JP2008126787A - Car washing brush and car washer - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a car washing brush, which has a cost-effective structure and is excellent in dirt removing and washing efficiency without causing a scratch or leaving a hit mark on surfaces to be washed. <P>SOLUTION: The car washing brush comprises a rotary shaft 2, and a cleaning member 3 fixed in the longitudinal direction of the periphery of the rotary shaft 2. The cleaning member 3 is made of at least a piece of a cylindrical member and has a plurality of hollow portions 4 in the circumferential direction of the rotary shaft 2. The cleaning member 3 contacts the surfaces of a car body (not shown in Figures) to be washed, and the hollow portions 4 help the cleaning member 3 deform easily along the irregularities of the surfaces to be washed. Thus, no portion is left unwashed, the cleaning performance and wiping performance are significantly improved, and no car washing graze is left on the surfaces. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a car wash brush and a car wash apparatus using the same.

  As this type of conventional car wash brush, there is one constructed by attaching a brush alone along a spiral line to each of a plurality of circumferential positions on the outer periphery of a rotating shaft (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In the conventional car wash brush constructed in this way, the tip of the brush unit attached spirally to the rotating shaft continuously contacts the surface to be cleaned. Are better.

  The tubular body is composed of a bristle supported on the outer periphery of the tubular body, and a plurality of channels for conveying fluid are provided in the tubular body so that the fluid is sprayed from the inside toward the outside. There is a car wash brush (for example, see Patent Document 2). Since the conventional car wash brush constructed in this way sprays fluid onto the bristle, the washing effect by the bristle is great.

  There is also a car wash brush that is configured by attaching a cleaning body to the outer periphery of a rotating body in a disk shape or a spiral shape while shifting in the axial direction (see, for example, Patent Document 3).

JP 2005-170221 A Special table 2003-525728 gazette Japanese Patent No. 3585178

  However, in the configuration of the conventional car wash brush described in Patent Document 1, since the brush unit is attached to the rotating shaft in a spiral shape, the contact area with the surface to be cleaned is small, and dirt is efficiently removed. It was difficult. In addition, twisting the rotating shaft into a spiral shape or forming a mounting groove in a spiral shape for mounting the brush unit in order to attach the brush unit to the rotating shaft in a spiral shape is a costly factor, and the car wash brush industry It was unsuitable for use. Furthermore, when the car wash brush rotates, the tip of the brush itself acts to strike the surface to be cleaned, which causes problems such as scratches and dents on the surface to be cleaned.

  Further, in the configuration of the conventional car wash brush described in Patent Document 2, fluid is sprayed on the brush hair, and the dirt is removed by the synergistic effect of the brush hair and the fluid spray. Has a problem that gaps are likely to be generated, and unwashed portions are generated in portions where the brush hair does not hit.

  Moreover, in the structure of the conventional car wash brush described in the said patent document 3, the clearance gap produced between the washing bodies arrange | positioned at an axial direction, and there existed a subject that washing | cleaning residue generate | occur | produced and the washing | cleaning performance was bad.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and is a car wash brush and a car wash device that are excellent in dirt removal performance and cleaning performance with a low-cost configuration and without scratching or leaving a dent. The purpose is to provide.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, a car wash brush according to the present invention includes a rotating shaft and a cleaning body fixed in an outer peripheral longitudinal direction of the rotating shaft, and the cleaning body includes at least one cylindrical member. And having a plurality of cavities in the circumferential direction of the rotating shaft, the cleaning body is in surface contact with the surface to be cleaned, and the cleaning body is easily deformed along the unevenness of the surface to be cleaned by the cavities. Therefore, there is no unwashed residue, the cleaning performance and the wiping performance are greatly improved, and further, the car wash is not attached to the surface to be cleaned.

  A car wash apparatus according to the present invention injects washing water and a cleaning agent onto a surface to be cleaned, a car wash brush according to any one of claims 1 to 4, drive means for rotationally driving a rotating shaft of the car wash brush. It has a plurality of nozzles and a drying means that dries the surface to be cleaned after cleaning. Can be provided.

  The car wash brush and the car wash apparatus of the present invention have an inexpensive structure and are excellent in dirt removal performance and cleaning performance without causing scratches or leaving dents on the surface to be cleaned.

