JP2016049944A - Car washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a car washing machine that can be installed even in a narrow building site.SOLUTION: A car washing machine WA comprises a car washing machine body 1 straddling a washed vehicle CA and moving relatively in a front-rear direction, rotary brushes 4, 5 provided to the car washing machine body 1 to wash the washed vehicle, air blowing nozzles 22, 41 blowing air to and drying the washed vehicle CA. The car washing machine WA allows the washed vehicle CA, which has moved forward into the car washing machine body 1, to move back to exit, and has the rotary brushes 4, 5 arranged in front of the washed vehicle CA at a car washing start position and also has the air blowing nozzles 22, 41 arranged between a front end and a rear end of the washed vehicle CA. The car washing machine WA performs a washing process of washing the washed vehicle CA with the rotary brushes 4, 5 in a going way in which the car washing machine body 1 moves to the rear of the washed vehicle CA; a moving drying process of drying the washed vehicle CA with the air blowing nozzles 22, 41 in a return way in which the car washing machine body 1 moves to the front of the washed vehicle CA; and a stop drying process of drying the washed vehicle CA with the air blowing nozzles 22, 41 when the car washing machine body 1 stops and the washed vehicle CA exits.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a car wash machine provided with a blowing nozzle.

  A conventional car wash machine installed in a gas station or the like is disclosed in Patent Document 1. The car wash machine includes a car wash machine body that moves in the front-rear direction with respect to the vehicle to be washed. The car wash machine main body has two left and right opposing stand parts and a ceiling part connecting the upper ends of the stand parts, and is formed in a gate shape across the vehicle to be cleaned.

  The car wash machine body is provided with a rotating brush and a blower nozzle. A plurality of rotating brushes are provided to clean the surface of the vehicle to be cleaned. The blower nozzle is provided on the side where the vehicle to be cleaned enters from the rotating brush (the front part of the main body of the car washer) and sends air to the side surface and the upper surface of the vehicle to be cleaned.

  In the car wash machine having the above-described configuration, the operator sets the car wash conditions and advances the vehicle to be cleaned on the approach path to stop it. Thereafter, the car washer body disposed at the car wash start position moves toward the rear of the car to be washed to wash the car to be washed. And if it moves to the position which complete | finishes washing | cleaning of a to-be-washed vehicle with a rotary brush, a car-washing machine main body will reverse | invert and will move to the car wash start position toward the front of a to-be-washed vehicle. At that time, air is blown to the vehicle to be cleaned by the blowing nozzle to dry the vehicle to be cleaned. When the drying is finished, the vehicle to be cleaned passes through the main body of the washing machine and exits. In general, if there is a wall or the like behind the car washer main body (in front of the vehicle to be cleaned), the operator moves the vehicle to be cleaned backward and exits the approach path.

JP 2000-085547 A Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 07-025315

  However, according to the conventional car wash machine, the rotating brush and the air blowing nozzle are arranged apart in the front-rear direction. For this reason, the car wash machine main body requires a moving stroke in which the distance between the rotating brush and the air blowing nozzle is added to the length in the front-rear direction of the vehicle to be cleaned. Therefore, when the site of the car wash place is small, there is a problem that the car wash machine cannot be installed because the movement stroke of the car wash machine body cannot be secured.

  An object of this invention is to provide the car wash machine which can be installed also in a narrow site.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a car wash machine main body that moves relative to the vehicle to be washed in the front-rear direction, a rotating brush that is provided in the car wash machine main body to wash the car to be washed, and a car to be washed. An air blow nozzle for sending and drying air, wherein the vehicle to be cleaned that moves forward and enters the car wash body moves backward and exits, and the rotating brush is placed in front of the vehicle to be cleaned at the car wash start position. A cleaning step in which the blowing nozzle is disposed between a front end and a rear end of the vehicle to be cleaned, and the main body of the car washer moves toward the rear of the vehicle to be cleaned. A moving drying step of drying by the blowing nozzle in a return path in which the car wash machine body moves toward the front of the vehicle to be cleaned, and the air blowing nozzle when the car wash machine stops and the vehicle to be washed exits Dry And having a stop drying step of performing.

