DE10333584B4 - Device for cleaning wheels, tires or rims - Google Patents

Abstract

A device for cleaning wheels, tires or rims, comprising a frame for receiving the wheels, tires or rims to be cleaned, wherein on the frame rotatable rollers or rollers are fixed, which form a lower support for the wheel, tire or rim to be cleaned, and with lateral rollers for guiding the wheel, tire or rim, characterized in that
- Are provided on the frame legs for releasably fixing at least two substantially horizontally oriented, spaced rollers or rollers, wherein the clear distance between the rollers or rollers is adjustable depending on the diameter of the wheel, tire or rim to be cleaned and this a variety of Attachment points are formed in sections of the legs,
- cantilever arms are arranged on the frame, wherein on each cantilever a lateral guide roller for the respective wheel, tire or rim edge is fixed and the cantilevers are adjustable in height and at least one cantilever additionally laterally adjustable, ...

Description

The The invention relates to a device for cleaning wheels, tires or rims, comprising a frame for receiving the wheels to be cleaned, tires or rims, mounted on the frame rotatable rollers or rollers which are a lower support for the wheel to be cleaned, tires or rim form, as well as with lateral roles according to the generic term of claim 1

Tire cleaning devices with mechanical, in particular electromotive drive belong to the State of the art.

Reference is made, for example, to the U.S. Patent 5,244,506 . U.S. Patent 5,964,002 . U.S. Patent 3,903,559 . U.S. Patent 5,056,274 or also the German disclosure DE 199 52 533 A1 ,

this Pamphlets and the PCT WO 96/28324 A1 has in common that the cleaning device a receiving device arranged in a cleaning chamber for receiving a wheel, wherein in the cleaning chamber at least one, arranged in particular a wheel rim assignable washing device is.

Around getting wet or even to prevent injury to an operator and at the same time to design the cleaning device with lower energy consumption, is the receiving device in the cleaning chamber between a Receiving position and a cleaning device mounted pivotally and it has the receiving device according to PCT WO 96/28324 A1 at least two adjustable between a clamping position and a release position Clamping means for holding the wheel up.

On every case must be Prior art, a drive device with the Recording for be connected to the wheel to be cleaned, the latter in a rotational movement to be able to put.

in the Interior of the cleaning device, usually of a closed Surrounded housing is, are variously shaped cleaning nozzles, but also washing brushes located with the surface of the wheel and / or the rim to clean them come into contact.

For the purpose of improving the cleaning effect, it is from the U.S. Patent 5,056,274 previously known to add a plastic granulate in a circulating process guided washing liquid, which is due to the force in a position to solve coarser dirt particles from the tire surface. In such a cleaning device, however, only complete wheels can be subjected to the desired cleaning. In the case where tires are used, it is inevitable that granules residues remain inside the tire, which can be removed only with great time and therefore cost. In this respect, the use of cleaning granules is disadvantageous.

The JP-2000264171 A is based on a tire cleaning arrangement which very compact is and which has an electric motor drive, with its Help the tires over a brush device can be set in motion as well as immediately the To undergo cleaning is. Furthermore, according to the teaching there nozzles for Outlet of pressurized hot water for surface treatment intended. In order to clean both tire edges thoroughly, must in the cited embodiment JP-2000264171 A removed the tire and after rotation again be used in the cleaning machine. Only in this way is it possible the desired brush contact produce based on both tire edges.

The washing system for vehicle wheels according to DE 199 52 533 A1 serves the continuous cleaning of several, successively discontinued wheels, in a main washing container, the workpieces to be cleaned float in a cleaning liquid. The cleaning fluid is placed in a circular motion by flow nozzles. To the underside of the vehicle wheel is effected by means of a water pressure cylinder pressing a brush set, which is provided with paddles, so that the brush set as well as the vehicle wheel of the rotating liquid is set in rotation. To the top of the vehicle wheel, a non-rotatably held brush set is pressed to reduce the rotation of the vehicle wheel and to produce an overall effective wiper movement of the two Bürstensätze.

The The above-described prior art requires a not inconsiderable each constructive effort and entails high initial costs, so that straight smaller workshops or but also petrol stations and private property applications as a rule excluded are.

