JP2002067892A - Car washing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a car washing device capable of effectively utilizing a space of a gas station site and of preventing scattering noises and splashes. SOLUTION: This device is provided with an enclosed storage room 11 having a width and a height sufficient to store a automobile 5 and provided with an open and close means 19 at a doorway, a frame member 13 arranged in the storage room 11 and formed in a U shape striding over the automobile 5 and having both end part rotatably supported, and a car washing mechanism 12 including many jet nozzles 15 for washing arranged inside of the frame member 13 toward the automobile 5 and a rotation means 16 rotating the frame member 13.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a car washing device installed on a site of a gas station.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a car washing device installed in a gas station is:
For example, a gate-type car wash machine or the like that reciprocates on a rail in which a gate-shaped car wash machine body straddling an automobile is disposed on a site is generally used. In this type of car washing device, a rail with a sufficient length in the longitudinal direction of the car is arranged so that it can correspond to car types from mini cars to wagon cars, etc. A space is provided for the car wash machine to wait.

[0003]

In a conventional portal type car washer, a rail having a sufficient length in a longitudinal direction is arranged so as to be applicable to all types of vehicles, and a space where the car washer body stands by when the car is not washed. , A relatively large installation area was required. In addition, since the main body of the car washer reciprocates while spraying the cleaning liquid, there is a possibility that noise may be generated, and splashing of the cleaning liquid may be scattered to contaminate the surroundings.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a car washing device capable of effectively utilizing a space on a site of a gas station and preventing scattering of noise and splashes.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an opening / closing means having a width and a height sufficient to accommodate an automobile, having a surrounding area surrounded by a doorway. And a frame member which is disposed in the storage room, is formed in a U-shape in a shape of straddling the vehicle, and has both ends rotatably supported, and is disposed inside the frame member toward the vehicle. A plurality of spray nozzles for washing, and a car washing mechanism having a rotating means for rotating the frame member. The space on the site of the gas station can be used effectively, and noise and splashes can be prevented.

According to the present invention, a sensor for detecting the height and length of the vehicle is provided on the inner wall of the storage room, and the length of the frame member is determined by a detection signal of the sensor. An adjustment unit for adjusting is provided. By detecting the type of the vehicle with the sensor and adjusting the length of the frame member by the adjusting unit, it is possible to cope with all types of the vehicle.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a storage room having a width and a height sufficient to accommodate an automobile, a surrounding room surrounded by an opening and closing means, and an opening / closing means provided at an entrance, and an inner wall of the storage room. A washing mechanism having a large number of spray nozzles for washing arranged on the entire surface toward the automobile. The space on the site of the gas station can be used effectively, and noise and splashes can be prevented.

According to the invention described in claim 4, a sensor for detecting the height and length of the automobile is provided on the inner wall of the storage room, and the injection nozzle is selectively provided by a detection signal of the sensor. The injection is controlled. Efficient cleaning can be performed by selectively controlling the injection of the injection nozzle according to the height and length of the vehicle detected by the sensor.

[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 4 are views for explaining a car wash apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a gas station, FIG. 2 is a side view of the car wash apparatus, FIG. FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA of the car washing apparatus in FIG. 3.

In these figures, a refueling device 3 is provided on an island 2 on a site 1 of a gas station. In addition, a building 4 such as an office is arranged on the back side of the site 1, and a car washing device 10 is provided on the site 1 adjacent to the building 4.

The car wash apparatus 10 includes a storage room 11 for storing the car 5 and washing the car, a car wash mechanism 12 disposed inside the storage room 11, an entry sensor 17 provided on an inner wall of the storage room 11, and Vehicle length sensor 18 and storage room 11
A control device that controls the initial operation of the car washing mechanism 12 based on detection signals of the entrance sensor 17 and the vehicle length sensor 18 and the like, and controls the subsequent car washing operation, based on opening and closing means such as a roll curtain 19 provided at the entrance of the vehicle. And an operation panel 30 having the same.