  In the car wash machine having the above-described configuration, the blower nozzle dries the upper surface of the vehicle to be cleaned, and the stop drying step is performed while holding the blower nozzle at the end of the moving drying step. It is characterized by that.

  In the car wash machine having the above-described configuration, the present invention further includes an operation unit that receives an input from an operator, stops blowing of the blow nozzle at the end of the moving drying process, and starts the stop drying process by an operation by the operation unit. It is characterized by being.

  In the car wash machine having the above-described configuration, the present invention includes a user detection sensor that detects an operator who enters the car wash machine body of the worker, stops air blowing from the blow nozzle at the end of the moving drying step, and The stop drying process is started based on a detection result of a user detection sensor.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the car wash machine having the above-described configuration, the stop drying step is performed by continuously blowing air from the blowing nozzle at the end of the moving drying step.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that in the car wash machine having the above-described configuration, a exit detection sensor for detecting whether or not the vehicle to be cleaned has exited is provided, and the stop drying process is ended based on a result of the exit detection sensor. To do.

  According to the present invention, the moving drying process in which the car wash machine main body moves toward the front of the vehicle to be cleaned is dried by the air blowing nozzle, and the air blow nozzle is used when the car wash machine stops and the vehicle to be cleaned exits. And a stop drying process for performing drying. Therefore, the moving stroke of the car wash machine body can be reduced, and the car wash machine can be installed in a narrow site.

The side view which shows the car wash machine of 1st Embodiment of this invention. The front view which shows the car wash machine of 1st Embodiment of this invention. The side view which shows the car wash state of the car wash machine main body of 1st Embodiment of this invention The side view which shows the car wash state of the car wash machine main body of 1st Embodiment of this invention The side view which shows the car wash state of the car wash machine main body of 1st Embodiment of this invention The side view which shows the car wash state of the car wash machine main body of 1st Embodiment of this invention The side view which shows the car wash state of the car wash machine main body of 2nd Embodiment of this invention

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2 are a side view and a front view showing a car wash machine WA according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The car wash machine WA includes a car wash machine body 1, a rail 2, a remote panel 7 </ b> A, and a stop guide 59. The car wash machine main body 1 is formed in a gate shape having two left and right opposing stand portions 90 and a ceiling portion 91 connecting the upper ends of the stand portions 90.

  A pair of left and right rails 2 are provided on the ground G, and wheels 3 provided on the bottom surface of the stand portion 90 are arranged on the rail 2. As a result, the car wash machine body 1 stands on the rail 2, travels on the rail 2 by driving of a travel motor (not shown), and relatively moves back and forth with respect to the vehicle CA to be cleaned.

  The remote panel 7A is arranged on the approach path S of the car wash machine body 1. The vehicle to be cleaned CA stops in front of the remote panel 7A, and the operator sets the car wash conditions by operating the remote panel 7A from within the vehicle to be cleaned CA.

  The buttons provided on the remote panel 7A can set car wash conditions using a liquid agent used for shampooing, waxing, water repellent coating, and the like. It is also possible to set equipment such as front guards, fender poles, side mirrors, rear wipers, and roof carriers.

  The stop guide portion 59 is provided between the rails 2 so as to extend in the left-right direction. The stop guide part 59 is formed by a cylindrical pipe or the like, the lower part is buried in the ground G, and only a few centimeters of the upper part protrude from the ground G.

  The stand unit 90 is provided with a tank storage unit 30 that stores a plurality of liquid storage tanks (not shown) that store various liquid agents such as detergents and waxes. Distributing piping 31 for distributing the city water and the liquid agent from each liquid storage tank is provided above the tank housing 30. In the distribution pipe section 31, the first and second water purification nozzles 11 and 13, which are injection nozzles, the first and second detergent nozzles 12 and 15, the water repellent coating nozzle 14 and the wax nozzle 16 each have an electromagnetic valve (not shown). Derived through.

