JP2008073064A - Washing brush for car washing machine, and car washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a washing brush for a car washing machine which can ensure the stiffness of the brush piece, and at the same time, reduce the manufacturing cost, and increase the washing effects, and to provide the car washing machine. <P>SOLUTION: This washing brush 30 for the car washing machine has the brush piece 2 which is formed of brush members 20 and 21, and a rotary shaft 1. Also, in the washing brush 30 for the car washing machine, at least one of the brush piece 2 is formed on the outer peripheral section of the rotary shaft 1. Further, the washing brush 30 for the car washing machine is constituted of the brush piece 2 having a hollow section 11 which is covered and wrapped by at least two kinds of the brush members 20 and 21. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a car wash machine installed in a gas station or the like and a washing brush for a car wash machine used in the car wash machine.

There are various inventions for improving the cleaning effect of conventional cleaning brushes for car wash machines. For example, in a cloth brush composed of a cleaning member and an attachment member, the cleaning member is composed of an elongated bag made of non-woven fabric and a reinforcing sheet made of synthetic resin, and the reinforcing sheet has a tip portion in the elongated bag. There is one that is placed so as to be immersed (Patent Document 1).
Also, a plurality of sheet-like cleaning bodies are formed by slicing blocks made of synthetic resin foam, and the sheet-like cleaning bodies are subdivided by a plurality of slits, and then arranged so as to be inclined with respect to the axis of the rotating body. (Patent Document 2).

JP 2000-71949 A JP 2002-316622 A

  In the technique described in the above-mentioned conventional Patent Document 1, it is necessary to sew a non-woven fabric into an elongated bag shape, which increases costs. Moreover, in the technique described in Patent Document 2, a slit must be formed in the sheet-shaped cleaning body, or a manufacturing process in which the sheet-shaped cleaning body is arranged to be inclined with respect to the axis of the rotating body, The cleaning effect was not improved for the manufacturing cost.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a washing brush for a car wash machine and a car wash machine capable of ensuring the waist strength of the brush piece, reducing the manufacturing cost, and increasing the washing effect. And

  The invention of claim 1 is 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 washed of an automobile or a vehicle. The washing brush for a car wash machine is formed of a brush member. And at least one of the brush pieces is formed on the outer periphery of the rotary shaft and has a hollow portion surrounded by at least two types of brush members. It is characterized by being composed of brush pieces. Therefore, by having the hollow portion, it is possible to reduce the cost because it is not necessary to cost the portion that does not contribute to cleaning. Further, by using two or more types of brush members for the brush piece, it is possible to strengthen the hair and improve the cleaning effect.

  According to a second aspect of the invention, in the invention of the washing brush for a car wash machine according to the first aspect, when the rotating shaft rotates in one direction, one brush member constituting the brush piece abuts the surface to be cleaned and the rotation The brush piece is configured such that when the shaft rotates in the opposite direction, another brush member constituting the brush piece comes into contact with the surface to be cleaned. Therefore, since the kind of brush member can be changed by changing the rotation direction of the rotating shaft, the cleaning effect can be improved.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the invention of the washing brush for car wash machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein one brush member constituting the brush piece is in contact with the surface to be cleaned and other brush members are not in contact with each other. It is characterized by being. Therefore, the brush member that comes into contact with the surface to be cleaned can be used for improving the cleaning effect, and the brush member that does not come into contact with the surface to be cleaned can be used with a strong bristle, further improving the cleaning effect. be able to.

  The invention of claim 4 is characterized in that, in the invention of the washing brush for a car wash machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, at least the brush member on the side of the base part constituting the brush piece has a hole. Therefore, the water accumulated in the hollow portion can be removed by the hole portion.

  A fifth aspect of the invention is characterized in that, in the invention of the washing brush for a car wash machine according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, a brushed portion is formed on the brush member that comes into contact with the surface to be cleaned. Therefore, the cleaning effect can be further improved by the raised portions.

  The invention of claim 6 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. It is the car wash machine which mounts the washing brush for car wash machines given in any 1 paragraph. Therefore, it is a car washing machine equipped with a washing brush that is strong and can improve the washing effect, and can reduce the cost of the car washing machine.

  In the invention of claim 1, by comprising a brush piece having a hollow portion covered with at least two types of brush members, it is possible to reduce costs and improve the cleaning effect. The cleaning effect can be improved by changing the brush member in contact with the surface to be cleaned according to the rotation direction of the rotating shaft. In the invention of claim 3, the brush member in the portion not in contact with the surface to be cleaned is bristle. In the invention of claim 4, the water accumulated in the hollow part can be removed by providing a hole in the base part of the brush member. In the invention of claim 5, the raised part The cleaning effect can be improved.

