JPS6143017B2 - - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a novel tea milling method and tea milling device, and more specifically, the reciprocating speed of the milling hand, the rolling speed, and the rolling speed of the milling hand, which were conventionally considered difficult to operate even for experienced technicians. The transition of each control element in the tea milling process, such as the degree of pressure applied by hand and the degree of heating in the rolling chamber, corresponds to the finishing quality level selected by the operator, or this is further subdivided by raw leaf quality. The skilled technicians themselves operate the fine rolling process, which is continuously repeated, using existing patterns that have been set in advance, or patterns that have been tried and found to yield good products, as indicators. In addition, even if you leave the rolling process to an unskilled person, you can obtain a product that is as good or better than if it were done by a skilled technician, and the quality is uniform. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a novel tea manufacturing and rolling method and a tea manufacturing and rolling apparatus that can be used in various ways.

The tea manufacturing process consists of rough rolling, rolling, and medium rolling, followed by rolling pressure, and the final rolling pressure is applied to the dried tea leaves.
The purpose of this method is to heat the tea leaves and dry them until the moisture content reaches approximately 13%, as well as to shape and tighten the tea leaves.

Such a tea manufacturing and rolling process is generally carried out using a rolling machine as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.
That is, about 10 minutes before adding tea leaves, open the pot 1, ignite the gas burners 2, 2, and heat the tea leaves 4, 4, ...... on the center bottom of the rolling board 3 to 70°C to 75°C, and the grooves 5 on both sides.
5 Preheat the entire massaging chamber 6 on the bottom plate until it reaches 160°C to 170°C. In this case, the temperature should be lower for young shoots and higher for stiff leaves.

When the specified temperature is reached, turn on the operation switch and start.

Then, the tea leaves that have undergone the medium rolling process are fed into the gutter 7 little by little by an automatic feeding device or by hand. The gutters 7, 7 are in reciprocating motion, and just when the gutters 7, 7 move to the center position, the rotary brooms 8, 8 rotate and move the tea leaves on the gutters 7, 7 into the rolling plate 3. I swept in. On the other hand, the kneading horse 10 fixed to the main shaft 9 is reciprocating at a constant cycle, and the kneading horse 10 attached to both ends of the kneading horse 10
1 and 11 are the tea leaves swept onto the rolling board 3.
Rake toward the center bottom.

Further, a kneading hand 12 is arranged at the center of the kneading horse 10, and the kneading hand 12 is connected to the kneading horse 10 by a link 13, and reciprocates with the horse 10 at a constant cycle. And the weight 14 is placed on the kneading hands 12.
The tea leaves held between the kneading hands 12 and the kneading plate 3 are compressed and shaped by their reciprocating motion. Then, it was rubbed several times and moved to the rubbing plate 3.
Tea leaves protruding from both side edges and falling onto the grooves 5, 5 are heated by the heat of the grooves 5, 5, and
It is swept up onto the gutters 7, 7 by a reciprocating broom (not shown) that reciprocates within the grooves 5, 5, and then swept into the rubbing plate 3 again by rotary brooms 8, 8.

The rolling board 3 is generally supported by a hinge and is divided into two from the center and opened downwards.The above circulation is repeated, and the tea leaves have been subjected to the specified rolling pressure, drying, and shaping. It falls downward from the opening and is carried to the next drying process by a belt conveyor or air blower.

In this tea manufacturing process, each control element,
For example, the reciprocating speed of the kneading hands 12, the degree of pressure applied to the tea leaves by the kneading hands 12, the position of the weight 14, the force of the kneading chamber, the top of the tea leaves 4, 4... and the grooves 5, 5. What size should I set the temperature, etc.?
It is difficult to say with certainty how it should change as the process progresses. This is because tea is, so to speak, a living thing, and for example, there are differences in the time of picking, such as visible buds and stiff leaves, differences in tea varieties, differences in production areas, differences in annual rainfall and sunshine hours, and differences in the day before the day of harvesting. This is because the condition of fresh leaves changes slightly due to differences in various conditions such as differences in weather. Furthermore, if the steaming mode in the previous step, for example, the steaming step, is different, the values of each control element and the way in which they change must also be changed.

Therefore, just because good results were obtained in the fine rolling process during the previous year or the previous harvesting process, it is not necessarily the case that each control element should be changed in the same way in the fine rolling process this time. Sometimes the results are equally good, sometimes not. In addition, tea manufacturing is carried out in a battlefield-like environment, and it is not possible to keep records of the values of control elements that change at any time during the rolling process, and the length of time these values last.

