CN113799741A - Automatic car washing system - Google Patents

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CN113799741A
CN113799741A CN202111152125.2A CN202111152125A CN113799741A CN 113799741 A CN113799741 A CN 113799741A CN 202111152125 A CN202111152125 A CN 202111152125A CN 113799741 A CN113799741 A CN 113799741A
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The invention discloses an automatic car washing system, which comprises: the car washer is arranged on a track in a sliding manner, and a left limit switch and a right limit switch are respectively arranged at the left end and the right end of the track; triggering a left limit switch when the car washer moves to the left end of the track, and triggering a right limit switch when the car washer moves to the right end of the track; the brush is arranged on the car washer and used for brushing the car; a water mist flushing device mounted on the brush for spraying water to the vehicle; the cleaning agent spraying device is arranged on the brush and used for spraying the cleaning agent to the automobile; the fan is arranged on the car washer and used for drying the moisture on the surface of the car; and the PLC is respectively and electrically connected with the left limit switch, the right limit switch, the car washer driving mechanism, the brush driving mechanism, the water-hard fog flushing device, the cleaning agent spraying device and the fan. The system adopts a PLC control system to match with an asynchronous motor, a sensor and the like, so that the car washing operation can be automated.

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Automatic car washing system
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of electronics, in particular to an automatic car washing system.
Background
The existing domestic automobile cleaning is finished by traditional manpower. For the current society, the development of high technology realizes the automatic control of all industries, but most of the automobile cleaning industry still depends on manual work. Traditional carwash is usually accomplished by the manual work, then adopts high pressure water pump, utilizes the water pump to wash the car, utilizes the manpower, spends a large amount of water resources and time to accomplish the cleaning work of a car. The whole execution process has the characteristics of complexity, low efficiency, time consumption and the like.
The existing car washing process mainly depends on manpower. The cleaner is sprayed on the surface of the automobile by carwash workers, and then the surface of the automobile is cleaned and wiped. The execution process is very complicated, time-consuming and labor-consuming, and the surface of the automobile cannot be cleaned in all directions. Such inefficient cleaning may even present potential risks of being unsafe and the like.
Most of the existing drying technologies are natural air drying. The car washing industry is usually completed manually, the foam is smeared on the car by using human resources, then the high-pressure water pump is adopted, the water pump is used for washing the car, and the washed car is automatically dried under natural conditions such as natural light, wind and the like. Although the purpose of cleaning the automobile can be achieved, the automobile cleaning machine excessively depends on labor force, is long in operation time, slow in automobile cleaning process, wastes a large amount of water resources, is poor in economical efficiency and is not suitable for the development requirement of the automobile cleaning industry.
The prior art has the following defects:
most of the existing car washing industry still needs manual work to be matched, a person is needed to paint a cleaning agent, and a high-pressure water pump is used for washing a car body to achieve a cleaning effect. Compared with automatic car washing, the system is low in efficiency, too dependent on manpower, and even has potential safety hazards.
Human involvement in existing car wash processes is also essential. The steps are complicated, too much water resource and manpower resource are wasted, and time and labor are consumed.
Most of the existing drying technologies rely on natural air drying, so that the efficiency is low, unnecessary time is consumed, the economical efficiency is poor, and the existing drying technologies are not suitable for the development requirements of the car washing industry.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide an automatic car washing system which utilizes a timer to realize automatic and manual car washing processes through the on-off of a circuit according to the defects of the prior art. The car washing machine can save manpower and material resources of car washing to the maximum extent, meet different customer demands, can efficiently and accurately complete car washing tasks, provides convenience for customers, and saves water resources to the maximum extent.
The purpose of the invention is realized by the following technical scheme:
an automatic vehicle washing system, comprising:
the car washer is arranged on a track in a sliding manner, and a left limit switch and a right limit switch are respectively arranged at the left end and the right end of the track; triggering a left limit switch when the car washer moves to the left end of the track, and triggering a right limit switch when the car washer moves to the right end of the track;
the brush is arranged on the car washer and used for brushing the car;
a water mist flushing device mounted on the brush for spraying water to the vehicle;
the cleaning agent spraying device is arranged on the brush and used for spraying the cleaning agent to the automobile;
the fan is arranged on the car washer and used for drying the moisture on the surface of the car;
the PLC is respectively and electrically connected with the left limit switch, the right limit switch, the car washer driving mechanism, the brush driving mechanism, the water-hard fog flushing device, the cleaning agent spraying device and the fan;
the PLC controller is configured to control a car washer driving mechanism to drive the car washer to reciprocate on the track; and water spraying, cleaning agent spraying, scrubbing, washing and blow-drying are sequentially carried out in the moving process.
