JP2007044467A - Washing brush for car wash and car wash - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a washing brush for a car wash which has a high washing performance, does not scratch a surface to be washed, does not freeze and has high durability. <P>SOLUTION: In the washing brush used for a car wash for washing an automobile or for washing a vehicle, a brush piece formed of a fibrous base material and a polymer elastic body and formed by putting the polymer elastic body on the fibrous base material is used for the washing brush. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a cleaning brush used in a car wash machine for cleaning dirt or the like adhering to a surface to be cleaned of an automobile or a vehicle, and a car wash machine using the same.

  Various improvements have been made to cleaning brushes used in car washers for cleaning dirt or the like adhering to the surface to be cleaned of automobiles or vehicles, depending on the purpose of use. Various cleaning brushes composed of brush pieces using a film-like resin composition, closed cell foam and the like have been proposed. By the way, the synthetic resin fiber has a feature that it is hardly left unwashed, has good cleanability, does not contain water, and therefore is difficult to freeze, but it is easy to damage the surface to be cleaned. Because the cloth is softly in contact with the surface to be cleaned, it is difficult to scratch the surface to be cleaned, but because it contains water, it freezes easily and does not elastically deform, resulting in tearing, fraying, cutting, and poor durability. Has characteristics. The film has the characteristics that the sound at the time of cleaning is small and the surface to be cleaned is not easily scratched, but the fluff is weak and the durability is low. The closed-cell foam has good durability and is difficult to damage the surface to be cleaned, but has a characteristic of low cleaning properties.

  Conventional washing brushes for car wash machines have the characteristics as described above. In synthetic resin fibers, for example, a resin composition containing a thermoplastic resin and a thermoplastic elastomer as a bristle material for a brush is used. And JP-A-10-25619. The brush bristle material is characterized in that a brush bristle material having high flexibility is realized by blending a thermoplastic resin and a thermoplastic elastomer to form the brush bristle material.

  Moreover, as for the cloth, for example, as a car wash machine, a washing body using a water-repellent or waterproof soft cloth is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-362335. The said washing body has the characteristics that a painted surface of a vehicle is not damaged during washing | cleaning and a uniform washing | cleaning effect is acquired.

  Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-25619   JP 2002-362335 A

  A conventional washing brush for a car wash machine has disclosed, for example, techniques having various characteristics as described above. In the technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-25619, as described above, thermoplasticity By blending a resin and a thermoplastic elastomer and forming a bristle material for a brush, there is a problem in that the elasticity of the brush is weakened and the durability is inferior due to weakness. Synthetic resin fibers also have a problem that the surface to be cleaned is easily damaged. Further, in the technique disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-362335, water repellent treatment is applied to the surface of the cloth, but since there are voids between the fibers, water accumulates in the voids and is likely to freeze. Has a problem. Further, since the brush piece does not elastically deform, there is a problem of low durability due to buckling or the like.

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and has a high cleaning property, and does not damage the surface to be cleaned, freezing and having high durability. It aims to provide a cleaning brush.

The washing brush for a car wash machine according to the present invention is configured as follows.
(1) In a cleaning brush used for a car washing machine for car washing or vehicle washing, the washing brush is formed of a fibrous base material and a polymer elastic body, and the polymer elastic property with respect to the fibrous base material. A brush piece formed by covering a body is used.

  (2) In the washing brush for car wash machine described in (1) above, at least one of the materials of polyester, nylon, polyethylene, polypropylene, and spandex is used as the material of the filament constituting the fibrous base material. It has been done.

  (3) In the washing brush for a car wash machine according to the above (1) to (2), at least one of the materials of polyurethane, polyamide, and polyamino acid is used as the material of the polymer elastic body. Is.

  (4) In the washing brush for a car wash machine according to the above (1) to (3), a waterproof film surface is formed on one side or both sides of the brush piece.

  (5) A driving source, a cleaning agent sprayed on the surface to be cleaned, a nozzle for ejecting water, and a dryer for drying the surface to be cleaned after cleaning, and any one of (1) to (4) above A car wash having the car brush washing brush according to claim 1 mounted thereon.

