CN1125181A - Car washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

This invention provides a car washer wherein when the side face of a vehicle to be washed by a side brush device 20 is washed softly, the side brush device 20 is positioned by an operation device 60. Namely, the side brush device 20 is moved alienatingly by the operation device 60 upto a prescribed position in relation to a car washer center 16 and the side brush device 20 is positioned by the positioning movement of this operation device 60. Thereby, the approach of the side brush device 20 in relation to the car washer center 16 can be obstructed by an energizing force by a weight energizing device.

Description

Motor washer

The present invention relates to have the motor washer of side brush arrangement and top brush device, particularly wash mobile car washer that vehicle reciprocatingly cleans or the quilt that is moving is washed the fixed type motor washer that vehicle cleans with respect to the quilt that is at a stop.

In the prior art, for example Japanese patent gazette is opened in fact provides this motor washer flat 3-No. 2863.In this motor washer, setting side brush and top brush on the motor washer body, the side brush is a pair of right and left, is setting by side brush actuating device respectively.That is, in the motor washer upper part of body, broad ways is setting can be around the long guided way of transverse axis heart rotation.On movable body, setting the side brush that can rotate freely by device of rotation driving and side brush axle etc. by this guided way supporting and guiding.Between motor washer body and movable body, be provided with and make the movement device that the both sides brush is approaching mutually or deviate from.Also be provided with make two movable bodys near or deviate from the synchronous rope of action etc.In addition, also be provided with the counterweight that makes the past motor washer center of side brush one side shifting.

This existing motor washer is when parking of automobile, cleans by mobile motor washer body reciprocally.During cleaning, the side brush is rotating, and the impact when contacting with automobile obtains buffering by guided way around the rotation of the transverse axis heart.Movement device makes movable body move back and forth while being directed to rail guiding, makes the side brush approaching mutually or deviate from respect to the motor washer center according to the carwash situation.

But above-mentioned existing motor washer is when cleaning automobile side, and brush under the displacing force effect of counterweight, with the automobile side crimping both sides.Therefore, the bristle of mainly making with resin material contacts with automobile side with sizable crimp force.Its result can not carry out soft cleaning (soft scrubbing), can damage car body when serious.Recently, a kind of side brush of fabric brush sheet that uses receives publicity, and still, this brush sheet cannot stand crimp force because of soft, so should not adopt.

Open clear 58-No. 135355 provides another kind of motor washer to Japanese patent gazette in fact.In this motor washer, on the motor washer body, setting side brush arrangement and top brush device.The structure of its top brush device is: at the sidepiece of motor washer body, be provided with the pair of right and left axle drive shaft towards left and right directions, about centre of brush arm is fixed on the end of these axle drive shafts.Pivot is propping up the top brush between an end of two brush arms, at the other end, balance weight and gear motor etc. is installed.Between motor washer body and brush arm, also setting the cylinder of multiple stage etc.

This existing motor washer is when parking of automobile, cleans by mobile motor washer body reciprocally.During cleaning, the top brush is by the gear motor rotation, and cylinder makes the brush arm swing, according to the cleaning situation top is brushed down and moves.When the top brush cleaned the automobile end face, brush arm was free state basically, and the top brush contacts with the automobile end face by deadweight.

But above-mentioned existing motor washer is when cleaning the automobile end face, and the top brush is by deadweight and the crimping of automobile end face, and therefore, mainly the bristle made from resin material contacts with the automobile end face with sizable crimp force.Its result can not carry out soft cleaning (soft scrubbing), can damage car body when serious.Recently, a kind of top brush of fabric brush sheet that uses receives publicity, and still, this brush sheet cannot stand crimp force because of soft, so should not adopt.

In addition, in the prior art, also considered to replace resin system bristle to make the brush of motor washer with fabric bristle.Japanese patent gazette spy the flat motor washer that provides for 6-No. 107133 is provided is an example.Its structure is: it is waveform shape that soft material is bent into section, and one end thereof forms installation portion by inclined plane part is connected airtight mutually; Its another end is by forming cleaning part towards the installation portion otch, the whole device that forms fan-shaped.

Several these fan-shaped devices along the circumferential direction are fixed on the pipe by its installation portion, and also install and fix several this fan-shaped devices along the length direction of pipe.Its installing and fixing method is: form several mounting holes at installation portion, the roundlet spiral nail that passes the hole is screwed in the pipe.

But above-mentioned this device must be screwed into the operation of some roundlet spiral nails, and is very time-consuming, and, on pipe, must form the aperture that is screwed into for the roundlet spiral nail, this may make the intensity of pipe reduce.In addition, the installation site of fan-shaped device on pipe all is not easy neatly at circumferencial direction or length direction, becomes the core state that shakes during rotation, can not well clean.

The 1st purpose of the present invention provides and a kind ofly can be easily the cleaning of side brush arrangement is switched to soft cleaning, can adopt the motor washer of the side brush that fabric brush sheet makes.

The 2nd purpose of the present invention provides and a kind ofly can be easily the cleaning of top brush device is switched to soft cleaning, can adopt the motor washer of the top brush that fabric brush sheet makes.

The 3rd purpose of the present invention provide the brush sheet installation exercise of a kind of side brush arrangement and top brush device simple and rapidly and do not reduce axis body intensity, the brush sheet can both be installed neat motor washer on circumferencial direction and length direction.

In order to realize above-mentioned the 1st purpose, the motor washer of the application's the 1st invention has side brush arrangement and top brush device, it is characterized in that side brush arrangement is by the movable body that guide rail supported and guided that is located at left and right directions on the motor washer body, is installed in side brush on this movable body, makes side brush left and right moving and at the movement device of left and right directions location and above-mentioned side brush is constituted toward the counter weight device of motor washer center one side shifting by this movable body by rotating driving device.

