PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently dry tea leaves, and to provide an apparatus that can well treat even the tea leaves having a lot of surface water.SOLUTION: Provided is a tea leaf hot-air treatment apparatus characterized to be composed of a cylindrical treatment shell having one end as a tea leaf inputting port and the other end as a tea leaf outputting port, driving means for rotating the treatment shell, crosspieces arranged in the interior of the treatment shell, and hot-air supply means for blowing hot-air from one end of the treatment shell, as well as characterized in inputting tea leaves after roasting.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2016,JPO&INPIT【課題】本発明は、茶葉を効率よく乾燥することを目的としており、表面水分が多い茶葉も良好に処理することができる装置を提供することを課題としている。【解決手段】一端を茶葉の投入口、他端を茶葉の取出口とした円筒形の処理胴と、該処理胴を回転させる駆動手段と、前記処理胴の内側に備えた桟と、前記処理胴の一端より熱風を吹き込むための熱風供給手段とより構成するとともに、殺青後の茶葉を投入することを特徴とする茶葉熱風処理装置。【選択図】図1
