JP2008092843A - Roller - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a roller improved in both the number of leeches and a rolling pressure weight, based on reconsideration of a conventional apparatus structure, from knowledge that skill of so-called hand rolling gains can obtain a preferable rolling form, as a result of considering a rolling form in a further appropriate roller. <P>SOLUTION: This tea-making roller S has a rolling disk 2 which has a plurality of rolling disk leeches 23 on the upper side, a rolling bowl 3 which circularly moves on the rolling disk 2, and a rolling pressure weight which circles together with the rolling bowl 3 and applies pressure to tea leaves (A) on the rolling disk2. The apparatus which rolls tea leaves (A) finishing a roughly rolling process, on the rolling disk 2 with the rolling pressure weight sets the number N of the rolling disk leeches 23 to be set on the rolling disk, in a range of 6-12, and on the other hand, sets the number n of taking-out disk leeches 24 of the center of the rolling disk 2 in (N/3)-(N/2). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a tea making machine, and particularly to a novel structure capable of stabilizing the steamed shape of tea leaves.

  Recently, one of the requirements in the distribution stage of so-called leaf tea is that the twisted shape of tea leaves is maintained. In other words, it is not preferred by consumers and the like that powdered powdered tea separated from a part of so-called twisted leaves is mixed. Traditionally, this powdered tea ingredient has been welcomed as one of the symbolic features of deeply steamed tea that has been well-tastefully received, but on the other hand, it tends to clog when consumers pour it out in a teapot, so it is difficult to handle. Therefore, the request is starting to occur. Of course, another factor that causes powdered tea is that the green tea leaves themselves do not become sticky and are easily pulverized due to changes in the growth environment due to dilution of fertilizer components due to the suppression of fertilization in tea gardens. It has been.

By the way, the process in a twisting process is mention | raise | lifted as one of the factors on the process of generating such powdered tea. In this twisting process, the water remaining in the tea leaves after the rough-kneading process is squeezed out, and the drying and twisting process of the next process is stabilized, and the stem part is untwisted and integrated with the tea leaves. In this process, the tea leaves are put together in a mortar and pressed with a crushing weight on a cocoon spun plate having a plurality of ridges called ganban hills. In this process, from the pursuit of processing efficiency, conventionally, it is necessary to consider that tea leaves are sufficiently twisted while being twisted, and that a batch of tea leaves are dispersed so that they do not solidify, and that the twisting action is spread over individual tea leaves. Thought has been maintained. Accordingly, in order to increase the arrangement density of the board hills provided on the board twisting board, the number of the parts is increased and the central part of the pressure weight is sufficiently protruded downward. The tea leaves, which tend to be united in a lump, were dispersed so as not to be collected.
However, from the viewpoint of suppressing the generation of powdered tea components as described above, it is speculated that the continuous twisting action on individual tea leaves as a result of pursuing the efficiency of the process is a cause of the generation of powdered tea, It is not preferable.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a background, and as a result of considering a kneading form in a more appropriate kneading machine, from the knowledge that a technique of so-called hand kneading will obtain a preferable twisting form, Based on a review of the conventional device structure, both the number of Gohan Hills and the pressure weight were improved.

  The tea-making machine according to claim 1 is a coffee machine that has a plurality of hills on its upper surface, a coffee machine that pivots on the machine, and a machine that rotates together with the coffee machine to pressurize the tea leaves on the coffee machine. In a device for twisting tea leaves that have been subjected to the rough crushing process by a crushing weight device on a crushing plate, the number N of hills provided on the capping plate is in the range of 6 to 12, while The number n of extraction board hills at the center of the board is N / 3 to N / 2.

  In addition to the above-mentioned requirements, the tea-crushing weight main body in the pressure-crushing weight has a shape in which the pressing surface surrounded by the lower edge portion thereof does not protrude downward from the lower edge portion. It consists of features.

  The tea-making machine according to claim 3 is configured such that, in addition to the above requirements, at least the board hill among the board board hill and the take-out board hill can be replaced with the main body of the board board. Is composed of

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, as a result of the decrease in the number of twisted hills, tea leaves are gently sown between hills, so that the occurrence of powdered tea due to the excessive presence of hills is prevented. Is.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, at this time, the heel pressure weight device does not actively separate the tea leaves, but rather assists in twisting while grasping it as a whole lump. It is intended to prevent the occurrence.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a more suitable tea making machine even when tea leaves having different personalities are supplied depending on tea leaf picking time, tea garden conditions, and the like.

  BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The best mode for carrying out the present invention is the embodiment described below, and various modifications and embodiments are also included based on this technical idea.

The present invention will be described based on the following illustrated embodiments.
First, a description will be made of a tea making machine S for making tea, which is an appropriate frame 1, an iron plate 2 that moves upward, a rice bowl 3 that moves while circularly turning on the plate 2, and this rice bowl 3. The pressing weight device 5 that presses the tea leaves A supplied onto the rolling disc 2 while being supported by the pressing device 2 is used as a main member.
Hereinafter, the member will be described in detail.

  The frame 1 supports a scissor plate 2, a scissor bowl 3, and a scooping weight device 5 that perform a scissors action described later directly, but also supports related auxiliary equipment. First, reference numeral 11 denotes a take-out conveyor provided so as to penetrate the lower center of the frame 1, and a vibrating conveyor or the like is applied as an example. An appropriate control panel 12 and an operation panel 13 are provided in front of the frame 1, and a safety cover 14 surrounding a driving unit for driving the mortar 3 above the scissor plate 2 is provided above. ing.

Next, the scissor 2 will be described.
This is provided on the substantially upper surface of the frame 1 in the form of a base plate, and is a metal board main body 21 and a take-out board opened downward to take out the tea leaves A that have been processed at the center. 22 are provided. The board main body 21 is provided with a board board hill 23. As a feature of the present invention, the board board hill 23 is set to a sufficiently small number N compared to the current model. .
Specifically, the number N of 9 or less is desirable, and in this case, the circumference is partitioned and arranged at a pitch of approximately 40 °. Of course, it can be appropriately increased or decreased depending on the scale of the apparatus, but the range of about 6 to 12 is preferable. And the number n of the extraction board hills 24 provided in the extraction board 22 is preferably about half, for example, about N / 3 to N / 2, where N is the number of the boarding hills 23.

Further, the board hill 23 in the board main body 21 is provided with a replacement screw hole 25 in the board main body 21 so that the number of installation and the installation position can be changed. Of course, in this case, the replacement screw hole 25 to which the board board hill 23 cannot be attached is screwed with a closing plug 26 or the like as shown in FIG. 6C so that the same surface as the machined surface of the board body 21 can be secured. It is preferable. This configuration can also be applied to the board main body 21.
Of course, it is possible to use either a configuration in which the board board hill 23 can be replaced or a case where the original design is a fixed type. For example, the board board hill 23 is installed in the board body 21. In this case, it is not necessary to install them all at equal intervals, and it is possible to adopt a configuration in which the installation density is uneven.

Next, the mortar 3 that rotates in a circular manner on the pestle 2 will be described.
The mortar body 31 is a cylindrical member having a slightly expanded lower portion as an example, and this has a holding arm 32 that is extended in a T shape from the periphery in a plan view and is supported by the crank 33. Thus, the movement of turning on the board main body 21 is secured.
Note that the holding arm 32 and the crank 33 are referred to as holding arms 32a to 32c when it is necessary to explain them separately according to their parts. Specifically, the holding arms 32a and 32b are provided at positions opposed to each other by 180 °, and the one protruding in a T shape in the middle thereof is the holding arm 32c. The crank 33 connected to the holding arm 32c is a special drive crank 33c, while the other cranks are driven cranks 33a and 33b that are not driven. To this drive crank 33c, the power from the mortar driving motor M is transmitted through an appropriate speed reduction unit 34a, and the mortar body 31 makes a circular turn on the gantry body 21 according to the crank motion. is there.

  Furthermore, the mortar body 31 has a support post 35 raised vertically upward from a support arm 32c at the center thereof. On the other hand, a brush 36 is provided at the lower end of the mortar body 31 so as to prevent the tea leaves A on the mortar twisting board 2 from jumping to the outside. 37 is provided. Such a bowl 3 supports the pressing weight device 5 at the support post 35.

Next, the heel pressure device 5 will be described.
In this compaction weight device 5, the compaction weight main body 51 is directly responsible for the compaction action. First, as a support member, a weight rod 52 that also acts to moderate or reduce the pressure state is one of the support members. The weight rod 52 is against the support post 35 provided in the pot 3. It is arranged almost horizontally so that it can swing. And this weight rod 52 supports the said weight weight main body 51 in the suspended state in the approximate center. Further, the weight rod 52 supports the weight 53 in an intermediate position as an example. The weight 53 is subjected to movement of a chain, a ball screw or the like by the weight shift motor M2, and the weight 53 is placed on the weight rod 52. It is comprised so that the appropriate position of this can be moved. Of course, the weight 53 intensifies the pressure action of the pressure weight main body 51 as it goes to the free end of the weight weight 52.