  The first and second water purification nozzles 11 and 13 are respectively arranged on the front side and the back side of the car wash machine body 1 and inject city water to the vehicle to be cleaned CA. The first and second detergent nozzles 12 and 15 are arranged on the front side and the back side of the car wash machine main body 1, respectively, and spray liquid such as shampoo to the vehicle to be cleaned CA. The water repellent coating nozzle 14 and the wax nozzle 16 are disposed on the rear surface of the car wash machine body 1. The water repellent coating nozzle 14 injects a water repellent coating agent liquid onto the vehicle CA to be cleaned. The wax nozzle 16 injects liquid wax to the vehicle CA to be cleaned.

  A vehicle shape sensor 8 is provided on the front surface of the ceiling portion 91 of the car wash machine main body 1, and a vehicle shape sensor 9 and an exit detection sensor 61 are provided on the front surface of the stand portion 90. The vehicle shape sensors 8 and 9 are composed of photoelectric sensors, ultrasonic sensors, or the like, and detect the outer surface shape of the vehicle CA to be cleaned that enters the car wash machine main body 1. Thereby, operation | movement of the top ventilation nozzle 41 and the top brush 4 mentioned later can be controlled.

  Further, the exit detection sensor 61 detects entry and exit of the vehicle to be cleaned CA into the car wash machine main body 1.

  An operation panel 7 is disposed on the front surface of one stand portion 90 of the car wash machine body 1. The operation panel 7 includes operation buttons (not shown) similar to the remote panel 7A for setting the car wash conditions.

  The car wash machine body 1 has a plurality of rotating brushes that slide on the vehicle to be cleaned CA and rotate and brush by a drive motor (not shown). The rotating brush includes a top brush 4, a side brush 5 and a rocker brush 6. The top brush 4 is provided on the ceiling 91 and moves along the upper surface of the vehicle CA to be cleaned to clean the upper surface of the vehicle CA to be cleaned. The side brush 5 is provided on the left and right stand portions 90 and cleans both side surfaces of the vehicle CA to be cleaned. The rocker brush 6 is provided in the lower part of the left and right stand parts 90 and cleans the lower part of both side surfaces of the vehicle CA to be cleaned.

  The car wash machine main body 1 is provided with a blower 20 that generates an air flow to dry the vehicle to be cleaned CA. The blower 20 is connected to a plurality of blower nozzles arranged on the entry side of the vehicle to be cleaned CA rather than the rotating brush. The blowing nozzle includes a top blowing nozzle 41 and a side blowing nozzle 22. The top blowing nozzle 41 is provided on the ceiling portion 91, moves along the upper surface of the vehicle CA to be cleaned, and blows air toward the front and rear surfaces and the upper surface of the vehicle CA to be cleaned. The side blowing nozzles 22 are respectively provided in the stand part 90 of the car wash machine body 1 and blow air toward the side surface of the vehicle to be cleaned CA.

  In the car wash machine WA having the above-described configuration, the operator operates to stop the vehicle to be cleaned CA in front of the remote panel 7A, and sets the car wash conditions for the vehicle to be cleaned CA from within the vehicle to be cleaned CA. It is assumed that there is a wall or the like behind the car wash machine main body 1 (in front of the car to be washed CA), and the car wash situation in a narrow site where the car to be washed CA does not pass through the car wash machine main body 1 is assumed.

  3 to 6 show side views of the car wash machine main body 1 in a car wash state. The car wash machine main body 1 is arranged at the car wash start position shown in FIG. The operator drives the vehicle to be cleaned CA and stops when the front wheels of the vehicle to be cleaned CA come into contact with the stop guide portion 59 (see FIG. 2), and gets off the vehicle to be cleaned CA. At this time, the rotating brushes are arranged in front of the vehicle to be cleaned CA at the car wash start position, and the blower nozzles are arranged between the front end and the rear end of the vehicle to be cleaned CA. In the present embodiment, the side blowing nozzle 22 and the top blowing nozzle 41 are arranged at positions that overlap the windshield in a side view.

  When the to-be-washed vehicle CA is disposed at the car wash start position, the car wash machine main body 1 performs the washing process on the forward path moving toward the rear of the to-be-washed vehicle CA as indicated by an arrow A1. In the cleaning process, the top brush 4 cleans the front surface, the upper surface and the rear surface of the vehicle CA to be cleaned while moving up and down along the upper surface of the vehicle CA to be cleaned. The side brush 5 and the rocker brush 6 clean the side surface of the vehicle CA to be cleaned along the side surface of the vehicle CA to be cleaned. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the car wash machine main body 1 is stopped when the washing process is completed by washing up to the rear end of the vehicle CA to be washed.

