JP2007290529A - Brush piece of cleaning brush for car washing machine, cleaning brush for car washing machine, and car washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a brush piece of a cleaning brush for a car washing machine having the high washing property of removing stain firmly adhered to a vehicle body as a surface to be washed, and capable of reducing the contact noise when the brush piece is abutted on the vehicle body when washing the vehicle, a cleaning brush for the car washing machine using the same, and the car washing machine with the washing brush for the car washing machine mounted thereon. <P>SOLUTION: The brush piece of the washing brush for the car washing machine is used for the car washing machine for washing stain or the like adhered to a surface to be washed of an outer surface of an automobile or a vehicle. The brush piece has at least one hollow part therein. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

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

  For a brush piece of a cleaning brush used for a car washing machine for washing dirt or the like attached to the surface to be cleaned of an automobile or a vehicle, and a washing brush using the same, and a car washing machine equipped with the washing brush, Various improvements are made according to the purpose of use.For example, the base end portions of a plurality of sheet-like cleaning bodies formed by slicing blocks made of a synthetic resin foam having countless closed cells are arranged on the outer periphery of the rotating body. Each cleaning body is attached substantially along the axis of rotation, and the free end side of each cleaning body extends substantially in the radial direction of the cleaning body. The free end of each cleaning body is provided with a plurality of slits. A plurality of brush hairs having a cross-sectional square shape that are subdivided and arranged in parallel with each other are formed, and the flat side surface of each brush hair formed by the sliced surface of the block is the tip of each brush hair. A car wash machine in which mounting positions of the respective cleaning body base end portions with respect to the rotating body are set so as to be inclined with respect to the rotation axis of the rotating body when viewed from the side is disclosed in JP 2002-316622 A It is disclosed in the gazette.

  A car washing brush comprising means for lubricating and washing the attached brush bristles, comprising an elongated tubular body, the tubular body supporting a plurality of differently distributed bristles, said tubular A brush can be coupled to a motor speed reduction unit to rotationally drive the body, and the brush includes a plurality of channels for conveying fluid corresponding to the tubular body, the channels extending from the inside to the outside of the brush. A car wash brush comprising a plurality of associated nozzles for spraying fluid on the bristles, wherein the channel is manufactured integrally with the extruded tubular body of the brush. No. 525728.

JP 2002-316622 A Special table 2003-525728 gazette

  A conventional brush piece of a washing brush for a car washing machine, a washing brush using the same, and a car washing machine equipped with the washing brush have been disclosed, for example, as a technique having the above-described features. In the technology disclosed in No. 316622, the brush bristles constituting the cleaning body have a structure in which the flat side surface gradually comes into contact with the vehicle body, so that the contact noise when the bristles contact the vehicle body is reduced. Although it is possible, it is difficult to remove the dirt firmly adhered to the surface of the vehicle body, and there is a problem that the cleaning property is inferior.

  In the technique disclosed in JP 2003-525728 A, since the fluid is sprayed onto the bristles from the nozzle provided on the tubular main body, the cleaning effect by the bristles can be exhibited, but the fluid is directly applied to the vehicle body. Therefore, the effect of blowing off dirt such as dust accumulated on the vehicle body due to the water pressure and air pressure that accompanies fluid spraying is not demonstrated, and it is difficult to improve the cleaning effect dramatically. It was.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and has a high cleaning property capable of removing dirt firmly adhered to the vehicle body that is the surface to be cleaned, and the brush piece comes into contact with the vehicle body during vehicle washing. The object of the present invention is to provide a brush piece of a washing brush for a car wash machine capable of reducing the contact sound at the time, a washing brush for a car wash machine using the same, and a car wash machine equipped with the washing brush for the car wash machine .

  In order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, the brush piece of the washing brush for a car wash machine according to the present invention is for a car wash machine used for a car wash machine for washing dirt or the like adhering to a surface to be cleaned of an automobile or a vehicle. In the brush piece of the cleaning brush, the brush piece is formed with at least one hollow portion. When the brush piece comes into contact with the vehicle body which is the surface to be cleaned, the hollow portion is added from the vehicle body to the brush piece. Since the contact area with the vehicle body is gradually changed according to the impact force, the brush piece is removed so as to rub off dirt such as scales firmly attached to the vehicle body. Moreover, since the hollow part of a brush piece absorbs the impact force added to the brush piece from the vehicle body, the contact sound of the brush piece at the time of a car wash is reduced.

