JPS5823285B2 - Seichiyaki Yuyoukinohukesouchi - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a leaf feeder using an endless transport belt system in an inclined shape, which is used when sending tea leaves that have been thoroughly rolled to a dryer, etc. When the packet on the transport belt is turned over at the delivery end of the leaf feeder, the tea leaves and tea powder that fall through the gap are caught inside and collected, and then the packet rotates downward. When the tea and confectionery drips, the tea leaves flow outward through the gaps between the packets and merge with the regular fed leaves, thereby making it possible to reduce the amount of tea and confectionery dripping.

To explain its structure, in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, 1 is a dryer that feeds tea and confectionery, 2 is a leaf feeder, which runs inside the machine frame 3 and bottom plate 4 via drive goose 'J5, 5'. an endless transport belt 6 that circulates, a hopper 7, a height adjustment device 8,
It is composed of an input port 9 and a drive motor 10.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, in the endless transport belt 6, the packets 11 are fixed 13 to the chains 12 that circulate within both sides of the machine frame 3, forming a continuous transport belt. This Cheno 12 is attached to the rail 1 fixed to the machine frame 3.
4 by the rotational traction of the drive pulley 5.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 15 denotes a leaf receiving device, in which a cross plate 17 is fixed to a shaft 16 which is attached to the drive pulley 5, and a leaf receiving plate i is attached to this.
s, i so, i s□, 183 are fixed with screws 19, and these leaf receiving plates 18 are
When the packets 11 are reversed by the pull of the drive pulley 5, the connected packets 11 are separated and the gaps are made to correspond to the gaps 42, 42, 2, and 4, and the tea leaves spilling from the gap 42 are caught inside. When the tea leaves are received at the lower side and rotated to the lower side, the tea leaves are sent out from the gap E to be reunited with the regular delivered tea leaves.

Therefore, if the motor 10 is operated, the drive pulley 5,
An endless transport belt 6 circulates within the machine frame 3 via 5'.

At this time, the leaf receiver device 15 which is pivotally attached to the drive pulley also rotates as shown by the arrow.

Next, when the tea leaves a processed in the previous step are sent to the hopper 7, the tea leaves are transferred to the transport belt 6 and fed to the dryer 1 from the delivery end through the input port 9.

When observing the state of the tea leaves on the transport zone 6 at this time,
Naturally, tea leaves are contained within each packet 11, but there are also tea leaves placed where each packet is connected, or where tea leaves are placed astride between packets.

Such tea leaves are transported as they are when the transport belt 6 is running in a straight line, but when the tea leaf 12 is caught on the drive pulley 5, the packet 11 is reversed due to its structure. Separated, Bucket 1 in Figure 3
The angles change as shown in 1□, 11□, and 113, creating a gap 47 from which the liquid spills.

When it is further inverted to the position of packet 114, most of the tea leaves on the packet fall, and all of the tea leaves on packet 115 fall.

and bucket) 114°11,. It is observed that there are already no tea leaves in the gaps C, 2, and E of 116.

The present invention is based on the above-mentioned situation, and the leaf receiving device 15 is attached to the drive pulley 5, and the leaf receiving plate 18°181.18□,
183 corresponds to the gap between each packet,
Tea leaves and tea powder spilled from the gap 42 are collected by the leaf receiving plate 18,
18 □, the received tea leaves are shot in the gap E, and are allowed to fall into the inlet 9 to join with the regular delivered tea leaves.

According to the results of experiments using a leaf feeder equipped with the present invention, 90% of the total amount that spills from the above-mentioned points is collected by this device, and the remaining 10% slides down the bottom plate 4 of the machine frame and spills onto the bottom side. However, if the amount is of this size, it is sufficient to leave the container as shown by the chain line in FIG. 1 and return it to the hopper 7 from time to time, or a conventionally known recovery device may be installed.

Conventionally, with this type of leaf feeder, the tea leaves would spill onto the bottom plate of the machine frame during operation, and a special device had to be added to collect them, which was extremely troublesome. Most of the packets spill into the frame of the machine when the packets are turned over in the upper goo area.

However, all conventional recovery devices are attached to the bottom of the machine frame, making the structure complicated and expensive, and requiring frequent repairs.However, according to the present invention, the recovery device Since the spilled tea leaves are collected, the structure is simple and inexpensive, there is no problem with accidents, and it can be installed inside the existing transportation belt, so there is no need to occupy space as a collection device. Therefore, the entire device can be made compact.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a usage diagram of the leaf feeder, and Figure 2 is a plan view of the leaf feeder (
3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of a main part, FIG. 4 is a plan view of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line X--X of FIG. 4. 5... Drive pulley, 6... Endless transport belt, 11... Packet, 15... Leaf receiving device, 18-183... Leaf catcher plate, i22ro,
Honey, ho......the gap.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A gap portion A that occurs when the packets reversely rotate at the pulley portion coaxially with a drive pulley that pulls an endless transport belt consisting of a large number of packets. The gap between the packets accommodates the tea leaves or tea powder that spills inward, and when the pulley rotates toward the lower side, the tea powder flows out from the gap between the packets. A leaf holder for a tea leaf feeder equipped with a leaf holder.