From this point of view, in the tea rolling process, a skilled technician called a tea master is always near the rolling machine and monitors the progress of the rolling process. The reality is that the position of each control element, for example, the weight 14, is controlled during the fine rolling process based on experience and intuition, with reference to the feel, wetness, etc.

Furthermore, even if a skilled technician is always nearby and controls the position of the weight 14, etc., it is impossible to make the transition exactly the same, and it is undeniable that there will be slight differences in the results each time. It is something.

The present invention has been made in view of these points.

The present invention prepares a plurality of rolling chambers and selects a ready-made pattern by selecting a desired finishing quality level for each rolling chamber, or by preparing tea leaves before being introduced into the fine rolling process. This is done for each rubbing room by taking into account the quality settings of By changing the level, the process can be performed according to the newly selected pattern, and the transition of the control elements performed in the one fine kneading process is stored in the memory as a new user-created pattern, so that it can be used from now on. The user-created pattern is read out as necessary in the repeated fine kneading process, and each control element is changed according to this pattern so that one fine kneading process can be completed, and the control elements in the first kneading chamber are It is an object of the present invention to provide a tea manufacturing method and a tea manufacturing and fine rolling apparatus which are capable of completing one fine rolling process while changing the control elements of each rolling chamber using the transition as a master.

In this way, it is best to use the transition of the control elements in one rolling chamber as the master and change the control elements in multiple rolling chambers when the tea leaves are rubbed under the same conditions in each rolling chamber. Changes in the control elements in the kneading room where results have been obtained can be applied to other kneading rooms, contributing to uniformity and improvement of finishing quality.

The present invention will be described in detail below, but first, among the control elements in the fine rolling process, the main ones are the degree of pressure applied by the rolling hands, the position of the weight, the reciprocating speed of the rolling hands, the main axis, etc. The round trip period of
The operation unit for controlling the heating degree of the massage chamber will be explained.

FIG. 3 shows an example of an operating section for changing the position of the weight 14. In the figure, 15 is a weight rail, 16 is its support shaft, and fleece sprocket wheels 17, 17, 1 are located at both ends and near the center of the weight rail 15.
7, and drive sprocket wheels 18 are mounted near the center of the rails 15, respectively. These sprocket wheels 17, 17,
Chain 19 is stretched between 17 and 18,
A weight 14 is engaged with the chain 19. Therefore, by rotating the drive motor 20, the drive sprocket wheel 18 rotates and the chain 19 moves, and the weight 14 is moved in the direction (where the heavy pressure on the kneading hands 12 is increased) depending on the direction of rotation of the drive motor 20. (to the left in Figure 3) or vice versa.

Note that reference numerals 21 and 21 are engagement edges projecting laterally from the lower ends of both sides of the weight rail 15 formed by bending a metal plate into a substantially shape; It is slidably engaged with grooves 23, 23 formed on the surface.

Further, reference numeral 24 denotes a lever whose central portion is rotatably supported by the weight 14, and one end thereof projects toward the front side of the weight 14. The other end of the lever 24 is located within the weight 14, and an engaging element 25 is fixed there. Several engaging teeth 26, 26, 26 are formed on the lower surface of the engaging element 25, and these engaging teeth are coupled to the chain 19. 27 is a compression coil spring that presses the engager 25 toward the chain 19. Such a configuration is useful when it is necessary to perform initialization during automatic program operation in the fine rolling process, to move a weight urgently, or to perform manual operation independent of program execution or creation. be. In other words, even if the drive motor 20 continues to rotate after the weight 14 has been returned to the starting position (the right end in FIG. 3), the chain 19 pushes up the engager 25, causing the chain 19 to be idle-fed. Furthermore, when the forward protruding end of the lever 24 is lowered, the inner end, that is, the engaging element 25 moves upward against the pressing force of the compression spring 27, and the engaging element 25 and the chain 19 are no longer engaged. Unraveled. Therefore, when starting the fine rolling process, if the drive motor 20 is rotated for a slightly longer time than the time required for the weight 14 to return from the tip of the rail 15 to the starting position, the weight 14 will be returned to the starting position. After that, it is skipped and always returns to the starting position, regardless of its previous position. Further, by operating the lever 24, the weight 14 can be moved in a state unrelated to the execution or creation of a program.