  1st invention is equipped with the rotating shaft and the cleaning body fixed to the outer peripheral longitudinal direction of the said rotating shaft, and while the said cleaning body consists of at least 1 cylindrical member, it is the circumferential direction of the said rotating shaft. It has a plurality of cavities, and the cleaning body comes into surface contact with the surface to be cleaned, and the cavities easily deform the cleaning body along the unevenness of the surface to be cleaned. The wiping performance is greatly improved, and car wash scratches are not attached to the surface to be cleaned.

  In the second invention, in particular, the cleaning body of the first invention is formed by a plurality of cylindrical members, and each cavity is divided into a plurality of parts. Since the cushioning property of the cleaning body becomes strong, the cleaning body can be strongly pressed against the surface to be cleaned, and the cleaning performance and wiping performance can be further improved.

  In the third invention, in particular, the circumferential end of the cleaning body of the first or second invention is inscribed in the cylindrical second cleaning body, and the second cleaning body is the surface to be cleaned. As the inner cleaning body acts as a cushion and the second cleaning body is pressed against the surface to be cleaned with an appropriate force, the cleaning performance, wiping performance, and polishing performance Will improve dramatically. In addition, since the second cleaning body is continuously in sliding contact with the surface to be cleaned, the cleaning sound during cleaning can be suppressed and the noise can be reduced.

  4th invention has many unevenness | corrugations and / or raising on the surface of the cleaning body of any one of 1st-3rd invention and / or 2nd cleaning body especially, and many unevenness | corrugations and raising This improves the dust scraping performance on the surface to be cleaned.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the car wash brush according to any one of claims 1 to 4, drive means for rotationally driving the rotating shaft of the car wash brush, and a plurality of jets of cleaning water and cleaning agent onto the surface to be cleaned. This product is equipped with a nozzle and a drying means that dries the surface to be cleaned after cleaning, and provides a car washing device with excellent cleaning performance without scratching or denting the surface to be cleaned such as a car body. can do.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, this invention is not limited by this Example.

(Example 1)
Hereinafter, the car wash brush according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a car wash brush in the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a perspective view before assembly of the cleaning body of the car wash brush, and FIG. 3 is a partial side view showing a fixing method of the cleaning body.

  1 to 3, a car wash brush 1 according to the present embodiment includes a cylindrical rotary shaft 2 and a surface to be cleaned (not shown) such as a vehicle body surface that is fixed in the longitudinal direction of the outer periphery of the rotary shaft 2. It is comprised from the one cleaning body 3 which removes dirt.

  The cleaning body 3 is made of a nonwoven fabric, a woven fabric, a knitted fabric, a synthetic resin foam, an artificial leather, a synthetic leather, a film-like resin sheet, an elastomer sheet, or the like, and is attached to the rotary shaft 2 as shown in FIG. Before being formed, it is formed in a cylindrical shape. In order to form the cleaning body 3 into a cylindrical shape, there are methods such as forming the cylindrical body integrally by extrusion molding, or forming both ends of a sheet-like material by bonding, welding, or stitching. What is necessary is just to make it determine suitably according to the material used for the cleaning body 3, assembly property, manufacturing cost, etc. FIG.

  When the cleaning body 3 is fixed to the rotating shaft 2, as shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of cavities 4 (four in this embodiment) are formed in the circumferential direction of the rotating shaft 2, while FIG. And as shown in FIG. 3, the valley fold part 3a of the cleaning body 3 is being fixed to the rotating shaft 2 in several places along the longitudinal direction using the rivet 5. In FIG. As a method of fixing the cleaning body 3 to the rotating shaft 2, screwing, adhesion, welding, or although not particularly shown, a plurality of grooves are provided in the outer peripheral longitudinal direction of the rotating shaft 2, and the valleys of the cleaning body 3 are provided in the grooves. You may make it press-fit the folding part 3a.

  The operation and action of the car wash brush in the present embodiment configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the surface of the vehicle body 7 is washed with a car wash device (not shown) to which the car wash brush 1 is attached.

  The car wash brush 1 attached to the car wash apparatus is moved from the front part to the rear part or from the rear part to the front part while being pressed against the surface of the vehicle body 7 as shown in FIG. At this time, the cleaning body 3 of the car wash brush 1 has a plurality of cavities 4, and therefore moves while being easily deformed along the shape and irregularities of the surface of the vehicle body 7, as shown in FIG. Of course, it goes without saying that the cleaning agent and the cleaning liquid are sprayed to the vehicle body 7 and / or the car wash brush 1 from a nozzle (not shown) provided in the car wash device during this period.

