Knocking block. Detailed Implementation

[0023] like Figures 1-4 As shown, this utility model provides a technical solution: a tea color sorter for easy material separation, including a color sorter body 1, a discharge port 2 on the side of the color sorter body 1, a conveying pipe 3 fixedly connected to one end of the side of the color sorter body 1, the other end of the conveying pipe 3 fixedly installed at the bottom of the feed hopper 4, a fixing frame 5 fixedly installed on the side of the feed hopper 4, a fixing frame 6 fixedly installed on the side of the feed hopper 4, a sieve plate 7 fixedly installed on the inner wall of the feed hopper 4, and a control component 8 and a driven component 9 arranged inside the feed hopper 4 and the fixing frame 6. Component 8 includes: soft bristles 81, support plate 82, movable plate 83, and material distribution component 84. When the output shaft of motor 842 drives threaded rod 843 to rotate within fixed frame 6, movable plate 83 can slide along the inner wall of fixed frame 6. When movable plate 83 moves, support plate 82 fixed to the surface of movable plate 83 can drive soft bristles 81 to continuously move on top of sieve plate 7, evenly spreading the accumulated tea leaves on top of sieve plate 7, thereby achieving the purpose of even material distribution. During the movement of support plate 82, the setting of soft bristles 81 can avoid applying excessive force to the tea leaves, causing the tea leaves to break.

[0024] The material distribution component 84 includes a support rod 841, which is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the fixed frame 6. The support rod 841 passes through the movable plate 83 and is slidably connected to the movable plate 83. When the movable plate 83 is subjected to force, it can move stably laterally along the surface of the support rod 841. The side of the movable plate 83 is in contact with the inner wall of the fixed frame 6. A motor 842 is fixedly installed on the side of the fixed frame 6. The output shaft of the motor 842 is fixedly connected to the threaded rod 843. The output shaft of the motor 842 can drive the threaded rod 843 to perform circumferential motion within the inner wall of the fixed frame 6. The threaded rod 843 passes through the fixed frame 6 and is rotatably connected to the fixed frame 6. The threaded rod 843 passes through the movable plate 83 and is threadedly connected to the movable plate 83. When the threaded rod 843 rotates within the fixed frame 6, the movable plate 83 can slide along the inner wall of the fixed frame 6. The driven component 9 includes a fixed block 91, which is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the feed hopper 4. The fixed block 91 is configured to allow longitudinal movement of the slider 94 when it comes into contact with the cut surface of the slider 94. The inner wall of the support plate 82 is fixedly connected to one end of the spring 92, and the other end of the spring 92 is fixedly installed on the top of the slide plate 93. The slider 94 is fixedly installed on the side of the slide plate 93. When the cut surface of the slider 94 is no longer in contact, the slide plate 93 can spring up under the action of the spring 92. A knocking block 96 is fixedly installed on the bottom of the slide plate 93. A vertical rod 95 is provided inside the slide plate 93 and is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the support plate 82. The vertical rod 95 passes through the slide plate 93 and is slidably connected to the slide plate 93. When the slide plate 93 is subjected to force, it can move longitudinally along the surface of the vertical rod 95.

[0025] In this invention, during use, tea leaves are poured into the feed hopper 4, where they remain on top of the sieve plate 7. The sieve plate 7 removes stones, leaves, and other debris from the tea leaves. Simultaneously, during the pouring process, the motor 842 on the side of the fixed frame 6 is activated. The output shaft of the motor 842 drives the threaded rod 843 to rotate within the fixed frame 6. The moving plate 83 can slide along the inner wall of the fixed frame 6. As the moving plate 83 moves, the support plate 82 fixed to its surface drives the soft bristles 81 to continuously agitate the top of the sieve plate 7, evenly distributing the accumulated tea leaves, thus achieving uniform material distribution. During the movement of the support plate 82, the soft bristles 81 prevent excessive force from being applied to the tea leaves, thus avoiding breakage. During the lateral movement of the support plate 82 and the soft bristles 81, the fixed block fixed to the inner wall of the feed hopper 4... When 91 contacts the cut surface of slider 94, slider 94 can drive slide plate 93 to move longitudinally along the surface of vertical rod 95. When slide plate 93 moves, the knocking block 96 fixed at the bottom of slide plate 93 can knock on the inner wall of support plate 82, so that the tea leaves stuck to the surface of soft hair 81 fall off, avoiding the tea leaves from staying and affecting subsequent processing. After sorting, the tea leaves enter the color sorter body 1 from the conveying pipe 2. The color sorter body 1 is equipped with a high-definition camera and a system for setting the color of tea leaves. The high-definition camera captures the optical characteristics of tea leaves such as color, luster, and shape. Combined with preset quality standards, color thresholds, and morphological parameters, the control system quickly identifies the tea leaves and judges them according to the color depth and bud shape of the tea leaves. Then, the high-speed jet device accurately removes these tea leaves of different colors, and finally separates the high-quality tea leaves that meet the standards and discharges them through the discharge port 3.

[0026] The present invention has been described in detail above. However, modifications or improvements can be made to it, which will be obvious to those skilled in the art. Therefore, any modifications or improvements that do not depart from the spirit of the present invention are within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A tea color sorter for easy material separation, comprising a color sorter body (1), characterized in that: The color sorter body (1) has a discharge port (2) on its side. The side of the color sorter body (1) is fixedly connected to one end of the conveying pipe (3). The other end of the conveying pipe (3) is fixedly installed at the bottom of the feed hopper (4). A fixing frame (5) is fixedly installed on the side of the feed hopper (4). The fixing frame (5) is fixedly installed on the side of the color sorter body (1). A fixing frame (6) is fixedly installed on the side of the feed hopper (4). A sieve plate (7) is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the feed hopper (4). A control component (8) and a driven component (9) are provided in the feed hopper (4) and the fixing frame (6). The control component (8) includes: A soft bristle (81) is fixedly installed at the bottom of a support plate (82), and a movable plate (83) is fixedly installed at the top of the support plate (82). The material separating component (84) is used to stir the tea leaves.

2. The tea color sorter for easy material separation according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material distribution component (84) includes a support rod (841), which is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the fixed frame (6). The support rod (841) passes through the movable plate (83) and is slidably connected to the movable plate (83).

3. The tea color sorter for easy material separation according to claim 2, characterized in that: The side of the movable plate (83) is attached to the inner wall of the fixed frame (6), and a motor (842) is fixedly installed on the side of the fixed frame (6). The output shaft of the motor (842) is fixedly connected to the threaded rod (843).

4. A tea color sorter for easy material separation according to claim 3, characterized in that: The threaded rod (843) passes through the fixed frame (6) and is rotatably connected to the fixed frame (6). The threaded rod (843) passes through the movable plate (83) and is threadedly connected to the movable plate (83).

5. A tea color sorter for easy material separation according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driven component (9) includes a fixing block (91) which is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the feed hopper (4).

6. A tea color sorter for easy material separation according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner wall of the support plate (82) is fixedly connected to one end of the spring (92), the other end of the spring (92) is fixedly installed on the top of the slide plate (93), and a slider (94) is fixedly installed on the side of the slide plate (93).

7. A tea color sorter for easy material separation according to claim 6, characterized in that: A knocking block (96) is fixedly installed at the bottom of the slide plate (93). A vertical rod (95) is provided inside the slide plate (93). The vertical rod (95) is fixedly installed on the inner wall of the support plate (82). The vertical rod (95) passes through the slide plate (93) and is slidably connected to the slide plate (93).