4 and 5 show an example of an operating section for adjusting the reciprocating period of the main shaft 9. FIG. 9 in the figure is the main axis, 2
8 is an arm fixed to the main shaft 9. A crank mechanism 29 converts the rotational movement of the pulley 30 into a reciprocating swinging movement of the crank arm 31 (a movement in which the crank arm 31 moves to the position shown by the imaginary line and returns). 32 is a main shaft drive motor, a variable diameter pulley 33 is attached to the shaft thereof, and the rotation of the pulley 33 is transmitted to a pulley 30 of the crank mechanism 29 by a V-belt 34. Reference numeral 35 denotes a motor that controls the reciprocating period, and the rotation of the motor 35 causes the control arm 36 to rotate, for example, to the position shown by the imaginary line. As a result, the motor frame 37 rotates around the fulcrum 38, increasing the tension of the V-belt 34, and
4 pushes out the groove 39 of the variable diameter pulley 33, and the diameter of the pulley 33 becomes substantially smaller.

Therefore, the rotation of the pulley 30 of the crank mechanism 29 is lower than before, and the reciprocating period of the main shaft 9 becomes longer.

FIG. 6 shows an example of an operating section for adjusting the heating degree of the massaging chamber 6, and shows the massaging chamber 6 obliquely viewed from below. In the figure, 2 and 2 are burners and grooves 5 and 5 of the massaging chamber 6.
Heat from below. Then, the gas supplied from the main pipe 40 passes through the throttle valve 41 and the main solenoid valve 42.
burners 2, 2 through individual solenoid valves 43, 43 provided on the branch gas passages to the respective burners 2, 2.
is supplied to and then combusted. In the case of this mechanism, the individual solenoid valves 43, 43 remain open during the fine rolling operation, and the heating power is adjusted by opening and closing the main solenoid valve 42. That is, the main solenoid valve 42
When the main electromagnetic valve 42 is closed, the gas passes through both the valve 42 and the throttle valve 41, resulting in a high flame, and when the main solenoid valve 42 is closed, the gas passes only through the throttle valve 41, resulting in a low flame.

Above, examples have been given of the operation parts for operating the main control elements in the fine rolling process, but these are merely examples for carrying out the present invention.
In carrying out the present invention, the structure of the operating section or the selection of elements is arbitrary.

Next, the details of the present invention will be explained with reference to the four massage chambers, namely, FIG.
When using a so-called microprocessor to change the position of the pressure weight 14, the reciprocating speed of the kneading hands 12, and the degree of heating of the kneading chambers in a fine kneading machine equipped with four sets of kneading chambers 6 as shown in FIG. Let's explain using an example.

FIG. 7 is a front view of the control panel, FIG. 8 is a block diagram of the control section, and FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the procedure for controlling each control element.

In FIG. 7, 44 is a power indicator light, which indicates whether the power source is alive or dead. 45 is a power switch. 4
Reference numeral 6 denotes a buzzer, which sounds when the user-created pattern is finished being loaded or stored, and when the fine kneading is finished and the time to take it out has come. 47 is a push button for stopping the buzzer. 48a
-48f are store area designation buttons, which are used to designate the number of the area in which user-created patterns are to be stored. 49 is a control method selection switch, and "1st" to "4th" are the numbers of the master massage room or working switches for storing and loading patterns with the user-created pattern store area of the memory described later. Stamp showing the number of the massage room with area, 50a to 50d
is an indicator lamp, which indicates the master rubbing chamber during master operation, and lights up to indicate the number of the massage chamber whose process is most advanced among the four massage chambers during non-master operations. ing. "Individual Creation" is a stamp that indicates the position of the knob when the user selects a pattern independently for each massage chamber and proceeds with the process, "Program Protection" is for rewriting user-created patterns,
This is a mark that indicates the position to prevent erasure, and is intended to prevent the painstakingly created pattern from being overwritten if touched by another worker. Reference numeral 51 is a load/store switch, and when pushed to the calling side, the store area pattern of the number (record number) specified by the store area designation buttons 48a to 48f corresponds to the massage room 1 of the number specified by the control method selection switch 49. When the working area is moved to the recording side, the working area pattern corresponding to the massage chamber 1 with the number specified with the control method selection switch 49 is transferred to the working area with the number specified with the store area specification buttons 48a to 48f. It is designed to be stored in the store area. Reference numeral 52 denotes a fine kneading time setting device for setting the time of one fine kneading process in minutes when using a ready-made pattern. Reference numerals 53 to 53d indicate the elapsed time of the rolling process, which indicates how many minutes have passed since the tea leaves were added to each rolling chamber.