  As described above, according to the car wash brush in the present embodiment, the cleaning body 3 is formed of one cylindrical member, so that it is inexpensive and easy to assemble, and the cleaning body 3 faces the surface to be cleaned. The cleaning body 3 is easily deformed along the unevenness of the surface to be cleaned due to the contact with the cavity 4, so that there is no unwashed residue, and the cleaning performance and wiping performance are greatly improved. Is not attached.

  If the surface of the cleaning body 3 is provided with a large number of irregularities 8a as shown in FIG. 5A or a large number of raised portions 8b as shown in FIG. The scraping performance can be further improved.

(Example 2)
FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view of the car wash brush according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the car wash brush 9 in the present embodiment adheres the lower ends of the plurality of connecting pieces 10 having a substantially Y-shaped cross section uniformly in the circumferential direction of the rotating shaft 2 and in the longitudinal direction. A plurality of cavities 11b are formed in the circumferential direction of the rotary shaft 2 by fixing them with screws, rivets, etc., sandwiching the mountain folds 11a of the cleaning body 11 with the Y-shaped portion 10a at the upper part of the connecting piece 10. It is to be formed. The connecting piece 10 is made of an elastic material such as a synthetic resin foam or synthetic rubber.

  Since the car wash brush 9 in the present embodiment is configured as described above, by changing the height, hardness, thickness, etc. of the connecting piece 10, it is possible to change its flexing performance while using the same cleaning body 11. Since the cleaning body 11 can be used as a common part, the cleaning performance or the object to be cleaned can be widely applied only to the car wash device by changing the connecting piece 10.

Example 3
FIG. 7A is a partial perspective view of a car wash brush according to the third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7B is a partial side view showing a fixing method of the cleaning body of the car wash brush. In addition, about the same component as the said Example, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the car wash brush 12 in the present embodiment forms a cleaning body 13 fixed to the rotary shaft 2 with two cylindrical members 13 a and 13 b and an outer member 13 a with a rotary shaft. Each of the plurality of hollow portions 14 formed in the circumferential direction 2 is divided into two by the other member 13b. The material of the member 13a is the same as that of the cleaning body 3 in the first embodiment. The material of the member 13b located inside the member 13a may be the same as that of the member 13a, and further may be polyethylene or rubber, but it is desirable to have chemical durability against the cleaning liquid. In this embodiment, the members 13a and 13b are fixed to the rotating shaft 2 by using the rivets 5 as shown in FIG. 7B. However, the method is particularly limited to this fixing method. is not.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the cavity 14 formed by the outer member 13a is divided into a plurality of portions by the inner member 13b, so that the cushioning property of the cleaning body 13 is enhanced. Accordingly, the cleaning body 13 can be strongly pressed against the surface to be cleaned, and the cleaning performance and wiping performance can be further improved.

Example 4
FIG. 8 is a partial perspective view of a car wash brush according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. In addition, about the same component as the said Example, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the car wash brush 15 in this embodiment is composed of one cylindrical member and is fixed to the rotary shaft 2 so that a plurality of hollow portions 17 are formed in the circumferential direction of the rotary shaft 2. A cylindrical second cleaning body 18 is joined to the circumferential end of the cleaning body 16. Note that the material of the second cleaning body 18 and the method of forming it into a cylindrical shape are the same as those of the cleaning body 3 in the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted. Further, the material of the cleaning body 16 may be the same as that of the second cleaning body 18 and may be polyethylene or rubber, but it is desirable that the cleaning body 16 has chemical durability against the cleaning liquid.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the second cleaning body 18 continuously slides in accordance with the surface shape of the surface to be cleaned, and the inner cleaning body 16 serves as a cushion and has an appropriate force. Since the second cleaning body 18 is pressed against the surface to be cleaned, the cleaning performance, wiping performance, and polishing performance are dramatically improved. Moreover, since the 2nd cleaning body 18 is cylindrical shape, it comes to slidably contact with a to-be-cleaned surface continuously, and the washing sound at the time of washing | cleaning can be suppressed and it can also aim at silence.