  The washing brush for a car wash machine of the present invention can obtain the following effects. In the description, the same reference numerals as those in the claims are attached.

  (1) The brush piece is formed from a fibrous base material and a polymer elastic body, and is formed by covering the fibrous base material with a polymer elastic body. For this reason, since the polymer elastic body has elasticity, the brush piece is free from buckling due to fatigue refraction or the like, or torn or frayed, and can have high durability. Moreover, since the fibrous base material is formed, the brush piece can set the bristle and waist of a brush piece strongly, and can express the high detergency which a fibrous base material has.

  (2) At least one or more of the materials of polyester, nylon, polyethylene, polypropylene, and spandex are used as the material of the filament constituting the fibrous base material. Therefore, the brush piece can have characteristics according to the function of the filament used. When polyester is used, the brush piece may have characteristics such as heat resistance of polyester, high chemical resistance from strong acid to weak alkali, low water absorption, low price, etc. it can. Further, when nylon is used, the brush piece can have characteristics such as wear resistance, heat resistance, and high chemical resistance from weak acid to strong alkali. Further, when polyethylene is used, the brush piece can have characteristics such as high chemical resistance in polyethylene and acid, alkali, water absorption rate of 0%, and low price. When polypropylene is used, the brush piece can have characteristics such as 0% water absorption, low price and light weight. Further, when spandex, which is also called urethane elastic yarn, is used, the brush piece can have characteristics such as wear resistance, high elasticity, high lipophilicity and the like of urethane.

  (3) As the material for the polymer elastic body, at least one of the materials among polyurethane, polyamide, and polyamino acid is used. Therefore, the brush piece can have characteristics corresponding to the function of the polymer elastic body used. When polyurethane is used, the brush piece can have the properties of polyurethane, such as abrasion resistance, high elasticity, high lipophilicity and the like. Further, when polyamide is used, the brush piece can have characteristics such as wear resistance, heat resistance, and high chemical resistance from weak acid to strong alkali. When a polyamino acid is used, the brush piece can have properties such as flexibility, heat resistance, moisture permeability, and high weather resistance of the polyamino acid.

  Further, since the brush piece is formed by covering the fibrous base material with a foamed polymer elastic body having bubbles, the brush piece comes into contact with the surface to be cleaned flexibly. Therefore, the surface to be cleaned is not damaged.

  (4) A waterproof coating surface is formed on one side or both sides of the brush piece. Therefore, the fibrous base material and the polymer elastic body are not formed on the surface of the brush piece. Therefore, moisture or the like does not come into contact with the fibrous base material and the polymer elastic body, has high waterproofness, and does not freeze.

  (5) A driving source, a cleaning agent sprayed on the surface to be cleaned, a nozzle for ejecting water, and a dryer for drying the surface to be cleaned after cleaning, and any one of (1) to (4) above The washing brush for a car wash machine according to item 1 is mounted. For this reason, the washing brush for a car wash machine has a high waterproof property, so that it hardly contains moisture or the like even during washing. Accordingly, the weight of the washing brush for the car wash machine is not increased by moisture or the like, the load on the driving source is reduced, and the balance during rotation of the washing brush for the car wash machine is not lost, and the object to be cleaned The car or the equipment of the vehicle is not damaged.

  The purpose of the present invention is to provide a washing brush for a car wash machine that has high cleaning properties, does not damage the surface to be cleaned, does not freeze, and has high durability. And a brush piece formed of a polymer elastic body and coated with a polymer elastic body on the fibrous base material.

  A first embodiment is shown in FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a washing brush for a car wash machine according to the present invention as seen from the front side. In FIG. 1, 1 is a washing brush for a car wash machine, 2 is a pedestal, 3 is a channel brush, 4 is a stopper, and 5 is a brush piece. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the brush piece used in FIG. 1 as seen from the front side. In FIG. 2, 6 is a slit. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the brush piece of FIG. In FIG. 3, 7 is a fibrous base material, and 8 is a polymer elastic body.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the washing brush 1 for a car wash machine includes a pedestal 2, a channel brush 3, and a stopper 4. The pedestal 2 has a substantially cylindrical shape, and is formed by attaching fasteners 4 to both ends of the outer periphery. The channel brush 3 is formed in a spiral shape by applying a twist around the outer periphery of the pedestal 2 after the brush piece 5 is sandwiched and folded between a core wire and a belt-like body having a substantially U-shaped cross section. 4 is fixed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the brush piece 5 is formed in a flat plate shape, and a plurality of slits 6 are formed. The brush piece 5 is formed by coating the surface of a fibrous base material 7 with a polymer elastic body 8 as shown in FIG.

