FR2574354A2 - Portal structure for automatically cleaning industrial vehicles - Google Patents

Abstract

Automatic device for the external washing of industrial vehicles. The invention relates to a device allowing the cleaning of industrial vehicles without rubbing. It is composed of a carriage 1 moving vertically, equipped with two units for spraying a special product 6 and with two rinsing units 3, a portal structure 2 supporting a spraying unit 7, a rinsing unit 8 for the side faces and chassis of a self-propelled chassis 10 moving on a rail 11, a unit 4 for rinsing underneath, a spray module and a high-pressure rinsing module. The device according to the invention is particularly intended for the cleaning of industrial vehicles.

Description

 The present invention relates to a device for automatically cleaning the exterior of industrial vehicles for the transport of goods equipped in vans, tarpaulins or tanks.

 The cleaning of industrial vehicles is traditionally carried out by autanatic machines equipped with side brushes. This system does not allow cleaning of the recessed exterior parts of bodies, chassis and tankers.

 The cleaning of the parts inaccessible by the brushes must be carried out manually with the intervention of portable high pressure machines.

 The system according to the invention overcomes all these drawbacks.

 It includes a gantry (12) guiding a trolley (1) supporting two spray bars for spraying special product (6) and two rinsing (3) rinses with cold water under pressure fitted with nozzles with flat or round jets for cleaning the front and rear sides of vehicles; a gantry (2) supporting a boom (7) for spraying special product for cleaning the side faces and a high-pressure rinsing ramp (8), the gantries (12 & 2) being mounted on a chassis (10) by motorbike -reducer allowing it to advance automatically on a rail (11).

 Two vehicle centering guides (9), a product spraying group and a high-pressure rinsing group (5), and a ramp (4) for cleaning the underside.

 The driver of the vehicle places his vehicle between the guides (9). The radar detects the front of the vehicle and the chassis (10) advances up to 30 years from the front. He stops. The carriage (1) automatically descends up to 20 years from the ground. The special product spraying group then starts up and the carriage (1) goes up to the top by spraying the front of the vehicle.

When it reaches the top, the pump stops feeding the boom (6) and feeds the boom (7). The chassis (10) then advances automatically. The side faces of the vehicle are sprayed with product.

 Since the radar detects the rear of the vehicle, the self-propelled chassis (10) stops. The product spraying group stops feeding the boom (7). The carriage (1) descends. Arrived at the bottom, the spraying boom (6) is supplied by the spraying group (5) and sprays the product in excess to avoid run-off. Arrived at the top, the group stops. The carriage (1) descends.

 The high-pressure rinsing unit then supplies the rinsing ramp (3) and the carriage (1) rises by rinsing the rear face of the vehicle.

 When it reaches the top, the rinsing unit stops feeding the ramp (3) and feeds the ramp (8).

 The self-propelled chassis (10) then moves back, rinsing the side faces of the vehicle, until the radar has detected the front of the vehicle. The chassis (10) stops. The rinsing group stops feeding the boom (8). The carriage (1) descends to the ground. Arrived at the bottom, the rinsing group (5) then feeds the ramp (3) and, going up, rinses the front of the vehicle. At the top, the rinsing group stops.

 The truck driver gets back on the wheel and slowly advances to the ramp (4). The rinsing group starts up and supplies it for cleaning the underside, and when the vehicle has passed completely over the ramp (4) the stopping of the group (5) is controlled by radar, the latter having detected the rear of the vehicle.

 The vehicle is cleaned.

 According to the description fig. 1, the gantries (12 & 2) are connected or ron by a fairing to form only one set.

 The device according to the invention is particularly intended for cleaning industrial vehicles used for the transport of solid or liquid goods.

Claims (2)

 I) Device for cleaning with cold water and using a washing product outside of industrial vehicles for the transport of goods equipped in a van, tarpaulins or tanks, according to claims I, 4 and 6 of the main patent, characterized in that it includes; a same portal2) which supports the product spraying boom and the high pressure rinsing boom, for cleaning the side faces  2) Device according to claim l, characterized in that the front gantry and the gantry (2) are connected by a fairing (13) to form a single assembly.