JP2000351357A - Car washing equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide car washing equipment being car washing equipment to perform self car washing and shortening service hours. SOLUTION: A remote panel 22 having an operation surface 23 fronting on the side of a vehicle 1 to be washed is provided on an arm 21 protruding to front from a car washer body 1. The car washing starting position of the car washer body 1 is set to a given advancing position from an HP(a home position) and on standby for car washing, the car washer body 1 is moved from the HP to a given car washing starting position. This constitution shortens a car washing time since the car washer body 1 is previously on standby in the car washing starting position where the remote panel 22 is operated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a car wash facility for washing a vehicle to be washed by moving a gate-shaped car wash machine body back and forth across a vehicle to be washed, and more particularly to a car wash facility for performing a self-car wash. Things.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Self-cleaning is a process in which a driver of a vehicle to be cleaned enters the vehicle-cleaning position and operates a car-washing facility before starting the vehicle-washing, and the driver himself / herself cleans the vehicle to be cleaned after the vehicle-washing is completed. Is said to be sent out. A car wash facility (car wash apparatus) for performing such self-car wash is disclosed in JP-A-6-2785.
No. 77 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-297442.

First, a car washing device disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-278577 will be described. This car washing device is laid out in a drive-through system that allows the vehicle to be washed entering from the front to pass backward after leaving the car washing, and exits. The vehicle to be washed is washed and dried by a car washing device including various brushes, a water spray nozzle, a blower nozzle, and the like, which are arranged in the car washing machine body. Further, an operation box is provided at a position (car wash reception position) corresponding to a predetermined car wash position in the car wash machine body, and an operation panel in which equipment for inputting a fee and selecting and inputting the contents of the car wash is arranged in the operation box. Is provided. Also, this operation box is supported via an arm on a base installed on the side of the car wash space which does not hinder the traveling of the car wash machine body, and a car wash reception position close to the vehicle to be washed at the car wash position by turning the arm. In such a case, a retracted position is set apart from the vehicle to be washed.

[0004] Before the start of car washing, the car washing machine body is stopped at the innermost car washing start position, and the operation box is placed at the car washing reception position. In this state, the driver of the vehicle to be cleaned enters the vehicle to be cleaned and stops at a position where the operation of the operation box can be performed from inside the vehicle. Then, when the driver opens the window, operates the operation panel, and presses the start key, the operation box retreats to the retreat position, and the car washer body moves forward from the car wash start position to start car washing. The driver only needs to close the window and wait in the car. Then, when the car washing is completed, the driver moves the vehicle to be washed forward and leaves it.

Next, a car washer disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-297442 will be described. This car wash machine is a car wash machine in which a gate-shaped car wash machine reciprocates on a rail so as to straddle a vehicle to be washed, and at that time performs washing and drying of the vehicle to be washed, and is integrated with the car wash machine body. In addition, an operation panel is provided in which the driver of the vehicle to be washed operates the car washer by itself. The operation panel is configured as a unit so that it can rotate from the front of the car washer to the inside of the car washer by driving a motor.

[0006] Before the start of car washing, the car washing machine body is stopped at the innermost car washing start position, and the operation panel is positioned in front of the car washing machine. In this state, the driver of the vehicle to be cleaned enters the vehicle to be cleaned and gets into the position where the front wheels come into contact with the preset vehicle stop. Then, the car washer body starts to move forward, stops when it detects the side pillars of the vehicle to be washed, drives the motor, rotates the operation panel from the front of the car washer to the inside of the car washer, and drives the operation panel to drive the vehicle. Turn to the seat. The driver opens the window and operates this control panel,
When the start key is pressed, the motor is driven to rotate the operation panel from the inside of the car washing machine to the front of the car washing machine, and thereafter, the car washing machine body is once retracted to the car washing start position, and then the car washing is started. The driver only needs to close the window and wait in the car. Then, when the car washing is completed, the driver leaves the vehicle to be washed.