  Next, the car wash machine main body 1 is reversed, and a moving drying process is performed in a return path that moves toward the front of the vehicle to be cleaned CA as indicated by an arrow A2 in FIG. In the moving drying process, the top blowing nozzle 41 dries the upper surface of the vehicle CA to be cleaned while moving up and down along the upper surface of the vehicle CA to be cleaned. The side blowing nozzle 22 dries the side surface of the vehicle CA to be cleaned along the side surface of the vehicle CA to be cleaned.

  The car wash machine main body 1 stops when it returns to the cleaning start position shown in FIG. 3, and the mobile drying process ends. At this time, the top blowing nozzle 41 is held at the blowing position at the end of the moving drying process, and the blowing of the top blowing nozzle 41 and the side blowing nozzle 22 is continued.

  When the mobile drying process is completed, the worker confirms the stop of the movement of the car wash machine body 1 and the stop of the rotation of the rotary brush and gets on the vehicle to be cleaned CA. Then, as shown by an arrow A3 in FIG. 6, a stop drying process is performed in which the vehicle to be cleaned CA is moved backward by the operator, and the vehicle to be cleaned CA is dried while the car wash machine body 1 is stopped. In the stop drying process, the top blowing nozzle 41 blows air on the front, top, and rear surfaces of the vehicle CA to be cleaned and the side blowing nozzle 2 blows air on the side of the vehicle CA to be dried. Thereby, the to-be-cleaned vehicle CA ahead of the blower nozzle is dried. Note that when the operator gets on the vehicle to be cleaned CA, the rotating brush is not rotating, so that the operator can be prevented from flying or injured.

  Moreover, in the stop drying process, since the top blowing nozzle 41 holds the blowing position at the end of the moving drying process, the drying time can be shortened. Here, the operator may be the owner of the vehicle to be cleaned CA or the staff of the car wash station. In addition, since the drying by a stop drying process may become inadequate if the leaving speed of the to-be-cleaned vehicle CA is too fast, the operator is preferably a staff.

  When the to-be-cleaned vehicle CA moves backward and exits from the car washer main body 1, it is detected by the exit detection sensor 61, and the air blowing of each air nozzle is stopped and the stop drying process is ended. Then, the vehicle to be cleaned CA leaves the car wash place.

  According to the present embodiment, the car washing machine main body 1 stops when the car washing machine main body 1 stops in the return path in which the car washing machine main body 1 moves toward the front of the vehicle CA to be cleaned, and the side air blowing nozzle 22 and the top air blowing nozzle 41 perform drying. And a stop drying step of performing drying by the side blowing nozzle 22 and the top blowing nozzle 41 when the vehicle CA to be cleaned leaves. Therefore, the moving stroke of the car wash machine main body 1 can be reduced, and the car wash machine WA can be installed in a narrow site where there are walls or obstacles behind the car wash machine main body 1.

  Further, the top blowing nozzle 41 dries the upper surface of the vehicle CA to be cleaned, and the stop drying process is performed while maintaining the blowing position of the top blowing nozzle 41 at the end of the moving drying process. For this reason, the top blowing nozzle 41 does not move during the transition from the moving drying process to the stop drying process, and the drying time can be shortened.

  Moreover, since the stop drying process is completed based on the result of the exit detection sensor 61, it is possible to suppress the amount of wasted air sent from the blower 20 to the top blowing nozzle 41 and the side blowing nozzle 22.

Second Embodiment
Next, FIG. 7 has shown the side view of the car wash machine main body 1 of 2nd Embodiment. For convenience of explanation, the same reference numerals are given to the same parts as those in the first embodiment shown in FIGS. In the present embodiment, the user detection sensor 60 is provided, and the exit detection sensor 61 is omitted. Other parts are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  The user detection sensor 60 is provided in the front part of the stand part 90. The user detection sensor 60 includes a photoelectric sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, and the like, and detects an operator who enters the car wash machine main body 1.