54a to 54d are finish quality level selection units, which are used to set a desired finish quality level for each rubbing room. Each of the finishing quality level selection sections 54a to 54d has a level selection button 5.
5 to 57 are provided. Buttons 55a to 55d are used to select the level of finish color and gloss, and seven buttons with additional codes "1" to "7" are provided so that the level can be selected from seven levels. Buttons 56a to 56d are used to select the level of the finished shape, and seven buttons are also provided so that seven levels can be selected.
57a to 57d are buttons for selecting the finishing softness level, and seven buttons are also provided. 5
8 is the original leaf type setting switch, and depending on the nature of the fresh leaves, it can be set to ``seeing bud'', ``normal leaf'', or ``sclerophyll''.
Align it to the position marked with . 59 is a steaming mode setting switch, and this switch 59 can be set to "normal steaming", "semi-deep steaming",
It matches the position of the stamp ``deep steaming'' or ``special steaming.'' In this embodiment, the raw leaf type specified by the raw leaf type setting switch 58, the steaming mode specified by the steaming mode setting switch 59, and the level selection buttons 55 to 57 for each massage room are selected. Depending on the combination of finishing quality levels selected by , a ready-made pattern corresponding to the combination is selected.

Next, in Figure 8, the CPU is the central processing unit;
EPROM is an erasable and writable read-only memory connected to the CPU, RAM is a random access memory connected to the CPU, 60 is an input/output port connected to the CPU, and 61 is a gate latch control circuit connected to the input/output port 60. , 55a to 55d are finish quality (color and gloss) level selection buttons, 56a to 56
d is a finish quality (shape) level selection button, 57a
~57d is the finish quality (softness) level selection button,
58 is a raw leaf type setting switch, 59 is a steaming mode setting switch, 52 is a fine rolling time setting device, 49 is a control method selection switch, 48 is a store area designation button, 62 is a loading command switch, 63 is an extraction limit switch, 50 is a Each gate circuit 6 is a load store switch and is opened and closed by a signal from a gate latch control circuit 61.
4, 64, . . . are connected to the input/output port 60. It should be noted that the input command switch 62 is for issuing an input command signal when starting fine rolling, and the take-out limit switch 63 is disposed near the rolling plate 3 and is linked with opening and closing thereof.

65a to 65d are burner controllers for controlling the heating degree of the rubbing chamber 6 by opening and closing the main solenoid valve 42 to adjust the thermal power of the burners 2, 2;
5a to 35d are main shaft rotation speed control motors for adjusting the reciprocating speed of the kneading hands 12; 20a to 20d are weight control motors for adjusting the position of the weight 14;
#1 ~ attached to each controller and motor
#4 is controller 65 and motor 3 respectively
5 and 20 drive circuits, 50a to 50d are indicator lamps indicating the massage chamber that is the master, and 53a to 5
3d is a fine kneading elapsed time indicator, and 46 is a buzzer, each of which is connected to the input/output port 60 via a latch circuit 66 controlled by a gate latch control circuit 61. In addition, when the buzzer 46 is used to notify the end of the massage, the buzzer stop button 47 is pressed.
It will ring until you press , and it will ring for a certain period of time to notify you that a load/store has finished, then stop.

67a to 67d are massaging chamber temperature sensors, 68a to 6
8d is a spindle rotation speed sensor, 69a to 69d are weight position sensors, and each gate circuit 64, 6 is controlled by a gate latch control circuit 61.
4, . . . are connected to the input/output port 60.

Therefore, the tea manufacturing process using such a circuit, which is performed by changing the reciprocating speed of the kneading hands, the degree of pressure applied by the kneading hands, the degree of heating of the kneading chamber, etc., is shown in the flowchart shown in Figure 9. Implemented in accordance with.

(1) First, a case will be explained in which the fine rolling process can be completed using only the initially selected ready-made pattern.

(a) First, set the control method selection switch 49 to each massage room individually. In addition, original leaf type selection switch 5
8 to the mark indicating the fresh leaf properties of the tea leaves to be put into the rubbing chamber, and furthermore, set the steaming mode setting switch 59 to the mark indicating the steaming mode in the steaming process of the tea leaves to be put into the rubbing chamber.
For example, if the fresh leaf is normal and has been steamed normally, each switch is 58,
59 as shown in FIG. Furthermore,
"Irotsuya" is provided for each massage room,
The desired finish quality is selected using finish quality level selection buttons 55, 56, and 57 such as "shape" and "softness."

