JPH10248545A - Roasted tea producing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To roast many kinds and a small quantity of material leaves corresponding to individual favor and to recover the residue of crushed powder dust, etc., by simple cleaning. SOLUTION: This device is provided with a vibrating roaster A installed on a movable rack 1, a hood cover 5 with a filter 6 arranged just over the deck 4 of the roaster A, a campus fixed to the cover 5 with the filter 6 and suspended in the state of covering the upper part of the deck 4, and a roasted tea material leaves feeder 10 feeding roasted tea material leaves onto the deck 4. A hot air blower 22 feeds hot air into the roaster A to roast the roasted tea material leaves on the deck and a hot air exhausting device 32 exhausts hot air after roasting.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for producing roasted tea, which is installed in a consumer or a general store, and is used to roast various kinds of roasted tea leaves little by little as desired.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a roasting apparatus for continuously roasting a roasted product such as soybean, for example, JP-A-8-1032
Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 60-2006 discloses an example. This is a method in which a roasting process is performed by applying vibration to the material, causing it to jump while mixing and inverting it, and blowing hot / cold air into a means for imparting the jumping vibration. It is configured for the purpose of performing a large amount of roasting by using it.

However, in such a conventional roasting apparatus, the roasting processing capacity per hour is extremely high.
It is not suitable for use in general homes and stores where roasting of a variety of small quantities of roasted green tea leaves according to individual tastes and enjoyment of aroma is possible.

Further, in such a conventional roasting apparatus, since the deck of the roasting apparatus and the food cover that covers the upper part of the roasting apparatus have an integral structure, they cannot be easily separated, and the roasting on the deck is not possible. It is necessary to collect and remove a large amount of crushed dust generated when the dust is collected by using a dust collector or a duct which is separately easy, and there is a problem that the equipment for the removal is large.

[0005] Furthermore, due to the deterioration of the dust collection efficiency, some of the crushed dust remains inside and deteriorates, and this is mixed into the roasted tea leaves to cause a deterioration in the quality of the product, and also the carefulness of the upper part of the deck is required. There is a problem that cleaning becomes necessary, and if this is applied to home use or the like as it is, the use efficiency and the production efficiency are remarkably deteriorated.

[0006] The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and is intended for general households or shops close to consumers.
A wide variety of small amounts of raw material leaves can be roasted according to personal preference, and roasted roasted tea can be easily collected, and crushed dust residues can be collected only by simple cleaning. It is an object of the present invention to obtain a low-cost hojicha manufacturing apparatus with low cost.

[0007]

To achieve the above object. An apparatus for producing roasted tea according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a vibrating roasting machine installed on a movable frame, a food cover with a filter disposed right above a deck of the vibrating roasting machine, and a filter with the filter. A roasted campus attached to a food cover and hung so as to cover an upper portion of the deck, and a roasted tea raw leaf feeder for supplying roasted tea raw leaf onto the deck; Hot air is supplied into the machine to roast the raw tea leaves on the deck, and the hot air blower discharges the hot air after roasting to the outside of the vibrating roaster.

Further, in the apparatus for producing roasted tea according to the second aspect of the present invention, a gas thermometer is provided in a passage of hot air, and the roasting temperature in the vibrating roasting machine is set to a set value based on a measurement output of the gas thermometer. Thus, one or both of the hot air blower and the hot air exhaust fan can be controlled.

Further, in the apparatus for producing roasted tea according to the third aspect of the present invention, the roasted tea raw leaf supplying machine is configured to disperse the roasted tea raw leaf from the hopper and the vibration roasting by dispersing the roasted tea raw leaf from the hopper. And a dispersing machine for sending the dispersing machine to the machine. The dispersing machine is configured such that a horizontal axis on which a plurality of dispersing bars having bent ends are alternately distributed is rotatably installed in a case.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view schematically showing a hojicha manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a movable gantry on which a caster 2 is mounted on the bottom, and 3 denotes a hot blast supplied on the gantry 1. The housing 4 is a deck disposed on the housing 3 and provided with vibration together with the housing 3.