The motor washer of above-mentioned the 1st invention is when parking of automobile, cleans by mobile motor washer body reciprocally.During cleaning, side brush arrangement makes the rotation of side brush by rotating driving device.Make the movement device action of non-location action, movable body is moved back and forth on guide rail, just can make the side brush approaching mutually or deviate from according to the carwash situation with respect to the motor washer center.When cleaning the side of vehicle, under the situation of carrying out soft cleaning, carry out the location of side brush with the side brush.That is, side brush is deviated under the state that moves to the desired location with respect to the motor washer center, the side brush is located with the location action of this movement device by movement device.Like this, just can stop the side brush to be subjected to the effect of counterweight approaching mobile, make side brush location to the motor washer center.Thereby can switch to soft cleaning at an easy rate.

Among the 1st embodiment of the 1st invention, movement device is by being provided in the driving chain on the guide rail and the linkage of this driving chain and movable body interlock being constituted, and this linkage allows that movable body is with respect to past motor washer center one side shifting of leaving of driving chain.

The 1st embodiment according to the 1st invention is delivered to the displacing force of driving chain on the movable body by linkage, and the side brush is moved; Stop to move of driving chain, just can make side brush location.In addition, when positioning states cleaned, when overload (strong contact pressure) acts on side when brushing, movable body deviated from mobile with respect to driving chain, and the side brush is being guided automatically by guide rail support and moved laterally, therefore can eliminate this overload.

Among the 2nd embodiment of the 1st invention, linkage by the drive disk assembly that is located at driving chain one side, from the outside and this drive disk assembly in opposite directions and be located at the passive element of movable body one side and detect the detecting device that these two parts contact and constitute.

According to the 2nd embodiment of the 1st invention, just mobile by the driving chain that makes movement device, the drive disk assembly of linkage is moved laterally; Move integratedly by the contiguous passive element of handle and drive disk assembly, just can make the side brush deviate from mobile with respect to the motor washer center.In addition, by making the driving chain inverse move, drive disk assembly is moved to the inside, because on movable body, acting on the application force of counterweight, so,, the side brush is moved with respect to the motor washer center is approaching mutually moving integratedly with the contiguous passive element of drive disk assembly.When positioning states cleans, when acting on side, overload brushes, movable body deviates from when mobile with respect to driving chain, and detecting device is non-detection action, and drive disk assembly contacts with passive element, and driving chain can automatically move; When drive disk assembly contacts with passive element, detecting device can stop driving chain and become lock-out state again for detecting action.Such correction is imported control part with signal, can carry out the correction of learning data.

Among the 3rd embodiment of the 1st invention, side is brushed by stacked the forming of fabric brush sheet.

According to the 3rd embodiment of the 1st invention, make side brush location by movement device, can adopt by the stacked side brush that forms of fabric brush sheet, can carry out soft cleaning at an easy rate.

In order to realize above-mentioned the 2nd purpose, the motor washer of the application's the 2nd invention has side brush arrangement and top brush device, it is characterized in that, the top brush device be turning cylinder, the pars intermedia by the left and right directions that is located at motor washer body both sides be fixed on pair of right and left arm on two turning cylinders, by top brush axle be provided in top brush between the two arm free ends, be located at and push up brush axle interlock arm cardinal extremity rotating driving device, be located at the counterweight of two arm cardinal extremities and be located at motor washer with at least one turning cylinder between, be used to make the top to brush to move and the movement device of locating constitutes at above-below direction.

According to the 2nd invention, the top brush device makes top brush axle rotation by rotating driving device, can make top brush rotation.When cleaning the end face of vehicle, under the situation of carrying out soft cleaning, make the top brush move and locate to the desired location with top brush.That is, make movement device action, arm rotated up and down by S. A., the top brush is moved to the desired location after, the locking turning cylinder stops the top brush to rotate because of reasons such as deadweights downwards, can carry out moving and locating to the desired location.Like this, can move or lock top brush forcibly, prevent to push up brush and unexpectedly collide the front-back of being washed vehicle and card to hang over car first-class.Like this, can switch to soft cleaning at an easy rate.

Among the 1st embodiment of the 2nd invention, movement device by be installed in motor on the motor washer body, with this motor interlock and be embedded in swivel on the turning cylinder outward, be installed in the locking member on this swivel and be located at being constituted of above-mentioned turning cylinder one side by the Access Division.Above-mentioned clamping physical efficiency freely contacts with the face of being brushed the below rotating side by the top in the Access Division.

According to the 1st embodiment of the 2nd invention, by Starting motor swivel is rotated, can make contact by the face of Access Division with swivel all-in-one-piece locking member and make the turning cylinder rotation.Therefore, top brush can be moved to preposition, and, can stop the top to be brushed and rotate downwards, can position because of reasons such as deadweights by by the contacting of Access Division and locking member.In addition, when cleaning, when overload (strong contact pressure) acts on the top when brushing, the masterpiece that is moved upward of top brush is used in the direction that is deviated from respect to locking member by the Access Division, therefore, the no any obstacle of brush ground, top is moved upward automatically, thereby can eliminates overload.

Among the 2nd embodiment of the 2nd invention, be provided with the detecting device of detection by the position of movement device location.

According to the 2nd embodiment of the 2nd invention, based on the detection of detecting device, can be arbitrarily and control easily toward the moving of movement device institute position location, and can easily carry out the correction of learning control and learning data.

Among the 3rd embodiment of the 2nd invention, the top brush is by stacked formation of fabric brush sheet.

According to the 3rd embodiment of the 2nd invention, with movement device the upper-lower position of top brush is formed lock-out state, by the location, can carry out soft cleaning with the stacked top brush that forms of fabric brush sheet at an easy rate.