[0007]

However, in the car washing machine described above, in the car washing apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 6-278577, the operation box is fixed at the car washing reception position, and the driver of the vehicle to be washed is To stop the vehicle at any position where the operation box can be operated from inside the vehicle,
Depending on the type of the vehicle to be washed, the position of the front end of the vehicle to be washed with respect to the car washer body is different, and there is a possibility that the washing by the car washing apparatus becomes difficult. If the stop position of the vehicle to be washed at the start of washing is fixed, on the contrary, the position of the window of the driver's seat and the position of the reception box of the operation box differ depending on the type of the vehicle to be washed, which makes it difficult for the driver to operate. Might be.

In the car washing machine disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-297442, since the car washing machine main body is moved forward after confirming the entry of the car to be washed and the operation panel is rotated, the car washing machine is not started until the car washing is started. It takes time, and the total car wash time (actual working time) increases. Therefore, the present invention relates to a car washing facility for performing self-car washing, which can reduce the actual working time, facilitates the operation of the operation box even if the type of the vehicle to be washed is different, and always enables normal car washing. The purpose is to provide.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle to be washed which is supported and guided by a pair of left and right rails and freely moves in the front-rear direction. A car wash facility comprising a gate-type car wash machine main body for performing washing of the car wash machine, wherein a remote panel having an operation surface facing a side surface of the vehicle to be washed is attached to a front surface of the car wash machine main body, The standby position is a predetermined forward position from the origin.

According to the above configuration, the driver of the vehicle to be washed stops the vehicle at a predetermined car wash start stop position that is set in advance corresponding to the car wash machine body that is moving forward to the car wash standby position. Operate the remote panel. In response to this operation, the car washer body moves to start car washing. As described above, since the main body of the car washer is in standby at a position where the remote panel can be operated in advance, the car washing time is shortened as compared with the case of the car washer disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-297442.

When the vehicle to be cleaned is a one-box type vehicle or the like, in which the distance between the front wheels and the window of the driver's seat is shorter than that of a normal passenger car, the vehicle to be cleaned is stopped at the predetermined car wash standby position. The remote panel is located behind the window, making it difficult to operate the remote panel. According to the above configuration, by moving the car wash machine body forward from the origin to the car wash standby position, the car wash machine body can be retracted to the origin side, that is, the position of the remote panel can be changed backward. The position of the driver's seat and the remote panel can be matched.

[0012] The invention described in claim 2 is the above-described claim 1.
The invention according to claim, wherein a remote panel is provided with input means for moving the remote panel in the front-rear direction, and the car wash machine body is moved in the respective movement input directions by operating the movement input means. It is. According to the above configuration, the driver of the vehicle to be washed stops the vehicle at a predetermined stop position at the start of washing, and when operating the remote panel, if it is determined that the operation is difficult, the movement input means in the front-rear direction. Operate. In response to this operation, the car wash body moves and the position of the remote panel is changed, so that the driver can easily operate the remote panel.

The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the car wash machine body stops at the car wash standby position and the vehicle to be washed is at a predetermined stop position. When the vehicle is stopped, the distance between the center position of the front wheel of the vehicle to be cleaned and the center position of the front and rear of the remote panel is substantially equal to the distance between the center position of the front wheel of the ordinary passenger car and the center position of the driver's seat. Things.

According to the above configuration, when the vehicle to be washed is stopped at a predetermined stop position at the start of washing, if the vehicle to be washed is a normal passenger car, the remote panel is located opposite the driver's seat, and immediately The operation on the operation surface can be easily performed. The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 3, wherein a vehicle height detecting means for detecting the height of the vehicle to be washed, and a vehicle approach for detecting the approach of the vehicle to be washed to a predetermined position. Detecting means for detecting the entry of the vehicle to be washed into the predetermined position by the vehicle entry detecting means; detecting the height of the vehicle to be washed by the vehicle height detecting means; When the height is determined to be equal to or higher than the predetermined height, the car wash body is moved toward the origin.