The numeral 5 is arranged above the deck 4.
2 is a hood cover with a filter 6 as shown in FIG. 2. The upper end of a cylindrical campus 7 is tightly fixed to a lower outer periphery of the hood cover 5 by a fixing member 8, and the lower edge of the campus 7 is a deck. 4 Hangs so as to be in contact with the upper surface of the peripheral part. The housing 3, deck 4, filter 6, and food cover 5 constitute a vibrating roaster A.

Further, reference numeral 9 denotes a hopper into which raw tea leaves of hojicha are charged, and reference numeral 10 denotes a lower part of the hopper 9 for dispersing the raw tea leaves of roasted tea sent out of the hopper 9 and sending the same to the deck 4 in a fixed amount. It is a raw material feeder.

The roasted tea raw material leaf feeder 10 has a rotatable horizontal shaft 12 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 in a horizontally long cylindrical case 11, and a horizontal shaft A plurality of dispersion bars 13 having bent ends 13a bent in the rotation direction 12 are alternately arranged.

The horizontal shaft 12 has a sprocket 14, a chain 15, and a sprocket 16 provided at one end thereof.
Is connected to the drive shaft of the motor 17 via the. In addition,
An outlet 10a of the raw tea leaf feeder 10 is connected to a raw leaf supply port 18 above the deck 4 constituting the vibrating roasting machine.

On the other hand, 21 is a hot air stove arranged inside the gantry 1, 33 is a hot air blower connected to the hot air stove 21 through a furnace duct 23, and 24 is connected to the hot air blower 22 to supply hot air. This is an air supply duct to be sent into the housing 3.

Further, reference numeral 31 denotes an exhaust duct connected so that an upper end thereof is opened into the hood cover 5, 32 denotes a hot air exhauster connected to a lower end of the exhaust duct 31, and 33 denotes an exhaust air side of the hot air exhauster 32. A furnace duct for connecting and returning the hot air discharged from the hood cover 5 back to the hot blast stove.

A temperature sensor (not shown) is provided in an inlet side passage of the vibratory roaster A such as the air supply duct 24 and an outlet side passage of the vibratory roaster A such as the exhaust duct 31.
The roasting temperature in the vibratory roasting machine A can be maintained at an optimal set temperature by controlling the temperature generated by the hot air stove 21 and the number of rotations of the hot air blower 22 based on these detected temperatures.

In the houjicha manufacturing apparatus having such a configuration,
By the operation of the hot blast stove 21 and the hot blast blower 22 for burning the gas, hot air of, for example, 260 ° C. in the hot blast stove 21 is supplied into the casing 3 of the vibrating roasting machine A via the air supply duct 24, and the deck 4 is turned on. Heated. At this time, the hot air blower 32
Also start operation.

On the other hand, for example, 8 kg
Introduce the amount of raw material leaves of hojicha while loosening. Then, from below, the roasted tea leaves are placed in the cylindrical case 11.
Sent out within. For this reason, the roasted tea raw material leaf fed into the cylindrical case 11 has a horizontal axis 1 as shown in FIG.
The dispersing bar 13 and the bent end 13a which is connected to the tip of the dispersing bar 2 and bends in the rotating direction are wound up into the cylindrical case 11 without being pressed by an excessive force.

For this reason, in a state where the raw tea leaves of hojicha are separated from the cylindrical case 11, the raw material leaf supply port 18 is provided.
Is fed onto the deck 4 of the vibratory roaster A. The deck 4 is vibrated together with the housing 3 by the vibration imparting device 41, and the roasted tea leaves on the deck 4 jump, invert, and mix while overlapping the predetermined thickness.
The roasted tea is heated and roasted and moves toward the outlet 3a connected to the right end of the housing 3, and finally the roasted tea that has been roasted is taken out from the outlet 3a.

During such an operation, the hot air flowing above the deck 4 through a through hole (not shown) provided in the deck 4 causes the inside of the campus 7 whose lower end is in contact with the deck 4 to be fixed. And then filter 6
Through the hood cover 5.

Then, the hot air that has reached the inside of the hood cover 5 is sucked out by a hot air exhauster 32 through an exhaust duct 31, and a part of the hot air is returned to the hot air furnace 21 again through a furnace duct 33, and other hot air is exhausted. Some are discharged outside the system.
For this reason, a part of the hot air is released into the room, and a fragrant scent can be enjoyed.