  A cleaning brush for a car wash machine according to the present invention is provided for spraying the hollow portion of the brush piece of the cleaning brush for a car wash machine according to claim 1 from a shaft body portion to the surface to be cleaned. Since it is a communication passage, fluid such as cleaning agent, cleaning water, wind, etc. is sprayed directly from the hollow part of the brush piece onto the body that is the surface to be cleaned. The dirt such as dust on the surface is blown away, and the performance of removing dirt such as water stains by the brush piece is also exhibited.

  Furthermore, the car wash machine of the present invention comprises a drive source, a nozzle for spraying cleaning agent and cleaning water sprayed on the surface to be cleaned, and a drying means for drying the surface to be cleaned after cleaning. A car brush washing brush having a brush piece of the car wash machine brush described is mounted, and a car wash machine cleaning brush having high detergency is mounted. For this reason, the car wash machine exhibits high washability with no washing residue even when the washing brush for car wash machine is set to high speed rotation by the drive source and the washing time is set to a short time.

  Since the brush piece of the cleaning brush for a car wash machine of the present invention has a hollow portion, the contact area with respect to the surface to be cleaned is gradually changed by time due to the impact force applied from the surface to be cleaned, and firmly attached to the vehicle body. It is possible to remove the dirt that is being washed, absorb the impact force from the surface to be cleaned, and reduce the contact sound during car washing, so it has excellent cleanliness and quietness. Is.

  According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a brush piece of a washing brush for a car wash machine used in a car wash machine for washing dirt or the like adhering to a surface to be cleaned of an automobile or a vehicle, wherein the brush piece has at least one hollow space. When the brush piece comes into contact with the body that is the surface to be cleaned, the hollow part is deformed by the impact force applied to the brush piece from the vehicle body, and the contact area to the vehicle body depends on the impact force. In order to change gradually, the brush piece is removed so as to scrape off dirt such as scales firmly attached to the vehicle body. Therefore, the brush piece can exhibit high detergency.

  In addition, since the hollow portion absorbs the impact force applied to the brush piece from the vehicle body, the contact noise when the brush piece comes into contact with the vehicle body is reduced at the time of car washing, so that high silence is exhibited.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a car wash machine in which the hollow part of the brush piece of the washing brush for the car wash machine according to the first aspect of the invention is a communication passage for spraying cleaning water, cleaning agent, and wind from the shaft body part to the surface to be cleaned. Cleaning fluid, such as cleaning agent, cleaning water, wind, etc. is sprayed directly from the hollow part of the brush piece onto the vehicle body that is the surface to be cleaned. The dirt such as dust on the surface of the vehicle body is blown away, and the performance of removing dirt such as scale by the brush piece is also exhibited. For this reason, the cleaning performance is greatly improved.

  In addition, when warm air is blown out from the hollow portion of the brush piece after the car wash, the brush piece wet with washing water or the like can be dried during the car wash, leading to prevention of freezing of the brush piece in winter.

  According to a third invention, in particular, in the brush piece of the washing brush for a car wash machine according to the first invention, a synthetic resin foam is used as a material of the brush piece, and the synthetic resin foam has high elasticity. have. Therefore, the brush piece does not break or break during car washing, and can exhibit high durability.

  The fourth invention includes a drive source, a nozzle for spraying cleaning agent and cleaning water sprayed on the surface to be cleaned, and a drying means for drying the surface to be cleaned after the cleaning. The car wash machine is equipped with a car wash machine cleaning brush having a brush piece of the car wash machine brush described in the invention, and is equipped with a car wash machine cleaning brush having high detergency. Therefore, the car wash machine can exhibit high washability with no washing residue even when the washing brush for car wash machine is set to high speed rotation by the drive source and the washing time is set to a short time.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, this invention is not limited by this embodiment.