The invention is further improved in that: the car washer driving mechanism comprises a motor, a gear box and wheels; the traveling surface of the wheel is erected on the track; the motor is a three-phase asynchronous motor and is in transmission connection with the wheels through a gear box.
The invention is further improved in that: the brush comprises a fixed seat, a brush driving mechanism and a brush head connected with a rotating shaft of the brush driving mechanism, and the brush driving mechanism is installed on the fixed seat.
The invention is further improved in that: the water-hard fog flushing device and the cleaning agent spraying device are both arranged on the fixed seat.
The invention is further improved in that: the car washer is of a gantry-like crane structure, and a plurality of groups of brushes are arranged on a cross beam and upright posts on two sides of the car washer.
The invention is further improved in that: the PLC controller is S7-300PLC in model.
The invention has the advantages that: compared with the traditional car washing mode, the automatic car washing system has simple structure and low cost, is suitable for the requirements of different occasions, especially for small and medium-sized companies. The paper is composed of parts such as a design scheme of an automobile cleaning device, comparison among PLCs, an operation program and the like. The cleaning principle of the traditional high-pressure water gun for single-phase flow and single medium is changed. The new technology (two-phase flow cleaning) of high-speed airflow and water hard mist flushing is adopted. The water is micronized and utilized, the utilization rate of the water is improved by dozens of times, the water is saved by more than 90 percent, and the device integrates the functions of cleaning, detergent spraying, blow drying and the like, and can work in any environment. The utilization rate of unit water volume is improved to the maximum extent, and the cleaning agent has certain impulse and temperature, and can effectively remove and dissolve dust and oil stains in the automobile body and all gaps.
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FIG. 1 is an electrical circuit diagram of an automatic vehicle washing system;
FIG. 2 is a flow chart of the operation of the automatic vehicle washing system;
FIG. 3 is an I/O wiring diagram of a PLC controller.
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The features of the present invention and other related features are described in further detail below by way of example in conjunction with the following drawings to facilitate understanding by those skilled in the art:
example (b): as shown in fig. 1, 2, and 3, an embodiment of the present invention includes an automatic vehicle washing system including:
the car washer is arranged on the track in a sliding manner, and the left end and the right end of the track are respectively provided with a left limit switch and a right limit switch; when the car washer moves to the left end of the track, the left limit switch is triggered, and when the car washer moves to the right end of the track, the right limit switch is triggered.
The car washer is of a gantry-like crane structure, and a plurality of groups of brushes are arranged on a cross beam and upright posts on two sides of the car washer. The bottom of the upright post is provided with a car washer driving mechanism. The car washer driving mechanism comprises a motor, a gear box and wheels. The running surface of the wheel is erected on the track. The motor is a three-phase asynchronous motor and is in transmission connection with the wheels through a gear box.
An asynchronous motor is an alternating current motor whose ratio of the rotational speed at load to the frequency of the connected network is not a constant relationship. But also with the size of the load. The greater the load torque, the lower the rotational speed of the rotor. The asynchronous motor has the advantages of simple structure, convenient manufacture, use and maintenance, reliable operation, smaller quality, lower cost and the like. By considering various factors such as application, price, reliability, rotating speed of several motors, practical condition consideration of a laboratory and the like, the system is designed and selected to be a medium-sized A type of the asynchronous motor SKK.
A fuse is connected between the motor and the power supply, is designed based on a current thermal effect principle and a heating element thermal fusing principle, has certain instantaneous action performance, and is used for short circuit protection and severe overload protection of a circuit. When the fuse is used, the fuse is connected in series in a protected circuit, and when the circuit has a short-circuit fault, the fuse body in the fuse is instantly fused to break the circuit, so that the protection effect is achieved. According to the type of the load, the model is RT18-40, and the rated voltage is 380V.
The rated output current of the system power supply is larger than the sum of the consumed currents of the processor module, the I/O module, the special module and the like. The S7-300 CPU module provides a 24V DC sensor power supply. The 24V direct current sensor power supply can be used as a CPU host, an input of the digital quantity expansion module, a power supply of the analog quantity expansion module and an external sensor power supply.
The automatic vehicle washing system further includes: the brushes are arranged on the upright post and the cross beam of the car washer and are used for brushing the car. A water mist flushing device mounted on the brush for spraying water to the vehicle. And the cleaning agent spraying device is arranged on the brush and is used for spraying the cleaning agent to the automobile. And the fan is arranged on the car washer and used for drying the moisture on the surface of the car. In a specific embodiment, the brush comprises a fixed seat, a brush driving mechanism and a brush head connected with a rotating shaft of the brush driving mechanism, wherein the brush driving mechanism is arranged on the fixed seat; the brush driving mechanism is a brushless direct current motor and is used for driving the brush head to rotate. The water-hard fog flushing device and the cleaning agent spraying device are both arranged on the fixed seat.