According to the above configuration, when the entry of the vehicle to be cleaned into the predetermined position is detected, the height of the vehicle to be cleaned is detected, and the height of the vehicle to be cleaned at this time is determined to be equal to or higher than the predetermined height. Then, the car washer body is moved toward the origin. As a result, when it is determined that the vehicle at a predetermined position has a vehicle height equal to or higher than a predetermined height, for example, a one-box type vehicle, the car wash machine body is retracted. In the one-box type vehicle, since the distance between the front wheels and the driver's seat window is shorter than that of an ordinary passenger car, the remote panel is located at the driver's seat window by retreating the car washer body, so that it can be easily operated. Surface operations can be performed.

The invention according to claim 5 is the same as the above-described claim 4.
According to the invention described in, the distance between the car wash machine body origin and the car wash standby position, when the car wash machine body has moved to the origin,
The distance is such that the driver's seat of the one-box type vehicle is at a distance that allows the driver's seat to face the remote panel. According to the above configuration, when the car wash body moves to the origin, if the vehicle to be washed is a one-box type vehicle, the remote panel is located opposite to the driver's seat, so that the operation surface can be easily operated immediately. It can be carried out.

Further, the invention according to claim 6 provides the above-mentioned claim 1.
The invention according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a drive roller conveyor for moving the vehicle to be washed relative to the car washer body is arranged along the inside of the rail. According to the above configuration, at the time of car washing, the vehicle to be washed is relatively moved with respect to the main body of the car washer, so that the moving distance of the main body of the car washer can be shortened to wash the car.

[0018]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a car washer body supported and guided by a pair of left and right outer rails 2 laid on the floor surface and capable of reciprocating in a front-rear direction A. Done. The car wash machine body 1 has a gate shape in a front view, and a car wash device including a top brush and a side brush for cleaning the vehicle 4 and a side nozzle and a top nozzle for blowing and drying the vehicle 4 therein. (Not shown) is disposed, and further, by detecting an object to be detected (not shown) arranged along the outer rail 2, the car wash machine main body 1 is moved to the innermost home position HP (origin). A home position detection switch 5 comprising a limit switch for detecting the position;
Car wash start position a predetermined distance ahead of P (Car wash origin)
And an end position detection switch 6 comprising a limit switch for detecting that the vehicle is at the end position EP (end point) of the traveling end.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a pair of left and right drive roller conveyors laid on the floor along the outer rail 2 and inside the car wash machine main body 1 and at the center in the left and right direction. The distance between the left and right wheels 4 of the vehicle 4
A (left and right) interval. The width of each roller conveyor 7 in the left-right direction is a width that allows a margin for the width of the wheel 4A. The forward / reverse drive of the roller conveyor 7 is controlled by an operating device 8.
It is performed by Further, outside the front end of the roller conveyor 7, a circuit breaker 9 for preventing the vehicle 4 from entering is provided.
An on-board detection switch 10 is provided for detecting that the vehicle 4 has been mounted on the vehicle stop position of one of the roller conveyors 7 at the time of starting predetermined washing by detecting the front wheels 4A. A leaving guidance light 11 is provided behind the car washer body 1 at a position visible from the driver's seat of the vehicle 4. Further, a vehicle detection sensor 12 composed of an ultrasonic sensor for detecting the entry of the vehicle 4 is provided above the front side of the circuit breaker 9.

