JP2005198616A - Tea roller - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tea roller enabling obtaining tea leaves with tightened shape and desired moisture value in a short time without increasing pressure by a pressure plate. <P>SOLUTION: This tea roller has a table 1 on which tea leaves can be placed, a bowl 2 rotatably arranged in a parallel plane with the top of the table 1 and having a hollow form enabling throwing tea leaves, and a pressure plate 3 capable of being set in the bowl 2 and applying given pressure to the tea leaves thrown into the bowl 2 between the table 1. The table 1 inclines a given angle to a horizontal plane. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a twisting machine that performs a twisting action by applying a predetermined pressure to tea leaves put in a bowl that rotates on a rolling board with a pressing board.

Conventionally, a twisting machine has a base fixed on a floor, a base board formed on the base and on which tea leaves can be placed, and the base board disposed on the base board with a crank. A bowl having a hollow shape that can be turned into a substantially circular shape and opened vertically so that tea leaves can be introduced, and a tea leaf that can be disposed in the pot and placed in the pot. On the other hand, it has a reed platen that can apply a predetermined pressure (see, for example, Patent Document 1). With this configuration, the tea leaves that have been subjected to the coarse koji process can be put into the bowl, and the tea leaves on the bowl can be pressed for a predetermined time with the rolling plate while rotating the bowl. A predetermined twisting action can be exerted.
JP 11-346655 A

  However, in the above-described conventional twisting machine, in order to obtain a tea leaf having a desired shape and a desired moisture value, in general, the pressure applied by the scissors platen is increased or the twisting time is increased to increase the twisting time. Although it was necessary to arrange a plurality of twisting machines in the process, there were the following problems. In other words, if the pressure applied by the scissors is increased, the tea leaves may become powder during twisting. When twisting with a plurality of twisters, the initial cost increases and the twisting action is prolonged. As a result, the tea leaves may be discolored.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides a twisting machine capable of obtaining a tea leaf having a desired moisture value and having a shape that can be tightened in a short time without increasing the pressure applied by the scissor platen. There is to do.

  The invention described in claim 1 is a bowl that can place a tea leaf on the upper surface, a hollow bowl that is rotatably arranged in a plane parallel to the upper surface of the bowl, and into which the tea leaf can be put, In addition, in the twisting machine having a scissor plate that can be arranged in the pot and can apply a predetermined pressure between the scissors and the tea leaves put in the pot, In addition, it is characterized by being inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to a horizontal plane.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that in the twisting machine according to claim 1, there is provided a tilting means capable of tilting the grid at an arbitrary angle.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the twisting machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the grid is formed on an upper base in a base that is vertically divided and fixed to the floor surface, The upper base is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the lower base.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the board is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the horizontal plane, the up-and-down movement of the pressure board with respect to the board is achieved. In addition, a small pressure can be applied during the descending operation to promote stirring by gravity. Therefore, it is possible to obtain tea leaves having a desired shape and a desired moisture value in a short time without increasing the pressure applied by the heel platen.

  According to invention of Claim 2, since the inclination means which can incline the said board at arbitrary angles was provided, the twisting action according to the state of the tea leaf put into a pot can be performed. In other words, if the inclination angle of the board can be arbitrarily set, the indentation force and the stirring action can be made different during the upward movement and the downward movement of the pressure board, and the twisting action according to the state of the tea leaves is obtained. It can be done.

  According to the invention of claim 3, since the upper base is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the lower base, the twisting action according to the state of the tea leaves put into the pot can be performed. In addition, even if the grid is tilted, transport means such as a conveyor disposed on the lower base is not tilted, and the degree of freedom of the tilt angle can be improved.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
The twisting machine according to this embodiment is for making up the tea leaves in the subsequent process by making up the water content of the entire tea leaves by making up for the lack of itching in the tea leaves that have undergone the rough kneading process. 4, a lower base 5 and an upper base 4 fixed on the floor, a grid 1 disposed on the upper base 4 and capable of placing tea leaves on the upper surface, A bowl 2 that is rotatable in a plane parallel to the upper surface of the board 1, a board 3 that can apply a predetermined pressure between the board 1 and the tea leaves, and the board 1 And the jack 11 as an inclination means that can be inclined at an angle of.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of hills 1 a that extend in an arc shape from the center and apply an intruding action with tea leaves are formed on the upper surface of the grid 1, and a circular shape that is formed at a substantially central position and can be opened and closed freely. A lid 1b is formed, and the tea leaf on the upper surface of the grid 1 that has finished the twisting process is dropped and removed by opening the take-out lid 1b. In addition, a vibration conveyor H for conveying the tea leaves that have undergone the twisting process to the next process is disposed in a portion of the lower base 5 that is located below the take-out lid 1b.