  The brush piece 5 is manufactured in the following procedure. First, a polar organic solvent solution mainly containing a polymer elastic body 8 is applied to the fibrous base material 7, and then immersed in a coagulation bath mainly containing water to form a film layer of the polymer elastic body 8. Is formed on the surface of the fibrous base material 7. The manufacturing method as described above is generally called a wet coagulation method. As another manufacturing method, it is manufactured by a so-called dry method in which a film layer made of the polymer elastic body 8 is formed on the surface of the fibrous base material 7 via an adhesive.

  Since the washing brush 1 for a car wash machine according to the first embodiment has the above-described configuration, the brush piece 5 is formed of a fibrous base material 7 and a polymer elastic body 8, and the fibrous base The material 7 is formed by coating a polymer elastic body 8. Therefore, since the polymer elastic body 8 has elasticity, the brush piece 5 is free from buckling due to fatigue refraction or the like, or torn or frayed, and can have high durability. Moreover, since the fiber base material 7 is formed, the brush piece 5 can set the bristle and waist of the brush piece 5 strongly, and can express the high detergency which the fiber base material 7 has. .

  As for the structure of the washing brush 1 for the car wash machine of the first embodiment, as described above, the brush piece 5 is sandwiched and folded between the core wire and the belt-like body having a substantially U-shaped cross section, and the channel brush 3 is manufactured. In addition to the structure in which the outer periphery of the pedestal 2 is twisted and wound in a spiral shape and fixed by the stopper bracket 4, for example, the brush piece 5 is fixed to the pedestal 2 without manufacturing the channel brush 3. It can be set in a timely manner according to the purpose of use, such as adopting a structure that is assembled and fixed. Furthermore, as to the shape of the brush piece 5, as described above, in addition to the shape in which the slit 6 is formed, for example, a shape in which the slit 6 is not formed is adopted, depending on the purpose of use, as appropriate. Can be set.

  Example 2 is shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a brush piece used in the washing brush for a car wash machine of the present invention. In FIG. 4, 15 is a brush piece, 17 is a fibrous base material, 18 is a polymer elastic body, and 19 is a filament.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the brush piece 15 of the washing brush for a car wash machine is formed by coating the surface of a fibrous base material 17 with a polymer elastic body 18. Further, a woven fabric is used for the fibrous base material 17. As the fibrous base material 17, a knitted fabric, a non-woven fabric or the like can be used in addition to a woven fabric. Further, polyester is used for the filament 19 constituting the fibrous base material 17. As the material of the filament 19, nylon, polyethylene, polypropylene, spandex, etc. can be used in addition to polyester.

  Next, the manufacturing procedure of the brush piece 15 will be described. First, the fiber base material 17 is formed as a woven fabric in which the filaments 19 are woven, and then the surface of the fiber base material 17 is coated with the polymer elastic body 18 using the wet coagulation method.

  Since the washing brush for a car wash machine according to the second embodiment is configured as described above, the brush piece 15 is made of polyester, nylon, polyethylene, polypropylene, spandex as the material of the filament 19 constituting the fibrous base material 17. Among these, at least one kind of the material is used. Therefore, the brush piece 15 can have characteristics according to the function of the filament 19 used. When the polyester of Example 2 is used, the properties of the polyester, such as the heat resistance of the polyester and the high chemical resistance from strong acid to weak alkali, low water absorption, low price, etc. 15 can have. Further, when nylon is used, the brush piece 15 can have characteristics such as wear resistance, heat resistance, and high chemical resistance from weak acid to strong alkali. When polyethylene is used, the brush piece 15 can have characteristics such as high chemical resistance in polyethylene and acid, alkali, 0% water absorption, low price, and the like. When polypropylene is used, the brush piece 15 can have characteristics such as a water absorption rate of 0%, low price, and light weight. In addition, when spandex, also called urethane elastic yarn, is used, the brush piece 15 can have characteristics such as wear resistance, high elasticity, high lipophilicity, etc. of urethane.

