JP2001088666A - Spray type portal car washing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a spray type portal car washing device removing dirt on a car body surface left unwashed by manual washing work. SOLUTION: In this spray type portal car washing device provided with a spray nozzle in the side face of the portal car washing device body and washing a car by washing sprayed from the spray nozzle, a car washing device body 12 is provided with a control part 32 controlling the actuation of the car washing device body 12 by the operation of an auxiliary rinse key 18b for selecting a manual washing work and an auxiliary rinse device 20 discharging hot water from a car washing tool 31 provided in the tip of a hose.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a spray-type portal type car washing apparatus for washing an automobile installed in a gas station or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A general portal type car washing apparatus has a rotating brush provided in a main body thereof. This gate-type car washing device is effective in removing stubborn dirt well, but has a disadvantage that fine scratches are formed by a brush and the painted surface of an automobile is damaged. Therefore, there has been proposed a spray-type portal type car wash apparatus in which a plurality of spray nozzles are provided in a main body, and high-pressure car wash liquid is injected from the spray nozzles to wash the car.

[0003]

In the conventional spray-type portal type car washing apparatus, light dust and dirt can be washed off during the car washing process, but stubborn dirt cannot be removed in some cases. Especially in a car wash in a high temperature area or midsummer, moisture dries due to heat, and dirt and detergent re-adhere to the surface of the car. The work required wiping off was required. Incidentally, the present applicant has disclosed in
No. 94094 proposes a spray-type portal type car wash device provided with a portable car wash machine. This portable car washer can remove stubborn dirt by hand, but is not suitable for removing dry marks without damaging the body surface.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a spray-type portal type car washer capable of removing dirt and the like remaining on the body surface by hand washing.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a spray-type portal type car washer according to the present invention is provided with a spray nozzle on the inner side of a portal type car washer body, and the spray nozzle is sprayed from the spray nozzle. In a spray-type portal type car washing apparatus for washing a car with a washing liquid, the car washing machine body includes a control unit for controlling the operation of the car washing machine body by operating an auxiliary rinsing key for selecting a hand washing operation; And an auxiliary rinsing device for discharging water from a car washing tool provided at the end of the hose. By providing a control unit that controls the operation of the car wash machine body by operating the auxiliary rinse key, workers can perform hand washing safely during the car wash process, and by discharging warm water from the car wash tools, the body surface Can be removed by hand washing work.

[0006] The auxiliary rinsing device includes a water tank pumped through a pipe by a pump disposed in a car wash machine body, an electromagnetic valve provided in the middle of the pipe, and water supplied from the electromagnetic valve through the pipe. A heater for hot water to make hot water,
Although a hose connected to the discharge port of the hot water heater is provided, it is preferable because stubborn dirt and the like can be manually washed off.

[0007] The hose is supported by a horizontally rotating hose support arm provided on the upper side of the car washer body and is suspended from the tip of the arm. This is preferable because it can be moved to

[0008] The car washing tool is formed in a container shape for storing hot water supplied by a hose, the bottom side is formed in a flat portion, and a large number of holes for discharging hot water are formed in the flat portion. It is preferable that the side is covered with a cover part made of a flexible material having water permeability in that dirt can be easily removed without damaging the surface of the vehicle.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings. 1 to 6 are views for explaining a spray-type portal type car wash apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the spray-type portal type car wash apparatus. FIG. FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of a rotating shaft portion of the hose support arm, FIG. 4 is a front view of a distal end of the hose support arm, FIG. 5 is a side view of the distal end of the hose support arm, and FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of the car wash attached to the hose tip.

In these figures, a spray-type portal type car wash apparatus 10 of the present embodiment is a portal type car wash machine having a shape of straddling an automobile running on two rails 11 provided on a site. A main body 12 is disposed, a motor 13 for driving the vehicle is disposed inside the car wash machine main body 12, and a spray nozzle 14 for injecting a cleaning liquid on an inner side surface, and a cleaning liquid adhered to the surface of the automobile. A blower nozzle 15 for blowing off is provided, a car sensor 16 for detecting an automobile is provided at a lower portion on the front surface, and a fixed position sensor 17 for detecting a fixed position is provided at a lower portion on the rear surface. A start switch 18a or an auxiliary rinsing key 18b for hand-washing operation, which will be described in detail later, is provided on the front of the car wash machine body 12.
A keyboard 18 having various keys such as a key is provided. The keyboard 18 is provided with an LED 19 for display, and an auxiliary rinsing device 20 for hand washing.

The auxiliary rinsing device 20 includes a water tank 22 having a submersible pump 21, an electromagnetic valve 25 of an electromagnetic valve unit 24 connected to the submersible pump 21 via a pipe 23,
A heater 27 for hot water connected to the solenoid valve 25 via a pipe 26, a first hose 28 connected to a discharge port of the heater 27 for hot water, and a first hose 28 A hose support arm 29 for rotatably supporting the hose 28 of the first embodiment, and a second hose 3 connected to the distal end of the first hose 28 of the hose support arm 29 and suspended therefrom.
0, a car wash tool 31 connected to the end of the second hose 30, a control unit 32 for controlling each part, and the like. The car wash tool 31 connected to the tip of the suspended second hose 30 is adapted to be hung on a car wash tool hook 33 provided on a side surface of the car wash machine body 12.

