JP4248307B2 - Lumping device for tea leaves - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a tea leaf thawing device for loosing tea leaves that have become clumped in the tea making process.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The tea-making process for producing crude tea is divided into “steaming”, “leaf-making”, “coarse”, “spinning”, “medium”, “sewing” and “drying”.
In each of the above-mentioned processes, especially in the “leaf-making”, “coarse”, “spinning”, “medium”, and “seed”, the buds (young shoots) are soft and tend to be rounded, and are entangled with each other. Often becomes a lump of several centimeters. These lump-shaped tea leaves are called balls (dama), pinworms, etc., and can only be crushed and sold as low-powder powdered tea, which is a major cause of poor yield.
Although it is possible to unravel the tea leaves that have become clumped, some tea factories produce tens of kilograms of tea leaves a day, so they cannot be dealt with by hand and become clumpy. The advent of an automatic machine for unraveling tea leaves was desired.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, even if it can be done manually, there is no device that can continuously break up the lumped tea leaves. I had to do it.
[0004]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a lump-shaped tea leaf unrolling apparatus that can continuously unblock lump tea leaves.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve this object, the invention of claim 1 is an apparatus for breaking up tea leaves that have become agglomerated in a tea making process, comprising a rotating shaft, a protruding member protruding from a side portion of the rotating shaft, and the protruding A guide member that forms a passage for the tea leaves by opening a slight gap in the range of the rotation trajectory of the member and covering the periphery of the rotation shaft, and the protruding member has a long dimension from a short one to a long one from top to bottom The guide members are arranged in multiple stages in the direction in which the tea leaves pass, and the guide member forms a passage so that the size of the passage is multi-stage corresponding to the length dimension of the protruding member der is, the end of the passage of the tea leaves is the solution to device tea leaves became massive, wherein a aeolian means for conveying the tea leaves by the wind is provided.
[0006]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a lump- shaped tea leaf unrolling device according to the first aspect, wherein a hopper is provided, and a funnel-shaped body is accommodated in the hopper, and a lower end portion of the funnel-shaped body The upper and lower guide members are respectively configured by the lower end portion of the hopper, the air feeding means is connected to the end of the tea leaf passage, and is attached to the rotating shaft and the case provided with the discharge port; The blade is provided in the case, and a suction port for sucking air is formed in the peripheral wall of the hopper. When the blade rotates, air is sucked from the suction hole. The air is a lump-shaped tea leaf unrolling device, wherein the air is sent through the hopper, through the case, and through the discharge path .
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, a lump-shaped tea leaf breaking device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.
The base 3 is provided with a motor 5, and the output shaft 7 of the motor 5 protrudes from the upper surface of the base 3. A case 9 is provided on the base 3, and a discharge port 11 is formed on a side portion of the case 9. A conduit (not shown) is connected to the discharge port 11.
The case 9 is provided with a blade 13, and the blade 13 is fixed to the output shaft 7 of the motor 5. The motor, the case 9 and the blades 13 constitute an air feeding means.
[0011]
The blade 13 has a disc 15 and nine vertical plates 17 provided vertically on the disc 15. The disc 15 is provided with three leg portions 19, and the distal end portion of the leg portion 19 extends upward, and a disc-shaped base 21 is attached to the distal end portion. A hexagonal columnar rotating shaft 23 is provided on the upper surface of the base 21. The rotating shaft 23 protrudes upward from the upper surface opening 10 of the case 9.
[0012]
As shown in FIG. 4, a round bar 25 as three projecting members is provided at the upper end of the rotating shaft 23, and the round bar 25 projects straight from the side of the rotating shaft 23 and is equally spaced. Are arranged (see FIG. 4A). Moreover, the round bar 27 as three protrusion members is provided in the intermediate part of the rotating shaft 23, and the round bar 27 protrudes straight from the side part of the rotating shaft 23, and is arrange | positioned at equal intervals ( (See FIG. 4B). Furthermore, the round bar 29 as six protrusion members is provided in the lower end part of the rotating shaft 23, and the round bar 29 protrudes straight from the side part of the rotating shaft 23, and is arrange | positioned at equal intervals ( (See FIG. 4C). The round bars 25, 27, and 29 have short lengths in this order. Therefore, the round bars 25, 27, and 29 are arranged in multiple stages so that the length is short to long from top to bottom. Has been placed.
[0013]
Reference numeral 31 denotes a hopper. The hopper 31 is composed of a hopper body 33 having a gradually decreasing diameter and a large-diameter cylindrical portion 35 as a guide member formed continuously at the lower end of the hopper body 33. Six circular intake ports 37 are formed in the peripheral wall of the hopper body 33.
A funnel-shaped body 32 is accommodated in the hopper 31, and a lower end portion of the funnel-shaped body 32 is a small diameter cylindrical portion 39 as a guide member. The upper opening 34 of the funnel-shaped body 32 is set to be approximately the same size as the upper surface opening of the hopper 31. Further, a medium diameter cylindrical portion 41 is accommodated in the hopper 31, and the medium diameter cylindrical portion 41 is supported by the hopper 31 via a stay 43.
[0014]
The small-diameter cylindrical portion 39 is provided at a position covering the circumference of the shortest round bar 25 and is provided with a slight gap in the range of the rotation trajectory of the round bar 25. The medium-diameter cylindrical portion 41 is provided at a position covering the periphery of the medium-sized round bar 27, and is provided with a slight gap in the range of the rotation trajectory of the round bar 27. Furthermore, the large-diameter cylindrical portion 35 is provided at a position covering the circumference of the long-sized round bar 29, and is provided with a slight gap in the range of the rotation trajectory of the round bar 29. A space surrounded by the small-diameter cylindrical portion 39, the medium-diameter cylindrical portion 41, and the large-diameter cylindrical portion 35 is a passage for tea leaves. Since the opening becomes larger in the order of the small-diameter cylindrical portion 39, the medium-diameter cylindrical portion 41, and the large-diameter cylindrical portion 35, the passage of tea leaves is formed so that the diameter dimension increases in the order that the tea leaves pass. That is, the small-diameter cylindrical portion 39, the medium-diameter cylindrical portion 41, and the large-diameter cylindrical portion 35 are provided so that the sizes of the passages are multistage corresponding to the lengths of the round bars 25, 27, and 29.
[0015]
The clearance between the rotation trajectory of the round bar 25 and the small diameter cylindrical portion 39, the clearance between the rotation trajectory of the round bar 27 and the medium diameter cylindrical portion 41, and the clearance between the rotation trajectory of the round bar 29 and the medium diameter cylindrical portion 35 are as follows. It is desirable to make it as small as possible. This is to prevent the tea leaves from falling through the gap without colliding with the round bars 25, 27, 29.
[0016]
Next, the operation of the lump-shaped tea leaf unrolling apparatus 1 will be described.
When the start switch is pressed to start the tea leaf breaking apparatus 1, the motor 5 is driven and the output shaft 7 is set to 3000 to 5000 r. p. The blade 13 rotates at about m, and the rotating shaft 23 rotates with this.
When the blades 13 rotate, air is sucked from the intake holes 37, and the air passes through the hopper 31, passes through the case 9, and is sent out to the pipeline through the discharge port 11.
With the motor 5 driven as described above, the lump tea leaves are put into the upper opening 34 of the funnel 32. The tea leaves in a lump shape are guided by the funnel-shaped body 32, and are unraveled by colliding with a rotating short-sized round bar 25, and further colliding with a medium-sized round bar 27 that falls and rotates. The undissolved tea leaves collide with a long round rod 29 that is further dropped and rotated to be completely undissolved, and the undissolved tea leaves pass through the case 9 through the discharge port 11 through the case 9 by air. Sent to the road. Therefore, the tea leaves can be continuously unwound only by putting the lump-shaped tea leaves into the upper opening 34 of the funnel-like body 32.
[0017]
The small-diameter cylindrical portion 39, the medium-diameter cylindrical portion 41, and the large-diameter cylindrical portion 35 are provided so that the sizes of the passages are multistage corresponding to the lengths of the round bars 25, 27, and 29. Tea leaves falling through the cylindrical portion 39 fall into the range of the rotation trajectory of the round bar 27, and tea leaves falling through the medium diameter cylindrical portion 41 fall into the range of the rotation trajectory of the round bar 29. . Therefore, the tea leaves collide with any of the round bars 25, 27, and 29 and are surely solved.
[0018]
The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above. However, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and the present invention can be changed even if there is a design change without departing from the gist of the present invention. included.
For example, the projecting member is not limited to a round bar, and may be a polygonal column shape such as a square column shape, a flat plate shape, or the like.
[0019]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, lump tea leaves can be continuously and efficiently solved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a lump-shaped tea leaf breaking device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the case of the lump-shaped tea leaf unrolling device according to the embodiment of the present invention is removed.
FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a lump-shaped tea leaf breaking device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a plan view of the rotating shaft of the lump-shaped tea leaf unrolling apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, as seen for each portion provided with a round bar.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Tea leaf unraveling device 3 Base 5 Motor 7 Output shaft 9 Case 10 Open 11 Discharge port 13 Blade 15 Disc 17 Vertical plate 19 Leg 21 Base 23 Rotating shaft 25 Round bar 27 Round bar 29 Round bar 31 Hopper 32 Funnel-shaped body 33 Hopper body 34 Upper opening 35 Large diameter cylindrical portion 37 Air intake hole 39 Small diameter cylindrical portion 41 Medium diameter cylindrical portion 43 Stay