The vehicle 4 exiting behind the car washer body 1
A vehicle exit detection switch 13 including a pair of photoelectric switches for detecting the passage of the vehicle 4 is provided in the passage.
A vehicle height detecting sensor (an example of a vehicle height detecting means) 14 composed of an ultrasonic sensor for detecting the vehicle height of the vehicle 4 to be washed is provided in the center of the front upper part of the car wash machine body 1. In order to detect the approach of the vehicle 4 to be washed into a predetermined position (in FIG. 1, a front position in the car washer body 1), two vehicle entry detection switches including photoelectric switches are provided at front positions inside the car wash machine body 1. (Example of vehicle entry detecting means) 15A and 15B are provided. The first vehicle entry detection switch 15A detects the entry of the leading end of all types of vehicles 4, and the second vehicle entry detection switch 15B disposed above the first vehicle entry detection switch 15A provides the first vehicle entry detection. The detection of the entry of the tip of the one-box type vehicle 4 is detected together with the switch 15A (see FIG. 8).

A speaker 16 for making an announcement to the vehicle 4 is provided at an upper position inside the car wash machine main body 1. An arm 21 protrudes forward from the left side of the car washer body 1, and a remote panel 22 is supported at a tip of the arm 21. The surface of the remote panel 22 facing the roller conveyor 8 (the surface facing the side of the vehicle 4) is configured as an operation surface 23 on which a car wash start switch, a car wash stop switch, a car wash course selection switch, and the like are arranged.
23 is flush with the inner surface of the gate type car washer body 1.

As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, a plate 25 on which "Press when unreachable" is printed and an operation push button switch 26 are attached to the front and rear of the remote panel 22, respectively. Movement operation panels 28 and 29 on which triangular arrows 27 indicating directions are printed are attached to the roller conveyor 7. Also, the arm 31 is projected from the front of the remote panel 22, and a frontward approaching rotating light (blue lamp) is provided at the tip of the arm 31.
A lamp panel 34 in which 32 and a standby rotating light (red lamp) 33 are arranged vertically is attached. Further, the arm 36 is projected from the rear surface of the remote panel 22 so that the arm 36
A stop rotating light (red lamp) directed diagonally forward at the tip of
A stop panel 39 is attached which has a plate 38 on which 37 and "Please proceed to the red lamp" are printed. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 40 denotes a maintenance door of a control device (an example of a control means) 41 including a microcomputer built in the car wash machine main body 1.

The car wash machine body 1 is a car wash machine body 1 described later.
When the front wheel 4A of the vehicle 4 to be washed is detected by the on-board detection switch 10 (when the front wheel 4A is stopped at a predetermined stop position at the start of car washing), the center position of the front wheel 4A and the remote panel 22 The distance M between the front and back center position is
The length of the arm 21 is set so as to substantially match the distance between the center position of the front wheel of the ordinary passenger car and the center position of the driver's seat, and to prevent the door 40 from abutting on the remote panel 22. Therefore, when the wheel (front wheel) 4A of the passenger car type vehicle 4 is at the position where the vehicle-mounted detection switch 10 detects (vehicle stop position),
The operation surface 23 is located opposite the window of the driver's seat.

As shown in FIG. 5, the traveling drive control system of the car wash facility includes a car wash facility control device 41 provided in the car wash machine main body 1, a switch group on the operation surface 23, and moving operation panels 28 and 29.
Push button switch 26, position detection switches 5, 6, 17, vehicle height detection sensor 14, vehicle entry detection switches 15A, 15B, traveling drive unit 3, speaker 16, entry rotation light (blue lamp) 32, standby rotation Light (red lamp) 33, stop rotation light (red lamp) 37, and roller conveyor 7
, A vehicle detection sensor 12, a vehicle exit detection switch 13, a circuit breaker 9, and an exit guide light 11, and these devices are connected to a control device 41. The control device 41 operates signals such as start and stop from the operation surface 23, and the position detection switches 5, 6,
17, the detection signals of the vehicle-mounted detection switch 10, the vehicle detection sensor 12, the vehicle height detection sensor 14, the vehicle entry detection switches 15A and 15B, and the vehicle exit detection switch 13 are input, and the traveling drive device 3, Car wash equipment by controlling the speaker 16, the operating device 8, the circuit breaker 9, the exit guidance light 11, the approach rotating light (blue lamp) 32, the standby rotating light (red lamp) 33, and the stop rotating light (red lamp) 37 It controls the whole operation.