  The pot 2 is formed in a hollow shape so that tea leaves can be put inside by a hopper (not shown), and is connected to three cranks 10 via three bowl arms 6. Each crank 10 is driven by a motor (not shown) so as to rotate the bowl 2 in a plane parallel to the bowl 1, and as shown in FIG. 3 is configured to rotate while drawing a substantially circular trajectory with respect to the upper surface of the grid 1. One of the three bowl arms 6 is fixedly provided with a metal base 7 for swingably supporting the collar 8, and the collar 8 has a weight 9 movable in the longitudinal direction and a substantially conical shape. A shaped scooping platen 3 is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the culvert platen 3 is suspended downward from the middle of the culm 8, and applies a predetermined pressure to the tea leaves put into the pot 2 due to its own weight and the weight of the weight 9. To get. That is, the rolling platen 3 rotates on the rolling platen 1 following the bowl 2, and the tea leaves in the bowl 2 are sandwiched between the rolling platen 1 and the rolling platen 3 in the course of its operation. The action is applied, and it is inserted until it reaches a predetermined moisture value. Note that the pressure applied to the tea leaves is adjusted by moving the weight 9 along the ridge 8.

  The upper base 4 and the lower base 5 are composed of an upper base and a lower base that are divided vertically, and the upper base 4 is at an arbitrary angle with respect to the lower base 5. It is possible to tilt. Specifically, the upper base 4 is swingable with respect to the lower base 5 about the swing axis C, while the jack 11 is connected to the lower base 5 as shown in FIG. Is disposed on the frame 5a. The displacement portion (upper end portion) of the jack 11 is in contact with the frame 4a of the upper base 4, and by rotating the handle 11a of the jack 11, the frame 4a moves up and down with respect to the frame 5a. As shown in FIG. 5, the upper base 4 swings about the swing axis C by an angle α (angle with respect to the horizontal plane), so that the grid 1 formed on the upper side of the upper base 4 also has its angle. It will be inclined at. Such an inclination angle α is preferably about 6 °.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the lower base 5 has a plurality of holes 5b, and an L-shaped bracket 4b is formed at the end of the frame 4a of the upper base 4. The L-shaped bracket 4b is formed with holes corresponding to the holes 5b. After the upper base 4 is tilted by an arbitrary angle α, the pin P is inserted into the hole of the L-shaped bracket 4b and the corresponding hole of the lower base 5 to tilt the upper base 4 It is configured to be fixed in a state. Instead of the pin P, a bolt may be used, and a female screw may be formed on the inner peripheral surface of the hole 5b and the hole of the L-shaped bracket 4b so that both can be screwed together.

  In this way, as the upper base 4 is inclined, the board 1 is also inclined. Therefore, in the process in which the bowl 2 and the rolling platen 3 are rotated on the board 1, as shown in FIG. And the operation in the downward direction b occur. When the platen platen 3 operates in the upward direction a, it applies more pressure to the tea leaves in the pot 2 to tighten it, tightens the shape, and when operating in the downward direction b, On the other hand, a relatively small pressure can be applied to promote stirring by gravity, and a twisting operation based on a so-called joint effect can be performed. Therefore, it is possible to obtain tea leaves having a desired shape and a desired moisture value in a short time without increasing the pressure applied by the pressure platen 3 as in the prior art.