The hose support arm 29 is provided on the car wash machine body 12.
Mounting plate 3 provided on the upper front side of one side (left side)
A shaft 36 is rotatably attached to bearings 35, 35 provided on the shaft 4 in the vertical direction. A horizontal reinforcing plate 37 is provided on the shaft 36, and a first hose 28 is provided on the reinforcing plate 37. Is mounted. The pipe 38 is formed to have a length such that the tip side extends slightly beyond the upper part of the car wash machine body 12 on the other side (right side), and is slightly bent when a tensile force is applied downward at the tip side. ing. A stopper plate 39 is provided on the side of the shaft 36 opposite to the side on which the reinforcing plate 37 is provided, and the distal end side of the pipe 38 is rotated about the shaft 36 toward the front side of the car wash machine body 12 by about 90 degrees. It is designed to stop.
Further, a stopper portion 40 for locking the pipe 30 at the distal end of the hose support arm 29 is attached to the front upper portion on the other side of the car wash machine body 12. This stopper part 4
Reference numeral 0 denotes a bracket 41 attached to the upper part of the car washer body 12 and a holding plate 42 attached to the front upper part of the bracket 41. This holding plate 42
An engagement portion 42a formed in a U-shape for receiving the pipe 38 from the upper side, and a contact portion 42b having an inclined surface inclined upward and forward provided at the tip of the engagement portion 42a are formed. The tip end side of the pipe 38 is
The pipe 38 is brought into contact with the inclined surface and stopped, and is engaged with and held by the engagement portion 42a by the bending of the pipe 38, and can be removed from the engagement portion 42a by using the bending of the pipe 38.

The second hose 30 is connected to an end of the first hose 28 guided to the tip of the pipe 38 by a hose joint 43.
And are suspended via a cable. The second hose 30 is formed to have a sufficient length, and the tip of the second hose 30 is connected to the car washer 31 via a detachable coupling 44. This car washing tool 31 is for washing a car by hand. The body 31a is formed in a flat container shape on the bottom side for storing water, a handle 31b is formed on the upper part of the body 31a, and the bottom of the body 31a is formed. A large number of small holes 31c through which water is discharged are formed on the side of the main body 31a.
Is provided with a male part 44a which engages with a female part 44b provided at the tip of the second hose 30 constituting the coupling 44. In addition, a cover part 45 formed in a bag shape and capable of covering the entirety is attached to the bottom side of the car wash tool 31. The cover portion 45 is made of a soft cloth material or the like that has good water permeability through which water discharged from the hole 31c of the main body 31a passes, and whose outer surface does not damage the surface of the automobile.

The control unit 32 drives the motor 13 based on a predetermined car washing process set by the keyboard 18,
The rails 11, 11 move the car washer body 12 in the front-rear direction, and the spray nozzle 14
The cleaning liquid is blown from the blower nozzle 15, air is blown from the blower nozzle 15, and stopped or inverted by the detection signal of the fixed position sensor 17. In the hand washing step (hereinafter referred to as an auxiliary rinsing step), the submersible pump 21 and the electromagnetic valve 2 are used.
5. Activate the heater 27 for hot water or use the LED
Lighting, extinguishing, and blinking of 19 are controlled.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the auxiliary rinsing step by the auxiliary rinsing device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

First, the car washing machine main body 12 completes a pre-process such as application of a washing liquid, and the fixed position sensor 17 detects a fixed position and stops, so that an automobile (not shown) for car washing is provided in front of the car washing machine body 12. The LED 19 is turned off (ST1). Then, when the next step is the auxiliary rinsing step (ST2), the control section 32 blinks the LED 19 (ST3). By blinking the LED 19, the worker can know that the car washer body 12 is stopped at a fixed position in the auxiliary rinsing process. Next, when the auxiliary linsky 18b arranged on the keyboard 18 is pressed (ST
4), the auxiliary rinsing step is started, the LED 19 is turned off, the submersible pump 21 is turned on, the solenoid valve 25 of the solenoid valve unit 24 is opened (ST6), and the hot water heater 27 is turned on (ST7). As a result, the water in the water tank 22 is sucked by the submersible pump 21, and the pipe 23, the solenoid valve 25, and the pipe 26
Into the hot water heater 27 through the hot water heater 2
7, the hot water passes through the first hose 28 and the second hose 30, is discharged from the hole 31 c of the car wash tool 31, oozes through the cover 45, and goes out. Therefore, the worker holds the handle 31b of the car wash tool 31,
Stubborn dirt and unwashed dirt on the vehicle body surface can be removed by hand washing. At this time, the car wash tool 31
Is attached to the tip of a sufficiently long second hose 30 suspended from the tip of the pipe 38 of the hose support arm 29, and the hose support arm 29 is substantially at the front side of the car wash machine body 12 about the shaft 39. Since the vehicle rotates about 90 degrees, the vehicle can be moved to all places where dirt on the vehicle during cleaning is to be cleaned. Further, since the outer surface of the car wash tool 31 is formed of a soft cloth material or the like, the surface of the automobile is not damaged. When the start key 18a is pressed after the hand washing operation is completed (ST8), the hot water heater 27 is turned off (ST9), and the submersible pump 21 is turned off (S9).
At T10), the solenoid valve 25 is closed, and the next car washing process is restarted. When the LED is blinking (ST3),
When the auxiliary key is not depressed (ST4), that is, when the start key 18a is depressed without the hand washing operation (ST4).
In 11), the LED 12 is turned off (ST12), and the next car washing process is restarted.