  The compaction weight main body 51 has a substantially conical shape. The upper end of the compaction weight main body 51 is loosely supported by the weight scale 52 and a compaction depression 56 is formed inside the lower peripheral edge 55. Further, the central portion of the depression depression 56 protrudes downward, and the central portion serves as a central protrusion 57. And the part of the compaction recessed part 56 including the center convex part 57 takes the shape which was dented above the lower peripheral part 55 of the compaction apparatus. Of course, the center convex portion 57 may be of a shape excluding this as an ultimate.

The twisting machine of the present invention has a specific configuration as described above, and acts as follows to perform the twisting process in tea processing. First, the tea leaves A that have undergone the process of the rough kneader are not sufficiently loaded with tea leaves, and the kneading is not sufficiently performed even in the stem portion. Upon receiving this, the twisting machine S squeezes the moisture remaining inside the tea leaves A to the surface and performs the kneading of the stem.
That is, the tea leaves A are thrown into the portion of the throwing chute 37 in the bowl 3 and are put into a range surrounded by the bowl body 31 on the bowl body 21 of the bowl twister 2. The mortar 3 moves the above-mentioned tea leaves A on the gantry body 21 while turning, and at the same time, the mortar is subjected to the urine pressure from the urine pressure weight main body 51. 3 and the board body 21 are twisted.

When performing this twisting, if a conventional twisting machine with excessively existing board hills 23 is used, it is assumed that the board hills 23 and the board main body 21 are worn out. Tea leaves A were damaged, resulting in powdered tea. On the other hand, according to the twisting machine S of the present invention in which the number of the grid hills 23 is reduced, such tea leaves A are not damaged, and as a result, generation of powdered tea can be prevented.
In addition, in the compaction weight device 5, the compaction recess 56 has a shape that is recessed above the lower edge including the central projection 57, so that the tea leaves A form a lump in the compaction recess 56. In this state, it is turning while being held as if it was a hand-kneaded state. As a result, generation of powdered tea that occurs when the tea leaves A are further separated is prevented.

  In general, regarding the treatment from the so-called mill leaf in the early tea season to the so-called hard leaf in the late tea season, the rotation speed of the mortar 3 is lowered for the mill leaf and the rotation speed is increased for the hard leaf. Then, there exists a tendency for preferable processing to be performed.

It is a perspective view of the twisting machine concerning this invention. It is a top view same as the above. It is a side view same as the above. The top view which shows the grid of the twister concerning this invention, and combines and shows a conventional type | mold. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a main body of a pressure weight of a twister according to the present invention, and also shows a comparison with a conventional type. It is the top view and partial expanded sectional view which show the replacement | exchange structure of the hill of the twister concerning this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS S Twister 1 Frame 11 Unloading conveyor 12 Control board 13 Operation panel 14 Safety cover 2 Twist board 21 Board body 22 Unloading board 23 Board board Hill 24 Extraction board Hill 25 Replacement screw hole 26 Closure plug 3 Bowl bowl 31 Bowl bowl body 32 Holding arm 32a Holding arm 32b Holding arm 32c Holding arm 33 Crank 33a Driven crank 33b Driven crank 33c Drive crank 34a Deceleration unit 35 Support post 36 Brush 37 Loading chute 5 揉 Pressure weight device 51 揉 Pressure weight body 52 Weight rod 53 Weight 56 銅Indentation concave part 57 Central convex part M Mortar driving motor M2 Weight shift motor A Brown

Claims (3)

  A rough crushing process comprising a crucible having a plurality of hills on the upper surface, a mortar that swivels and moves on the spider, and a crusher weight that swirls with the mortar and pressurizes the tea leaves on the spider. In the device for twisting the finished tea leaves on the scissors with a scissors weight, the number N of the board hills provided on the scissors is in the range of 6 to 12, while the number n of the take-out hills at the center of the scissors is: A tea making machine characterized by N / 3 to N / 2.   2. The tea making machine according to claim 1, wherein the pressure weight body in the pressure weight device has a shape in which a pressing surface surrounded by a lower edge portion thereof does not protrude downward from the lower edge portion.   3. The tea making machine according to claim 1, wherein at least the board hill of the board board hill and the take-out board hill is configured to be freely replaceable with respect to the main body of the machine board.

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