Further, as shown by a solid line in FIG. 1, a car wash standby position of the car wash machine body 1 is set. The car wash standby position is set as follows. As described above, when the car washer body 1 is at the car wash standby position and the vehicle 4 to be washed is at the vehicle stop position, the center position of the driver's seat of the ordinary passenger car is set to the remote panel 22 as shown in FIG. It is set to match the center. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, when the vehicle 4 is a one-box type, the driver's seat is almost above the front wheel, so the distance between the front wheel and the window of the driver's seat is extremely shorter than that of a normal passenger car, and the driver's seat In a position behind the window,
Since the remote panel 22 is located, the driver of the one-box type vehicle 4 cannot operate the movement operation panel 29. In order to solve this, it is necessary to move the car washer body 1 toward the home position HP (origin) to make the window of the driver's seat coincide with the remote panel 22. The distance from the car wash machine main body 1 to the car wash standby position (or may be longer than this distance). Thereby, as shown by the two-dot chain line,
When the car washer body 1 has moved to the home position HP (origin), the driver's seat of the one-box type vehicle faces the remote panel 22. L in FIG. 8 indicates the moving distance of the car wash machine body 1 at this time, that is, the distance from the car wash standby position to the home position HP.

Hereinafter, the movement of the car wash machine body 1 and the roller conveyor 7 by the control device 41 will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. Before starting the car wash,
As shown in FIG. 1, the car wash machine body 1 reaches the car wash standby position.
Is advanced from the innermost home position HP and is on standby. The circuit breaker 9 is closed, and the standby rotation light (red lamp) 33 is turned on.

First, when the vehicle 4 to be washed is detected by the vehicle detection sensor 12 (step-1), it is confirmed whether the vehicle-mounted detection switch 10 is turned off (confirmation of the existence of the vehicle 4 on the roller conveyor 7) ( Step-2), when off
The circuit breaker 9 is driven to open (step-3), the approach rotary light (blue lamp) 32 is turned on, and the standby rotary light (red lamp) 33 is turned off (step-4).

The driver of the vehicle 4 confirms that the approach rotating light (blue lamp) 32 is lit, and when the circuit breaker 9 is opened, the vehicle 4 advances and gets on the roller conveyor 7. When the vehicle 4 enters the roller conveyor 7 and the first vehicle entry detection switch 15A is turned on to confirm the entry of the vehicle 4 into the car wash machine body 1 (step-5), the second vehicle entry detection switch 15B is detected. Based on the signal and the vehicle height data of the vehicle height detection sensor 14, it is determined whether the vehicle 4 is an ordinary passenger vehicle, a one-box vehicle, or a minivan vehicle (step-6). When the entry of the vehicle 4 is detected, in the case of a one-box type or minivan type vehicle, the vehicle height at or near the ceiling is detected, and in the case of a normal passenger vehicle, the vehicle height at the front portion is detected. Therefore, the one-box type or minivan type vehicle and the ordinary passenger car type vehicle are distinguished from each other by the vehicle height data. Only in the case of the one-box type vehicle 4, the first vehicle entry detection switch 15A and the second vehicle entry detection switch 15B are provided. Is turned on, the one-box type vehicle and the minivan type vehicle can be distinguished.

When it is confirmed that the determined type of the vehicle 4 is the ordinary passenger car type (or minivan type) (step-7), it is confirmed whether the onboard detection switch 10 is turned on (step-8). When the vehicle-mounted detection switch 10 is turned on, the stop rotation light (red lamp) 37 is turned on (step-9). Then, the circuit breaker 9 is driven to close (step-10), the approach rotary light (blue lamp) 32 is turned off, and the standby rotary light (red lamp) 33 is turned on (step-1).
1).

