PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a Tencha tea production line which solves the problems of overlapping of tea leaves and uneven drying due to the overlapping when manufacturing Tencha tea, improves the quality of Tencha tea products, and allows Tencha tea to be produced on a larger scale than before.SOLUTION: The first means of this invention is a Tencha tea production line characterized by comprising a steamer to kill tea leaves, a tea leaf spreader for spreading the tea leaves steamed in the steamer, a rotary drum type hot air processing machine which supplies hot air into a rotary body accommodating tea leaves spread by the tea leaf spreader, a tea leaf spreader for spreading the tea leaves processed by the rotary drum type hot air treatment machine, and a tea furnace for drying the tea leaves spread by the tea leaf spreader.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1COPYRIGHT: (C)2018,JPO&INPIT【課題】 本発明は、碾茶を製造する時の茶葉の重なりや茶葉の重なりによる乾燥ムラを解決し、碾茶製品の品質を良好なものとし、従来よりも大量生産することができる碾茶製造ラインを提供することを課題としている。【解決手段】 本発明の第１手段は、茶葉を殺青する蒸機と、該蒸機にて蒸した茶葉を広げる散茶機と、該散茶機にて広げられた茶葉を収容する回転胴内に熱風を供給する回転胴型熱風処理機と、該回転胴型熱風処理機にて処理された茶葉を広げる散茶機と、該散茶機にて広げられた茶葉を乾燥する碾茶炉とより構成することを特徴とする碾茶製造ライン。【選択図】図１