The storage room 11 has a width and a height sufficient to accommodate the automobile 5, is surrounded around the outside so that noise and splashes of the cleaning liquid are not scattered outside, and has an entrance at the front. A plurality of entry sensors 17 are provided at different heights on the inner wall near the entrance of the storage room 11 to detect the entry of a car such as a one-box, minivan or ordinary car having a different height, and also detect the height of the car. I do. A plurality of vehicle length sensors 18 are arranged along the lower side of the inner wall from near the entrance to the back of the storage room 11 to the back, and detect the length of the vehicle 5 in the longitudinal direction. The roll curtain 19 is used for the storage room 11.
It is an opening / closing means having a mechanism for lowering or winding up a curtain from a roll provided above the entrance, and may be a shutter or an air curtain for opening / closing the entrance.

The car wash mechanism 12 has a frame member 13 which is formed in a substantially U-shape so as to straddle the automobile 5 in the center of the interior of the storage room 11 and both ends of which are rotatably supported at the lower side of the storage room 11. An adjusting unit 14 for adjusting the height of the frame member 13; an injection nozzle 15 for spraying water, a cleaning liquid, or air, which is disposed on the inner surface side of the frame member 13 toward the automobile 5; And a turning means 16 by a motor or the like for turning the top of the automobile 5. The frame member 13 includes left and right frame members 13a and 13b and left and right frame members 13a and 13b whose lower end portions are rotatably supported.
The upper frame member 13c is provided between the upper end portions of the upper frame member. Then, the adjustment unit 14 includes the left and right frame members 13a, 13
b provided by the control unit on the basis of the height of the vehicle 5 detected by the entry sensor 17 and the length of the vehicle detected by the vehicle length sensor 18.
The height of b is automatically adjusted. The car wash mechanism 12 operates by a washing step, a shampoo step, a drying step, or the like, in which the control device rotates the frame member 13 to spray water, a cleaning liquid, or air from the spray nozzle 15 based on the operation of the operation panel 30.

In the car washing apparatus 10 having the above-described structure, first, the curtain of the roll curtain 19 is wound up to open the entrance and the automobile 5 is stored in the storage room 11, and then the curtain of the roll curtain 19 is lowered and the entrance is closed. The entry sensor 17 detects the entry of the automobile 5 and detects the height thereof, and the vehicle length sensor 18 detects the length of the automobile 5. The right and left frame members 13a, 13b are adjusted by the adjusting unit 14 based on the detection signals of the approach sensor 17 and the vehicle length sensor 18.
Height is adjusted. That is, when the frame member 13 rotates, the position is adjusted to a position where the spray nozzle 15 can clean the front and rear portions of the automobile 5. Next, the operation panel 30
With the operation described above, the vehicle 5 is washed by sequentially injecting water, washing liquid or air from the injection nozzle 15 while rotating the frame member 13 based on the washing process. After the end of the car wash, the frame member 13 returns to the initial position, and the roll curtain 19
The vehicle 5 can be taken out of the storage room 11 by rolling up the curtain and opening the doorway. Therefore,
The car washing device 10 of the present embodiment is provided with opening and closing means such as a roll curtain 19 at the entrance and exit, and the injection nozzle is rotated while the frame member 13 is rotated in a state where the vehicle 5 is stored in the storage room 11 surrounded by the periphery. Since water, washing liquid or air is sprayed from 15, the car washing machine body does not reciprocate while spraying washing liquid and the like as in the conventional portal type car washing machine, and not only can the space on the site of the refueling station be effectively used, In addition, it is covered with the storage room 11 and is safe, does not emit noise to the surroundings, and can prevent splashing of the cleaning liquid and the like. Further, the height and length of the automobile 5 are detected by the entry sensor 17 or the vehicle length sensor 18, and the frame member 1 is detected by the adjustment unit 14.
By adjusting the height of 3, the contact of the frame member 13 with the automobile 5 can be prevented, and it is possible to cope with all types of vehicles such as an ordinary car, a minivan or a one-box.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a car washing apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In addition, the same code | symbol is described about the corresponding part of 1st Embodiment.