The driver of the vehicle 4 stops the vehicle 4 when the stop rotation light (red lamp) 37 is turned on. This allows
The vehicle 4 is stopped at the vehicle stop position at the start of the car wash. At this time, if the vehicle 4 of the ordinary passenger car type (or minivan type) is a smaller car than the standard, the distance between the front wheels and the driver's seat window is shorter than the standard, and the remote panel 22 is located at a position behind the driver's seat window. There are times. At this time, the driver opens the window and operates the operation push button switch 26 of the leftward movement operation panel 28.

When the operation signal of the operation push button switch 26 of the left movement operation panel 28 is confirmed (step-1).
2), drive the traveling drive device 3 backward for a certain period of time (output a drive signal for moving the car wash machine body 1 backward).
(Step-13). Thereby, the car washer body 1 is moved rearward, and the operation surface of the remote panel 22 faces the window of the driver's seat.

If the vehicle 4 of the ordinary passenger car type (or minivan type) is a car larger than the standard, the distance between the front wheels and the window of the driver's seat is longer than the standard, and the remote panel 22 is located in front of the window. There is. At this time, the driver opens the window and operates the operation push button switch 26 of the rightward movement operation panel 29. When the operation signal of the operation push button switch 26 of the rightward movement operation panel 29 is confirmed (step-14), the driving device 3 is driven forward for a certain period of time (a driving signal for moving the car wash machine body 1 forward is output). Yes) (Step-15). As a result, the car washer body 1 is moved forward, and the operation surface of the remote panel 22 faces the window of the driver's seat.

Next, the driver operates the operation surface 23 of the remote panel 22 to input car wash conditions and the like, and finally operates the car wash start switch. According to the above steps, the operation push button switches 26 of the left and right movement operation panels 28 and 29 can be operated only when the vehicle-mounted detection switch 10 is on. When the start signal of the car wash start switch is input (step-16), the traveling drive device 3 of the car wash machine body 1 is driven backward (step-17). Thereby, the car wash machine main body 1 moves backward. By operating the car wash position detection switch 17, it is confirmed whether the vehicle has been retracted to the car wash position at the start of car wash (step-18).

If it is determined in step -7 that the vehicle 4 is a one-box type vehicle, the stop rotation light (red lamp) 37 is turned on (step -19), and the circuit breaker 9 is turned on.
Is closed (step-20), the approach rotary light (blue lamp) 32 is turned off, and the standby rotary light (red lamp) 33 is turned on (step-21). Next, drive the timer (Step -20), and the message "The car washer will be back. Is output to the speaker 16 and an announcement to the effect that the car washer is backing up is made (step-23). This announcement is repeated until the timer expires (step-
twenty four).

The driver of the vehicle 4 stops the vehicle 4 when the stop rotation light (red lamp) 37 is turned on. Next, the traveling drive unit 3 of the car washer body 1 is driven backward (step-2).
5) As shown in FIG. 1, when it is confirmed that the home position detection switch 5 has been operated and has retracted to the innermost home position HP (step-26), the car wash machine body 1
Is stopped (step-27).

As shown in FIG. 8, when it is determined that the vehicle 4 is a one-box type vehicle, that is, when it is detected by the vehicle entrance detection switch 15, the stop rotation light (red lamp) 37 is turned on, and 4 is stopped, and at the same time, the car washer body 1 is supported and guided by the rail 2 and moves to the home position HP, and the operation surface 23 of the remote panel 22 is located at the position of the driver's seat window of the one-box type vehicle 4.