(b) Then, if the tea leaves that have completed the previous rolling process have already been taken out from the rolling chamber, "Has taking out been completed?" is "Yes", and the above switches 58, 59 and buttons 55, 56 are pressed. , 57 are operated, the question ``Was data selected?'' becomes ``Yes,'' and the question ``What is the control method?'' becomes individual. Therefore, the central processing unit CPU selects each switch. Read the data set or selected using the and button and memorize the corresponding pattern.
Write from EPROM to the working area corresponding to the relevant massage room in memory RAM.

For example, if the original leaf type is "normal leaf", the steaming mode is "normal steaming", and the desired quality levels are all normal, that is, the color and gloss level is "4", the shape level is "4", and the softness level is "7". , a pattern as shown in FIG. 10 is selected.
Also, if you set the color gloss level to a slightly darker level "3" and keep the other conditions the same as above, the first
A pattern as shown in Figure 1 is selected. Furthermore, if the shape level is set to "3" from now on, a pattern as shown in FIG. 12 will be selected.

(c) Therefore, the CPU controls the transition of the control elements in each massage room according to the pattern written in the working area of each massage room in the above. First, the initial value specified by the usage pattern is compared with the current control value detected by each sensor 67 to 69 of each control element in each massage room, and if there is a difference, it is adjusted to match the initial value. In order to do so, a signal corresponding to the value is output to the drive circuit of the control element operating section 65, 35, 20, etc. Then, when the current control value of each control element reaches the initial value, a command to throw in the tea leaves is issued, the tea leaves are thrown into the rolling chamber, and the counting of the rolling time for the rolling chamber is started. In this way, since the thorough rolling starts when the current value of the control element reaches the initial value, even if the closing command switch 62 is operated, as long as the current value of the control element does not reach the initial value. In this case, the tea leaves are not introduced into the rolling chambers, and the rolling of tea leaves is started sequentially between the rolling chambers starting from the tea leaves that reach the initial value.

Then, the current values of the spindle rotation speed, weight position, and massaging chamber temperature detected by each sensor 67 to 69 are read, and these are indicated by the pattern written in the working area. If there is a difference, a correction signal is sent to the operating units such as the burner controller 65 and each control motor 35, 20 until the difference disappears.

Such a program is performed using the fine kneading time setting device 5.
Until the fine kneading time set in step 2 has passed, the execution is repeated because "Is the fine kneading time over?" is "No", and the values of each of the control elements such as the spindle rotation speed, that is, the reciprocating speed of the kneading hands, etc. At predetermined time intervals, the value is successively changed to a value determined by an established pattern, for example, the values shown in FIGS. 10 to 12.

In the case of this example, the changes in the values of each control element such as the spindle rotation speed in the fine rolling process of 1 are
Divided into 35 steps, fine kneading time setting device 5
2, if the thorough kneading time is set to, for example, 35 minutes, the values of each control element such as the spindle rotation speed can be changed to the value shown in the next step every 35/35 minutes.

(d) Then, when the time set above has elapsed, for example 35 minutes, the message "Is the massaging time over?" will be displayed.
becomes "YES", and a command is issued to the automatic take-out device (not shown) to perform a take-out operation such as opening the kneading plate 3, and the buzzer 46 sounds to notify the end of the fine kneading process.

When the rubbing plate 3 opens, the take-out limit switch 63 operates in conjunction with this, and this initializes the current value of each control element to the initial value indicated by the pattern, and the make-in command from the make-in command switch 62 is activated. As soon as possible,
It becomes in a standby state so that the fine rolling process can be started again.

Even if the start time of such an operation is different for each massage room, the value of each control element is individually changed from the beginning of the existing pattern.

(2) The control elements were changed according to the initially selected pattern, but as a result of sampling the tea leaves during the rolling process, it was determined that the finished quality level would not be as desired.

(a) If it is determined that the finish quality is not as desired, press the selection button again. For example, for the first massage room,
I started with the pattern shown in Figure 0, but as a result of sampling during the process, I decided that the color and luster would become a little dull if left as is. Since it is sufficient to change the control element to , press _55a3 of the finishing quality level selection buttons 55a. Then, from then on, the control elements are changed according to the pattern shown in FIG. 11. For example, if you have set the thorough kneading time to 35 minutes and press _55a3 of the finish color/gloss level selection buttons 55a 16 minutes after the start of the kneading process, the message written in the working area of the first kneading room will be displayed. The unexecuted portion of the pattern of FIG. 10, ie, the 17th step and subsequent steps, is rewritten with the 17th step and subsequent steps of the pattern of FIG.