In the car washing apparatus 20 of this embodiment, opening / closing means such as a roll curtain 26 is provided at the entrance of the storage room 21 similar to that of the first embodiment. A vehicle height sensor 25 and a vehicle length sensor 24 for detection are provided, and a car wash mechanism 22 on the inner wall is provided. In the car washing mechanism 22, a large number of spray nozzles 23 for spraying water, a washing liquid or air toward the automobile 5 are arranged on the entire inner wall of the storage room 11. These spray nozzles 23 are composed of spray nozzles 23a arranged on the inner walls on the left and right sides of the storage room 11, and spray nozzles 23b arranged on the inner wall on the upper surface. Also,
Similarly to the first embodiment, an operation panel 30 having a control device for controlling an operation for cleaning is provided on the front side of the storage room 21. The operation panel 30 includes a vehicle height sensor 25 and a vehicle length sensor 24. Injection nozzle 23 required based on detection signal
a and 23b are selectively injected. That is, the operation panel 30 includes the injection nozzles 23 disposed on the inner walls on the left and right sides within a range corresponding to the height of the vehicle 5 detected by the vehicle height sensor 25 and the length of the vehicle 5 detected by the vehicle length sensor 24.
a, and the injection nozzle 23b arranged on the inner wall of the upper surface in the range corresponding to the length of the vehicle 5 detected by the vehicle length sensor 24 is injected. Further, the operation panel 30
The injection of the injection nozzles 23a and 23b is controlled based on the car washing process.

In the car washing apparatus 20 of this embodiment, opening / closing means such as a roll curtain 26 is provided at the entrance and exit, and water and washing liquid are supplied from the injection nozzle 25 in a state where the automobile 5 is stored in a storage room 21 surrounded by the periphery. Alternatively, since air is jetted, similarly to the first embodiment, not only can the space on the site of the gas station be used effectively, but also it is safe and does not emit noise to the surroundings, and it is possible to prevent the splash of the cleaning liquid and the like. Further, in the car washing device 20, a large number of injection nozzles 25 are arranged on the inner wall of the storage room 21 and there is no rotating part as in the first embodiment. And the required injection nozzles 23a and 23b are selectively injected based on the detection signal of the vehicle length sensor 24, so that cleaning can be performed efficiently.

In each of the above-described embodiments, the storage rooms 11 and 21 include at least the car 5 to be stored for car washing.
The opening and closing means such as a roll curtain, a shutter or an air curtain may be provided at the entrance and exit so as to prevent noise and splashing of the cleaning liquid. Further, the frame member 13 of the first embodiment is formed in a substantially U-shape straddling at least the vehicle 5 and provided with an adjusting portion 14 capable of adjusting the height, and water, washing liquid or air is directed toward the vehicle 5 on the inner surface side. It is sufficient that a large number of injection nozzles 15 for injecting are provided, and the shape and size can be arbitrarily determined and are not limited to the embodiment.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, a storage room having a width and a height sufficient to accommodate an automobile, a surrounding area is provided, and an opening / closing means is provided at an entrance, and a car wash is provided in the storage room. By arranging the mechanism, the space on the site of the gas station can be effectively used, and noise and splashes can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a gas station according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the car wash device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the car wash device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA of the car washing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a car wash device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 site 2 island 3 refueling device 4 building 5 automobile 10 car washing device 11 storage room 12 car washing mechanism 13 frame member 13a, 13b left and right frame member 13c upper frame member 14 adjusting unit 15 injection nozzle 16 rotating means 17 entry sensor 18 vehicle length sensor Reference Signs List 19 roll curtain 20 car washing device 21 storage room 22 car washing mechanism 23a, 23b injection nozzle 24 vehicle length sensor 25 vehicle height sensor 26 roll curtain 30 operation panel

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A storage room having a width and height sufficient to accommodate an automobile, having a surrounding area surrounded by an opening / closing means provided with an opening / closing means, and a U-shape arranged in the storage room and straddling the automobile. It has a frame member formed and rotatably supported at both ends, a plurality of spray nozzles disposed inside the frame member toward the automobile, and a rotating means for rotating the frame member. A car washing device comprising a car washing mechanism. 2. A sensor for detecting a height and a vehicle length of an automobile is provided on an inner wall of the storage room, and an adjusting unit for adjusting the length based on a detection signal of the sensor is provided on the frame member. The car washing device according to claim 1, wherein: 3. A storage room having a width and height sufficient to accommodate an automobile, having a surrounding area surrounded by doors and provided with opening / closing means, and a plurality of storage rooms arranged on the entire inner wall of the storage room facing the automobile. A washing mechanism having an injection nozzle for washing the vehicle. 4. A sensor for detecting a height and a length of a vehicle is provided on an inner wall of the storage room, and the injection of the injection nozzle is selectively controlled by a detection signal of the sensor. The car wash device according to claim 3.