PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase washing efficiency by sufficiently sinking fresh tea leaves in water when the fresh tea leaves are introduced into a washing water tank, to sufficiently finish wash fresh tea leaves by a rotary wire net basket, to sufficiently remove impurities with a small loss of fresh tea leaves and to efficiently discharge fresh tea leaves.SOLUTION: The apparatus for washing fresh tea leaves includes the washing water tank that supplies washing water for washing fresh tea leaves, introduces fresh tea leaves from one end and discharges fresh tea leaves at the other end, an air-spray means for spraying air from the bottom of the washing water tank and a water sprinkling means for sprinkling washing water from the upper part of the washing water tank as a first means.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】本発明は、茶生葉を洗浄用水槽へ投入したときに、十分に水中に沈むようにして、洗浄効率を上昇させること、回転金網籠で十分に茶生葉を仕上げ洗浄すること、茶生葉の損傷が少なく、不純物を十分に除去し、茶生葉を効率よく排出することを課題としている。【解決手段】本発明の第1の手段は、茶生葉を洗浄するための洗浄水を給水し、茶生葉を一端から投入し、他端へ取出しする洗浄用水槽と、該洗浄用水槽の底面より空気を噴出する空気噴出手段と、前記洗浄用水槽の上部より洗浄水を噴出する散水手段とを備える茶生葉洗浄装置である。【選択図】図1