  Further, in the operation of the rolling platen 3 in the upward direction a and the downward direction b, the magnitude of the pressure applied to the tea leaves and the degree of stirring can be adjusted by the inclination angle α of the rolling platen 1. . That is, if the inclination angle of the grid 1 is increased, the applied pressure increases, and the tea leaves that move in the pot 2 due to gravity increase and the stirring action increases. On the other hand, if the inclination angle is decreased, the applied pressure increases. As the pressure applied decreases, the stirring action also decreases. Therefore, if the inclination angle of the upper base 4 is adjusted by the jack 11, an arbitrary inclination angle can be obtained with respect to the grid 1, so that a twisting action according to the state of the tea leaves can be exerted. Specifically, the twisting work (the pressure to be applied and the condition of the degree of agitation) differs slightly depending on the state of tea leaves (tea period, moisture value during the process, etc.) put into the pot 2, so this difference is This is achieved by adjusting the tilt angle. Furthermore, by adjusting the inclination angle α of the grid 1, it is possible to prevent sticking of tea leaves (particularly mill buds having a large variation in quality) to the grid 1 during processing, so that uniform quality tea leaves can be obtained. Can be obtained.

  According to the above twisting machine, the base is divided into the upper base 4 and the lower base 5, and the upper base 4 is swung with respect to the lower base 5 to incline the grid 1. Since it is a structure, even if the said board 1 is inclined, the vibration conveyor H arrange | positioned at the lower base 4 does not incline, and the freedom degree of an inclination angle can be improved. Further, if a motor or the like for driving the crank 10 is disposed on the upper base 4, it can be handled without changing the drive transmission path of the motor due to the inclination of the grid 1, and the present invention is applied to an existing twisting machine. It is effective.

  Although the twisting machine according to the embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the upper portion of the integral base K (not divided as in the above embodiment) is predetermined. It is also possible to incline the angle α and form the grid 1 on the inclined upper part. In this case, although it cannot be adjusted to an arbitrary inclination angle with respect to the board 1, the operation in the upward direction a and the operation in the downward direction b of the bowl 2 and the pressure platen 3 with respect to the horizontal board 1 occur as in the above embodiment. Thus, the twisting work by the so-called joint effect can be performed. Further, since the base K having an integral structure is provided, the base does not swing, and there is no problem with the conveying means such as the vibration conveyor H disposed below.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the jack 11 is used as the tilting means, but as other means (for example, a swinging mechanism using a cylinder or a swinging mechanism using a rack and pinion mechanism) that can tilt the upper base 4. Also good. Furthermore, a twisting machine with a tilted board is sufficient, the bowl and the pressure board drive mechanisms and shapes are different, and the board top face shape is different (the shape and size of the plurality of hills 1a are different). Different ones or hills not formed).

  If the lathe is tilted by a predetermined angle with respect to the horizontal plane, the tilting angle is variable and not variable, and the shape of the base or the pressurizing mechanism is applicable to various forms. can do.

Front view showing a twister according to an embodiment of the present invention (before tilting the board) Right side view showing the same twister Schematic diagram showing the positional relationship between the mortar, bowl and crease plate in the same twister Top view showing the board in the same twister Front view showing the same twisting machine (with the board tilted to an angle α) Part A enlarged view in FIG. Schematic diagram showing the positional relationship between the tilted ladle, the bowl and the crease plate in the same twister Front view showing a twisting machine according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Sawing board 2 Bowl 3 Sakai pressure board 4 Upper base 5 Lower base 6 Bowl arm 7 Metal base 8 ９ 9 Weight 10 Crank 11 Jack (inclination means)
K base α tilt angle

Claims (3)

A grid that can place tea leaves on the top,
A hollow bowl that is rotatably arranged in a plane parallel to the upper surface of the grid, and into which tea leaves can be poured,
A crushing platen that can be arranged in the pot and can apply a predetermined pressure to the platen with respect to the tea leaves put into the pot,
In the twisting machine with
The twisting machine is characterized in that the ladle is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to a horizontal plane.   2. The twisting machine according to claim 1, further comprising tilting means capable of tilting the grid at an arbitrary angle.   The grid is formed on the upper base of the base that is vertically divided and fixed on the floor, and the upper base is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the lower base. The twisting machine according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that.

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