Example 1
FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a brush piece of a washing brush for a car wash machine according to the present invention as viewed from the front side, and FIG. 1B is a brush of the washing brush for a car wash machine according to another embodiment of the present invention. The perspective view which looked at a piece from the front side, FIG. 2 is the perspective view which looked at the washing brush for car wash machines which arranged the brush piece of the washing brush for car wash machine of this invention from the front side, FIG. 3 is the part of FIG. FIG. 4A is an enlarged cross-sectional view, FIG. 4A is a perspective view of a brush piece of a washing brush for a car wash machine according to another embodiment of the present invention viewed from the front side, and FIG. 4B is another embodiment of the present invention. The perspective view which looked at the brush piece of the washing brush for car wash machines in the form from the front side, FIG. 5 is the car wash machine in which the washing brush for car wash machine which arranged the brush piece of the washing brush for car wash machine of the present invention was carried FIG.

  In FIG. 1 (A), a brush piece 1 is formed of a synthetic resin foam 2 having a substantially long plate shape having four hollow portions 3 having a substantially round cross section, and on the front surface and the back surface in the longitudinal direction. A groove 4 is provided. The number of the hollow portions 3 formed in the brush piece 1 is not particularly limited, and can be set as appropriate according to the purpose of use other than the above four locations. For example, as shown in FIG. 4A, a brush piece 31 formed of a substantially cylindrical synthetic resin foam 32 having a hollow portion 33 having a substantially round cross section can be used.

  Next, the manufacturing method of the brush pieces 1 and 31 is demonstrated. The brush pieces 1 and 31 are formed by foaming an ethylene vinyl acetate resin, and at the time of foaming, a cross-linking agent is added to the foaming agent so that a covalent cross-linking structure is formed between the molecules of the ethylene vinyl acetate resin. It is comprised by the synthetic resin foams 2 and 32 which have. As described above, the synthetic resin foams 2 and 32 having elasticity in which a covalent cross-linking structure is formed between molecules of a resin such as an ethylene vinyl acetate resin are generally called cross-linked foams. The foaming ratio of the synthetic resin foams 2 and 32 is preferably 2 to 15 times, more preferably 2.5 to 12 times, from the viewpoint of not scratching the surface to be cleaned. If the expansion ratio is less than 2 times, it will be too hard and scratch the surface to be cleaned. If the expansion ratio is more than 15 times, the frictional resistance will increase and the contact noise during car washing will increase. The surface to be cleaned is easily damaged. In addition, as a material used for the synthetic resin foams 2 and 32, polyolefin resin such as polyethylene resin, polypropylene resin, ethylene methyl acrylate resin, ethylene ethyl acrylate resin, ethylene butyl acrylate resin in addition to the ethylene vinyl acetate resin. The materials as described above may be used alone or in combination.

  The foaming agent is not particularly limited as long as it is conventionally used for the production of synthetic resin foams 2 and 32. For example, sodium bicarbonate, ammonium bicarbonate, azodicarbonamide, benzenesulfonyl Pyrolytic foaming agents such as hydrazide, dinitrosopentamethylenetetramine, toluenesulfonyl hydrazide, 4,4-oxybisbenzenesulfonyl hydrazide are preferably used, and the above materials may be used alone or in combination.

  The cross-linking agent is not particularly limited as long as it is conventionally used for production for the purpose of imparting elasticity to the synthetic resin foams 2 and 32. For example, dicumyl peroxide, 2, Organic peroxides such as 5-dimethyl-2,5-bis-tertiarybutyl peroxyhexene and 1,3-bis-tertiary peroxyisopropylbenzene are preferably used, and the above materials may be used alone or in combination. It does not matter if it is done.

  The operation | movement and effect | action of the brush piece 1 of the washing brush for car wash machines of this invention are as follows.

  Since the brush piece 1 is formed with four hollow portions 3, when the brush piece 1 comes into contact with the vehicle body which is the surface to be cleaned, the hollow portion 3 is deformed by an impact force applied to the brush piece 1 from the vehicle body and is applied to the vehicle body. Since the contact area gradually changes according to the impact force, the brush piece 1 is removed so as to scrape off dirt such as scales firmly attached to the vehicle body. Moreover, since wash water etc. can be temporarily stored in the groove part 4 during a car wash, water retention increases and the brush piece 1 can exhibit high detergency.

  Moreover, since the hollow part 3 absorbs the impact force applied to the brush piece 1 from the vehicle body, the contact sound when the brush piece 1 abuts against the vehicle body is reduced at the time of car washing, so that high silence is exhibited. .