In order to realize above-mentioned the 3rd purpose, the motor washer of the application's the 3rd invention has side brush arrangement and top brush device, it is characterized in that, any one brush among the brush of top brush device and the brush of side brush arrangement is to constitute like this: forming discoid fabric brush sheet, the breakthrough part that utilizes portion in the central to form is embedded in outward on the axis body, and is stacked and be fixed on the axis body along axis direction several brush sheets.

According to above-mentioned the 3rd invention, as long as stacked extraterrestrial being embedded on the axis body of single brush sheet, therefore, installation exercise is simple and rapid.In addition, because fixing operation portion is few, the brush sheet is installed to the intensity that can not reduce axis body on the axis body.Owing to be that single brush sheet is stacked, can install very neatly at circumferencial direction, do not have core during rotation and shake, can well clean, the making of brush sheet is also simple.

Among the 1st embodiment of the 3rd invention, brush is to constitute like this: forming discoid fabric brush sheet, peripheral part by its central breakthrough part along the circumferential direction is fixed on several by on the chimera, some places along the circumferential direction form axial fitting portion in the axis body outside, be entrenched on these fitting portions above-mentioned by chimera slidably be embedded in the brush sheet on the axis body outward, stacked along axis direction, the prevention that is positioned at the axial two ends of axis body releasably is arranged on the axis body to the anchor fitting that two ends foreign side moves by chimera.

According to the 1st embodiment of the 3rd invention, discoid brush sheet is with preliminary dimension cloth to be cut into circle, and determines the central breakthrough part of preliminary dimension in the central, makes very simple.This brush sheet is to be fixed on several under the state of the inboard, the along the circumferential direction some places of peripheral part of being close to its central breakthrough part by chimera by on the chimera.

When being assembled into the brush sheet on the axis body, earlier anchor fitting is fixed on an end of axis body, be fitted to along the circumferential direction several of fixing a brush sheet on fitting portion of axis body from the other end by chimera then, and endwisely slipping by fitting portion guiding, the brush sheet is embedded in outward on the axis body, contacts with anchor fitting.By outer in this wise embedding, slide repeatedly, make by chimera to contact successively, successively the brush sheet is stacked in axially, carried out similarly anchor fitting being fixed on the other end of axis body with an above-mentioned end after predetermined number stacked.Like this, just seizing brush sheet group on both sides by the arms and be fixed on the axis body, forming the brush of motor washer by anchor fitting up and down.

Therefore, this motor washer brush is such stack-mounted: fixing at one end anchor fitting, behind the stacked several layers brush sheet, again anchor fitting is fixed to the other end.Its assembling operation is simple and rapid.In addition, also can unload the brush sheet by inverse operation, so, can easily and promptly repair, change certain brush sheet or all brush sheet.In addition, owing to adopt anchor fitting, fixing operation portion is few, and the brush sheet can not reduce the intensity of axis body toward the installation on the axis body.Owing to be that single brush sheet is stacked, can install very neatly at circumferencial direction, do not have core during rotation and shake, can well clean, the making of brush sheet is also simple.Owing to by chimeric effect, between the brush sheet, guarantee certain space, can improve water retention.

Among the 2nd embodiment of the 3rd invention, along the circumferential direction folding the peripheral part of central breakthrough part, be fixed on by on the chimera by this folded part.

According to the 2nd embodiment of the 3rd invention,, can form the folded part of some stratiforms at some places by the peripheral part of the central breakthrough part of discoid brush sheet is along the circumferential direction folded up.Be fixed on by between chimera by folded part, brush body also is a gapped rugosity up and down except the major part of folding peripheral part.Like this, can increase the volume and the raising water retention of above-below direction.

Among the 3rd embodiment of the 3rd invention, anchor fitting is made of contact component that can contact with the fitting portion outside of axis body and the fixedly tool that this contact component is fixed on the axis body.

According to the 3rd embodiment of the 3rd invention, anchor fitting fixedly be at the two ends of axis body contact component with after some places of circumferencial direction contacts, by fixing tool this contact component is fixed on the axis body, this fixed operation simply and rapid.

Among the 4th embodiment of the 3rd invention, formed by resin by chimera, axis body is formed by the metal extruding.

According to the 4th embodiment of the 3rd invention, form axis body with the metal extruding, form the fitting portion at (making) its some places of periphery circumferencial direction easily accurately, can guarantee enough intensity.In addition, owing to make by chimera, contact component etc., can guarantee precision easily of resin.

Fig. 1 is the lateral plan of one embodiment of the invention mobile car washer.

Fig. 2 is the planar view of the side brush arrangement main portion in the motor washer shown in Figure 1.

Fig. 3 is the front elevation of the side brush arrangement main portion in the motor washer shown in Figure 1.

Fig. 4 is the vertical disconnected lateral plan of the side brush arrangement main portion in the motor washer shown in Figure 1.

Fig. 5 is the vertical disconnected front elevation of the registration device in the motor washer shown in Figure 1 when partly locating.

The vertical front elevation that breaks when Fig. 6 is the outer side shifting of the registration device part in the motor washer shown in Figure 1.

Fig. 7 is the oblique drawing of the top brush device main portion in the motor washer shown in Figure 1.

Fig. 8 is the front elevation of the top brush device main portion in the motor washer shown in Figure 1.

Fig. 9 is the vertical disconnected front elevation of the top brush device in the motor washer shown in Figure 1.

Figure 10 is the lateral plan of the registration device part of the top brush device in the motor washer shown in Figure 1.

Figure 11 represents other embodiments of the invention, is the biopsy cavity marker devices oblique drawing of motor washer brush end portion.

Figure 12 is the front elevation of motor washer brush shown in Figure 11.