Next, the driver operates the operation surface 23 of the remote panel 22 to input car wash conditions and the like, and finally operates the car wash start switch. It is confirmed that the start signal of the car wash start switch has been input (step-28).
When it is confirmed that the car wash machine body 1 has retreated to the car wash position in the above step-18, or when the start signal of the car wash start switch is confirmed in step-28, the traveling drive device 3 of the car wash machine body 1 is turned off. It is driven forward (step-29), and the actuator 8 of the roller conveyor 7 is operated backward (step-30). As a result, the car washer body 1 is supported and guided by the outer rail 2 and travels forward from the home position HP, and performs a predetermined car washing process by the car washing device (step-31). At this time,
Since the roller conveyor 7 is operated in the direction opposite to the car wash machine body 1, the vehicle 4 moves in the opposite direction to the car wash machine body 1 (moves relatively). Thus, at the time of car washing, the moving distance of the car wash machine main body 1 can be shortened to wash the car.

When the end position switch 6 is operated and it is confirmed that the car washer body 1 has reached the end position EP at the traveling end as shown in FIG. 1 (step-32), the car washer body 1 travels. The driving device 3 is driven backward (step-33), and the operating device 8 of the roller conveyor 7 is operated forward (step-34). As a result, the car washer body 1 is supported and guided by the outer rail 2 and travels backward from the end position EP, and performs a predetermined car washing process by the car washing device (step-35). At this time, since the roller conveyor 7 is operated in the opposite direction to the car washer body 1, the vehicle 4 moves forward in the opposite direction.

Thereafter, when the car washer body 1 returns to the home position HP (step-36), the traveling drive unit 3 of the car washer body 1 is stopped (step-37), and the exit guidance light 11 is turned on (step-36). 38). As a result, the car washer body 1 stops at the home position HP, and the driver moves the vehicle 4 forward, lowers the vehicle 4 from the roller conveyor 7, and exits. When the vehicle exit detection switch 13 is turned on due to the movement (exit) of the vehicle 4 (step-39), the exit guide light 11 is turned off (step-40), and the traveling drive device 3 of the car wash machine body 1 is moved forward for a certain period of time. And the car washer body 1 is advanced to the car wash standby position and made to stand by (step-41), and the processing is ended.

As described above, by moving the car wash machine body 1 and the vehicle 4 in opposite directions to wash the car, the moving distance of the car wash machine body 1 can be shortened and the car wash can be performed. Can be minimized. In addition, the remote panel 22 for the self-washing is mounted on the car washer body 1 so that the remote panel 22 can be operated from the driver's seat of the vehicle 4, and moving operation panels 28 and 29 are provided before and after the remote panel 22. When the operation from the driver's seat is difficult due to the difference in length, by operating the operation push button switches 26 on the operation panels 28 and 29, the car wash machine main body 1 is moved and the remote panel 22 can be operated from the driver's seat. Can be moved up.

A remote panel at a car wash standby position
By making the position of 22 substantially coincide with the center position of the driver's seat of the ordinary passenger car type vehicle 4, the driver of this vehicle 4, which is a large number of users, can easily use the remote panel from the driver's seat.
When the vehicle 4 is a one-box type vehicle, an announcement to the driver is made, the car washer body 1 is retracted to the home position HP (origin), and the position of the remote panel 22 is changed to a one-box type vehicle. The driver can easily operate the remote panel 22 even in the case of a one-box type vehicle by matching the position of the window with the driver's seat window of No. 4.

Further, the car wash body 1 is moved to the car wash standby position and stopped at the standby time, so that the car wash body 1 is moved to the innermost home position HP (origin) at the time of standby as in the prior art. Compared to a case where the vehicle is moved forward to a car wash standby position where the remote panel 22 can be operated after detecting the vehicle entry, and the car wash time can be reduced. The risk of being caught between hands can be avoided. Further, since the remote panel 22 is fixed facing the side surface of the vehicle 4, it is not necessary to rotate the operation panel as in the related art, and the car washing time can be reduced.