And the PLC is respectively and electrically connected with the left limit switch, the right limit switch, the car washer driving mechanism, the brush driving mechanism, the water-hard fog flushing device, the cleaning agent spraying device and the fan. The PLC is configured to control a car washer driving mechanism to drive the car washer to reciprocate on the rail; and water spraying, cleaning agent spraying, scrubbing, washing and blow-drying are sequentially carried out in the moving process.
In one embodiment, the PLC controller is a model S7-300 PLC. Siemens S7 series PLC has small volume, high speed, standardization, network communication capability, stronger function and higher reliability. The S7-300PLC is a microminiaturized PLC which is suitable for automatic detection, monitoring, control and the like in various industries and occasions. The powerful functions of the S7-300PLC enable the PLC to realize complex control functions no matter the PLC operates alone or is connected into a network. By considering the factors of application, price, reliability, practical condition of a laboratory and the like of the PLCs produced by several companies, the system is designed by adopting an S7-300 series programmable controller produced by Siemens Germany according to the design needing 4 input ports and 8 output ports, a CPU314 is selected as a CPU host, and a compact programmable controller is selected when an SM323, S7-300PLC system is selected as an analog input module.
The invention is different from the traditional car washing technology, and adopts the S7-300PLC programmable program to control the car washer, thus completing the system design of automatic car washing. Starting when the automobile stops at a designated position, moving a brush to the right of the automobile washer to start water spraying and scrubbing, moving the automobile washer to the left to continue water spraying and scrubbing, moving the automobile washer to the left to reach a left limit switch and then moving the automobile washer to the right, stopping the actions of water spraying and the brush, starting a cleaning agent spraying device to spray cleaning agent, moving the automobile washer to the right to reach a right limit switch and then moving the automobile washer to the left, continuing to spray cleaning agent, moving the automobile washer to the right after moving the automobile washer to the left to reach the left limit switch and then moving the automobile washer to the right for 20s, stopping the automobile washer after washing the brush for 60s, moving the automobile washer to the right after moving the automobile washer to the right for 20s, stopping the automobile washer after washing the brush for 60s, stopping the automobile washer after moving the automobile washer to the right for 60s, then moving the automobile washer to the left for 20s, stopping the brush after washing the automobile washer continues moving the automobile washer to the left for 20s, and stopping the automobile washer after moving the automobile washer after the automobile washer continues to the left for 20s, the brush begins to wash and stops after 60s, the car washer continues to move left until touch left limit switch and then stops, then move right, the car washer begins to move right, and spray clear water and wash the action, clean the car, when touch right limit switch, the car washer stops to advance and move left, spray clear water and brush and wash and continue the action, stop after touching left switch, and begin to move right, the car washer moves right, the fan installation action weathers the car, when touch right limit switch, the car washer stops and moves left, the fan continues to weather the action, until touch left limit switch, then the whole flow of carwash is accomplished.
The above-mentioned time sequence action is controlled by using timer in PLC controller. The system of the invention adopts a series of timers, sensors and indicator lights, and can detect the next action of the car washer, the position of the car and whether the car is cleaned or not. Through simulation for many times, the comparison data is combined with the actual situation, the timing time and the position of the sensor are adjusted, and the aims of cleaning the vehicle and saving the cost are achieved. Continuously optimizing and adjusting the function of the automatic car washing system, thereby realizing the purpose of efficient car washing; meanwhile, water resources, time, human resources and the like can be saved. Realize the car washing automation, reduce the car washing cost for realize the maximize of comprehensive efficiency.
The new technology (two-phase flow cleaning) of high-speed airflow and water hard mist flushing is adopted. Water is micronized and utilized, the utilization rate of the water can be improved by dozens of times, and the water is saved by more than 90 percent; the automatic and manual cleaning process of the automobile is realized by adopting PLC control and utilizing a timer and the on-off of a circuit. The car washing machine can save manpower and material resources of car washing to the maximum extent, meet different customer demands, can efficiently and accurately complete car washing tasks, provides convenience for customers, and saves water resources to the maximum extent. And this car washs automatic system simple structure, with low costs, the demand that is fit for different occasions.