In view of the prior art, it is therefore an object of the invention to provide a further developed device for cleaning wheels, tires or rims, wherein the device emanates from a frame for receiving the object to be cleaned. According to the task, the cleaning Have device no electrical or other mechanical drive means, so that they can find application and use, for example, without complex labor protection measures on eg so-called self-service wash boxes.

The solution The object of the invention is achieved with a device for cleaning of wheels, tires or rims according to the teaching according to claim 1, wherein the dependent claims expedient refinements and developments include.

According to the invention is at the claimed device, the desired rotation of the wheel or of the tire produced by the fact that the in the device standing on rollers or rollers with the help of tires a known high pressure spray jet generating device is rotatable, wherein the high-pressure spray, with the help of a spray lance manually applied to the tire, this at the same time Dirt free.

high pressure cleaner are at the majority of gas stations, self-service car washes, motor vehicle repair shops or The like already exist, so that there is no additional Investment is needed. The handling of such cleaner is easy and easy to learn.

If High pressure Heißwasserstrahl- or steam cleaner can be used, the cleaning effect and the drying of the tire is still improved or accelerated become.

the device side comprises the construction according to the invention, a frame, wherein the frame legs to the detachable Fixing at least two substantially horizontally oriented, spaced rollers or rollers are provided.

Of the clear distance between the rollers or rollers is depending on the diameter adjustable to the object to be cleaned, for which a variety formed of attachment points in sections of the legs are.

The Attachment points can Holes in the grid, but also long holes with inclined cutouts be to the respective roller or roller in a different distance position move manually or transfer to can.

Farther are arranged on the frame cantilevers, with each cantilever arm a lateral guide roller for the respective wheels, Tire or rim edge is attached.

The Cantilevers according to the invention are height adjustable, with at least one cantilever arm additionally laterally adjustable is.

About the Cantilevers with the lateral guide rollers is ensured that too Tires of different tire width safely received by the device and guided be without the There is a risk that the Tire when exposed to a high-pressure spray is unintentionally pushed out of the device. The requirements of work safety in the application of the device is therefore sufficiently satisfied.

To the Purpose of occupational safety, but also to prevent cleaning fluid and / or Dirt particles unnecessary be hurled into the environment is a cover or a Cover over a boom swiveling and height-adjustable attached to the frame.

The aforementioned Cantilevers can by means of clamping quick release each fixed to a side frame extension. Because the cantilevers have a vertical portion and that the aforementioned quick-release fasteners provided are, there is the possibility the desired height adjustment to carry out in an easy way.

Of the vertical section of the cantilevers preferably has a circular or tube shape, so that at complementary Shape of the respective clamping quick release a pivoting of the cantilever with associated roller or roller about the longitudinal axis of the vertical section can take place.

Complementary the first or the second cantilever arm by means of another quick-release quick release laterally adjustable. Therefor the respective cantilever arm has a horizontally extending section, whose first end was taken up by the shutter is and the other end carries the lateral leadership role.

Basically all leadership roles easily replaceable. The leadership roles are standard components, as for example for the strand of a conveyor belt are known.

at an embodiment the invention are the cantilevers with the lateral guide rollers in Front section of the frame and it is the boom for the cover arranged in the rear section of the frame.

The horizontal rollers or rollers touch relative to the to be cleaned Object this at two spaced points or lines tangential, with the longitudinal axes the rollers or rollers parallel to the central axis of the to be cleaned Object run.

The lateral guide rollers are with their respective longitudinal axes oriented perpendicular to the central axis of the object to be cleaned and touch the respective side edge of the wheel or tire.

Of the Boom for the cover is height adjustable on a further frame extension via a quick-release quick release held, with the boom one vertical and one horizontal Has area. At the end of the horizontal area is a transverse axis attached, the axial ends of a guide in or on the cover be recorded so that the Cover can be veschwenkt about the transverse axis.

At the horizontal area of the boom is a bolt-shaped stop provided, which with a pivot angle of the cover limiting, interacts with the pin attached to the transverse axis.

The Frame of the device includes a framework for the legs and for securing the boom, wherein at the corners of the frame Stand arranged are.

at a further embodiment the invention has the possibility to arrange a collecting trough for dissolved dirt below the frame.

At at least one pedestal pair can transport wheels or Transport rollers are provided so that the device of the invention easily is transportable.

Regarding the execution process for cleaning wheels, Tires, rims or the like rotationally symmetric objects be on the inventive method directed.