In this state, the process was proceeding, but when sampling was performed again, it was determined that the "shape" was likely to be a little larger this time. In that case, press the shape level selection button 5.
I'll press 56a ₃ out of 6a. Thereafter, the control elements are changed according to the pattern shown in FIG. 12. For example, from the start of massaging
Assuming that the level selection button _56a3 is pressed after 24 minutes, the unexecuted portion of the pattern written in the working area of the first massage room, that is, the 25th step onwards, will be the 25th part of the pattern in Fig. 12.
It can be rewritten as after the step.

(b) From then on, if there is no need to change, fine kneading will be performed using the pattern shown in FIG. 12 up to 35 steps.

In the above example, as a result, the control elements in the first massage room are transitioned using the pattern shown in FIG. 13, and the working area of the first massage room is also A pattern as shown in FIG. 13 has been written. Then, when I performed careful rolling while reselecting the finish quality level halfway through, I was able to get good results.
In that case, if you use that pattern in the subsequent rolling process, you should be able to get similarly good results if the condition of the tea leaves introduced into the rolling process is the same. Therefore, when the tea leaves in the same state as the tea leaves introduced into the fine rolling process are subsequently subjected to fine rolling in the particular rolling room and other rolling rooms, the pattern may be used as a master.

(3) In the above example, when the pattern written in the working area of the first massage chamber (the pattern as shown in FIG. 13) is used as a master and the other massage chambers are also subjected to thorough massaging.

(a) Set control method selection switch 49 to “master”
Match it to the ``1st''. As a result, the circuit is configured so that only the working area corresponding to the massaging chamber designated as the master, in this case the first massaging chamber, is used, and the changes in each control element such as the spindle rotation speed in all the massaging chambers. This is performed using the pattern of the massage room as the master as an index. Of course, in the case of operation using the master pattern, as in the case of "individual massage room" described above, even if the start time is different for each massage room, each control element can be controlled individually from the beginning of the master pattern. A transition is made.

Therefore, if you master the massage room patterns that have already been tried with good results,
Each control element of the other massage chambers will perform exactly the same movement as that of the massage chamber that yielded good results.

(b) Press the input command switch 62.

(c) As a result, when the current value of the control element in the first rolling chamber reaches the initial value defined in the master pattern, tea leaves are introduced into the first rolling chamber and the fine rolling process is started. Ru.

(d) If the feeding command switch 62 is pressed for the mixing chambers other than the master tea room, tea leaves will be added starting from the one whose current value of the control element has reached the initial value set in the master pattern. Massage begins.

(e) Then, the control elements are changed in accordance with the master pattern for each rolling chamber, and when the fine rolling is completed, the tea leaves are taken out and initialized as described above.

In addition, such operations using a master pattern can be carried out in a kneading room where an expert is currently on hand and is proceeding with the fine kneading process while adjusting the finish quality level as described above. This can also be done by changing each control element.

That is, for example, if the first massaging chamber is used as the master, the finishing quality level selection button for the first massaging chamber is operated while sampling on the way, and as a result, according to the pattern shown in FIG. 13, If the control element is changed, the control element will also be changed in other massage rooms according to the pattern of the master massage room.

The operations for each control method have been explained above, but in the case of this embodiment, the memory RAM is backed up by a battery, so that data is saved even if the power switch 45 is turned off. .

Therefore, for example, if the results of the transition of each control element in the first massage chamber are good and it is a pattern that you would like to continue using, for example, the control method selection switch 4
9 as the first master, press the store area designation button, for example 48b, corresponding to the store area number in which the pattern is to be saved, and turn the load store switch 50 to the "record" side. By this operation, the pattern in the working area for the first massage room is transferred to store area No. 2 of the memory RAM, and the buzzer 46 sounds when the transfer is completed. Other massage room patterns can be saved in the same way.

If you want to change each control element, such as the spindle rotation speed of the second massage chamber, using the pattern stored in such a store area as an index, the pattern to be used as the index is saved. Press the store area designation button, for example 48b, that corresponds to the store area number that you are looking for, and press the "second" button that indicates the massage room that you want to move according to the pattern.
the control method selection switch 49 and the load store switch 50 to the "calling" side. As a result, the pattern in the store area is transferred to the working area of the selected massage room, and when the pattern is completed, the buzzer 46 sounds. Then, when the fine kneading process of the kneading chamber is started, each control element of the kneading chamber changes using the pattern as an index.