The invention adopts PLC control, utilizes the timer and realizes the automatic and manual cleaning process of the automobile through the on-off of the circuit. The car washing machine can save manpower and material resources of car washing to the maximum extent, meet different customer requirements, and can efficiently and accurately complete car washing tasks to provide convenience for customers. The automatic automobile cleaning system has simple structure and low cost, and is suitable for the requirements of different occasions
And all the car washing processes are detected by sensors, and the washing condition, the washing time, the washing part and the like of each step can be detected by the sensors. And the detected data is utilized for simulation, and the car body is efficiently cleaned by the car washer through multiple times of simulation comparison, so that the car washing task is completed. Saving manpower, material resources, time, water resources and the like. For example, whether the car is driven away can be detected by an ultrasonic sensor arranged on the car washer, and whether the car washer moves to the limit position can be detected by a limit switch on the track.
The invention has the advantages that: compared with the traditional car washing mode, the automatic car washing system has simple structure and low cost, is suitable for the requirements of different occasions, especially for small and medium-sized companies. The paper is composed of parts such as a design scheme of an automobile cleaning device, comparison among PLCs, an operation program and the like. The cleaning principle of the traditional high-pressure water gun for single-phase flow and single medium is changed. The new technology (two-phase flow cleaning) of high-speed airflow and water hard mist flushing is adopted. The water is micronized and utilized, the utilization rate of the water is improved by dozens of times, the water is saved by more than 90 percent, and the device integrates the functions of cleaning, detergent spraying, blow drying and the like, and can work in any environment. The utilization rate of unit water volume is improved to the maximum extent, and the cleaning agent has certain impulse and temperature, and can effectively remove and dissolve dust and oil stains in the automobile body and all gaps.
The invention has the advantages that:
(1) simple and easy to operate. The car owner drives the car to a designated place, the system starts to automatically execute after the sensor detects that the car is in place, and the car washing task is finished step by step;
(2) time and labor are saved. The brush, the cleaning agent and the dryer automatically complete the car washing step according to the program, and manual participation is not needed in the midway;
(3) is safe and reliable. The main movement of the car washer is that the left and right circulation movement is controlled by a left and right travel switch, and different circulation orders are accompanied by different other actions, such as water spraying, brushing, detergent spraying, fan drying and the like. The system adopts an interlocking circuit to ensure that the system is carried out step by step according to the design steps;
(4) the water is saved. The new technology (two-phase flow cleaning) of high-speed airflow and water hard mist flushing is adopted. Water is micronized and utilized, the utilization rate of the water is improved by dozens of times, and the water is saved by more than 90 percent;
(5) is flexible and efficient. The automatic car washing system integrates multiple functions of washing, cleaning agent spraying, blow-drying and the like, can work in any environment, has certain impact force and temperature, and can effectively remove and dissolve dust and oil stains in a car body and all gaps;
(6) the cost is low. This car washs automatic system simple structure adopts PLC control, utilizes the timer, realizes car automation and manual washing flow through the break-make of circuit. Low cost and is suitable for the requirements of different occasions.
The above embodiments of the present invention do not limit the scope of the present invention. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

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1. An automatic vehicle washing system characterized by comprising:
the car washer is arranged on a track in a sliding manner, and a left limit switch and a right limit switch are respectively arranged at the left end and the right end of the track; triggering a left limit switch when the car washer moves to the left end of the track, and triggering a right limit switch when the car washer moves to the right end of the track;
the brush is arranged on the car washer and used for brushing the car;
a water mist flushing device mounted on the brush for spraying water to the vehicle;
the cleaning agent spraying device is arranged on the brush and used for spraying the cleaning agent to the automobile;
the fan is arranged on the car washer and used for drying the moisture on the surface of the car;
the PLC is respectively and electrically connected with the left limit switch, the right limit switch, the car washer driving mechanism, the brush driving mechanism, the water-hard fog flushing device, the cleaning agent spraying device and the fan;
the PLC controller is configured to control a car washer driving mechanism to drive the car washer to reciprocate on the track; and water spraying, cleaning agent spraying, scrubbing, washing and blow-drying are sequentially carried out in the moving process.
2. An automatic vehicle washing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the car washer driving mechanism comprises a motor, a gear box and wheels; the traveling surface of the wheel is erected on the track; the motor is a three-phase asynchronous motor and is in transmission connection with the wheels through a gear box.
3. An automatic vehicle washing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the brush comprises a fixed seat, a brush driving mechanism and a brush head connected with a rotating shaft of the brush driving mechanism, and the brush driving mechanism is arranged on the fixed seat; the brush driving mechanism is a brushless direct current motor and is used for driving the brush head to rotate.
4. An automatic vehicle washing system as claimed in claim 3, wherein: the water-hard fog flushing device and the cleaning agent spraying device are both arranged on the fixed seat.
5. An automatic vehicle washing system as claimed in claim 3, wherein: the car washer is of a gantry-like crane structure, and a plurality of groups of brushes are arranged on a cross beam and upright posts on two sides of the car washer.
6. An automatic vehicle washing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the PLC controller is S7-300PLC in model.
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