First of all adjusting the clearance of the horizontal rollers or Rolls according to the diameter of the object to be cleaned. Likewise will adjusting the clearance of the lateral guide rollers depending on the width of the object to be cleaned. Of course, these can Steps are also reversed.

To a pivoting of the cover in an access position for placement of the object to be cleaned on the horizontal rollers or rollers This Aufsetzschritt is performed and swinging back the hood made into a working position.

After this the wheel to be cleaned is in the device becomes known per se high pressure cleaner and it is the cleaning liquid high pressure spray on the tread and / or the side surface the patch to be cleaned, in particular wheel or tire directed. As a result of the impingement of the wheel or tire with the high-pressure spray is the wheel or the tire is set in a rotational movement. During the Rotation is the cleaning process with the help of the spray jet performed in a conventional manner. Leaves the rotational movement of the Wheel or tire, in turn, by straightening the jet, preferably on the tread, this to be forced to rotate with the consequence that all surface sections of the tire with the spray jet can be applied and find in this way the cleaning process to its conclusion can.

If necessary, can be used to speed up the drying process following the Cleaning step of the tires are blown dry with compressed air. There is also the possibility the tire still inside the cleaning device with a preservative and / or protective means for hereafter e.g. a winter tire until the next season store.

Everything in all, it is possible with the device described above, without costly investments even smaller workshops or for the personal To provide a means by which wheels, tires or the like cleaned easily and without laborious manual labor can be.

The Invention will be described below with reference to an embodiment and below With the help of figures closer explained become.

in this connection demonstrate:

1 a front perspective view of the device according to the invention and

2 a rear perspective view according to illustration 1 ,

The cleaning device according to the figures goes from a frame 1 from, which in each case arranged in the corner areas feet 2 as well as a frame 3 having.

At the frame 3 are two thighs 4 attached, which each have a group of holes 5 include. In each case an opposite pair of holes 5 serves to accommodate a horizontally oriented roll or roller 6 ,

About the holes 5 in the thighs 4 is the distance between the rollers or rollers 6 adjustable and can be adapted to different diameters to be cleaned objects.

Starting from the frame 3 of the frame 1 are frame extensions 7 in the form of, for example, a profile material cohesively, for example, connected by welding.

The two front frame extensions 7 take at their ends a tension quick release 8th on, each to attach a cantilever 9 serves. The Indian 1 cantilever shown on the left 9 comprises a tubular arc segment, at its free end a lateral guide roller 10 is located.

The vertical section 11 of the cantilever 9 is also tubular and thus has a circular cross-section. About the corresponding clamping quick release 8th can the vertical section 11 and thus the cantilever 9 up and down, ie vertically adjusted.

The opposite cantilever 9 , in the 1 shown on the right, has a lateral adjustment on the side guide rollers 10 in total to bring into contact with the tire walls.

Of course, there is also the possibility both cantilevers with lateral guide and to provide adjustment means.

For the aforementioned lateral adjustment is the cantilever arm shown in the picture on the right 9 also with a vertical section 11 provided, at the upper end of another quick-release clamping 8th is trained.

This further quick release clamp 8th takes a horizontal section 12 of the cantilever 9 on, at the end turn one of the lateral guide rollers 10 is attached. The horizontal section 12 of the cantilever 9 can after loosening the clamping quick release 8th This cantilever moved and thus the lateral leadership role 10 in contact with the wheel or tire (not shown) to be cleaned.

A boom 13 is again via a frame extension 7 and by means of another clamping quick release 8th height adjustable on the frame 1 or the frame 3 held.

The boom 13 has a vertical 14 and a horizontal one 15 Area up and it's at the end of the horizontal area 15 a transverse axis 16 attached.

The axis ends of the transverse axis 16 are from a leadership 17 in a cover 18 taken, with the cover 18 around the transverse axis 16 is pivotable.

At the horizontal area 15 of the jib 13 is a bolt-shaped stop 19 provided, which with one, the pivot angle of the cover 18 limiting, on the transverse axis 16 attached pen 20 interacts.

It can therefore with the means described above, the cover 18 total be adjusted up and down and a pivoting or swinging the hood 18 to the rear, so that unimpeded access to the placement of the wheel or tire to be cleaned with respect to the horizontal rollers or rollers 6 is possible.