Figure 13 is the planar view of the used brush sheet of motor washer brush shown in Figure 11.

Figure 14 is the exploded perspective view of motor washer brush shown in Figure 11.

Figure 15 is the biopsy cavity marker devices planar view of the main portion of motor washer brush shown in Figure 11.

Below, the mobile car washer of one embodiment of the invention is described referring to figs. 1 through Figure 10.

Among Fig. 1, door shape motor washer body 1 is positioned on the ground rail 3 by several wheels 2, by travel driving unit (figure does not show) action back and forth walking on certain path.On motor washer body 1, assembling wax polish arch 4, end wax arch 5, rinsing and wash arch 6, abluent arch 7, top nozzle unit 8, high-pressure nozzle device 9, side nozzle unit 10, overall height detecting device 11, rocking arm brush device 12, side brush arrangement 20, top brush device 90 etc.Vehicle is washed in 18 expressions.

To shown in Figure 4, side brush arrangement 20 has pair of right and left side brush 21 as Fig. 2, and these sides brushes 21 are that stacked extraterrestrial be embedded on the side brush axle 22 of fabric single brush sheet 23 multi-discs such as woven or nonwoven fabrics formed.Side brush 21 is provided in motor washer body 1 one sides by side brush actuating device 25 respectively.That is,, setting the long guideway 26 of left and right directions (Width) on the top of motor washer body 1.Form chevron guide part 26A in the upper end of guide rail 26, form the guide part of falling chevron 26B in the lower end, form concave part 26C in a side.The guide rail 26 that is made of each 26A of, 26B, 26C carries out cutting into required size behind the extrusion molding to aluminium and forms.

Fulcrum 28 stretches out by flange 27 along its length from the two ends of guide rail 26, and these fulcrums 28 are bearing in motor washer body 1 one sides by bearing, and guide rail 26 can freely rotate around the transverse axis heart 30.The a pair of spring 31 in front and back that this rotation opposing is located between flange 27 and the motor washer body 1 carries out, and, rely on the elastic force of spring 31 to maintain a neutral position.

Be provided with by guide rail 26 supportings and guiding, mobile movable body 35 freely, see from the side, this movable body 35 is the C font, support and be guided by several top rollers 36 and bottom roller 37, top roller 36 freely contacts with chevron guide part 26A from the top, and bottom roller 37 freely contacts with the guide part of falling chevron 26B from the below.The tube bearing 38 of above-below direction is installed on movable body 35, and above-mentioned side brush axle 22 is bearing on this bearing 38, and side brush 21 can be around vertical axis 39 rotations.

The rotating driving device 40 of side brush 21 by the motor 41 that is installed in movable body 35 1 sides, be installed in drive sprocket 43 on its output shaft 42, be installed in the driven sprocket 44 on the side brush axle 22 and open a chain 45 that is located between two sprocket wheels 43,44 and constitute.

Be provided with and make side brush 21 counter weight devices 46 toward motor washer center 16 1 side shiftings.That is, be connected in rope 47 on the movable body 35 and cross motor washer center 16 and drawn the outside, this rope 47 by track adjusting wheel 48 guiding that are installed on the motor washer body 1 after, be connected with the counterweight 49 that is positioned at motor washer body 1.

Be provided with and be used to support for being the bearing set 50 of the electric wire of movable body one side toward side brush 21.This bearing set 50 by the arm 52 that can be installed in motor washer body 1 one sides by the longitudinal axis 51 with swinging with can swingingly be connected arm 52 free-ended connecting rods 55 relatively by vertical pin 54 and constitute.The free end of this connecting rod 55 is connected with movable body 35 by vertical pin 56.

On each guide rail 26, setting the movement device 60 that makes side brush 21 left and right movings and locate by movable body 35 at left and right directions.This movement device 60 is by being installed in motor 62 distolateral in the guide rail 26 by fagging 61, being installed in drive sprocket 63 on its fore-and-aft direction output shaft, being installed in guide rail 26 outer distolateral driven sprockets 65, being hung on the driving chain 66 between two sprocket wheels 63,64 and the driving chain 66 and the linkage 70 of movable body 35 interlocks are constituted by fagging 64.

As shown in Figure 5, linkage 70 by the drive disk assembly 71 that is located at driving chain 66 1 sides, from the outside and drive disk assembly 71 in opposite directions and the detecting device that contacts 82 that is located at the passive element 78 of movable body 35 1 sides and detects two parts 71,78 constitute.Linkage 70 allows that movable body 35 is with respect to driving chain 66 past motor washer center 16 1 side shiftings that deviate from.

That is, drive disk assembly 71 by the bar 72 that is integral the part of driving chain 66 (constitute) with driving chain 66, the formations such as transmission side plate 77 that are embedded in tube 73 on the bar 72 outward, allow bar 72 and tube 73 the two notch 74 that relatively move within the specific limits, bolt 75, make bar 72 and tube 73 the two spring that deviate from mutually 76 and be fixed on tube 73 outer ends.

Passive element 78 is made of the ring-type axle sleeve 80 etc. that is connected with and is embedded in the driven side plate 79 on the driving chain 66 with movable body 35 outward and be fixed on these driven side plate 79 inner face side.Above-mentioned detection device 82 is installed on the driven side plate 79 by fagging 81, and this detecting device 82 for example is the form of non-contact switch, when transmission side plate 77 contacts with axle sleeve 80, detects and make motor 62 to stop by the outside of transmission side plate 77.

