JPH1156239A - Steam supplying drum managing system for tea steaming machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a steam supplying drum managing system for a new tea steaming machine completely inhibiting the clogging of a net drum of the steam supplying drum which is disregarded in the past. SOLUTION: A roll brush 6 is rotatably provided in contact with the net drum 25 of a steam supplying drum 24 to which the steam is supplied, on a tea steaming machine 1. The roll brush 6 is provided at a position as freely adjustable to approach or depart from the net drum 25 of the steam supplying drum 24.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a steam supply cylinder management structure for a tea steamer, which removes clogging and the like of a mesh cylinder in the steam supply cylinder of the tea steamer so as to always perform good steaming of tea leaves. .

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION A variety of brushes are mounted on a net body of a steaming drum body of a conventional tea steaming machine in order to prevent tea leaves from adhering to the mesh drum. On the other hand, no brush is attached to the mesh cylinder of the steam supply cylinder to which the preceding steam is supplied, or the straight brush 8 is attached to the mesh cylinder 25 'peripheral surface as shown in FIG. The bristles 8A are mounted upright and stretched in the longitudinal direction of the steaming cylinder 2 '.

However, such a management structure of the steam supply cylinder using the linear brush 8 merely acts to sweep the outer surface side of the mesh cylinder 25 'as shown in FIG. There is a problem that the peeling force of the tea leaves is weak, and particularly in the case of deep steaming or the like, clogging occurs in the net cylinder 25 '.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such a background, and a novel tea making machine for completely preventing clogging of a mesh cylinder of a steam supply cylinder in a tea making machine which has been neglected in the past. An attempt was made to develop a management structure for the steam supply cylinder in Japan.

[0005]

That is, the steam supply cylinder management structure in the tea making machine according to the first aspect of the present invention comprises: a charging port for supplying fresh tea leaves; a steam supply cylinder for supplying steam;
A steaming drum comprising a steaming drum main body in which steaming is performed, and a steaming drum for feeding the raw tea leaves into a rotating mesh drum and supplying steam to steam the raw tea leaves, wherein the steam is supplied. The roll brush is rotatably provided in contact with the mesh cylinder of the steam supply cylinder. According to the present invention, the bristles of the roll brush are successively inserted into the mesh of the mesh cylinder of the steam supply cylinder as the roll brush rotates, and the attached tea leaves are removed, so that the mesh cylinder is not clogged. In addition, since the tea leaves stuck to the net body are immediately peeled off, the tea leaves stuck later are not separated and mixed into the tea leaves being steamed, so that the quality of the processed tea leaves is not deteriorated. Further, the steam blown onto the fresh tea leaves is not blocked by the attached tea leaves.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the tea steamer, the roll brush is provided such that the roll brush is provided so as to be adjustable in its installation position in a direction in which the steam supply cylinder approaches or separates from the mesh cylinder. It consists of According to the present invention, by changing the installation position of the roll brush and adjusting the length of contact of the roll brush with the mesh cylinder of the steam supply cylinder,
It can be adjusted to just the desired stripping force.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A management structure of a steam supply cylinder in a tea making machine according to the present invention will be described below based on the illustrated embodiment. The apparatus shown in FIG. 1 is a tea making machine 1 having a structure for preventing clogging according to the present invention, and has a stirring shaft 3 having stirring blades on its peripheral surface, a take-out chute 4, and a steaming drum 2 for a steaming drum 2 as a main member. 2, a tilt angle adjusting mechanism 5 for adjusting the tilt angle, and a roll brush 6 which is a feature of the present invention.

The steaming cylinder 2 will be described. Steaming cylinder 2
It comprises a steaming drum main body 21 in which steam processing of tea leaves is performed, a steam supply drum 24 provided in the preceding stage to which steam is supplied, and a tea leaf input port 28 provided in the preceding stage.
In the present embodiment, the steaming cylinder main body 21, the steam supply cylinder 24, and the charging port 28 adopt, for example, a configuration in which each is formed of a separate member, but these are integrally configured. It does not matter.

The steaming drum main body 21 will be described. The steaming drum main body 21 includes a net drum 22 and an outer drum 23 that covers the outside thereof. The net cylinder 22 is formed by extending a metal net on a net frame that is framed in a cylindrical shape. The net body 22 thus constructed
Is rotatably supported by the movable machine frame F1, and is rotated in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 1 by the rotation drive mechanism. Movable machine frame F1
Is supported on the fixed machine frame F2 so that the inclination angle can be adjusted. An outer shell 23 formed of an iron plate or the like is fixedly provided on the movable machine frame F1 so as to surround the net shell 22.

The steam supply cylinder 24 will be described. The steam supply cylinder 24 includes a mesh cylinder 25 and an outer cylinder 26 that covers the outside thereof. The net cylinder 25 is formed by extending a metal net on a net frame that is framed in a cylindrical shape. The mesh cylinder 25 is connected to the front end of the mesh cylinder 22 of the steaming cylinder main body 21, and is rotated together with the mesh cylinder 22 of the steaming cylinder main body 21. The net cylinder 25 of the steam supply cylinder 24 and the net cylinder 22 of the steaming cylinder main body 21 may be integrally formed. Outside the mesh cylinder 25 of the steam supply cylinder 24, a substantially cylindrical outer cylinder 26 is provided fixed to the movable machine frame F1. Then, steam is supplied from a steam supply port 26a to which the steam supply pipe S is connected. Further, a brush opening 26b for providing a roll brush 6 described later as a feature of the present invention is opened in the upper center of the outer cylinder 26.

