PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide inexpensively a new parching apparatus capable of uniformly performing parching without burning tea leaves.SOLUTION: A first means of this tea leaf hot air parching apparatus includes: a treatment drum where tea leaves are fed from one end thereof, and the tea leaves are taken out of the other end thereof a driving means for rotating the treatment drum a sash bar provided on the inside of the treatment drum a hot air supply means for blowing the hot air from one end of the treatment drum and a wear plate provided at the center of the other end of the treatment drum, wherein the tea leaves are parched in the treatment drum.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】本発明は、茶葉がこげることがなく、殺青を均一に行なうことができる新規な殺青装置を低価格で提供することを目的としている。【解決手段】本発明の茶葉熱風殺青装置の第1手段は、一端から茶葉を投入し、他端から茶葉を取出す処理胴と、該処理胴を回転する駆動手段と、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熱風供給手段と、前記処理胴の他端中央に備えた当板とより構成し、前記処理胴内で茶葉を殺青する。【選択図】図1