When the roasting is finished, the vibrating roaster A, the hot air blower 22 and the hot air blower 32 are stopped, the hood cover 5 is removed, and the hood cover 5 and the deck 4 are cleaned. Clean and replace the filter and replace the hood cover 5
Set as before.

In the present invention, since the upper part of the deck 4 is simply covered by the campus 7, the vibration of the housing 3 is not transmitted to the hood cover 5. This makes it extremely easy to remove and clean the crushed dust remaining on the upper part of the deck 4. Therefore, equipment for this removal becomes unnecessary, and the cost can be reduced. Further, it is possible to prevent the remaining crushed dust from being mixed into the roasted green tea leaves, and to prevent the taste and aroma of the roasted tea from being changed or impaired.

Further, as described above, since the removal and cleaning of the crushed dust is easy, there is an effect that a large variety and small amount of roasted tea according to the personal preference can be repeatedly and easily produced.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention, a vibratory roaster installed on a movable gantry, and a hood cover with a filter disposed right above a deck of the vibratory roaster. A campus attached to the filter-equipped hood cover and hung over the deck.
Having a roasted tea raw material leaf feeder for supplying roasted tea raw material leaves onto the deck, and having a hot air blower supply hot air into the vibrating roasting machine to perform roasting of roasted tea raw material leaves on the deck; Since the hot air after roasting is configured to be discharged to the outside of the vibratory roasting machine in the air blower, a variety of small amount of raw material leaves can be used according to individual preference in general households or shops close to consumers. The roasted roasted tea can be easily collected, and the residue of the crushed dust can be collected only by simple cleaning, so that there is obtained an effect that the use efficiency is high and the handling and transportation are easy.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, a gas thermometer is provided in a passage of hot air, and the roasting temperature in the vibrating roaster is set to a set value based on a measurement output of the gas thermometer. Since one or both of the hot-air blower and the hot-air blower are configured to be controllable, the roasting process of the raw tea leaves of the roasted tea can be efficiently performed at a high temperature according to a preset temperature.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the roasted tea raw material feeder is provided with a hopper for feeding roasted tea raw material leaves, and the roasted tea raw material leaves from the hopper is dispersed and sent to the vibrating roasting machine. And a horizontal axis in which a plurality of dispersing bars having bent ends are alternately arranged, and the dispersing machine is configured so as to be rotatable in a case. In this state, the raw leaves can be sent out into the vibrating roaster, whereby an effect that each of the raw material leaves can be roasted efficiently and in an optimum state can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view schematically showing a hojicha manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a main part showing a campus and a hood cover with a filter in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a horizontal axis of the roasted tea material leaf supplying machine in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side view of the horizontal axis in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Vibration roasting machine 1 Stand 4 Deck 5 Food cover 6 Filter 7 Campus 9 Hopper 10 Hojicha raw material feeder 11 Case 12 Horizontal axis 13 Dispersion bar 13a Curved end

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A vibratory roasting machine installed on a movable gantry, a hood cover with a filter arranged right above a deck of the vibrating roasting machine, and attached to the hood cover with a filter, A campus hung so as to cover the upper part of the deck, a roasted tea raw leaf feeder for supplying the raw roasted tea leaves onto the deck, and a hot roasted tea raw leaf on the deck by supplying hot air into the vibrating roaster. A hot air blower for performing roasting, and a hot air blower for discharging hot air after roasting to the outside of the vibrating roaster. 2. A gas thermometer is provided in a hot air passage, and one of the hot air blower and the hot air blower is set based on a measurement output of the gas thermometer so that a roasting temperature in the vibrating roaster is set to a set value. The hojicha producing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein both can be controlled. 3. The roasted tea raw material leaf feeder has a hopper for feeding roasted tea raw material leaves, and a dispersing machine for dispersing the roasted tea raw material leaves from the hopper and sending it to the vibrating roasting machine. The hojicha manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the dispersing machine is configured such that a horizontal shaft in which a plurality of dispersing bars having bent ends are alternately arranged is rotatably arranged in a case.