To shown in Figure 10, top brush device 90 has the turning cylinder 91 of pair of right and left left and right directions (motor washer Width) as Fig. 7, and these turning cylinders were located at the both sides of motor washer body 1 in 91 minutes, by bearing 92 rotatably supports.Be provided with at least boundary constraint device with one of them turning cylinder 91 interlock.That is, L font throw rod 93 is fixed by being embedded in outside the intermediate portion on the turning cylinder 91 and by key 94.Side at throw rod 93 is the free end of the 93A of bar portion and is connected with between the fagging on the motor washer body 1 95, is setting cylinder unit (example of boundary constraint device) 96.

Box-shaped arm 97 is fixed on respectively on above-mentioned two turning cylinders 91 by its pars intermedia near cardinal extremity.The S. A. 98 of left and right directions rotatably is provided in the free end of two arms 97 respectively by bearing 99.Between the inner of stretching out of S. A. 98, setting top brush 100.That is, top brush 100 be fabric single brush sheet 102 such as woven or nonwoven fabrics along left and right directions a plurality of stacked and outside be embedded on the top brush axle 101 and form.

The two ends of top brush axle 101 are connected with S. A. 98 respectively, and top brush 100 is provided between the free end of two arms 97.

At the cardinal extremity of two arms 97, be provided with and push up the motor (example of rotating driving device) 103 of brush axle 101 interlocks.That is, motor 103 is to be fixed on arm 97 cardinal extremities under its output shaft 104 puts in state in the box-shaped arm 97.Between being installed in the drive sprocket 105 on the output shaft 104 and being installed in driven sprocket 106 on the S. A. 98, hanging chain 107.At the cardinal extremity of two arms 97, adorning counterweight 108 respectively.

Between motor washer body 1 and at least one turning cylinder 91, be provided with the movement device 110 that makes top brush device 90 move and locate at above-below direction.That is, on the fagging 95 of motor washer body 1 one sidepieces, fixing motor 112 with reductor 111.On the output shaft 113 of the left and right directions that stretches out from reductor 111, fixing drive sprocket 114, driven sprocket (example of swivel) 115 is outer rotationally to be embedded on the turning cylinder 91, is hanging chain 116 between two sprocket wheels 114,115.Medial surface at driven sprocket 115 is installed with the locking member 117 of side inwardly, and the opposite side that this locking member 117 is provided in throw rod 93 promptly also can be contacted with the face 93b of the below rotating side of pushing up brush 100 by the centre of Access Division 93B.

According to above-mentioned structure, make movement device 110 action, make turning cylinder 91 forward and reverse rotations by locking member 117 and throw rod 93 etc., just can make the top brush the 100 moving axis axle center 91a that rotate and rotate up and down by arm 97.Two boundaries of the rotation of top brush 100 are being contacted and forming with a pair of stop-motion body 109a, the 109b that are located at fagging 95 1 sides from the top by Access Division 93B by throw rod 93.In addition, on opposite side, also be provided with a pair of stop- motion body 109a, 109b and have by the throw rod 93 of Access Division 93B.

Be provided with the detecting device 120 that is used to detect 110 position locations of movement device.That is, on above-mentioned output shaft 113, fixing disk 121, at the periphery formation jog 122 of this disk 121.Be provided in two positions of circumferencial direction and be installed on the fagging 95 at the relative detector 123 in side, the left and right sides on the jog 122.This detector 123 for example is the form of non-contact switch, detects the concavo-convex of jog 122, by control setup (figure does not show) counting, makes motor 112 do forward and reverse driving or stop according to the instruction of control setup.

Below, the washing and cleaning operation of an above-mentioned embodiment is described.

To be washed vehicle 18 and be parked in the desired location, and make the 1 reciprocal walking of motor washer body just can carry out required cleaning.

At this moment, side brush arrangement 20 makes 22 rotations of side brush axle by the driving of motor 42, thereby makes side brush 21 around vertical axis 39 rotations, and the impact when it contacts with the front-back of being washed vehicle 18 is eased by the rotation of guide rail 26 around the transverse axis heart 30.At that time, because pair of right and left guide rail 26 rotates around the transverse axis heart 30 respectively independently, therefore, even generation time is poor when brushing 21 contacts in both sides because of the inclination (inclination that the stop position injustice causes) of being washed vehicle 18, also can carry out with respect to the rotation of impacting corresponding to this time difference, servo-actuated is good.

According to the carwash situation make side brush 21 relatively motor washer center 16 near or deviate from that to move be to carry out with sound wave after overall width learns, movement device is moved realize according to this learning data.

That is, during the motor direct action, make driving chain 66 just mobile by drive sprocket 63 grades.Just mobile by this drive sprocket 66 moved the drive disk assembly 71 of linkage 70 laterally, shown in the solid line of Fig. 5, makes by the transmission side plate 77 contiguous passive elements 78 of axle sleeve 80 with drive disk assembly 71 and moves integratedly.When this contacted, shown in the dotted line of Fig. 5, bar 72 opposing coil springs 76 moved with respect to tube 73, so the impact during contact is eased.Side brush 21 carries out in a manner described with respect to moving that the motor washer center deviates from.

With opposite action, side brush 21 carries out with respect to approaching the moving in motor washer center.That is, during motor 62 negative actuations, make driving chain 66 inverse moves, the drive disk assembly parts 71 of linkage 70 are moved to the inside by drive sprocket 63 grades.Because the masterpiece of counter weight device 46 is used on the movable body 35, institute has so just realized near moving so that move integratedly with drive disk assembly 71 contiguous passive elements 78.

Side brush 21 this with respect to motor washer center 16 near or deviate from mobilely, be based on that above-mentioned learning data carries out, and stop in position based on these data.This stops to realize that by stopping motor 62 at this moment, the drg of motor 62 automatically acts on that driving chain 66 is locked.Like this, drive disk assembly 71 is positioned, so, can stop both sides brush 21 approaching mutually to motor washer center 16 under the effect of counter weight device 46 application forces, realize the location.