Claims (2)

An apparatus for unraveling tea leaves that have become agglomerated in a tea-making process, wherein a rotating shaft, a protruding member protruding from a side portion of the rotating shaft, and a rotation space of the protruding member are opened with a slight gap therebetween. A guide member that covers the periphery and forms a passage for the tea leaves, and the projecting members are arranged in multiple stages in the direction in which the tea leaves pass from top to bottom so that the length dimension is short to long. and, and said guide member is all SANYO the size of the passage corresponds to the length dimension of the projecting member forms a passage so that the multi-stage, the end of the passage of the tea leaves, the wind An apparatus for unraveling tea leaves in a lump shape characterized by being provided with an air feeding means for conveying tea leaves . The lump- shaped tea leaf unrolling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a hopper is provided, and a funnel-like body is accommodated in the hopper, and a lower end portion of the funnel-like body and a lower end portion of the hopper The upper side and lower side guide members are respectively configured, and the air feeding means is connected to the end of the tea leaf passage, and is provided with a case provided with a discharge port, a rotary shaft, and provided in the case. And a suction port for sucking air is formed in the peripheral wall of the hopper. When the blade rotates, air is sucked from the suction hole, and the air passes through the hopper and the air A device for unraveling tea leaves in a lump shape, which is sent through the discharge path through a case .

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