PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for processing steamed tea leaves capable of drying the tea leaves in a good efficiency by not making the tea leaves in a surface dried condition, and drying to a low water content by a single device.SOLUTION: The device for processing the tea leaves as a first means, is constituted by a processing chamber for putting the steam heated tea leaves into it, an air permeable endless conveying belt having multiple stages installed for loading the tea leaves steam heated in the processing chamber, and a hot air generater for supplying the hot air into the processing chamber, and at the rear stage of the endless conveying belt, including a compressing surface and another compressing surface having approximately the same width as that of the endless conveying belt and installing a rolling means for compressing the tea leaves from upper direction to lower direction continuously.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】 本発明は、茶葉が上乾き状態にならずに、茶葉を効率よく乾燥し、1台の装置で低い水分値まで乾燥することができる蒸茶葉処理装置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手段の蒸茶葉処理装置は、蒸熱した茶葉を投入する処理室と、該処理室内で蒸熱した茶葉を載置するために設けられた複数段の通気性の無端輸送帯と、前記処理室内へ熱風を供給する熱風発生器とより構成するとともに、前記無端輸送帯の後段には、前記無端輸送帯と略同巾の押圧面と押圧面とを備え、連続して茶葉を上方から下方へ押圧する揉捻手段を設ける。【選択図】図1