  Furthermore, since the brush piece 1 is formed of the synthetic resin foam 2 having a covalently crosslinked structure, it has high elasticity. Therefore, the brush piece 1 is bent and deformed during the car wash and comes into contact with the vehicle body. When the brush piece 1 is separated from the vehicle body, the brush piece 1 can be restored to its original shape. And high durability.

  Moreover, the operation | movement and effect | action of the brush piece 31 of the washing brush for car wash machines in other embodiment of this invention are as follows.

  Like the brush piece 1, it has high silence and durability, and is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, so that the free end side of the brush piece 31 is more flexible than the brush piece 1 during car washing. Since it abuts against the vehicle body and also against the fine irregularities of the vehicle body, it leads to a further improvement in cleaning performance.

  Next, brush pieces 11 and 41 of a washing brush for a car wash machine according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  In FIG. 1 (B), the brush piece 11 folds the substantially elongated plate-shaped fabric 2 in half at the center in the longitudinal direction, and forms four hollow portions 13 by four joint portions 14 by sewing. Configured to do. The number of the hollow portions 13 formed in the brush piece 11 is not particularly limited, and can be set as appropriate according to the purpose of use in addition to the above four locations. For example, as shown in FIG. 4B, a brush piece 41 having a hollow portion 43 formed by folding a fabric 42 in half and forming an end portion by a joint portion 44 by sewing can be used.

  The fabrics 2 and 42 are formed of a woven fabric obtained by plain weaving polyester fibers. The fabrics 2 and 42 may be formed by using polyester fibers as a woven fabric by twill weaving. Furthermore, the fabrics 2 and 42 may be formed by using polyester fibers as a nonwoven fabric by a method such as hydroentanglement, thermocompression bonding, chemical binder bonding, or the like, and may be used by forming polyester fibers as a knitted fabric. . In addition to the above-mentioned polyester, there is no problem even if a synthetic fiber such as polyamide fiber, polyethylene fiber, polypropylene fiber or acrylic fiber, or natural fiber such as cotton, rayon or silk is used alone or in combination. .

  In addition to the above-described sewing, the bonding portions 14 and 44 can be formed by bonding a liquid epoxy adhesive or a film-like hot melt adhesive by thermocompression bonding, ultrasonic welding, thermal welding, or laser wave welding. It may also be formed by welding by means such as.

  The operation | movement and effect | action of the brush pieces 11 and 41 of the washing brush for car wash machines in other embodiment of this invention are as follows.

  Since the brush pieces 11 and 41 are formed by the fabrics 12 and 42 having the hollow portions 13 and 43, the brush pieces 1 and 31 have high silence as in the brush pieces 1 and 31, and the fabrics 2 and 42 are In addition, since water for washing can be temporarily stored in the gaps between the fibers of the polyester fiber, it is possible to increase the water retention, and at the same time, it is in close contact with the body to be cleaned and adheres to the body Since dirt can be wiped off, extremely excellent cleaning properties can be exhibited.

  Further, the brush piece 41 has one joint portion 44, which is easier to produce than the brush piece 11, leading to a reduction in manufacturing cost.

  Next, the car brush washing brush 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

  In FIG. 2, the washing brush 20 for a car wash machine includes a brush piece 1 and a substantially cylindrical shaft body portion 21 made of a metal material such as aluminum. The shaft body portion 21 has a hole 22 formed therein.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a projecting joint 23 having a substantially round cross-sectional shape is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the shaft body portion 21, and the joint 23 is made of aluminum or the like. And is joined to the shaft portion 21 by welding. The brush piece 1 is fitted and inserted so that the inner peripheral surface of one end of the hollow portion 3 is in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the joint 23, is fixed to the joint 23 by a method such as adhesion, and is assembled to the shaft body portion 21. is there.

  The operation and action of the washing brush 20 for a car wash machine provided with the brush piece 1 of the washing brush for a car wash machine of the present invention are as follows.