Moreover, it is of course possible to use the pattern called up from the store area in this way as a master pattern. For example, in the example above, the second store area (designated by button 48b)
If you want to recall the pattern saved in the working area to the working area corresponding to the second massage room and use it as the master, leave the control method selection switch 49 in the "second" position of "master" and select the pattern for each massage room. When the input command switch 62 is turned on, the fine kneading process is performed in the same manner as in the case of the master operation described above.

In addition, in the above explanation, we take as an example a fine kneading machine that incorporates four kneading chambers into one unit, but one or two kneading chambers may be used.
Of course, the present invention can also be applied to the case where a plurality of fine kneading machines each having one kneading chamber are used.

In addition to the control elements mentioned in this specification, control elements that can be controlled by the present invention include those that affect the quality of tea leaves in the rolling process.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the main parts of the tea milling machine, Figure 2 is a plan view of the main parts, and Figure 3 shows an embodiment of the operating section for controlling the position of the weight, and A is the center of the front view. Longitudinal sectional view, B is a plan view, C is a back view, D is a partially enlarged plan view of the chain, E is a partially enlarged side view of the chain, and Figures 4 and 5 are for controlling the reciprocating speed of the kneading hands. Fig. 4 is a side view, Fig. 5 is a side view showing only the main shaft drive motor taken out, and Fig. 6 is an example of the operating part for controlling the heating degree of the massage chamber. FIG. 7 is a front view of the control panel, FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the control section, and FIG.
The figure is a flowchart, FIGS. 10 to 12 are diagrams each showing an example of a ready-made pattern, and FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a user-created pattern. Explanation of symbols, 2... Heating device, 6... Massage chamber, 1
2...Kneading hands, 14-15...Pressure device, 20...
Operating unit for the degree of pressure applied by kneading hands, 35... Reciprocating speed operating unit for kneading hands, 55... Finish quality (color/gloss) level selection switch, 56... Finish quality (shape) level selection switch, 57... Finish quality (softness) level selection switch, 58, 59... Original leaf quality setting switch, 65... Massing chamber heating degree operation unit, EPROM,
RAM...Memory, CPU-EPROM-RAN-6
0-61-64-66...Control unit.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. Tea manufacturing process that uses a plurality of rolling chambers, including the reciprocating speed of the rolling hands, the degree of pressure applied by the rolling hands, and the degree of heating of the rolling chambers, etc., which are related to the finished quality of tea leaves in the fine rolling process. In a tea manufacturing method in which one fine rolling process in each rolling chamber is completed while sequentially changing various control elements according to the progress of the process, one or more of the control elements as appropriate are controlled. A large number of patterns are stored in a storage device that define process control values that are indicators of the transition in the fine rolling process, and these patterns are used to determine the finish of tea leaves during the fine rolling process, such as the color, shape, and softness of the tea leaves. The above-mentioned patterns are subdivided according to the combination of some of the quality levels and/or the combination of some of the raw leaf qualities of the tea leaves introduced in the fine rolling process, such as fresh leaf properties, steaming mode, etc. The color, shape, softness, etc. of the tea leaves are matched to the combination of several levels of the finishing quality of the tea leaves through the fine rolling process, and the desired level of each of the above finishing qualities is selected, or as needed. Then, according to the tea leaves to be introduced into the rolling process, a combination of several of the above-mentioned raw leaf qualities is set, and each desired level of the above-mentioned finishing quality is arbitrarily selected using an input device. Then, one of the many patterns mentioned above corresponding to the selected combination of desired finish quality levels is read out from the storage device by the control device, and the control elements of each rubbing room are changed using this read pattern as a master. A tea manufacturing method characterized in that the rolling process of one of the rolling chambers is completed while the rolling process is being carried out. 2. Using multiple rolling chambers, various control elements in the tea manufacturing process, such as the reciprocating speed of the rolling hands, the degree of pressure applied by the rolling hands, and the heating level of the rolling chamber, which are involved in the final quality of tea leaves in the fine rolling process, are controlled. In a tea manufacturing method in which one fine rolling process is completed in each rolling chamber while progressing sequentially as the process progresses, one or more of the above control elements may be controlled in one fine rolling process. A large number of patterns are stored in a storage device that define process control values that serve as indicators of the transition of tea leaves. The color, gloss, and shape of tea leaves that are subdivided by combinations of the above-mentioned patterns and/or the combinations of some of the raw leaf qualities of the tea leaves that are introduced into the rolling process, such as fresh leaf properties and steaming modes, respectively. , softness, and other finishing qualities of tea leaves from the fine rolling process. By setting a combination