  Further, in the invention of claim 6, since the car wash machine is equipped with the car brush washing brush according to any one of claims 1 to 5, the car wash machine has a strong bristle, increases the washing effect, and does not increase the cost. Can provide.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a view showing a cleaning brush having a cleaning brush piece according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1A is a perspective view, and FIG. 1B is a front view. The washing brush 30 for a car wash machine has four brush pieces 2 formed by the brush member 20 and the brush member 21 and the rotating shaft 1. The brush piece 2 has a hollow portion 11 surrounded by a brush member 20 and a brush member 21 on the outer peripheral portion of the rotating shaft 1. The joint between the brush piece 2 and the rotary shaft 1 is fixed by a rivet 5 after the stopper 3 is installed on the rotary shaft 1 and the stopper plate 4 is installed on the brush piece 2.
In addition to the above, the method of fixing the brush piece 2 to the rotating shaft 1 with the rivet 5 can also be adopted as the method of fixing to the brush piece 2 without using the stopper 3 and the stopper plate 4.
Further, the brush member 20 and the brush member 21 are joined together with a sewing thread 22 at the center on the free end side. Here, the brush piece 2 can be set according to the purpose of use, such as a fabric such as a woven fabric, a nonwoven fabric, and a knitted fabric, a synthetic resin foam, a film-like resin composition, a soft rubber material, an artificial leather, and a synthetic leather.
In addition, as shown in FIG.1 (c), the washing brush 30a for car wash machines may install the V-shaped brush piece 2a in the rotating shaft 1, and at least 1 brush piece 2 has the hollow part 11. As shown in FIG. And if it has two or more types of brush members 20 and 21, it will be contained in Claim 1 of this invention.
In the first embodiment described above, for example, when the rotary shaft 1 rotates clockwise, the brush member 20 contacts the surface to be cleaned, and when the rotary shaft 1 rotates counterclockwise, the brush member. Since 21 can be installed in the car wash machine so as to contact the surface to be cleaned, the cleaning effect can be changed by changing the rotation direction.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a brush piece 2b according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The brush piece 2b has a brush member 20a on the side that comes into contact with the surface to be cleaned when installed on the rotating shaft, and a brush member 21a on the side that does not contact the surface to be cleaned. The brush member 20a and the brush member 21a are joined by a sewing thread 22. In this embodiment, the brush member 20a is made of a material having a cleaning effect, and the brush member 21a is made of a material having a strong elasticity. Can be prevented.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a brush piece 2c according to a third embodiment of the present invention. In the brush piece 2c, a plurality of holes 7 are formed in the brush member 21a on the root side. The hole 7 serves to remove moisture accumulated in the hollow portion 11 during cleaning. The hole 7 is preferably formed in the brush member 21a on the root side, but can be formed in the brush member 20a as long as the hole 7 is not in contact with the surface to be cleaned.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a brush piece 2d according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. The brush piece 2d has a raised portion 10 formed on a brush member 20a. When the raised portion 10 abuts on the surface to be cleaned, the cleaning effect can be further improved.

  Next, FIG. 5 is a front view of a car wash machine equipped with the car brush washing brush of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the car wash machine 67 is equipped with the car wash machine cleaning brush 66, and the car wash machine cleaning brush 66 is rotated by a drive source 68. From the nozzle 69, a cleaning agent and water are sprayed on the surface to be cleaned, and the surface is cleaned by a cleaning brush 66 for a car wash machine. Is done.

  The car wash machine 67 has a high washability without damaging the surface to be washed, and can reduce or suppress the contact sound during washing as much as possible, and is equipped with a car wash machine washing brush 66 having a strong brush piece. As a result, the hair and hips can be brought into strong contact with each other without causing scratches on the surface to be cleaned. For this reason, the car wash machine 67 sets the car wash machine cleaning brush 66 at a high speed rotation, and even when the cleaning time is set to a short time, the surface to be cleaned is not damaged and there is no cleaning residue. High detergency is imparted. Further, even when the rotation of the washing brush 66 for the car wash machine is suddenly changed from the low speed rotation to the high speed rotation, the same action as described above is given to the car wash machine 67. Therefore, it is possible to provide a car wash machine 67 that does not damage the vehicle body that is the surface to be cleaned, and that can exhibit extremely high cleanability that can reduce or suppress contact noise during cleaning as much as possible.

  In addition, it cannot be overemphasized that various embodiment can be taken in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention.

  The washing brush for a car wash machine and the car wash machine of the present invention are mainly used as a car wash machine for washing dirt or the like adhering to an automobile or a surface to be washed of a vehicle, and a washing brush for a car wash machine mounted on the car wash machine use.

Explanatory drawing which shows 1st Embodiment of this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows 2nd Embodiment of this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows 3rd Embodiment of this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows 4th Embodiment of this invention. Front view of a car wash equipped with a washing brush for a car wash of the present invention

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Rotating shaft 2 Brush piece 3 Stop metal fitting 4 Stop plate 5 Rivet 7 Hole 20 Brush member 30, 66 Washing brush for car wash machine 67 Car wash machine 68 Drive source 69 Nozzle 90 Dryer

Claims (6)

  In 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, the washing brush for a car wash machine includes a brush piece formed of a brush member and a rotating piece. And at least one of the brush pieces is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the rotating shaft, and is formed of a brush piece having a hollow portion surrounded by at least two types of brush members. A washing brush for a car wash machine.   When the rotating shaft rotates in one direction, one brush member constituting the brush piece comes into contact with the surface to be cleaned, and when the rotating shaft rotates in the opposite direction, the other brush member constituting the brush piece 2. The cleaning brush for a car wash machine according to claim 1, wherein the brush piece is configured to abut on a surface to be cleaned.   The washing brush for a car wash machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein one brush member constituting the brush piece abuts on the surface to be cleaned and the other brush member does not abut.   The cleaning brush for a car wash machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein at least the brush member on the side of the base portion constituting the brush piece has a hole.   The brush for washing a car wash machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a brushed portion is formed on the brush member that comes into contact with the surface to be cleaned.   6. A driving source, a nozzle for spraying cleaning agent and cleaning water sprayed on the surface to be cleaned, and a drying unit for drying the surface to be cleaned after cleaning, and according to claim 1. A car wash machine equipped with a washing brush for car wash machines.

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