JPH06207780A - Pressed flower drying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an efficient pressed flower drying device capable of effecting the processes of drying treatment of pressed flowers as well as the color treatment, such as the retention, refreshment, changing of color and the like, simultaneously and continuously. CONSTITUTION:An endless belt 5, impregnated with color treating agent such as color retaining agent for fixing and maintaining the color of pressed flowers, color refreshing agent for changing and/or refreshing the color of the pressed flowers and the like, is applied on one part of the peripheral surface of a rotating drum 1, whose surface is heated, while a continuous drying endless belt 4, having water absorbing and moisture absorbing force, is applied on the outside of the endless belt 5 for color treatment. The upper surface of the drum introducing side of the drying endless belt 14 is used for pressed flowers putting and carrying surface 7 while the upper surface of the returning side of the endless belt 5 for color treatment is used as the carry-out surface 8 of the dried pressed flowers.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a pressed flower drying process in which a plant such as a flower leaf or a stem, which is a raw material for a pressed flower, is subjected to a high speed drying process while color-storing or brightening the color or discoloring the color. Regarding the device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional pressed flower drying method, a plant is sandwiched between a large number of laminated dry sheets enclosing a desiccant and pressure is applied from above and below, and the plant is placed in a drying chamber and dried while being heated if necessary. It was

[0003]

The conventional pressed flower drying method is
It takes time and labor for the drying process because it is a batch system in which plants are sandwiched between dry sheets and a large number of them are piled up and put together in a drying chamber while applying pressure. Further, the color preserving treatment for fixing / maintaining the color of the plant or the color treatment for making the color vivid or changing the color is carried out separately from the drying step, so that it takes much time. The problem to be solved by the present invention is to solve these problems of the conventional pressed flower drying method and to carry out the drying process and the color processing steps such as color preservation and bright color simultaneously and continuously. To provide a device.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems The gist of the present invention, which has solved the above problems, is to provide a color-holding agent for fixing and maintaining the color of pressed flowers on a part of the peripheral surface of a rotating drum whose surface is heated, or discoloring or vividly coloring the color. A long dry endless belt having a color absorbing agent impregnated with a color-treating agent and a water-absorbing and moisture-absorbing force on the outer side of the portion of the same-colored endless belt that is stretched around the drum peripheral surface. In the pressed flower drying device, the upper surface of the dry endless belt on which the drum is introduced serves as a pressed flower loading / carrying-in surface, and the upper surface of the return end of the color endless belt serves as a surface for discharging dried pressed flowers. .

[0005]

In the present invention, plants such as flowers are continuously placed manually or mechanically on the upper surface of the dry endless belt on the introduction side. The placed plant is sent to the rotating drum together with the dry endless belt, and the inner color endless belt is also wound around the rotating drum before it is wound on the drum peripheral surface of the rotating drum. It is sandwiched and fixed by the belt and the dry endless belt. In this state, it orbits as the rotary drum rotates. At this time, the plant comes into contact with the color treatment agent impregnated in the endless color belt, and the color treatment fixes, maintains, discolors, or makes the color bright. At the same time, the heat of the rotating drum evaporates and vaporizes the water of the plant body, and the outer dry endless belt effectively absorbs and absorbs water.
Plants are dried rapidly.

When the peripheral surface of the rotary drum is fed around, the dry endless belt and the color endless belt are separated, each belt is separated from the rotary drum, and the upper surface of the returning color endless belt is color-treated and dried. The body is sent and sent. This is carried out manually or mechanically.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is an explanatory view of the embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. In this embodiment, a color retention agent is used as a color treatment agent, and a dry endless belt is used which is impregnated with anhydrous magnesium sulfate and then dried.

In the figure, 1 is a rotary drum having a diameter of about 80 cm,
Reference numeral 2 is an electric heater for heating the surface of the rotary drum 1, 3 is a rotary drive shaft of the rotary drum 1, 4 is a dry endless belt made of cloth impregnated with anhydrous magnesium sulfate and is in a dry state, 5
Is an endless belt for color of cloth or non-woven fabric impregnated with a color-retaining agent such as anthocyan, 6 is a pressed flower, 7 is a pressed flower placement carrying-in surface on which a pressed flower 6 (undried plant) of the dry endless belt 4 is placed, 8 The discharge surface of the pressed flower 6 of the color endless belt 5, and 9 is the rotary drum 1.
A fan that blows air toward the fan to diffuse vapors and vaporized components to improve drying efficiency, 10 is a color-retaining liquid tank that stores a color-retaining agent such as anthocyan, and 11 is a guide roller.

In this embodiment, as the dry endless belt 4, a belt made of cloth and impregnated with an anhydrous magnesium sulfate solution and dried is used. The pre-dried / pressurized pressed flowers 6 or the collected plant bodies are manually placed on the pressed-flower loading / carrying-in surface 7 of the dry endless belt 4. The pressed flower 6 is wound on the rotary drum 1 while being dried little by little. In the rotating drum 1, the pressed flower 6 is sandwiched between the color endless belt 5 and the dry endless belt 4 (see FIG. 2), and the color holding agent does not discolor or fade the pressed flower 6 by touching the pressed flower 6. Hold and maintain color. At the same time, the pressed flower 6 is rapidly dried by receiving heat from the rotary drum 1 and water absorption / moisture absorption by the anhydrous magnesium sulfate cloth of the dry endless belt 4 on the outer circumference.

In the rotary drum 1, the pressed flower 6 is heated and dried for several tens to several hundreds of seconds, placed on the color endless belt 5 and sent out, and discharged from the carry-out surface 8. The color endless belt 5 is dipped in the color retaining liquid tank 10 to be impregnated with the color retaining agent. In this embodiment, the color retention and the drying process can be performed simultaneously and continuously in several tens to several hundreds of seconds.

[0011]

As described above, according to the present invention, the color treatment and the drying treatment can be simultaneously and continuously performed, and the work for producing pressed flowers can be made extremely efficient. In addition, the time and effort required for production have been greatly reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Rotating Drum 2 Electric Heater 3 Rotational Drive Shaft 4 Drying Endless Belt 5 Color Endless Belt 6 Pressed Flower 7 Pressed Flower Placement Loading Surface 8 Carrying Out Surface 9 Fan 10 Color Holding Liquid Tank 11 Guide Roller

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A color obtained by impregnating a part of the peripheral surface of a rotary drum whose surface is heated with a color retaining agent for fixing and maintaining the color of pressed flowers or a color treatment agent such as a fresh colorant for changing or vibrating the color. The endless belt for the same color, and a long dry endless belt that absorbs water and absorbs water so that it overlaps the outer surface of the endless belt for the same color. Is a loading surface for loading pressed flowers, and an upper surface on the return side of the endless color belt is a loading surface for loading dried pressed flowers.