of several of the above-mentioned raw leaf qualities according to the tea leaves to be introduced, and arbitrarily selecting the desired level of each of the above-mentioned finishing qualities using an input device, the above-mentioned numerous results can be obtained. Among the patterns, one corresponding to the selected combination of desired finishing quality levels is read out from the storage device by the control device, and the control device uses the read pattern as an index to transition the control element, and the process During the process, the selection level of the finishing quality is changed at any time as necessary, and a new pattern corresponding to the changed combination of finishing quality levels is read out from the storage device. The control device changes the control elements in accordance with the new pattern to complete one fine kneading process, and uses the pattern of changes of each control element in the one kneading chamber as a master to perform the remaining kneading processes. 1. A method for making and rolling tea, characterized in that the rolling process of one of the rolling chambers is completed by changing the control elements in the chambers. 3 Using multiple rolling chambers, various control elements in the tea manufacturing process, such as the reciprocating speed of the rolling hands, the degree of pressure applied by the rolling hands, and the degree of heating of the rolling chambers, which are involved in the final quality of tea leaves in the fine rolling process, are controlled. In a tea manufacturing method in which one fine rolling process is completed in each rolling chamber while progressing sequentially as the process progresses, one or more of the above control elements may be controlled in one fine rolling process. A large number of patterns are stored in a storage device that define process control values that serve as indicators of the transition of tea leaves. The color, gloss, and shape of tea leaves that are subdivided by combinations of the above-mentioned patterns and/or the combinations of some of the raw leaf qualities of the tea leaves that are introduced into the rolling process, such as fresh leaf properties and steaming modes, respectively. , softness, and other finishing qualities of tea leaves from the fine rolling process. By setting a combination of several of the above-mentioned raw leaf qualities according to the tea leaves to be introduced, and arbitrarily selecting the desired level of each of the above-mentioned finishing qualities using an input device, the above-mentioned numerous results can be obtained. Among the patterns, one corresponding to the selected combination of desired finishing quality levels is read out from the storage device by the control device, and the control device uses the read pattern as an index to transition the control element, and the process During the process, the selection level of the finishing quality is changed at any time as necessary, and a new pattern corresponding to the changed combination of finishing quality levels is read out from the storage device. The control element is made to change according to the new pattern to complete the first fine rolling process, and furthermore, the transition of the control element performed in the first fine rolling process is stored in the memory as a new user-created pattern. In the fine kneading process that is repeated thereafter, the user-created pattern is read out from the memory as necessary, and this pattern is used as a master pattern to change each control element in each kneading chamber to perform one fine kneading process in each kneading chamber. A tea manufacturing method characterized in that it can be finished. 4. Each control element that is involved in the finishing quality of tea leaves in the fine rolling process, such as the reciprocating speed of the rolling hands, the degree of pressure applied by the rolling hands, and the degree of heating of the rolling chamber, is changed sequentially as the process progresses. The tea manufacturing and rolling equipment is configured to complete the rolling process, and includes a plurality of rolling chambers heated by a heating device, a rolling hand that is swingably installed in the rolling chamber and pressurizes the tea leaves in the rolling chamber, and a rolling hand. A pressurizing device that applies pressurizing force to tea leaves in a hand and can change the pressurizing force, and at least one operation provided corresponding to each rubbing chamber for operating at least one of the above-mentioned control elements. a memory that stores a pattern that is an indicator of the transition during the fine kneading process of the control element; a control unit that controls the operating part according to the pattern stored in the memory; A finish quality level selection switch is provided corresponding to the chamber to select the level of the finish quality of tea leaves resulting from the fine rolling process, such as the color, shape, and softness of the tea leaves, as well as fresh leaf properties and steam heat as necessary. and a raw leaf quality setting switch for setting some of the raw leaf qualities of the tea leaves to be introduced into the fine rolling process such as the shape, and the memory stores a plurality of predetermined patterns. The control unit selects a pattern corresponding to a combination of finish quality levels selected by the finish quality level selection switch from among the ready-made patterns for each rubbing room and/or a pattern according to the combination of finish quality levels selected by the finish quality level selection switch from among the ready-made patterns. A pattern determined by a combination of the set raw leaf quality and each finishing quality level selected by the finishing quality level selection switch is selected to control the operating section for each rubbing room. 1. A tea processing and rolling apparatus characterized in that the operating parts relating to all the rolling chambers can be controlled using a pattern selected for one rolling chamber as a master.