The input port 28 into which fresh tea leaves are input will be described. The charging port 28 is formed by bending a steel plate or the like, has a charging port 28a at an upper portion, and is provided fixed to the movable machine frame F1.

Next, the roll brush 6, which is a feature of the present invention, will be described. Outer cylinder 26 in the steam supply cylinder 24
Of the roll brush 6
Are provided so as to freely rotate. Roll brush 6 is shaft 6
The hairs 6A are radially implanted on the peripheral surface of the outer cylinder B.
Are rotatably supported by bearings 7 at the front and rear edges of the brush opening 26b. The support height of the roll brush 6 is adjustable. The tip of the bristle 6A of the roll brush 6 has a maximum length of about 2 to 3 mm in contact with the wire mesh of the steam supply cylinder 24. Further, in order to close the upper part of the roll brush 6, a rectangular box-shaped upper cover 2 capable of closing the brush opening 26b is provided.
7 are provided. The upper cover 27 is used for the roll brush 6.
It is preferable to be detachable or openable so that cleaning, inspection, replacement, and the like of the device can be easily performed.

The tea making machine 1 having the structure for preventing clogging according to the present invention is constructed as described above as an example, and this operation mode will be described below. When the tea making machine 1 is operating, the net cylinder 22 of the steaming drum main body 21 and the net drum 25 of the steam supply drum 24 are rotating in the arrow direction in FIG. The roll brush 6 that is freely rotatably mounted comes into contact with the mesh cylinder 25 of the steam supply cylinder 24 and peels off the tea leaves or the tea leaves that are stuck to the mesh cylinder 25 of the steam supply cylinder 24, It is rotated in the direction of the arrow in FIG. Specifically, since the bristle 6A of the roll brush 6 always has the bristle 6A planted opposite to the rotation direction of the net cylinder 25, as shown in the enlarged view of FIG. It is inserted into the mesh to prevent clogging of the tea leaves, and the tea leaves are peeled off. Then, since the tea leaves stuck to the net cylinder 25 of the steam supply cylinder 24 are immediately peeled off, the excessively steamed tea leaves are later peeled off and mixed with other processed tea leaves to form a product. There will be no deterioration in quality. Also, the steam blown on the fresh tea leaves,
Not blocked by attached tea leaves. By adjusting the length of contact of the roll brush 6 with the mesh cylinder 25 of the steam supply cylinder 24, it is possible to adjust the peeling force to a just desired desired peeling force. If the contact length is too long, the bristle 6A inserted in the mesh may not come off and may be torn off by the mesh cylinder 25, and the rotation of the roll brush 6 may not be performed properly. Conversely, if the contact length of the bristles 6A to the mesh cylinder 25 is too short, the effect of preventing clogging is weakened. Further, in the present embodiment, the roll brush 6 is locked in the idle state. However, an embodiment in which the roll brush 6 is rotationally driven using a driving device may be employed.

[0014]

According to the steam supply cylinder management structure in the tea making machine of the first aspect, the roll brush 6 is rotatably provided in contact with the net cylinder 25 of the steam supply cylinder 24 to which steam is supplied. The bristles 6A of the roll brush 6 are successively moved by the rotation of the roll brush 6, and
In order to remove the tea leaves attached to the mesh of 5 and attached,
No clogging occurs in the net cylinder 25. In addition, since the tea leaves stuck to the net drum 25 are immediately peeled off, the stuck tea leaves are not peeled off later and mixed into the tea leaves being steamed, so that the quality of the processed tea leaves is not deteriorated. In addition, steam blown onto the fresh tea leaves is not blocked by the attached tea leaves.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the roll brush 6 is provided such that the position of the roll brush 6 is adjustable in the direction in which the steam supply cylinder 24 approaches and separates from the mesh cylinder 25. It can be adjusted to just the desired stripping force.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing a tea making machine having a steam supply cylinder management structure according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view and a front view showing a steam supply cylinder.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing an operation mode of the management structure of the steam supply cylinder according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a management structure of a steam supply cylinder in a conventional tea making machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Tea-making machine 2 Steaming cylinder 2 'Steaming cylinder 3 Stirring shaft 4 Extraction chute 5 Inclination angle adjustment mechanism 6 Roll brush 6A Bristle 6B Shaft 7 Bearing 8 Straight brush 8A Bristle 21 Steaming cylinder main body 22 Net cylinder 23 Outer cylinder 24 Steam supply cylinder 25 Netting cylinder 25 'Netting cylinder 26 Outer cylinder 26a Steam supply port 26b Brush port 27 Upper cover 28 Input port 28a Input port F1 Movable machine frame F2 Fixed machine frame S Steam supply pipe

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A rotatable mesh cylinder having a steaming cylinder having an input port into which fresh tea leaves are charged, a steam supply cylinder to which steam is supplied, and a steaming drum main body for performing steaming processing. A tea brush for supplying steam and feeding steam to the tea steamer to steam the fresh tea leaves, wherein a roll brush is rotatably provided in contact with a mesh cylinder of a steam supply cylinder to which the steam is supplied. Management structure of steam supply cylinder in tea making machine. 2. The steam supply cylinder management structure according to claim 1, wherein an installation position of the roll brush is adjustable in a direction in which the steam supply cylinder approaches and separates from the net cylinder. .