  Example 3 is shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a brush piece used in the washing brush for a car wash machine of the present invention. In FIG. 5, 25 is a brush piece, 27 is a fibrous base material, 28 is a polymer elastic body, 29 is a filament, and 30 is a bubble.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the brush piece 25 of the washing brush for a car wash machine is formed by coating the surface of a fibrous base material 27 in which a filament 29 is woven with a polymer elastic body 28. The polymer elastic body 28 is foamed and has bubbles 30. The filament 29 is made of polyester, and the polymer elastic body 28 is made of polyurethane. As the material of the polymer elastic body 28, polyamide, polyamino acid, etc. can be used in addition to polyurethane.

  Next, the manufacturing procedure of the brush piece 25 will be described. First, the fibrous base material 27 is formed as a woven fabric in which the filament 29 is woven. Next, a polar organic solvent solution mainly containing a polymer elastic body 28 is applied to the fibrous base material 27, and then immersed in a coagulation bath mainly containing water. When dipping, carbon dioxide is injected into the water, and water and carbon dioxide are reacted to cause carbonic acid foaming, whereby the coating layer of the polymer elastic body 28 having the porous bubbles 30 is formed on the surface of the fibrous base material 27. To form. As another manufacturing method, the surface of the fibrous base material 27 is applied to the fibrous base material 27 by impregnating, dipping, coating, spraying, or the like the polymer elastic body 28 mixed with a foaming agent in advance. Alternatively, the polymer elastic body 28 having the bubbles 30 may be coated.

  Since the washing brush for a car wash machine of Example 3 has the above-described configuration, the brush piece 25 is made of at least one of polyurethane, polyamide, and polyamino acid among the materials of the polymer elastic body 28. The material is used. Therefore, the brush piece 25 can have characteristics according to the function of the polymer elastic body 28 used. When the polyurethane of Example 3 is used, the brush piece 25 can have characteristics such as abrasion resistance, high elasticity, high lipophilicity, and the like that the polyurethane has. In addition, when polyamide is used, the brush piece 25 can have characteristics such as wear resistance, heat resistance, and high chemical resistance from weak acid to strong alkali. When a polyamino acid is used, the brush piece 25 can have characteristics such as flexibility, heat resistance, moisture permeability, and high weather resistance of the polyamino acid.

  Further, since the brush piece 25 is formed by covering the fibrous base material 27 with the foamed polymer elastic body 28 having the bubbles 30, the brush piece 25 touches the surface to be cleaned flexibly. Therefore, the surface to be cleaned is not damaged.

  Example 4 is shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a brush piece used in the washing brush for a car wash machine of the present invention. In FIG. 6, 35 is a brush piece, 37 is a fibrous base material, 38 is a polymer elastic body, 39 is a filament, 40 is a bubble, and 41 is a waterproof coating.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the brush piece 35 of the washing brush for a car wash machine is formed by coating the surface of a fibrous base material 37 woven with a filament 39 with a polymer elastic body 38 having bubbles 40, and A waterproof coating 41 is formed on the surface of the polymer elastic body 38.

  Next, the manufacturing procedure of the brush piece 35 will be described. First, the fibrous base material 37 is formed as a woven fabric in which the filament 39 is woven. Next, a polar organic solvent solution mainly containing a polymer elastic body 38 is applied to the fibrous base material 37, and then immersed in a coagulation bath mainly containing water. When dipping, carbon dioxide is injected into the water, and the water and carbon dioxide are reacted to cause carbonic acid foaming, so that the coating layer of the polymer elastic body 38 having the porous bubbles 40 is formed on the surface of the fibrous base material 37. To form. Next, it is immersed in a resin solution, pulled up, squeezed with a pressure roll, and subjected to heat treatment to form a waterproof coating 41. As the resin solution, polyurethane, polyamide, polyolefin, fluorine, vinyl chloride, acetyl cellulose, or the like can be used. As another waterproofing treatment method, the surface of the fibrous base material 37 coated with the polymer elastic body 38 is impregnated with a fluororesin, silicone resin, melamine resin, etc., dipping treatment, coating treatment, spray treatment, etc. You may give a water repellent finish.