  The washing brush 20 for a car washer is a communication passage for blowing a fluid such as cleaning water, a cleaning agent, and wind from the shaft body portion 21 to the surface to be cleaned from the hollow portion 3 of the brush piece 1. When the fluid is passed through the hole portion 22 of the nozzle 21, the fluid passes through the hole portion 24 of the joint 23 and is directly sprayed from the hollow portion 3 of the brush piece 1 onto the vehicle body which is the surface to be cleaned. For this reason, dirt such as dust on the surface of the vehicle body is blown off by the water pressure and air pressure accompanying the spraying of the fluid, and the performance of removing dirt such as dirt by the brush piece 1 is also exerted. improves.

  In addition, when warm air is blown out from the hollow portion 3 of the brush piece 1 after washing the car, the brush piece 1 wet with washing water or the like can be dried during the car wash, leading to prevention of freezing of the brush piece 1 in winter. .

  Next, the car wash machine 50 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In FIG. 5, the car wash machine 50 is equipped with a car wash machine cleaning brush 20 provided with the brush piece 1 of the car wash machine brush of the present invention. The car wash machine brush 20 is driven to rotate by a drive source 52. Is done. From the nozzle 53, cleaning agent, cleaning water, and the like are sprayed on the vehicle body that is the surface to be cleaned, and the scale and the like that adheres firmly to the vehicle body by the brush piece 1 that is assembled to the cleaning brush 20 for the car wash machine. After washing, the vehicle body is dried by a dryer 54 that is a drying means of the car wash machine 50. In addition, a fluid such as a cleaning agent, cleaning water, or wind is sprayed directly from the hollow portion 3 of the brush piece 1 assembled to the cleaning brush 20 for a car wash machine onto the vehicle body. As a result, dirt such as dust is blown away.

  The operation and action of the car wash machine 50 mounted with the car wash machine cleaning brush 20 provided with the brush piece 1 of the car wash machine brush of the present invention are as follows.

  The car wash machine 50 is equipped with a car wash machine cleaning brush 20 having high detergency. For this reason, the car wash machine 50 exhibits a high washability with no washing residue even when the car wash machine cleaning brush 20 is set to high speed rotation by the drive source 52 and the washing time is set to a short time. it can.

  The brush piece of the washing brush for the car wash machine of the present invention is mainly used as the brush piece of the washing brush for the car wash machine mounted on the car wash machine for washing dirt or the like adhering to the surface to be washed of the automobile or the vehicle. To do.

(A) The perspective view which looked at the brush piece of the washing brush for car wash machines of this invention from the front side, (B) The perspective view which looked at the brush piece of the wash brush for car wash machines in other embodiment of this invention from the front side. Figure The perspective view which looked at the washing brush for car wash machines which arranged the brush piece of the washing brush for car wash machine of the present invention from the front side Partial enlarged sectional view of FIG. (A) The perspective view which looked at the brush piece of the washing brush for car wash machines in other embodiment of this invention from the front side, (B) The brush piece of the washing brush for car wash machine in other embodiment of this invention Perspective view from the front side The front view of the car wash machine in which the washing brush for car wash machines which arranged the brush piece of the wash brush for car wash machines of the present invention is carried

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1, 11, 31, 41 Brush piece 2, 32 Synthetic resin foam 3, 13, 33, 43 Hollow part 4 Groove part 12, 42 Fabric 14, 44 Joint part 20 Washing brush for car wash machine 21 Shaft part 22 Hole part 23 Joint 24 Hole 50 Car wash machine 52 Drive source 53 Nozzle 54 Dryer

Claims (4)

  In a brush piece of a washing brush for a car wash machine used in a car wash machine for washing dirt or the like attached to a surface to be cleaned of an automobile or a vehicle, at least one hollow portion is formed in the brush piece. A brush piece of a cleaning brush for a car wash machine.   A washing brush for a car wash machine, wherein the hollow part of the brush piece of the washing brush for a car wash machine according to claim 1 is used as a communication passage for spraying washing water, a cleaning agent and wind from the shaft body part onto the surface to be washed.   The brush piece of a washing brush for a car wash machine having the configuration according to claim 1, wherein a synthetic resin foam is used as a material of the brush piece.   4. A brush for a washing brush for a car wash machine according to claim 1, further comprising a driving source, a nozzle for spraying cleaning agent and cleaning water sprayed on the surface to be cleaned, and a drying means for drying the surface to be cleaned after cleaning. A car wash machine equipped with a washing brush for a car wash machine having a piece.

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