(Example 5)
FIG. 9 is a front view showing a schematic configuration of the car wash apparatus in the fifth embodiment of the present invention. In addition, about the same component as the car wash brush in the said Example, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In FIG. 9, the car wash apparatus 50 in this embodiment includes a top surface of a vehicle body (not shown), three car wash brushes 35 for washing the side surfaces, and driving means for rotationally driving the rotating shaft 35 a of each car wash brush 35. 36, a plurality of nozzles 38 for injecting cleaning water and cleaning agent to the vehicle body, a pump 39 for pumping the cleaning agent and cleaning water to the nozzle 38, a drying means 40 for drying the cleaned vehicle body, and a car washing device 50 An operation switch 41 for turning the operation on and off, and a control means 42 for controlling the operation of the drive means 36, the pump 39, and the drying means 40 are provided.

  The car wash brush 35 is the same as any one of the car wash brushes 1, 9, 12, 15 in the above embodiment, and the rotation shaft 35a of the car wash brush 35 is also the same as the rotation shaft 2 in the above embodiment.

  The operation and action of the car wash device 50 in the present embodiment configured as described above are as follows.

  First, when the user or the driver stops the vehicle body in a predetermined place and operates the operation switch 41 to start the operation of the car wash device 50, the control means 42 starts the operation of the drive means 36, and the car wash brush. 35 is rotated, and at the same time, a cleaning agent is sprayed from the nozzle 38. In this state, the car washing device 50 moves and a washing process for washing the vehicle body is performed.

  When the washing process is completed, the process proceeds to the rinsing process, and water is sprayed from the nozzle 38 while the car wash brush 35 rotates again, thereby rinsing. When the user or driver has previously selected waxing, the waxing is automatically performed after the rinsing step. Finally, high-temperature air is blown from the drying means 40 toward the vehicle body at high speed while the car wash device 50 moves, and a drying process is performed in which the vehicle body is dried simultaneously with the splashing of water, and all the processes are completed.

  As described above, the car wash device 50 according to the present embodiment uses the car wash brush 35 that has excellent cleaning performance and that does not scratch or dent the surface to be cleaned such as the car body. It is possible to provide a car wash device 50 that is easy and excellent in washing performance.

  As described above, the car wash brush according to the present invention has excellent cleaning performance without damaging the surface to be cleaned such as a vehicle body or making a dent, and is not limited to a car wash apparatus, but also to various cleaning apparatuses. Can also be applied.

The perspective view of the car wash brush in 1st Example of this invention The perspective view before the assembly of the cleaning body of the car wash brush Partial side view showing fixing method of the cleaning body Sectional drawing which shows the mode at the time of washing a vehicle body with the car wash apparatus which attached the car wash brush (A) The perspective view of the cleaning body of the car wash brush which shows another example, (b) The perspective view of the cleaning body of the car wash brush which shows another example Partial perspective view of the car wash brush in the second embodiment of the present invention (A) The partial perspective view of the car wash brush in the 3rd example of the present invention, (b) The partial side view showing the fixing method of the cleaning object of the car wash brush Partial perspective view of the car wash brush in the fourth embodiment of the present invention The front view which shows schematic structure of the car wash apparatus in the 5th Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1, 9, 12, 15 Car wash brush 2 Rotating shaft 3, 11, 13, 16 Cleaning body 4, 11b, 14, 17 Cavity 7 Car body 18 Second cleaning body 36 Drive means 38 Nozzle 39 Pump 40 Drying means 50 Car wash apparatus

Claims (5)

  A rotating shaft and a cleaning body fixed in the longitudinal direction of the outer periphery of the rotating shaft are provided. The cleaning body is made of at least one cylindrical member and has a plurality of cavities in the circumferential direction of the rotating shaft. Car wash brush.   The car wash brush according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning body is formed of a plurality of cylindrical members, and each cavity is divided into a plurality of parts.   The car wash brush according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a circumferential end portion of the cleaning body is inscribed in a cylindrical second cleaning body.   The car wash brush of any one of Claims 1-3 which has many unevenness | corrugations and / or raising on the surface of a cleaning body and / or a 2nd cleaning body.   The car wash brush according to any one of claims 1 to 4, drive means for rotationally driving a rotating shaft of the car wash brush, a plurality of nozzles for injecting cleaning water and cleaning agent onto the surface to be cleaned, and after cleaning A car wash apparatus comprising a drying means for drying the surface to be cleaned.

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