When positioning states cleans, when overload (strong contact pressure) acted on the side brush 21, as shown in Figure 5, the axle sleeve 80 that is embedded in outward on the driving chain 66 did to deviate from moving of transmission side plate 77, side brush 21 is supported and is being guided automatically and moving laterally by guide rail 26, has so just eliminated overload.Because axle sleeve 80 does to deviate from moving of transmission side plate 77, detecting device 82 is non-detection action, so transmission side plate 77 contacts with axle sleeve 80, motor 62 is automatically moved.Because transmission side plate 77 contacts with axle sleeve 80, detecting device 82 becomes the detection action by the outside of transmission side plate 77, so motor 62 stops, becoming lock-out state again.The signal input control part of this correcting action, learning data is corrected.

As mentioned above, motor washer body 1 is back and forth walked, when cleaning the side of vehicle 18,, can regulate the crimp force of side brush 21 arbitrarily, thereby can carry out soft cleaning by making both sides brush 21 location with both sides brush 21.Especially under the situation of using fabric brush sheet 23, more can carry out good soft cleaning.

When movable body 35 moved back and forth, shown in the solid line and dotted line of Fig. 2, its displacing force made 52 swings of connecting rod 55 and arm, so, can be without barrier to movable body one side power supply etc.

As mentioned above, during the cleaning be scheduled to, under the driving of motor 103, top brush device 90 makes top brush axle 101 rotations by chain 107 grades, thereby makes 100 rotations of top brush.During cleaning, the learning data that movement device 110 is learnt according to the overall height detecting device 11 detected overall height that are cleaned vehicle 18 shapes moves, and top brush 100 is moved to up and down forcibly make its location behind the desired location.

That is, under cylinder unit 96 opened state, the motor 112 of starting movement device 110 rotates driven sprocket 115 by sprocket wheel 114, chain 116.Like this, make with driven sprocket 115 all-in-one-piece locking members 117 with contacted by the face 93b of Access Division 93B, make turning cylinder 91 rotations by throw rod 93, so can move to the desired location to top brush 100, and, by by the contacting of Access Division 93B and locking member 117, can stop top brush 100 to rotate downwards because of reasons such as deadweights, can locate its shift position.

Do such when mobile, jog 122 on the disk 121 rotates in the place ahead of detector 123, count by counting this concavo-convex alternately passing through, the amount of spin that can detect driven sprocket 115 promptly pushes up the amount of movement of brush 100, the place, based on the predetermined value of above-mentioned learning data the time, motor 112 stops to become lock-out state automatically.According to the detection of detecting device 120, can be arbitrarily and easily control towards the moving of 110 position locations of movement device, can locate the shift position, learning control is also carried out easily.

When cleaning, when overload (strong contact pressure) acted on the top brush 100, the masterpiece that is moved upward of top brush 100 was used in the direction that is deviated from respect to locking member 117 by Access Division 93B, therefore, brush 100 no any obstacle ground, top are moved upward automatically, thereby can eliminate overload.At that time,, its detection signal is imported control part, carry out the correction of learning data by the number that pass through of the jog 122 of detector 123 counting disks 121.

As mentioned above, according to learning data, top brush 100 is moved up and down forcibly, can prevent to push up brush 100 and unexpectedly impact the front-back of being washed vehicle 18 and hang tag and wait onboard.Can also avoid impacting the thrust outwardly of being washed vehicle 18.When the upper face side of vehicle 18 was washed in brush 100 cleanings in top, cylinder unit 96 was free state basically, and top brush 100 under the counterbalanced weight effect of counterweight 108, contacts (crimping) with the upper face side of being washed vehicle 18 simultaneously under the deadweight effect of its deadweight and arm 97.

As mentioned above, motor washer body 1 is back and forth walked, when being cleaned the upper face side of vehicle 18, especially under the situation of using fabric brush sheet 102, can carry out desirable soft cleaning at an easy rate with 100 cleanings of top brush.

By making movement device 110 action as described above, shown in the solid line and dotted line of Fig. 9 and Figure 10, arm 97 rotates up and down by throw rod 93 and the turning cylinder 91 moving axis axle center 91a that rotates, thereby top brush 100 moves up and down.At this moment, shown in the solid line of Fig. 9 and Figure 10, the falling-threshold of top brush 100 is by being formed with contacting of stop-motion body 109a by Access Division 93B.Its rising limit is shown in the dotted line of Fig. 9 and Figure 10, by being formed with contacting of stop-motion body 109b by Access Division 93B.

In washing and cleaning operation, cylinder unit 96 prevents that top brush 100 from unexpectedly crossing the border up and down.

In the foregoing description, described and reciprocatingly the quilt that stops have been washed the mobile car washer that vehicle 18 cleans, but the present invention is applicable to too the quilt that moves is washed the fixed type motor washer that vehicle 18 cleans.In addition, described the form that pair of right and left side brush 21 moves together in the above-described embodiments, still, the present invention also can make the side brush 21 that makes on one side and move, and makes the side of another side brush 21 motionless forms.

In the foregoing description, described side brush 21 and be that stacked to form and push up brush 100 be by the fabric brush sheet 102 stacked forms that form by fabric brush sheet 23, but among the present invention, also can use the side brush and the top of making to brush by existing resin system bristle.

In the foregoing description, the positive inverse move of movable body 35 is all undertaken by movement device 60, but among the present invention, also can be as prior art, setting acts on the cylinder of arm 52, carries out the big positive inverse move of movable body by cylinder, carries out little positive inverse move and location by movement device 60.In addition, when carrying out big positive inverse move with cylinder, movement device 60 is the open free state of drg.

In the foregoing description, described the disk 121 that circular plate type is arranged in detecting device 120, but also can be zig-zag disk with required scope jog 122.