In the spray-type portal type car wash apparatus 10 having the above-described structure, in the auxiliary rinsing step, since the car wash machine body 12 is stopped at a fixed position, the worker can safely perform hand washing. In addition, by pressing the auxiliary rinskey 18b provided on the keyboard 18, the submersible pump 21 sucks the water in the water tank 21, makes it hot water with the hot water heater 27, and discharges it from the car wash tool 31, so that stubborn dirt or stains Dry marks can be easily removed. Further, the car wash tool 31
A second hose 30 is connected to a tip of a first hose 28 supported by a rotating hose support arm arm provided at an upper part of the car washer body 12 and is suspended therefrom, and a tip of the second hose 30 is suspended. The vehicle can be moved to all places where it is necessary to remove dirt from the vehicle being washed, and the second hose 30 may damage the vehicle or the second hose 30 itself may come into contact with the ground. No damage. Furthermore, since the outer surface of the car wash tool 31 is formed of a soft cloth material or the like, the surface of the car is not damaged.

In the above embodiment, the hose support arm 29 only needs to rotatably support the hose 28 at least in the upper part of the car washer body 12, and the shape is not limited to the embodiment. Also, the car wash tool 31
What is necessary is just to be formed in the shape which can store warm water and can wash off a car manually. Further, a switch that is operated by being detached and attached may be provided in the vicinity of the car wash tool hook 33, and the operation of this switch may be linked to the auxiliary rinsing step. In addition, the car washing tool 31
3 when the switch is not on the car wash machine
2 may not be operated.

[0019]

As described above, in the spray-type portal type car washer according to the present invention, the operation of the main body of the portal type car washer is controlled by operating the auxiliary rinse key for selecting a hand-washing operation. By providing a control unit and an auxiliary rinsing device that discharges hot water from the car wash provided at the end of the hose, the worker can safely perform hand washing during the car wash process, and the hot water can be removed from the car wash. It is possible to remove dirt and the like remaining on the vehicle body by discharging by hand washing work.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a spray-type portal type car wash device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a spray-type portal car wash device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of a rotating shaft portion of a hose support arm of the spray-type portal car wash device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a distal end portion of a hose support arm of the spray-type portal type car wash device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a distal end portion of a hose support arm of the spray-type portal type car wash device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a car washing tool attached to a hose end of the spray-type portal car washing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of an auxiliary rinsing step performed by the auxiliary rinsing device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Spray type portal type car wash apparatus 11 Rail 12 Car wash machine main body 13 Motor 14 Spray nozzle 15 Blower nozzle 16 Car sensor 17 Fixed position sensor 18 Keyboard 18a Start switch 18b Auxiliary rinse key 19 LED 20 Auxiliary rinse apparatus 21 Submersible pump 22 Water tank 23 Pipe 24 Electromagnetic valve unit 25 Electromagnetic valve 26 Piping 27 Hot water heater 28 First hose 29 Hose support arm 30 Second hose 31 Car wash tool 31a Body 31b Handle 31c Hole 32 Control unit 33 Car wash tool hook 34 Mounting plate 35 Bearing 36 Shaft 37 Reinforcement plate 38 Pipe 39 Stopper plate 40 Stopper part 41 Bracket 42 Holding plate bracket 42a Engagement part 42b Contact part 43 Hose joint 44 Coupling 44a Male part 44b Female part 45 Bar portion

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A spray-type portal type car washing apparatus in which a spray nozzle is provided on an inner side of a portal type car washing machine main body and a car is washed with a cleaning liquid injected from the spray nozzle. A control unit for controlling the operation of the car washer body by operating an auxiliary rinse key for selecting a work is provided, and an auxiliary rinse device for discharging hot water from a car wash tool provided at the end of a hose is provided. Spray type portal car wash. 2. The auxiliary rinsing device is supplied through a pipe from a water tank pumped through a pipe by a pump disposed in a car wash machine main body, an electromagnetic valve provided in the middle of the pipe, and an electromagnetic valve. The spray-type portal type car wash device according to claim 1, further comprising a hot water heater for turning water into hot water, and a hose connected to a discharge port of the hot water heater. 3. The spray-type portal type car washer according to claim 1, wherein the hose is supported by a horizontally rotating hose support arm provided on an upper side of the car washer body and suspended from an arm tip. . 4. The car wash tool is formed in a container shape for storing hot water supplied by a hose, a bottom portion thereof is formed in a flat portion, and a plurality of holes for discharging hot water are formed in the flat portion. The spray-type portal type car wash apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the bottom side is covered with a cover part made of a flexible material having water permeability.