  In the car wash machine WA having the above-described configuration, the washing process and the mobile drying process are performed in the same manner as described above.

  When the mobile drying process is finished and the operator stops the movement of the car wash machine main body 1 and confirms that the rotary brush stops rotating, the worker gets on the vehicle CA to be cleaned. At this time, when the user detection sensor 60 detects a user entering the car wash machine main body 1, the car wash machine main body 1 resumes the blowing of the side air blowing nozzle 22 and the top air blowing nozzle 41 for a predetermined time.

  And when the to-be-washed vehicle CA withdraws from the car wash machine main body 1 in a state where the car wash machine main body 1 is stopped, a stop drying process is performed in which drying by the side blow nozzle 22 and the top blow nozzle 41 is performed. Note that the drying time in the stop drying process (the time during which drying is performed after the user is detected) can be changed by setting.

  According to this embodiment, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained. In addition, the blowing of the side blowing nozzle 22 and the top blowing nozzle 41 is stopped at the end of the moving drying process, and the stop drying process is started based on the result of the user detection sensor 60. For this reason, the operator does not need to get on the vehicle CA to be cleaned immediately from the mobile drying process to the stop drying process, and the convenience of the car wash machine WA is improved.

  In the second embodiment, the user detection sensor 60 may be omitted, and the stop drying process may be started by operating the operation panel 7 or the remote panel 7A. Thereby, drying by the side ventilation nozzle 22 and the top ventilation nozzle 41 is performed for a predetermined time from the operation start of the operation panel 7 or the like. Thereby, cost can be reduced.

  According to this invention, it can utilize for the car wash machine provided with the ventilation nozzle.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Car wash machine body 4 Top brush 5 Side brush 6 Rocker brush 7 Operation panel 14 Water repellent coating nozzle 16 Wax nozzle 20 Blower 22 Side ventilation nozzle 30 Tank storage part 31 Distribution piping part 41 Top ventilation nozzle 59 Stop guide part 60 User detection sensor 61 Exit detection sensor 90 Stand unit 91 Ceiling unit CA Vehicle to be cleaned WA Car washer

Claims (6)

A car washer main body that is relatively moved in the front-rear direction across the vehicle to be cleaned, a rotating brush that is provided in the car washer main body to clean the vehicle to be cleaned, and a blower nozzle that sends air to the vehicle to be cleaned and dries it In the car wash machine in which the vehicle to be cleaned that moves forward and enters the car wash machine body moves backward and exits,
The rotating brush is disposed in front of the vehicle to be cleaned at the car wash start position, and the blower nozzle is disposed between the front end and the rear end of the vehicle to be cleaned,
A washing step of washing with the rotating brush on the forward path in which the car wash machine body moves toward the rear of the vehicle to be cleaned, and drying by the blower nozzle on a return path in which the car wash machine body moves toward the front of the vehicle to be washed A car washing machine comprising: a moving drying process for performing a drying process; and a stop drying process for performing drying by the air blowing nozzle when the car wash machine main body stops and the vehicle to be cleaned exits.   The car wash according to claim 1, wherein the air blowing nozzle dries the upper surface of the vehicle to be cleaned, and the stop drying process is performed while maintaining the air blowing position of the air blowing nozzle at the end of the moving drying process. Machine. It has an operation unit that accepts operator input,
3. The car wash machine according to claim 1, wherein at the end of the moving drying process, blowing of the blowing nozzle is stopped, and the stop drying process is started by an operation by the operation unit. A user detection sensor for detecting a worker entering the car wash machine body of the worker;
3. The car wash machine according to claim 1, wherein at the end of the moving drying process, the blowing of the blowing nozzle is stopped, and the stop drying process is started based on a detection result of the user detection sensor.   3. The car wash machine according to claim 1, wherein the stop drying process is performed by continuously blowing air from the blow nozzle at the end of the moving drying process. 4. Provided with an exit detection sensor that detects whether the vehicle to be cleaned has exited,
The car wash machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the stop drying process ends based on a result of the exit detection sensor.

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