In the foregoing description, moving up and down all of top brush 100 undertaken by movement device 110, but among the present invention, also can carry out big moving up and down by cylinder unit 96 as prior art, carries out little moving up and down and locating by movement device 110.In addition, when carrying out big moving up and down with cylinder unit 96, movement device 110 is the open free state of drg.

Figure 11 to Figure 16 represents other embodiment of the present invention, is that 100 better embodiment is brushed on the side brush 21 of expression side brush arrangement 20 and the top of top brush device 90.

To shown in Figure 16, the axis body 130 that is shaped with aluminium extrusion is tubuloses as Figure 11, Figure 12, Figure 14, forms axial fitting portion 131 at its periphery some positions (being 4 places among the embodiment) along the circumferential direction.These fitting portions 131 be by a pair of prominent bar 132 of circumferencial direction and with respect to projecting strip part 132 from the outer fix of circumferencial direction after foreign side stretches out opposite to each other a pair of engagement section 133 of bending form.The inner face of the outside of the outside of projecting strip part 132, axis body 130 and engagement section 133 has formed chimeric recess 134.At the two ends of axis body 130, the position between two projecting strip parts 132, form to connect and use circular hole 135.

As shown in figure 13, the single brush sheet 136 made of woven or nonwoven fabrics forms central portion the discoid of central through hole 137.Some places along the circumferential direction (being 12 places among the embodiment) at the peripheral part 136A of the central breakthrough part 137 of brush sheet 136 form fixing with hole 138.

To shown in Figure 16, above-mentioned brush sheet 136 along the circumferential direction is fixed on several (being 4 among the embodiment) by on the chimera 140 by the peripheral part 136A of its central breakthrough part 137 as Figure 11, Figure 14.This is made by resin by chimera 140, forms foursquare tabular.The both sides of the oblong body part 141 of position, intermediate portion bend again after inwardly stretch out the side round about, form a pair of portion 142 that is stuck.On body part 141, be formed with fixing with hole 143.

Above-mentioned brush sheet 136 be fixed on such formation by on the chimera 140, its fixed form is: 136A along the circumferential direction folds up peripheral part, 136B fixes by this folded part.That is, in an embodiment,, form the folded part 136B that is folded into three layers at 4 positions brush sheet 136 folding secondaries.When folding,, make three fixingly to be communicated with holes 138 at the central portion of the circumferencial direction of folded part 136B.The inboard of being close to folded part 136B by the outside of the body on the chimera 140 141, under fixing with hole 143 and the fixing state that is communicated with hole group 138, rivet 144 is squeezed into fixing using between the hole 138,143, and like this, brush sheet 136 just is fixed on by on the chimera.

Fixing and brushing being entrenched in slidably on the fitting portion of axis body 130 vertically of sheet 136 by chimera 140.That is, be stuck portion 142 by two of fitting portion 140 and two engagement sections 133 are chimeric, embedded from the end of axis body 130 by fitting portion 140 and can slide vertically, so brush sheet 136 is outer are embedded on the axis body 130 and stacked vertically by fitting portion 131 guiding.

Anchor fitting 150 is used to stop and is positioned at being moved to two ends foreign side by chimera 140 of axis body 130 axial two ends, and this anchor fitting 150 is removably mounted on the axis body 130.That is, the body of anchor fitting 150 is made by the tabular gasket part 151 of resinous square, and the outside between two projecting strip parts 132 in the fitting portion 131 of this gasket part 151 and axis body 130 contacts.On this gasket part 151, be formed with connection slotted hole 152 vertically, this connects with being communicated with being connected with circular hole 135 of slotted hole 152 and axis body 130.Also be provided with gasket part 151 be fixed on fixedly tool 153 on the axis body 130, this fixedly tool 153 by from connect with slotted hole 152 pass connect with the bolt 154 of circular hole 135 be positioned at axis body 130 and constitute with nut 155 that bolt 154 screws togather.

Below, the effect of above-mentioned other embodiment is described.

Because axis body 130 is to form with aluminium (metallo-is a kind of) extrusion molding, so, can be easily and form its periphery some places fitting portion 131 along the circumferential direction accurately, because of being metallo-, so can guarantee enough intensity.Because of being made, so can make accurately by chimera 140 and gasket part 151 usefulness resins.Brush sheet 136 be cloth be cut into the circle of preliminary dimension, portion determines the central breakthrough part 137 of preliminary dimension and forms in the central again, make easily.

The along the circumferential direction folding secondary of the peripheral part 136A of the central breakthrough part 137 of the brush sheet 136 that forms like this, formation is converted into three layers folded part 136B at 4 places, the inboard of being close to folded part 136B by the body part 141 of chimera 140, the fixing of three connections on the folded part 136B is communicated with hole 143 with fixing with hole 138, rivet 144 is squeezed into these fixing using in the hole 138,144, like this, make brush sheet 136 be fixed on 4 by on the chimera 140.

When being assembled into brush sheet 136 grades that constitute in this wise on the axis body 130, earlier gasket part 151 is fixed to 4 positions of axis body 130 lower end edge circumferencial directions, outside between two projecting strip parts 132 in the fitting portion 131 of gasket part 151 and axis body 130 is contacted, make its connect with slotted hole 152 with is connected usefulness circular hole 135 and is communicated with, be connected between the hole 152,135 with fixing tool again.

Then, chimeric from the upper end of axis body 130 fixing a brush sheet 136 at circumferencial direction 4 by chimera 140, make its two be stuck portion 142 and two engagement sections 133 are chimeric, also can be slided vertically by the fitting portion guiding by chimera 140, like this, brush sheet 136 just is embedded on the axis body 130 outward.Brush sheet 136 is slided downwards, it is contacted with gasket part 151 from the top.Carry out this outer embedding, slip repeatedly, make upper by chimera 140 from top and the next being contacted by chimera 140, brush sheet 136 is stacked in axially successively.