In the present embodiment, the roller conveyor 7 is driven separately from the car washer body 1 by the operating device 8, but the roller conveyor 7 is driven by the driving force of the traveling drive device 3 of the car washer body 1. Alternatively, the driving may be performed by transmitting the moving force of the car washer body 1. Thereby, the movement of the car washer body 1 and the roller conveyor 7 can be further synchronized,
The control is simplified and the actuating device for the roller conveyor 7 can be dispensed with.

Although the vehicle 4 is moved by the roller conveyor 7, even in a car washing facility in which the vehicle 4 is not moved, the remote panel 22 is attached to the car washer body 1, and the moving operation panels 28, 29 can be provided to perform self-car wash. At this time, the installation space for the car washing facility is widened, but the roller conveyor 7 is not required, and further, construction such as providing a pit for installing the roller conveyor 7 becomes unnecessary, and the cost of the car washing facility can be significantly reduced. .

The input means for moving the remote panel 22 in the front-rear direction is constituted by two operation push-button switches 26, but has three positions, that is, backward movement-stop-forward movement. It can also be constituted by one switch.

[0046]

As described above, according to the present invention, the actual working time can be shortened in a car wash facility for performing a self-car wash.
Further, even if the type of the vehicle to be cleaned is different, the operation of the remote panel can be easily performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a car wash facility according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the car wash facility.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a remote panel of the car washing facility.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a movement operation panel of the car wash facility.

FIG. 5 is a traveling control configuration diagram of the car wash facility.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for controlling the operation of the control device of the car wash facility.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for controlling the operation of the control device of the car wash facility.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of movement of a car wash machine main body of the car wash facility.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Car wash machine main body 2 Rail 3 Travel drive device 4 Vehicle to be washed 4A Wheel 5 Home position detection switch 6 End position detection switch 7 Drive roller conveyor 8 Actuator 9 Circuit breaker 10 In-vehicle detection switch 11 Exit guidance light 12 Vehicle detection sensor 13 Vehicle Exit detection switch 14 Vehicle height detection sensor 15A, 15B Vehicle entry detection switch 16 Speaker 17 Car wash position detection switch 21 Arm 22 Remote panel 23 Operation surface 26 Operation push button switch 28, 29 Movement operation panel 32 Entry rotation light 33 Standby rotation light 37 Stop rotating light 41 Control device

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A car wash facility having a gate-shaped car wash machine body that is supported and guided by a pair of left and right rails, moves freely in the front-rear direction, and performs washing of a vehicle to be washed. And a remote panel having an operation surface facing a side surface of the vehicle to be washed is attached, and a car washing standby position of the car washing machine body is set to a predetermined forward position from an origin. 2. The remote panel is provided with input means for moving the remote panel back and forth, and the body of the car washer is moved in the respective movement input directions by operating the movement input means.
Car wash equipment as described. 3. The distance between the center position of the front wheel of the vehicle to be washed and the front-rear center position of the remote panel when the vehicle body is stopped at the car wash standby position and the vehicle to be washed is stopped at a predetermined stop position. The car washing equipment according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the distance between the center position of the front wheel of the ordinary passenger car and the center position of the driver's seat is substantially matched. 4. A vehicle height detecting means for detecting the height of the vehicle to be cleaned, and a vehicle entering detecting means for detecting entry of the vehicle to be washed into a predetermined position, When the entry of the vehicle to be washed is detected, the height of the vehicle to be washed is detected by the vehicle height detecting means. When the detected vehicle height of the vehicle to be washed is determined to be equal to or higher than a predetermined height, the body of the car washer is moved to the origin. The car wash facility according to claim 3, wherein the car wash facility moves toward the vehicle. 5. The distance between the origin of the car washer body and the car wash standby position is longer than the distance at which the driver's seat of the one-box type vehicle can face the remote panel when the car washer body moves to the origin. 5. The method according to claim 4, wherein
Car wash equipment as described in. 6. The car wash as claimed in claim 1, wherein a drive roller conveyor for moving the vehicle to be washed relative to the car washer body is disposed along the inside of the rail. Facility.