  Since the washing brush for a car wash machine according to the fourth embodiment is configured as described above, the surface of the waterproof coating 41 is formed on one side or both sides of the brush piece 35. Therefore, the fibrous base material 37 and the polymer elastic body 38 are not formed on the surface of the brush piece 35. Therefore, moisture or the like does not come into contact with the fibrous base material 37 and the polymer elastic body 38, has high waterproofness, and does not freeze.

  Example 5 is shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a front view of a car wash machine equipped with the car brush washing brush of the present invention. In FIG. 7, 50 is a car wash machine, 51 is a car brush washing brush, 52 is a driving source, 53 is a nozzle, and 54 is a dryer.

  The car wash machine 50 is equipped with a car wash machine cleaning brush 51 and is rotated by a drive source 52. From the nozzle 53, a cleaning agent and water are sprayed on the surface to be cleaned, and the surface is cleaned by the car wash machine cleaning brush 51. After the cleaning, the surface to be cleaned is dried by the dryer 54.

  Since the car wash machine 50 according to the fifth embodiment is configured as described above, the drive source 52, the cleaning agent sprayed on the surface to be cleaned, the nozzle 53 for ejecting water, and the surface to be cleaned after cleaning are provided. While equipped with the dryer 54 to dry, the said washing brush 51 for car wash machines of any one of the said Example 1 to 4 is mounted. For this reason, the washing flush 51 for a car wash machine has a high waterproof property as described above, and therefore hardly contains moisture or the like even during washing. Accordingly, the weight of the washing brush 51 for the car wash machine is not increased by moisture or the like, the load on the drive source 52 is reduced, and the balance at the time of rotation of the washing brush 51 for the car wash machine is not lost. The car or vehicle equipment that is the object to be cleaned is not damaged.

  The car wash brush for a car wash machine according to the present invention is mainly used as a wash brush mounted on a car wash machine for washing dirt or the like adhering to an automobile or an outer surface of the vehicle.

  It is the perspective view which looked at the washing brush for car wash machines of the present invention from the front side.   It is the perspective view which looked at the brush piece used for FIG. 1 from the front side.   It is sectional drawing of the brush piece of FIG.   It is sectional drawing of the brush piece used for the washing brush for car wash machines of this invention.   It is sectional drawing of the brush piece used for the washing brush for car wash machines of this invention.   It is sectional drawing of the brush piece used for the washing brush for car wash machines of this invention.   It is a front view of the car wash machine in which the washing brush for car wash machines of the present invention is carried.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,51 Washing brush for car wash machine 2 Base 3 Channel brush 4 Fastening bracket 5, 15, 25, 35 Brush piece 6 Slit 7, 17, 27, 37 Fibrous base material 8, 18, 28, 38 Polymer elastic body 19 , 29, 39 Filament 30, 40 Air bubbles 41 Waterproof coating 50 Car wash machine 52 Drive source 53 Nozzle 54 Dryer

Claims (5)

  In a washing brush used for a car washing machine for automobile washing or vehicle washing, the washing brush is formed of a fibrous base material and a polymer elastic body, and the polymeric base material covers the fibrous base material. A washing brush for car wash baskets, characterized in that a brush piece formed by being used is used.   The washing brush for a car wash machine having the configuration according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the materials of polyester, nylon, polyethylene, polypropylene, and spandex is used as a material of the filament constituting the fibrous base material. A washing brush for a car wash machine, characterized by   The washing brush for a car wash machine having the configuration according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at least one of polyurethane, polyamide, and polyamino acid is used as a material of the polymer elastic body. Cleaning brush for car wash machine.   4. A washing brush for a car wash machine having the configuration according to claim 1, wherein a waterproof coating surface is formed on one or both sides of the brush piece.   The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a driving source, a cleaning agent sprayed on the surface to be cleaned, a nozzle for ejecting water, and a dryer for drying the surface to be cleaned after cleaning. A car wash machine equipped with a washing brush for car wash machines.

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