After having carried out predetermined number stacked, oppositely gasket part 151 is fixed to the upper end of axis body 130 with the gasket part 151 of lower end.Like this, by by chimera 140, anchor fitting 150 is seized on both sides by the arms and 136 groups of stationary brush sheets up and down, has formed brush for washing vehicle shown in Figure 12.

What Figure 12 represented is side brush 21, and the diameter that the brush sheet of intermediate portion is 136 groups is less than the diameter of 136 groups of top and the bottom brush sheets.Under the situation of side brush 21, the side brush among axis body 130 and Fig. 3 spools 22 is corresponding.In addition, top brush 100 and rocking arm brush can similarly form, and just do not have small diameter portion.Under the situation of top brush 100, the top brush among axis body 130 and Fig. 7 spools 101 is corresponding.

Anchor fitting 150 is fixed on the lower end, fixing brush sheet 136 be entrenched in fitting portion by chimera 140, after several are stacked, again anchor fitting 150 is fixed to the upper end, so just be assembled into the brush that motor washer is used.Whole assembling operations is simple and rapid.In addition, also can unload brush sheet 136 by inverse operation, so, can easily and promptly repair, change certain brush sheet 136 or all brush sheet 136.

In addition, owing to adopt anchor fitting 150, fixing operation portion is few, and brush sheet 136 can not reduce the intensity of axis body 130 toward the installation on the axis body 130.Owing to be that single brush sheet 136 is stacked, can install very neatly at circumferencial direction, brush sheet 136 is also made easily.Owing to by the effect of chimera 140, between brush sheet 136, guarantee certain space, can improve water retention.And because folding peripheral part 136A, brush sheet 136 be a gapped rugosity up and down except the major part of peripheral part 136A, and like this, the volume of increase above-below direction can improve water retention.

Among above-mentioned other embodiment, though unfixing outer be embedded on the axis body 130 by chimera 140, also can be fixed to these part or all on the axis body 130 by fixing tool by chimera 140.Among above-mentioned other embodiment, be, but be embedded in the partition on the axis body 130 outside also can between by chimera 140, being provided with stacked successively by chimera 140, will be alternately stacked by chimera 140 and partition.

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1, a kind of motor washer, have side brush arrangement and top brush device, it is characterized in that side brush arrangement is by the movable body that guide rail supported and guided that is located at left and right directions on the motor washer body, is installed in side brush on this movable body, makes side brush left and right moving and at the movement device of left and right directions location and above-mentioned side brush is constituted toward the counter weight device of motor washer center one side shifting by this movable body by rotating driving device.

2, motor washer as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that movement device is by being provided in the driving chain on the guide rail and the linkage of this driving chain and movable body interlock being constituted, this linkage allows that movable body is with respect to past motor washer center one side shifting of leaving of driving chain.

3, motor washer as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, linkage by the drive disk assembly that is located at driving chain one side, from the outside and this drive disk assembly in opposite directions and be located at the passive element of movable body one side and detect the detecting device that these two parts contact and constitute.

4, motor washer as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, side is brushed by stacked the forming of fabric brush sheet.

5, a kind of motor washer, have side brush arrangement and top brush device, it is characterized in that, the top brush device be turning cylinder, the pars intermedia by the left and right directions that is located at motor washer body both sides be fixed on pair of right and left arm on two turning cylinders, by top brush axle be provided in top brush between the two arm free ends, be located at and push up brush axle interlock arm cardinal extremity rotating driving device, be located at the counterweight of two arm cardinal extremities and be located at motor washer with at least one turning cylinder between, be used to make the top to brush to move and the movement device of locating constitutes at above-below direction.

6, motor washer as claimed in claim 5, it is characterized in that, movement device by be installed in motor on the motor washer body, with this motor interlock and be embedded in swivel on the turning cylinder outward, be installed in the locking member on this swivel and be located at being constituted of above-mentioned turning cylinder one side by the Access Division; Above-mentioned clamping physical efficiency freely contacts with the face of being brushed the below rotating side by the top in the Access Division.

7, motor washer as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, is provided with the detecting device of detection by the position of movement device location.

8, motor washer as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that, the top brush is by stacked formation of fabric brush sheet.

9, a kind of motor washer, have side brush arrangement and top brush device, it is characterized in that, any one brush among the brush of top brush device and the brush of side brush arrangement is to constitute like this: forming discoid fabric brush sheet, the breakthrough part that utilizes portion in the central to form is embedded in outward on the axis body, and is stacked and be fixed on the axis body along axis direction several brush sheets.

10, motor washer as claimed in claim 9, it is characterized in that, brush is to constitute like this: forming discoid fabric brush sheet, peripheral part by its central breakthrough part circumferencial direction be fixed on several by chimera on, form the fitting portion of axis direction at some places along the circumferential direction, axis body outside, be entrenched in slidably on these fitting portions along axis direction by chimera above-mentioned, be embedded in the brush sheet on the axis body outward, stacked along axis direction, the prevention that is positioned at axis body axis direction two ends releasably is arranged on the axis body to the anchor fitting that two ends foreign side moves by chimera.

11, motor washer as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that, and is along the circumferential direction folding the peripheral part of central breakthrough part, is fixed on by on the chimera by this folded part.

12, motor washer as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that, anchor fitting is made of contact component that can contact with the fitting portion outside of axis body and the fixedly tool that this contact component is fixed on the axis body.

13, motor washer as claimed in claim 10 is characterized in that, is formed by resin by chimera, and axis body is formed by the metal extruding.

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