Agent in the cover 18 provided guide longitudinal grooves can be an exact positioning of the hood by adjusting the guide means 17 be achieved with the result that objects of different dimensions are accessible for cleaning, on the other hand, however, an undesirable pollution of the environment is omitted.

Below the frame 3 it is possible to arrange a collecting tray, not shown, which consists for example of a plastic injection molded part.

Also, for example, on the back feet 2 Transport wheels or transport rollers are attached to make the device according to the invention mobile.

With regard to the handling of the device, in a first step, the spacing of the horizontal rollers or rollers is adjusted 6 by appropriate selection of the in the thighs 4 provided pairs of holes 5 ,

After the side guide rollers 10 can be positioned, the cover 18 be pivoted to the rear to insert the wheel to be cleaned in the device.

With swinging back of the cover 18 The actual cleaning process can be carried out by a known high-pressure cleaner is used.

With the help of the spray lance of the cleaner now under high pressure standing cleaning liquid is applied to the tire tread and / or the tire sidewall with the result that the wheel or the tire is set in rotary motion. During this rotation, cleaning liquid is further brought into contact with the tire surface, so that the desired cleaning effect results, without that the location or the position of the person performing the cleaning work must be changed.

It has been shown that at an activity predominantly from the front both the tire treads and the tire walls and the rims thoroughly and subjected to adequate cleaning without manual reworking can be.

After this the cleaning process is completed, it is possible to with compressed air the Accelerate drying process and / or a tire and / or rim care product spray or apply in a suitable manner.

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Claims (12)

A device for cleaning wheels, tires or rims, comprising a frame for receiving the wheels, tires or rims to be cleaned, wherein on the frame rotatable rollers or rollers are fixed, which form a lower support for the wheel, tire or rim to be cleaned, and with lateral rollers for guiding the wheel, tire or rim, characterized in that - on the frame legs are provided for releasably fixing at least two substantially horizontally oriented, spaced rollers or rollers, wherein the clear distance between the rollers or rollers depending on the Diameter of the wheel to be cleaned, the tire or rim is adjustable and for this purpose a plurality of attachment points are formed in sections of the legs, - cantilever arms are arranged on the frame, wherein a lateral guide roller for the respective wheel, tire or rim edge is attached to each cantilever and the cantilevers height adjustable and at least one Kraga rm additionally designed to be laterally adjustable, and - that a cover or cap is pivotally mounted on a boom and height adjustable on the frame. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that that in the legs receiving bores for stub axle of the rollers or Rollers are formed. Device according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized the existence first and second cantilever arm by means of quick-release fastener to each a lateral frame extension fixed and a vertical section height adjustable accomplished is. Device according to claim 3, characterized in that that the vertical section of the cantilevers has a circular shape, so that at complementary Shape of each clamping quick release pivoting the cantilever arm with roller or roller about the longitudinal axis of the vertical section can be done. Apparatus according to claim 3 or 4, characterized that the first or the second cantilever arm by means of another quick-release quick release is laterally adjustable and for this the cantilever a horizontal Section has received, the first end of the closure is and the other end carries the lateral leadership role. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized characterized in that Cantilevers with the lateral guide rollers in the front section of the frame and the boom for the cover are arranged in the rear portion of the frame. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized characterized in that horizontal rollers or rollers based on the object to be cleaned Touch this tangentially at two spaced lines and the longitudinal axes of Rollers or rollers parallel to the central axis of the object to be cleaned continue to run, the lateral guide rollers with their respective Longitudinal axis vertical are arranged to the central axis of the object to be cleaned. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the boom is held vertically adjustable on a further frame extension via a further quick-release clamping device, wherein the boom has a vertical and a horizontal portion and at the end of the horizontal portion a transverse axis is fixed, the axle ends are received by a guide in or on the cover, wherein the cover is pivotable about the transverse axis. Device according to claim 8, characterized in that that am horizontal area of the boom provided a bolt-shaped stop is, which with a pivoting angle of the cover limiting, interacts with the pin attached to the transverse axis. Device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized characterized in that the frame a framework for the legs and for securing the boom includes and continues Stand feet arranged in the frame corners are. Device according to claim 10, characterized in that that below of the frame, held by the frame, arranged a drip pan is. Device according to claim 10, characterized in that that on at least one pedestal pair transport wheels or transport rollers are provided.